THORNE WINS LATE MODEL SEASON OPENER AT WISCASSET by Ken Minott
A sunny but blustery and cold Saturday evening didn’t deter a large contingent of eager fans hungry to get some racing action. Group 2 finally got the chance to get their 2019 season going along with the first appearance of the season for the Wicked Good Vintage Racers. Skowhegan’s Zach Audet appeared to have a dominant win within his grasp in the spotlight feature for the Outlaw Minis until an electrical issue late in the race on lap 31 changed everything. Defending champ Jimmy Childs was there to capitalize on the leader’s tough luck and cruised to the feature win.
Former champion Jeff Taylor returns to victory lane at Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, ME – Jeff Taylor of Farmington drove to a convincing victory Saturday night, winning the Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model race at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Taylor, the most prolific track champion in modern day Oxford Plains Speedway history, last won at the track driving a Late Model in 2011. His last Super Late Model victory came in 2006, the year he earned his ninth, and most recent, track title at the historic Route 26 speedplant.
WHORF WINS PRO STOCK THRILLER AT WISCASSET SPEEDWAY by Ken Minott
April showers bring May flowers, but it also brought frustration to anxious race fans and drivers waiting to get the 2019 racing season started. After losing the first two races of the season to weeks of persistent rain, Wiscasset Speedway was finally able to get in a show on Saturday, May 4th. Group 1 got the call for their season opener, plus the first of three Enduros on the season schedule. Veteran racer Jeremie Whorff of Bath took home the victory in a wild finish to the 40 lap feature for the ServPro of Biddeford Saco Pro Stocks. Whorff was running 4th as the field stormed onto the front stretch to take the white flag. But the lead pair tangled sending drivers scrambling, and Whorff had the lead by the time they got to turn one.