May 5, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Wiscasset Speedway
JOSH BAILEY NOTCHES FIRST CAREER WIN AT WISCASSET
By Lisa Maguire
This week saw Josh Bailey of Wiscasset score his first career win at the Wiscasset Speedway. Bailey leapt to the lead and left the pack behind him during the 25 lap Super Stock race. Car No. 05 driven by James Osmond and Adam Chadbourne in the No. 1, jockeyed for second position during the opening lap. On turn three Chadbourne passed Osmond on the outside. Osmond was unable to maintain his momentum and then allowed Bobby Mesimer in the No. 3 to overtake him in turn one of the following lap.
There was a caution in lap nine after Nate Yeaton in No. 27 slid onto the infield on the backstretch. There was a scramble for position after the restart. Bailey quickly moved to the lead once again. Mesimer tracked down Chadbourne, looking for an opportunity to pass. His chance came in lap eleven, and he passed Chadbourne on the inside on turn three. In lap twelve, Chadbourne and Osmond tangled on the back stretch. Osmond went to the pit with right front end damage. With no more cautions, the race quickly concluded with Bailey, driving the No. 2, in first. Once in victory lane, Bailey said, “I struggled bad last race, but this week makes up for it.” Second went to Mesimer, and 2013 two time Wiscasset Super Stock winner, Adam Chadbourne, placed third.
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May 5, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
PASS North Series: Austin Theriault
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Brad Keselowski Racing development driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished seventh in the PASS North Series Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 4. Theriault’s finish was his best PASS North Series finish of the season, and it extended his streak to seven consecutive Top-10 finishes in PASS-sanctioned races dating back to last season. Theriault started 15th after qualifying through the first round, and he raced as high as sixth on a late-race restart. Track position proved crucial late, particularly as the car’s handling tightened up over the course of the 150 laps, and he ended up seventh at the checkered flag.
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May 5, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Media, Photos, Wiscasset Speedway
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WISCASSET SPEEDWAY TOP 5 FINISH MAY, 4, 2013
SUPER STOCK
#Z Josh Bailey, Wiscasset
#3 Bobby Mesimer, Wiscasset
#1 Adam Chadbourne, Woolwich
#48 Dan Nessmith, Wiscasset
#27 Nate Yeaton, Woolwich
THUNDER 4’S
#91 Jamie Heath, Waterford
#31 Leandra Marten, Richmond
#10 Mike Delaney, Richmond
#05 Gerard Cote, Oxford
PRO STOCKS
#X Jeff Burgess, Oakland
#0 Bill Penfold, Yarmouth
#17 Chris Thorne, Sidney
#3 Corey Walker, New Vinyard
#39 John Rideout, Washington
NEW ENGLAND 4-CYLINDER PROSTOCKS
#7 Brad Zahensky, Bow, NH
#12 David Patten, Westbrook
#54 Mike Swett, Farmingdale
#6 Travis Dunbar, Lisbon
#14 Bob Patten, Westbrook
SPECTATOR DRAG
Forest Peasley, Jefferson
Cory Creamer, Randolf
May 4, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Wiscasset Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – In the long run, Corey Morgan figured track time under race conditions was going to be a lot more valuable than countless practice runs in the lead-up to the season.
The Lewiston, Maine, racer made that theory count in the short-term, too – winning both the Strictly Street feature at Wiscasset Speedway last Saturday and then following it up by winning the Outlaw Sportsman feature at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday in the same car.
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May 4, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks
Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour: John Peters
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
WESTBROOK, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, hopes to rebound from engine troubles last time out when the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour competes in a 25-lap feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 4. Peters finished sixth last time out at Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine, two weeks ago – but was sidelined by a blown engine for the date the following day at Oxford Plains Speedway. Peters made his NELCAR debut at Beech Ridge with a 10th-place finish last September, just weeks after becoming the youngest champion in track history at 15 years old when he won the Beetle Bug JV title for entry-level cars as part of the 10-week VIP Thursday Thunder series.
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May 3, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, PASS, Touring Series News
PASS North Series: Reid Lanpher
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
MANCHESTER, Maine – Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, attempts to make his PASS North Series debut in the Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 4. The 14-year-old JR Motorsports development driver narrowly missed qualifying for the season opener at Oxford Plains Speedway two weeks ago, but he’s confident that luck will be on his side this time around. Lanpher – who is coming off a career-best qualifying effort of third at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., last weekend with JR Motorsports – will again team with veteran NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver and crew chief Andy Santerre for the race at Beech Ridge.
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