Winchester, NH: This past Saturday, Bryan Shumway took the checkers in the full field of Modifieds at Monadnock Speedway. This is number two for Shumway, he previously won earlier in the season in a rain shortened event. Super Stock point leader, Jeremy Sorel visited victory lane as did Joey Kendall in the Mini Stock division. Matt Gauffin took the win in the 4-cylinder Enduro division and Randy Rameau celebrated a victory in the Full Size Enduro event.
The mini stocks rolled onto the ¼ mile high banked track as Ron Normandin set the pace. An early caution came out on lap one as second place runner, Beth Adams, suffered mechanical problems. On the restart, Normandin continued to lead as Chris Davis, Chris McTaggart and Rich Fourier battle for second. On lap seven, Normandin attempted to protect his top spot but McTaggart made the pass for first. Next lap, Normandin experienced problems and pulled it into the infield leaving McTaggart in a battle with Joey Kendall. Kendall rode the back bumper of McTaggart as Kim Rivet and Tim Jackson battled for third. The top four ran tight , as Kendall dove into the inside of McTaggart but had to back out. On lap thirteen, Kendall turn the pressure on as both ran side by side. Next lap, Kendall took over the lead as Jackson took the high side of Rivet but could not make the pass. Less than ten laps to go, a three way battle developed between McTaggart, Rivet and Jackson as Kendall drove away in the lead. Five laps to go, Jackson dove inside in turn three to take over third from Rivet and challenged McTaggart. Jackson attempted the high side of McTaggart but conatct was made between both resulting in Jackson dropping back top fourth. One lap top go, Jackson cane back as Rivet and Jackson ran side by side for the third spot. At the checkers it was, Kendall, McTaggart, Rivet, Jackson and Davis.
Super Stock competitor, Nancy Muni brought the field to the green flag start. Muni quickly took the lead leaving Kevin Ouellette in a battle for second with Andy Brooks. On lap three, the cation flag flew as Jeff Wright’s machine broke collecting Ouellette and Brehio III. On the restart, Brooks attempted to make the pass on Muni but was denied as Jeremy Sorel moved in on Brooks for second. The two ran side by side as Ed Brehio Jr followed for fourth. Bob Bedaw and Bill Johnston fought for fifth. Ten laps into the book, Muni held on but felt the presence of Sorel on her back bumper. Next lap, Sorel made the high side move for the lead as Muni slipped back to second. Brehio III ran third. On lap fifteen, the caution was displayed again as Brooks had contact with Muni going for the third spot. Sorel had a great restart and remained the leader as Matt Mead moved into third placing heat on Berhio Jr for second. Jason Stone and David Streibel ran fourth and fifth. Five laps to go, Mead made his move for second and began to chase down the leader as Stone took over third. Johnston and Brehio III worked on Streibel for the top five position. On the final lap, it was Sorel with the win followed by Mead, Stone, Brehio JR and Joshnston.
Twenty three Modifieds took to the track for their 50 lap feature event with Eric LeClair setting the pace. LeClair wasted no time to take the lead as Marty Radewick, Vic Johnson, Ed Reed and Frank L’Etoile followed. On lap five, the battle developed early for third between Radewick, Reed and Bryan Shumway. Joshnon ran second. Twenty laps into the feature, Shumway moved into second and was on the back bumper of LeClair awaiting the opportunity. Shumway made his move to the outside as both ran wheel to wheel. Johnson and Boniface ran side by side for third. On lap twenty-five, LeClair running hard to keep the top spot made contact with the front stretch wall bring out the caution. On the restart, Shumway took over the lead as Boniface, Joshnson, Todd Patnode and Ed Reed followed. On lap thirty, Patnode made the pass on Johnson for third as Reed and Dave Brube battled for fifth. Ten laps to go, Shumway began to distance himself from the field as a four way battle for fourth developed between Johnson, Reed, Dale Evonsion and Berube. A few laps later, Evonsion made the pass on both Johnson and Reed for fourth as the top three remained the same. At the checkers, it was Shumway celebrating in victory lane followed by Boniface, Patnode, Evonsion and Joshnon.
The wild and crazy four cylinders rolled onto the track with Fred Rogers scored the early leader. By lap ten, the leaders begain to approach heavy lap traffic as Rogers worked through followed by Haeth Renaud, Eric Pomakso and Dick Houle. Few laps later, Renaud loose in eth corner gave Houle the second place spot. Lap twenty, a four way battle for the lead was fought between, Rogers, Houle, Pomakso and Matt Gauffin. Lap thirty, Houle became the new leader as Pomasko and Gauffin ran side by side for second. Ten laps to go, Houle remained to lead as Pomasko and Gauffin continued to run wheel to wheel. Nine laps to go, the red flag was displayed. On the restart, Gauffin takes off and passes both Poamsko and Houle for the lead. Rogers and Adam Houle battled for fourth. At the end, it was gaffing followed by Houle, Pomasko, Rogers and Adam Houle.
Mike Petalas was the early leader I the Full Size Enduro event. Petalas held on as randy Rameau attempted to reel him in. On lap ten, Rameau caught Petals and challenged him for the lead as Joe Ethier moved into the battle. Lap twenty, Rameau was the leader as both Petals and Ethier ran bumper to bumper behind him.
Half way to go, Rameau developed a good lead as Petalas and Ethier ran side by side for position. Twenty laps left, Ethier made the pass and caught Rameau. Ethier was all over the back bumper of Rameau as Schonborg ran third. Ten alps to go, the top two contunied to battle as Dan Yagmin and Jared Edson rounded out the top five. At the wave of the checkers, it was Rameau posting his first win of the season followed by Yagmin, Schonborg, Edson and Ethier.
This Saturday, Monadnock Speedway welcomes back the very fast open wheel Northeast Midget Association plus the NEMA Lites, Outlaw Pros, Super Stocks, Mini Stock Conquest and 4-cylinder Enduros. Race time is at 6pm. For more information, log ontowww.monadnockspeedway.com.
Modified Results: Bryan Shumway, Jim Boniface, Todd Patnode, Dale Evonsion, Vic Johnson, Ed Reed, Dave Berube, Carl Pasteryak, Pete Jarvis, Josh Cantara, Brandee Tree, Butch perry, Rich Hammann, Rich Fournier, Eric LeClair, Rusty Ball, Marty Radewick, Jr Baril, Kurt Vigeant, Kirk Alexander, Rib Williams, Roy Seidell, Frank L’Etoile
Super Stock Results: Jeremy Sorel, Matt Mead, Jason Stone, Ed Brehio Jr, Bill Johnston,, Ed Brehio III, David Striebel, Bob Bedaw, Andy Brooks, Craig Cashmna, Nancy Muni, Dana Shepard, Josh King, Brain Grantz, Jeff Wright, Kevin Ouellette
Mini Stock Results: Joey Kendall, Chris McTaggart, Kim Rivet, Tim Jackson, Chris Davis, Rich Fournier, Dennis Wallace, Joe Rogers, James Hancock, Ricky Bernard, Alecia Fohlin, Kevin McKnight, Ron Normandin, Jamey King, Beth Adams
Top Ten 4-cylinder Enduros: matt Gauffin, Dick Houle, Eric Pomasko, Fred Rogers, Adam Houle, Bruce Clark, Julie Raymond, Rob Thompson, CJ Johnson, Kris Kristoliatis
Full Size Enduro Top ten: Randy Rameau, Dan Yagmin, Barry Schonborg, Jared Edson, Joe Ethier, Mike Petalas, Dan Cheveralls, Ryan Rivet, Ed Lofland, Bucky Sheats
Pro All Stars Series news : PASS Mod Riverside Speedway race report – 7/25/2009
Sulo Burbank breaks through with Riverside PASS Mod win
Naples ME (7/27/09) Thirteen year old Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mod sophomore Sulo Burbank had the drive of his young career Saturday night, claiming his first PASS feature win in the PASS Mod portion of Summerfest 2009 at Groveton New Hampshire’s Riverside Speedway. Burbank took the point from Dan Somes on lap 7 of the 40 lap tilt and kept PASS Mod point leader Andy Shaw and Somes in his rear view mirror the rest of the way. Somes and team mate Gary Norris checkered second and third: Shaw faded to fourth and Steve Bennett Jr. raced home fifth.
Somes and Burbank took the green on the front row and Somes jumped out front early with Burbank on his back bumper. The caution flag flew on lap 7 when Scott Grant took a wild ride on the front stretch guardrail. Burbank got the jump on the resulting restart to take over the lead, but Andy Shaw was charging through the field on the outside. Shaw was seeking his fourth win in six PASS Mod starts on the season, and he looked like he would get a shot at it.
It only took twelve laps for Shaw to reach Burbank’s bumper. Shaw did his best to rattle the leader but Burbank stood his ground and it soon became apparent that the point leader’s run to the front had taken its toll on his tires .Just past half way Shaw began to fade, giving up second to Somes and third to Norris; Burbank kept his cool to record a convincing victory.
The PASS Mods join the PASS North super late models and sportsman at Unity (ME) Raceway on Sunday August 2nd for the NAPA 150. Post time at Unity is 3:00 PM. For more information be sure to visit www.racewithpass.com orwww.proallstarsseries.com .
Unofficial Results – PASS Mod forty lap feature – Riverside Speedway – Groveton NH – 7/25/2009
1 21 Sulo Burbank Gorham ME 2 56 Dan Somes Belgrade ME 3 03 Gary Norris Jr. West Gardiner ME 4 66 Andy Shaw Center Conway NH 5 12 Steve Bennett Jr. Buckfield ME 6 33 Bill Dixon North Waterboro ME 7 85 Glenn Bradbury Hollis Center ME 
14 Scott McDaniel Livermore ME 9 29 Greg Ellis Hermon ME 10) 01 Sammy Gooden Whitefield NH 11) 50 Sumner Sessions Norway ME 12) 27 Scott Grant Waterboro ME
THOMPSON, CT It will be a busy two weeks for Thompson Speedway’s Sunoco Modifieds. The track’s premier NASCAR Whelen All American Series division will compete in double feature events on Thursday, July 30th and again on Thursday, August 6th.
The July 30th date will incorporate both the regular weekly 30-lap main for the Sunoco Modifieds plus the postponed 30-lap feature dating back to June 11th. The August 6th twin bill is a change from the single 100-lap race to a twin 50-lap format.
Speedway management made the change in the August 6th date due to the number of events that have been rained out in the first half of the 2009 racing season. “By changing the 100-lap event into two 50-lap races, we give the competitors one more race in their quest for NASCAR Championship points. We feel that we must do whatever we can to assist our top NASCAR division to remain competitive in the chase for national NASCAR points that determine the NASCAR Whelen All American Series national champion at the season’s end,” said track owner, Don Hoenig.
In spite of all of the inclement weather in New England this season, two of Thompson’s regular competitors find themselves in the top 6 nationally in NASCAR’s points system. Keith Rocco currently occupies the number one position and Ted Christopher is shown in the 6th position in the national standings.
The double headers for the Sunoco Modifieds will be joined by the other divisions that make up the NASCAR Whelen All American Series “Super 6” at Thompson. These next two race dates will set the stage for the return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on August 13th. This will mark the second visit this season for the Whelen Modified Tour when the New England Dodge Dealers present the Budweiser 150-lap main event. Tickets for the Whelen Modified Tour event are available by calling the track office at 860-923-2280.
More information on any of these race dates is available on the track’s web site atwww.thompsonspeedway.com
NAPLES ME (July 26) Cassius Clark wrestled the race lead from Donnie Whitten on lap ten of Saturday’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) super late model Summerfest 150 at Groveton New Hampshire’s Riverside Speedway and never looked back to record his first PASS feature win of 2009. Clark’s victory ended a PASS North winless streak dating back to October of 2007 for the 2008 PASS National Championship series titlist. Kelly Moore brought his NAPA Chevrolet home second and pole sitter Donnie Whitten earned his best result of 2009 by finishing third. Ben Rowe and DJ Shaw rounded out the top five.
Only a pair of minor caution periods slowed the 150 lap event that took just forty three minutes to complete. Point Leader and defending race winner Johnny Clark had a subpar night finishing ninth, the last car to complete all 150 laps. Derek Ramstrom was involved in one of the few on track skirmishes, resulting in a 13thplace run. Ben Rowe worked his way up to fourth from his eleventh place spot on the starting grid to gain a little ground in the title chase, and Adam Bates recorded a sixth place finish to keep pace with the title contenders
The victory was redemption for Clark after falling out of the 2008 version of the Summerfest 150 with power steering problems after dominating over two thirds of that event. This year the team discovered their problems in afternoon practice, changing a bad clutch before race time. If the failure had occurred during the race, the results would have been very different.
Adam Bates, Chris Staples, Rookie Steve Legendre, Johnny Clark and Richie Dearborn finished in positions six through ten. Nine cars completed all 150 laps. Whitten and Shaw each scored a heat race win
PASS North will return to Unity (ME) Raceway on Sunday August 2 for the rescheduled NAPA 150. Two for one coupons are still available at your northern New England NAPA stores as well as this week’s edition of the Racin’ Paper. PASS Mods and Sportsman complete the schedule, set for a 3:00 PM start.
For more information visit www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com .
Unofficial Results – PASS North super late model Summerfest 150 – Riverside Speedway – Groveton NH 7/25/2009 – With finishing position, (starting position), car number, driver, home town, (laps completed)
1 (3) 8 Cassius Clark, Farmington ME (150) 2 (4) 47 Kelly Moore, Scarborough ME (150) 3 (1) 7 Donnie Whitten, Biddeford ME (150) 4 (11) 4 Ben Rowe, Turner ME (150) 5 (2) 60 DJ Shaw, Center Conway NH 6 (12) 98 Adam Bates, Warner NH (150) 7 (13) 5 Chris Staples, Brunswick ME (150) 8 (8) 20 Steve Legendre, St. Johnsbury VT (150) 9 (15) 54 Johnny Clark, Hallowell ME (150) 10 (6) 33 Richie Dearborn, Hollis ME (149) 11 (5) 17 Travis Benjamin, Morrill ME (149) 12 (16) 14M Matt Frahm, N Salem NH (149) 13 (14) 35 Derek Ramstrom, Worcester MA (149) 14 (17) 85 Nick Ribbe Kingston MA (148) 15 (10) 17A Scott Alexander, Orrington ME (148) 16 (7) 12 John Dabrowski, West Bridgewater MA (140) 17 (9) 53 Alan Wilson, Norway ME (48)
Wiscasset, ME- Appleton’s Jeremy Glasier has won many features at Wiscasset Raceway. However he was winless in 2009. That was until the driver of the number 99 Glasier Construction sponsored Verizon Wireless Super Street beat 2007 division champion Bernie Dinsmore to the finish line on Ames True Value night at the “Center of Speed”. Allen Moeller Jr. of Dresden finished third with Brian Fortin and Shawn Austin finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
In the Aable Auto Parts Mini Stock division Ryan Ripley went wire to wire to pick up yet another feature victory. Tim Collins crossed the line second for his best Wiscasset Raceway finish. Thomas True brought his Red’s Eat’s Dodge home third. Pete McCollett was fourth and Doug Ripley beat out Tasha Dyer at the line to get fifth.
The U.S. Cellular Mini Truck division put on a great show for the fans and after many laps of side by side racing Rookie Ryan Hayes captured the checkered flag. Ryan Farra finished second with Russ Anderson taking third. Fourth and fifth would go to Opie Allard and his father Roger Allard.
The New England Transmission Strictly Streets saw Mike Moody pick another feature victory. Nate Yeaton finished second to pick up his first ever trophy. Third went to Jamie Henderson of Litchfield. Fourth went to Ian Bresnehan and fifth to Wally Henderson.
The Steel’s Real Rod’s and Custom’s late models saw a great battle on the high banks of Wiscasset. Steve Reno of Bath was able to hold off defending champion Chris Thorne to get the win. Thorne would finish second and third Adam Chadbourne. Duane Love took home fourth and Seth Raven fifth.
The Clark’s Car Crushing pro-stocks saw a great battle up front all 35 laps. Chuck Colby was able to hold off Gary Smith at the end though. The win was Colby’s second of the year. Smith finished second, Randy Turner third. Scott King keep up his string of good runs coming home fourth and Scott Moore of Anson finished fifth.
Next Week: Saturday August 1st - UniRugs and Motor Supply Auto Parts presents Regular Racing
5 p.m.
Grandstand Admission:
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Seniors……………………$8.00
Students 12 to 17………$8.00
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Speedway 95 News Release 7/25/09
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) The weather was perfect for a night of racing at Saturday Night, July 25 at Speedway 95, Maine’s family fun track, presented by Budweiser the king beers! It was a evening, packed with racing, including a visit from the Wicked Good Vintage Race Cars, and bicycle races between Speedway 95 kids club members, and drivers.
The Dysart’s Late Models held a 50-lap series race, with Town Hill’s John Phippen, Jr. taking home the first place trophy. It looked at first that outside pole sitter Greg Morse of St. Albans might earn the top spot until he got tangled up in the restart with Winterport’s Joey Doyon. The caution flag flew 3 times, and the red flag came out too, when Scott Modery of Hermon blew his second tire of the race out in turn four hitting hard against the tire barriers. The final caution came at on the restart of lap 33, when Morse and Doyon got tangled up. “I really though that was ‘young’ Morse’s race” said Phippen in victory lane. Josh St. Clair of Liberty took second, and Daune Seekins of Stockton Springs finished third.
Steve Moulton of Glenburn dominated both the heat and features in the Super Street division. For the most part, the Supers went caution free, however, at the white flag Kris Huff of Orrington put the third place car of Hermon’s Kris Watson into the tire pile outside turn two, earning a black flag for Huff. Ed Drake of Vassalboro crossed the line for second, with Lindsey Young of Stockton Springs ending her evening in the third spot.
In the Strictly Streets, Jim Carr, Jr. of Clifton improved on his third place finish in the heat race to take the win in the feature. Brad Norris of Ellsworth worked hard to catch up to Carr, closing the gap in the final laps, but was unable to complete the pass. “I don’t think I could have caught him, I think we could have got along side him for a few laps before my tires heated up, but I was giving it all I got.“ Kris Huff of Orrington in his second feature race at Speedway 95 finished third.
In Allen Farm Fence Company Sport-Four action, Rick Grant of LaGrange took the lead with to laps to go and held on to win. Kyle Gallant of Veazie had dominated the race, but started loosing his right rear tire in the final laps. Despite the tire issue, Gallant held it together to earn the second place honors, and David Green of Bangor finished third.
There were also wo features for the Wicked Good Vintage Race Cars, with the first race caution free. There were a few moments in the first feature where the yellow flag might have been thrown if not for the drivers quick reactions that kept the race green. Smokin’ Joe Legere picked up the win in the first feature, Rick Burgess, Sr. took second, and Rosey Gerry took third. In the second feature, Keith Fuller earned the top spot, with Robert Hills second, and Dick McPhail third.
RESULTS (TOP 5 ONLY)
DYSART’S LATE MODELS
FINISH CAR# DRIVER TOWN
1. 59 John Phippen, Jr. Town Hill
2. 33 Josh St. Clair Liberty
3. 19 Duane Seekins Stockton Springs
4. 38 Joey Doyon Winterport
5. 15 Mike Hopkins Hermon
SUPER STREETS
FINISH CAR# DRIVER TOWN
1. 80 Steve Moulton Holden
2. 09 Ed Drake Vassalboro
3. 4 Lindsey Young Stockton Springs
4. 16 Nick Kinney Danforth
5. 28 Al Libby Brooks
STRICTLY STREETS
FINISH CAR# DRIVER TOWN
1. 3 Jim Carr, Jr. Clifton
2. 8 Brad Norris Ellsworth
3. 22 Nick Huff Orrington
4. 55 Shawn Hamel, II Bangor
5. 9 Travis Poulin Holden
ALLEN FARM FENCE COMPANY SPORT-FOURS
FINISH CAR# DRIVER TOWN
1. 41 Rick Grant LaGrange
2. 9 Kyle Gallant Veasie
3. 16 David Green Bangor
4. 07 Derrick Terrill Plymouth
5. 50 Ralph Allen Hermon
WICKED GOOD FEATURE #1
FINISH CAR# DRIVER TOWN
1. 86 Joe Legere Milbridge
2. 34 Rick Burgess, Sr. Waterville
3. 151 Rosey Gerry Lincolnville
4. 61 Dick McPhail Fairfield
5. 8 Norris Willette Winslow
WICKED GOOD FEATURE #2
FINISH CAR# DRIVER TOWN
1. 2 Keith Fuller Morrill
2. x88 Robert Hills Searsmont
3. 61 Dick McPhail Fairfield
4. 13 Ralph Hall Belfast
5. 8 Mike Beland Milo
Speedway 95 returns to action Wednesday July 29th for Varney GMC Wacky Wednesday, plus Children’s Box Car Races beginning at 6pm! Then on Saturday August 1st, with racing in four divisions, including the CAM II racing Fuels 50-lap Super Street Series.
Saturday July 25, 2009- Tonight we saw it all, rain delays, sun delays but it ended up to be a great night. The Carquest Maritime Pro Stock Tour came to Speedway 660 for The Parts for Trucks 100 that had previously been canceled due to rain. What a show it was !
There were 26 cars that started the 100 lap main event. It was a little rough going in the beginning with a couple of cautions right out of the gate, with several cars spinning out in the first 10 laps. Once the early evening jitters subsided the touring drivers entertained fans immensely. Wayne Smith and John Flemming stated on the front row and for most of the race were the big story. The two battled back and forth changing positions. Flemming led the most laps and dominated the race. Shawn Tucker started the race seventh and quickly started making his way to the front of the field until an early caution where he was involved and sent him to the back of the pack. Some would have say he was not going to have the good finish after being put to the back but he battled hard and made his way back up through the field to challenge John Flemming for the lead. Tucker had a good car all day. He came out in the time trials and ran the fastest lap of 13.70 and then after drawing for position started 6th in his qualifying heat. Tucker kept digging to get to the front and in the second half of the race he did. Passing car and car again until he took the lead from Flemming with under 10laps to go to take the win in the Parts for Trucks 100. Finishing a close second was John Flemming who has had a lot of success in the Carquest Maritime Pro Stock Tour over the years. Flemming has returned this year for a full season to try and win another championship. Also having a strong run tonight and finishing in third to take home a podium finish was Shawn Turple.
There was certainly a lot of action at Speedway 660 tonight between the rain delay, sun delay and cautions, fans were certainly on the edge of their seats wondering what would happen next. Along with the tour drivers there were a couple Speedway 660 pro stock regulars that came out for the event. Big Kevin Moore had a solid top ten finish and The Nackawic Night Train, Brian Gillespie also had a good run. Fredericton’s Matt Harris was also there for the event and had some bad luck as he was involved in an early caution.
In the Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman division, Myles Harris takes the win the in the feature. Myles came to the front in the second half of the race to take the lead. Wade Harris finished a close second and Michael Banks had a podium finish in third place. Banks ran into some trouble early on, bringing out the caution after getting loose in turn 2. After that incident Banks charged hard to get back up front and battle with the leaders. Banks was the points leader going into the race so a podium finish really helps in this tight points battle. Also contending for the points championship and had a good fourth place finish was Glyn Nott. Rounding out the top five was the # 70 of Dave Biggar.
In the Coast Tire Street Stock feature, Smokin Joe Albert was the big winner. Albert is running a limited season. He says he will be back a couple more times this season. Rocket Rodney Ness finished in second while Charles Gaddess had his first ever podium finish in third.
Next weekend is an off weekend for Speedway 660. Things get underway again on August 8th and 9th for the double header weekend full of excitement. Don’t miss it.
Unity, ME — Josh St. Clair of Liberty drove to victory lane twice in one day for the second time this season on a special Saturday afternoon “Wrestling & Racing” card at Unity Raceway, offering up double points in all racing divisions.
St.Clair came from the back of the pack in both the Late Model and Super Street division main events in impressive fashion.
In the Late Model event St.Clair worked his way through the field to take command just past the halfway point in the race, getting by early race leader Frank Moulton of Burnham. Moulton, the current leader in the battle for the 2009 track championship, managed to hold off Palmyra’s Louie Picard, making his first Unity Raceway appearance of the season, for runner-up honors. Picard crossed the line in third position, with the top five filled out by Anson’s Mark Dodge and David Folsom II of Skowhegan.
St.Clair’s Super Street victory saw the third-generation racer chase down Orrington’s John Kalel II to earn his first trip to victory lane on the afternoon. Ed ‘Fubby’ Drake of Vassalboro chased St.Clair throughout the 35-lapper and drove to a second-place finish, his. Donnie York of Thorndike made a late charge pay off with a third-place finish, in front of Kalel and Steve Moulton of Glenburn.
Reigning division champion Carl McAlpine of Burnham led every lap en route to victory lane in the Wildcat class. Ed Sleeper of Vassalboro posted his best finish in the division, moving into second position on the final lap. Chet Hanscom of Benton, who challenged McAlpine’s lead for much of the race, got entangled with a lapped car on the final lap and had to settle for a third-place finish. Chris King of Burnham and Shawn Racila of Dover-Foxcroft rounded out the top five.
Reigning Monsta Mini division champion Mike Wilson of Chelsea cruised to victory in the 25-lap, double-point main event for his division. Mike Dulaney of Richmond tried to make things interesting in the closing laps to earn runner-up honors. Tim Robinson of Clinton ended up with the third-place trophy. Alicia Goodwin of Clinton finished fourth, with the top-five rundown filled out by Jason Forbes of Castle Hill.
Lance Chapman returned after a few weeks off and dominated the Enduro division race on the track. He lapped everyone with the exception of apparent runner-up Travis Dodge. But post-race inspection uncovered rules violations on the two quickest cars, which made Chad Badger of Milo the official winner.
Rain showers forced postponement of features in four racing divisions. The Flyin’ 4 and Ladies divisions will race in double-point features to kick off this Friday night’s (July 31) racing program, while Late Model Pro Four and Teen Thunder division features will be made up on August 7.
This Friday night is also Christmas in July, with a visit from Santa and other kids activities scheduled. Post time is 6:30 p.m. For more information visit unityraceway.info or call (207) 453-2021.
Late Model: 1. Josh St.Clair, Liberty; 2. Frank Moulton, Burnham; 3. Louis Picard, Palmyra; 4. Mark Dodge, Anson; 5. David Folsom, Skowhegan; 6. Deane Smart, Bradley; 7. David Folsom II, Skowhegan; 8. Mike Howlett, Presque Isle; 9. Jeff Willette, Presque Isle; 11. Joey Doyon, Winterport.
Super Street: 1. Josh St.Clar, Liberty; 2. Ed Drake, Vassalboro; 3. Donnie York, Thorndike; 4. John Kalel II, Orington; 5. Steve Moulton, Glenburn; 6. Corey Poulin, Augusta; 7. Steve Rackliff, Starks; 8. Jesse Michaud, Caribou; 9. Bryan Robbins, Montville; 10. Kris Watson, Hermon; 11. Hal Stratton, Belgrade.
Wildcat: 1. Carl McAlpine, Burnham; 2. Ed Sleeper, Vasalboro; 3. Chet Hanscom, Benton; 4. Chris Gray, Burnham; 5. Shawn Racilla, Dover-Foxcroft; 6. Andy Turbovsky, Winslow; 7. Mike Shaw, Troy; 8. Brent Chase, Burnham; 9. Dustin Hubbard, Unity.
Monsta Mini: 1. Mike Wilson, Chelsea; 2. Mike Dulaney, Richmond; 3. Tim Robinson, Clinton; 4. Alicia Goodwin, Clinton; 5. Jason Forbes, Castle Hill.
Enduro winner: Chad Badger, Milo.
Scarborough, ME – Five-time American Canadian Tour Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT notched career win number 24 in the Beech Ridge 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Hoar started in the ninth position and moved into the lead on lap 37 by passing local favorite Aarron Ricker. Hoar then appeared to have the race in hand as he was chased through lap traffic by Randy Potter during an 80 lap green flag run.
After a couple of late cautions Eric Williams moved up into second place and challenged Hoar for the win right down to the end. Williams would come home second followed by Cris Michaud while Potter held on for fourth and Maine native Ricky Rolfe finished fifth. Coming home sixth was Jay Laquerre followed by Brent Dragon, John Donahue, Scott Payea, and Nick Brown rounding out the top ten.
Hoar becomes the 13th driver to qualify for the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 19th. He joins Brad Leighton, Williams, Scott Payea, Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Patrick Laperle, Dave Pembroke, Jean-François Déry, Donald Theetge, Sean Kennedy, Brent Dragon, John Donahue and Oxford 250 winner Eddie MacDonald.
The Beech Ridge 150 took just over one hour and fifteen minutes to complete and was slowed by only seven cautions. One caution was for a malfunction with the track lighting, which left the front stretch completely dark on lap 28. Everyone made it through the black out safely.
This Friday, July 31st the American Canadian Tour will be back in action at Twin State Speedway in Claremont, NH. Twin State is one of the five ACT sanctioned events during a four day period this week. It all begins this Thursday, July 30th when special guest Richard Petty visits Thunder Road International Speedbowl for a regular weekly event. Friday sees the ACT Tour at Twin State, while Saturday, August 1st has the Série ACT Castrol at Autodrome Montmagny and the Tiger Sportsmen Tri-State Series travels to Canaan Fair Speedway for their second event of the 2009 season. The busy weekend is then capped off with the 25th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro on Sunday, August 2nd.
Unofficial Beech Ridge 150 Results
Pos Car # Driver
1 37 Brian Hoar
2 7vt Eric Williams
3 6 Cris Michaud
4 02nh Randy Potter
5 51me Ricky Rolfe
6 50 Jay Laquerre
7 55vt Brent Dragon
8 26vt John Donahue
9 89 Scott Payea
10 12 Nick Brown
11 97nh Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
12 88 Nicholas Sweet
13 22 Aarron Ricker
14 10nh Mike Rowe
15 55nh Brad Leighton
16 0 #Miles Chipman
17 60nh Bobby Babb
18 7me Glen Luce
19 40vt Eric Chase
20 73me #Joey Doiron
21 00 Bryan Kruczek
22 9vt Chip Grenier
23 15vt Joey Laquerre
24 28vt Dwayne Lanphear
25 27 Jason Larrabee
26 41 Pete Potvin, III
27 26me Corey Morgan
28 38vt Tyler Cahoon
29 87 Larry Gelinas
30 85 Travis Stearns
31 71 Bobby Dragon
32 77nh Mark Hayward
33 18 Jamie Fisher
34 25 Shawn Knight
With the American-Canadian Tour back in town for the first time in 16 years, Dave Oliver also took the time to renew acquaintances with the winners circle in front of a large crowd of fans. The 40 lap Pro Series feature was led in the early going by Keith McKinnon who was about to drive the best race of his short career. McKinnon stayed in front until lap 14 when Oliver took over following a restart. With Oliver cruising away from the field McKinnon was locked in a battle for second place with Aaron Ricker, Bub Bilodeau and Mike Rowe. Oliver would take the win and McKinnon posted a career best second place with Rowe getting third at the stripe by inches. Ricker and Mike Maietta Jr were fourth and fifth.
Doug Wolf won his first career race in the 35 lap Sport Series main event. Wolf led from the green flag until he was passed by Reggie Leeman on lap 26. The caution flag waved on lap 27 and Wolf powered his way back to the lead at lap 30. The final 5 laps saw Wolf hold off Don Morse for the win with Leeman third. Andy Field and Russ Morse rounded out the top 5 finishers.
Alby Ovitt won his second Wildcat race of the season in only his third start. Steve Benincasa led for the majority of the race until lap 22 when Ovitt got to his inside. Benincasa and Ovitt raced side by side for the final 8 laps with Ovitt getting the win over Benincasa. Lyman McKeage made a late race charge to finish third with Andy Ayers and Mike Ramsey next.
Matt Dow made easy work of the Road Runner field in their 20 lap feature race. Dow took the lead on lap 6 and pulled away to an easy win. Shawn Brackett was a distant second and Ray Letellier third. Don Dinsmore and Taylor Lampron were fourth and fifth.
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