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JOHN PETERS: Peters Posts First Career NELCAR Legends Top-5 Finish

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Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, posted his first career Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour Top-5 finish when he finished fifth in the 35-lap NELCAR feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 4. Peters, who won a Thursday Thunder championship at the track last season, started eighth and calmly used the outside lane to work his way to the Top-5 in the caution-free event. In two career Legends starts at Beech Ridge dating back to last season, Peters now has two Top-10 starts in as many races at the .333-mile oval.

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Bourgoine Adds to Impressive Resume at Speedway 95

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Hermon, ME – The Amsoil Nelcar Legends Tour returned to northern Maine this past weekend to do battle at Speedway 95. The 3/8th mile is famous for its tough surface and its progressive banking that makes the long way around the fast way around. The start of a double header weekend for the Tour showed 14 of the tour’s best driver’s work to make their mark in the first of two trips to the track in the 2013 season.

For the first heat race it was the 81 of third year Legends driver Dan Winter on the pole with the 399 of four time tour champion Bob Weymouth on his outside. Weymouth would use the outside to his advantage as he drove off with the heat win ahead of Ryan Hammar in the 2 car and rookie John Peters in the 51 machine.
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POWER FAILURE HALTS SPEEDWAY 95 OPENING DAY PROGRAM

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POWER FAILURE HALTS SPEEDWAY 95 OPENING DAY PROGRAM

Speedway 95’s opening day program was well underway when a component failure in the speedway’s lighting system forced postponement of the final three feature events scheduled for the night. Speedway officials said those postponed events for the Strictly Streets, the Darling’s Ford Sportsman and the Dysart’s Late Models would be completed next Saturday night before the start of the regular racing program.

Prior to the curtailment, Garett Hayman of Milford won the 20 lap Bomber feature after holding off Carmel’s Denis Burns through three restarts in the final five laps. Burns finished second with Bangor’s Scott Bonney in third. Joey Doyon of Winterport and Chris Carroll of Greenbush rounded out the top five.

The Sport-Four 25 lap feature event was also completed, but the results changed once the tech inspectors checked the cars after the race. Zach Audet of Skowhegan, who finished first in the race, was disqualified in the post race inspection, as were Jayson Bosworth and Brad Bosworth of Cornville, who had also finished in the top five. All three cars failed to meet the specified track width requirement. J.R. Gray of Orrington was declared the winner with 2012 division champion Ted Ryder of Carmel in second. Third place went to Kevin Hartley of Hermon, followed by Joshua Grant of Carmel and Matthew Loyd of Drummond, New Brunswick.
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JOHN PETERS: Peters Joins NELCAR For Doubleheader Weekend

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Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour: John Peters
Speedway 95 Race Preview
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Preview

THE STORY
WESTBROOK, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, heads to a twin bill of Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour racing this weekend, when the series holds 25-lap feature events both Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine, on Saturday, April 20, and Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, April 21. Peters posted a career-best finish of seventh – the highest finishing rookie in the field – in the NELCAR season opener at Wiscasset Speedway two weeks ago, and he’ll be making his first visit to both tracks in a Legend car this weekend.

THE FACTS
WHO: John Peters, Westbrook, Maine
TEAM: No. 51 Digby’s Variety/Cash For Clunkers Coupe
CREW CHIEF: Greg Peters, Westbrook, Maine
BEST CAREER SPEEDWAY 95 FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT SPEEDWAY 95: N/A
BEST CAREER OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY: N/A
WHAT: Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour 25
WHERE: Speedway 95, Hermon, Maine (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: Saturday, April 20 – 2 p.m., practice; 5 p.m., qualifying; 6 p.m., race
WHAT: Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour 25
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
WHEN: Sunday, April 21 – 10 a.m., practice; 2 p.m., qualifying; 4 p.m., race
Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour
LAST RACE: April 6, Wiscasset Speedway, Wiscasset, Maine (7th)
NEXT RACE: May 4, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Maine (.333-mile oval)
CURRENT POINTS POSITION: 7th
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Maggie Ferland – an Angel at the Wheel

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story by Chris Roy
One of the rookie young guns this season in Amsoil NELCAR Tour is 12 year old Maggie Ferland. She is making the transition from karts to legends cars. So how do the legends cars compare to the karts she raced in the past, “It’s completely different then the karts, it’s more precise driving then the karts.”

Maggie has kept very busy in the off season, “Playing basketball, karate and volunteering at the Good Shepard food Bank.”
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REID LANPHER: Lanpher Tackling Ambitious 2013 Northeast Schedule

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MANCHESTER, Maine – After spending the bulk of the spring running Late Model Stock events for JR Motorsports, Reid Lanpher still has plenty of racing ahead of him close to home.

The 14-year-old Manchester, Maine, driver will complement his JR Motorsports efforts with four PASS North Series starts, several NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, and roughly a dozen Legend car starts. The crown jewel of the summer will come in the TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in July, when four-time NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion Andy Santerre will serve as his crew chief.

“I’m so appreciative, so fortunate to have this opportunity to do all of this racing this year,” Lanpher said. “The drivers and teams up here are as good as anywhere. There’s no doubt there are some big names, and just to have the opportunity to race against them, I couldn’t be anymore thankful.” Read Full Article →

Buffington Opens New Season With Win At Wiscasset

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Photos by Chris Roy

After a harsh North East off-season, the Amsoil Nelcar Legends Car Tour was the first tour in the North ready to go racing in 2013. Braving the harsh winds and 40 degree weather, the Tour brought 21 cars to the newly re-opened, and one of Nelcar’s longtime homes, Wiscasset Speedway for opening day. The fans packed into see the re-opening of Maine’s fastest track, and another grueling season for the Amsoil Nelcar Legends Tour was set to begin.

The first heat race rolled onto the track with Shaun Buffington, who had a hot streak at the end of 2012, on the pole position with the 60 of Legends Car veteran Anthony Pagliarulo on the outside. On the start, Buffington got out to the lead, with defending Nelcar champion Matt Bourgoine closely behind. The heat ran caution free, and Buffington took the win over Bourgoine with Alan Smith holding off Bob Weymouth for third.
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Young Gun Wyatt Alexander, Looks to be New Sheriff in NELCAR

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Next weekend the Amsoil NELCAR Legends kick off their 2013 racing schedule at Wiscasset Speedway. Returning this season is young gun driver Wyatt Alexander, in the 96 K&B Automotive, and the Alexander race team is geared up and ready to go. “Yes, the car is ready. We were able to work out a few gremlins in the car in NC, so hopefully we are all set for a good race there.”

Though this won’t be his first race of the season as Wyatt and his father Brett, recently made the trip down south. His father explains, “We traveled down and had him do some work with Kyle Beattie Racing in Concord, NC. We traveled had him do some work to the car a few weeks ago and then went back last week to have the final set up done. While we were down there we raced at Concord Speedway to give the car a shake down with their assistance. They are a great group of guys. We had a great time.”
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NELCAR Champion, Mathew Bourgoine looks to do it Again.

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In 2012 Mathew Bourgoine won the Amsoil NELCAR Championship as well as the TNT Championship. So what is it like to win the championship, “Its Awesome!! It was a goal I set for myself when I started racing Legends, and now that I have done it. It feels awesome!!”

In the off season Bourgoine has been enjoying the winter sports and, finding new business adventures. “I went to some car shows, did some snowmobiling, and did a little ice fishing. I also have been getting things going on a new business called Bourgoine Designs. We’ll be doing T-shirts, stickers, and a bunch of stuff!!”
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Kevin Girard Jr. Becoming a Legend

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DSC_7857Kevin Girard Jr. looks for great things this season as he gets ready to race in the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour. “We don’t have an exact set schedule, but we will be running every NELCAR race at BRMS, and all the other NELCAR tour races after the Thursday Thunder season for sure. We haven’t decided whether or not we will run any Saturday tour races during the Thursday Thunder season. BRMS will be our main focus.”

There are all different type of local short track racing, pro-4, modifieds, late models, the list goes on but one of the most unique racing series, is the NELCAR Legends. Scaled down versions of race cars from the 1930’s with a motorcycle engine and can reach speeds in excess of 100+ mph. “Ever since I first saw a Legend car, they have been one of the most interesting racecars out there to me. It seemed like a good choice for someone who is just getting into racing, but wanted plenty of speed right off the bat.”
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A Winter Nor’ Easter returns to NELCAR

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8591As a Nor’ Easter blankets New England the NELCAR “Winter Storm” is ready for the 2013 race season. Dan Winter and some of his fellow drivers from the NELCAR Legends Tour were on hand for the “Racin’ Preview” in Portland, Maine.

Though the Amsoil NELCAR legends haven’t been racing the last few months, the drivers have been busy getting ready for Opening Day at Wiscasset Speedway on April 6th. “This offseason we’ve been mostly getting the cars cleaned up and ready for the 2013 season.”
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Melissa Fifield is Gearing up for the 2013 Race Season

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2carsMelissa Fifield is getting ready for the 2013 Valenti Modified Race season. This will be her 2nd season racing the #07, “I learned how to drive the car and how it handles at the different tracks. The team learned about the car and how to make changes to the car. We spent a lot of time learning gear selection and the set up.”

The 2013 VMRS kicks off their race season April 6th & 7th at Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut. This will be the 1st race of a 18 race at 10 different tracks this year. “The schedule is 3 races longer this year. I enjoy how we will be back racing in Maine at Oxford and Beech Ridge. With motor improvements I’m looking forward running better at Thompson and Stafford.”
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