Rolfe denies Cyr in clash of champions

OXFORD, Maine – It looked so easy for so long, until a fellow champion crashed Ricky Rolfe's party.
Rolfe dominated the early stages of Saturday's New England Dodge Dealers American-Canadian Tour 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway, but the two-time OPS champion was forced to withstand a late challenge from seven-time ACT king Jean-Paul Cyr to win a touring event at his home track for the first time since 2002.
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SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE APRIL 20TH, 2008

(Hermon, Me) Speedway 95 opened up the 2008 season Sunday April 20th with racing in 5 divisions, including the brand new Dysart’s Pro-Limited Class.

Scott Modery of Hermon earned the pole for the Dysart’s Pro-Limited race, but outside pole sitter Josh St. Clair of Liberty grabbed the top spot in the caution free race for the first 17 laps. On Lap 18 Modery slide into the low groove and drove past St. Clair to earn the top spot and held it for the win. St. Clair finished second, and Dave St. Clair, also of Liberty crossed the line for third. Modery was DQ in post race inspection, handing first place to Josh St. Clair, second to Dave St. Clair and third to Glen Curtis, Jr of Hudson.

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Speedway 95 Kicks Off 2008

By Bill DaButler,
(Hermon, Me) 
Speedway 95 held it's annual Airport Mall Car show on Friday, April 12th and Saturday April 13th to kick off the 2008 season. Opening day is Sunday, April 20th at 1:30 with a pretty car contest, the race card will kick off at 2.

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NEW ENGLAND TOYOTA DEALERS TEAM WITH WISCASSET RACEWAY FOR MARQUEE EVENT

NEW ENGLAND TOYOTA DEALERS TEAM WITH WISCASSET RACEWAY FOR MARQUEE EVENT

The management team at Wiscasset Raceway announced today that they have inked a deal with the New England Toyota Dealers to be the title sponsor for the track's August 17th Super Late Model showcase. Wiscasset Sales and Promotion Director John Crawford said he and track owner Doug White have reached a deal with Toyota's regional marketing rep Troy McCadden that will make them the title sponsor of the "New England Toyota Tundra 250" for this season's race and years to come. 

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WHITE READY TO UNVEIL A BIG SEASON AT WISCASSET RACEWAY

WHITE READY TO UNVEIL A BIG SEASON AT WISCASSET RACEWAY
 

In just few short weeks Wiscasset Raceway will pull back the curtain on the 2008 season and the start of a new era for "Maine's Center of Speed". Owners Doug and Becky White will roll out an ambitious schedule to start their first full season at the helm. While 2007 was a year of uncertainty, speculation and transition, 2008 is bringing a new feeling of excitement and anticipation.
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DAVE LIND RACING OFFERS FREE TIRES FOR COASTAL 200 AT WISCASSET

DAVE LIND RACING OFFERS FREE TIRES FOR COASTAL 200 AT WISCASSET

As the finishing touches are put together for the 2008 season at Wiscasset Raceway, Dave Lind Racing of Norfolk, MA has stepped up to help two lucky race teams in one of the track's premier events. Memorial Day weekend will mark the return of the $10,000 to win Coastal 200 to the "Center of Speed" and Dave Lind Racing has agreed to give a set of tires to two different Late Model Sportsman drivers who enter the May 25th race. DLR is the distributor of American Racing Tires throughout New England including Wiscasset Raceway. Track race director Derek Mingo announced the deal recently and stated that all teams showing up for the day of the Coastal 200 will be eligible for the drawing. "Teams will buy their tires as they usually do and then at a manditory pre-race drivers meeting the drawing will be held for tires. Drivers must be present at the meeting to win. The two teams chosen as the winners will be given their money back for a set of four tires they bought." Mingo also announced that although there is no racing scheduled for the day before the Coastal 200, there will be a practice session Saturday May 24th from noon to 5:00pm. Any LMS teams purchasing tires Saturday will have them impounded at the track for Sunday's race. The Coastal 200 has established itself as one of the premier racing events on the northern New England racing schedule. In 2007 DJ Shaw of Center Conway, NH outdueled Mike Rowe for the big payoff.