by Jay | Jun 2, 2013 | Maine, Speedway 95
MIKE HOPKINS WINS 95 DYSART’S LATE MODEL 50 LAPPER
Hermon’s Mike Hopkins grabbed the lead on lap 2 of the Maine State Lottery 50 lap series event for the Dysart’s Late Models at Speedway 95 Saturday night when pole sitter Andy Saunders was forced to the pit early with a flat right front tire when the first caution of the race fell at the completion of lap one. Saunders, the division’s defending champion, returned to the track before the green fell starting lap 2, and started his charge to the front of the 17 car field. Saunders had a lot of help when the race was stropped a total of 8 times as he worked his way toward the front. When the final caution fell with 4 laps to go, Saunders was in third, challenging Corinna’s Paul White for the second spot. His efforts fell a little short, however, as White managed to stay in second with Saunders in third when the checkers fell. John Kalel II of Orrington raced in the top five all night, finishing in fourth. Fifth went to Winterport’s Ryan Deane, who also had to pit in the early laps after contact with the turn one dirt berm and work his way back through the field. Donny Blanchard of Bangor, Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs, Wayne Parritt of Steuben, Hermon’s Ryan Modery and Lloyd Nickerson of Corinth rounded out the top ten in that order. Hopkins and Saunders each won a qualifier, placing them on the front row for the main event.
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by | Jun 1, 2013 | Maine
Brad Keselowski Racing: Austin Theriault
Berlin Raceway Race Preview
THE STORY
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, returns to the Brad Keselowski Racing fold for the Prelude To The Battle Budweiser 75 at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich., on Saturday, June 1. The race is the last chance for teams to race on the flat .438-mile oval before the Battle At Berlin 251 in two weeks. Theriault made his Berlin debut last season in the 251-lap main event, finishing 13th in the CRA Super Series sanctioned event. The driver of the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion is looking forward to continuing his strong run this season in the BKR Fords while also preparing for one of the summer’s more prestigious Super Late Model races on June 16 at Berlin. Theriault has not finished outside of the Top-10 in seven consecutive Super Late Model races dating back to last season – including a sixth-place effort at Gresham Motorsports Park in the Southern Super Series Racing Radios 125 in April.
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by | Jun 1, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
NAPLES, ME (June 1) – With less than two months to go before activities commence at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway for the 40th Annual TD Bank 250, Super Late Model entries continue to come in from across the country. Nearly 40 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) competitors have filed an entry for the biggest single-day motorsports event in the world set to take the green flag on Sunday, July 21. This year’s TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains is a PASS National Series race and will pay $25,000 to the race winner, with an additional $25,000 up for grabs in guaranteed lap money.
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by Jay | Jun 1, 2013 | Maine, Touring Series News
Brad Keselowski Racing: Austin Theriault
Berlin Raceway Race Preview
THE STORY
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, returns to the Brad Keselowski Racing fold for the Prelude To The Battle Budweiser 75 at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich., on Saturday, June 1. The race is the last chance for teams to race on the flat .438-mile oval before the Battle At Berlin 251 in two weeks. Theriault made his Berlin debut last season in the 251-lap main event, finishing 13th in the CRA Super Series sanctioned event. The driver of the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion is looking forward to continuing his strong run this season in the BKR Fords while also preparing for one of the summer’s more prestigious Super Late Model races on June 16 at Berlin. Theriault has not finished outside of the Top-10 in seven consecutive Super Late Model races dating back to last season – including a sixth-place effort at Gresham Motorsports Park in the Southern Super Series Racing Radios 125 in April.
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by | May 31, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford Plains Speedway: Chris Coolidge
Oxford Championship Series Race Preview
THE STORY
NORWAY, Maine – Chris Coolidge of Norway, Maine, heads back to Oxford Championship Series competition when the Pro Late Model division returns following an off-weekend for a 40-lap feature at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, May 31. Coolidge climbed to 10th in the point standings after a strong performance last time out in which he lead 35 laps before being collected by a lapped car heading to the checkered flag on the final lap. The No. 72 Bill’s Automotive/Lloyd’s Land Chevrolet made some significant gains with the car’s handling just prior to that most recent event on May 17, and Coolidge believes the car will perform more consistently this weekend.
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by | May 31, 2013 | Maine, NELCAR, Oxford Plains Speedway
Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour: John Peters
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
WESTBROOK, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, and the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour return to the track this Saturday, June 1, for a 25-lap feature event at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. Peters posted his first career NELCAR Top-5 after finishing fifth in a 35-lap main event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on May 4 – but weather and sanctioning issues have kept the Tour idle since then. Peters missed the first race of the season at Oxford after blowing an engine the night before at Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine, and the 16-year-old high school sophomore hopes to compete for the first win of his rookie season at Oxford.
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