by Ken Minott
     Maine’s fastest oval, Wiscasset Speedway, showcased Group 2 Saturday night in front of another big crowd. Three different drivers picked up their first wins of the 2017 campaign, while another took early control of the tracks most competitive division with his 2nd victory of the year. Midcoast Region Napa Mods were the spotlight division with a 40 lap main event. Joe Williams of Woolwich withstood a late race restart and pulled away from defending champ Mark Lucas for a convincing win; his first of the year. The race of the day was the one a straightaway behind him for second between Tom Young & Nick Reno. The two racing wheel to wheel for the final ten laps with Reno grabbing the runner-up trophy on the outside by less than a foot. Young settled for 3rd. Other winners on the night included Nick Hinkley on the Late Model Sportsman, Shawn Kimball in the Outlaw Minis, and Joe Hutter in the Strictly Streets. The flex race was a 100 lap Enduro, won by Zach Emerson.

     In the 25 lap feature for the Kennebec Equipment Rental Outlaw Minis, Augusta’s Shawn Kimball finally shook off a month’s worth of hard luck and bad breaks to lead the feature wire to wire. The two-time champ was chased across the line by 4-time champ Rob Greenleaf of West Bath and Farmingdale’s Tim Collins. For Collins, it was his second straight podium appearance.
     The Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Model Sportsman rolled out another stacked field of 21 cars for their 35 lap feature. Wiscasset’s Nick Hinkley took sole possession of the points lead with his second straight win. Hinkley started 15th and took advantage of a couple mid-race restarts and took the lead from Ben Erskine with five laps to go en route to the victory. Brandon Bailey, also of Wiscasset worked the traffic nicely from back in the pack to pick up a career-best 2nd place finish. Coastal 200 champ Andrew McLaughlin charged up the outside lane on the final lap beating Alex Waltz to the stripe by a scant 6/1000th of a second to claim 3rd.
     Strictly Streets, sponsored by Norms Used Cars of Wiscasset, had plenty of action in their 25 lap feature. Joe Hutter of Leeds held an early lead until he was passed by Montville’s Bryan Robbins, only to get it back on a late race restart when Robbins knocked out of the lead by Zac Bowie. Hutter held tight to the bottom of the race track as he was challenged over the final five laps by point leader Mike Haynes. His hard work paid off with his first career win at Wiscasset Speedway. Haynes joined Hutter in victory lane along with Zach Emerson of Sabbatus, making his first podium appearance of the season.
     The flex race of the night was a 100 lap Enduro. 49 cars answered the opening bell and fanned out five wide thru the turns in search of the checkered flag. When all was said & done, and nearly at the end of their 1-hour time limit, Zach Emerson, who had started back in 45th, emerged with the victory. Runner-up Josh Dube of Auburn was the only other car left on the lead lap. Wiscasset flagman Ron Whitcomb turned the duties over to assistant Larry Arsenault and drove his car to a 3rd place finish, followed by Brad Clement and Johnathan Rines.
     Wiscasset Speedway returns to action Saturday, June 17th for the Fathers day weekend program featuring Group 1 divisions; Prostocks, Super Streets, Thunder 4 Minis, and 4-cylinder Pros. The show will begin with the flex division which will be a special go-kart exhibition race, showcasing some of the young up & coming talent in the making. Pit gates will open at 2:00 pm, Grandstands at 4:00 pm and the show begins promptly at 6:00 pm. Wiscasset Speedway is located on the West Alna Road in Wiscasset. For more information, go to the website at www.wiscassetspeedway.com
WISCASSET SPEEDWAY OFFICIAL FINISHES 6/10/17
MIDCOAST REGION NAPA MODIFIEDS (40 lap SPOTLIGHT FEATURE)
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 15 Joseph Williams Woolwich 40
2 7 Nick Reno West Bath 40 4.442
3 21 Tom Young Freeport 40 4.469
4 04 Allan Moeller Dresden 40 4.585
5 5 Mark Lucas Harpswell 40 4.919
6 1 Adam Chadbourne Wiscasset 40 9.306
7 61 Shawn Austin Norridgewock 40 11.216
8 33 Ron Bryant Livermore 39 1 Lap
9 27 Dan Brown Peru 39 1 Lap
10 8 Richard Jordan Kingfield 39 1 Lap
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KENNEBEC EQUIPMENT RENTAL OUTLAW MINIS (25 laps)
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 20 Shawn Kimball Augusta 25
2 2 Rob Greenleaf West Bath 25 0.326
3 18 Tim Collins Farmingdale 25 1.005
4 26 Brent Roy Vassalboro 25 1.268
5 41M Larry Melcher Jay 25 1.49
6 41 Shane Smith Augusta 25 2.261
7 36 Megan  Frost Montville 13 12 Laps
8 27 Jake Hendsbee Whitefield 2 23 Laps
dns 10 Jimmy Childs Leeds dns

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WOOD PELLET WAREHOUSE LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN (35 laps)
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 15 Nick Hinkley Wiscasset 35
2 47 Brandon Bailey Woolwich 35 2.137
3 26 Andrew McLaughlin Harrington 35 2.921
4 00 Alex Waltz Walpole 35 2.927
5 33 Josh St.Clair Liberty 35 3.091
6 29 Ben Erskine Farmington 35 3.405
7 17 Chris Thorne Sidney 35 3.437
8 19 Shane Kaherl Jay 35 5.575
9 30 Ryan St. Clair Liberty 35 6.215
10 36 Tyler Robbins Montville 35 6.268
11 25 Will Collins Waldoboro 35 6.702
12 7 Tyler Bailey Wiscasset 35 6.881
13 22 Brandon Fowler Rome 35 6.994
14 55 Steve Barker Turner 35 9.927
15 30X Dylan Street Old Town 34 1 Lap
16 3 Richard Jordan Kingfield 34 1 Lap
17 1kw Steven  Chicoine Portland 28 7 Laps
18 11 Cody Verrill Richmond 26 9 Laps
19 21 Shane Clark Winterport 22 13 Laps
20 15M Frank Moulton Clinton 21 14 Laps
21 28 Steve Minott Windham 14 21 Laps

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NORMS USED CARS STRICTLY STREETS (25 laps)
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 2 Joe Hutter Phillips 25
2 67 Michael Haynes Livermore Falls 25 0.058
3 23 Zachary Emerson Sabattus 25 0.169
4 25 Brad Bellows China 25 0.4
5 24E Jonathon Emerson Sabattus 25 0.587
6 45 Cole Watson Naples 25 1.408
7 66x James Grover Jr Newcastle 25 2.057
8 89 Faith Cleaves Freeport 25 2.629
9 05R Glenn Reynolds Turner 25 17.878
10 66 Dave Brannon Lisbon 24 1 Lap
11 00 Kimberly Knight Chesterville 23 2 Laps
12 04 Zac Bowie Turner 18 7 Laps
13 55H Kurt Hewins Leeds 15 10 Laps
14 47 Brian Caswell Buxton 10 15 Laps
DQ 51x Bryan Robbins Montville 25 DQ
DQ 78 Tiger  Colby Newcastle 25 DQ

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ENDURO #1 (100 laps)
Pos No. Name Home Town Laps Diff
1 71 Zachary  Emerson Sabattus 100
2 2 Josh Dube Auburn 100 18.38
3 8 Ron Whitcomb Eustis 99 1 Lap
4 55ME Brad Clement Readfield 99 1 Lap
5 45 Johnathon Rines Wiscasset 99 1 Lap
6 99M Phil Main Jr Whitefield 98 2 Laps
7 30 Keith Rankin Pittston 98 2 Laps
8 13 Alex Cromwell Woolwich 97 3 Laps
9 24 Jonathan Emerson Sabattus 97 3 Laps
10 39 Jonathon Spears Wiscasset 97 3 Laps
11 88 Jamie Norton Farmingdale 96 4 Laps
12 79 Kyle Metivier Lisbon 95 5 Laps
13 21 Justin Spears Wiscasset 93 7 Laps
14 87 Jeff Read 89 11 Laps
15 10 Stillman Joyce Union 88 12 Laps
16 27x Taylor Delano Wiscasset 86 14 Laps
17 32 Jay Verney Alna 83 17 Laps
18 7 Patrick Hinckley Pittston 79 21 Laps
19 11 Vanessa Jordan Kingfield 77 23 Laps
20 24x Andrew  Glynn Farmingdale 74 26 Laps
21 27 Daniel Welch 72 28 Laps
22 22 Edward Luoma Edgecomb 72 28 Laps
23 3-H Hannah Gray Monmouth 69 31 Laps
24 09 Randy Edgecomb Appleton 65 35 Laps
25 29 Dustin Brown Farmingdale 65 35 Laps
26 220 Mark Pearson South Portland 62 38 Laps
27 34 Jason Weatherbee Wiscasset 56 44 Laps
28 78 Christopher Libbey Windham 54 46 Laps
29 99 Jeffrey Moore 52 48 Laps
30 4 Nathan Haley Wiscasset 47 53 Laps
31 1 Kyle Enman 44 56 Laps
32 55×2. Michael Snyder 41 59 Laps
33 89 Mike Landry 30 70 Laps
34 17M David Thompson 27 73 Laps
35 71x Andrew Stover 26 74 Laps
36 99x Park Clegg Jr Chelsea 26 74 Laps
37 12 Thomas True Wiscasset 25 75 Laps
38 666 James Grover 25 75 Laps
39 547 Dan Delano Wiscasset 24 76 Laps
40 777 Jarret Byrnes Nobleboro 21 79 Laps
41 42 Keith Russell 20 80 Laps
42 25 Frank Brown 19 81 Laps
43 56 Thomas Smith Topsham 18 82 Laps
44 55x Ben Sutter 15 85 Laps
45 77x Wesley Witham 14 86 Laps
46 11x Alex Hinckley 12 88 Laps
47 100 Roy Glidden Farmingdale 12 88 Laps
48 25 Logan Maddocks 9 91 Laps
49 143 Chase Wadleigh Vinalhaven 4 96 Laps