Apr 24, 2012 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Unity Raceway
Brian Whitney of Burnham added another extra-distance main event first-place trophy to his collection, outgunning reigning track champion Jeff Burgess of Fairfield in the 52-lap Late Model division main event on Opening Day at Unity Raceway on Saturday.
Whitney and Burgess swapped the race lead, and a little bit of paint, a couple of times during the closing laps in a competitive feature race highlighting the first stock car racing card in Maine this season. Whitney, who has been most successful in extra-distance event in recent seasons at Unity Raceway, led the vast majority of the race, first battling Palmyra racer Ajay Picard for supremacy.
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Apr 22, 2012 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Unity Raceway
Unity, Maine – Brian Whitney of Burnham added another extra-distance main event first-place trophy to his collection, outgunning reigning track champion Jeff Burgess of Fairfield in the 52-lap Late Model division main event on Opening Day at Unity Raceway on Saturday.
Whitney and Burgess swapped the race lead, and a little bit of paint, a couple of times during the closing laps in a competitive feature race highlighting the first stock car racing card in Maine this season. Whitney, who has been most successful in extra-distance event in recent seasons at Unity Raceway, led the vast majority of the race, first battling Palmyra racer Ajay Picard for supremacy.
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Feb 28, 2012 | Granite State Series, Maine Race Tracks, Touring Series News, Unity Raceway
Canaan NH – In a joint announcement made at the Racers Expo in Portland Maine on
Sat. Feb 24th, Unity Raceway promoter, George Fernald and Granite State Pro Stock
Series president, Mike Parks announced that on Sat June 23rd the GSPSS will make their
first appearance in the state of Maine. “Unity Raceway has a rich tradition of Pro Stock
racing and I am thrilled that we will be able to be a part of Unity’s schedule for 2012”
stated Parks. Unity Raceway hasn’t hosted a Pro Stock event since 2010 and the GSPSS (more…)
Oct 10, 2011 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Unity Raceway
JOSH ST. CLAIR WINS 111-LAPLATE MODEL SPECIAL AT UNITY RACEWAY
Track champions Mo Young, Zach Audet also big winners on Long John Weekend
Unity, Maine – Josh St. Clair of Liberty prevailed in the 111-lap Late Model main event, topping the racing card on Long John Weekend Sunday at Unity Raceway.
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Sep 25, 2011 | Maine Racing News, Unity Raceway
Unity, Maine — David Folsom of Skowhegan won the final battle, all that he could do in his effort to overtake East Madison’s Jeff Burgess for the Unity Raceway Late Model division championship.
Folsom was triumphant in the 35-lap main event on Saturday night, but a 21-point deficit entering the night proved to be too much to overcome, and Burgess comfortably claimed the crown with a fifth-pace finish after surviving a spin off of the backstretch durng the race.
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Sep 18, 2011 | Maine Racing News, Unity Raceway
Unity, Maine — David ‘Deuce’ Folsom II won his second Late Model feature race of the season, topping a busy racing card Saturday night at Unity Raceway.
Folsom prevailed in an exciting battle with Waldoboro’s Will Collins, swapping the lead several times throughout the 35-lap headliner. Late in the race point leader Jeff Burgess of East Madison moved into contention, pressuring Folsom, who proved up to the test. Folsom was followed under the checkered flag by Burgess and Collins, with Ajay Picard of Palmyra and Burnham’s Brian Whitney rounding out the top five.
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