Sunday, April 20, 2008

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.

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