Oxford Plains Veteran Scores First Pro Late Model Win
SOUTH PARIS, Maine – There was no better time for a rebound than last weekend.
Gary Chiasson of Peru, Maine, rebounded from a pair of wrecks earlier in the month to win the Oxford Championship Series 40-lap Pro Late Model feature at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, June 21. The victory was Chiasson’s first in the track’s new top division.
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NASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Bobby Timmons
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
FALMOUTH, Maine – Bobby Timmons III of Windham, Maine, heads to the marquee event of the season with the running of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 100 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, June 29. Timmons and the Mulkern Racing No. 48 Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep/Timmons Machine Dodge posted a season-high finish of second in the track’s 50-lap Pro Series feature last weekend. Through the first four races of 2013, Timmons sits fifth in the point standings, only 13 points out of the lead, and he hopes that back-to-back podium finishes will provide the momentum needed to win the biggest race of the season for Beech Ridge’s top weekly division.
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LUCAMA, NC (June 23) – Austin Theriault survived several late race restarts on a hot and humid Sunday afternoon to win the rain-delayed Rumble In The Pines 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park. Theriault captured his second career Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win after the race was postponed Saturday night due to rain showers.
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Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour: John Peters
Beech Ridge/Speedway 95 Race Preview
THE STORY
WESTBROOK, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, and the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour hit the track for another double-dip this week, with the VIP Thursday Thunder 25 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Thursday, June 27, followed by a return trip to Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine, for a 25-lap event on Saturday, June 29. Peters turned in a pair of outstanding runs last weekend – driving all the way from the rear of the field to finish eighth in a caution-free event at Beech Ridge on Thursday, June 20, and then rallying from the 16th starting position to finish third at Wiscasset Speedway. In his last four races in the No. 51 Cash For Clunkers/Derek Kneeland Racing Sedan, Peters has one win, three Top-3s and four Top-10 finishes.
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JR Motorsports Late Model Driver Ready To Build Summer Momentum
MANCHESTER, Maine – JR Motorsports development driver Reid Lanpher will break new ground this weekend when he heads to North Carolina’s historic Hickory Motor Speedway for the first time in his career.
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Oxford Championship Series: Chris Coolidge
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Chris Coolidge of Norway, Maine, finished fifth in the Oxford Championship Series 40-lap Pro Late Model feature event at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, June 21. Coolidge started on the pole in the 15-car field and led the first nine laps before yielding the top spot as the handling on the No. 72 Bill’s Automotive/Lloyd’s Land Chevrolet started to go away. Coolidge fell as low as seventh in the running order but rallied late to post his second consecutive Top-5 finish in Oxford’s top division.
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