Monday, June 30, 2008

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!

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