Jun 23, 2010 | Oxford Plains Speedway
MacDonald Completes Sweep Oxford Regulars Finish Well
By Caleb Lamb
OXFORD, Maine – The next time the American-Canadian Tour visits Oxford Plains they may have to rename the 150 lap race the, “Eddie MacDonald 150”. MacDonald once again took the checkered flag at OPS to sweep the two ACT races held at the track. Add in the fact that he also won last year’s TD Bank 250 and that makes MacDonald 3 for 3 in his latest trips to Oxford. After three rounds of qualifying, the starting grid was set for main event. As a part of Oxford Plains ongoing 60th anniversary celebration, the fans were treated to a special interview with OPS pioneer, Glen Andrews. Then Mr. Andrews gave the command to fire engines and the race was underway. Brian Hoar took the early lead while Eddie MacDonald settled into fourth place behind OPS regulars Jeff White and Shawn Martin. Martin grabbed the lead on a lap 48 restart following the race’s first yellow for one car crash featuring Joey Laquerre. But his lead was short-lived as just 5 laps later the yellow flew once again for the biggest wreck of the night. Corey Morgan got spun around going into turn 1 and several other cars got involved in the mayhem. Mark Lamberton, Travis Stearns, Billy Childs Jr, Ben Ashline, and Jean Paul Cyr were all involved, with Lamberton and Stearns getting the worst of it. Following the restart, Hoar jumped back in front while MacDonald slipped by White and Martin to take second. Ricky Rolfe had a great showing, passing MacDonald for second on lap 75, while Tommy Ricker and T.J. Brackett slowly started picking their way through the field, just outside the top 10. A caution for Joey Pole’s spin on lap 102 set the stage for an all out sprint to the finish as the top drivers pushed their cars to the limit. MacDonald took the lead for the first time shortly after the restart, and Tommy Ricker jumped to fourth, passing five cars in just 7 laps. Corey Morgan recovered well from his earlier spin, and while nearly every other driver followed the high line around the race track, Morgan used the inside groove to pick his way to fourth. With positions constantly changing, Morgan moved to second behind MacDonald on lap 125, and then faded as Ricky Rolfe reclaimed the spot and made the charge at the leader. T.J. Brackett moved into the third position while the likes of Hoar, Ricker, Morgan, and Scott Luce battled it out behind him. But while several drivers came close, nobody could touch MacDonald who navigated the lap traffic well and crossed the finish line several car lengths in front of Rolfe and Brackett. Corey Morgan finished fourth in his most impressive run of the season, while Brian Hoar slipped to second, and Scott Luce finished deep in the field after he spun with just 3 laps remaining.
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Jun 23, 2010 | Oxford Plains Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Winner Keselowski enters TD Bank 250
OXFORD, Maine – Brad Keselowski, who pilots the number 12 car for Penske Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has announced his entry in the TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway on July 18.
Qualifying for the famed race begins at 2 pm on race day, with the main event scheduled for 6:30.
Keselowski emerged as a force in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2008 while driving for Dale Earnhardt, Jr’s JR Motorsports. He finished third in points that year notching two wins. He followed up that effort with a third place finish in the Nationwide Series points in 2009. His success in the Nationwide Series led to a ride in the Sprint Cup, which he capitalized on with a win at Talladega. His Talladega win was the defining moment of his young career. In 2010, Brad is running both a full Nationwide Series schedule in addition to his Sprint Cup duties. Keselowski currently sits as the leader in the Nationwide Series points and in twenty-fourth position in the Sprint Cup. In addition to his success on the track, Brad has quickly endeared himself to NASCAR fans as they chose him the Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver in 2008 and 2009.
Jun 22, 2010 | Wiscasset Speedway
Story by J. Stevens
Two weekends past, the students from the “Life Skills Class” were invited to Wiscasset Raceway, to watch a day of racing. Sunday June 13th, was full of excitement as over half a dozen different racing series hit the track. The day included cars bursting into flames, flipping upside down, and racing for the checkered flag to take the win.
The students got to take a tour through the pits to meet the owner of Wiscasset raceway, Doug White, along with some of the drivers as well. While touring the pits, they got to watch the race teams work on the cars. A bit later the cars hit the track for qualifying heat races.
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Jun 21, 2010 | Unity Raceway
Unity, Maine – Veteran racer Ed ‘Fubby’ Drake of Vasalboro outran his Late Model division rivals and Sidney’s Kevin Douglass prevailed in an extended, 40-lap main event for the Monster Energy Drink Monsta Mini class, topping the stock car racing card Saturday night at Unity Raceway. Victory lane at Maine’s Toughest Racing oval also played host to Nate Weston of Madison, Bryan Robbins of Montville, Ben Clark of Clinton, Justin Moore of Madison, Chelsea Young of Winterport, Cole Robinson of Clinton and George Fernald III of Benton in front of the season’s largest crowd, to date.
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Jun 20, 2010 | Beech Ridge
Scarborough,Maine- Ben Tinker made his first ever Sport Series win at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway a memorable one by capturing the biggest race of the season for the division. Tinker took the lead at the drop of the green flag and led the opening 38 laps of the race despite challenges from Russ Morse and Chris Smith. Chris Smith took over the lead on lap 39 as Corey Bubar moved to second place and Tinker dropped to third. A caution flag waved on lap 51 when the fourth and fifth place cars of Sally Gherardi and Russ Morse made contact with both cars spinning in turn four. Smith would go back to the front until another caution came out at lap 68.
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Jun 19, 2010 | Oxford Plains Speedway
By Caleb Lamb
OXFORD, Maine – The first Wednesday night Oxford Acceleration Series event of the year started off in great fashion, with 116 cars registering for competition. While most of the five competing series had raced at least once on Saturday nights, this was the first time they would all compete on the same night.
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