Sep 10, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Vallee-Jonction, Quebec – DJ Shaw and the #60 Precision JLM returned to Autodrome Chaudiere for their fourth race at the track this season as part of the third and final leg of the Autobus La Quebecoise Triple Crown Series and Pro All Stars Series North event. In their last race at the track, Shaw finished second on the track, but after technical inspection he was declared the winner and went into the final race with a show at the Triple Crown Championship.
After being rained out Saturday night, the Thunder Valley National 200 took place on Sunday afternoon in front of another great crowd at the popular Canada track. Starting from the pole position in his heat race, Shaw blazed to the win ahead of point’s competitor Johnny Clark, giving him the 11th place starting spot during the 200 lap feature event.
Shaw worked his way through the field early on and found himself well inside of the top ten. Many cautions plagued the first 100 laps, but Shaw was able to make his way into seventh before the 100 lap break, giving the team 15 minutes to make adjustments.
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Sep 10, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
Wentworth Finishes Strong At Oxford Plains
Welch Wins Final Canaan Race, Crazy Horse Cars Fast At NHMS
SOUTH PARIS, Maine – Don Wentworth of Otisfield, Maine, is a veteran stock car driver who won’t quibble with one inevitable truth in short-track racing: It’s better to finish strong than it is to sputter to the finish line and spend all winter trying to figure out what went wrong.
Wentworth made sure he put a solid capper on the 2013 season at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, posting a pair of podium finishes in the final two events of the inaugural Pro Late Model season at the track. Wentworth won the 40-lap feature at Oxford on August 30.
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Sep 9, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Wiscasset Speedway
By Lisa Maguire
Last Saturday at Wiscasset Speedway was a bit cloudy and overcast, but the races were completed before the rain began to fall. With the changing of the seasons, the bright lights illuminating the race track brightened earlier, and the weather cooled for some fabulous racing action. There were some new faces in Victory Lane as well. On the schedule was the group two line up of divisions: Strictly Street, Mini Trucks, Outlaw Mini, and Late Model Sportsman. The flex race of the week was a thirty lap Amsoil Nelcar Legends race.
In a quick, straightforward race, fifteen Strictly Street race cars participated in a twenty lap feature. In the pole position was Corey Morgan of the No. 26. Behind him were the No. 1 of Mike Moody and the No. 5 of Guy Childs. It was not until lap three when the top three saw a leader change. Coming out of turn four Childs attempted to pass Moody on the inside. Childs and Moody scraped together, causing Childs to spin on the front stretch. While Moody recovered, the No. 43 of Ben Erskine moved to the outside and passed Moody on the front stretch. Moody moved to third.
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Sep 8, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Speedway 95
RAINS AGAIN CURTAIL SPEEDWAY 95 PROGRAM for September 7
For the second week in a row, rain forced Speedway 95 officials to cut the program short before all scheduled racing was completed for the night. John Kalel II of Orrington won the Dysart’s Late Model feature postponed from last week by about a foot over defending champion Andy Saunders of Ellsworth. Kalel led every lap of the event from the pole to the checkers, but Saunders made a steady run from his mid pack starting spot, putting his car in the second spot on lap 22 of the 40 lap event after a lengthy battle for the position with Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs. After finally passing Seekins, Saunders steadily gained ground on Kalel, catching him as the two to go sign was shown by the flagman, Saunders was beside Kalel when the white flag flew, but Kalel hung on to his lead and beat Saunders to the checkers by a nose. Saunders finished second with Seekins finishing third. Rookie Andrew McLaughlin of Harrington took the fourth spot with Steuben’s Brenton Parritt finishing fifth.
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Sep 8, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Wiscasset Speedway
WISCASSET SPEEDWAY TOP FIVE OFFICIAL FINISH SEPTEMBER 7, 2013
STRICTLY STREET (20 LAPS)
1. #26 Corey Morgan, Lewiston
2. #43 Ben Erskine, Farmington
3. #32 Tasha Dyer, Arrowsic
4. #1 Mike Moody, Topsham
5. #06 Zac Poland, Woolwich
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Sep 7, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
Sophomore Street Stock Driver Looks To Go Out On Top
SOUTH PARIS, Maine – Two weeks ago, Ryan Robbins won his first feature event of the season. On Sunday afternoon, the sophomore driver from Dixfield hopes to lock up the first Street Stock division championship of his career.
Robbins, 28, has a 17-point lead heading into the final race of the season at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. Racing begins at 2 p.m.
“It’s funny, because I’m a pretty low-key person, even when it comes to the racing,” Robbins said. “We go to the track, we race, we come home. I try not to get all worked up about it. Even when we win, you just try to think about the next week. But when it gets to this point, you get pretty excited about it. We could go out on Sunday and win this championship.
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