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chaudiere_win61513Vallee-Jonction, Quebec – DJ Shaw made the most of an off weekend from PASS competition, taking the win at Autodrome Chaudiere in a 150 lap open competition race. Using this race as a test session of sorts for the final two races of the Pro All Stars Series North Autobus Quebecois Triple Crown Series, the team was confident they had made the right changes to the setup since their last trip to Chaudiere.

The day started off with rain showers breaking up the practice sessions, but anytime the #60 Precision JLM Toyota Camry went on the track, it was flawless. Starting on the pole in his heat race, Shaw drove away from the field and made it look easy to take the win, giving him the outside of the front row for the feature event.
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mckeage VLNASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Dan McKeage
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Dan McKeage of Gorham, Maine, finished 10th in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 40 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, June 15. It was the third straight Top-10 finish to open the season for the 2010 track champion. McKeage rallied from two spins at the hands of other drivers, each one coming as he was racing his way into the Top-5 with the Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction Chevrolet. After two pit stops from the crew for repairs and adjustments on the fly, McKeage was able to drive from the back to salvage a good points night.
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Speedway 95For the first 32 laps of the 40 lap Dysart’s Late Model feature at Speedway 95 Saturday night, rookie Andrew McLaughlin of Harrington and John Kalel II of Orrington waged a side by side battle for the lead, with McLaughlin leading the majority of the laps by less than half a car length. Defending champion Andy Saunders of Ellsworth sat behind the battling duo in third spot, just waiting for his chance at the lead. Just as Saunders nosed ahead of Kalel to claim the second spot, the red flag flew when Ryan Dean of Winterport had his car catch fire and head for the infield. On the restart, the veteran Saunders started beside McLaughlin and took the rookie to school. Saunders ran the inside groove and wrestled the lead from McLaughlin on lap 33 and led the final 7 laps for the win. McLaughlin continued his impressive run and took the runner up spot with Deane Smart of Milford surging to a third place finish. Fourth went to Bangor’s Donny Blanchard with Kalel finishing in fifth. Twenty Late Models started the feature with only the one red flag stopping the action after an early caution before the completion of lap one caused a restart with all cars returned to their original starting positions.
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Beech RidgeNASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Bobby Timmons
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Bobby Timmons III of Windham, Maine, finished a season-high third in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 40 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, in Saturday, June 15. Timmons made a quick drive to the front in the Mulkern Racing No. 48 Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep/Timmons Machine Dodge from his sixth-place starting spot, and he was engaged in a three-car battle for the lead over the second half of the race. Timmons found himself shuffled back out of contention for the win on a couple of late-race restarts, but he was happy to have driven away with a podium finish and a strong effort after a rough start to the season.
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sanborn tireOxford Championship Series: Trevor Sanborn
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report

OXFORD, Maine – Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, finished fifth in the 40-lap Pro Late Model feature at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, June 14. Sanborn, who typically serves as the crew chief on the Stilphen Racing No. 70 Pave-Tek Chevrolet, made his debut behind the wheel in the car. After starting 14th in a deep 18-car field, Sanborn worked all the way to the Top-5 with the benefit of just one early caution period to slow the race pace. In five starts this season, the No. 70 Pave-Tek Chevrolet now has three Top-5 finishes, including a win for 14-year-old rookie Tommy Stilphen in May.
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coolidge mugOxford Championship Series: Chris Coolidge
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report

OXFORD, Maine – Chris Coolidge of Norway, Maine, finished a season-high second in the 40-lap Pro Late Model feature at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, June 14. Coolidge started on the pole after winning his qualifying race in dominating fashion, led the first seven laps of the main event in the No. 72 Bill’s Automotive/Lloyd’s Land Chevrolet and then emerged from a furious battle for the runner-up spot with his best career finish in a Pro Late Model. After a week in the shop throwing significant changes at the car in an effort to solve a debilitating handling condition which lasted several weeks, Coolidge felt the team had finally taken a big step in the right direction.
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peters incarJohn Peters Grabs First Career Legends Win
Survives Rain, Competition To Win At Beech Ridge Motor Speedway

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, won his first career Amsoil NELCAR Legends race, leading the rain-shortened VIP Thursday Thunder 25 from flag-to-flag at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Thursday, June 13.
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Some people will choose the Bruins over Mainely Motorsports tonite at 8pm but you will have other opportunities this week to see this weeks episode. We preview this weeks Thursday Thunder with Ben Jones, Katelyn Smith, Courtney Cameron, Kevin Girard Jr, John Peters, Alicia Perry, Evan Beaulieu from Bentley’s Saloon. We also have highlights from the Nema Lites and Nema Midgets from Star.

Beech RidgeScarborough, ME – Beech Ridge Motor Speedway opened its second night of NASCAR racing Saturday night. In the Pro Series feature event, Dan McKeage of Gorham would take home the 50 lap feature win. Two early cautions helped McKeage move into the top ten running position from his 13th starting spot in the 23-car field. By the halfway point of the race, McKeage moved up into the top five with a pace fast enough to position himself for a run at leader Kelly Moore.
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Accident Ends Babbs Night Early At Beech RidgeNASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Bradley Babb
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Bradley Babb of Windham, Maine, finished 20th in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 50 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, June 8. Babb, the reigning NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track champion at the track, joined a host of other contenders in being collected in a multi-car incident on a Lap 2 restart that ended his night early in the No. 4 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet. After a spin in qualifying, Babb started 16th in the main event but never completed a complete lap at speed before the accident.
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Wiscasset2013logoBy Lisa Maguire

Despite some early morning rain, Wiscasset Speedway was ready to roll at race time. Under the bright lights, and to the chorus of peepers in the infield, the cars hit the track in three exciting feature events and a spectator drag.
First up was the spectator drag flex race of the week. The drags ultimately saw Wayne Ambrose driving a Chevy El Camino face off again a Chevy truck driven by George Fortin. Fortin ultimately took the win in a close race.
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