May 5, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, PASS, Touring Series News
photo by Finish Line Photography
Scarborough, Maine – 15-year old Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine competed in the PASS North Series SLM division, finishing 11th in the Southern Maine Motors 150 at Beech Ridge Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 3rd. Lanpher won the first heat race and started from the pole. Lanpher also won his heat race and led 30 laps at this same event last year to become the youngest racer ever to compete in a Super Late Model at Beech Ridge and in a Pass North Race. He also is the youngest ever to win a heat race or to lead a feature event. On Saturday, crew chief Jason Ricker instructed Lanpher to drop back at the start and just ride to gain experience. Lanpher fought a ill handling race car and was unable to make a late race charge as was planned.
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May 2, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
SARA 250
With registrations well under way for the inaugural SARA Oxford 250, sponsorships for the event are starting to pour in.
NASCAR diecast collectible dealer The Sunday Hauler (www.thesundayhauler.com) has joined the event as the presenting sponsor and are guaranteeing $200 towards the prize fund which will pay out all 33 drivers who make the feature race.
Canadian racing series Parts for Trucks Maritime Pro Stock Tour will be awarding two contingency prizes. Canadian drivers will be competing for family passes to the June 26th Lockhart Truck Center 150 at Scotia Speedworld in Halifax, NS. The fastest Canadian driver and the fastest Canadian driver missing the feature will both win tickets to the Lockhart Truck Center 150 at Socia Speedworld on June 21st.
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Apr 29, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Wiscasset Speedway
TWO TIME NASCAR CHAMP RANDY LAJOIE TO VISIT WISCASSET SPEEDWAY
Wiscasset Speedway opened its gates on Saturday. The drivers were able to put in practice laps. However, just an hour before race time the rain arrived and the races were called on account of rain.
Wiscasset Speedway resumes racing action with double the fun on May 3, 2014 with its group one line up of divisions: Napa Super Street, Prostock, Outlaw Mini, and New England 4 Cylinder Prostocks. Also, being made up this week are the group two lineup of divisions: Late Model Sportsman, Strictly Street, Thunder 4’s and Mini Trucks.
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Apr 28, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Oxford, ME – DJ Shaw and the #60 Precision JLM Racing team started their season off strong two weeks ago with a big win down south in the “Easter Bunny 150” at Hickory Motor Speedway and were able to follow that up with a strong run in the Pro All Stars Series North season opener this past weekend. Shaw fought up front all day and came home with a hard earned third place finish at Oxford Plains Speedway. The race was delayed a day and took the duration of Sunday to run due to constant rain in the area.
photo by Norm Marx
“I have to thank PASS and the Oxford Plains staff for doing what they could to get this race in tonight, I think we had a car to win,” Shaw said after the race, “We were just riding for most of that race waiting for the end but we couldn’t get the right moves through traffic, but we had a great car and I’m happy to bring it home in third to start the season.”
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Apr 28, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Oxford, ME – Joey Doiron and the #73 Wild Willy’s Burgers team kicked off their 2014 northern campaign at Oxford Plains Speedway for the Pro All Stars Series North season opener. After fighting the handling throughout practice, the team made gains on the car going into the races and he drove to a hard earned eighth place finish at the end. The race was postponed from Saturday after constant rain plagued the area over the weekend.
photo by Norm Marx
“We fought a tight car for most of the day and that hurt us during the race, I was doing all I could to save the tires and if things would have gone the right way at the end I think we could’ve gotten to the top five,” Doiron said after the race, “Thank you to PASS, Oxford and all the fans that stuck around to watch us race today, it was a long day for all of us with the rain but I’m glad to get the season started with a top ten finish.”
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Apr 28, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
OPS Photo
The inaugural edition of the Sign Depot Colossal Carnage $7,000 to win, 150 lap Enduro certainly lived up to its name as the event was filled with thrill, chills and four major spills before the fun filled event had the checkers wave on Martin Engerson this past Sunday afternoon at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine.
Billy Childs Jr. and Trevor Sanborn set a blistering pace over the first half of the race before flat tires sent both entries to the garage area for repairs. The carnage was high as several hard crashes took place around the Speedway including four rollovers. Engerson took over the lead about lap 125 and appeared to have crossed the finish line first, but after checking the scorecard, it was found to be out of stock, thus relinquishing the $7,000 payday to runner-up, Mike St. Germain. Richie Turner, Billie Childs Jr., Josh Knoll and Scott Fowler rounded out the top five.
For complete results visit the Oxford Plains Speedway website at www.oxfordplains.com. Oxford Plains Speedway is located on Route 26 in Oxford, Maine.
