Aug 7, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Scarborough, ME – Brad Babb became the first ever multi-time American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model winner at Scarborough, ME’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 6, beating out rival Eddie MacDonald in the Coastal 100.
Windham, ME’s Babb, who was returning to ACT action for the first time following an incident with MacDonald at Seekonk Speedway in July, got under the Rowley, MA driver as the two worked through lapped traffic on lap 61 and was never headed the rest of the way. It was Babb’s first ACT Late Model Tour win of the season and second straight at Beech Ridge.
MacDonald started on the pole and led the first 21 laps. Babb got around him following a lap-20 caution for rookie Ryan Olsen’s spin in turn four, only for MacDonald to grab the lead back on the race’s second and final restart on lap 25 after Brandon Atkins went around exiting turn two.
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Aug 7, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, Maine – Timmy Brackett of Buckfield nailed down his second victory of the season in the Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model main event Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway, taking the championship points lead away from Dixfield’s Scott Robbins in the process.
Brackett, the reigning champion at the historic Route 26 oval, ended a streak of 13 different winners in the top Saturday night class this season. He started the race from 10th position and quickly moved into contention behind early race leader Shawn Knight of South Paris and Hebron’s Alan Wilson.
Wilson and Knight, both seeking their first win of the season, were left to battle in Brackett’s wake, with Wilson claiming runner-up honors and Knight settling for third-place honors. Gunnar Rowe of Turner crossed the line in fourth position, with TJ Brackett of Buckfield filling out the top five.
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Aug 6, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Scott Dragon of Milton celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Thunder Road Late Models feature on WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilet Night. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, VT – Patience was a virtue for Scott Dragon on WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilet Night. The Milton driver, who started 17th in the 22-car field, took over the lead with 12 laps to go and pulled away for the win in the 85-lap Thunder Road Late Model feature.
The early part of the event belonged to Eric Badore of Milton, who took over the lead from Darrell Morin of Westford on a 20th-lap restart. Badore opened up 10-car length lead as Morin and Cody Blake of Barre waged a side-by-side battle for second place for over 40 laps. Dragon finally moved into the top three on the 63rd lap, quickly overtook Phil Scott of Middlesex for second, then claimed the lead from Badore on lap 74.
Scott finished second, with Badore third. Nick Sweet of Barre, Jason Corliss of Barre, Kyle Pembroke of Montpelier, Blake, Trampas Demers of S. Burlington, Tyler Cahoon of Danville, and Mike Bailey of South Barre rounded out the top 10.
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Aug 6, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Unity Raceway
This weekend, Unity Raceway prepares for another exciting Sunday of competition. Having four different winners in four Late Model Races, with last week being a first career win in the division. Kris Matchett was victorious, picking up his first win in his second full season of Late Models. Since making the jump, he’s raced the car at Wiscassett and Speedway 95 as well as Unity, and was glad that the win came at his home track that started it all. It
… was also more honorable that it came on the most competitive weekly LMS race Unity has seen in the last couple years. Other victors this season are John Kalel, last years champion, Ben Erskine, and Nick Hinkley. Biting at their heals is Ryan Robinson though, with three, third place finishes thus far, can he make it five for five this Sunday.
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Aug 4, 2016 | GSPSS, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
WALPOLE, N.H. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) stop at Riverhead Raceway originally scheduled for Saturday July 30 will not be rescheduled.
The series stopped at the 1/4 mile bullring this past Saturday night July 30 and even though weather forecasts called for no rain throughout the entire week, Mother Nature hit hard with rain falling and forcing the cancellation of the nights action.
Though originally the series was going to return, the track and series officials decided it would be best to not — but also decided that the race will become an annual event for the future.
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Aug 3, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS
NAPLES, ME (August 3) – Since it’s inception in 1974, the HP Hood Oxford 250 has been an event that can make\ a racecar driver’s career. Annually, one of the better attended races in asphalt short track racing, the HP Hood Oxford 250 will once again take place on August 26-28 at the legendary Oxford Plains Speedway, paying $25,000 to the winner. With additional lap leader bonus money also on the line, this year’s HP Hood Oxford 250 winner could potentially take home up to $50,000.
With his win in the inaugural event, Joey Kourafas cemented his name in the record books. Short track legend and South Carolina racer, Butch Lindley, became the first driver outside of New England to win when he took the checkered flag in 1976. And the race took on international significance when Ontario’s Don Biederman claimed the win just one year later. But, the HP Hood Oxford 250, has also seen surprise winners like Scott Robbins, Jeramie Whorff, and Roger Brown. For many, that was the case when Turner, ME’s Glen Luce dominated to take the win last year. But, Luce has quietly shown himself to be one of the strongest drivers in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model division over the last couple of years. And Luce has definitely noticed a difference since winning one of short track racing’s most challenging events.
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