by | Jul 30, 2013 | Maine, Speedway 95
Hermon’s Mike Hopkins took away 2 winners trophies in the Dysart’s Late Models at Speedway 95 on Saturday night as he captured his 3rd Fletcher/Phippen Memorial win and also won the Maine State Lottery 50 lap series event. In the Fletcher Memorial race, Hopkins won the first 23 lap segment run on Thursday July 18, and came back to place second in the final 59 lap segment, held over from that Thursday night’s rain out. Hopkins led the final segment until lap 53, when Ryan Deane of Winterport ran him down, made the pass and led the final 6 laps for the win. Although Deane took the segment win, Hopkins took second to record the best overall performance in the two segments giving him the overall win. Ryan Deane, Deane Smart of Bradley, and John Kalel II of Orrington tied for the second, third and fourth spots with equal scores for the two segments. Paul White of Corinna came in fifth overall.
In the regularly scheduled Maine State Lottery 50 lap series event, Bradley’s Deane Smart led from the drop of the green until a caution flag flew on lap 24 for a solo spin by Bangor’s Donnie Blanchard. Hopkins, who started fifth in the 16 car field, had worked his way up to second when the caution came out, passed Smart on the restart and led the final 26 laps of the race. Smart fought off a tenacious Andy Saunders of Ellsworth for the second spot with Saunders, who started ninth, finishing third. John Kalel II of Orrington finished fourth and Corinna’s Paul White was fifth. By finishing third in the third series event, Saunders picked up the overall points title for the series, which will net him extra bonus money at the annual awards banquet in November.
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by | Jul 26, 2013 | Maine
ARCA/CRA Super Series: Austin Theriault
Lucas Oil Raceway Park Race Preview
THE STORY
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, returns to the ARCA/CRA Super Series for the Super Late Model portion of the CRA “Night Of Stars” Twin 100s at Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Salem, Ind., on Friday, July 26. The 100-lap ARCA/CRA Super Series marks the first visit for Theriault to the famed .625-mile oval near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Theriault is making an appearance in the Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion for the first time in since finishing fifth in the IWK 250 at Riverside Speedway in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, last Saturday night. The BKR development driver has two wins this season with the team, including the PASS Rumble In The Pines 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, N.C., last month – another track where he was making his first career appearance.
THE FACTS
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.
BEST CAREER LUCAS OIL RACEWAY PARK FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT LUCAS OIL RACEWAY PARK: N/A
WHAT: ARCA/CRA Super Series “Night Of Stars” 100
WHERE: Lucas Oil Raceway Park, Salem, Ind. (.625-mile oval)
WHEN: Friday, July 26 – 2 p.m., practice; 6 p.m., qualifying; 9 p.m., race
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by | Jul 25, 2013 | Maine, Speedway 95
It took Garett Hayman until the last lap of the 20 lap Little Enduro feature to figure out a way to pass Brewer’s Sam Betts, but he edged by Betts on the backstretch and held the lead to the checkers, with Betts finishing second, less than a car length behind. Betts had led the caution free event most of the way with Hayman coming from his 8th place starting spot to pester Betts for the lead for the entire second half of the race. Hayman finally made his car stick down on the inside groove to complete the pass for the win. Rick Gomm of Dixmont finished third, with Carmel’s Denis Burns in fourth. Scott Bonney of Bangor finished fifth.
In the Stars of Tomorrow, William McCullough of Kenduskeag took the lead from Frankfort’s Kyle Moore and Dustin Durrell of Newburgh on the final lap after the three young drivers raced side by side and nose to tail for the lead. Moore finished second with Durrell coming home third in the 15 lap feature that was stopped three times for the caution flag and once for the red when Alex Runci of Belfast rolled over twice in turn four on the 9th lap. Runci climbed out of the car uninjured, but was out of action for the rest of the night. Zachery Horlieca of Hudson was fourth with Marcus Dunn of Newburgh finishing fifth.
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by | Jul 24, 2013 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
Wiscasset Speedway will present a special race program on Saturday July 27th, celebrating the 44th birthday of Maine’s fastest track. The race program will showcase all seven of the track’s weekly divisions and other special ceremonies will take place to commemorate the occasion.
A special pre-race dedication ceremony, honoring track builder / founder Wilford Cronk will take place at 5:00pm on the main grandstand side, followed by racing beginning at 5:30pm. Following heat race action the track will hold a driver recognition ceremony on the track during intermission; spotlighting over 50 current & former champions and popular drivers who have contributed to Wiscasset’s history.
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by | Jul 23, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
TD Bank Oxford 250: Bradley Babb
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Bradley Babb of Windham, Maine, failed to qualify for the 40th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, July 21. Babb was leading his second-round qualifying race when his engine let go on Lap 7, ending his bid to start in the annual midsummer classic for the second time in his career. A field of 64 cars entered the race with 34 qualifying based on several rounds of heat racing and seven spots being filled by guaranteed starting spots.
WHO: Bradley Babb, Windham, Maine
TEAM: No. 14 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Bobby Babb, Windham, Maine
WHAT: TD Bank Oxford 250
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
FINISHED: DNQ (more…)
by | Jul 23, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
TD Bank Oxford 250: Austin Theriault
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished fourth in the 40th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, July 21. Theriault made two scheduled four-tire pit stops over the final 100 laps of the event and was closing on the leaders without the benefit of a caution flag over the final 60 circuits. The 19-year-old driver of the AT Racing No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion grabbed fourth right at the checkered flag for his third straight Top-5 finish in the Oxford 250 and his eighth straight Top-10 finish in a Super Late Model. Theriault opened the weekend with a fifth-place finish in the IWK 250 at Riverside Speedway in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on Saturday, July 20, in the Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion. His team owner and teammate for the race, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski, finished just two spots ahead in third.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: AT Racing No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion
CREW CHIEF: Johnny Killen, Mooresville, N.C.
WHAT: TD Bank Oxford 250
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine
STARTED: 15th
FINISHED: 4th (more…)
