OPS NEWS: Varney wins twice, Davis stop his bid for three in JARRacing Karts

Davis stops Varney's bid for milestone, enjoys one of his own in kart competition

OXFORD, Maine – Brandon Varney's bid to become only the second driver in JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series history to win three features in one night ended Friday with a mechanical malady and a different milestone victory by Troy Davis.
Varney ruled the Box Stock and Purple Plate features, then led the first seven laps of the Blue Plate main event before his kart lost power under caution.
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WISCASSET RACEWAY JOINS WITH CONTINGENCY CONNECTION TO REWARD DRIVERS

Wiscasset Raceway management announced this week that the track has been chosen as one of only 45 oval tracks in the nation to have the prestigious Contingency Connection national program for their racers in 2008!  According to track owner / promoter Doug White, "Over 100 tracks applied to participate in the program but the Center of Speed was chosen because of the importance we place on our weekly racing program." National manufacturers such as Moroso, JE Pistons, Auto Meter, MSD, Comp Cams, Mr. Gasket, Hedman Hedders, Richmond Gear, TCI, ACCEL, Lincoln Electric, Taylor Vertex, melling, Zoom, RJS Safety Equipment and many, many more will be posting awards for Wiscasset Raceway racers as part of the program.
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Lady Luck gets a front-row seat in Acceleration opener

OXFORD, Maine – Oxford Plains Speedway somehow won the weather lottery again Wednesday night, and five of the eight feature winners in the opening round of the Acceleration Series benefited from that same brand of luck.
Without season points to rely upon for handicapping purposes, starting positions were determined by blind draw. Competitors fortunate enough to pluck a front-row pill from the bag wound up winning five of the main events.
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Press release for Unity Raceway

The NEW SPIRIT of Unity Raceway was blessed by Mother Nature with a bright and sunny day. The Sportsman 108 saw 14 competitors hit the track. The new purple #73 of Mark Dodge of Anson took home the checkered flag in the first heat race. The second heat race was won by the 2007 Unity Raceway Sportsman Point Champion, Brad Bellows, of South China. These two drivers would go head to head for many laps in the feature event. Both drivers would end the event with mechanical failures looming. Bellows would finish first with Dodge following in second.. New comer to Unity Raceway, Dan McKeage would take home the third place trophy.
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SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE June 1st, 2008

By Bill DaButler

 (Hermon, Me) It started out as a beautiful day, but the rains came at the beginning of the first feature race and despite hopes that rain would be short lived, the showers were intense enough that the track could not be dried, effectively bring to a halt racing at Maine’s Family Fun Track, Speedway 95. All of the missed features will be made up, on Saturday, June 7th at seven with double features, including the second race in the 50-lap Dysart's Pro-Limited Series. Wacky Wednesday kicks off the on Wednesday June 4th at 7.

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Race Results for Spud Speedway 6/1/08

Here are the weekly race results for Spud Speedway in Caribou, ME! We had a small turnout because of the threat of rain, but Spud never saw a drop of it! The sun actually made a couple cameo appearances during the day!
Please let me know if I need to send this to a different address within your firm or if you would prefer not to receive the results.

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