and putting on a cool show for the Four Cylinder National Qualifier.
The twelve competitors showed just how much race car drivers ARE real
athletics. Lewis Batchelder returned to the Unity Raceway oval in 2008
blazing a fast pace in the first heat race for a win. The second heat
race had Tim Robinson return to his winning ways by taking the win.
The feature saw Robinson take an early lead. The first caution flag
would fly when a spinning Marcus Lowe would tag the #81 of Dylan
Lancasater. The restart saw Robinson and Batchelder go door to door.
On lap 7, Batchelder would take the lead. Duane Dunifer, returning
from his fine run of last week, was gaining on the two leaders. This
run would be short lived as Dunifer retired to the pits with engine
problems. Jason Trundy, in his 2008 Unity Raceway debut, would start
reeling in the leaders. Batchelder and Robinson would race nose to
tail for many laps. Robinson would retake the lead. Batchelder's
machine was starting to feel the heat of the day. Robinson would cross
the stripe first, with Batchelder a close second. Trudy would take his
first trophy of the 2008 season in third. Wiscasset regular, Dylan
Lancaster, would finish fourth, with rookie Markus Lowe in fifth.
The debut of the Limited Division was a success. It was a fine mix of
race cars from area tracks. The eight competitors would put on a great
show. The heat race was won by former Unity Raceway mini stock driver,
Frankie Moulton. The feature would have many drivers getting accustom
to the third mile track. Scott Modere jumped to an early lead with
Moulton in tow. The first yellow for debris would have Dustin Hubbard
going up and over the #03 of Jerry Robbins. This would force Hubbard
into the turn 1 bank and cut his day short. This restart would would
have the #24 machine of Deane Smart taking the lead. Smart and Modere
would race side by side for many laps. The #08 of Joe Allard was
catching the leaders with this side by side action. Smart would take
the lead for good as the Modere machine was starting to get loose.
Allard would follow the two across the line for third place. The #03
would recover from his first lap mishap for fourth, with Joey Doyon
rounding out the top five.
The Sportsman division would again have Brad Bellows from South China
taking the heat race win. Bellows would take the lead in the feature
with Mark Dodge right on his bumper. The race for third was a tight
one. Bangor regulars, Kris Watson and John Kalel lll, would put on a
fine show. Bellows lead would increase as Dodges machine would start
getting loose on the hot track. Watson and Kalel would race side by
side for many laps. A slight tap to the rear of Watson machine by the
#2R of Ryan Robinson would send him up the track and Robinson took
over third. Dodge's machine is very loose causing him to spin in turn
#2. Bellows would again take the lead. Robinson and Watson would race
for the second spot. Bellows cruised to his second win of the season.
Watson beat Robinson to the line for second. New comer, John Kalel
lll, would take home fourth and following in fifth was the loose
machine of Mark Dodge.
The Late Model Pro 4 division put on another amazing show. Parkman's
Bill Ellis showed he was paying attention to substitute flagman,
Buster Roy, when he took off in the heat race. Steve Rackliff soon
reeled in Ellis cruising to a heat race win. The green flag in the
feature would be short lived as the #4 of Mark Davis would spin in
front of the pack out of turn 4. Cary Davis would prove that his
engine problems of last week were a thing of the past. The #6 machine
would take the lead and never look back. Rookie driver, Ben Clark,
would show that he knows his way around the track. The #21 would
settle in for second and start looking for the leader. Davis would
catch lapped traffic that would pull Clark even closer. Last weeks
front runners, Jimmy Dennis and Steve Rackliff, were looking to catch
the lead pair from the rear of the field. When the checkers flew, it
was Davis the winner with Ben Clark in second. This would make Clark's
cheering section very happy as this was his first career trophy.
Dennis would beat Rackliff to the line with Bill Ellis finishing
fifth.
The Wildcat division would welcome back Carl McAlpine to the race
track. Carl would take the lead and never look back for his first heat
race win of the 2008 season. The feature would have McAlpine again
taking the early lead. Dustin Hubbard would look to the front from his
rear starting position. McAlpine's lead would be short lived has
Hubbard catches him on lap 10 and takes the lead. McAlpine would again
take the lead as Hubbard has problem with lapped traffic. McAlpine
would drift wide between turn 1 and 2. That was just what Hubbard
needed to retake the lead for good. McAlpines machine would develop a
right front tire problem but still hung on for second. Kathy McIntire
would take home her first Wildcat trophy in third. Newcomer, Mike
Shaw, would take the stripe in fourth with Craig Turner following in
his 88x machine for fifth.
The Enduro class would again have teen age driver, Alex Fernald,
taking the checker flag. Adam Moore finished his first race with a
second place trophy. Rob Paddack returned to racing with a fine third
place finish.
The Wicked Good Antique Racing series returned to Unity Raceway. The
series returned in fine fashion bringing 18 competitors. The Bomber
division had the #420 of Keith Smalley using lapped traffic to take
the heat race win. The Modified division would X88 take the lead in
lapped traffic and never look back. The Bomber feature would again
have the #420 showing the lead with the #7 in tow. The #7 of Bob
Cercena would try the outside line, but get loose and end up in the #1
bank. Smalley would have problems with lapped traffic on the last lap
and loose the lead to the #62 of Alan Gassett. The #99 of Mark Collins
would follow the pair for third. The Modified division would also have
a strange finish. The #2 of Jim Sprague would lead almost the entire
race with the X88 following in a close second. The X88 would get loose
on the last lap and spin in turn 4. The second position would be
brought home by the 88 with the #13 of former Unity Raceway driver,
Robert Hills, finishing in third.
Unity Raceway's next race will start it's Summer Thrilla racing series
June 19, with Friday night racing starting June 20.
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