Sep 9, 2008 | Unity Raceway
The pending threat of a hurricane didn't keep the Unity drivers from putting on a fantastic show. Kyle Gallant jumped to the early heat race lead in the Men's Peanut division. Ryan Ripley clears the field from his rear starting position. Ripley cruises on the inside of the track to pass Gallant and take the heat race win. The feature again saw Gallant jump to the early race lead. Matt Shaw takes over second. Cody Sleeper and Chris Williams clear the field and start looking for the lead pair. Ryan Ripley has already broken into the top five from his rear starting position. Ripley uses the outside to take fourth away from Williams. Sleeper has moved around Shaw and is gaining on Gallant. Ripley moves around the Shaw machine and starts reeling in the leaders. Ricky Palmer, making his debut in the Men's Peanuts division, moves around Williams for fifth. Ripley has caught the lead pair. Three way battle for first. Sleeper tries the inside line for the lead around Gallant. Sleeper clears Gallant pulling Ripley thru for second. The caution flag would fly bringing the field together. Ripley jumps to the lead. Sleeper follows in second. The battle is for third between Gallant and Palmer. Palmer takes over third. Sleeper has caught Ripley. The pair go nose to tail to the finish line. Ripley takes the checkered. Sleeper follows a very close second. Palmer finishes third but does not pass post race inspection. This moves Gallant to victory lane in third. Matt Shaw has a fine run in fourth. Chris Williams has a great run finishing out the top five.
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Sep 9, 2008 | Speedway 95
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) Speedway 95 in Hermon held it’s final races of 2008 in the 5 Saturday Night divisions, one day later then planed, after the remnants of tropical storm Hanna washed out the Saturday nights action, forcing a Sunday make-up event.
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Sep 7, 2008 | Beech Ridge
By Dan Walker
Bub Bilodeau secured the 2008 Pro Series championship by winning the final 40 lap feature race on Sunday afternoon at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Bilodeau moved to the front after a spirited duel for the lead involving Steven Jones, Keith McKinnon and Mike Fowler early on.
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Aug 31, 2008 | Unity Raceway
The cloudy morning turned into a wonderful afternoon for the final race of August. The crowd was there in anticipation of what the Flying Fernald was going to jump thru this year. The fans were pleased to find out it was another mobile home. This year the jumping vehicle was a mini van. The jump had to be just perfect. George again proved to be right on the mark as he cleared the whole trailer on the first jump. The fans were in for a treat as he made the jump a second and third time. The only thing that calmed him down was the van had seen it's better day. We can only wonder what next year will bring.
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Aug 31, 2008 | Beech Ridge
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) The Coca Cola Strictly Streets finished their 3 race series two weeks later then planed after the action was washed out on August 16th. Pole Sitter Wayne Parritt, Jr. of Steuben earned the pole for their final 35-lap race of the season Saturday night, August 30th, but was overtaken by Jordan Pearson of Glenburn for the win. Parritt ended the night in second, with Brad Norris of Ellsworth in the third spot. The 1-2-3 finish mirrored the final points standing of the series, with the win putting Pearson on top. In the regular standings for the division, 22 points separate Wayne Parritt, Jr. from second place Brad Norris, with next week the final race of the season for the Strictly Streets.
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Aug 31, 2008 | Wiscasset Speedway
DAREN RIPLEY WINS NAPA 100 LATE MODEL MAIN AT WISCASSET
Over the past eighteen years Darren Ripley has established himself as an extra distance specialist on the highbanks of Wiscasset Raceway; perhaps one of the best in the track's history. Saturday night he added another line to his already stacked resume by dominating the NAPA 100 at the "Center of Speed". He led the race wire to wire, surviving the race's three cautions and then holding off a late race challenge by Chris Thorne and TJ Watson to pickup the victory. Ripley, who has piled up a long list of 100 lap wins in Super Street, Late Model and Prostock competition over the years, was also the runnerup in the annual Coastal 200 back in May. The victory highlighted a full program of action at Wiscasset Raceway sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts, represented by ten area NAPA stores. The only time Ripley appeared to have a serious run at his lead was on the final restart of the race on lap 90.
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