Rowe father-and-son tandem enter TD Banknorth 250
OXFORD, Maine – The famed father-son tandem that has dominated the TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in this decade has added its entries to the record field for the 2007 event.
NASCAR legend Terry Labonte enters TD Banknorth 250
OXFORD, Maine – One of NASCAR’s living legends will continue the recent tradition of Nextel Cup champions competing in the TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
WISCASSET RACEWAY AWARDS BANQUET CELEBRATES BEST OF 2006
Wiscasset Raceway put an official end to the 2006 racing season on Friday December 1st in Augusta with its annual awards banquet. Drivers and crews, fans and staff gathered in the Pine Tree Room at the Augusta Civic Center to celebrate the 2006 season with dinner, awards, and dancing. Track announcer Ken Minott acted as master of ceremonies for the evening and handed out trophies and other awards to outstanding drivers in six weekly racing series divisions. Along with trophies for the top 10 in each class, special awards were handed out in each division to recognize Sportsmanship, Outstanding Improvement, and Hard Luck as well as Rookie of the Year and the crowning of 2006 Wiscasset Raceway Driver of the Year. Track photographer Peter Taylor added to the festivities with a video presentation highlighting the year at Maine’s fastest track.
Speedway 95 News Release 11-18-06
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, ME) Speedway 95 ended it's 2006 season Saturday, November 18th with it's annual awards banquet at the Elks Lodge in Bangor. John Phippen, Jr. of Town Hill, picked up his third championship trophy in his ProStock racing career, beating out Winterport's Ryan Deane, by just two points. The second spot in the ProStock standings marks the fourth year in a row Deane has occupied that position. Jason Witts of Bangor earned the trophy in the Limited Sportsman division, by 4 points over Rowland Robinson of Steuben.
Unity Raceway Crowns Champions
Waterville, ME – The Top Five drivers from Thursday Thrillas at Unity Raceway and the Top ten from the Weekly Racing Series converged on the Waterville Elks Lodge for the Annual Awards Banquet Saturday night.
The 2006 Season started off with the elimination of the Pro Stock and Super Sportsman divisions. This moved the Sunoco Super Streets to the forefront for the year. In one of the closest point battles in all the ten divisions at the track, Nate Weston of Madison narrowly defeated Palmyra's Ajay Picard for the championship. The difference between the two was just six points. Weston was officially crowned the 2006 champion in the new premiere division Saturday night.