Speedway 95
1070 Odlin Rd, Hermon, ME 04401
(207) 945-9595
DONNY BLANCHARD WINS 95 LITTLE ENDURO 75 LAPPER
Bangor’s Donny Blanchard used a desperation move to pass Newburgh’s Paul Higgins in turn four on the last lap to win the 75 lap MAC Tools/New England Transmission Little Enduro feature on Saturday night at Speedway 95. Blanchard had started the event on the outside pole by winning the second qualifier, and moved into the lead past Newburgh’s Darren Durrell on lap 2. It wasn’t long before Blanchard and the rest of the leaders started lapping slower cars, and Blanchard got caught behind a pack of them, falling as far back as 10th spot before starting his charge back to the front. At the halfway point, Higgins was leading, followed by Derek Cook of Wilton, Darren Durrell, Hermon’s Andrew Crosby, and Blanchard in fifth. Blanchard caught the break he needed on lap 60, when Michael Shaw of Troy slammed into the front stretch tire wall, bringing out the third and final red flag of the event. On the restart, Blanchard started making his move to the front, with 15 laps remaining. When the flagman signaled one to go, Blanchard was on Higgin’s bumper, but had been unable to make the pass the lead. Going into turn three on the last lap, Blanchard dove to the inside and, using Higgin’s car to hold his own on the track, forced Higgins high and made the pass for the lead coming out of turn four. Higgins finished in second, with Darren Durrell in third. Derek Cook finished fourth on the track, but was disqualified in the post race inspection, giving the fourth spot finish to Hermon’s Andrew Crosby. Mike Ogden of Bucksport was fifth. Durrell and Blanchard won the qualifying races, putting them on the front row for the feature.
JOSH ST CLAIR TAKES A WIN AT 95
JOSH ST. CLAIR TAKES A WIN AT 95
Josh St. Clair of Liberty powered past Joey Doyon of Winterport on a lap 23 restart to take the lead in the 50 lap Dysart’s Late Model feature event Sunday afternoon at Speedway 95. Greg Morse of St. Albans, in his first outing of the season, ran St. Clair down but was unable to make the pass in the closing laps and settled for a runner up finish. Dale Swoboda of Hermon finished the event in third, followed by Doyon in fourth and Bradley’s Deane Smart in fifth.
LATE MODEL ROOKIE TAKES 95 FEATURE EVENT
LATE MODEL ROOKIE TAKES 95 FEATURE EVENT
He had never driven a Late Model race car until a Friday practice session, but Hermon’s Mike Hopkins is evidently a quick learner as he won his first outing in the new division on Sunday by winning the qualifier, then led the field from start to finish in the feature event. The event went smoothly, with only a couple of single car incidents causing the yellow flag to fly until a lap 17 melee on the front stretch scattered the field. Winterport’s Joey Doyon and Liberty’s Josh St.Clair, who were running second and third, came together while racing for position and spun in front of the field.
SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE September 9th, 2008
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) Speedway 95 in Hermon held it’s final races of 2008 in the 5 Saturday Night divisions, one day later then planed, after the remnants of tropical storm Hanna washed out the Saturday nights action, forcing a Sunday make-up event.
SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE August 23rd, 2008
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) Linnehan’s Credit Now! Auto Company sponsored racing in the big way this weekend at Speedway 95, giving away a 2005 Ford Explorer valued at $10,000 to Ron Burns of Bangor, and tickets and pit passes to the upcoming Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Speedway to Mary Overlock of Hermon.