COWBOY DAN TRASK BACK IN THE SADDLE AT WISCASSET

by | Aug 6, 2013 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway

By Lisa Maguire

Despite a quick shower at the start of the night, the track was dried and racing action began last Saturday at Wiscasset Speedway as scheduled. On the agenda was Wiscasset’s group one division, including Thunder 4’s. Super Stock, Pro Stock, and New England 4-Cylinder Pro Stock. The flex race of the week was a one hundred lap Enduro feature.

First on the track was a fifteen lap Thunder-4 feature. Starting in the pole position was the No. 20 of Dan Trask. Trask was a former two time Super Street champ. Behind Trask were Ryan Chadwick in the No. 5 and Nate Tribbett in the No. 31. Off the start, Chadwick dropped back allowing Tribbett to take second, and Adam Armstrong of the No. 31X to take third.

Lap nine saw the No. 15 driven by Cody Robbins move up from his sixth place start to pass Armstrong on the inside of turn three for third. Then, in lap thirteen, Robbins passed Nate Tribbett on the inside of the back stretch for second. Racing order remained the same until the finish. Trask took first place. Robbins took second. Nate Tribbett placed third.

The Super Stock race was quick and straightforward. This twenty-five lap race began with Adam Chadbourne of the No. 1 at the pole. James Osmond of the No. 5 and Bobby Mesimer of the No. 3 were behind him. Chadbourne was fast off the starting line, leaving Osmond and Mesimer to race for second. Osmond was able to maintain his second place start. Chadbourne spent the remainder of the race looking out his rear view mirror watching the rest of the field try to catch up. Chadbourne placed first. Osmond took second. Mesimer placed third.

Prior to the thirty lap Pro Stock feature, Jeff Burgess said, “Last week wasn’t good for me. Trying some new stuff this week. This car is different than my other car was, trying to get the feel for it. Going to win today, at least, that is the goal!”

Burgess must have made the right adjustments because he started the No. 1 in the pole position. Behind him were Casey Nash in the No. 13 and Bill Penfold in the No. 0. Action began from the start when on the inside of turn two, Penfold passed Nash for second. Burgess sped ahead of the pack and had a solid ten car length lead by race midpoint.

During lap twenty-four, Penfold and Nash came together on the back stretch. Penfold spun on the track and headed for the pits for a tire change. Chris Thorne in the No. 17 moved to second. Mike Orr in the No. 3 moved to third. Penfold and Nash went to the back of the pack. Race order remained the same for the rest of the race. Burgess finished first. Thorne took second place. Orr placed third.

A three caution New England 4- Cylinder Pro Stock race was the next feature. This thirty-five lap race was action packed. Jeff Prindall of the No. 24 started in the pole position. Behind him were Tim Jeski in the No. 38, and Dave Patten in the No. 12. During lap two, the No. 8 driven by Craig Dunn, passed Dave Patten for third place. Prindall, Jeski, and Dunn raced furiously though each lap, vying for position.

The first leader change was in lap eight when Jeski passed Prindall on the inside of turn two for first place. Then, in lap ten, Prindall went inside and passed Jeski on turn four. Jeski and Prindall raced around the track for the next two laps, with each pulling ahead of the other briefly. Then in lap thirteen Jeski pulled ahead of Prindall, retaking the lead.

Lap fourteen had the first caution of the race. When racing action resumed, Dunn made his move. He passed Prindall on the inside of turn four for second. Prindall looked for an opportunity to pass Dunn. His chance came in lap seventeen, when the second caution of the race occurred. On the restart, Prindall passed Dunn on the inside of turn two for second. Not satisfied with second, Prindall eyed Jeski ahead, and on the inside of turn one of lap nineteen, he made the pass on the inside to take first. However, the third caution of the race was thrown, and put Jeski back as race leader as the lap had not been completed. Jeski was back in first. Prindall in second. Dunn in third.
Upon the restart, Jeski, Prindall, and Dunn resumed the battle for position. Dunn pulled ahead of Prindall on the backstretch for second. Then, in lap twenty-two Prindall retook second when he passed Dunn on the inside of turn two. Jeski took first place. Prindall placed second. Dunn took third. In victory lane Jeski said, “He made me start sweating at the beginning of the race. I thought he (Prindall) had it! I’d like to thank my father for putting this car back together after last week’s wreck. It’s just as fast as ever.”

Last on the agenda was the flex race for the week, a one hundred lap Enduro race. The race was open to four, six, and eight cylinder cars. The No. 86 driven by Jeff Hebert took an early lead. He was able to maintain his lead throughout the entire one hundred laps. Early race contenders were the No. 6 of Geoff Low, and the No. 8 of Ron Whitcomb. Both Low and Whitcomb were not able to maintain their early leads.

Phil Main of the No. 99 was also an early contender. Behind him was the No. 101 Driven by Nicholas Hanson. Hanson was able to pass Main, after Main spun out on the back stretch. However the two finished in the top three. Hebert took first. Hanson placed second. Turner rounded out the top three.

Wiscasset Speedway resumes racing action, August 10, 2013 with its group two lineup of divisions: Strictly Street, Mini Truck, Outlaw Mini’s, and the spotlighted feature of the week, a forty-five lap Late Model Sportsman. The flex race of the week is to be announced. Pit gates open at 2:00 PM. Grandstand gates open at 4:00 PM. Racing begins at 6:00 PM. Admission is $5.00 for adults and children aged seven and older. Kids six and under are free. Wiscasset Speedway is located on West Alna Road in Wiscasset.

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY OFFICIAL FINISH AUGUST 3, 2013

THUNDER 4’S (15 LAPS)
1. #20 Dan Trask, Chelsea

2. #15 Cody Robbins, Winslow

3. #31 Nate Tribbett, Richmond

4. #5 Ryan Chadwick, Wiscasset

5. #31X Adam Armstrong, Bath

6. #13 Cody Tribbett, Richmond

7. #04 Curtis Anderson, Richmond

8. #1 Jeff Davis, Woolwich

9. #25 Ed Smith, Auburn

SUPER STOCK (25 LAPS)
1. #1 Adam Chadbourne, Woolwich

2. #05 James Osmond, Wiscasset

3. #3 Bobby Mesimer, Woolwich

4. #2 Josh Bailey, Wiscasset

5. #48 Dan Nessmith, Wiscasset

6. #26 Corey Morgan, Lewiston

PRO STOCK (30 LAPS)
1. #1 Jeff Burgess, East Madison

2. #17 Chris Thorne, Sidney

3. #3 Mike Orr, Wiscasset

4. #0 Bill Penfold, Oxford

5. #13 Casey Nash, Richmond

6. #28 Ken Beasley, Richmond

NEW ENGLAND 4-CYLINDER PRO STOCK (35 LAPS)
1. #38 Tim Jeski, Drakut, MA

2. #24 Jeff Prindall, Lisbon Falls

3. #8 Craig Dunn, Strong

4. #12 Dave Patten, Windham

5. #14 Bob Patten, Windham

6. #17 Pete McCollett, Readfield

ENDURO (100 LAP)
1. #86 Jeff Hebert, Auburn

2. #101 Nicholas Hanson, Jay

3. #79 Steve Turner, Washington

4. #99 Phil Main Jr, Boothbay

5. #3 Randy Henderson, West Paris

6. #7 Roger Bradstreet, Topsham

7. #2 Mike Moody, Topsham

8. #6X Guy Childs, Turner

9. #69 Chris Byrnes, Nobleboro

10. #22 Dave Thurlow, NA

11. #25 Travis Chaisson, Pittston

12. #1 Jeff Davis, Woolwich

13. #6 Geoff Low, Minot

14. #88 Roy Glidden, Farmingdale

15. #8 Ron Whitcomb, Pittston

16. #19 Jim Bradstreet, Topsham