May 24, 2009 | Wiscasset Speedway
Opening day at Wiscasset Raceway presented by Lester Morse Auto Sales was a great one. The sun was shining at the 2 p.m. start time, the fans packed the stands and the drivers packed the pit area. The U.S. Army reserves where there with their massive rock climbing wall. Operation Recognition was at the “Center of Speed” where they put on a parade around the track with the Patriot Guard motorcycle riders, Maine Bag Pipes and armed service men and woman. After the parade a ceremony took place in the infield to honor folks who have served for out country. After Late Model division drivers took to the stands to collect money for the good cause that is Operation recognition with Army boots and the National Anthem had been preformed we were ready for our feature events.
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Mar 15, 2009 | Wiscasset Speedway
Wiscasset, ME- Track owners Doug and Becky White from Wiscasset Raceway, George Fernald from Unity Raceway and Del Merrit and Alice Baker from Speedway 95 have announced the title sponsor for the new late model triple crown series. Linnehans Credit Now will be the supporter for this new series which will have three races in 2009.
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Sep 14, 2008 | Wiscasset Speedway
WISCASSET RACEWAY PRESS RELEASE 9/14/08
Jeff Burgess has picked the right time of the year to hit his stride and turn in his best racing of the season. The veteran racer from East Madison started mid pack for the 50 lap Clark's Car Crushing Prostock feature and picked his way to the front for his 3rd win of the season and second straight in Wiscasset's top division. With his recent hot streak, winning three of the last five races, Burgess cut point leader Randy Turner's advantage in half and now trails by just ten heading into the final points race on September 27th.
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Aug 31, 2008 | Wiscasset Speedway
DAREN RIPLEY WINS NAPA 100 LATE MODEL MAIN AT WISCASSET
Over the past eighteen years Darren Ripley has established himself as an extra distance specialist on the highbanks of Wiscasset Raceway; perhaps one of the best in the track's history. Saturday night he added another line to his already stacked resume by dominating the NAPA 100 at the "Center of Speed". He led the race wire to wire, surviving the race's three cautions and then holding off a late race challenge by Chris Thorne and TJ Watson to pickup the victory. Ripley, who has piled up a long list of 100 lap wins in Super Street, Late Model and Prostock competition over the years, was also the runnerup in the annual Coastal 200 back in May. The victory highlighted a full program of action at Wiscasset Raceway sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts, represented by ten area NAPA stores. The only time Ripley appeared to have a serious run at his lead was on the final restart of the race on lap 90.
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Aug 25, 2008 | Wiscasset Speedway
COLBY AND MCCOLLET ARE BIG WINNERS SATURDAY NIGHT AT WISCASSET
Saturday night at Wiscasset Raceway Chuck Colby and Pete McCollet each picked up their third victory of 2008 in their respective divisions. In doing so, they helped put in two of the most exciting races of the season at "Maine's Center of Speed". Colby ran door to door with Bangor's Gary Smith for the final nine laps of the 50 lap feature for the Clark's Car Crushing Prostocks and the pair put on a show for the fans. Smith started from the pole position and held the early lead over Jeff Burgess through the first 19 laps until a flat tire and bad right front wheel bearing would send Burgess into the tire wall in turn two. Charlie Colby (Chuck's father) would move up to the 2nd position for the restart. The next five laps Smith and Colby would trade the lead back and forth while Chuck Colby moved up to third from his 8th starting position. The next caution wouldn't come out until lap 42 when Charlie Colby would loose his hold on the race track coming out of turn four and go spinning down the front stretch to the infield. The lap 42 restart would bring the younger Colby up to challenge Smith on the outside.
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Aug 19, 2008 | Wiscasset Speedway
WISCASSET RACEWAY PRESS RELEASE 8/18/08
It was only fitting that Sunday's running of the N.E. Toyota Tundra 250 at Wiscasset Raceway came down to a green-white-checkers finish between the two drivers who dominated the inuagural event. In the end it was Farmingdale's Johnny Clark who took home the win over Boothbay native Corey Williams to claim the $30,000+ payoff. Clark could not help but reflect on his long list of success at the track that launched his career. "I got my first prostock win here in 97' when I was seventeen" recalled the winner in victory lane. "I beat Stan Messerve and John Phippen that day and I thought that was the best. This one is right there with that one. It's great to get this one at my home track".
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