SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE
APRIL 20TH, 2008
(Hermon, Me) Speedway 95 opened up the 2008 season Sunday April 20th
with racing in 5 divisions, including the brand new Dysart’s
Pro-Limited Class.
Scott Modery of Hermon earned the pole for the Dysart’s Pro-Limited
race, but outside pole sitter Josh St. Clair of Liberty grabbed the top
spot in the caution free race for the first 17 laps. On Lap 18 Modery
slide into the low groove and drove past St. Clair to earn the top spot
and held it for the win. St. Clair finished second, and Dave St. Clair,
also of Liberty crossed the line for third. Modery was DQ in post race
inspection, handing first place to Josh St. Clair, second to Dave St.
Clair and third to Glen Curtis, Jr of Hudson.
In
Super Street action, it was Kris Watson of Hermon who had the dominant
ride for the day, winning both the heat race and the feature. Cautions
came at laps 2, the restart of lap 2, lap 8, and lap 21, but Watson was
dialed in for the afternoon. Derek Mingo of Lamoine finished second;
Franklin’s Greg Pung earned the third spot.
The
Strictly Street race got complicated fast. Brad Norris of Ellsworth
earned the win, despite a hard charge from Jordon Pearson of Glenburn.
Mechanical problems took Pearson out of the race at lap 21, allowing
Norris to maintain the top spot. Although rookie Harry Patterson
crossed the line third, the car ahead of him, Wayne Parritt, Jr. of
Steuben was on lap down due to a mechanical issue. To further confuse
fans, Parritt, although one lap down, was credited with the third place
spot, as all over drivers that still remained on the track at that
checkered were more then one lap down.
The
first race for the Full Size Pick-up since moving off the Wacky
Wednesday schedule to weekend racing went caution-free. Ernie Wallace,
or Big Ern to his fans won both the heat and the qualifier, Dana Harlow
of Hampden finished in the second spot, and Peter Drake joined the
winner’s circle in third.
The
Sport-Four division was riddle with cautions in both of the heat races
and the feature event. Mike Hopkins of Hermon grabbed the win, with
Hampden’s David Green in second. Third place honors went to Steve
Moulton of Glenburn. Between the heats and the features, there were 12
caution flags flown.
Dysart’s Pro-Limited
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
33
Josh St.
Clair
Liberty
2.
14
Dave St.
Clair
Liberty
3.
10
Glen Curtis,
Jr.
Hudson
4.
19
Duane
Seekins
Stockton Springs
5.
28
Rowland Robinson,
Jr.
Steuben
Super Street
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
35
Kris
Watson
Hermon
2.
09
Derek
Mingo
Lamoine
3.
45
Greg
Pung
Franklin
4.
51
Bryan
Robbins
Montville
5.
3
Mike
Overlock
Franklin
Strictly Street
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
8
Brad
Norris
Ellsworth
2.
88
Harry
Patterson
Stockton Springs
3.
27
Wayne
Parritt
Steuben
4.
88x
Craig
Turner
Montville
5.
37
Jordan
Pearson
Glenburn
Full Size Pick-up Trucks
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
18
Ernie
Wallace
Winterport
2.
60
David
Harlow
Hampden
3.
65
Peter
Drake
Holden
4.
06
Jordan
Pearson
Glenburn
5.
5 Jim
Carr,
Jr.
Clifton
Sport Four
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
50
Mike
Hopkins
Hermon
2.
16
David
Green
Hampden
3.
77
Steve
Moulton
Glenburn
4.
66
Spencer
Garvin
Belfast
5.
0
Steve
Heath
Brownville
Speedway 95 returns to action on Sunday, April 27th at 2, with the
first race in the Dysart’s Pro-Limited Series.
