Unity, Maine \u2013 Joey Doyon of Winterport won in his first appearance in
\nthe top weekly class at Unity Raceway Friday night, while top support
\ndivision wins went to Steve Moulton of Glenburn in the Super Street
\ndivision, and Shelby Kimball of Cornville in a special 25-lapper for
\nthe Ladies class as the Raceway celebrated Independence Day a bit late
\ndue to wet conditions on the Holiday\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n
A healthy sum was also raised for the night\u2019s honorary chief starter
\nfor the Late Model race, Eddie Gilblair, who will be meeting NASCAR
\nSuperstar Jeff Gordon later this month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
\nduring Brickyard 400 weekend, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation..
\nThe youngster waved the green flag with flair while sporting a
\nneat-looking Gordon tie-die shirt.<\/p>\n
Late Model winner Doyon scored a feature race win in his first
\nappearance this season at Unity Raceway. Doyon inherited the lead in
\nthe main event when Mike Hopkins and Glenn Curtis got together while
\nracing for the lead following a restart with eleven laps remaining in
\nthe night\u2019s headline event. Doyon just managed to hang on to the lead
\non the final lap, edging a fast-closing Hopkins, of Levant, by inches
\nunder the checkered flag. Rookie Dylan Turner of Freedom picked up the
\nthird-place trophy, with David Folsom of Skowhegan and Curtis, of
\nHudson, rounding out the top five. Hopkins won the Late Model heat
\nrace.<\/p>\n
In a wild, crash-filled Super Street division 25-lapper, Moulton ended
\nup in victory lane. Moulton led much of the caution-filled race,
\nsurviving several restarts and many bids by point leader Kris Watson
\nof Hermon to take the frontrunning position away. Watson claimed
\nrunner-up honors, with Chelsea\u2019s Dan Trask coming back from a hard
\ncrash early in the event to finish in an impressive third position at
\nthe finish line. Shawn Austin of Norridgewock finished fourth in his
\nfirst Unity Rcaeway appearance of the year, with John Kalel II of
\nOrrington finishing fifth. Jeremy Glasier of Appleton, who led the
\nearly laps in the main event, won the Super Street heat race.<\/p>\n
Shelby Kimball got by early leader Carol Wilson of Chelsea and drove
\nto victory in the special Ladies division 25-lapper. Mika Wilson of
\nChelsea finished second, with Alicia Goodwin of Clinton third. Sandy
\nGreene of Clinton and Kayla Allen of Bucksport rounded out the top
\nfive. Carol Wilson won the heat race.<\/p>\n
Steve Rackliff of Starks won the Late Model Pro Four feature event
\nfollowing a racelong battle with the race\u2019s early pacesetter, Bryan
\nLancaster of Cornville. The top two finishers were the class of the
\nfield on this night, easily outdistancing third-place finisher Jimmy
\nDennis of Benton. Ben Clark of Clinton crossed the finish line in
\nfourth position. Anson\u2019s Ben Nile, who earlier in the night claimed
\nhis first heat race finish in the class, was the fifth-place finisher.<\/p>\n
Andy Turbovsky won a thriller in the Wildcat division\u2019s 20-lap feature
\nrace. Turbovsky got to the front early in the race after a great
\nbattle with Unity\u2019s Dustin Hubbard and then survived a restart with
\nthree laps to go against reigning, multi-time Wildcat champion Carl
\nMcAlpine of Burnham. McAlpine\u2019s car quit in the final turn on the
\nfinal lap, allowing Chris King to move into second spot in a sideways,
\nslam-bang finish next to third-place finisher Shawn Racila of
\nDover-Foxcroft. McAlpine coasted across the finish line in fourth
\nposition, with Mike Shaw of Troy fifth. Hubbard, while running third,
\ndetonated an engine to set up the three-lap shootout to the checkered
\nflag. Ed Sleeper also got caught up in that wreck, depriving him of a
\nlikely podium finishing position.. McAlpine won the Wildcat heat race.<\/p>\n
Max Zachem of Preston, Connecticut drove from the back of the pack to
\nvictory lane in the NELCAR Legends 20-lap feature event. Second-place
\nfinisher Bobby Weymouth of Topsham led several laps before Zachem went
\nby. Third-generation racer Bobby Timmons of Windham finished in third
\nposition, followed by Evan Beaulieu of Durham and Tyler Jordan of
\nScarborough. Timmons won the heat race.<\/p>\n
Defending Monsta Mini champion Mike Wilson of Chelsea got to the lead
\nquickly and dominated the feature event to extend his point lead in
\nthat class. Bangor\u2019s David Green made a spirited last-lap charge pay
\noff with a runner-up finish, just beating out Brent Fletcher of Old
\nTown under the checkered flag. Both Green and Fletcher were making
\ntheir first start of the season at Unity. Ralph Allen of Hermon
\nfinished in fourth position, followed by Markus Lowe of Brooks. Brad
\nNorris of Ellsworth was denied a top-five finish by a last-lap
\nretaliatory move by a disgruntled, fellow competitor. Green and Wilson
\nwon the Monsta Mini heat races.<\/p>\n
Cody Sleeper of Chelsea got to the front of the field early on and
\ndrove to a convincing victory in the Flyin\u2019 4 division\u2019s 20-lap main
\nevent. Skowhegan\u2019s Mike Mason charged from the back of the pack
\nfollowing an early-race spin to finish second, taking that spot away
\nfrom Unity\u2019s Jeremy Ludden in the closing stages of the race. Ludden
\nclaimed the final trophy, with Tim Robinson of Clinton and Markus Lowe
\nof Brooks completing the top five rundown. Flyin\u2019 4 heat race
\nvictories were \u00a0earned by Sleeper and Mason.<\/p>\n
Lucas Porter of Norridgewock drove to victory lane following the
\n15-lap Teen Thunder division feature race. Porter took command just
\npast the halfway point, outgunning Brooke Getchell of Pittsfield on a
\nrestart after Getchell had led the first half of the race. Getchell
\nheld on for a fine second-place finish, with Gage Landry of Sdiney
\ngrabbing the final trophy position. Wesley Turner of Montville and
\nCole Robinson of Clinton rounded out the top five. Bradley Bosworth
\nwon the Teen Thunder heat race.<\/p>\n
Mickey Landry of Anson won his fourth Enduro race of the season to
\nwrap up the racing program. Landry lapped all of his rivals except for
\nthe second and third-place finishers in a dominant performance. Robert
\nPaddack of Clinton and Alex Fernald of Benton were second and third in
\nthe finishing order, followed by Henry Boudreau of Bristol and Robert
\nDyer.<\/p>\n