Wiscasset Speedway

274 W Alna Rd, Wiscasset, ME 04578
Email: wiscassetspeedway@gmail.com

Track Websites:
Official Site http://wiscassetspeedway.com/
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WISCASSET SPEEDWAY OUTRACES THE RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT

May 22, 2018 | ,

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY OUTRACES THE RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT
by Ken Minott

There was little doubt that rain would arrive in midcoast Maine late Saturday afternoon. But that didn’t shake the determination of race teams and track officials to get in their scheduled race program. Following their regular practice rounds, the race teams gathered for a meeting and made the decision to skip their qualifying heat races and jump right to feature action in order to beat the approaching weather. The show featured action in all four Group 1 divisions plus a 100 lap Enduro. In the 35 lap spotlight feature for the Cahill Tire 4-Cylinder Pros, West Gardiner’s Hayden Norris remained undefeated on the season, starting deep in the field and taking the lead by halfway. From there he ran to a relatively easy win. As of press time, the victory remains unofficial pending engine inspection, which is required after a driver’s 3rd win. Defending champ Max Rowe would be credited with 2nd place and rookie Nicole Benincasa of Buxton took 3rd. In support feature action, Wiscasset’s Nick Hinkley grabbed his second straight win in the ServPro of Biddeford Saco Pro Stocks 40 lapper. He was chased across the line by Nick Reno of West Bath and Charlie Colby of Newcastle. Mike Hodgkins of Jefferson took home top honors in the 25 lap feature for the Maxwells Market Super Streets. It was his first win of the season. Division champs Josh Bailey of Wiscasset and Mark Lucas of Harpswell took the other two spots in victory lane. The 25 lap feature for the Thunder 4 Minis went to Travis Poulliot of South China. Noah Haggett of Wiscasset was 2nd and Cameron Campbell of New Gloucester 3rd. With the rain starting to fall, the Enduro drivers rolled onto the track with drivers looking to reach 100 laps before the 1-hour time limit or the rain got too heavy. Nathan Haley of Wiscasset led the entire race wire to wire for the win. read more…

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY RESULTS 5/19/18

May 20, 2018 | ,

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY RESULTS 5/19/18
GROUP 1 PLUS 100 LAP ENDURO

full results – * 4 cylinder pro finish pending engine inspection of winner

CAHILL TIRE 4-CYLINDER PROS (35 LAPS) *finish is UNOFFICIAL pending engine inspection for 3rd win
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 03 Hayden Norris Gardiner 35
2 12 Max Rowe Turner 35 1.235
3 14 Nicole Benincasa Buxton 35 2.358
4 24 Jeff Prindall Lisbon 35 5.058
5 5 Dominic Curet Saco 35 5.139
6 00 PJ Merrill Canton 35 8.86
7 4 Connor Wenners Edgecomb 35 8.905
8 70 Taylor Lane Phillips 35 9.001
9 41 Larry Melcher Jay 35 1.976
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McLAUGHLIN WINS 40 LAP TUNEUP FEATURE FOR COASTAL 200

May 14, 2018 | ,

by Ken Minott
     It was a chilly night Saturday at Wiscasset Speedway. Fans huddled into the coastal Maine race track to cheer on Group 2 racers along with an appearance from the Wicked Good Vintage Racers. Despite the cool temps, the action in the Late Model Sportsman class was as hot as ever. The last two winners of the prestigious Coastal 200 each made a statement to rest of their competitors in the 40 lap feature, starting deep in the 23 car field and grabbing the top 2 spots in victory lane. Harrington’s Andrew McLaughlin, the defending Coastal 200 champ methodically picked his way through the pack from his 12th starting position to grab the lead at the halfway marker and run to the feature win; his first since the 2017 Coastal. “If you’re gonna win one race a year (as a Late Model driver), that’s the one. I still get chills thinking about that race last year”, said McLaughlin. “I want to be the first one to win it back to back”. One driver that may have a say in whether that happens is 2016 Coastal 200 champ Chris Thorne of Sidney.
The 4-time LMS champ had perhaps the strongest car in Saturday night’s 40 lap tuneup race but never got the opportunity to challenge McLaughlin for the win. The race was slowed by just one early caution. Thorne started 15th and turned in a strong 2nd place finish, still closing in on the leader in the closing laps. In victory lane, Thorne gave a sly grin when saying “If this car goes this well in 2 weeks, everyone may be in trouble, but we’ll see”. J.R. Robinson of Steuben made up the most ground in Saturday’s race, starting 18th and reaching 2nd with 10 laps to go. He would give that spot up to Thorne, but still land a solid 3rd place finish in his season debut. The top 5 was rounded out by rookie’s Brandon Fowler and Logan Melcher.

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Wiscasset Speedway Top 5 5/12/18

May 14, 2018 | ,

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY TOP 5 RESULTS from 5/12/18
GROUP 2 PLUS WICKED GOOD VINTAGE RACERS
* full results coming Sunday
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WOOD PELLET WAREHOUSE LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN (40 LAPS)
* 23 cars / 1 caution
* McLaughlin first win since 2017 Coastal 200 .. 2018 Coastal 200 next race
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 26 Andrew McLaughlin Harrington 40
2 17 Chris Thorne Sidney 40 2.454
3 28 J.R. Robinson Windham 40 3.277
4 22 Brandon Fowler Rome 40 4.488
5 41 Logan Melcher Fayette 40 4.651
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