Aug 14, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
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By Lisa and Rich Maguire
The weather cleared, and a window of opportunity opened to complete the races at Wiscasset Speedway last Saturday night. The threat of rain led race officials to eliminate heat races, and run the feature events with ten additional laps added to each feature. A thirty lap Thunder Four Mini event was the Spotlighted feature race of the evening. There was double the fun when the Amsoil Nelcar Legends appeared in two separate feature races. Other Group One races included Servpro of Biddeford Saco Prostocks, Super Street, and N.E. 4 Cylinder Prostocks.
A thirty lap Thunder Four Mini feature was the main event of the evening. Starting on the pole was the #007 of Destiny McKenzie. To her right was the #41 of Logan Melcher. Starting in third was David Greenleaf of the #58. When the green flag flew, there was some early race action as cars jockeyed for position. Melcher advanced to first before the conclusion of the first lap. The #26 of Micheal Golding sped to second. Joe Katula of the #4J advanced to third. During lap five, the #48 of Michael Harrison took third from Katula. During lap ten, race leader Melcher slid up the track coming out of turn four. Golding took advantage of the opportunity and passed him for the lead. The race leaders stayed consistent for the for the remainder of the caution free race. Michael Golding took first place for his second victory of the season. Logan Melcher came in second. Michael Harrison rounded out the top three in third while maintaining his hold on the division’s point lead.
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Aug 11, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
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St Clair is one of those family names synonymous with Wiscasset Speedway; a name that is engrained in the history of Maine’s fastest track, much like Ripley or Reno. It began with Dave “Boss Hogg” St Clair, who has turned laps since it’s opening in 1969 and still races today. Then came son Puncin St Clair, who was a regular winner in Super Streets& Late Models in the 90’s and 2000’s; winning Driver of the Year honors in 1996. The family legacy remains intact today with Puncin’s sons Josh and Ryan becoming rising stars in the track’s Late Model Sportsman division. The 3 generation racers from Liberty each visited victory lane Saturday night with Group 2 in action; eldest brother Josh taking honors in the regular 35 lap points feature, and younger brother Ryan winning the special Dave’s World Dash For Cash at night’s end. It was a busy night on the track, and also turned out to be a busy night in the tech garage with trophies changing hands in all four classes.
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Jul 31, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News
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BY: SOPHIE GABRION, RACE MEDIA REP
WISCASSET, MAINE – Andy Saunders is the kind of boss that everyone wants. Why? He shows people how the job is done and never hovers over your shoulder, as seen last Saturday night when he dominated the Boss Hogg 100 with over a 5-second lead. Driving the #01 from Ellsworth, Saunders is doing more than just leading by example in the Prostocks. He also leads the division’s points this season, with three feature wins and three other top five finishes.
Competitors and fans from all over the state flooded Wiscasset Speedway last Saturday to watch the Boss Hogg 100, sponsored by LLP Transport of Jefferson and Ideal Portable Toilets of Wiscasset. Over the years, some of Maine’s most notable Prostock drivers have walked away with first place, including multi-track champion and 2014 Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee Mike Rowe. Starting in 1991, this event was named after former track owner, Dave St. Clair. Not only can fans watch Dave kick off every year with a Dukes-of-Hazard race around the field in a vintage sheriff car, but they also get to cheer for his #14 Prostock as he competes in his namesake event. With $3,000 winner’s share of the purse and extra cash throughout to pack leaders, this 100-lap race guarantees high action from beginning to end.
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Jul 25, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
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BY: SOPHIE GABRION, RACE MEDIA REP
WISCASSET, MAINE – Last Saturday night marked the anniversary of some important historical events. In 2007, Honda produced the six millionth Civic. The 1996 US Women’s Gymnastics team brought home the first gold; Vanessa Williams was the first winner in pageant history to resign in 1984; and deep in the heart of Lincoln County, Wiscasset Speedway opened in 1969. For 47 years, it has operated as Maine’s fastest track. Even though drivers showed up wearing fire suits instead of their birthday suits, each division had obviously come to party.
In an epic Late Model Sportsman double-header, the St. Clair Family from Liberty kept winning relative. Josh of the #33 took first in the rescheduled race, while his grandfather, Dave, won in the second. Sponsored by Kennebec Equipment Rental, the Outlaw Minis rocked a 75-lap Madness Spotlight Feature where Zach Audet of the #19me proved hard work pays off when he accepted first place in victory lane. Other winners included Ben Tinker of the #19 from New Gloucester for the NAPA Modified and Kyle Hewins of the #51 from Leeds for the Strictly Streets.
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Jul 18, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News
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BY: SOPHIE GABRION, RACE MEDIA REP
WISCASSET, MAINE – If you ever want to see what dedication looks like, visit the pits at Wiscasset Speedway during the summertime. Although temperatures on Saturday afternoon reached into the eighties, the courageous crews continued to run through race day preparations as if they were trying to keep warm. Even more impressive were the drivers themselves, who voluntarily zipped up in full body fire suits and entered cars known to reach temperatures of up to 120 degrees – all for the love of racing. Take a minute to consider how many people you know with that kind of endurance, while we review the blistering action from this past weekend.
Skipping the pleasantries, the Super Streets got down to business for their 25-lap spotlight race. Points’ leader, Mark Lucas of the #5 car, battled Jason Curtis, driving the #02, for dominance throughout the first five laps. After waging war from the outer lane, Lucas pulled ahead to take the first position, leaving Curtis to play catch up. Several car lengths behind, crowd-favorite Josh Bailey of the #2 car, kept Kenny Harrison of the #85 at bay, with the latter trying everything he could to make a comeback on the corners. With drama low and speeds high, Lucas was free to cruise like a teenager driving unsupervised for the first time – not a care in the world! With the night’s first caution and regroup came adulthood for Lucas, who spent the final laps successfully defending first place for his fourth season win. Curtis earned second place for the power that he had brought to the spotlight feature, with Bailey taking home third.
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