Beech Ridge Motor Speedway release
Scarborough, Maine-The annual Budweiser 100 for the NASCAR Sport
Series took place on Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, and
when the dust settled Clyde Hennessey stood in victory lane.
Hennessey had to survive 12 caution flags and several strong
competitors before securing the win. Travis Buzzell led the field to
the green flag and bolted to the lead with Reggie Leeman hot in
pursuit. Buzzell would lead the opening 10 laps before Leeman went in
front leading the field to the 3rd caution flag on lap 11.
When racing resumed Leeman and Russ Morse staged a very entertaining
battle for the lead swapping the top spot several times over the next
10 laps as they raced side by side until the caution waved again at
lap 20.
Things remained the same as Leeman and Morse continued their side by
side duel to lap 42 when a new player arrived on the scene in Clyde
Hennessey. The field took the green flag on lap 43 following a quick
caution period and Morse took Leeman a little high on the backstretch
allowing Hennessey to shoot to the inside of both leaders and come out
of turn 4 with the lead.
Once Hennessey had the lead nobody got close enough to challenge him
for the position despite 6 more caution flags as he cruised to the win
by about 4 car lengths. Leeman was second and Bradley Babb who in
only his fourth start in a Sport Series car was third as he raced with
the lead cars all race long. Russ Morse finished fourth with Sally
Gherardi taking the fifth place position.
Bub Bilodeau put another win together in the Pro Series as he out
dueled Bobby Babb for the win. Rookie contender Chris Smith was
leading the race to lap 21 when Bilodeau and Babb who represent 7
track championships, took aim at the rookie. Just as Babb and
Bilodeau were about to challenge Smith the motor let go in his #10
racer handing the lead to Bilodeau who had to fend off several
attempts from Babb for the win.
Third place honors on this night went to Tim Brackett who appears to
be getting closer to taking that first Beech Ridge win and fourth was
Aaron Ricker. T.J. Brackett rounded out the top 5 place finishers in
the 40 lap event. Buddy Poole laid an old fashioned whooping on the
Wildcat division Saturday night as he took the lead from Richard
Randall on lap 24 and pulled away for an easy win. Ron Corbeil
finished second with Randy Snow third. David Wildes and Glenn
Bradbury were fourth and fifth at the finish.
David Palmer was a first time winner in the entry level Road Runner
division leading the final 15 laps for the win. Shawn Brackett was
second with Marc Sylvain third. Mark Hill and Mark Boutin filled the
fourth and fifth place positions.
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