Jun 7, 2009 | Beech Ridge
Mike Rowe wins Coors Light 100 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
By Dan Walker
Scarborough, Maine- Maine racing legend Mike Rowe used his long distance race experience to full advantage Saturday night to win the Coors Light 100 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The story of the race was the experienced Rowe versus the young charger D.J. Shaw for the win. Dave Oliver and Mike Maietta Jr led the field to the green flag with Maietta Jr taking the lead.
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Jun 4, 2009 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Father-son sweep for David & Josh Childs in 11th annual Acceleration Series opener
OXFORD, Maine – The father-son combination of David and Josh Childs combined for 18 feature wins in two different Oxford Plains Speedway Acceleration Series divisions last season.
Now that the two are competing in the same class, the peer pressure and the quest for bragging rights might make them even more dangerous.
After hearing the Chimney Tech Outlaw rookie Josh had won his 20-lap event while waiting to take the track for his own race, David drove to a convincing victory in his
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Jun 2, 2009 | Wiscasset Speedway
Wiscasset, ME- The racing program at Wiscasset Raceway on May 30th treated fans to more then just fun filled action packed racing in all divisions. Fans were able to go down on the race track at 5 p.m. and meet with their favorite drivers, John Linnehan gave the fans, crews and drivers a motivational speech, Rockland High Schools Life Skills class was on hand and one of their special student won a trip to New Hampshire Motor Speedway and on top of that it was also the first round of the Linnehan’s Credit Now Late Model Triple Crown Series.
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May 31, 2009 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Early-season struggles ended with a vengeance Saturday night as Ricky Rolfe, Skip Tripp and Justin Karkos captured Championship Series feature wins at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Rolfe passed Tim Brackett, Jeff White and Scott Luce in the outside lane over the final 20 circuits to capture the 40-lap Oxford Networks Late Model main event on 99.9 The Wolf Fan Appreciation Night.
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May 31, 2009 | Beech Ridge
Dave Oliver finds his way to victory lane at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
Scarborough, Maine- Coming off an opening day top 5 finish following a qualifying wreck, Dave Oliver found the speed in his car and was victorious following the 40 lap Pro Series race on Saturday night. Mike Maietta Jr led the field to the green flag and quickly sprinted out front but tell tale signs of smoke started appearing from the #23 immediately.
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May 24, 2009 | Wiscasset Speedway
Opening day at Wiscasset Raceway presented by Lester Morse Auto Sales was a great one. The sun was shining at the 2 p.m. start time, the fans packed the stands and the drivers packed the pit area. The U.S. Army reserves where there with their massive rock climbing wall. Operation Recognition was at the “Center of Speed” where they put on a parade around the track with the Patriot Guard motorcycle riders, Maine Bag Pipes and armed service men and woman. After the parade a ceremony took place in the infield to honor folks who have served for out country. After Late Model division drivers took to the stands to collect money for the good cause that is Operation recognition with Army boots and the National Anthem had been preformed we were ready for our feature events.
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