by | Jul 22, 2013 | Massachusetts, Seekonk Speedway
Nick Lascoula wins Phil’s Propane Triple Crown race two. Amy Arsenault, Eric Pelletier, Doug Meservey and Curtis Rolando win Fast Friday features.
After losing a differential in Open Wheel Wednesday competition, Nick Lascoula’s crew threw major repairs into the car and came down two days later to nail down another convincing win; his third on the season. He leapt away from Joey Parker early own, who was trailed by New Yorker Brandon Bock for much of the race. But after a lap 23 restart, Bock was able to navigate around and into second as the two remaining laps unwound and steal second place away. Joe Putnam and John Bellucci followed across and Wisialko, eliminated by mechanical difficulties, finished two laps down.
Lascoula’s typical escape from the field came quickly from the outside pole with Parker giving chase and Bock on his bumper. Wisialko held fourth. Five laps in, Lascoula was eight cars up on the field. He increased to ten cars by lap eleven. Parker also had ten cars on Bock.
But Parker lost momentum on lap fifteen and Bock began to close. He was loose out of turn four on lap eighteen and a lap later Lascoula was now a full straightaway in the lead. Bock was on Parker’s bumper in lap twenty. They dueled over second.
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by | Jul 22, 2013 | Massachusetts, Seekonk Speedway
Rick Martin and Crystal Serydynski beat the rain. Pro Stock Triple Crown and LM features postponed.
They went brawling into the final two turns of the Sport Trucks feature: Radical Rick Martin on the outside and Rob Murphy down low – the veteran master and the young hotshoe. They battled through turns three and four, on the edge of their traction, and came sliding out of turn four with the checkers flying a half-straight ahead, locked in battle,. Martin’s back end slid a few degrees away from his line and Murphy skittered through the low groove, wobbling slightly. Hungry John Paiva hung on their heels waiting for any opportunity or spin. In the tense moment, Martin’s tires bit first and he leapt ahead past Murphy and under the checkers. Murphy grabbed second right on his bumper and Paiva flew across the stripe, locked to Murphy’s bumper for third. It was the grand finale of a race which had begun with a massive red-flag accident, then ran caution-free with intense, high-octane action to this conclusion. Scott Dion and Nick Uhrig rounded out the top five after pounding among the leaders for supremacy.
Darrel Church had taken the lead at the outset and Scott Dion made his way from fourth underneath Nick Uhrig as third starter Martin did not come off quickly and Dion dropped in front of him. Murphy, Brandon and Anna Gregoire gave chase until the second pass into turn one saw Brandon spin in front of the big crowd (17 had started the race and a mad scattering to avoid him set up a chain reaction.
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by | Jul 22, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Oxford, ME. – Rowan Pennink of Huntingdon Valley, PA, passed race leader Anthony Nocella, of Woburn, MA, on lap 76, and went on to score his second win of the season Saturday night, July 20, at Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME. The Valenti Modified Racing Series sanctioned race was part of the 40th annual TD Bank 250 weekend.
Pennink becomes the sixth different VMRS winner at Oxford and he joins Tommy Barrett, of Millis, MA, with two wins.
Pennink started 16th in a field of 21 cars, calculated his strategy with spotter Brian Crowley perfectly to position himself for a race-leading pass on the 76th circuit.
Two laps later Pennink had his hands full as Richard Savary, of Canton, MA, chased after the leader right to the finish. In lapped traffic, Savary twice pulled alongside Pennink.
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by | Jul 22, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine
Scarborough, ME- Saturday’s NASCAR Nite Pro Series 40-lap feature event was won by veteran Mike Rowe, of Turner.
At the drop of the green, Jeff Fagan, of Waltham, MA, paced the 19-car field to the green flag and led the race until a caution on lap two bunched the 19-car field back together. On the restart, Saco’s Steve Carrier gained an advantage going into the corner and safely passed Fagan for the lead.
Carrier led until a caution flew at the halfway mark. The caution was helpful for Rowe who started 12th and worked his way into the top three by lap 20.
On the restart, Carrier chose the outside lane, which was unsuccessful as Rowe was able to maneuver his way by him for the lead from the inside rail. Rowe then opened up a multiple car length advantage and never looked back. He led the remaining 15 laps on his way to his second victory of the season.
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by | Jul 22, 2013 | PASS
REC’D, #, NAME, HOMETOWN, OWNER, SPONSOR
1, 35, JAY FOGLEMAN, DURHAM, NC, JFCO MOTORSPORTS, BULL CITY RACE CARS
2, 54, JOHNNY CLARK, HALLOWELL, ME, JOHN CLARK III, CLARKS SCRAP METALS
3, 2, MATT MATHESON, OROMOCTO, NEW BRUNSWICK, TIM & MATT MATHESON, MODERN VENTURES LTD
4, 42, COREY BUBAR, WINDHAM, ME, DAN BUBAR, BEN MOREY GOLF PRO AT SPRING MEADOWS
5, 77, CASSIUS CLARK, FARMINGTON, ME, COREY HIGHT, HIGHT CHEVREOLET BUICK GMC
6, 84, SCOTT MULKERN, FALMOUTH, ME, MULKERN RACING LLC, SOUTHERN MAINE MOTORS
7, 129, SPENCER DAVIS, DAWSONVILLE, GA, SCOTT DAVIS, PORT CITY AUTO PARTS
8, 4, BEN ROWE, TURNER, ME, RICHARD MOODY RACING, HANCOCK LUMBER/MCGUNNEGILL RACING ENGINES/RICHARD MOODY & SONS COSNTRUCTION
9, O6, DAN COLBY, LYMAN, NH, DAN COLBY, SCHOFIELD SEPTIC/NORTHERN EXPOSURE REST
10, 72, CHRIS COOLIDGE, BRYANT POND, ME, BILL COOLIDGE, BILLS AUTOMOTIVE (more…)
by | Jul 22, 2013 | ACT, Touring Series News
Plattsburgh, NY – The American Canadian Tour Late Models ascended on Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY for a day of practice on Saturday, July 20. A total of 46 Late Model teams took advantage of the practice session in anticipation of the Inaugural ACT International 500 scheduled for Sunday, July 21.
Quebec’s Jonathan Bouvrette led a strong contingent of Série ACT competitors and the rest of the field with the fastest time of the day with a 17.054 in the third and final practice session. Fellow Quebecer’s Alex Labbe, Patrick Laperle, Jean-François Déry and David Michaud spent time at the top of the speed charts.
Eight-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar paced the early practice session followed by two-time Thunder Road Champion Nick Sweet. 2013 ACT winner Jimmy Hebert was also quick along with current ACT point leader Wayne Helliwell, Jr. Fellow ACT regulars Chip Grenier, Rowland Robinson, Jr., Bobby Therrien and Ben Lynch posted solid times.
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by | Jul 22, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS
PASS Sportsman Series: Dan McKeage
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Dan McKeage of Gorham, Maine, finished eighth in the rain-shortened PASS Sportsman Series 75 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, July 19. Severe weather and a heavy downpour passing through the area brought out the first and only caution flag of the night on Lap 57, and the race was never restarted. McKeage qualified fourth in the Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction/J.P. & Family Roofing Chevrolet, but the same strong car he had throughout the day never materialized once feature racing began. McKeage will round out his weekend with a 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series race at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 20.
WHO: Dan McKeage, Gorham, Maine
TEAM: Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction/J.P. & Family Roofing Chevrolet
WHAT: PASS Sportsman Series 75
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
STARTED: 4th
FINISHED: 8th
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by | Jul 20, 2013 | Canada
At 7PM on Saturday night, Speedway 660 presents the second ENDURO 200 of the 2013 racing season. It’s the only ENDURO of the season to run on a Saturday night.
“ENDURO drivers look forward to putting on a great show for our fans every time they roll out on the track, but the action will really get wild when they race under the lights this Saturday night” said Speedway 660’s Michelle Roy. “This is the one night of the racing season that we turn Speedway 660 over to the ENDURO drivers and they really look forward to thrilling our fans with their exciting brand of racing.”
Round one of this season’s ENDURO series went to the Mercer boys, who are the defending point champions. Cousins Chuck and Clifford Mercer, from Norton, split the driving duties of the number two Enduro car. Brody Seveck, from Temperance Vale had a strong run to finish second and rookie Nathan Madore brought his machine home third in the June 30th ENDURO.
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by | Jul 19, 2013 | Massachusetts, Seekonk Speedway
Doug Coby, driving the Wayne Darling-owned Furnace and Duct modified, dominated the front of the Open Wheel Wednesday modified event, sharing the lead with only Todd Annarummo i9n the hundred-lap feature. They shared the front row for the start, and Annarummo leapt to the lead with Coby on his bumper. Three lead-changes later, Coby roared home for the $10,000 grand prize, just ahead of Les Hinckley with Annarummo, Matt Hirschman and Anthony Nocella in pursuit.
Hinckley had started fifth and worked his way toward the front, holding third from laps 28 through 81.
Annarummo took his lead and ran 26 laps at the front with Coby in pursuit. Coby made an early, outside bid on lap 5, but Rob Richardi and Kevin Iannarelli got together in turn one. It was the end of Richardi’s evening as the field relined for the green.
They went door to door at the front and Coby bid on the outside for the front, but Annarummo held him off. Lap seven saw another bid on the outside and then Coby dropped under for the pass, only to have the door slammed in his face.
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by | Jul 19, 2013 | Legends, NELCAR
Rookie Uses Bold First-Lap Move En Route To Dominating Victory
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, led every lap to win the 25-lap NELCAR Legends Tour feature as part of VIP Thursday Thunder at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Thursday, July 18.
The victory was the third of the year at Beech Ridge for Peters.
“I looked in my mirror with 10 laps to go, and I saw a gray car coming – and I knew who it was,” Peters said. “I knew (the No. 59) was fast, so I got back up on the wheel. A couple more laps, and we might have had a good race for it.
“It was exciting from the cockpit, that’s for sure.”
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