Jul 17, 2007 | Speedway 95
Hermon, Me) The weekend racing at Speedway 95 was fast paced, and low on cautions, but hi in drama, in a race date that included the championship in the three race Sportsman Pro-Stock Series.
Scott Alexander of Orrington and Doug Day from Glenburn earned the inside, and outside pole spots for the start of the third and final 50-lap race in the Sportsman Pro-Stock Series. The pair raced for the top lead until a caution at lap 12. After two attempts to restart the race evenly, the pair was sent to the tail end of the line-up. Ryan Deane of Winterport and Paul White of Corrinna started at the front of the field as a result of the penalty. At the end of the contest, Deane held the top spot to earn the win, and White settled for second. John Phippen, Jr. of Town Hill finished third. When the points were tallied up, Deane had captured the series championship by four points over White.
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Jul 17, 2007 | Wiscasset Speedway
Steve Reny was at the top of his game Saturday night at Wiscasset Raceway. The veteran racer from Boothbay nearly covered the field on his way to victory lane in and exciting 30 lap Late Model feature. Starting 12th, Reny found his stride in the second half of the race weaving his way through traffic and driving around fellow Boothbay driver Peter Oakes with three laps to go to capture his second win of the season. Reny joined point leader Chris Thorne as the only other repeat winner in Wiscasset’s top class. The win capped a full schedule of racing at Maine’s fastest oval in front of another large crowd who enjoyed near perfect mid-summer weather. Other winners included R.J. Austin of Smithfield in the Super Streets; Mike Moody of Bath in the Strictly Streets; Shawn Kimball of Pittston in the Stock Mini’s; Ryan Ripley of Thomaston in the Teen Division; and Cassandra St Clair of Liberty in the Ladies Division. Chris Seavey of Windham took the NELCAR Legend 20 lap feature and the Quirk Super Mini Cup 25 lap feature was won by Fred Ireland of Howland. Wiscasset Raceway returns to action with a special Friday night show July 20th at 7:00pm. The program will feature double point racing in all weekly divisions, highlighted by a 75 Lap Stock Mini main event. The NELCAR Legends will also return as part of the show. The Friday program will also mark the final show at Wiscasset Raceway under the guidance of David & Sandra St Clair. The St Clair family has owned and operated Wiscasset Raceway since 1990 and will be handing over control to incoming owners Doug and Becky White on July 28th. For more information call the raceway office at (207) 589-4780 or check the website at www.wiscassetraceway.us.
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Jul 15, 2007 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Sessions, Mooney win thrillers; Adams extends
win streak to three in last TD Banknorth 250 tuneup
OXFORD, Maine – Hard to imagine the hottest late model driver in New England extending his winning streak to three heading into the biggest race of the year and getting upstaged.
Travis Adams had plenty of competition from Sumner Sessions and Don Mooney, though, for the spotlight and the headlines in one of the wildest Saturday nights imaginable at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Adams continued his recent custom of roaring up the outside and leaving the competition looking at a blur through their windshields. The reigning Oxford Networks Late Model champion won his third straight 40-lap feature and fifth of the season in 10 tries, matching his full-season win total of 2006.
It's a phenomenal achievement headed into what is essentially the all-star break for New England late models, but for sheer excitement, Adams' win over Don Wentworth and Brad Hammond wasn't even close to the top rung on Hilltop Pools & Spas Night.
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Jul 12, 2007 | Wiscasset Speedway
Just two weeks prior to officially taking over operation of Wiscasset Raceway, incoming owner Doug White held an open meeting at the track Wednesday night to discuss the return of Pro-Stocks to Maine’s fastest oval. White began the meeting by introducing John Clark of Clark Car Crushing of Hallowell as the division’s title sponsor for the remainder of the 2007 season. The “Clark’s Car Crushing Pro Stock Series” will hold a practice session Saturday July 28th and then commence with its first actual race Saturday August 4th. The division will run a 50 lap feature as part of the weekly Wiscasset Raceway program.
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Jul 11, 2007 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Perley Childs' presence felt again: Son David, grandsons Mark and Josh all win on 11-race Acceleration Series card at OPS
OXFORD, Maine – One week after losing the patriarch of their racing family, David and Josh Childs and Mark Childs Jr. reminded everyone again that the name and the tradition are alive and well at Oxford Plains Speedway.
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Jul 8, 2007 | Speedway 95
Speedway 95 News Release
07-07-07
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) Several tracks across the Pine Tree State were rained out, but Mother Nature cut Maine’s Family Fun Track, Speedway 95 a break, for an awesome night of racing, and not a drop of rain.
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