SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE June 28th, 2008

By Bill DaButler

(Hermon, Me) Clouds surrounded Hermon, but the rain stayed away, for
the second week in a row, from Maine's Family Fun Track, Speedway 95.

The Pro-Limited division went caution-free with Bradley's Deane Smart
at the front of the field. Rookie Roland "J.R. Rockin'" Robinson of
Stueben improved from last weeks third place finish, to grab the
second spot. Brenton Parritt of Stueben was sidelined for the heat
race, due to a mechanical feature, but joined the field in a borrowed
car, from his brother Mike Parritt, also of Stueben to take third. The
win puts Parritt in first place, by 84 points over Duane Seekins of
Stockton Springs.

Kris Watson of Hermon restarted his winning streak with a win in the
Super Street heat race, and then starting at the rear, he picked up
the feature win as well. Artie Maguire of Bucksport crossed the line
for second, with Travis Beale of Winterport in third in the caution
free race. Watson has a commanding points lead, 111 points over
Franklin's Mike Overlock.

There was a Rookie at the front of the field at the end of the
Strictly Street race, Steuben's Wayne Parritt. Jr. earned the first
win of his career at the track edging out Brad Norris of Ellsworth and
another rookie, Bangor's Shawn Hamel, II, who finished second and
third respectively. Jordan Pearson of Glenburn was running in second
trying to pass for the lead when he blew a tire forcing him to take a
seventh place finish, but retains the points lead, by just 20 points
over Parritt.

There was only one caution in the Sport-Four race. Pole sitter and
defending champion Lewis Batchelder led much of the race, while Steve
Moulton of Glenburn worked his way to the front of the field to take
the lead away and grab the win, his second win in a row in the
Sport-Fours. Batchelder settled for second, and David Green of Hampden
scored the third place trophy.

A blown tire plagued the race for Jordan Pearson in the Strictly
Streets, ironically, earlier in the evening; the same problem came up
for Pearson in the final lap of the Full Sized Truck race. He had been
trying to pass Ernie "Big Ern" Wallace of Winterport from the inside,
when Pearson lost his tire. Luckily, Pearson had enough cushion
between him and the third place car of Anthony Moore of Brewer to hold
the second spot.

Dysart's Pro-Limited

Finish # Driver Town

1. 24 Deane Smart Bradley

2. 28 Roland Robinson, Jr. Steuben

3. 27 Brenton Parritt
Steuben

4. 63 Ray Allen Morse St. Albans

5. 10 Glen Curtis, Jr. Hudson

Super Streets

Finish # Driver Town

1. 35 Kris Watson Hermon

2. 47 Artie Maguire
Bucksport

3. 39 Travis Beale Winterport

4. 23 Doug Sinclair Hermon

5. 45 Greg Pung Franklin

Strictly Streets

Finish # Driver Town

1. 27 Wayne Parritt, Jr. Steuben

2. 8 Brad Norris Ellsworth

3. 55 Shawn Hamel Bangor

4. 9 Travis Poulin Holden

5. 29 Randy Caler Cherryfield

Sport Four

Finish # Driver Town

1. 77 Steve Moulton Glenburn

2. 23 Lewis Batchelder Dixmont

3. 16 David Green Hampden

4. 02 Jason Trundy Bucksport

5. 0 Steve Heath Brownville

Trucks

Finish # Driver Town

1. 18 Ernie Wallace
Winterport

2. 06 Jordan Pearson Glenburn

3. 9 Anthony Moore Brewer

4. 6 Andrew Crosby Hermon

5. 62 Brett Crosby Hermon

Catch the action on Wednesday July 2nd at 7pm for Varney GMC Wacky
Wednesday, and then on Saturday July 5th at 7 for regular weekend plus
the second race in the three race Sport-Four Series, at Maine's Family
Fun Track…. Speedway 95!

Kurt Busch wins Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

LOUDON, N. H. (June 29, 2008) - Kurt Busch and his No. 2 Miller Lite
team decided to go for fuel mileage Sunday, hoping to salvage a good
finish in the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway.

For most of the afternoon, Busch raced under the radar while Tony
Stewart, Casey Mears and a few others battled way ahead for the lead.

But Mother Nature smiled on Busch and a few other drivers after 284 of
the 301 scheduled laps, drenching the track just 17 laps from
completion.

The result?

Busch, who had inherited the lead when all the front-running cars had
to pit for fuel after an accident brought out the day's fifth caution,
captured his 18th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory

He wasn't alone in good fortune. Michael Waltrip, who finished second,
and J. J. Yeley, who finished third, had pitted out of sequence from
the leaders along with several other drivers and could make it to the
finish without stopping again. All these cars were cruising around the
track while Stewart and Co. were running flat-out towards the finish
line.

"It's better sometimes to be lucky than good," Busch said afterwards.
"We gambled on fuel mileage and came out ahead."

Trailing Busch, Waltrip and Yeley were Martin Truex, Jr., Elliott
Sadler, Reed Sorenson, Mears, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Bobby
Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Stewart and Kevin Harvick.

The accident that sent all the leaders to the pits happened on lap 271
when Dale Earnhardt, Jr., dropped down out of the groove to pit. Jamie
McMurray didn't see Earnhardt and smashed the rear end of Junior's
car, which spun down pit road. McMurray's car careened across the race
track and collected the side of David Ragan's car, spinning him
around.

The finish was one of the more bizzare this season and produced
another new winner in Kurt Busch. Ten different drivers have now won
races this season.

The final caution fell just before the rain when Bowyer and Sam
Hornish, Jr., got together in turn three.

Points leader Kyle Busch, who struggled most of the day, got into a
bumping incident under this caution with former Formula One star Juan
Pablo Montoya. Montoya turned Busch around, ending any chance Busch
might have had for a better finish. Busch wound up 25th. NASCAR docked
Montoya two laps for "aggressive driving," and the penalty put him in
32nd.

Threatening rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm and excitement of a
near-capacity crowd at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

French-Canadian Patrick Carpentier, a fan favorite in this part of the
country, started from his first pole position in a NASCAR Sprint Cup
race. Carpentier, however, dropped to third by the fifth lap behind
Harvick and Bobby Labonte. By lap 30, Harvick and Earnhardt, Jr., were
a couple of seconds ahead with the cream of the NASCAR crop spaced out
over a straightaway. Labonte was third, followed by Carpentier, Truex,
A. J. Allmendinger, Hamlin, Kahne, Sorenson and Scott Riggs.

Earnhardt passed Harvick for the lead on the 45th lap, much to the
delight of his rabid fans.

After the first green-flag pit stops, Harvick was back up front with
Kahne on his bumper. Earnhardt was third at lap 86 when David
Reutimann tapped Dario Franchitti's left rear fender, turning
Franchitti around.

On the ensuing restart, Mears and Brian Vickers were up front with
Harvick third. Stewart had moved from 28th starting position to fourth
and Bowyer had moved from 18th to fifth. Bowyer, who won here last
fall, had predicted a close, competitive race after practice on
Saturday.

Behind Bowyer was Gordon, Hamlin and Johnson. Earnhardt was next,
followed by Kahne, Truex and Labonte. Burton and Kyle Busch were next.

A caution for debris on the track slowed the fast-paced field at lap
140, with a majority of the field making a pit stop.

Stewart's No. 20 Home Depot pit crew put his Toyota back on the track
first with Mears on his bumper. It was the first time Stewart led
Sunday after having won Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race. By
the halfway point (150 laps of the 301-lap distance), Stewart was
leading Mears by a few car lengths. Gordon had moved to third.

Joe Nemecheck spun to bring out another caution just a few laps after
the restart.

The top 10 on the restart were Stewart, Gordon, Mears, Harvick,
Bowyer, Johnson, Earnhardt, Hamlin, Burton and Truex.

Lizotte's persistence pays with first career Sport Truck win; rain claims four features

OXFORD, Maine - Ten seasons after his on-and-off driving career began
as Oxford Plains Speedway, John Lizotte has joined his champion father
as a feature winner.
Lizotte won the rain-shortened Call of the Wild RV Center Sport Truck
feature Saturday night. He took the lead three laps from the scheduled
finish, sneaking underneath early leader Ryan Farrar just before the
second and final caution flag of the event.
When drizzle intensified and track conditions worsened during the
extended stoppage, race officials called a halt at lap 18. Lizotte was
the elated winner, with reigning division champion Jake Burns second
and Farrar third.
"I have to thank everybody connected with this truck," Lizotte said.
"Especially my father. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have this
truck."
Jon Lizotte won 93 feature races at OPS from 1976 to 1992, capturing
three Figure Eight championships and a Charger title. His take of
checkered flags is third on the speedway's all-time list behind Mike
Rowe and David Smith.
Former OPS Limited Sportsman champion Terry Huston and Dennis Dutch of
Rhode Island were the Sportsman and Modified winners, respectively, in
the annual visit by the Senior Tour Auto Racers.
Four other features were rained out and will be made up as follows:
The Oxford Networks Late Model division will run double features on
Maine State Lottery Fireworks Night this Thursday, July 3.
Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stocks now have a doubleheader
scheduled for Time Warner Cable Night on Saturday, July 5.
The Allen's Mini Stock and Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel classes will
double up on Q97.9 Night on Saturday, July 12.
Starting lineups for the make-up features are locked in after
Saturday's qualifying; however, other drivers will be permitted to
participate in the regularly scheduled heats and/or features on those
evenings.
Lizotte recovered from an early spin and pit stop that returned him to
the track just in time to catch the first restart,
After his quick dash to the front, he was in the right place to take
advantage of Farrar's sideways slide through the fourth turn on lap
18. Farrar fended off challenges from Lizotte, Burns and Chad Binette
prior to his momentary trouble.
Burns, who was hoping to make it 4-for-4 in Agren Appliance Saturday
Showdown competition this season, couldn't stage his usual charge in
the slick outside lane.
"I think I should have brought my rain tires and windshield wipers,"
quipped Burns. "But Lizotte's been in the Truck Series a long time.
Probably nobody deserves this win more than he does.
Farrar's third-place trophy came in a back-up truck.
"I got taken out Wednesday night," he said. "This one goes pretty good, though."
Binette and rookie Justin Roussel crashed to bring out the yellow with
two to go. Tom Libby was credited with fourth after that exchange,
with Binette fifth.
Heat race winners were Corey Morgan and Kurt Hewins in Late Model,
Tommy Tompkins and Kim Tripp in Strictly Stock and Butch Keene and
Matt Moore in Mini Stock.

CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK
(18 laps, shortened due to rain)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (3) #1 John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls, 18
2. (5) #74 Jake Burns, Gray, 18
3. (4) #9 Ryan Farrar, Oxford, 18
4. (7) #40 Tom Libby, Gorham, 18
5. (8) #96 Chad Binette, Arundel, 18
6. (6) #34 Joe Farrar, Oxford, 17
7. (2) #17 Ross Spurling, New Gloucester, 17
8. (9) #13 Justin Roussel, Oxford, 13
9. (1) #43 Dennis Brine, Oxford, 0
DNS #54x Devin Smith, Norway
Lap leaders: R. Farrar 1-16, Lizotte 17-18

Magic Moments at The Magic Mile

Stewart Drives Old Spice Toyota to Victory at New Hampshire

Date: June 28, 2008

Event: Camping World RV Sales 200 (Round 18 of 35)

Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series

Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (1.058-mile oval)

Start/Finish: 8th/1st (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps)

Winner: Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)

With eight wins in 18 NASCAR Nationwide Series races for the No. 20
team of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) already this season, it's tough to put
a finger on which would be the sweetest.

But Saturday's dominating victory by Tony Stewart and the No. 20 Old
Spice Toyota in the Camping World RV Sales 200 at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway in Loudon certainly ranks among the best of all time for crew
chief Dave Rogers, who hails from nearby Marshfield, Vt. No sooner had
Stewart crossed the start-finish line a final time after leading the
final 65 laps around the 1.058-mile oval and a race-high 75 laps in
all, Rogers wanted his driver to be sure and fetch the checkered flag
on his way to victory lane.

"This one's a special one … it's my home track," Rogers said to
Stewart over the radio. "It's yours, bud. You deserve it," Stewart
radioed back. Meanwhile, David C. Rogers, who first brought his son,
the future JGR crew chief, to this track in 1990 when the Nationwide
Series made its first appearance at The Magic Mile, stood teary-eyed
in the pit box as the post-race celebration began.

It was a crafty call in the pits by Rogers the crew chief on a lap-128
stop under caution that put Stewart in position to score his fifth
Nationwide Series win of the season and the seventh of his career.
Having planned to make it a four-tire stop with some major chassis
adjustments, Rogers noticed a majority of the leaders had taken only
two tires. As soon as Stewart's right-side tire change was complete,
Rogers sent the No. 20 Old Spice Toyota on its way, and Stewart
restarted the race in third-place behind Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle
with 68 laps to go. Edwards took no tires on his pit stop, and Biffle
took two.

"We had a terrible day," said Stewart sarcastically with those
attending the post-race press conference breaking into laughter. "No,
we had a good day. Obviously, any time you end up in victory lane,
it's a good day. It shows the depth of this team today. For this being
a home race for Dave (Rogers), it puts a lot of pressure on him and it
puts a lot of pressure on all of us because we all want to win for him
and his dad. To get in a position there on the last pit stop, we were
a top-five car all day and we could lead for a little bit, but we
would get too tight and the guys behind us would catch us and go by.
But that last stop, that's what won us the race and that was Dave's
call halfway through the pit stop. He called just a two-tire stop and
the plan was for four. That got us track position and we were able, at
the beginning of the run, to get the lead. And the adjustments that he
made, just on the right-side tires with wedge and everything on that
last stop, that was enough to get us close enough to keep us in the
lead for the rest of the day."

"That was the advantage we got with Tony qualifying so well that we
get to pit down there toward turn one, and I just watched what
everyone was doing," Rogers said of the final pit stop. "Immediately,
a parking lot erupted and they were all coming, I knew we were going
to get buried in traffic and have a bad day, so I called the audible
and went for two tires and hoped for the best. Tony, he always drives
a brilliant race when he's in our car. He doesn't push it when he
doesn't have to. He beat those guys through traffic and he gives us a
lot of credit for the stop. But I think the driver had a lot to do
with it, too."

As the leaders next crossed the start-finish line after the final
restart, Stewart made his way by Biffle on the front straight for
second-place on lap 133. Two laps later, Stewart made almost the exact
move on Edwards for the lead, and it never appeared to be in doubt
over the final 65 laps even though Denny Hamlin in the No. 32 Braun
Racing Toyota was in relatively close pursuit all the way to the
finish.

Some distance behind Hamlin was Kyle Busch in JGR's No. 18 Toyota, who
dominated the early stages of the race by leading 63 of the opening
110 laps but didn't have anything for either Stewart or Hamlin down
the stretch.

"I had nothing, really, for the last 15 or 20 laps," said Stewart when
asked how he held off Hamlin down the stretch. "We were still about
two changes away from being where we wanted to be. But the important
thing was not knowing what was going to happen, and what was going to
happen when we got to traffic, and if we were going to get in a
situation where we were going to have a green-white-checkered
(finish). I was trying to take care of the right-front tire because we
were still too tight, but you could tell that Denny decided at the
same time that it was time for him to make another stab at it. He ran
us down quite a bit there, but then we got into traffic and I got
through traffic pretty good. To see myself and Denny and Kyle all run
one-two-three like that, it shows what a lineup we have at Joe Gibbs
Racing."

Busch finished third, and the combined 138 laps led today by Stewart
and Busch pushed JGR's lap lead total on the season to 1,646 of a
possible 3,344 laps (49.2%) in Nationwide Series competition. Stewart
has now led 501 of those laps in his seven starts. Overall, JGR
Toyotas have accounted for 11 wins and six poles in the 18 Nationwide
Series races run thus far. The eight won by the No. 20 team have been
scored by four different drivers – five by Stewart, and one each for
Hamlin, Busch and 18-year-old Joey Logano.

After starting eighth today, Stewart fought an increasingly tight
condition but still was able to race his way to the front, reaching
the top-three by lap 14, second by lap 19, and his first lead of the
day on lap 22, albeit for just 10 laps before a weaving lapped car set
a pick in front of him and allowed Clint Bowyer to get back by him for
the lead on lap 32.

Stewart's victory kept the No. 20 car first in the Nationwide Series
owner standings, extending its lead to 173 points ahead of the No. 2
entry of Richard Childress Racing after 18 of 35 races on the
Nationwide Series schedule.

There were five caution periods for 22 laps, with 12 drivers failing
to finish the 200-lap race.

Kevin Harvick and Edwards secured the rest of the top-five behind
Stewart, Hamlin and Busch. David Ragan, David Reutimann, Mike Bliss,
Bowyer and Brad Keselowski comprised the remainder of the top-10.

The next event on the Nationwide Series schedule is the July 4
Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The race
starts at 8 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by ESPN2 beginning
with its pre-race show at 7:30 p.m. The race will also be broadcast
live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 128.

Stewart returns to the No. 20 Old Spice Toyota July 11 at Chicagoland
Speedway in Joliet, Ill., for the Dollar General 300.

Third Place Finish Gets NHMS Monkey Off Kobyluck’s Back

Third Place Finish Gets NHMS Monkey Off Kobyluck's Back

 

            Loudon, NH (June 28, 2008): For years, Matt Kobyluck has struggled with New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Since 2003, the Mohegan Sun Casino race team has posted only a single top-10 finish despite having a solid, competitive car at every event. Bad luck was the culprit. Friday night, Kobyluck changed all that when he posted a third place finish in the Heluva Good Summer 125 – his first top three since 2002. Kobyluck's finish catapulted the Uncasville, Conn. driver to second in the NASCAR Camping World Series East point standings.

            "I would have liked to get a victory here, and with 10 to go, I thought we had a car good enough to do it," said Kobyluck. "For me, to come out of here, New Hampshire, with a top-three, is a huge day for us. The car literally has barely a scratch on it, and it was a good points day. I'm really excited about that."

            Austin Dillon and Kobyluck paced the field to green after rain lined the field up by points, but it was all Kobyluck out front after taking the lead coming out of turn two. Dillon remained a threat, however, just a short carlength behind.

            As soon as lap two, Dillon turned up the heat and began looking for a way around the Mohegan Sun Casino driver. On lap 10, Dillon drove to the low side coming out of two, got side-by-side with Kobyluck heading into turn three, but couldn't complete the pass and settled back into second.

            The first caution flew for the first time with 22 laps complete. Austin Dillon led a procession into the pits when pit road opened. Kobyluck elected to stay out and chance that the race would not make it to the end.

            "Our strategy at first was just not to pit. We thought we'd run out of daylight before they got the whole race in," admitted Kobyluck. "As the laps ticked off, we knew we had to change our strategy."

            Kobyluck led until lap 35 when a caution sent him down pit road for fuel. He returned to the track in the 14^th spot. By the time the race hit the halfway mark, Kobyluck was back in the top-10 and moving forward.

            At a restart on lap 101, Kobyluck was fourth behind Brian Ickler, Jesus Hernandez, and Brad Leighton. Leighton took the lead, but spun after contact with Ickler. Ickler was sent to the rear of the field, and Kobyluck was placed on the outside front row for the restart at lap 106. Like earlier in the race, Kobyluck used that outside groove to his advantage and took the lead from Trevor Bayne. Caution tightened it up once again on lap 108.

            "When we went back to green, I needed three or four laps to get heat back in the tires. I had old tires that were wore out so it took a little bit to get back going. I was a sitting duck at that point," said Kobyluck.

            Racing resumed on lap 117 and both Eddie MacDonald in the 71 and Trevor Bayne in the 1 car challenged. It was three wide heading into the turns. The action got heated and Kobyluck settled into third. As MacDonald and Bayne battled it out, Kobyluck patiently awaited for a chance to capitalize.

            "Once they got by me, I could hang right with them. They were battling and I didn't want to make it a three-way battle. I figured if something happened I'd be right there to capitalize on it. They did a crossover a couple of times, and one time, I had my nose right in there so I had to back out of it to not wreck all of us," he said.

            One final restart extended the race to 127 laps to allow for a green-white-checker finish with Kobyluck finishing third.

            "My guys did a great job today," said Kobyluck. "I didn't have anything for them on that last restart - not with them both having fresher tires. It feels good to leave here with a car in one piece and second in the points. This is almost like a win to us."

NASCAR Camping World Series East Veteran Earns Fourth Career Victory

LOUDON, N.H. (June 27, 2008) - Eddie MacDonald reached Victory Lane for the first time in 16 NASCAR Camping World Series East career starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Friday evening in the Heluva Good! Summer 125.

MacDonald (No. 71 Grimm Construction/NEMO Chevrolet) and Trevor Bayne (No. 1 Dale Earnhadt Chevrolet) traded the lead several times down the stretch before the final caution came out on lap 122. On the ensuing restart MacDonald got the jump on Bayne to pull away for the win by half a second.

"This is just awesome," MacDonald said. "The one goal we had this year was to win Loudon, and we got it."

The victory for MacDonald was the fourth of his NASCAR Camping World Series East career. A native of Rowley, Mass., his previous best career finish at New Hampshire was seventh in 2004. His last trip to Victory Lane was on June 18, 2007 at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway.

"We've led a lot of laps here," MacDonald said, "but never seemed to be able to finish it off."

Bayne, a rookie, wound up as the runner-up, followed by Matt Kobyluck. It was the best career finish for Bayne, who had been third twice. Kobyluck tied his best New Hampshire finish in his 25th start at the 1.058-mile oval.

Rookies Austin Dillon and Ricky Carmichael registered top-five finishes in their first race at New Hampshire.

Marc Davis, Mike Olsen, John Salemi, Brad Leighton and Brian Ickler rounded out the top 10.

The NASCAR Camping World Series East will return to New England for the sixth race of the 2008 season on Saturday, July 12 at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway.

NASCAR Camping World Series East-Heluva Good! 125 Results
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.058 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (10) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 127 laps, 81.011 mph, $13,900.
2. (6) Trevor Bayne, Knoxville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 127, $10,215.
3. (4) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet, 127, $8,450.
4. (1) Austin Dillon, Lewisville, N.C., Chevrolet, 127, $7,400.
5. (12) Ricky Carmichael, Clearwater, Fla., Chevrolet, 127, $6,500.
6. (7) Marc Davis, Mitchelville, MD., Toyota, 127, $5,900.
7. (21) Mike Olsen, North Haverhill, N.H., Chevrolet, 127, $5,100.
8. (24) John Salemi, Nashua, N.H., Chevrolet, 127, $4,600.
9. (22) Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, N.H., Chevrolet, 127, $4,100.
10. (2) Brian Ickler, San Diego, Calif., Chevrolet, 127, $4,200.
11. (18) Dustin Delaney, Mayfield, N.Y., Chevrolet, 127, $3,550.
12. (8) Jesus Hernandez, Fresno, Calif., Chevrolet, 127, $4,000.
13. (11) Jody Lavender, Hartsville, S.C., Chevrolet, 127, $3,900.
14. (33) Mike Johnson, Salisbury, Mass., Ford, 127, $4,800.
15. (16) Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass., Chevrolet, 127, $3,200.
16. (19) Max Dumarey, Gent, Belgium, Chevrolet, 127, $3,068.
17. (23) Jonathan Smith, Beacon Falls, Conn., Chevrolet, 127, $3,000.
18. (31) Charles Lewandoski, Stafford Springs, Conn., Toyota, 127, $2,950.
19. (15) Jamie Hayes, Norlina, N.C., Chevrolet, 127, $3,400.
20. (32) Joe Masessa, Franklin Lakes, N.J., Chevrolet, 127, $2,850.
21. (28) Alan Tardiff, Lyman, Me., Chevrolet, 127, $2,800.
22. (17) Craig Goess, Greenville, N.C., Toyota, 127, $2,750.
23. (13) Bryon Chew, Mattituck, N.Y., Chevrolet, 127, $3,200.
24. (26) Derek Thorn, Lakeport, Calif., Ford, 126, $2,675.
25. (36) Chase Mattioli, Long Pond, Pa., Ford, 125, $2,650.
26. (35) Antonio Perez, Mexico City, Mex., Dodge, 120, accident, $2,625.
27. (29) Scott Bouley, Wolcott, Conn., Chevrolet, 120, $2,600.
28. (3) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 118, $3,100.
29. (14) Peyton Sellers, Danville, VA., Chevrolet, 118, $3,100.
30. (20) Ryan Duff, Hazard, Ky., Chevrolet, 108, accident, $2,600.
31. (34) Patrick Dupree, Saranac Lake, N.Y., Dodge, 108, accident, $2,600.
32. (9) Rogelio Lopez, Aquascalientes, Mexico, Chevrolet, 102, $3,100.
33. (30) Todd Peck, Glenville, PA., Chevrolet, 81, accident, $2,600.
34. (5) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Mooresville, N.C., Chevrolet, 34, accident, $3,100.
35. (25) Bobby Hamilton, Jr., Nashville, Tenn, Dodge, 23, accident, $2,600.
36. (27) James Pritchard, Wharton, N.J., Dodge, 0, engine, $2,600.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 39 minutes 31 seconds
Margin of Victory: .515 secs
Fastest Qualifier: Field set as per rulebook, rain.
Caution Flags: 7 for 44 laps.
Lead Changes: 9 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: M.Kobyluck 1-35; R.Lopez 36-41; E.MacDonald 42-70; B.Ickler 71-104; J.Hernandez 105-106; M.Kobyluck 107-118; T.Bayne 119-120; E.MacDonald 121-124; T.Bayne 125; E.MacDonald 126-127.
Standings: 1. A.Dillon, 807; 2. M.Kobyluck, 759; 3. B.Ickler, 731; 4. T.Bayne, 731; 5. M.Davis, 702; 6. E.MacDonald, 690; 7. J.Hernandez, 677; 8. S.Park, 669; 9. R.Carmichael, 654; 10. J.Earnhardt, 631.

PASS South continues Frances’ tradition at Greenville-Pickens

CHARLOTTE, NC (June 25, 2008) – Throughout its long history, Greenville-Pickens Speedway has played an essential part in the history of automobile racing in the United States.  Its beginnings were very similar to those of other race tracks around the country.  Greenville-Pickens Speedway opened as a half-mile dirt track in 1940, used primarily for horse racing, although stock cars raced there as well on occasion.  Like many tracks around the United States, Greenville-Pickens closed shortly after the onset of World War II.  That's where comparisons to other race tracks end and the unique story of Greenville-Pickens begins.  Following World War II, some race tracks managed to reopen while others remained shuttered forever.  However, an optimistic young promoter felt like a card of stock car races and horse races might be successful, especially at a track near a major Southern city.  Despite the naysayers, that promoter brought racing back to Greenville-Pickens on July 4, 1946.  The success of that event encouraged the young promoter to start a series for stock car racers in 1948.  The series was NASCAR and that promoter was Bill France senior.

 

On Thursday, July 3rd, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models and Greenville-Pickens will continue Frances' tradition with the running of the Firecracker 125, over 60 years after that historic race in 1946.  This year's race will merge a long history of NASCAR Super Late Model racing with the ongoing history of PASS South.  Whether is was the All-American Challenge, All Pro, or Southeast Series, fans fell in love with the low slung, lightning fast Super Late Models.   PASS South's visit to Greenville-Pickens in 2007 for the Howler 150 brought back that roar of 600 horsepower engines to the Upstate of South Carolina.

           

 "Prior to 1997, the straight rail Super Late Model was the type of car we ran as our feature division," said Keith Cochran, marketing director for Greenville-Pickens Speedway.  "The fans love the Super Late Models and I think that's because Bob Harmon brought the old All Pro Series to GPS more than any other track in the nation.  The fans loved the series and followed it religiously."

          

  Through the years, the list of drivers who raced and won at Greenville-Pickens reads like a Hall of Fame list for asphalt short track racing.  Drivers such as Jody Ridley, Mike Cope, Hal Goodson, Dick Anderson, Billy Bigley, Jr., Wayne Anderson, David Reutimann and Jeff Fultz all put there names in the record books as winners at Greenville-Pickens.  That doesn't even include local drivers like Donnie Bishop, Marty Ward, Randy Porter, Jason Keller and Toby Porter who won races and track championships in those years of Super Late Model competition.  

           

Despite the fact Jeff Fultz won four straight All Pro races from 2003-2005 at Greenville-Pickens, he too felt the frustration that comes with trying to figure out the flat half-mile.

           

 "Jeff was not always the terror he became at GPS, that's what folks don't realize," Cochran remembers.  "GPS is tough on those that don't know her and even Jeff had struggles in his first appearances here.  At some point, Jeff got it and became the dominating force in the latter years of the All Pro Series."

          

  Now, PASS South along with Greenville-Pickens look to make more history with the 3^rd running of the Firecracker 125.  Mike Rowe won the first Firecracker held in 2006 at Tri-County Motor Speedway in North Carolina and Corey Williams won last year's Firecracker held at Peach State Speedway in Georgia.  This year has been a year for history in PASS South.  Five different winners in the first five races, four first time winners (Brown, Stroupe, Sanborn, Haase,), Zach Stroupe becoming the series' youngest winner at the age of 15, and Alex Haase taking the first PASS South win for a Toyota.  With the success of last year's first Howler 150 at Greenville-Pickens and the great racing held through the first half of the 2008 season for PASS South, excitement is at a fever pitch for the upcoming Firecracker 125.

           

 "It's been the talk of the track," said Cochran.  "The Howler was such a huge success and a great race too.  It's a natural fit with the GPS fans and has filled a huge gap that was created when the All Pro Series no longer existed."

 

 

 Who could have ever imagined after Bill France brought a group of hard nosed racers that loved to drive fast to Greenville-Pickens Speedway, 62 years later another group of racers, born of the same cloth, would continue that tradition.

 

The 3^rd Annual Firecracker 125 will be held on Thursday, July 3^rd with gates opening at 1 PM, PASS South practice at 3 PM, and qualifying at 6 PM.  Racing for the Chargers, Renegades, and Sportsman will kick off at 7 PM and the green flag for the Firecracker 125 will drop at approximately 9:15 PM, to be followed by one of the largest fireworks displays in South Carolina.  Greenville-Pickens Speedway is located just off the Calhoun Memorial Highway in Easley, SC.

 

The second race of the PASS National Series will be held on July 18-19 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC.  The Southern Sizzler 200 will feature the top Super Late Model drivers in the country racing for $10,000 to win.  Also in action will be the Late Model Stock cars racing for 150 laps and $3,500 to win.

Nine Races, Nine Faces in PASS Super Late Model Victory Lane

The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) super late models have completed a
third of their 2008 schedule and there's yet to be a repeat race
winner in either the North or South divisions.

In the South Corey Williams, Perry Brown, Zach Stroupe, Trevor Sanborn
and Alex Haas have each taken a trip to PASS victory lane. They're all
talented young men that are making a name for themselves in the super
late model ranks. Same goes for Heath Hindman, John Stancill, Justin
Wakefield, Spencer Wauters and a host of others that have been closing
in on a PASS South checker.

PASS North has seen three veterans and a rookie in the winner's
circle. Mike Rowe, Ben Rowe and Johnny Clark represent seven PASS
super late model titles between them, along with hundreds of short
track wins all over the east coast. But rookie D.J. Shaw got the best
of the touring veterans at Wiscasset Raceway recently and young guns
Adam Bates and Derek Ramstrom are all knocking on the door to victory
lane. Travis Benjamin is oh-so-close to win number one.

Ramstroms' turn could easily come in the Full Fendered Frenzy 75 at
Thompson International Speedway on July 12th, where he currently has a
two race win streak in the speedway's weekly super late model
division.

There are plenty of experienced teams that should be expected to earn
PASS North wins in 2008, too. Richie Dearborn, Cassius Clark, Kelly
Moore, Scott Chubbuck, John Flemming; they're all racers that can win
anywhere, at anytime.

"The fact that we've had nine winners in our first nine events is a
testament to the depth of talent that races with us," said PASS
President Tom Mayberry." I can easily count another twenty five
drivers that have the ability and equipment to win in PASS North or
South, or take home the first PASS National Championship under the
right circumstances. We're very fortunate that so many of the finest
short track racers in the country have chosen to race with PASS."

As the weather gets warmer, both PASS super late model divisions'
schedules heat up as well. PASS South heads to Greenville-Pickens July
3rd for the Firecracker 125, and July 19th will see an all star field
gather at Orange County Speedway for round two of the PASS National
Championship series, the $10,000.00 to win Southern Sizzler.

PASS North has a tough schedule in the weeks ahead on speedways
ranging from tight quarter miles to fast five eighths, and everything
in between. Sprint Cup stars Kyle Busch and Regan Smith will try to
add their name to the winner's list this Saturday night in the
All-Stars 200 at All-Star Speedway in Epping NH Then, it's' a return
trip to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on July 5th followed by Thompson
International Speedway on the 12th, Groveton New Hampshire's'
Riverside Speedway on the 26th and the Atlantic CAT 250 in Halifax
Nova Scotia on August 9th. It's a grueling schedule with six events
in an eight six week span, culminating in the biggest payday of the
2008 season, the August 17th $30,000.00 to win Toyota Tundra 250 at
Wiscasset (ME) Raceway.

PASS: All-Stars 200 is a race fan’s dream come true

Naples ME (June 24, 2008) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super
late models are poised to invade All-Star Speedway in Epping NH this
weekend and if you believe that there's nothing better than a short
track Saturday night, All-Star is the place you'll want to be!

The Pro All Stars 200 will pit Sprint Cup stars Kyle "Rowdy" Busch and
Regan Smith against the toughest short track racers in the east. Busch
and Smith will be taking on a full field of PASS veterans and young
guns, each one anxious to beat these two drivers that compete at the
top of the motorsports heap each weekend.

The extra distance event will allow drivers to change two tires if
they so desire, so pit strategy could easily play a role in the
outcome as well.

Modified fans will have the opportunity to see the best of both worlds
in the open wheel ranks on Saturday when All-Star hosts a 50 lap,
$2500.00 to win shootout for tour-type modifieds. The PASS Pluffybilt
Racing Tractors Sportsman series will go 75 laps for $750.00 to win.
Street stocks and strictly stocks complete a schedule that's taylor
made for hard core short track race fans and Sprint Cup fans alike.

Heat racing gets underway Saturday June 28th at 4:30 PM.

All-Star Speedway is located on Route 27 (176 Epping Road) in Epping
New Hampshire. All-Star is an easy one hour drive from New Hampshire
Motor Speedway.

NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH By Lou Modestino (for 6/27-6/29/08)

A limited number of grandstand tickets are available for Sunday's
LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Tickets
start at $60. Guests who purchase tickets by Wednesday will be
eligible to win a $500 Sunoco gas card, watch the SYLVANIA 300 from a
luxury suite, or have their mortgage or rent paid until December,
2008. Once all grandstand seats are sold, standing-room tickets will
be made available before the start of Sunday's LENOX Industrial Tools
301. "There seems to be some confusion by race fans that we are
already sold out for Sunday," said Jerry Gappens, executive vice
president and general manager of the speedway. "Though we are close to
a sellout, we do have a limited number of tickets remaining, and we
want to get that message out and encourage people to buy their tickets
from our box office and not scalpers." Tickets are also available for
Friday's Heluva Good!() Pole Day activities, and Saturday's NASCAR
Nationwide Series Camping World 200 presented by RVs.com, which
includes the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour New England 100. Tickets
start at $25 for adults. For more information, or to purchase tickets
to the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 week events, go online to
www.nhms.com or call the speedway Ticket Hotline at (603) 783-4931.

At the conclusion of last year's LENOX Industrial Tools 300,
Jeff Gordon said, "Obviously I would have liked to have has another
lap," after Denny Hamlin beat him by just 0.068 seconds. This year,
Jeff Gordon will get his wish. For the first time, drivers and fans
alike will have the opportunity to see if that EXTRA MILE will make a
difference, when an additional lap is added to the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series race, making it the LENOX Industrial Tools 301. "This could
create the excitement we see with a 'buzzer-beater" in the NCAA
tournament or NBA Finals, a walk-off home run in the 10th inning of a
baseball game or 'Sudden Death' in the NFL," said Jerry Gappens,
executive vice president and general manager of the speedway.

"Look how many times an extra lap would have made the outcome
different in NASCAR racing." Beyond giving the contenders on the
NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit the chance to show off their racing skills,
the extra lap was added to recognize LENOX EXTRA MILE HEROES, users
and distributors of industrial tools who go the EXTRA MILE in their
community. LENOX Industrial Tools and Jeff Burton will give these
EXTRA MILE HEROES the opportunity to win $1 million. Tickets are still
available for the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 on June 29, and the
SYLVANIA 300 on September 14. For more information, go online to
www.nhms.com or call the speedway Ticket Hotline at (603) 783-4931.

All ticket holders who purchase a ticket prior to Wednesday, June
25, 2008 will be eligible to win a $500 Sunoco gas card, watch the
SYLVANIA 300 from a luxury suite, or have their mortgage or rent paid
until December, 2008.

As part of a season-long celebration of 60 years of Modified
champions, two-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour titlist Jimmy Spencer
will be honored at the New England 100 on June 28 at New Hampshire
Motor Speedway.

Spencer, who currently works for SPEED TV as a co-host for
"NASCAR Raceday" and "NASCAR Victory Lane," became the first driver to
earn back-to-back NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championships in 1986
and 1987. He is one of just three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers
to capture consecutive titles.

Although Berwick, Pa., native competed on the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour for just four years, Spencer left an indelible mark on
the division, and the success was immediate. The Modifieds had been
part of NASCAR since the very first sanctioned race in 1948, running
in countless events up and down the East Coast, and 1985 marked the
formation of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Spencer finished third
in the inaugural NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Martinsville
(Va.) Speedway and reached Victory Lane in the fifth event of the
season. He wound up with four wins and finished eighth in the season
standings. The table was then set for a dominant two year run.

"I owe a lot to the Modified Series because it's what gave me
notoriety and exposure," Spencer said. "Because of my Modified
career, people recognized me the minute I moved south to race. They
knew who Jimmy Spencer, 'Mr. Excitement,' was because of what I'd done
up there."

Following his success in the Modifieds, Spencer he went on to
become one of the few drivers to earn a victory in each of NASCAR's
national series. He had two victories and 80 top 10s in 478 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series starts, 12 wins and 93 top 10s in 212 NASCAR
Nationwide Series starts and one win with 11 top 10s in 31 NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series starts.

Spencer registered four wins during his first NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour championship season in 1986, but it was his consistency
down the stretch that proved to be the difference. He finished third
or better in 11 of the season's final 13 races and beat runner-up
Jamie Tomaino by 211 points to earn the title.

While a strong finish characterized Spencer's first title run,
his second championship was earned early in the season. Spencer had
four wins in the first eight races and never looked back as he
compiled six victories, 16 top fives and 21 top 10s in 28 outings and
finished 99 points ahead of Reggie Ruggiero. All told, Spencer
compiled 15 victories during his four seasons on the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour, a total that still ranks 12th all-time.

NASCAR plans to honor each of its 31 all-time Modified champions
throughout the season. The celebration began with the recognition of
Frankie Schneider, Donny Lia and Richie Evans at Thompson on April 6.
Since the season-opener Red Byron, Jeff Fuller, Ernie Gahan and Mike
Stefanik have also been recognized.

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will hold its fifth race of the
season at New Hampshire on Saturday, June 28. The NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour race will be immediately followed by the NASCAR
Nationwide Series, which will run the Camping World RV Sales 200.

The fifth race on the 2008 schedule for the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour moves to the Magic Mile-New Hampshire Motor Speedway in
Loudon, NH. The New England 100 will take place this Saturday, June
28. It's the largest venue that the NWMT will visit this year. NHMS'
one-mile -oval has served as host for the Mods since the facility
opened in 1990. So far, there have been 46 NASCAR WMT races at that
track.

A weekend full of racing at NHMS, the NASCAR Camping World Series
East will take the green flag on Friday, June 27. The NASCAR WMT will
take the track first this Saturday followed by the NASCAR Nationwide
Series and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will close out the weekend
this Sunday, June 29. The NASCAR WMT will qualify on Thursday, June
26.

Drivers and fans will forward to the Mods running at NH. With
long start is, drafting comes into play., which can result in a number
of lead changes. Like the national series at Daytona and Talladega,
the Mods require a restrictor plate at NHMS to curb horsepower.

Donny Lia captured the New England 100 a year ago en route to the
series title. His departure to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
leaves Victory Lane open to the entire field of entries, which is
expected to include at least five drivers who have won on at the track
before.

This Saturday's race will be the first of two stops for the NWMT
at New Hampshire. The Mods will return on September 13.

Kansas's greatest hits, gravity defying motorcycles, and trained
elephants will kick-off the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 on June 29. The
festivities will include classic rock band, Kansas, extreme stunts
from Free Style MX motorcyclists, and trained elephants from All Star
Animals. All promise to be exciting preludes to the main event - the
NASCAR Sprint Cup LENOX Industrial Tools 301.

The Freestyle MX tour, the largest and longest running motocross
tour in the world, will put on a high-flying show between a take-off
and landing ramp. Featured riders Brody Wilson, John Distler, James
Carter and Derek Burlew will break out their arsenal of tricks
including back flips, Superman Seat Grabs, Nac-Nacs, and Cliff
Hangers, and other airborne tricks.

The motorcycle riders won't be the only ones performing tricks to
thrill the crowd. Trained elephants from All Star Animals will put on
a circus style act, entertaining guests with their unique show. In
celebration of their 30th anniversary, Kansas will take the stage on
the front-stretch at 12:20 p.m. and will play songs from their new
album, Two for the Show, a live compilation of their greatest hits and
some new material, which has been re-mastered and is set to be
released on July 1, 2008. They will rock the crowd in a 50 minute set
which will feature some of their most popular songs including "Dust in
the Wind" and "Carry On My Wayward Son", as well as showcase their
latest efforts.

All of this leads up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup LENOX Industrial
Tools 301, where the best drivers in the world will battle each other
to win the first race in the 'Race to the Chase' for the NASCAR Sprint
Cup.

Gene Angelillo heads to Lee(NH) USA Speedway on June 27th
looking for his ninth Northeastern Midget Association victory on the
tricky three-eights mile. The Lee checkereds, part of Angelillo's
record 106 NEMA wins, have come with three different drivers.

Drew Fornoro has six of the wins. Nokie Fornoro and Joey Payne
Jr. have one each. Payne, Angelillo's current chauffer, won back on
July 18, 2003.

"Lee is one of the most challenging places we run," declares
Angelillo. "No two turns are the same. They're all different. The
backstretch seems to be longer than the front stretch; it's a D rather
than a paper clip but it is fast, very fast." Despite it's uniqueness,
it has hosted some memorable midget racing.

Randy Cabral, currently holding a 22-point lead over Payne, can
testify things happen quickly at Lee. Back in 2004 – the last time
NEMA was at Lee – Cabral was leading late only to get caught in
traffic and watch Ben Seitz and Payne sneak by.

Payne's '03 victory ride included an incredible fourth-to-second
fourth-turn pass that remains a vivid memory for many. "I never saw
it," says Angelillo who does recall people coming into his trailer and
marveling at Payne's move between Sean Caisse and Bobby Santos III.

Angelillo's wins have come in a variety of equipment. One win
that he holds "especially dear" came with Drew Fornoro driving the
Mazda-powered Badger on Oct. 30, 1988 – the last race of the season.
They had crashed the night before at Waterford and were ready to "pack
it in" before "Boston Louie" Seymour offered to take the car to his
garage in Marlboro, MA.

"Dickie Bien, who was crew chief for Mike Favulli, built us a
part and we won the feature the next day at Lee," Angelillo said.
"Drew didn't want to pass Mike because of what Dickie had done. It all
wound up on national television."

Fornoro won a USAC race at Lee on July 4, 1985. Angelillo also
remembers a great "cigarette-after-cigarette" battle between Drew
Fornoro and Bobby Seymour. He's got the tape of that one.

Nokie Fornoro, in a Pontiac-powered Lindblad upright, was leading
the feature when, with six laps to go officials pulled him in. "They
thought he was leaking water," Angelillo says. "They finally decided
he wasn't and put him back in line. He won." That was Oct. 22, 1989.

"Funning thing," continues Angelillo, "the next time out at
Thompson the same thing happened and this time he was leaking."

Angelillo and Fornoro were going for a second straight USAC win at
Lee in June of '86. "There was a red flag and we couldn't re-fire,"
Angelillo says. "We had no battery. When they were charging it, the
cord was cut on the charger and nobody noticed. The next night we won
at Seekonk."

Late Model stock car driver Cris Michaud of Northfield, VT
won a thrilling two-lap shootout over Hyde Park's Eric Williams in the
Sanel Parts Plus 50 at Barre', Vermont's Thunder Road on Thursday
night. Michaud, a three-time Thunder Road Track Champion, had a full
straightaway lead lap 48, as the race had run caution-free until
rookie Matt White hit the wall to bring out the yellow flag and bunch
the field for the restart. From there, Williams raced inches away from
Michaud for the win but fell three feet shy at the finish line.

Robbie Crouch of Tampa, FL posted his first Thunder Road podium
finish in nearly two decades with a third-place effort. Phil Scott of
Montpelier held off Middlesex driver Dave Pembroke for fifth. Jamie
Fisher, Dennis Demers, Mike Bailey, Trampas Demers, and Shawn Fleury
rounded out the unofficial top ten in order. Sean McCarthy of
Williamstown scored a major upset first-career win in the NAPA Tiger
Sportsman division. McCarthy won in only his third career feature
start, holding off rookie Dan Eastman of Thetford Center in the 30-lap
event. Barre drivers Scott Coburn and rookie Cody Blake turned in a
fierce side-by-side performance with Coburn edging Blake for the third
spot. Groton's Tony Rossi finished a career-best fifth.

Bolton's Vern Woodard captured his first career Allen Lumber
Street Stock victory in a 25-lap event. David Greenslit of Waitsfield
was a season-best second over West Topsham's Tim Campbell, Dave
LaFleche of Graniteville, and Montpelier rookie Brett Pierce.

Jamie Davis of Wolcott earned his second Power Shift Online
Junkyard Warrior victory of the season over Waterbury's Neal Foster.
Scott Weston of Berlin, Cabot's Ken Christman, and South Burlington's
Mike Gay rounded out the unofficial top five.

Speed51.com Editor Mike Twist of Lyman, ME posted his
second-straight win in the annual "Media Madness" race. Twist drover
Jamie Davis' Junkyard Warrior to the win over Stowe (VT) Reporter
writer Jesse Roman and WCAX-TV (CBS) Sports anchor Mike McGill.Thunder
Road's 49th season of stock car racing is back in action with the
CARQUEST VT Governor's Cup 100 next Thursday, June 26, with a special
start time of 6 p.m. General admission is $15 for adults, with kids 12
and under free. Adults can save $3 off general admission with a ticket
stub from the Sanel Parts Plus event.

Nineteen year-old Late Model stock car driver
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH wiped away two months of bad luck
with a dominant American-Canadian Tour victory in the Dunkin' Donuts
150 at Maine's Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday night. Polewarczyk
won the season-opening ACT Late Model Tour event at Lee (NH) Speedway
in April, then finished no better than 18th in the next five events."
We've been competitive and we've always had a fast car, we've just had
no luck," said the NH driver. "After the last race at Waterford we had
a team meeting, and we decided to try and just shake it all off and
re-focus on winning races. We tried a crazy setup tonight that we've
never run before, and it paid off. This is a huge weight off our
shoulders."

Another big crowd filed into the P.A.S.S. sanctioned Riverside
Speedway this past Saturday night, and when the dust settled, it was
Reno Gervais, Jason Kenison, Tyler Therrien, Traci Nelson, Kyle
Pembroke, Lyndsay Dawson, and Charlie Rockwell all scoring impressive
wins on North Country Ford night.

The North Country Ford Late Models struggled with cautions
in their forty lap main event, but none the less, Reno Gervais, and
Grant Folsom battled each other to the checkered flag. The final
caution flew on lap 29, and the field restarted single file. Folsom
jumped to the outside of Gervais and hung in the high lane for three
laps before settling into second spot, where he remained until the
checkers flew. The big battle came for the third spot as Bryan Mason
battled brother Corey and Mike Kenison to the stripe. When it was all
over, Gervais had picked up his second victory of the season, followed
by Folsom, Bryan Mason, Corey Mason and Kenison. ARP Body heat
checkers flew for Stephen Hodgdon, Corey Mason, and Grant Folsom.

Rookie driver, Jason Kenison jumped out front early in the
Budweiser Super Stocks, and then withstood a torrid challenge from
point leader Luke Shannon, and Brian Gosselin to capture his first
career Super Stock victory. Gosselin slipped by Shannon with two laps
remaining to secure the runner-up position. Jerrad Ledger and Jeff
Fysh completed the top five. Kenison and Jamie Longley were victorious
in their preliminary rounds.

Another rookie, Tyler Therrien took and early lead, and
survived a pair of cautions and a red flag to nail down his first ever
River Bend RV Street Stock main event. The red flag flew for point
leader Shawn Swallow as he tangled with another car in turn four an
ended up on his roof. The car suffered extensive front-end damage, but
the crew went to work and got him back on the track as the race went
back to green. Therrien and Theroux then battled hard over the final
laps as Therrien forged ahead with four laps remaining to pick up his
first ever, Street Stock win. Theroux, Cody Hodge, Brendon Hunt and
Bill Stebbins Jr. rounded out the top five. Therrien and Theroux won
the respective qualifiers.

Traci Nelson charged to the front from deep in the pack to
pick up her first win of 2008 in the Leo Enos Landscaping Angels
feature event. Her road to victory lane was not an easy one as Johanna
Christman, Jennie Dion and Vanessa Brown were right on her heels.
Newcomer, Danielle Brigham completed the top five.

The Kids Only Daycare Daredevils performed a rare feat as
both the Rookies and the Veterans ran green to checkers. The Rookies
saw the young lady, Lyndsay Dawson win her first ever-main event, as
she defeated Nick Miller, Nick Gilcris, Jerrad Ainsworth and Stephen
Donahue. Kyle Pembroke dusted the Veterans field, winning handily over
Brandon Lambert, Jesse Switser, Dilyn Switser and Keith Lord.

The final event of the night was the Jiffy Mart Cyclone 50
lapper. Young Kristopher Russell had his best run of the season going
as he led the first 22 laps before giving away to "Chargin" Charlie
Rockwell. Russell held off the advances from Luke Shannon before
mechanical problems sent him pit side on lap 32. From there it was all
Rockwell, with Shannon in chase, and that's the way they finished. The
big battle was for third spot as Rick Utley Jr. nipped Josh Lafleur at
the stripe for third. Anthony Hill finished out the top five.

Riverside Speedway moves to Friday night's for the next two
weeks in observance of Cup weekend at Loudon and the 4th of July. This
coming Friday night, your local Jiffy Mart stores present all the
racing excitement. On the card will be the Outlaw Sportsman, Super
Stocks, Street Stocks, Angels, Dwarf Cars and Round #2 of the Bear
Ridge / Riverside Hornet vs Cyclones challenge. Post time is 7pm.

Let's see what else is happening in northern New England this very
busy weekend. There's an ACT 100 feature at Thunder Road in Barre, VT
this Thursday night. All-Star in Epping, offers a big PASS weekend
with qualifying on Friday night and features on Saturday evening. In
Maine Beech Ridge in Scarborough holds a Demo Derby as does Oxford
Plains in the western part of the state. Canaan Fairgrounds in NH
offers 360 Sprint Cars among other divisions. Twin State in Claremont,
NH hosts the Whelen employees that night. Unity, also in Maine, has a
stockcar program. For the draggers it's action at the Oxford Dragway
in Maine. Other Saturday night short track action in the three
northern New England States includes; Bear Ridge in Bradford, VT, the
Canaan(NH)paved track adds the Allison Legacy Series while Oxford
Plains hosts the STAR Antique Racers. 95 in Hermon, Maine goes with a
multi-division stockcar program while White Mountain hosts a 100-lap
ACT Tour Late Model event. Sunday winds the weekend down with Devil's
Bowl in W. Haven, VT offering dirt track Modifieds at 6 p.m. Way up in
northern Maine, Spud Speedway in Caribou has stockcar action on Sunday
afternoon.

Haase Battles PASS Stars at Wake County and Wins

First Triumph in PASS Super Late Models for Kyle Busch Development Driver

NAPLES, ME (June 23, 2008) – In recent weeks in the PASS Super Late
Model tours, fans have been treated to witnessing several first-time
winners. Zach Stroupe at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA; Trevor
Sanborn at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC; and DJ Shaw at
Wiscasset Raceway in Maine. Now you can add another name to that
list, Alex Haase.

The 18-year-old Haase took the lead on lap 47 at Wake County Speedway
(NC) from 2007 track champion Alex Fleming and held off the advances
of current PASS South point leader Corey Williams and series winner
Heath Hindman for the victory in the 150-lap "Capital City Clash." It
was his first victory in PASS Super Late Model action.

"I have run late models around the country, so I know what it takes to
do it," commented Haase, who is a Las Vegas native. "It is cool to
get the first win on the East coast. We had a blast; this is a fun
racetrack.

"We just took our time and took what was given to us. I knew when I
was about third-place we were going to have a good car. I went after
it and it worked out. We got the lead and never looked back. We are
excited. These guys worked their butts off to get this. It should
happen a couple more times this year, I think."

Haase beat some of the best Super Late Model competition in the South
on the tight confines of the ¼-mile Wake County Speedway. The race
was exceptionally clean with great competition throughout the field.
Three leaders, Alex Fleming, Clay Jones and Alex Haase, swapped the
lead four times. Only three cautions slowed the 150-lap event.

"It is a small place, buy real racey," said Haase, who is also a
Rookie of the Year contender in PASS South. "It is a real unique
track. I hope we come back here. It put on a good show for the
fans."

"I want them to come back here," said Williams, who set fast-time
during qualifying. "Honestly, no one really tore anything up bad
tonight. I thought it was a good show, so hopefully we will come back
next year."

Early race leader Alex Fleming faded with mechanical troubles and
still wound up with a 10th-place finish. Clay Jones, who also led a
handful of laps, scored his first top-five finish of the PASS South
season.

Haase had something else in common with the rash of first-time winners
in PASS, a successful mentor in the racing business. For Stroupe, it
is SPEED Channel's Bob Dillner; for Sanborn, it's Ben Rowe; and for DJ
Shaw, his father is former Busch North champion Dale Shaw. For Haase,
he has NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point leader Kyle Busch to lean on.

"I just talked to Kyle, and he was pumped," said Haase, who started
sixth in the field. "He is a racer, and he knows what it takes. I
felt we had a winning car at Motor Mile, but something happened there.
He was stoked about the win."

For Kyle, witnesses say he was smiling from ear-to-ear even before his
win Sunday in the Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA.
It was his first victory with his Super Late Model development team.

"I won a race last year with my team, but this was my first win as a
team owner," stated Busch, who will compete in the PASS North event
this Saturday at All-Star Speedway in Epping, NH, during the Cup
weekend at the "Magic Mile." "To have Alex come out from the West
Coast and compete here on the East Coast is cool. He's been working
12-14 hours a day with the rest of the guys. It's tough on all of
them, but it finally paid off. It means a lot to me and him and the
family, so hopefully this continues on and we can get some more wins."

Busch, as Haase said, is a racer. He drives many different racecars
throughout the year, but Super Late Models are among his favorites.
His brother, Kurt, also a NASCAR winner, was a former NASCAR Southwest
Tour champion, and Kyle compares the PASS series to the good old days
of NASCAR's elite series.

"With no more Southwest Tour or Southeast Tour, those drivers needed
something else. PASS is now a big enough Late Model Touring Series
that it has sort of taken over that role in the Southeast," explained
Busch. "For me, it's a good series to be involved in. There are some
good rules, but there are not too many rules. We feel like it is a
good area for us to be in and for Alex to get some experience. I know
he enjoys it a lot, and I've always had fun running with PASS too."

The next stop for PASS South will be at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in
Greenville, SC, on Thursday, July 3rd. This will be the third-annual
running of the Firecracker 150, but the first time it is held at the
legendary South Carolina racetrack.

Unofficial Results

PASS South Capital City Clash / 150 laps

Wake County Speedway, Raleigh, NC

1) Alex Haase

2) Corey Williams

3) Heath Hindman

4) Mark Gibson

5) Clay Jones

6) Perry Brown

7) Brandon Johnson

8) Kevin Floars

9) John Batten

10) Alex Fleming

11) Matt Jones

12) Bradley McCaskill

D.J. Shaw graduates to PASS North victory lane

Naples ME ( June 23,2008) A lap 39 caution gave Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) super late model rookie D.J. Shaw the lead in Sunday's Steel's
Real Rods and Custom 125 at Wiscasset Raceway and Shaw never looked
back, earning his first PASS North feature win over Cassius Clark, Ben
Rowe, Adam Bates and Travis Benjamin.

Shaw started fifth in the thirty-one car field and quickly worked his
way up to third. Meanwhile, pole sitter Kelly Moore was out in front
with Wiscasset master Scott Chubbuck in hot pursuit. Moore appeared to
spin his tires on a restart, giving Chubbuck the opening he needed to
take the lead. But one lap later Moore got into Chubbuck's' back
bumper and the leader went for a spin in turn four. Both drivers went
to the rear of the field and Shaw found himself in the lead.

18 year old Shaw, who'd graduated from high school the day before,
took full advantage of his opportunity. His Precision JLM Ford was on
a rail and the rookie kept the field in his rear view mirror. Shaw
held a ten car length lead over Clark and Rowe before rain brought out
the red flag and halted the race on lap 98. One hour later the feature
was declared complete and the Center Conway New Hampshire teen had his
first PASS feature win. He's now a guaranteed starter for the August
17 Toyota Tundra 250 at Wiscasset, joining Johnny Clark and Corey
Williams on that list. The $30,000.00 to win tilt is the richest event
on the 2008 PASS North super late model schedule.

Several drivers that had a shot at strong runs experienced problems
that spoiled their day. Trevor Sanborn was back in the Moody Racing
44 and had a solid top five run going until a mechanical issue sent
him to the pits just four laps before the rains came. Johnny Clark
appeared to have a tire go down on lap 89 while running fourth and
lost a lap in the subsequent spin. Clark finished the night 16th, one
lap down. Mike Rowe received a penalty for jumping positions in a
restart line-up; unofficially the penalty moved Rowe from 9th to 31st
at the finish. The day was even tougher for Derek Ramstom who lost a
motor in his qualifying race and was unable to start the feature.

Moore, Chubbuck and Bates were heat race winners; Travis Benjamin
qualified via a consi win and raced his way into the top five after
starting 25th.

PASS North is back on track next Saturday for a 200 lapper at All-Star
Speedway in Epping NH. Sundays Sonoma Sprint Cup winner Kyle Busch and
Dale Earnhardt Incorporated Sprint Cup driver Regan Smith will be
amongst the drivers challenging the PASS North super late model
regulars at All-Star. Racing gets underway at 6:00 PM.

Get the latest by logging on to www.racewithpass.com or
www.all-starspeedway.com .

Unofficial Results – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late
Models-Steel's Real Rods and Custom 125 -Wiscasset Raceway – Wiscasset
ME-6/22/2008

(Race was declared complete at lap 98 due to rain)

1) 60-DJ Shaw (R), Center Conway NH Precision JLM Ford 2) 8-Cassius
Clark, Farmington ME E.J. Prescott Ford 3) 4-Ben Rowe, Turner ME
Hancock Lumber Ford 4) 98-Adam Bates, Warner NH Weaver Bros
Construction Chev 5)17-Travis Benjamin, Morrill ME Irving/bluecanoe
Ford 6) 75-Gary Smith, Bangor ME Uncle Henrys.com Chev 7) 33-Richie
Dearborn, Hollis ME Chadwick BaRoss Chev 8) 77-Scott Chubbuck, Dresden
ME Hight Chevrolet Chev 9) 15-Steve Berry, Gorham ME Gorham Sand and
Gravel Chev 10) 53-Alan Wilson, Hebron ME Wilson Logging Chev 11)
47-Kelly Moore, Scarborough ME NAPA Auto Parts Chev 12) 10-Bill Whorff
Jr., West Bath ME AAA Ford 13) 97H-Walt Hammond, Orange NH Enfield
Plumbing and Heating Dodge 14) 55-Jesse Smith, Bangor ME Meineke Chev
15) 0-Matt Lee, Albion ME PEP Transportation Chev 16) 54-Johnny
Clark, Hallowell ME Clark's Cars Crushing Chev 17) 97-John Flemming,
Dartmouth Nova Scotia Roofing Connection Dodge 18) 29M-Ricky Morse,
St. Albans ME Combined Management Dodge 19) 22-Harry Olson(R),
Salisbury MA Olson Heating and Cooling Ford 20) 7C – Jimmy
Chambers(R),Atkinson NH Dieselland Chev 21) 40-Gary Bellfleur, Stetson
ME Newport Industrial Fabrication Chev 22) 04-Jamie Swallow Jr,Stark
NH IBEW Local 104 Dodge 23) 7W-Donnie Whitten, Wells ME Monster Energy
Chev 24) 22H-Jeff Burgess, East Madison ME 25) 44 – Trevor Sanborn,
Parsonsfield ME Richard Moody and Sons Ford 26) 00-Jeremy Whorff, W.
Bath ME Coastal Glass Chev 27) 01-Joe Decker, Chesterfield ME Chev 28)
21-Donnie Lashua, Canaan NH Go Navy Chev 29) 88-Bobby Tripp, Westport
MA D&R Enterprises Chev 30) 59-John Phippen, Bar Harbor ME Chev 31) 2-
Mike Rowe, Turner ME P.T. Watts Chev

SHAW & LACHANCE HIGHLIGHT BUSY WEEKEND AT THE CENTER OF SPEED

WISCASSET RACEWAY PRESS RELEASE 6/22/08

SHAW & LACHANCE HIGHLIGHT BUSY WEEKEND AT THE CENTER OF SPEED

Nobody could beat the weather Sunday afternoon, but DJ Shaw
managed to beat the field in a rain shortened main event at Wiscasset
Raceway to capture his first career PASS Super Late Model win. Rain
moved into the midcoast region at around 3:20pm just as the 31 car
field completed 98 laps in the Steel's Real Rod's and Customs 125 at
Maine's Center of Speed. With no end to the rain in sight and a
subsequent delay of nearly an hour, the race was called and Shaw
declared the winner. The 2007 Coastal 200 LMS champion and recent high
school graduate delivered on his goal to take home a win in his rookie
season on the PASS tour. The victory highlighted a busy double header
weekend at Wiscasset Raceway. Sunday's show included action from the
PASS Modifieds and PASS Sportsman series divisions as well as
Wiscasset's Keystone Automotive Strictly Streets. While the PASS Mods
had Troy Morse of Bridgeton take the 40 lap feature win, the 75 lap
PASS Sportsman feature and the 50 lap Strictly Street Nationals
Qualifier were lost to the rain and will be rescheduled at a later
date to be determined. With the threat of the inclement weather
heading toward the coast, PASS officials broke from the scheduled
program and moved the main event up in the running order. Just four
cautions slowed the action with the key twist coming on a lap 39
restart. Coming to the green, leader Kelly Moore would spin his tires
and turn the lead over to Scott Chubbuck. Just a lap later Moore got
into the back of Chubbuck's car heading into turn three, turning the
leader around and sending both contenders to the back of the pack.
Shaw would inheret the lead for the ensuing restart and hold it
through a long green flag run until a lap 89 caution. Shaw held of a
challenge from Cassius Clark and maintained his lead until the 5th and
final caution of the race came for the rain just a few minutes later.
Casius Clark worked the traffic to move into second by lap 41 but he
wasn't able to challenge Shaw for the win beyond the one restart
opportunity. Defending PASS Super Late Model champ Ben Rowe of Turner
made a late charge to capture the 3rd place trophy. Adam Bates, Travis
Benjamin, Gary Smith, Richie Dearborne, Scott Chubbuck, Steve Berry,
and Alan Wilson filled out the top ten. With the win Shaw has secured
himself a guaranteed starting spot in the $30,000 to win Toyota Tundra
250 to be held at Wiscasset Raceway Sunday August 17th. For more
information and the official finish of the PASS SLM race and PASS
Modified race, check the official PASS website at
www.proallstarsseries.com.

In weekly racing series action on Saturday night Cushing's Chuck
Lachance survived a battle of attrition in the 50 lap feature for the
Clark's Car Crushing Prostocks to pick up his first Wiscasset win in
nine years. Other winners in Saturday's action included Richmond's
Casey Nash in the Smith Construction Late Model Sportsmen; Mike Landry
of Oakland in the Unicel Super Street feature; Ed Pierpont of
Jefferson in the Keystone Automotive Strictly Streets; Shawn Kimball
of Pittston in the Aable Autoparts Mini Stocks; Chris Doucette of
Sebego in the White & Bradstreet Mini Trucks; and Jason Palmer of
Berlin, CT in the NELCAR Legends. Kimball's win in the 30 lap Mini
Stock main secured him a starting position in the 50 lap Pure Stock
Mini Stock Nationals in October. Kimball grabbed the lead from the
outside of the front row and ran wire to wire for the victory. Dan
Somes of Sidney chased him across the line a half straightaway behind
for the runner up finish and Union's Mac Hannan Jr completed the top
three. In the 50 lap Clark's Car Crushing Prostock feature Cushing's
Chuck Lanchance withstood several restart challenges thanks to nine
cautions, and a furious last lap duel with Ricky Morse to secure the
win, his first at Wiscasset since his five win season of 1999. Morse
raced his way to the second place finish and nearly passed Lachance on
the outside coming out of the final turn to the checkers. "Big" John
Phippen of Bar Harbor joined them with a third place finish.
Richmond's Casey Nash took the wire to wire victory in the 30 lap
Smith Construction Late Model feature. For Nash, Wiscasset's 1988
Charger champion, it was his first win since 2000. He was joined in
victory lane by TJ Watson of Harpswell and Josh St Clair of Liberty.
Mike Landry made an impressive move in the 25 lap Unicel Super Street
feature as he jumped from his 3rd position into the lead after the
pair of Jeremy Glasier and Nate Weston tangled in turn four following
a lap 16 restart. From there he held off Weston and Allen Moeller to
become the division's first repeat winner this season. In the 20 lap
feature for the Keystone Automotive Strictly Streets Jefferson's Ed
Peirpont held off his Team Big Iron teammate Dave Brannon to pick up
his first checkered flag of the season. They were joined by defending
champ Maurice Young who finished 3rd. The White & Bradstreet Mini
Truck 15 lap feature went to Sebego's Chris Doucette who led from
green to checkers.
Wiscasset Raceway returns to action Saturday June 28th at 5:00pm
with a full program of weekly racing series action. The show,
sponsored by Wiscasset Ford, will be highlighted by the first ever
appearance of the True Value Modified tour at Wiscasset's highbanked
oval. Wiscasset Ford will also hold a preview and party Friday June
27th at the dealership on route one from 8am to 4pm. Wiscasset weekly
competitors Bill & Jeremy Whorff will have their hauler and Prostock
race cars on display as well as the True Value Modified cars of David
Pinkham and Tony Ricci and a pair of 1/2 scale Super Mini Cup Cars.
Fans can also enter to win a pair of tickets to the Toyota Tundra 250.
In Saturday's program five weekly divisions will be in action
excluding the Clark's Car Crushing Prostocks who will have a scheduled
bye week. For more information, call the Wiscasset Raceway office at
(207) 882-4271 or check the track website at
www.wiscassetraceway.info.

OFFICIAL FINISH ORDER SATURDAY 6/21/08

CLARK'S CAR CRUSHING PROSTOCKS (50 LAPS)
1. Chuck Lachance - Cushing; 2. Ricky Morse - St Albans; 3. John
Phippen - Town Hill; 4. Bill Whorff Jr - Topsham; 5. Matt Lee -
Albion; 6. Jeff Burgess - E.Madison; 7. Jesse Smith - Bangor;
8. Scott King - Livemore Falls; 9. Dale Cullivan - Palermo; 10.
Randy Turner- Freedom; 11. Bryan Robbins - Montville; 12. Jeremy
Whorff - Topsham; 13. Ryan Deane - Winterport; 14. Chuck Colby -
Wiscasset; 15. Bill Penfold - Yarmouth; 16. Gene Hatch -
Winthrop; 17. Charlie Colby - Edgecomb; 18. Dave Farrington Jr -
Jay; 19. Tim Turner - Freedom; 20. Scott Moore - Anson; 21.
Dylan Turner - Freedom

SMITH CONSTRUCTION LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN (30 LAPS)
1. Casey Nash - Richmond; 2. T.J. Watson - Harpswell; 3. Josh St
Clair - Liberty; 4. Mike Orr - Wiscasset; 5. Adam Chadbourne -
Woolwich; 6. Daren Ripley - Appleton; 7. Jason Whitts - Dixmont;
8. Danny Smart - Buxton; 9. Scott Pooler - Vassalboro; 10. Nick
Reno - West Bath; 11. Seth Raven - Waldo; 12. Nick Hinkley -
Wiscasset; 13. Richard Jordan - Kingfield; 14. Duane Love - West
Gardiner; 15. Bill Pinkham - Wiscasset; 16. Bill Whorff Jr -
Topsham; 17. Steve Reno - West Bath; 18. Chris Thorne - Sidney;
19. Will Collins - Appleton; 20. Tyler Robbins- Monteville;
21. Ajay Piccard - Palmyra; 22. Chuck Colby - Wiscasset; DQ
Steve Reny - Boothbay

UNICEL SUPER STREETS (25 LAPS)
1. Mike Landry - Oakland; 2. Nate Weston - Madison; 3. Allen
Moeller Sr - Dresden; 4. R.J. Austin - Smithfield; 5. James
Osmond - Gardiner; 6. Jason Gaboury - Readfield; 7. Shawn Austin
- Norridgewock; 8. Brian Fortin - South China; 9. Josh Bailey -
Wiscasset; 10. Zachary Hatch - Winthrop; 11. Frank Brown -
Pittson; 12. Gene Hatch - Winthrop; 13. Jeremy Glasier -
Appleton; 14. Ryan St Clair - Liberty; 15. Kevin Douglass -
Sidney

KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE STRICTLY STREETS (20 LAPS)
1. Ed Peirpont - Jefferson; 2. Dave Brannon - Lisbon; 3. Maurice
Young - Windsor; 4. Steve Peirpont - Cushing; 5. Gerry Burgess -
Buckfield; 6. Bobby Mesimer - Wiscasset; 7. Jeff Merrill -
Mexico; 8. Ian Bresnahan - Bath; 9. Jamie Henderson - Litchfield;
10. Josh Beckard - n/a; 11. Mike St Germain - Auburn; 12. Matt
Stuart - Pittston; 13. Chris Mosher - Litchfield; 14. Zac
Creamer - Bath; 15. Dustin Hubbard - Unity

AABLE AUTOPARTS MINI STOCKS (20 LAPS)
1. Shawn Kimball - Pittston; 2. Dan Somes - Sidney; 3. Mac Hannan
Jr - Union; 4. Kevin Douglass - Sidney; 5. Pete McCollat -
Readfield; 6. Ryan Ripley - Thomaston; 7. Dylan Lancaster -
Skowhegan; 8. Natasha Dyer - Arrowsic; 9. Rob Greenleaf - West
Bath; 10. Mike Dulaney - Richmond; 11. Scott Theriault - China;
12. Ryan Hayes - Jefferson; 13. Chelsea Young - Winterport; 14.
Molly Feeney - Knox; 15. Alex Cromwell - Woolwich; 16. Tom True
- Wiscasset; 17. Steve Howard - Thomaston; 18. Shane Smith -
Sidney

WHITE & BRADSTREET MINI TRUCKS (15 LAPS)
1. Chris Doucette - Sebego; 2. Russ Anderson - Portsmouth, NH;
3. James Howland - Rye, NH; 4. John Lizzotte - Mechanic Falls;
5. Jason Giggey - Unity; 6. Josh Kaufman - Unity; 7. Don Giggey
- Athens; 8. Jessica Norris - Portsmouth, NH; 9. Peter Bourque -
Portsmouth, NH; 10. Josh Harjula - Boothbay; 11. Rick Sirois -
Norridgewock; 12. James Swan Jr - Clinton; 13. Kevin Oliver -
Gray; 14. Miranda Power - n/a

NELCAR LEGENDS (20 LAPS)
1. Jason Palmer - Berlin, CT; 2. Max Zachem - Preston, CT; 3.
Bob Weymouth - Topsham; 4. Terry Kirk - Durham; 5. Kevin
Hutchens - E Waterboro; 6. Alan Smith - Lincoln; 7. Marc
Fuchswanz - Vassalboro; 8. Anthony Pagliarulo - Groveland, MA; 9.
Evan Beaulieu - Durham; 10. Ed Getty - Gray; 11. Charlie Buxton
- Windham; 12. Patrick Stewart - Beverly, MA

OPS NEWS: 19-year-old Joey Polewarczyk Jr. wins Dunkin' Donuts ACT 150

"Joey Pole" beats two of the best, captures Dunkin' Donuts ACT 150

OXFORD, Maine - Ricky Rolfe and Eddie MacDonald provided much of the
entertainment value with their two- and three-deep drive through
traffic Saturday night, but 19-year-old Joey Polewarczyk Jr. otherwise
dominated the Dunkin' Donuts 150 for his second American-Canadian Tour
victory of the season.
Polewarczyk posted his first career win at OPS after two previous
top-five performances in his brief but promising career.
"This car was really good in practice, but the motor was breaking
down," said the driver known to his friends and fans as 'Joey Pole.'
"We changed a lot of stuff in practice. We didn't find anything, but
we changed everything."
Whatever the combination, it worked. Polewarczyk charged from his
seventh starting position and snagged the lead from series point
leader Scott Payea on lap 53.
Rolfe, the winner of two straight 40-lap weekly Oxford Networks Late
Model features at Oxford, made a dramatic drive from 17th to second
during the first half of the event.
The two-time OPS champion closed Polewarczyk's lead to about four car
lengths prior to the first of only two caution flags in the race on
lap 104, for a single-car spin by Payea.
It was the youngster getting the jump on the restart, though, actually
extending his lead to almost a full straightaway prior to the second
yellow with a dozern laps remaining.
Given a four-car buffer zone of lapped machines between himself and
Rolfe, Polewarczyk cruised. In fact, it was MacDonald making a
jaw-dropping drive around double-wide lapped traffic to catch and pass
Rolfe for second on lap 147.
"The car was great on the outside. The outside groove was really great
tonight," MacDonald said. "I just love racing here. Joey did an
awesome job."
Rolfe was the star of the show prior to the Payea spin. His car
blistered most of the competition on the long early run, and he worked
lapped traffic with consummate veteran skill.
Perhaps too well, he later admitted.
"My car was actually too good at the beginning," Rolfe said. "I wasn't
patient. I should have been more patient, but Jean (Paul Cyr) was on
the pole and I figured he'd be the one leading the race and lapping
everybody."
Both MacDonald and Rolfe qualified for the Dunkin' Donuts 150 by
winning consolation races.
Fifty-one cars attempted to make the starting grid of 33. All but one
starter was running at the finish.
The win was Polewarczyk's first top-10 finish on the tour since a
triumph in April at his home track, Lee USA (N.H.) Speedway, in the
Governor's Cup.
"We had fast cars everywhere, but things just didn't go our way,"
Polewarczyk said. "They certainly went our way tonight."
Matt Williams highlighted accompanying feature action with a 30-lap
Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock feature win. Williams
caught and passed B.J. Chapman in traffic with under 10 laps
remaining.
Chapman and Mike Short spun shortly after Williams took over the top
spot, vaulting Glen Henderson to second and Skip Tripp to third.
In only his third start since returning to full-time competition at
his home track, Justin Karkos dominated the 30-lap Allen's Mini Stock
feature.
Jimmy Childs ran second in a break from his rookie season in Late
Models. Matt Moore matched a career-best in third, just ahead of
cousin and point leader Darrell Moore.
Zach Bowie backed his first career win Wednesday night with another on
Saturday, this time in the Chimney Tech Outlaw division. Bowie padded
his Agren Appliance Saturday Showdown point lead in the process.
David Childs pressured Bowie to the finish and settled for a close
second, with early leader Dan Brown taking third.
Dottie Patria sailed to her fourth Allen's Ladies victory of the
season, topping Christina Spaulding and Cathy Manchester.
OPS action continues Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. with the Acceleration Series.
Championship Series competition resumes next Saturday, June 28 at 6:30
p.m. Round one of Unicel Motor Mayhem is scheduled for Friday, June
27, also at 6:30.

AMERICAN-CANADIAN TOUR DUNKIN' DONUTS 150: 1. Joey Polewarczyk Jr.,
Hudson, N.H.; 2. Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass.; 3. Ricky Rolfe,
Albany Township; 4. Patrick Laperle, St. Denis, Quebec; 5. Glen Luce,
Turner; 6. Ben Rowe, Turner; 7. Scott Payea, Milton, Vt.; 8. Brent
Dragon, Milton, Vt.; 9. Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, Vt.; 10. Scott Robbins,
Dixfield; 11. Ryan Nolin, Georgia, Vt.; 12. Travis Adams, Canton; 13.
Shawn Martin, Turner; 14. Jonathan Urlin, London, Ontario; 15. Joey
Becker, Jeffersonville, Vt.; 16. Kurt Hewins, Leeds; 17. Randy Potter,
Groveton, N.H.; 18. Roger Brown, Lancaster, N.H.; 19. Shawn Knight,
South Paris; 20. Scott Dragon, Milton, Vt.; 21. John Donahue,
Graniteville, Vt.; 22. Pete Potvin III, Graniteville, Vt.; 23. Steve
Fisher, Shelburne, Vt.; 24. Tommy Ricker, Poland; 25. Claude Leclerc,
Lanoraie, Quebec; 26. Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, Vt.; 27. Rick Thompson
Jr., Derby, Vt.; 28. Dennis Spencer Jr., Oxford; 29. Travis Stearns,
South Paris; 30. Nick Sweet, Barre, Vt.; 31. Corey Morgan, Lewiston;
32. Tyler Cahoon, St. Johnsbury, Vt.; 33. Trampas Demers, South
Burlington, Vt.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps): 1. Matt
Williams, Brownfield; 2. Glen Henderson, Sabattus; 3. Skip Tripp,
Poland; 4. Kim Tripp, Oxford; 5. Rick Thompson, Naples; 6. Jerry
Harrison, Freeport; 7. Sumner Sessions, Norway; 8. Michael Roe, West
Paris; 9. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton; 10. Mike Short, Auburn; 11. Dean
Cololidge, Oxford. DNS: Tommy Tompkins, Carthage; David Tripp, Oxford.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps): 1. Justin Karkos,
Jay; 2. Jimmy Childs, Leeds; 3. Matt Moore, South Paris; 4. Darrell
Moore, Mechanic Falls; 5. Bob Guptill, Mechanic Falls; 6. Ashley
Marshall, Jay; 7. Don Mooney, New Gloucester; 8. Randy Kimball,
Mechanic Falls; 9. Bill Thibeault, Oxford; 10. Brad Dwinal, Freeport;
11. Rick Giguere, Auburn; 12. Dave Mooney, Wales; 13. Kevin Bishop,
South Paris; 14. Dale Brackett, Oxford; 15. Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon;
16. Chuck Higgins, Lewiston; 17. Shane Kaherl, Jay; 18. Craig Moore,
Woodstock; 19. Don Frechette, Turner; 20. Butch Keene, Turner.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW (20 laps): 1. Zach Bowie, Mechanic Falls; 2. David
Childs, Oxford; 3. Dan Brown, Peru; 4. Steve Moon, Gray; 5. Thom Bell,
Minot; 6. Guy Childs Sr., Turner; 7. Jay Wilkins, Gray; 8. Jim Drake,
Hebron; 9. Scott Ellis, Lewiston; 10. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 11. Gerry
Richard, Leeds; 12. John Spencer Jr., Auburn; 13. Randy Robitaille,
Norway; 14. Tina Titus, Lisbon Falls; 15. Keith Landry, Oxford; 16.
Rodney Englehaupt, Oxford; 17. John Patria, Turner; 18. Jerry Freve,
Buckfield; 19. Bill Coolidge, Bryant Pond; 20. Jerry Goss, Mechanic
Falls; 21. Rick Spaulding, Lewiston; 22. Gordon Bell, Auburn; 23.
Scott Veinott, Sabattus; 24. Dennis Morang, South Paris.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Dottie Patria,
Turner; 2. Christina Spaulding, Lewiston; 3. Cathy Manchester, Gray;
4. Tina Springer, Norway; 5. Deanna Bisbee, South Paris; 6. Lisa
Brooks, Auburn; 7. Debbie Marston, Hartford; 8. Kimberly Sessions,
Auburn; 9. Shannon Wheeler, Auburn; 10. Annie Chartier, Mexico.

Polewarczyk Bounces Back With Oxford ACT Win

Polewarczyk Bounces Back With Oxford ACT Win

OXFORD, ME – Nineteen year-old Late Model stock car driver Joey
Polewarczyk, Jr. wiped away two months of bad luck with a
dominant American-Canadian Tour victory in the Dunkin' Donuts 150 at
Maine's Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday night.
Polewarczyk won the season-opening ACT Late Model Tour event at Lee
(NH) Speedway in April, then finished no better than 18th in
the next five events.
"We've been competitive and we've always had a fast car, we've
just had no luck," said the Hudson, NH driver. "After the
last race at Waterford we had a team meeting, and we decided to try
and just shake it all off and re-focus on winning races. We
tried a crazy setup tonight that we've never run before, and it paid
off. This is a huge weight off our shoulders."
Polewarczyk took the lead from Milton, VT racer Scott Payea on
lap 53, then survived restarts on laps 104 and 138 to take
the victory. Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA made several daring two-
and three-wide passes on the far outside lane, including a
move over Ricky Rolfe to take away second place with three laps
remaining. Rolfe, of Albany Twp., ME finished third. He won the
most recent ACT Late Model Tour event at Oxford Plains Speedway on April 26.
Patrick Laperle of St-Denis, QC finished fourth over a pair of
Turner, ME drivers, Glen Luce and Ben Rowe. Payea, who
spun in Turn 2 to bring out the lap 104 caution, recovered to finish
seventh. Brent Dragon, Jean-Paul Cyr, and Scott Robbins
rounded out the unofficial top ten finishers in order. Ryan Nolin was
final driver on the lead lap in 11th place.
Fifty-one Late Model cars attempted to qualify for 33 starting
spots in the Dunkin' Donuts 150, which was completed in
just over 54 minutes. Thirty-two of the 33 starters were running at
the finish. The ACT Late Model Tour is back in action next
Saturday, June 28, at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North
Woodstock, NH. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit
www.acttour.com.

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – Dunkin' Donuts 150
American-Canadian Tour – Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown-Car-Laps
(# - denotes rookie)

1. (7) Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, Chevrolet, 100
2. (18) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA, Pontiac, 100
3. (17) Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twp., ME, Ford, 100
4. (10) Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC, Chevrolet, 100
5. (4) Glen Luce, Turner, ME, Chevrolet, 100
6. (6) Ben Rowe, Turner, ME, Chevrolet, 100
7. (3) Scott Payea, Milton, VT, Ford, 100
8. (32) Brent Dragon, Milton, VT, Chevrolet, 100
9. (1) Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, Chevrolet, 100
10. (25) Scott Robbins, Dixfield, ME, Chevrolet, 100
11. (12) Ryan Nolin, Georgia, VT, Chevrolet, 100
12. (24) Travis Adams, Canton, ME, Chevrolet, 99
13. (21) Shawn Martin, Turner, ME, Chevrolet, 99
14. (8) # Jonathan Urlin, London, ON, Chevrolet, 99
15. (29) Joe Becker, Jeffersonville, VT, Ford, 99
16. (13) Kurt Hewins, Leeds, ME, Ford, 99
17. (26) Randy Potter, Groveton, NH, Chevrolet, 99
18. (22) Roger Brown, II, Lancaster, NH, Chevrolet, 99
19. (19) Shawn Knight, South Paris, ME, Chevrolet, 99
20. (9) Scott Dragon, Milton, VT, Chevrolet, 98
21. (28) John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, Ford, 98
22. (20) Pete Potvin, III, Graniteville, VT, Chevrolet, 98
23. (2) Steve Fisher, Shelburne, VT, Dodge, 98
24. (16) Tommy Ricker, Poland, ME, Chevrolet, 98
25. (15) Claude Leclerc, Lanoraie, QC, Chevrolet, 98
26. (30) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, Chevrolet, 97
27. (14) Rick Thompson, Jr., Derby, VT, Chevrolet, 97
28. (27) Dennis Spencer, Jr., Oxford, ME, Ford, 97
29. (23) Travis Stearns, South Paris, ME, Chevrolet, 97
30. (11) # Nick Sweet, Barre, VT, Pontiac, 96
31. (33) Corey Morgan, Lewiston, ME, Ford, 96
32. (31) # Tyler Cahoon, St. Johnsbury, VT, Dodge, 96
33. (5) Trampas Demers, South Burlington, VT, Chevrolet, 65