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RACEWAY TO GET FACELIFT FOR 2003 SEASON - Unity, ME - Track owner,
Ralph Nason, and Track promoter, John Crawford, announced many planned improvements
for the upcoming race season. The duo planned improvements to the track, pits,
as well as grandstands. The biggest improvement will be the addition of pavement
to the pit area. OPS
Owner Bill Ryan wins award in Daytona, Florida - Oxford Plains
Speedway Owner Bill Ryan was awarded a special recognition award at the recent
RPM Promoters Workshop in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Workshop, hosted by the
racing industry’s trade association, recognized Ryan for his “Rehabilitation
of a Race Track” efforts at the famed Maine oval.
No.
29 GM Goodwrench driver Kevin Harvick on Las Vegas - What do you
love about Las Vegas? " There's so much going on in Las Vegas that the
place just creates a cool atmosphere. You've got the casinos, the night life,
and of course, the racing. It's one of those places where everybody that I
grew up with in racing shows up to watch me race." Spud
Speedway - There will be racing there - We are in the process
of opening spud back up in caribou maine, the track has been closed for about
2 years and this April we are going to open the track if we can get sponcers
to help us raise the $12,000 dollars that will cover the rental of the Race
track. JARRETT
GIVES FORD FIRST WIN OF 2003 - DALE JARRETT - No. 88 UPS Taurus
- VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW: WHAT ABOUT BOTH PASSES FOR THE LEAD? "I didn't
know the 97 had come back. I knew there were cars there with new tires, I just
didn't know who I was passing. I was just trying to keep my car going straight.
CRAVEN,
JOHNSON SPEARHEAD GM RACING EFFORT AT NORTH CAROLINA SPEEDWAY -
Pontiac driver Ricky Craven and Chevrolet driver Jimmie
Johnson both posted solid efforts in week two of the NASCAR
Winston Cup season, providing GM Racing with a high-profile
presence near the top of the standings Sunday at North
Carolina Speedway. Robert
Yates A new engine for NASCAR Winston Cup? - A new engine for
NASCAR Winston Cup? If you pose that question to Robert Yates, owner of the
Ford Tauruses driven by Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler, he'll give you a resounding, "Yes."
Interview
with Bobby Hamilton, Jr. - Bobby Hamilton,
Jr., driver of the No. 25 Taurus, had a breakthrough season
in 2002 in his first year with Team Rensi, winning his
first career NASCAR Busch Series race at New Hampshire
International Speedway and finishing in the top 10 in the
point standings. Fresh off of his seventh-place finish
at Daytona International Speedway last weekend, the 25-year-old
Hamilton is poised to challenge for the championship as
the fourth-highest returning points finisher from last
season. OPS
Adds Monster Trucks, Tim Chitwood Stunt Show and Allision Legacy Cars to VIP-
Car crushing monster trucks of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Dodge,
the spectacular Chitwood Stunt Show and New England Allison Legacy Cars have
added new excitement to Oxford Plains Speedway’s VIP Discount Auto Center
Motor Mayhem program. ACT
Late Models Pursue $80,000 Point Fund In 2003 - The American Canadian
Tour’s (ACT) Late Model division will compete for over $80,000 in point
fund monies during the 2003 stock car racing season. The 2003 ACT New England
Dodge Tour will carry a $63,800 point fund disbursed in three stages, the first
of which will follow the Oxford Plains Speedway July 12 event.
WHITE
MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS PARK HEADING TO RACE SHOWS -
It's getting to be that time of year, it's show time. Teri
and Donnie Avery, owners of White Mountain Motorsports
Park in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, are busy preparing
for the upcoming auto racing display shows coming up this
spring.
7TH
ANNUAL CHECKERED FLAG - The 7th Annual Checkered
Flag Racing and Camper Expo is ready to kick off the 2003
racing and camper season in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
Show promoter, Dick Therrien, has promised this years show
will feature something for everyone. Last years show attracted
some 3,000 race fans and over fifty race cars were on display. Martin
Claims True Value IROC Round 1 - Mark Martin proved he was the
best of the best on Friday at Daytona International Speedway as he won a highly
competitive Round 1 of True Value IROC XXVII.
MEKKELSEN
RV RENEWS THUNDER ROAD SUPPORT - The Memorial
Day Classic, annually one of Thunder Road’s premier stock
car races, will once again be presented by Mekkelsen RV, Vermont’s
oldest and largest RV dealer. The 38th Mekkelsen RV Memorial
Day Classic, set for Sunday, May 25, is one of three 2003 ACT
New England Dodge Tour events scheduled at the Barre, VT track.
ACT
Late Models Pursue $80,000 Point Fund In 2003 - The American Canadian
Tour’s (ACT) Late Model division will compete for over $80,000 in point
fund monies during the 2003 stock car racing season. The 2003 ACT New England
Dodge Tour will carry a $63,800 point fund disbursed in three stages, the first
of which will follow the Oxford Plains Speedway July 12 event.
Trophy
Haul For Phil Scott At ACT Banquet of Champions - Phil Scott was
officially crowned the 2002 ACT New England Dodge Tour Champion at the ACT
Awards Banquet. He was also honored as both the Thunder Road and Airborne Raceway
Late Model track champion.
ACT
Most Improved Driver Nominees Announced - Patrick Laperle of St
Denis, Quebec, the 2002 ACT New England Dodge Tour runner-up, and Thunder Road
Milk Bowl winner Dave Pembroke of Montpelier, VT are among the Late Model candidates
for ACT’s "Most Improved Driver" award, to be presented at
the ACT Banquet of Champions, Saturday, January 18, 2003.
Ryan Moore Named Racing Electronics ACT
Dodge Tour Rookie of the Year-
Nineteen year-old Ryan Moore of Scarborough, Me, who finished the 2002 ACT
Dodge Tour with a flourish by winning the New England Dodge Dealers Fall Foliage
200 at Thunder Road, has been named ACT’s Racing Electronics Rookie of the
Year. Ryan Moore Fall Foliage 200 Winner;
Two Titles For 2nd Place Scott - ACT Dodge Tour Rookie of the
Year Ryan Moore of Scarborough, Me overtook Phil Scott on lap 125 of
the Fall Foliage 200, then dodged some bullets along the way to his
second ACT win of the year Sunday at Thunder Road. Moore Closes Out ACT Season with
Victory at Thunder Road - Ryan Moore scored his second ACT
Dodge Tour Victory by pacing the field on Sunday afternoon in the Fall
Foliage 200 lap event at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT. Scott Can Win Over $17,500 Sunday
At Thunder Road - Phil Scott has a chance to win over $17,500
this Sunday at the Parts Plus Thunder Road season finale, headlined
by the 31st New England Dodge Dealers Fall Foliage 200. Scott is the
ACT Dodge Tour and Thunder Road Late Model point leader and stands
to earn $15,000 if he can capture his first ACT championship and his
third Thunder Road title. He can add another $2,500 with a Fall Foliage
200 victory. Ryan Moore’s Late Rally Gains ACT
100 Win At White Mountain- Nineteen year-old Ryan Moore of
Scarborough, Me took advantage of lapped traffic, passed Jacob McGrath
for the lead on lap 80, and went on to win the ACT Dodge Tour 100 Saturday
night at White Mountain Motorsports Park. McGrath briefly surrendered
second place to Jamie Fisher, then regained the spot and finished three
car lengths behind Moore. The victory was Moore’s first of the season
and the second of his ACT career. Scott and Laperle Agree; Thunder
Road 200 Plays To Their Strength - ACT Dodge Tour point leader
Phil Scott and his closest rival Patrick Laperle see this Sunday's
New England Dodge Dealers Fall Foliage 200 at Thunder Road more as
a chance to succeed than an obstacle to overcome. Transplanted from
its original site, Airborne Raceway, the Fall Foliage 200 will be the
longest Late Model contest ever on Thunder Road's high-banked quarter-mile. ACT Revamps Schedule; Moves
Fall Foliage 200 To Thunder Road- The American Canadian Tour
(ACT) has made sweeping changes to the remainder of its 2002 stock
car racing schedule at Airborne Raceway, Thunder Road and the ACT Dodge
Tour. Laquerre Sails To ACT Dodge Tour
Win At Riverside - Joey Laquerre, whose highly successful 30-year
racing career had included a single ACT Dodge Tour win at the start
of the year, won his second Late Model series race of the season Saturday
night at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH. Laquerre’s Domino Pizza
Pontiac was on the pole and he never trailed, through seven cautions
and an eighth restart following a red flag for Phil Scott’s hard wreck
into the first turn wall on lap 90. RICKY ROLFE WINS ACT DODGE TOUR
100 AT OPS - The old adage that the home track veterans sometime
have the upper edge was never truer Saturday night at Oxford Plains
Speedway as Tom Curley brought his highly successful American Canadian
Tour to town for the New England Dodge Dealers 100 for Championship
Late Model Stock type cars. Cyr, Fisher, Lanphear Top Three
ACT Survivors At Airborne - Jean-Paul Cyr out-dueled Jamie
Fisher to win the True Value 150 at Airborne Raceway Saturday night
after tough-luck leaders Dave Pembroke and Todd Stone were wiped out
on lap 64 by a lapped car. Dufour Takes A Turn In ACT Winner’s
Circle - Ken Dufour of Bethlehem, NH raced to a wire-to-wire
ACT Dodge Tour victory in the Subway 100 Sunday at Canaan USA Speedway,
but it didn’t come easy.
Strong Showing for Ryan Moore at
White Mountain Motorsports Park - ACT Dodge Tour rookie contender
Ryan Moore rebounded from a string of bad luck last weekend at Monadnock
Speedway to finish third in the Country Pools, Spas and Billiards 100
at White Mountain Motorsports Park. ACT Tour - Patrick Laperle Shines
At White Mountain - Patrick Laperle steadily advanced from
his seventh starting position, sped underneath Ryan Moore for the lead
on lap 44 and kept Moore, and eventual runner-up Jean-Paul Cyr, at
bay the rest of the way, to win the Country Pools & Spas 100 Saturday
night at White Mountain Motorsports Park. Ryan Moore Endures Tough Outing
at Thunder Road - Ryan Moore was feeling very positive about
his return to Thunder Road Speedbowl, one of several new tracks the
ACT Dodge Tour Rookie will race on this year, and certainly one of
his favorites thus far. ACT Dodge Tour Young’uns Ready To
Make More Noise At Thunder Road - Another big ACT Dodge Tour
Late Model field is expected at Thunder Road this Sunday (May 26) for
the 31st Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic, which offers 26 starting
positions and a $20,600 purse.
BEECH RIDGE MOTOR SPEEDWAY HONORS CHAMPIONS
FOR 2002- Portland, Maine- The 2002 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series season
was brought to a close on Saturday night November 22nd as Beech Ridge Motor
Speedway celebrated the conclusion of it’s 54th crowning it's champions and
recognizing some distinguished individuals with ceremonies held at the Holiday
Inn in Portland Entering the 2002 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by
Dodge season, the Pro Series roster found rookie contender David Oliver added
to the high powered field of cars. 2002 BEECH RIDGE CHAMPIONS TO
BE CROWNED IN PORTLAND - The 2002 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series
presented by Dodge champions from Beech Ridge Motor Speedway will be
crowned at awards ceremonies to be held at the Holiday Inn in Portland
Maine on Saturday night November 23rd. DAVID OLIVER PULLS BEECH RIDGE
CHAMPIONSHIP OUT OF HIS HAT WITH LAST LAP PASS IN STUNNING BEECH RIDGE
FINALE- Championships
were on the line as the final race of the season took place at Beech
Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Entering the final night the
Pro Series division a part of the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented
by Dodge had twin 40 lap feature to run and defending champion Steve
Berry Jr entered the evening with a slim 3 point lead over Alan Tardiff
and 7 point lead over Dave Oliver. DAVE OLIVER SCORES PRO SERIES
WIN AT BEECH RIDGE - David Oliver entered last Saturday night’s
racing events at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway as the third place championship
point man but after posting the victory in the NASCAR Weekly Racing
Series presented by Dodge, Oliver is now just 2 points behind the leader
entering the final two races this week. COLE WATSON BEATS ALL INCLUDING
RAIN AT BEECH RIDGE - Cole Watson beat everything including
the rain on Saturday night to win the Truck Series feature event. BOBBY BABB AND BILLY THOMPSON
TAKE BEECH RIDGE WINS- A tale of two seasons on Saturday night
at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway found non championship contender Bobby
Babb winning the Pro Series feature race for the NASCAR Weekly Racing
Series presented by Dodge. RYAN SHEPARD AND CHRIS SMITH WIN
THIRD EACH AT BEECH RIDGE - Ryan Shepard bested the field of
pro Series drivers on Saturday night winning his third feature of the
season in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge division.
Shepard took the lead after pole position starter Jason Fowler was
eliminated in a wreck before the first lap was complete. STEVE CARRIER WINS FIRST CAREER
RACE AT BEECH RIDGE - Steve Carrier finally broke the ice on
Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway winning the 40 lap Pro
Series feature race for the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by
Dodge division. Carrier waited 10 years for this occasion and his jubilation
was felt throughout the speedway from his fellow competitors, fans
and officials on this night. Carrier bolted into the lead right at
the start of the race with Ryan Shepard close behind. DAN MCKEAGE CRUISES TO BEECH RIDGE
VICTORY LANE - Dan McKeage went wire to wire Saturday night
at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway winning the Pro Series feature race for
the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge. McKeage started
on the pole position and quickly jumped into the lead as David Pinkham
followed McKeage to the front of the pack. PEE WEE KNIGHT SCORES FIRST PRO
SERIES WIN AT BEECH RIDGE - Pee Wee Knight bested the field
of NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge Pro Series drivers
on Saturday night to win his first feature race in the division. BOBBY BABB RETURNS TO TAKE BEECH
RIDGE WIN - It was opening day of the 2002 racing season when
2-time champion Bobby Babb had a violent crash into the front wall
destroying his race car and bruising his body. DAVID PINKHAM AND MATT HODGDON
TAKE BEECH RIDGE WINS - David Pinkham and his team made some
major changes to the race car last week after being less than pleased
with recent performances and the end result was Pinkham standing in
victory lane with his first of the season BEECH RIDGE MOTOR SPEEDWAY VICTIM
OF WET WEATHER
Interview
with Bobby Hamilton, Jr. - Bobby Hamilton,
Jr., driver of the No. 25 Taurus, had a breakthrough season
in 2002 in his first year with Team Rensi, winning his
first career NASCAR Busch Series race at New Hampshire
International Speedway and finishing in the top 10 in the
point standings. Fresh off of his seventh-place finish
at Daytona International Speedway last weekend, the 25-year-old
Hamilton is poised to challenge for the championship as
the fourth-highest returning points finisher from last
season.
Preseason
Thunder Wraps Up With Dale Jr. Fastest - NASCAR Preseason Thunder
concluded on Friday at Daytona International Speedway with a final day of NASCAR
Busch Series testing for the season-opening Feb. 15 Koolerz 300.
Mike McLaughlin
in 2003 WiredFlyer Ford For Angela's Motorsports -
Angela's Motorsports, a new NASCAR Busch Series team assembled by racing enthusiast
Angela Harkness and business partner Gary Jones, announced plans Saturday for
the balance of 2002 and the 2003 racing season. Mike McLaughlin will drive
the WiredFlyer sponsored Ford Taurus for the complete 2003 racing season
PAYDAY TO BRING 2001 BGN
CHAMPION HARVICK BACK TO THE SERIES-
2001 NASCAR Busch Series Champion Kevin Harvick will lead Richard
Childress Racing's (RCR) charge for the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series
Championship in the PayDay Chevrolet Monte Carlo, announced Wynn
Willard, a senior vice president and the chief marketing officer
at Hershey Foods Corp., maker of PayDay candy bars.
FORMER BUSCH SERIES CHAMPION
CHUCK BOWN FINDS TEACHING STUDENTS REWARDING-
Chuck Bown, the 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Champion used to spend
his weekends beating and banging on race tracks across the country
competing in either the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Busch Series
or Craftsman Truck Series.
SANTERRE TO DO DOUBLE DUTY
AT BUSCH 200 & 125 -Andy
Santerre, the pride of Cherryfield, Maine, has entered the Busch
200 on Saturday, May 11 at NHIS. BUSCH 200 FIELD FEATURES
PAST NASCAR CHAMPIONS - When
NASCAR's Busch Series makes its only New England appearance at
New Hampshire International Speedway on May 11, no less than
six NASCAR National and Regional Touring Series title holders
are scheduled to compete in the Busch 200
The Busch East Series, formerly known as the Busch North Series,
takes on a new identity in 2006 to reflect its expanded East
coast schedule. The series was formed in 1987, and has traditionally
competed at tracks throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware. The series expanded into Virginia in 2005 and
will compete in Greenville, S.C. for the first time in 2006.
Two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion Martin Truex Jr. was
a winning Busch East Series driver during the 2000-02 seasons,
before he advanced to NASCAR’s national series on a full-time
basis in 2004. Other notable Busch East Series graduates include
driver Ricky Craven, along with crew chiefs Frank Stoddard,
Richard “Slugger” Labbe and Greg Zipadelli.
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Drivers
Signing Up for PASS 2003 - The long cold winter of 2003 is only
half over but many PASS drivers and teams are already looking forward to the
racing season ahead. If early license sign-ups are any indication, 2003 will
prove to be the most competitive season ever for the international pro stock
touring series.
PASS
Expands Point Fund, Travel Plan - Pro All Stars Series President
Tom Mayberry is please to announce that the PASS point fund and travel plan
will expand from 15 paying positions to 20 for 2003. The additional spots were
added to reflect the growing popularity of the series as the number of licensed
competitors increases.
PASS
Cars and Stars at Northeast Motorsports Expo- "It’s been a little over
a month since Wiscasset Raceway promoter Tom Mayberry announced the new Wiscasset
Modified division that will debut this spring at the coastal oval, and the response
to the new class has been encouraging. Twenty teams have already requested numbers
as we head into the New Year and a number of cars are already nearing completion."
MAYBERRY, PASS ANNOUNCE $100,000.00 TO
WIN "BIG DAWG CHALLENGE" - PORTLAND ME - Pro All Stars Series President
Tom Mayberry today announced that the Pro All Stars Series will sanction the
Big Dawg Challenge, a 400 lap Pro Stock race event to be held at Wiscasset Raceway
in Wiscasset Maine on Saturday and Sunday October 11 and 12, 2003. The Big Dawg
Challenge will post awards in excess of $195,000.00 with a possible $100,000.00
to the race winner. Rowe Honored AT PASS Banquet of Champions
- Over 250 Pro All Stars Series team members, officials, sponsors and fans celebrated
the 2002 PASS season on Friday evening at Verillo's Conference Center in Portland
Maine. CLARK TOP PASS ROOKIE - Johnny Clark
of Farmingdale Maine is the Pro All Stars Series' Rookie of the Year after dominating
the category throughout much of the 2002 campaign. An exceptional group of candidates
signed up for the title chase and Clark came out of the box strong and maintained
a solid grip on the standings from race one on. PASS Banquet of Champions November 8th- The Pro All Stars Series Banquet of Champions has been set for Friday
evening November 8th at Verillo's Conference Center on Riverside Street in Portland
Maine. Fraser Thompson PASS Victor - Shubenacdie
Nova Scotia's' Scott Fraser powered by Larry Gelinas in the late stages of the
PASS Octoberfest 200 to reclaim the lead and earn his first Pro All Stars-sanctioned
victory Saturday night at Thompson International Speedway. Fraser and his Atlantic
Cat sponsored Chevrolet held Rick Fuller and Gelinas at bay in the closing laps
to record the $6,000.00 plus payday in the inaugural PASS event on the fast
five-eights mile. Thompson: PASS Pro Stock Showdown on tap
- Racers from five states and the Canadian Maritimes will converge on Thompson
International Speedway this weekend for the inaugural running of the Pro All
Stars- sanctioned Thompson Octoberfest 200, and you can count on the cream of
the crop to be on hand for the $35,000.00 plus all star showdown. PASS To Let It All Hang Out At Thompson
- Thompson, CT: With the final point race in the record books for New England’s
premier Pro Stock touring division, it will be no holds bar when the Pro All
Star Series comes to Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, CT on Saturday,
October 5, 2002. Newly crowned champion, Ben Rowe will be among the favorites
at the high-banked oval.
Rowe wears 2002 PASS Crown - Ben
Rowe drove his Mechanical Services/Superior Image/Hi Tech Insulation Chevrolet
from provisional land to a fifth place finish Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway
to secure the 2002 Pro All Stars Series Championship. Rowe topped 2001 series
champ Sam Sessions in a magnificent title run that saw the Hi-Tech Racing Team
earn five victories and fourteen top five finishes in the fifteen 2002 Pro All
Stars Series points events. PASS at Oxford: Mike Rowe wins the battle;
Ben Rowe wins the war - The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) held its final
points race of the 2002 season at Oxford Plains Speedway Sunday and Mike Rowe
of Turner Maine won the rain-shortened P & K Sand and Gravel/Western Maine Concrete
Contactors 150 to claim the $4,000 first prize. Rowe, a multi-time Oxford track
champion, inherited the lead when Gary Drew suffered ignition failure just four
laps before rain ended the event at lap 121. MIKE ROWE WINS PASS P & K CONCRETE 150 AT
OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY - Mike Rowe scored his 149th career win at Oxford
Plains Speedway with a win in the rain shortened P & K Sand and Gravel / Western
Maine Concrete Contractors 150 Sunday afternoon. And while Dad won the battle,
son Ben won the war by winning the PASS Tour season Championship. Oxford Is PASS Race of Champions
- On Sunday the road to the Pro All Stars Series Championship leads back to
where it all began in April as the northeast's top Pro Stock racers return to
Oxford Plains Speedway to crown the 2002 PASS Champion. The P&K Sand and Gravel/Western
Maine Concrete Contractors 150 wraps up a fifteen race points series that has
led the touring pros through Maine and New Hampshire as well as the Canadian
Provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in their quest for the title.
PASS: Rowe Checkers Kawasaki-Polaris 150
at White Mountain - Ben Rowe recovered from an early race penalty to
earn his fifth 2002 Pro All Stars victory of 2002 Saturday night in the Kawasaki-Polaris
of Laconia 150 at White Mountain Motorsports Park. Rowe took the lead away from
Gary Drew on lap 118 and motored away to a straightaway lead at the checker.
KAWASAKI-POLARIS 150 NEXT STOP FOR PASS
- The Pro All Stars Series rolls into White Mountain Motorsports Park this Saturday
night for the Kawasaki-Polaris of Laconia 150, round 14 of the 15 race Pro All
Stars Series 2002 points paying schedule. Kenny Wright Earns First PASS Wiscasset
Checker - Kenny Wright topped a talent-laden field to win the Wiscasset
Quik Stop 150 for the Pro All Stars Series Sunday at Wiscasset Raceway. It was
Wright's second win of the PASS season and he held off a charge from Ben Rowe
with two laps remaining to earn the $4,000 payday for the Newmarket Sand and
Gravel team. SAM SESSIONS TAKES PINE TREE 150 AT SPEEDWAY
95 ( Track Press Release) - It was the Pro All Stars Pine Tree 150 at
Speedway 95. Seventh caution of the event. Twenty eight laps to go. Down to
a Saturday night shoot-out. Rain Wreaks Havoc onThompson PASS Qualifiers
- Thompson, CT: Thursday night Norm Wrenn of Nashua, NH received a free PASS
for the New England Octoberfest Pro Stock 200. Wrenn was awarded a guaranteed
starting spot in the October 5th Pro All Star Series 200-lapper at Thompson
by virtue of his win in Thursday night’s NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Pro Stock
main event. PASS back on track at Speedway 95
- Pro All Stars Series race teams get back in action this Saturday night at
Speedway 95 for the Pine Tree 150, race number twelve of the fifteen points
races on the 2002 PASS schedule. While Ben Rowe has a solid grip on the point
lead at this juncture, anything can happen to expand or contract that lead over
the course of the next four events.
WISCASSET QUIK STOP TO SPONSOR PASS
150 AT WISCASSET RACEWAY - The stars of PASS, the Prostock All Star
Series, will be hitting the highbanks of Wiscasset Raceway on Sunday September
8th highlighting a double header weekend of action at Maine's fastest track. ROWE'S THE MAN AT PASS ATLANTIC CAT 250
- It was a USA versus Canada showdown Saturday night at Scotia Speedworld in
Halifax Nova Scotia and Ben Rowe capped off a dominating weekend performance
to bring home the prestigious Pro All Series Atlantic Cat 250 victory for the
USA. PASS Changes Venue for September 8th Event
PASS: Prestige, Big Payday at Atlantic Cat
250 - Pro All Stars Series competitors make the long haul to Halifax
Nova Scotia next weekend for their annual stop at Scotia Speedworld and the
Atlantic Cat 250, their seasons' longest (and richest) race event. PASS at Star: Sessions Three-Peats
- Sam Sessions shadowed race leader Larry Gelinas for over sixty laps before
taking the lead late in the Pro All Stars 150 at Star Speedway and recording
his third consecutive PASS feature victory. Sessions drove his Typar/ASM Custom
Metal Fabrication Monte Carlo to a half-straightaway victory over Chuck LaChance
and series points leader Ben Rowe. New Management at Wiscasset for 2003
- David St.Clair has announced that he has entered into a lease agreement with
Tom Mayberry and Harry Franssen to operate Wiscasset Raceway for the 2003 Sessions Impresses in Unity PASS win
- Sam Sessions took advantage of Kenny Wrights' misfortune to grab the race
lead on lap 38 of the Pro All Stars 150 at Unity Raceway and went on to lead
the remaining 112 laps to record his second consecutive PASS victory.
UNITY RACEWAY RESULTS JULY 28th, 2002- Jake O’Brien, Joe Ritchey, Ricky Burgess, Seth Wills and Chad Dow scored
wins while Sam Sessions dominated the 150. SUD'N SAM SCORES BREAK THROUGH PASS WIN
- Sessions took the low road around a lap 86 spin to take the point away from
race leader Ben Rowe and held off the current points leader for the remaining
laps to score a popular victory. D-J EQUIPMENT 150 NEXT FOR PASS
- Ben Rowe leads the points parade as the Pro All Stars Series heads for White
Mountain Motorsports Park this weekend for Saturday night's D-J Equipment 150 ROWE MONTMAGNY PASS WINNER- The
Pro All Stars Series made it's third appearance north of the border on Sunday
and Ben Rowe drove the Tom Estes-owned Mechanical Service/Hi-Tech Insulation
Chevrolet to his third victory of the 2002 season in the rain-delayed Pro All
Stars 150 at Quebec's Autodrome Montmagny. Ben Rowe Tops the Field in PASS 150 at Star
Speedway - Ben Rowe took advantage of a mid-race restart to take the
lead and then barely held off Sam Session to win the sixth race on the Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) schedule at Star Speedway. Rowe's move to front on lap 105
came at the expense of Louie Mechalides who suffered mechanical difficulties
after leading every lap until that point. STAR SPELLS PASS EXCITEMENT - The
Pro All Stars Series returns to Star Speedway this weekend for the STAR 150,
and if the series' inaugural event at the Epping oval was any indicator the
tough little bullring will produce some of the most exciting PASS racing of
the season to date. MIKE SHORT'S 1ST OPS WIN IS A BIG ONE
- It took more than a dozen years for Mike Short to go to victory lane in the
top podium position at Oxford Plains Speedway. And in that dozen years he's
notched a Strictly Stock championship and almost garnered the honors of a Wal-Mart
Rookie of the Year crown in the high competitive Late Model Stock Car division
at the famed 3/8 mile oval. PASS POINTS RACE SHAPES UP - The
season is only four races old but the Pro All Stars Series 2002 points chase
is already taking shape. The top of the list features some familiar names, several
newcomers and a few surprises as well.
SPEEDWAY 95 NEXT PASS STOP - Ben
Rowe leads the Pro All Stars pack for the first time as the international pro
stock tour heads up the Interstate Saturday June 22nd for the Clay GMC 150 at
Hermon's (ME) Speedway 95.
SPEEDWAY 95 CROWNS 2003 DIVISION CHAMPIONS -
The annual Speedway 95 Awards Banquet was held Saturday night, November 16th
at the Bangor Elks Lodge on the Odlin Road in Bangor. Sixty drivers from the
Saturday night program and twenty from the Wednesday night show received their
point fund awards and/or trophies for their placement in the season's points
standings. Special awards were also given for drivers showing special performance
in Rookie of the Year, Sportsmanship, Most Improved Driver, Flagman's award,
Safety award and Tech award.
SPEEDWAY 95 WACKY
WEDNESDAY DRIVERS RECEIVE AWARDS - Drivers from the Wednesday
night racing program at Speedway 95 received awards and recognition for
outstanding performance at the annual Banquet and Awards night held at
the Bangor Elk's Lodge on the Odlin Road in Bangor on Saturday night,
November 16.
SPEEDWAY 95 REVAMPS RULES, PAYOFFS
FOR 2003 RACING SEASON - In a move designed to bring low
cost racing back to the Saturday night program, Speedway 95 management
has announced new rules for the 2003 season it hopes will bring more
drivers and fans to the track. JIM CARR TAKES SPEEDWAY 95 TRUCK FINAL -
Jim Carr of Clifton won the final feature event of the 2002 racing season Sunday
afternoon at Speedway 95 as he beat points champion Brett Crosby of Hermon
to the checkered flag. Carr and Crosby raced nose to tail for most of the distance,
with Crosby trying but unable to pass Carr's truck. DAVID DOORE TAKES BIG ENDURO
FEATURE AT SPEEDWAY 95 - David Doore of Milford started on
the pole and wired the Big Enduro feature at Speedway 95 Sunday afternoon,
and, in the process, wrapped up his second consecutive points championship
in that division. MIKE THOMAS AND DON ALEXANDER
SHARE 95 SPOTLIGHT - Mike Thomas of Etna and Don Alexander
Jr. of Carmel became the 10th and 11th different feature winners
of the season Saturday night at Speedway 95 as the regular racing
program drew to a close. In the make up feature rained out on August
24, Thomas grabbed the lead from Lloyd Nickerson of E. Corinth following
a lap 18 restart, and went on to post his first win of the season.
Nickerson finished second with Andy Saunders of Ellsworth third. SAM SESSIONS TAKES PINE TREE
150 AT SPEEDWAY 95 ( Track Press Release) - It was the Pro
All Stars Pine Tree 150 at Speedway 95. Seventh caution of the event.
Twenty eight laps to go. Down to a Saturday night shoot-out. TWO FIRST TIME WINNERS AT SPEEDWAY
95 - Two new names were added to the list of feature winners
at Speedway 95 Saturday night as both Brent Parritt of Steuben and
Greg Morse of St. Albans posted their first ever feature wins.
SAUNDERS SPRINTS TO
95 FEATURE WIN - Taking advantage of a 2 lap to go restart, Andy
Saunders of Ellsworth beat Louie Mechalides of Tyngsboro Mass to the
checkered flag at Speedway 95 Saturday night. DWAYNE OVERLOCK TAKES CAREER FIRST
PRO STOCK WIN - Dwayne Overlock of Surry dove to the inside
and muscled his way past leader Don Alexander Jr. of Glenburn with
about 10 laps to go in the Pro Stock feature at Speedway 95 Saturday
night to post the first win of his Pro Stock Career. MIKE THAYER DOUBLES UP AT SPEEDWAY
95 - Mike Thayer of Hudson was two for two Saturday night at
Speedway 95 as he won the WKIT/WZON Strictly Street Series feature,
then came back to wire the Super Street feature later in the evening. LEWIS BATCHELDER JR SURVIVES 50
LAP LITTLE ENDURO AT SPEEDWAY 95-
While the regular racing divisions at Speedway 95 had the week-end
off, the Wednesday night crews moved in for a Saturday night show that
kept the fans entertained. GARY SMITH TAKES SPEEDWAY 95 FIREWORKS
NIGHT FEATURE - Bangor's Gary Smith took a night off from his
regular Pro All Stars Series racing to visit his local speedway, and
drove off with a feature win in the Pro Stock Division. Scott Chubbuck Earns First PASS
Win at Speedway 95 - The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) traveled
to Speedway 95 in Hermon, Me
for its fifth event of the 2002 season and Scott Chubbuck of Wiscasset
scored his first career series victory in the Clay GMC 150. ST. PETER BACK ON TOP IN REGULAR
SPEEDWAY 95 ACTION - Aaron St. Peter of Brewer took advantage
of a caution flag on lap 23 of the 35 lap Pro Stock feature Friday
night at Speedway 95 to pass leader Mike Thomas of Etna and drive on
to win the make up event from last week's rain out. NINE WINNERS PACE OXFORD SUMMER
SERIES OPENER - The grandstands were jammed with excited race
fans and the pit area was overflowing with a total of 202 racers as
Oxford Plains Speedway presented opening night for the Big Apple Texaco
Summer Racing Series. PHIPPEN WIRES 95's "KICK BUTTS
RACING" FEATURE EVENT - John Phippen Jr. of Bar Harbor had
the car to beat at Speedway 95 Sunday afternoon as he qualified his
Monte Carlo on the pole and led for the entire 35 lap caution free
distance to post the win.
Unity Raceway ( Click
Here for Pit Reporter Stories ) UNITY
RACEWAY TO GET FACELIFT FOR 2003 SEASON - Unity, ME - Track owner,
Ralph Nason, and Track promoter, John Crawford, announced many planned improvements
for the upcoming race season. The duo planned improvements to the track, pits,
as well as grandstands. The biggest improvement will be the addition of pavement
to the pit area. Unity
Raceway Pro-Stocks win with the Maine State Lottery - Unity Raceway
promoter, John Crawford, is excited to announce the addition of Maine State
Lottery to the class sponsors. Maine State Lottery will be replacing the PTM
Kick Butts as the main sponsor for the Pro-Stock division. It will sponsor
opening day with a 103 lap Pro-Stock Race. UNITY
RACEWAY TO HOLD RICHEST DNK STREET STOCK/SUPER STREET RACE - Unity,
ME - In October of 2002 it was 75 laps for $1000 but in 2003 it's going to
be BIGGER!! Thirty-six of the best DNK Select Used Cars Street Stock/Super
Street drivers will compete for 100 laps at Maine's toughest oval with the
winner taking home $5000. It's the New England DNK Street Stock/Super Street
Championship at Unity Raceway Saturday September 27, 2003!
Connor Captures Unity
Street Stock 75 For Career Best - Oakland’s Skip Connor led early,
was involved in a mid-race mishap, then charged from the rear of the
field to lead the final five laps to win Unity Raceway’s biggest DNK
Select Used Cars Street Stock event of the season and a $1,000 payday.
Three other divisions were on the open-comp style slate and going home
with feature wins were China’s J.J. Wentworth, Sidney’s Ron Smith and
Rome’s Seth Wills. Unity Results 10-6-02 -
Championships were on the line Saturday during a very somber day at
Unity Raceway where racer Allen Fletcher had lost his life in a crash
the previous Saturday. In the premier division, the PTM Kick Butts
Pro Stocks, it turned into a crash-fest between the two championship
contenders. Unity Raceway October coming
attractions - September racing may be over but Unity Raceway
still has 4 days of racing left on the schedule. The postponed races
from last weekend will be made up this Saturday, October 5th, 2002.
The Folsom & Sons Gigantic New England Championship Demo Derby is slated
for Sunday October 6th. Sunday, October 13th, is the annual Long John
150 plus the rest of the Weekly Racing Series. The Season Finale for
2002 is scheduled for October 27th. Serious Injury Postpones Unity
Raceway Events - Championship day at Unity Raceway was in high
gear Saturday night when a mid-race crash involving Milford’s Allen
Fletcher forced a postponement of the remaining scheduled events. Unity Raceway Sept 21st Results -
Thorndike’s Bub Raven shed some light on a frustrating 2002 season
Saturday night with a green-to-checkers run to victory in front of
the Kick Butts Racing Pro Stock feature event. Jackson’s Jake O’Brien,
Fairfield’s Joe Ritchey, Canaan’s Bill Bowley, Sidney’s Dan Somes and
Madison’s Mickey Landry also registered feature wins in their respective
divisions. Thibodeau By Inches Over
Fuller At Unity - It took a while to get there, but when the
Kick Butts Racing Pro Stocks neared the end of their feature race Saturday,
the two championships contenders put on a finish for the ages. Pat
Thibodeau, of Winterport, beat Albion’s Dean Fuller to the checkers
Saturday night by inches after the two had traded the lead several
times during the final two laps. Both cars were sideways in the first
turn, on the last lap prior to Thibodeau using the preferred lower
groove to barely win over Fuller in a race that mirrors the championship
point battle. Thibodeau Tightens Point Lead
In Unity 50-lapper - Winterport’s Pat Thibodeau captured round
two of the Unity Raceway Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine Kick
Butts Racing Pro Stock Triple Crown Series 50-lapper Saturday night
and closed the gap to three points in the battle for the 2002 division
title. Folsom & Sons Auto Salvage New
England Championship Demolition Derby - announced that they
will be teaming up to bring you the New England Championship Demolition
Derby, Sunday October 6th.
Unity Raceway Halted By Persistent
Showers Nelson & Hodgkins Break Through
With Unity Wins - Steve Nelson survived a caution-filled Pro
Stock main while Mike Hodgkins ran unchallenged in a race slowed only
once for their first wins of the 2002 Unity Raceway season. Adding
to their 2002 win totals were Ricky Burgess, Ed Drake, Dixon Smith
and Bill Winter while the Senior Tour Auto Racers were also on the
docket with Tim Reynolds and Terry Houston recording victories. Thibodeau Tops Third Unity Pro
Stock Feature - Winterport’s Patrick Thibodeau used a lap five
restart to power into the lead en route to his third Unity Raceway
PTM Kick Butts Racing Pro Stock feature win. Chubbuck Out-Duels Benjamin In
Unity Raceway Kick Butts Pro Stock Triple Crown Round One -
Pro All Stars Series regular Scott Chubbuck decided to forego that
series’ event in New Hampshire, electing instead to compete in Round
One of Unity Raceway’s Triple Crown Series on Saturday. The decision
was a good one for the Wiscasset native as he topped a thrilling duel
with NASCAR Busch North Series regular Travis Benjamin for a $1,500
payday and the Triple Crown point lead. July 27th
2002 Photos From Unity Raceway
Sessions Impresses in Unity PASS
win - Sam Sessions took advantage of Kenny Wrights' misfortune
to grab the race lead on lap 38 of the Pro All Stars 150 at Unity Raceway
and went on to lead the remaining 112 laps to record his second consecutive
PASS victory.
UNITY RACEWAY RESULTS JULY 28th,
2002- Jake O’Brien,
Joe Ritchey, Ricky Burgess, Seth Wills and Chad Dow scored wins while
Sam Sessions dominated the 150. Thibodeau Repeats With Unity Pro
Stock Win - Pat Thibodeau raced into the lead on lap five and
never looked back en route to recording his second consecutive Kick
Butts Racing Pro Stock division feature win on Saturday night. Thibodeau Pockets $1,500 In Unity
Raceway 50 - Winterport’s Pat Thibodeau survived a great challenge
from touring driver Randy Turner to capture a $1,500 payday, winning
the special Friday night 50 lap Kick Butts Racing Pro Stock main event. Fuller Streaks Through Fireworks & Rain -
Unity, ME: Albion’s Dean Fuller charged from the back of the field
to record his second consecutive and third win of unity Raceway’s 2002
season. REPEAT PERFORMANCE PADS UNITY
POINT LEAD FOR DEAN FULLER - Albion’s Dean Fuller ran unchallenged
to his second “PTM Kick Butts Racing” Pro Stock division win Saturday
night at Unity Raceway, adding to his slim 2002 champion point standing
lead.
Unity results 6-22-02 -
Jeff Burgess became the first to repeat in the Kick Butts Racing Pro
Stock division during a fast-paced Saturday night at Unity Raceway.
Burgess, of Oakland, raced away with victory in a non-stop 35-lapper,
setting the tone for a night of clean, caution-free racing. Saunders, Faulkingham Take Unity
Thrillers - For the second consecutive week several of Unity
Raceway’s feature finishes were in doubt right to the checkers. Andy
Saunders traded the Pro Stock lead on several occasions before finally
securing his first win of the while Tony Faulkingham survived a full
mirror to capture his first in Round One of the Budweiser Super Sportsman
Triple Crown
Winston Cup News ( Click Here
for Pit Reporter Stories ) No.
29 GM Goodwrench driver Kevin Harvick on Las Vegas - What do you
love about Las Vegas? " There's so much going on in Las Vegas that the
place just creates a cool atmosphere. You've got the casinos, the night life,
and of course, the racing. It's one of those places where everybody that I
grew up with in racing shows up to watch me race."
JARRETT
GIVES FORD FIRST WIN OF 2003 - DALE JARRETT - No. 88 UPS Taurus
- VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW: WHAT ABOUT BOTH PASSES FOR THE LEAD? "I didn't
know the 97 had come back. I knew there were cars there with new tires, I just
didn't know who I was passing. I was just trying to keep my car going straight.
CRAVEN,
JOHNSON SPEARHEAD GM RACING EFFORT AT NORTH CAROLINA SPEEDWAY -
Pontiac driver Ricky Craven and Chevrolet driver Jimmie
Johnson both posted solid efforts in week two of the NASCAR
Winston Cup season, providing GM Racing with a high-profile
presence near the top of the standings Sunday at North
Carolina Speedway.
Robert
Yates A new engine for NASCAR Winston Cup? - A new engine for
NASCAR Winston Cup? If you pose that question to Robert Yates, owner of the
Ford Tauruses driven by Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler, he'll give you a resounding, "Yes." Martin
Claims True Value IROC Round 1 - Mark Martin proved he was the
best of the best on Friday at Daytona International Speedway as he won a highly
competitive Round 1 of True Value IROC XXVII. Waltrip's
Winning Daytona 500 Car Inducted Into DAYTONA USA - The No. 15
NAPA Auto Parts hauler departed Daytona International Speedway heading back
to Dale Earnhardt Inc. in Mooresville, N.C., short one stock car.
Stewart
Scores Career Best Daytona 500 Finish - Tony
Stewart scored a career best finish of seventh in Sunday's
rain-shortened Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
But the driver of the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet balanced
his solid performance with ideas of what could have been
had the race gone to its scheduled 200-lap distance.
Budweiser’s
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Budweiser Shootout - The 2003 Budweiser
Shootout belongs to the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
With five laps to go, Earnhardt Jr. made a daring late-race move on the
high side to pass Jeff Gordon to win the inaugural nighttime running
of the 70-lap All-Star race.
New
Format For Budweiser Shootout At Daytona - The inaugural nighttime
running of the Budweiser Shootout on Feb. 8 at Daytona International Speedway
will have an added twist with a new format.
Fuel
Cells Throw New Wrench Into Gatorade 125's - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.,
(Feb. 3, 2003) -- Drivers looking to secure a spot in the 45th annual Daytona
500 through the Feb. 13 Gatorade 125's will have something new to think about
this year and that's a pit stop.
Preseason
Thunder Wraps Up With Dale Jr. Fastest - NASCAR Preseason
Thunder concluded on Friday at Daytona International Speedway with
a final day of NASCAR Busch Series testing for the season-opening
Feb. 15 Koolerz 300.
EARNHARDT
JR. HOPING CHANGES LEAD TO CHAMPIONSHIP - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
(Jan. 15, 2003) - Restrictor-plate ace Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his No. 8 Budweiser
Chevrolet continued with NASCAR Preseason Thunder Wednesday at Daytona International
Speedway in preparation for the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 16.
JACK
ROUSH - FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES - Roush Racing is coming
off a season which saw three of its four NASCAR Winston Cup teams finish in
the top 10, led by second-place Mark Martin and third-place Kurt Busch. The
addition of Greg Biffle to the lineup this year will give car owner Jack Roush
five teams to keep tabs on each weekend. Roush spoke about the upcoming season
during the second day of testing for next month's Daytona 500.
NOTES
AND QUOTES - DAYTONA - TESTING- JAN. 8 - "TONY STEWART, NO.
20 HOME DEPOT CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: (WHAT ARE YOUR INITIAL IMPRESSIONS OF
THE MONTE CARLO AFTER RUNNING YESTERDAY?) "It's really hard to tell
at Daytona - what you've got - especially when you're at this test. I remember
when I used to come down here in the Busch Series. You ran as hard as you
can
run. Now, the teams are smart and they play the game. Everybody down here
today and everybody that comes next week are going to do the same thing.
Larry McReynolds to Sign New Book at
the Northeast Motorsports Expo on January 4th - Augusta, Maine -
FOX TV announcer Larry McReynolds will make a special guest appearance at
the 15th
ANNUAL Northeast Motorsports Expo & Trade Show on Saturday, January 4, 2003
at the Augusta (Maine) Civic Center courtesy of New England Race Fuel.
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Havoline Racing Embark on a "New Beginning" -
Texaco Havoline Racing together with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced
today that rookie sensation driver Jamie McMurray will pilot the No. 42 Havoline
Dodge in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series with veteran Donnie Wingo performing
the crew chief duties. While the initial announcement was made back in September,
today's statement confirms car number and paint scheme design for the Havoline
Dodge.
FOX, NASCAR Broadcaster to Appear
at Northeast Motorsports Expo in January - Jeff Hammond and
Larry McReynolds enjoyed success as NASCAR Winston Cup Series crew
chiefs to some of the sports greatest drivers. Today, the former crew
chiefs are enjoying success as television broadcasters on the NASCAR
race telecasts for the FOX network and one of them will be making a
special guest appearance at the 15th ANNUAL Northeast Motorsports Expo
Budweiser Shootout Field Finalized;
Kurt Busch Final Driver To Qualify - In the season's final
Bud Pole qualifying session last Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway,
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 97 Rubbermaid/Sharpie Ford for Roush
Racing, captured the pole for the Ford 400 and secured a spot in next
year's nighttime running of the Budweiser Shootout.
Stewart Crowned Champion at
Homestead - Typically, 18th place finishes don't sit too well
with NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Tony Stewart. But Sunday's 18th
place result in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway brought a
big smile and tears of emotion to Stewart, as he clinched his first
Winston Cup championship in just his fourth year on the circuit.
Matt Kenseth make it to victory
Lane for the fifth time this season - It was one of the biggest
weekends ever in the history of DEWALT Power Tools as a Winston Cup
Series sponsor. Not only did their driver Matt Kenseth make it to
victory Lane for the fifth time this season, but they crowned the "King of
the Drill" when Jon Smith from Delaware, Ohio beat the DEWALT Million
Dollar Challenge to drill five screws in 6.74 seconds to win the
cash. Interview
with Matt Kenseth after the race
Wiscasset
Adds Super Slam Series - The action will be non-stop and wide
open on Sunday evenings this year when the Super Slam Series takes to Wiscasset
Raceway for its’ inaugural season. The focus is on fun for this weekly
series, an affordable night of racing for competitors and race fans alike.
Big
Dawg Challenge Tix On Sale Soon - A very limited
number of reserved seat tickets for the $100,000.00 to
win DNK Select Big Dawg Challenge will go on sale Friday,
February 21st when DNK presents Racin’ Preview 2003
at the Portland Expo in Portland Maine. These tickets will
guarantee race fans an excellent vantage point in the top
five rows of Wiscasset Raceway’s grandstand for both
Saturday’s qualifying action and Sunday’s 400
lap, $202,385.00 DNK Select Big Dawg Challenge.
Clark
Files First PASS Big Dawg Entry - Cassius Clark of Farmington
Maine has filed the first entry for the $202,385.00 DNK Select Big Dawg Challenge,
a Pro All Stars Series sanctioned 400 lap event scheduled for October 11 and
12 at Wiscasset Raceway.
It’s
the Strong Chevrolet Mods at Wiscasset - Wiscasset
Raceway promoter Tom Mayberry has announced that Strong
Chevrolet has signed on as the title sponsor for Wiscasset’s
new open wheel modified division. The Strong Chevrolet
Mods will make their debut on Saturday April 12th, Strong
Chevrolet Opening Day 2003 at Maine’s fastest oval.
DNK
SELECT SPONSORS BIG DAWG CHALLENGE - Pro All Stars Series President
Tom Mayberry has announced that DNK Select Used Cars of Farmingdale Maine will
sponsor the $100,000.00 to win Big Dawg Challenge, a PASS sanctioned 400 lap
Pro Stock event scheduled for Wiscasset Raceway in Wiscasset Maine on October
11 and 12, 2003. Billed as the country’s richest late model asphalt short
track race, the DNK Select Big Dawg Challenge carries a total purse in excess
of $202,000.00.
WISCASSET
RACEWAY RELEASES 2003 SCHEDULE - Wiscasset Raceway
will kick of its first season under Tom Mayberry’s management
in 2003 and the seacoast oval promises an exciting schedule headlined
by new race days, new events and new divisions, even a new racing
series.
Wiscasset
Mods Proving Popular - "It’s been a little over a month since Wiscasset
Raceway promoter Tom Mayberry announced the new Wiscasset Modified division
that will debut this spring at the coastal oval, and the response to the new
class has been encouraging. Twenty teams have already requested numbers as we
head into the New Year and a number of cars are already nearing completion.
MAYBERRY, PASS ANNOUNCE $100,000.00 TO
WIN "BIG DAWG CHALLENGE" - PORTLAND ME - Pro All Stars Series President
Tom Mayberry today announced that the Pro All Stars Series will sanction the
Big Dawg Challenge, a 400 lap Pro Stock race event to be held at Wiscasset
Raceway
in Wiscasset Maine on Saturday and Sunday October 11 and 12, 2003. The Big
Dawg Challenge will post awards in excess of $195,000.00 with a possible $100,000.00
to the race winner. ST CLAIR'S HONORED AND CHAMPIONS CROWNED
AT WISCASSET RACEWAY AWARDS BANQUET - Wiscasset Raceway handed out
awards and crowned it's track champions for the 2002 season at it's annual
award banquet
to be held at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday November 9th. The evening's
program was highlighted by a video tribute to track owners & promoters David
and Sandra St Clair. WISCASSET RACEWAY 2002 AWARDS BANQUET SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 9TH - The evening's program will begin with a social hour
at 4pm followed by a buffet dinner, awards presentation from 6-8pm, and conclude
with dancing til 11pm. Tickets are $25 per person and available by advanced
sale only by calling the raceway Wiscasset Raceway Slates Rules Meeting -
Tom Mayberry and the new management team at Wiscasset Raceway have scheduled
a rules meeting for all divisions on Sunday October 27th. FIVE FIRST TIME CHAMPIONS AT WISCASSET RACEWAY -
Wiscasset Raceway rolled out it's final night of points racing for the 2002
season Saturday night with five of seven division titles still up for grabs.
With a few anxious moments and a couple wild finishes, all point leaders were
able to seal the deal and unofficially wrap up the titles in their respective
divisions, five of them being first time champs. KENNY WRIGHT GOES WIRE TO WIRE IN THE WISCASSET
QUIK-STOP PASS 150 AT WISCASSET RACEWAY - It was another big weekend
of racing at Maine's fastest oval, and when the smoke cleared and the engines
went quiet on Sunday evening, Kenny Wright of Woolwich had left little doubt
about who was in charge. The stars of PASS, the Pro All Stars Series, capped
off a double header weekend of action with the Wiscasset Quik-Stop 150, rolling
out a field of 35 of the top Prostock drivers in the northeast. 42 drivers
attempted
to qualify for a starting spot in the race. Kenny Wright Earns First PASS Wiscasset
Checker - Kenny Wright topped a talent-laden field to win the Wiscasset
Quik Stop 150 for the Pro All Stars Series Sunday at Wiscasset Raceway. It
was
Wright's second win of the PASS season and he held off a charge from Ben Rowe
with two laps remaining to earn the $4,000 payday for the Newmarket Sand and
Gravel team. 14 DIFFERENT FEATURE WINNERS IN ACTION PACKED
NIGHT AT WISCASSET RACEWAY - the third appearance of the season for
the NELCAR Legend cars and fans got more than their money's worth for the regular
admission price. WISCASSET QUIK STOP TO SPONSOR PASS
150 AT WISCASSET RACEWAY - The stars of PASS, the Prostock All Star
Series, will be hitting the highbanks of Wiscasset Raceway on Sunday September
8th highlighting a double header weekend of action at Maine's fastest track. RAIN SHORTENS THE SHOW AT WISCASSET -
For the first time since early June, Wiscasset Raceway fell victim to the elements
and was force to cut Saturday night's program short due to rain. BRYAN ROBBINS TAKES STRICTLY STREET 50 AT
WISCASSET; BURGESS WINS BRUCE KANE MEMORIAL - Two divisions shared
center stage at Wiscasset Raceway Saturday night with the Street Stocks running
the
Yudy's Tire Strictly Street 50 and the Prostocks running the make up of the
35 lap Bruce Kane Memorial. CHAMPIONSHIP RACES TIGHTEN UP ON DOUBLE POINTS
NIGHT AT WISCASSET RACEWAY - Double points day at Wiscasset Raceway
presents an opportunity for the contenders to get themselves back into the
hunt
for the championship, or the point leaders a chance to put some extra distance
between themselves and the rest of the pack. New Management at Wiscasset for 2003 -
David St.Clair has announced that he has entered into a lease agreement with
Tom Mayberry and Harry Franssen to operate Wiscasset Raceway for the 2003 WISCASSET RACEWAY PRESS RELEASE 8/3/02 -
Oakes came into the night holding an eight point lead over Colby, but by the
end of the night Colby would have the division lead once again. In the 35 lap
feature, Harpswell's Mark Lucas brought the field to the green in search of
his first Prostock win. THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY WITH WISCASSET'S 50
LAP HEAVYWEIGHT DEMON MAIN - Chelsea's Dan Trask has left little doubt
about his dominance of the Heavyweight Demon class at Wiscasset Raceway during
the 2002 season. The former division champ, nicknamed "the Cowboy", came into
the weekend with a track-high 8 feature wins. OAKES RETAKES POINT LEAD WITH 4TH PROSTOCK
WIN AT WISCASSET - Other winners on the evening included Appleton's
Jason Taylor in the Superlimited's; Rockland's Brett Mank in the Strictly Streets;
Dan Trask of Chelsea in the Heavyweight Demons; Mac Hannan Jr of Union in the
Light A Demons; Hope's Mike Brown in the Light B Demons; and Brunswick's Wayne
Ambrose in the Flagpole division. COLBY PICKS UP 4TH SUPERLIMITED WIN AT WISCASSET
RACEWAY - Newcastle's Chuck Colby, fresh off his win the previous week
in the Clark Napa Superlimited 100, continued on his latest hot streak by taking
the 25 lap main event for his division high 4th win of the season. CHUCK COLBY WINS CLARK AUTO PARTS NAPA SUPERLIMITED
100 AT WISCASSET - When Wiscasset Raceway's toughest division, the
Superlimited's, take to the high-banks of Maine's fastest track for a big race,
big things happen. DOUBLE POINTS AND FIREWORKS AT WISCASSET
RACEWAY - It was bonus night for fans and drivers alike Saturday night
at Wiscasset Raceway. Harry C Crooker & Sons of Topsham, the folks who put the
pavement on Maine's fastest track, presented the second double points night
of the season along with the annual fireworks display. OAKES TAKES PROSTOCK POINT LEAD WITH WIN
#3 AT WISCASSET RACEWAY - Maine's fastest 1/3 mile oval rolled out
a full card of regular racing Saturday night with action in all seven division's
plus the NELCAR Legend's. HOPE'S MIKE BROWN TAKES 30 LAP LIGHTWEIGHT
B MAIN AT WISCASSET RACEWAY - If you bought a ticket to sit in the
turn two pit side grandstands at Wiscasset Raceway Saturday night, you definitely
got your money's worth when it came to action.
