Aug 16, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Beattie, Blackwell, Thompson, Armington, Varney also crowned
OXFORD, Maine – Kyle Metivier did everything within his power to capture the JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series in the Unrestricted division, winning his second straight 20-lap feature to conclude the season Friday night.
Robbie Wentworth crossed the line exactly where he needed to finish to earn the title, however. A sixth-place finish left Wentworth with a two-point advantage in the age 16-and-up class.
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Aug 11, 2008 | Wiscasset Speedway
RIPLEY'S & MODS HIGHLIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AT WISCASSET
Wiscasset Raceway has been billed as "Maine's fastest track" ever since Wilford Cronk first opened the gates in 1969. The large crowd that packed into the grandstands Saturday night, and waited out a near two hour rain delay, got to see a whole new level of speed as the True Value Modified Series invaded the coastal speed plant for the the Wiscasset Ford 100. The 600 horsepower ground shaking open-wheel cars put down lap times nearly a full second faster than the tracks fastest weekly division, circling the 3/8 mile highbank oval in just a tick over fourteen and a half seconds.
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Aug 11, 2008 | Speedway 95
SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE August 9th , 2008
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) Points leader Brenton Parritt of Steuben flipped over three laps into the Pro-Limited feature, the weekend at Maine’s family fun track, Speedway 95, Saturday, April 9th, drawing out the red flag. Parritt wasn’t injured, but left the race, allowing Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs to close the gap in the points standings with a win in the Pro-Limited race. Dale Swoboda of Hermon finished second, Dean Smart of Bradley took third.
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Aug 10, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Tommy Tompkins elected not to defend his championship in the Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock division.
The unofficial title as reigning king of long-distance races in the class remains his, however.
Tompkins dominated the second half of the Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy 100 at Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday night, outlasting B.J. Chapman and holding off Mike Short for his second Agren Appliance Triple Crown victory of the year.
His fourth victory of the season matched Short for the most among Strictly Stock drivers in that category. It also came one week after Tompkins' night ended with a hard crash into the front stretch wall.
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Aug 10, 2008 | Beech Ridge
By Dan Walker
Scarborough,Maine-Bill Rodgers headlined the NASCAR Whelan All American Series winners list at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Dave Lampron, Gary Babineau and Marc Sylvan also rook down race wins.
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Aug 4, 2008 | Unity Raceway
The weather gods did not dare to interfere with Penny Picard and Dan Sampson "Getting Hitched" at Unity Raceway. Mark Dodge and Rosemary Pillsbury stood in attendance as Track Announcer, Gary Bellefleur, did the honors. With the Sportsman cars of Mike Landry, Brad Bellows, and Mark Dodge in the background, the pair was married on the start/finish line. Family, friends, and fans wished the two a long and happy life together. The crowd was treated to wedding cake delivered by the Jr. Fan Club members.
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