The longest dry spell of Johnny Clark’s career as a super late model racer is over. Clark, the six-time Pro All Stars Series North champion from Farmingdale, won the Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 300 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough for the fourth time on Sunday. It was the first win of the […]
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Hall nearly claims coveted title as rookie at Beech Ridge
SCARBOROUGH — As the “changing of the guard” continues across the entire scope of Maine short track racing, another example of that incoming talent put in an impressive performance any “rookie” would enjoy in 2015. For 20-year-old Garrett Hall of Scarborough, moving up to the premier NASCAR Pro Series class at Beech Ridge meant a […]
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Lanpher earns first Pro Series title at Beech Ridge
After what was one of the most impressive eight-day driving performances Maine race fans have seen in many years, 17-year-old Reid Lanpher capped a dream-like 2015 season Saturday night by earning the NASCAR Pro Series Championship at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Lanpher, of Manchester, kicked off his blazing late-season drive to the title on Saturday, […]
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Racing spotlight: John Peters becoming a contender at Beech Ridge
WESTBROOK — When you look at the dozen or more young guns striving to make a name for themselves in Super Late Model racing around central and southern Maine, you don’t have to look very far to see unlimited potential. Take a stroll through the pit area at Beech Ridge on a Saturday night during […]
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Racing roundup: Knight, Lanpher, St. Clair earn big wins over the weekend
Oxford native Shawn Knight notched his third Super Late Model victory of the season in impressive fashion Saturday night in Oxford’s weekly Championship Series program. Knight drove inside of third-generation pilot Gunnar Rowe coming through Turns 3 and 4 at the end of lap 28 and pulled away for top honors. Rowe, who has led […]
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Annual Summerfest set for Sunday at Beech Ridge
Annual Summerfest set for Sunday at Beech Ridge It’s the day fans of Maine’s rich motorsports history wait for all year. Officials of the Maine Vintage Race Car Association (MVRCA) will host their 12th annual Summerfest this Sunday, Aug. 2, at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at […]
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Joey Polewarczyk wins again at Oxford; Scott Robbins scores first win since 2004
The driver known as “Joey Pole” won from the pole again Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway, but it wasn’t as easy as that makes it sound. Joey Polewarczyk Jr. emerged from a heated battle with Brad Babb, then held off Dillon Moltz to win the Dave’s Small Engine Repair/Ventrac 150. It is the fourth […]
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Local Racing Roundup: Joey Doiron (PASS), Nick Sweet (ACT) win at International 500
Joey Doiron of Berwick dominated the Pro All Stars Series portion of the International 500 at Airborne Raceway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., leading 149 of 200 laps en route to the win Sunday afternoon. The race ended just in time for Doiron, who had a left front tire going down on the final lap. He held […]
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Auto Racing: Timmons turning up the heat at Beech Ridge
FALMOUTH — After three years of racing full-time in the ultra-competitive NASCAR Pro Series at Beech Ridge, one second-generation driver from Windham has eased into a part-time schedule, yet is still charging toward victory lane every time he straps into a car. Bobby Timmons, 22, drives the No. 48 Mulkern Racing Super Late Model. He […]
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Local Racing Roundup: David Oliver breaks through in PASS at Beech Ridge
David Oliver of Standish scored his first career Pro All Stars Series North win in familiar territory Saturday night, winning the Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge 150 at his home track, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Oliver exchanged the lead with Kelly Moore before reclaiming it for good on lap 42. The final 124 laps unfolded without […]