Jul 17, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Speedway 95
TRAVIS BEALE TAKES WACKY WEDNESDAY WIN
Travis Beale of Hampden passed Milo’s Dustin Lancaster on lap 19 of the 20 lap Modified 4/6/8 cylinder Enduro feature at Speedway 95 Thursday night, making it two for two on the season. Lancaster had led from lap 11, after wrestling the lead away from Hermon’s Andrew Crosby, but was unable to hold off Beale in the final laps. Lancaster finished second with Rick Gomm of Dixmont finishing third, Fourth went to Crosby with Alvin MacNevin of Clifton finishing fifth.
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Jul 16, 2014 | Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks
Beaulieu Racing
Durham, ME – After a week off from racing, Evan Beaulieu and the 56 Hancock Lumber team are ready to get back on track this weekend at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The last two events have been eventful ones for the team, but they are rested and ready to make a charge during the second half of the season. Last season at this time was when Beaulieu started to come into his own as a rookie in the super competitive Pro Series at Beech Ridge.
“It’s been a tough season for us that’s for sure, we had a lot of expectations going into this year the way we finished last year,” Beaulieu said of his season so far, “Unfortunately we haven’t been able to get everything to click right, whether it be the setup, the tire sizes, my driving, there’s a lot to being competitive in this division, I think we’ve made gains over the off week making our car much better than it’s been all year, I’m excited to see what we have on Saturday.”
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Jul 16, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Wiscasset Speedway
Ivan Kaffel with race fans
By Lisa Maguire
Last Saturday was Mainely Motorsports fan appreciation night at Wiscasset Speedway. Steve Perry, the face of Mainely Motorsports, promotes racing and race car drivers from Maine and covers all of New England. Ken Minott, Wiscasset Speedway promoter said, “The whole Maine racing community owes him a debt of gratitude for his coverage of the sport.”
Steve Perry was on hand throughout the evening, speaking with drivers and fans. He also interviewed drivers when they went to Victory Lane. Perry said, “I am always welcomed with open arms here. The staff is amazing. It is an honor to sponsor this race event.”
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Jul 9, 2014 | Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks
Scarborough, ME
Jake Madore, of Arundel, picked up his first career Sport Series NASCAR Nite victory Saturday night.
Madore paced the field to the green flag, however surrendered the lead to Windham’s veteran Reggie Leeman on lap two. Leeman, who finished second the previous week, led until a caution on lap 15 which bunched the field back together.
On the ensuing restart, Madore chose the inside lane on the leaders lane choice giving Leeman the outside. Madore and Leeman battled side-by-side for multiple laps until Madore was able to edge Leeman going into the first turn.
Clyde Hennessey, of Windham, followed Madore and passed Leeman as well. Hennessey worked his way to the outisde of Madore and battled for 15 laps trying to capture the lead from Madore. Coming to the checkered flag Madore was able to beat Hennessey by a nose length and capture his first win.
In the Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 150-lap PASS Super Late Model division, Joey Doiron, of Berwick, survived a couple of late race restarts to pick up his first victory of the year in the Pro All-Star Series touring division.
Top Five Feature Finishes
Pro All-Star Series
1. Joey Doiron, Berwick
2. Austin Theriault, Fort Kent
3. Curtis Gerry, Waterboro
4. Mike Rowe, Turner
5. Scott Mulkern, Falmouth
Sport Series
1. Jake Madore, Arundel
2. Clyde Hennessey, Windham
3. Dave Langlais, Springvale
4. Frank Wear, Buxton
5. Doug Wolfe, Gorham
Wildcat
1. Justin Karkos, Livermore
2. Jon Brill, Bridgton
3. Jason Webster, Standish
4. Cole Watson, Naples
5. Lewis Anderson, Buxton
Jul 7, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Wiscasset Speedway
by Ken Minott
Wiscasset Speedway’s Late Model Sportsman division proved once again why it is the track’s most exciting and competitive division in 2014. Coming into the holiday weekend, the class had turned out 5 different winners in the first 5 races. That streak of different winners would continue after an action packed, and caution free, 35 lap feature. Fans packed into Maine’s fastest track on a beautiful evening for a Independence Day weekend show featuring action in Group 2 divisions, including Late Models, Strictly Streets, Thunder 4 Minis and Mini Truck. The “Flex” race of the weekend was a 100 lap Enduro. Fans also got an opportunity to meet pro fisherman Troy Garrison.
The Thunder 4 Mini’s rolled out the spotlight feature of the night with a 30 lap feature race. Wiscasset’s Ryan Chadwick took little time moving up from his 10th starting position to grab the lead just before the halfway point of the race. From there he held off late race challenges from Nate Tribbet and Cody Robbins to secure the win. For Chadwick, it was his 5th feature win in the division’s six races. He came into the weekend with a sizable lead in the point standings. Tribbet started outside the front row and would roll into victory lane 2nd. They would be joined by Cody Robbins who raced up from 9th to finish 3rd.
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Jul 7, 2014 | Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks
Reid Lanpher
SCARBOROUGH, ME — In an event sponsored by adult beverage company Miller Lite, it was 16-year-old Reid Lanpher who stole the show during Tuesday night’s American Celebration 50-lap Pro Series feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (ME). Lanpher continued a trend set by Pro Series drivers Tyler King and Corey Bubar by becoming the third straight (fifth out of last six) winner of the event not of legal drinking age.
After starting from the ninth position, Lanpher from Manchester, Maine used the inside lane to work his way through the field and eventually power to the inside of Mike Fowler to take the lead on lap 10. With a fast car underneath him during an event that went caution-free, Lanpher would never look back on his way to claiming his first career NASCAR Whelen All-American Series victory at Beech Ridge.
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