SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE
May 11th, 2008
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) 11 Feature races were on the card for Mothers Day at
Maine’s Family Fun track, Speedway 95 in Hermon, 5 of which were make
up races from the rained out events of April 27th. Also, as an added
attraction, the first appearance of the Mid-Coast Mini Cups raced the
third mile oval.
Shane Clark of Winterport picked up the win in Dysart’s Pro-Limited
make up race, this first race of three in their 50-lap Pro-Limited
Series. There were four cautions in the event, that took many of the
early players out of contention for the win, including Dave St. Clair
(Boss Hogg) of Liberty, Josh St. Clair of Liberty and Glen Curtis, Jr.
of Hudson. Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs stayed out of danger to
finish second and Hermon’s Scott Modery crossed the line for third.
Curtis found his way back in the closing laps towards the front of the
field to take fourth. Between the two feature events, by taking time in
the pits to dial in his ride, Brenton Parritt of Stueben bettered his
7th place finish in the first feature to earn the pole for the second
race, and led the field to the checkered flag in caution-free 35 lap
affair. Curtis improved to finish second, a half a lap behind Parritt.
Third place honors went to once again to Modery.
The
Super Streets racing series, sponsored by CAM II racing fuels went
caution-free for the first 22 laps of the 50-lap run. Kris Watson of
Hermon continued his sweep of ever race in the division this summer,
take the win, in every heat and feature thus far. Until the caution
came out for debris at lap 22, Watson had a half-track lead over the
rest of the field. Richard Burrill of Sullivan finished second, and
Artie Maguire of Bucksport finished third. Watson also took him the win
in the earlier make-up race, with Burrill earning second and Travis
Beal of Winterport taking third, in his first race this year.
It
looked, for a while like it was the night of wins for Jordan Pearson of
Glenburn. Fresh off a win in the Truck division, Pearson went on to
grab the win in the first Strictly Street race, then later on the win
in the qualifier for the second Strictly Street match-up. Rookie Wayne
Parritt, Jr. of Steuben crossed for second, and Ellsworth’s Brad Norris
took third in the caution-free make-up race. Pearson streak in the
Strictly’s was broken in the second feature when Norris, improved his
even with the win. Derek Pearson, former Strictly Champ, and brother to
Jordan, earned second, with rookie Harry Patterson of Stockton Springs
third. There were two cautions in the second race, one of which was for
Jordan Pearson who lost control of his ride in turn one.
The
earlier in the day, the better for Jordan Pearson, of Glenburn, who
picked up the win in the make-up Truck race, but finished second in the
second Truck feature event. Peter Drake of Holden took second, and
Ernie Wallace of Winterport finished third. Despite some tense moments
with a black flag warning, Ernie Wallace, or “Big Ern,” grabbed the big
earn in the second race, crossing first for the checked flag. Pearson
finished second, and Peter Drake third. The first Truck race was
caution free, the second saw two yellow flags fly.
For
the Sport-Fours, Phil Richardson of Carmel had a fast car;
unfortunately, he was disqualified for both Sport-Four events. After
winning the first race, he was disqualified for starting the race in
the position earned by Chris Ryan of Glenburn, which constituted as an
unannounced driver change. Despite a second place finish in the second
race, he was DQ-ed for ride height in the tech garage. The first DQ put
Spencer Garvin of Searsport in the winners circle, with former Super
Street Champion Steve Moulton of Glenburn second, and Old Town’s Jason
Trundy in third. David Green had the car to beat in the second feature
and avoided a big crash in turn four that took out a gaggle of cars in
29-car field. Steve Moulton was upgraded after Richardson’s DQ to
second in the race, which ended in a climatic Green-White-Checkered
finish. Jason Trundy once again earned the third spot.
Francis Bernard took the win in the Mid Coast Mini Cup race.
Dysart’s Pro-Limited (50 lap series 1 of 3)
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
21
Shane
Clark
Winterport
2.
19
Duane
Seekins
Stockton Springs
3.
11
Scott
Modery
Hermon
4.
10
Glen
Curtis,
Hudson
5.
33
Josh St.
Clair
Liberty
Dysart’s Pro-Limited (Regular Feature)
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
27
Brenton
Parritt
Steuben
2.
10
Glen
Curtis,
Hudson
3.
11
Scott
Modery
Hermon
4.
33
Josh St.
Clair
Liberty
5.
14
Dave St.
Clair
Liberty
Super Streets (CAM II 50-lap series 1 of 3)
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
35
Kris
Watson
Hermon
2.
09
Richard
Burrill
Sullivan
3.
39
Travis
Beal
Winterport
4.
3
Mike
Overlock
Hermon
5.
47
Artie
McGuire
Bucksport
Super Streets (Make-up Feature)
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
35
Kris
Watson
Hermon
2.
09
Richard
Burrill
Sullivan.
3.
47
Artie
McGuire
Bucksport
4.
3
Mike
Overlock
Hermon
5.
6.7
Joey
Doyon
Winterport
Strictly Streets (Make-up Feature)
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
37
Jordan
Pearson
Glenburn
2.
27
Wayne Parritt,
Jr.
Steuben
3.
8
Brad
Norris
Ellsworth
4.
29
Derek
Pearson
Glenburn
5.
55
Shawn Hamel,
II
Bangor
Strictly Streets (Regular Feature)
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
8
Brad
Norris
Ellsworth
2.
29
Derek
Pearson
Glenburn
3.
88
Harry
Patterson
Stockton Springs
4.
37
Jordan
Pearson
Glenburn
5.
55
Shawn Hamel,
II
Bangor
Sport Four (Make-up Feature)
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
66
Spencer
Garvin
Searsport
2.
77
Steve
Moulton
Glenburn
3.
02
Jason
Trundy
Old Town
4.
16
David
Green
Hampden
5.
27
Duane
Dunifer
Hermon
Sport Four
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
16
David
Green
Hampden
2.
77
Steve
Moulton
Glenburn
3.
02
Jason
Trundy
Old Town
4.
46
David
Shorey
Old Town
5.
66
Spencer
Garvin
Belfast
Trucks (Make up Feature)
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
06
Jordan
Pearson
Glenburn
2.
65
Peter
Drake
Holden
3.
18
Ernie
Wallace
Winterport
4.
60
Dana
Harlow
Hampden
5.
5
Jim Carr,
Jr.
Clifton
Trucks (Regular Feature)
Finish
#
Driver
Town
1.
18
Ernie
Wallace
Winterport
2.
06
Jordan
Pearson
Glenburn
3.
65
Peter
Drake
Holden
4.
60
Dana
Harlow
Hampden
5.
62
Brett
Crosby
Hermon
Mid-Coast Mini Cups
Finish
#
Driver
1.
24
Francis Bernard
2.
99
Fred Ireland
3.
48 RJ
Pinkham
4.
16
Josh Ireland
5.
11
Tony McLaughlin
Speedway 95 returns to action on Sunday, May 18th at 2, with the first
race in the Coca Cola Strictly Street series, and the Maine Super-Cup
racing League, plus regular racing from the Sport-Fours, Super Streets,
Pro-Limiteds, and Trucks. Arrive early and ride with your favorite
driver.
