AMSOIL LEGEND CARS RETURN TO WISCASSET WITH LANPHER TAKING THE WIN

by | Jul 8, 2013 | Legends, Maine, Wiscasset Raceway

Wiscasset2013logoBy Lisa Maguire

It was a bright, warm evening at Wiscasset Speedway last Saturday. The Amsoil Nelcar Legends made their third appearance out of four scheduled this season. Also on the roster were Strictly Street, Late Model Sportsman, and an Outlaw Mini race. There were some new faces in victory lane, and their fans were there to cheer them all on.

First up was the flex race of the week, the Amsoil Nelcar Legends twenty-five lap feature. Coming into the race Ryan Hammar driving the No. 2 was points leader. Behind him in second place in point position was Mathew Bourgoine. Only ten points separated the two leaders. Prior to race time, Hammar commented, “Pretty much up to me and Mat (points). We are more on the line. We are focusing on our setups better. But, we are friends, and respectful of each other on the track. If you have the fastest car, you have the fastest car.”
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REID LANPHER RACING: Lanpher Wins At Wiscasset, Keeps Momentum Building

by | Jul 8, 2013 | Legends, Maine, NELCAR, New, Wiscasset Raceway

lanpher legend winReid Lanpher Back In Victory Lane

JR Motorsports Driver Topples NELCAR Field, Keeps Momentum

WISCASSET, Maine – Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, capitalized on a late-race restart to take the lead with three laps remaining and win the 25-lap Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour feature at Wiscasset Speedway in Wiscasset, Maine, on Saturday, July 6.

The victory was the first Legends win in a part-time schedule this season for the JR Motorsports development driver.
“I can’t remember a race I’ve had to work that hard for,” said the 15-year-old Lanpher. “I was not even close to being the fastest car there. We’d been third for a while there, and then we got shuffled back. I knew I wasn’t fast enough, but I let my tires cool down some and gave it all I had on the last restart.
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BRADLEY BABB RACING: Babb Forced To Retire Early From PASS 150

by | Jul 8, 2013 | PASS, Touring Series News

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Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Bradley Babb of Windham, Maine, finished 24th in the PASS North Series Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July. Babb had just made an early pit stop for adjustments under the race’s first caution period on Lap 54 when he suffered damage in a domino-effect accident on a the ensuing restart. Babb’s water temperature spiked due to the damage, and the third-generation track champion at Beech Ridge retired for the night on Lap 59. Babb and the No. 14 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet returns to the PASS North Series on Friday, July 12, for the postponed PASS 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway where he already qualified on the front row.

WHO: Bradley Babb, Windham, Maine
TEAM: No. 14 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Bobby Babb, Windham, Maine
WHAT: PASS North Series Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 150
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 15th
FINISHED: 24th
NEXT RACE: July 12, PASS 150, Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
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Wiscasset July 6 Photos

by | Jul 8, 2013 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway

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WISCASSET SPEEDWAY TOP FIVE OFFICIAL FINISH JULY 6, 2013

AMSOIL NELCAR LEGENDS
1. #59 Reid Lanphier, Manchester
2. #38 Mathew Bourgoine, Newport
3. #96 Wyatt Alexander, Ellsworth
4. #51 John Peters, Westbrook
5. #21 TJ Laro, Concord, NH
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Flemming Gets Third Victory Of Season At Irving Blending & Packaging 100

by | Jul 8, 2013 | Canada, Pro Stock Tour

pro stock tour(Fredericton, NB, July 6, 2013) John Flemming (Halifax, NS) and his Action Car & Truck Accessories Dodge Charger went to Victory Lane for the third time this season after taking the lead on Lap 84 of the Irving Blending & Packaging 100 at Speedway 660 on Saturday night. The win was his 20th career victory on the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour. Shawn Tucker (Fredericton) had to settle for second after he chased Flemming through lapped traffic in the closing laps. Dave O’Blenis (Boundary Creek) finished third after having to come from the rear of the field at Lap 50 with a tire issue. Defending series champion Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS) and last week’s winner Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) completed the top five in the Irving Blending and Packaging 100.

O’Blenis started the day off by running a 13.776 second fast lap in Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials and then followed it up by winning the King Freight Lines Dash For Cash. Dartmouth Dodge Heat Race winners were Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) and Steve Halpin (Saint John, NB). O’Blenis took home the Linde Most Laps Led award after leading 43 laps. Denver Foran (Edmonton, AB) took home the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race and Absolute Traffic Hard Charger Awards with his 13th place finish.
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RYAN DEANE TAKES SPEEDWAY 95 LATE MODEL FEATURE

by | Jul 7, 2013 | Maine, Speedway 95

Speedway 95RYAN DEANE TAKES SPEEDWAY 95 LATE MODEL FEATURE

After a 5 lap side by side battle for the lead following a lap 9 restart, Ryan Deane of Winterport took the lead from outside pole sitter Deane Smart for good on lap 14 of the 40 lap Dysart’s Late Model feature at Speedway 95 Saturday night and held off 2012 champion Andy Saunders over the final 10 laps to post his third win of the season. Deane now leads all Dysart’s Late Model drivers in the win column with three. Two time winner Saunders finished a close second after trying every move he had to take the lead from Deane. Deane stuck to the inside groove, denying Saunders the chance to pass on the inside, where he really wanted to be. Smart, of Milford, held off last week’s winner John Kalel II for third. Kalel, who also has 2 wins for the season, finished fourth with rookie Andrew McLaughlin of Harrington, who started on the pole and has yet to take a feature win in this highly competitive division, finishing fifth. Smart and McLaughlin won the night’s qualifiers for the division.

Cody Robbins of Palermo notched yet other win in the Bomber division as he led from the pole to the checkers in the second 25lap Bomber series race of the season. Henry Boudreau of Winterport finished second in the caution free event after a race long battle for the spot with third place finisher Sam Betts of Brewer. Fourth went to Mark Lane of Newport with Scott Bonney of Bangor in fifth. Robbins won the qualifier, placing him on the pole for the special series event.
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PASS: BEECH RIDGE SOUTHERN MAINE MOTORS 150 TO CASSIUS CLARK

by | Jul 7, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine, New Hampshire, PASS, Touring Series News

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Joey Doiron still atop standings, Andy Shaw claims PASS Mod win

Scarborough, Maine — Cassius Clark of Farmington, Maine became the first two-time winner of the 2013 Pro All Stars Series North Super Late Model season Saturday night, outdueling future New England Hall of Famer Mike Rowe to win the Southern Maine Motors 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine.

“It’s a lot of fun racing for the win with Mike Rowe,” Clark said after driving the Hight Motortsports 77 into victory lane. “Thanks to the Hights for the opportunity to drive for them, and to Brian and the guys for putting a great car underneath me.”

Clark prevailed in the season-opening 150-lapper at Oxford Plains Speedway, and entered the Beech Ridge event ranked third in PASS North driver points. Clark and Rowe swapped the top positions several times throughout the race after getting by early race leaders Martin Latulippe and Joey Doiron.
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