by Jay | Apr 15, 2013 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
COOMBS LATE MODEL WIN HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 2 PROGRAM AT WISCASSET SPEEDWAY
BY: Lisa Maguire
Another breezy, cool day did not stop racers and fans alike from heading to the Wiscasset Speedway this past Saturday. This was “Group Two” division racing and included: Strictly Streets, Mini Trucks, Outlaw Mini’s, Late Model Sportsman, and the flex race of the week was a ten lap backwards race.
Starting the action was the Strictly Streets feature. Brian Robbins of Montville, Maine lined up at the pole position for the 20 lap race. Robbins took the early lead in the event and maintained a solid advantage, but faltered during the last two laps. This allowed Guy Childs Sr. of Turner an opportunity to sweep away with the lead and take it to victory lane for the win. Corey Morgan of Lewiston and Tasha Dyer of Arrowsic, battled it out for second and third, respectively.
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by Jay | Apr 14, 2013 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
Wiscasset Speedway April, 13, 2013 Official Race Results
Strictly Street
#5 Guy Childs Sr.- Turner, Maine
#78 Corey Morgan- Lewiston, Maine
#32 Tasha Dyer-Arrowsic, Maine
#51 Bryan Robbins- Montville, Maine
#17 Mike Bradstreet- na
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by | Apr 10, 2013 | Maine, Media, Photos, Wiscasset Raceway
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by | Apr 10, 2013 | NELCAR, Wiscasset Raceway
Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour: John Peters
Wiscasset Speedway Race Report
WISCASSET, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, finished seventh in the season-opening 25-lap feature event for the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour at Wiscasset Speedway in Wiscasset, Maine, on Saturday, April 6. It was Peters’ first career start at Wiscasset in a Legends race sanctioned by NELCAR and marked his second Top-10 finish in as many NELCAR races dating back to last season. Track position played a huge role in the race’s outcome on the chilly afternoon, as Peters joined others in the struggle to find grip on a green race track that hasn’t been used regularly in several seasons.
WHO: John Peters, Westbrook, Maine
TEAM: No. 51 Digby’s Variety/Cash For Clunkers Coupe
CREW CHIEF: Greg Peters, Westbrook, Maine
WHAT: Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour 25
WHERE: Wiscasset Speedway, Wiscasset, Maine (.375-mile oval)
STARTED: 6th
FINISHED: 7th
NEXT RACE: April 20, Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour 25, Speedway 95, Hermon, Maine (.333-mile oval) (more…)
by | Apr 8, 2013 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
A hearty crowd of racing-starved fans huddled into a blustery Wiscasset Speedway Saturday afternoon for the start of the 2013 Maine racing season. This is a new chapter in the history of the state’s fastest track. The coastal speed plant has been relatively silent for nearly three years. Saturday it roared to life as new track owners Richard and Vanessa Jordan of Kingfield unveiled the results of their off-season work, and kick started the revival of racing action.
East Madison’s Jeff Burgess didn’t have a very large group of cars chasing him in the 30 lap Prostock feature. It probably did not matter to the veteran racer. This was one win that he wasn’t about to let slip through his hands. On this day his late father, Butch Burgess, who built his legendary resume with wins from Wiscasset, was to be inducted into the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame. Jeff honored him in perhaps the best way he could- by winning at the same track his father had won at so many times before. Burgess used the first half of the race to gradually pull away from Bill Penfold of Yarmouth, and cruised from there to the win. It wasn’t his first Wiscasset win, his most difficult win, or the biggest win of his long career. However, there was no doubt it was one of the most important. Penfold finished second by nearly a full straightaway and John Rideout of Washington finished third. (more…)
by Jay | Mar 24, 2013 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
WISCASSET SPEEDWAY SET TO RE-OPEN FOR 2013 SEASON
(Lisa Maguire)
The racing season is upon us again, and Wiscasset Speedway will be celebrating its 44th year with an action packed itinerary. New owners, Richard and Vanessa Jordan, invite race fans everywhere to bring their families and come join in the fun. The 3/8 mile high banked track is set to open on April 6 at 1:00 PM, and hold divisional races on Saturdays’ through Fall Fury on October 5, 2013. Wiscasset Speedway first opened in 1969, and to this day remains the fastest in the state.
This year, in an effort to provide a timely and action packed show, the new management team has decided to split their regular divisions into two groups that will alternate week to week. Group one will feature Prostock, Superstock, Thunder 4’s, and Northeast 4 cylinder Prostocks divisions. Group two will showcase Late Model Sportsman, Strickly Streets, Outlaw Mini’s, and Mini Trucks. Also on the schedule are exciting enduro races, Nelcar Legends, Northeast Mini Stock Tour, The Wicked Vintage Racers, and more. Wiscasset will run a Saturday afternoon program throughout the month of April and then bring the action under the lights beginning in May. (more…)
