by Jay | Apr 29, 2012 | Maine, New England, Unity
Defending Unity Raceway Late Model champion Jeff Burgess of Fairfield kicked off the 2012 points-earning season the way he ended the 2011 campaign at Maine’s Toughest racing Oval – in victory lane.
Burgess chased down early race leader (and opening day winner) Brian Whitney in the 35-lapper, then held off a stiff challenge from Burnham’s Justin Drake to earn his first trip to the top step of the podium this season.
Ajay Picard of Palmyra bounced back from an early spin to post a third-place finish. Oakland’s Mike Landry rebounded from a visit to the pit and a trip to the rear of the restart lineup to claim fourth position. Whitney, won won the heat race, crossed the line in fifth position.
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by Jay | Apr 22, 2012 | Maine, New England, Unity
Brian Whitney of Burnham added another extra-distance main event first-place trophy to his collection, outgunning reigning track champion Jeff Burgess of Fairfield in the 52-lap Late Model division main event on Opening Day at Unity Raceway on Saturday.
Whitney and Burgess swapped the race lead, and a little bit of paint, a couple of times during the closing laps in a competitive feature race highlighting the first stock car racing card in Maine this season. Whitney, who has been most successful in extra-distance event in recent seasons at Unity Raceway, led the vast majority of the race, first battling Palmyra racer Ajay Picard for supremacy.
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by Jay | Oct 11, 2011 | Maine, New England, Unity
JOSH ST. CLAIR WINS 111-LAPLATE MODEL SPECIAL AT UNITY RACEWAY
Track champions Mo Young, Zach Audet also big winners on Long John Weekend
Unity, Maine – Josh St. Clair of Liberty prevailed in the 111-lap Late Model main event, topping the racing card on Long John Weekend Sunday at Unity Raceway.
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by Jay | Sep 25, 2011 | Maine, Unity
Unity, Maine — David Folsom of Skowhegan won the final battle, all that he could do in his effort to overtake East Madison’s Jeff Burgess for the Unity Raceway Late Model division championship.
Folsom was triumphant in the 35-lap main event on Saturday night, but a 21-point deficit entering the night proved to be too much to overcome, and Burgess comfortably claimed the crown with a fifth-pace finish after surviving a spin off of the backstretch durng the race.
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by Jay | Sep 18, 2011 | Maine, New England, Unity
Unity, Maine — David ‘Deuce’ Folsom II won his second Late Model feature race of the season, topping a busy racing card Saturday night at Unity Raceway.
Folsom prevailed in an exciting battle with Waldoboro’s Will Collins, swapping the lead several times throughout the 35-lap headliner. Late in the race point leader Jeff Burgess of East Madison moved into contention, pressuring Folsom, who proved up to the test. Folsom was followed under the checkered flag by Burgess and Collins, with Ajay Picard of Palmyra and Burnham’s Brian Whitney rounding out the top five.
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