ASHLINE TURNS IN DOMINATING VICTORY COASTAL 200 AT WISCASSET SPEEDWAY

May 30, 2018 | Maine Race Tracks, Wiscasset Speedway

ASHLINE TURNS IN DOMINATING VICTORY COASTAL 200 AT WISCASSET SPEEDWAY
WISCASSET SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE 5/29/18
by Ken Minott

There are convincing wins, and then there’s what Ben Ashline did Sunday afternoon at Wiscasset Speedway. On a cloudy cool day, in front of a packed house at Maine’s fastest track, on its biggest stage, Ashline turned in on of the most dominating performances in recent memory. The veteran Fairfield racer, who turns wrenches for Distance Racing for a living, dominated the competition on with way to winning the 2018 Coastal 200 and pocketing a $5,000 winner’s check for his efforts. Motivated by a runner-up finish in the marquee event just a year earlier, Ashline led 198 of 200 laps on the way to the win in what he called “a bucket list race” in victory lane. Dave Farrington Jr of Jay, the 2015 winner of the Coastal 200 was the only other driver to have a taste of the lead. Ashline who was at the top of the speed charts in all four practice sessions started the race from the pole position and set a blistering early pace, putting half the 26 car field a lap down by the quarter mark on lap 50. (more…)

Wiscasset Speedway Result 5/27/18

May 28, 2018 | Maine Race Tracks, Wiscasset Speedway

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY RESULTS 5/27/18

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WISCASSET SPEEDWAY OUTRACES THE RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT

May 22, 2018 | Maine Race Tracks, Wiscasset Speedway

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY OUTRACES THE RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT
by Ken Minott

There was little doubt that rain would arrive in midcoast Maine late Saturday afternoon. But that didn’t shake the determination of race teams and track officials to get in their scheduled race program. Following their regular practice rounds, the race teams gathered for a meeting and made the decision to skip their qualifying heat races and jump right to feature action in order to beat the approaching weather. The show featured action in all four Group 1 divisions plus a 100 lap Enduro. In the 35 lap spotlight feature for the Cahill Tire 4-Cylinder Pros, West Gardiner’s Hayden Norris remained undefeated on the season, starting deep in the field and taking the lead by halfway. From there he ran to a relatively easy win. As of press time, the victory remains unofficial pending engine inspection, which is required after a driver’s 3rd win. Defending champ Max Rowe would be credited with 2nd place and rookie Nicole Benincasa of Buxton took 3rd. In support feature action, Wiscasset’s Nick Hinkley grabbed his second straight win in the ServPro of Biddeford Saco Pro Stocks 40 lapper. He was chased across the line by Nick Reno of West Bath and Charlie Colby of Newcastle. Mike Hodgkins of Jefferson took home top honors in the 25 lap feature for the Maxwells Market Super Streets. It was his first win of the season. Division champs Josh Bailey of Wiscasset and Mark Lucas of Harpswell took the other two spots in victory lane. The 25 lap feature for the Thunder 4 Minis went to Travis Poulliot of South China. Noah Haggett of Wiscasset was 2nd and Cameron Campbell of New Gloucester 3rd. With the rain starting to fall, the Enduro drivers rolled onto the track with drivers looking to reach 100 laps before the 1-hour time limit or the rain got too heavy. Nathan Haley of Wiscasset led the entire race wire to wire for the win. (more…)

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY RESULTS 5/19/18

May 20, 2018 | Maine Race Tracks, Wiscasset Speedway

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY RESULTS 5/19/18
GROUP 1 PLUS 100 LAP ENDURO

full results – * 4 cylinder pro finish pending engine inspection of winner

CAHILL TIRE 4-CYLINDER PROS (35 LAPS) *finish is UNOFFICIAL pending engine inspection for 3rd win
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 03 Hayden Norris Gardiner 35
2 12 Max Rowe Turner 35 1.235
3 14 Nicole Benincasa Buxton 35 2.358
4 24 Jeff Prindall Lisbon 35 5.058
5 5 Dominic Curet Saco 35 5.139
6 00 PJ Merrill Canton 35 8.86
7 4 Connor Wenners Edgecomb 35 8.905
8 70 Taylor Lane Phillips 35 9.001
9 41 Larry Melcher Jay 35 1.976
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