by Jay | Jul 5, 2009 | New
Fan Fest Draws an Enormous Crowd
July 4th, 2008
Fredericton, NB – Mother nature has not been to kind to us lately as it has rained on our parade or so to speak the past couple weekends. She did not win this weekend. All week the forecast has been showing rain for this weekend. Track officials made the decision to wait until later in the day to make the decision whether to race or not to race. The right decision was definitely made as the races went on and what exciting racing it was.
It was the first FANFEST 2009 presented by Sojourn Signs + Weekly Racing event at Speedway 660 and it was a huge success. Drivers, crews and race fans of all ages were admitted into the track for FREE. This was a great opportunity to show appreciation for all the support that the drivers, crews and fans show each and every week. It was good to see a lot of regular race fans and a lot of new faces in the crowd tonight. Guaranteed they will become regulars now that they have seen what they have been missing. Racing is a wonderful sport and one that can be very addictive once you have heard the cars, and have seen racing from some of the finest drivers in Canada each and every week.
In the Coast Tire Street Stock division, Rick Cashol came out strong winning his heat, dash and feature and taking home the Robin’s Inn Hat Trick Award. Cashol is a contender each and every week. He had a little weight lifted off his shoulders tonight as he was not pulling double duty by racing in both the Coast Tire Street Stock and Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman divisions. It was reported that Bradley Logan was in the # 54 Sportsman car tonight. Logan has filled in for a few drivers this season. Finishing a strong second was Trent Noble and Matt Matheson also with a strong podium finish in third.
In the Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman Division, John Rankin was the big winner of the evening. Rankin has had a very good season thus far. Ranking finished second in the heat and dash and quickly moved though the field in the 30-lap feature to battle Dave Biggar for the lead. Rankin had a huge lead until the caution came out. Rankin got back out front and never looked back. This is a very exciting and al competitive division and tonight was a great show. Dave Biggar also had a very good night winning his heat, dash and coming in third in the feature. Glyn Nott passed Dave Biggar to take second place.
In the Irving Lubricants ProStock division, Robert Tomlinson came out strong in the heat until the last lap when Brad Mann took the lead and went on to win the race. Tomlinson also lead the first part of the feature until the first caution when a couple of cars got together and spun. Brad Mann sprinted out to take the lead on the restart. Mann got shuffled back in the pack but came back to take fourth. Big Kevin Moore was the big feature winner of the evening. Greg Fahey challenged Mann but came up a little short ending up with a second place finish. Glen Rasmussen had a good night finishing in third. There were a couple familiar faces on track tonight as Dan Eddy and Jerry Curtis were in the Pro Stock field.
Next weekend will be the TWIN 100s-COAST TIRE “Best of the Best” Pro Stock 100 + Martins Home Heating Sportsman 100. Fans will see some exciting racing for sure.
Be sure to come on out to the Geary woods this weekend and check out Speedway 660 for some WicKID Family Fun!
by Jay | Jul 4, 2009 | New
Unity, Maine – Josh St.Clair of Liberty celebrated Independence Day
Eve with a wire-to-wire, 75-lap Late Model feature race victory Friday
night at Unity. The third-generation Liberty racer, and grandson of
multi-time Unity Raceway track champion Dave “Boss Hogg” St.Clair,
also drove to victory lane following the 25-lap main event for the
Super Street division.
In the 75-lap Late Model race St.Clair’s main challenger was veteran
Bar Harbor driver “Big”John Phippen, a longtime rival and friend of
the winner’s grandfather. Phippen stayed close enough to make it a
show, but never seriously challenged the winner. Another
third-generation competitor at the raceway, Freedom’s Dylan Turner,
claimed the third-place trophy, bouncing back from a pair of early
spins. David Folsom of Skowhegan finished fourth, followed by Joe
Allard of Glenburn. Point leader Frank Moulton of Burnham was the
sixth-place finisher after a penalty for intentionally causing a
caution flag period after suffering a flat tire while running in
second position. St.Clair also won the Late Model heat race.
St.Clair’s Super Street victory wasn’t sealed until the final turn on
the final lap after a racelong battle with the division’s point
leader, Kris Watson of Hermon. St.Clair and Watson swapped the lead
several times and spent much of the race side-by side in front of the
field. Watson followed St.Clair under the checkered flag, with Donnie
York of Thorndike third after starting dead last following a pit stop
just prior to the green flag to start the event. York outdueled
Orrington’s John Kalel II in a torrid battle for the final trophy
position. “Hurricane” Hal Stratton of Belgrade rounded out the top
five. Augusta’s Jason Gaboury was the heat race winner.
Jimmy Dennis of Benton scored a wire-to-wire victory in the 20-lap
Late Model Pro Four main event. Dennis held off a fast-closing Ben
Clark of Clinton to earn his trip to victory lane. Corey Walker of New
Vinyard crossed the line in third position, with the top five
completed by Ben Nile and Steve Rackliff. Dennis won the heat race.
The Wildcat division main event featured a three-car contest for
supremacy with Burnham’s Carl McAlpine coming out on top. McAlpine,
honored as Unity Raceway’s Driver of the Month for June prior to the
night’s racing action, had to get past both Andy Turbovsky and Dustin
Hubbard to claim victory, and then survive an extensive post-race
inspection to officially emerge triumphantly from the night’s action.
Winslow’s Turbovsky was the runner-up, with hometown racer Hubbard
third. Ed Sleeper of Vassalboro and Chris Gray of Burnham were the
fourth and fifth-place finishers, respectively. Turbovsky claimed the
checkered flag in the heat race.
Mike Wilson of Chelsea continued to dominate Monsta Mini division
competition with heat and feature race victories. Wilson swapped the
lead early in the main event with Brad Norris, but a spirited, late
charge by Clinton’s Alicia Goodwin was enough to get by Norris on the
final lap and she claimed second position under the checkered flag,
matching her career-best finish in the division.
Shadow Folsom of Skowhegan drove from deep in the starting lineup to
victory lane in the Flyin’ 4 division’s 20-lap feature event. Folsom
made up a lot of ground on the third-mile oval chasing down early race
leaders Cody Sleeper and Markus Lowe, who raced side-by-side in front
of the pack for twelve laps before Folsom found the room he needed to
move on by whiles were dealing with a thick pack of lapped traffic.
Sleeper, of Vassalboro, managed to hang on to second spot until the
finish, with Mike Mason of Skowhegan making a late charge into third
position at the finish. Lowe, of Jackson, finished in fourth position,
followed by Justin Moore of Skowhegan. Folsom also won the race.
Mika Wilson of Chelsea joined her dad on the list of winners for the
night, claiming victory in the 15-lap Ladies race. The younder Wilson
took the lead away from her mother, Carol Wilson, then outran Shelby
Kimball of Cornville to the checkered flag. Carol Wilson finished
third, ahead of Alicia Goodwin and Kayla Allen. Kimball won the heat
race.
Bradley Bosworth drove from the back of the starting lineup to the
front of the field, winning his third consecutive Teen Thunder
division main event. Lucas Porter and Gage Landry also scored podium
finishes. Bosworth also won the Teen Thunder heat.
Due to an unfavorable forecast for thundershowers and soggy infield
conditions, the fireworks display scheduled for the July 3 racing
program was postponed until Friday, July 10 It will also be Unity
Residents Night at the Raceway, with hometown residents admitted to
the grandstand area at half-price Friday night. Post time for all
weekly Friday night racing programs has been moved to 6:30 p.m., due
to the expansion of heat races to all divisions competing weekly. For
more information visit www.untiyraceway.info or call (207) 453-2021.
Feature race finishes:
Late Model: 1. Josh St.Clair, Liberty; 2. John Phippen, Jr., Bar
Harbor; 3. Dylan Turner, Freedom; 4. David Folsom, Skowhegan; 5. Joe
Allard, Glenburn; 6. Frank Moulton, Burnham; 7. Scott Pooler,
Vassalboro; 8. Mike Lynch, Winterport; 9. Rowland Robinson, Jr.,
Steuben.
Super Street: 1. Josh St.Clair, Liberty; 2. Kris Watson, Hermon; 3.
Donnie York, Thorndike; 4. John Kalel II, Orrington; 5. Hal Stratton,
Belgrade; 6. Jeremy Glasier, Appleton; 7. Steve Rackliff, Starks; 8.
Jason Gaboury, Augusta; 9. Corey Poulin, Augusta; 10. Ryan St.Clair,
Liberty; 11. Dan TRask, Chelsea; 12. Bernie Dinsmore, Hope.
Late Model Pro Four: 1. Jimmy Dennis, Benton; 2. Ben Clark, Clinton;
3. Cory Walker, New Vineyard; 4. Ben Nile, Anson; 5. Steve Rackliff,
Starks.
Wildcat: 1. Carl McAlpine, Burnham; 2. Andy Turbovsky, Winslow; 3.
Dustin Hubbard, Unity; 4. Ed Sleeper, Vassalboro; 5. Chris Gray,
Burnham; 6. Mike Shaw, Troy; 7. Chet Hanscom, Benton; 8. Tim Hudson,
Windsor; 9. Brent Chase, Burnham.
Monsta Mini: 1. Mike Wilson, Chelsea; 2. Alicia Goodwin, Clinton; 3.
Brad Norris, Ellsworth.
Flyin’ 4: 1. Shadow Folsom, Skowhegan; 2. Cody Sleeper, Vassalboro; 3.
Mike Mason, Skowhegan; 4. Markus Lowe, Jackson; 5. Justin Moore,
Skowhegan; 6. Tim Robinson, Clinton; 7. Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 8. Nick
Lizotte, Sidney; 9. Jordan Hawes, Skowhegan; 10. Merv Greene, Clinton;
11. Chris Williams, Oakland; 12. Tony DeJulio, Ellsworth, 13. Troy
Patterson, Stockton Springs; 14. Jeremy Ludden, Unity.
Ladies: 1. Mika Wilson, Chelsea; 2. Shelby Kimball, Cornville; 3.
Carol Wilson, Chelsea; 4. Alicia Godwin, Clinton; 5. Kayla Allen,
Bucksport.
Enduro: 1. Mickey Landry, Anson; 2. Donny Blanchard, Bangor; 3. Henry
Boudreau, Winterport; 4. George Fernald III, Benton; 5. Robert
Paddack, Clinton; James Corson, Benton.
by Jay | Jul 4, 2009 | New
Scarborough, Maine- Third generation driver Bradley Babb was victorious on Friday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Babb secured his first win in the top NASCAR division in one of the seasons more prestigious races the Miller Lite Firecracker 50. Other winners were Lyman McKeage in the Wildcat division and Ray Letellier in the Road Runners. The Sport Series main event fell victim to rain that moved in following the fireworks show and that event will begin the race card this coming Saturday night.
Ron Smith geared up first to lead the opening laps of the 40 lap Pro Series race. Smith stayed out front through mid point of the race when Bradley Babb moved to second place but was a full straight behind the leader. The only caution flag of the race waved on lap 30 setting the stage for a Smith/Babb battle for the lead.
Babb wasted little time as he quickly disposed of Smith pulling away to a comfortable lead. There was a heated battle going on for second place between Mike Rowe and Aaron Ricker. With the checkered flag waving in the air, Babb was the winner with Rowe and Ricker second and third. Bill Rodgers was fourth and Mike Maietta Jr fifth.
Lyman McKeage won a hard fought battle for supremacy in the 35 lap Wildcat feature race. Brian Caswell led the first lap until a mechanical problem sent him to the pit area handing the lead to Bill Morris.
Morris had his hands full at the front with Steve Benincasa and then Lyman McKeage and Lewis Anderson. Morris held on to the front until lap 26 when McKeage made the winning pass for the win. Dan Bean won the scramble for second place with Matt Hodgdon getting third. Richard Olin and Randy Snow were fourth and fifth.
Ray Letellier won again in the 20 lap Road Runner feature race . It was the second win this season for Letellier. Dave Cameron led the opening 13 laps until Letellier power played him on lap 14 taking over the top spot. Shawn Brackett chased Letellier to the finish line for second place with Ed Connolly third. Matt Dow and Dave Turner rounded out the top 5 place finishers.
by Jay | Jul 4, 2009 | New
MONTMAGNY, QC – The Series ACT Castrol Montmagny 250 scheduled for Saturday, July 4th at Autodrome Montmagny has been postponed until Satuday, August 1st due to expected heavy rains. The Montmagny 250 was scheduled to be the sixth event on the Series ACT Castrol 250 and the second trip to the 1/3 mile speedplant.
The Series ACT competitors now have the entire month of July off until the August 1st make-up. However, many of them are expected to defend their Canadian turf when the ACT Tour visits Frazerville, Ontario’s Kawartha Speedway on Sunday, July 12th. Point leader Donald Theetge along with other Series ACT Castrol front runners Patrick Laperle, Karl Allard, Jean-François Déry and Trampas Demers among others are expected to take on ACT Tour’s top dogs including point leader Scott Payea, Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Randy Potter, John Donahue and Brian Hoar to name a few.
Also expected to make a strong showing are Ontario drivers Justin Holtom, Spencer MacPherson, Dan McHattie, Brandon Watson, Tom Walters and Sean Kennedy. Kennedy has already qualified for the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 19th by winning the Series ACT Castrol Toromont CAT 100 at Capital City Speedway earlier this season.
More than 40 competitors total are expected from Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Quebec and Ontario for the Summer Sizzler 200 at Kawartha Speedway in Fraserville, ON. Post time is 1:30pm.
