Jul 4, 2009 | Beech Ridge
Scarborough, Maine- Third generation driver Bradley Babb was victorious on Friday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Babb secured his first win in the top NASCAR division in one of the seasons more prestigious races the Miller Lite Firecracker 50. Other winners were Lyman McKeage in the Wildcat division and Ray Letellier in the Road Runners. The Sport Series main event fell victim to rain that moved in following the fireworks show and that event will begin the race card this coming Saturday night.
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Jul 2, 2009 | Speedway 95
Old Town’s Jason Trundy returned to victory lane in the Little Enduros at Speedway 95 Wednesday night as he took his first win of the season. Trundy started fourth in the field and passed pole sitter Mike Witham of Milo for the lead on the fourth lap, and never looked back during the 20 lap caution free feature event. With good battles for position happening throughout the field, and lots of action when the leaders passed slower traffic, Paul Higgins of Newburgh emerged as the second place finisher. Higgins and Darren Durrell, also of Newburgh waged a fierce but clean battle for the second spot until Durrell’s exhaust system began dragging the track, upsetting the handling on his Honda Prelude. Durrell held on for a third place finish while Donny Blanchard worked his way from the back of the field to post a fourth place finish for the night. Witham, who won the first qualifier earlier in the evening, wound up fifth at the checkers. The second qualifier was won by Higgins.
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Jul 1, 2009 | Unity Raceway
Fireworks, food drive and racing at Unity Raceway Friday night
(Make-up dates for NWA Wrestling, PASS Super Late Model race announced)
Unity, Maine – Fireworks and racing highlight Friday night’s
Independence Day weekend show at Unity Raceway. The action kicks off
at 6:30 p.m. with stock car racing for championship series racing in
all regular divisions. After dark, fans and competitors will be
treated to a giant fireworks display.
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Jun 29, 2009 | Speedway 95
Bangor’s Donny Blanchard used a desperation move to pass Newburgh’s Paul Higgins in turn four on the last lap to win the 75 lap MAC Tools/New England Transmission Little Enduro feature on Saturday night at Speedway 95. Blanchard had started the event on the outside pole by winning the second qualifier, and moved into the lead past Newburgh’s Darren Durrell on lap 2. It wasn’t long before Blanchard and the rest of the leaders started lapping slower cars, and Blanchard got caught behind a pack of them, falling as far back as 10th spot before starting his charge back to the front. At the halfway point, Higgins was leading, followed by Derek Cook of Wilton, Darren Durrell, Hermon’s Andrew Crosby, and Blanchard in fifth. Blanchard caught the break he needed on lap 60, when Michael Shaw of Troy slammed into the front stretch tire wall, bringing out the third and final red flag of the event. On the restart, Blanchard started making his move to the front, with 15 laps remaining. When the flagman signaled one to go, Blanchard was on Higgin’s bumper, but had been unable to make the pass the lead. Going into turn three on the last lap, Blanchard dove to the inside and, using Higgin’s car to hold his own on the track, forced Higgins high and made the pass for the lead coming out of turn four. Higgins finished in second, with Darren Durrell in third. Derek Cook finished fourth on the track, but was disqualified in the post race inspection, giving the fourth spot finish to Hermon’s Andrew Crosby. Mike Ogden of Bucksport was fifth. Durrell and Blanchard won the qualifying races, putting them on the front row for the feature.
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Jun 29, 2009 | Wiscasset Speedway
Chris Thorne knows something about winning. The twenty five year old Sidney, ME racer started winning back when he raced Mini Stocks at Unity Raceway nine years ago. Three Late Model Championships later Chris Thorne is still at it. Chris picked up
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Jun 21, 2009 | Wiscasset Speedway
Wiscasset, ME- Ryan Hayes is a busy kid. Not only does he have the hectic life of a 17 year old Erskine Academy Senior but the Jefferson, ME resident is also hard at work becoming an Eagle Scout, playing varsity basketball and being on the track team. Oh yeah and by the way, he is also busy racing in the U.S. Cellular Mini Track division at Wiscasset Raceway where he picked up his first career feature victory Saturday night on Ray Haskell Ford night at the center of speed. Ryan started on the pole and led every lap of the 15 lap event, holding off Russ Anderson of Portsmith, NH and Gray’s Kevin Oliver for the win. Anderson and Oliver would finish second and third respectively while Josh Hajula and Bruce Oren rounded out the top five.
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