Austin Theriault: Maine Racing Alliance – Spud 150 Race Preview

by | Sep 23, 2010 | Maine, New England, Spud

Austin Theriault: Maine Racing Alliance
Spud 150 Race Preview

Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, returns home this weekend to the track where it all started for him as he competes in the Maine Racing Alliance’s Spud 150 at Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine, on Saturday, September 25. Theriault, 16, gained regional attention for the first time in this race last year — winning the first Late Model race of his career on the track where he began racing in a 4-cylinder entry-level division. The race will be divided into two segments with a “halftime” break and a field inversion. Theriault is currently the Rookie of the Year leader on the ACT Late Model Tour, where he competes full-time and sits eighth in the overall standings with one race remaining. The Maine Racing Alliance is a 3-race Late Model series held at Speedway 95, Wiscasset Raceway and Spud Speedway. This is Theriault’s first Maine Racing Alliance event of the season.

WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER SPUD 150 FINISH: 1st (August 2009)
LAST RACE SPUD 150 FINISH: 1st (August 2009)

WHAT: 2nd annual Spud 150
WHERE: Spud Speedway, Caribou, Maine (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: 4 p.m., Saturday, September 25
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Johnny Clark: PASS North Series – Spud Speedway Race Report

by | Aug 23, 2010 | Maine, PASS, Spud

Johnny Clark: PASS North Series
Spud Speedway Race Report
　
Johnny Clark of Farmingdale, Maine, won the inaugural PASS North Series PASS 150 at Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine, on Saturday, Aug. 21. It was Clark’s fourth win of the season and helped him extend his series points lead to 13 over his closest challenger as Clark hits the home stretch of his bid for an unprecedented fifth PASS North championship. Clark rebounded from a flat tire in his heat race, starting 12th in the main event and securing the lead by Lap 25 as he drove off to the victory.

WHO: Johnny Clark, Farmingdale, Maine
TEAM: No. 54 Clark’s Car Crushing/Port City Chevrolet

WHAT: PASS North Series PASS 150
WHERE: Spud Speedway, Caribou, Maine (.250-mile oval)

STARTED: 12th
FINISHED: 1st
LED: 1 time for 125 laps

NEXT RACE: Sunday, Sept. 13, PASS 300, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
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PASS North win number four for Johnny Clark at Spud

by | Aug 23, 2010 | Maine, New England, PASS, Spud

PASS North win number four for Johnny Clark at Spud

NAPLES ME (8/23) Pro All Stars Series point leader Johnny Clark got back to his winning ways Saturday night, claiming his fourth PASS super late model win of 2010 at Caribou Maine’s Spud Speedway. The defending series champ topped Trevor Sanborn and Scott Chubbuck to earn the victory.

Clark took over the lead on lap 25 after starting twelfth on the grid and kept his Clark’s Car Crushing Chevrolet out front to the checkers

Gary Drew posted his best finish since taking on the majority of the PASS North schedule with a fourth place result; Ben Rowe completed the top five.
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Spud Speedway’s a wild card in the PASS North title chase

by | Aug 18, 2010 | Maine, New England, PASS, Spud

Spud Speedway’s a wild card in the PASS North title chase

Naples ME (8/17)The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) super late model and modified stars and travel to the crown of Maine this weekend for their first ever appearance at Caribou’s Spud Speedway, a new venue for the traveling circle track circus that carries serious points implications for the pair of drivers battling for the super late model title.

At Spud there won’t be any notes for the crew chiefs to fall back on, no on track experience for the drivers. So, the teams that get a handle on the quickest way around the speedway in the least amount of time will have a definite edge. As the points paying races wind down, success at Spud will be key to capturing the 2010 super late model Championship
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