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BY SOPHIE GABRION, RACE MEDIA REP
WISCASSET, MAINE – When most people think about Wiscasset Speedway, they picture big, fast fun. When the track’s owners, Richard and Vanessa Jordon, think about the Speedway, they think about family and fans. It was the first of two Fan Appreciation days, offering everything from prize giveaways to kid’s bike races to a packed Driver Meet ‘n Greet, where spectators flooded the track to meet their favorite competitors. “The biggest reason I’m even here is because this is where my mom would come watch me race,” said Richard, when asked why the track is so important to him. “It’s all about family for me!”
Keeping racing as a family activity is the style of many shining stars who competed in the evening’s 50-lap spotlight feature race. The short wheelbase of the New England 4-Cyl. Pros translates to a smaller machine, disguising the skill needed to maneuver the power that they pack. Both car #98 and #84, driven by Kamren Knowles and Jamie Wright respectively, snatch an early lead right after the green flag, followed closely by RJ Pinkham in the #48. Pinkham clearly came to do work, ready to hit the ground running after a frontend collision forced him to hang up his helmet four weeks ago.
John Donahue takes his victory lap after posting a photo-finish victory on CCV Night at Thunder Road. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, VT – John Donahue of Graniteville held off a furious charge from Scott Dragon of Milton and claimed a photo-finish victory in the 50-lap Thunder Road Late Models feature on Community College of Vermont Night.
Donahue took the lead from pole-sitter Jason Allen of Barre on lap 27. Dragon, who was 13th on the starting grid, moved into second place on lap 42. With Donahue running the high side and Dragon the low line, the two leaders entered the final lap side-by-side. Donahue bobbled slightly coming out of turn 4, but edged Dragon at the finish line by 1/100th of a second.
Allen finished third, with Trampas Demers of South Burlington in fourth and rookie Chris Pelkey of South Barre in fifth. Rounding out the top 10 were David Whitcomb of Essex Jct., Cody Blake of Barre, Kyle Pembroke of Montpelier, Jason Corliss of Barre, and Eric Badore of Milton.
Jake Matheson Racing Announces Partnership with Operation Homefront
Hillsboro, NH– Jake Matheson Racing, LLC announced today they will be partnering with Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit organization that provides emergency assistance to military families and wounded warriors.
“It is an honor to work for our military families”, Matheson stated. “Operation Homefront is especially appealing to our team because I was born into a military family and our Crew Chief is a twenty year veteran of the US military. We are excited to raise awareness and funds for this admirable organization. Our team’s goal is to raise $1,000 for Operation Homefront this season through multiple fundraising efforts, including offering team gear for contributions to Operation Homefront through our website and donating a portion of our winnings.”
Our team encourages all our fans to go to www.jakemathesonracing.com to learn more about the important work Operation Homefront does on behalf of our military families.
NAPLES, ME (June 30) – With the 43rd Annual HP Hood Oxford 250 less than two months away and with over 40 cars already entered, racers from across the continent are starting to focus their efforts toward one of short track racing’s biggest events. This weekend a huge opportunity will be presented to Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model racers on the “Road To The Oxford 250.” On Sunday, a special 100 lap event for PASS non-winners and drivers who have competed at Oxford Plains Speedway over the last five years will award the top three finishers a guaranteed provisional for this year’s HP Hood Oxford 250.
Florida’s Dalton Sargeant has made quite an impression since first beginning his stock car racing career in PASS South back in 2014. Since then, he has won a K&N Pro Series race at Irwindale Speedway in California and been among the front runners everywhere he has competed. While a PASS win has escaped him, he challenged for the win recently at Anderson Motor Speedway and finished third in the Over The Moutain 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway. With over 70 cars expected to try and make the field for the HP Hood Oxford 250, the opportunity to get locked into one of short track racing’s most elite starting lineups is not lost on Sargeant.
CHARLOTTE, NC (June 28) – The Tour-type Modifieds of the Southern Modified Racing Series (SMRS) Presented By PASS will be back on track for a special Saturday night show at Wake County Speedway this weekend. The Battle At The Bullring will see many of the same racers who turned the famed Bowman Gray Stadium into the “Madhouse” compete for 125 laps on the Wake County “Bullring.”
And, while many might be familiar with the tight, quarter-mile confines of Bowman Gray Stadium, Wake County is an unknown for most of the SMRS field. Bowman Gray is flat, Wake County Speedway is banked, which should make for some outstanding action for the Southern Modified contingent. And, measuring at .23 mile in length, Wake County is actually smaller than Bowman Gray. Winston-Salem, NC’s Zach Brewer recently tested at Bowman Gray for the Battle At The Bullring and is excited to get back on track this weekend. This will be Brewer’s first time in action since losing an engine in the season opener at Hickory Motor Speedway in March.
Jake Matheson Racing Announces Partnership with Operation Homefront
