Sampson "Getting Hitched" at Unity Raceway. Mark Dodge and Rosemary
Pillsbury stood in attendance as Track Announcer, Gary Bellefleur, did
the honors. With the Sportsman cars of Mike Landry, Brad Bellows, and
Mark Dodge in the background, the pair was married on the start/finish
line. Family, friends, and fans wished the two a long and happy life
together. The crowd was treated to wedding cake delivered by the Jr.
Fan Club members.
The Late Model Pro 4 division was the extended race of the night. It
proved to be a rough one as many drivers were unable to make the show
due to mechanical problems. Corey Walker, Bill Ellis, and Mr. Call all
watched the race from the stands. Ben Clark used the Monsta Mini of
Duane Dunifer to keep up his points. Cary Davis took his pole position
to the front and never looked back. He took the heat race win over
Jimmy Dennis. Norm Cummings Jr. jumped to the early lead. The pair of
Jimmy Dennis and Steve Rackliff freight trained past Cummings on the
inside for the lead. Rackliff is trying the inside line to take the
lead from Dennis. While these two are racing side by side, Cary Davis
has caught them from his last place starting position. Rackliff and
Dennis are still side by side with Rackliff having a slight advantage.
Rackliff is able to take the lead as Dennis drifts high. Davis tries
to follow Rackliff through on the inside. These two go side by side
with Dennis never giving up. Rackliff pulls away for the win. Dennis
follows in second with Davis a close third. Norm Cummings Jr.
continues his streak of top five finishes in fourth. Greg Cumming
shakes his bad luck monkey to complete his second race of the season
in fifth.
The Monsta Mini division has proved to be very competitive over the
last few weeks. The heat race saw Mike Wilson and Richard Jackson go
nose to tail and side by side for many laps. The Wilson machine was
able to take advantage of a last lap slip up to take the win. Mike
Wilson would jump to the lead from his pole position bringing Markus
Lowe in tow. This pair would start checking out from the field until
the caution flew for a pile up in turn two. The pair would again take
the lead after the caution pulling Chad Elkins in on the action.
Elkins is returning to the track after a few weeks of fine tuning his
machine. Lowe is keeping Wilson in his sights. Wilson has problems
with lapped traffic allowing Lowe to catch his back bumper. A caution
on lap 15 would bring the fine run of Chad Elkins to an end. Elkins
and the 04X of Matt Picard would meet in turn four. Both cars would be
taken to the pit on the hook. Wilson would get the quick jump on this
restart for the lead. Lewis Batchelder has recovered from the lap one
crash to challenge Duane Dunifer for third. Batchelder takes the
inside groove and moves to third. Wilson is pulling away from the
field. Batchelder catches Lowe. The two touch going into turn three
sending both cars spinning. Wilson starts August off with a win.
Dunifer follows in second. Richard Jackson recovers from the first lap
crash for third. Derick Terrill crosses the line in fourth. Roy
Hathorn makes his Unity Raceway debut in fifth.
Jordan Hawes took his machine to the front of the Geo & Son Teen
Thunder heat race. Ricky Palmer put Hawes in his sights and reeled him
in. Palmer used the inside groove to make the pass and take the heat
race win. Ricky Palmer jumped from his pole position into the lead.
Jeremy Ludden follows in second. Last weeks winner, Ben Nile, catches
Ludden and makes the pass on the inside for second. Shelby Kimball
follows the front group for fourth. Brooke Getchell is having a career
best night in fifth. Laps are winding down for Nile to catch Palmer.
Getchell's fine run comes up one lap short as a right front flat
forces her to the pits. Palmer crosses the line first. Nile follows in
second. Ludden follows the pair in third. Kimball continues her
consist top five finishes in fourth. Jordan Hawes finishes out the top
five.
The Limited division saw last weeks winner, Joey Doyon, take the early
heat race lead. Frank Moulton would catch Doyon on the inside. Nobody
is giving an inch as the pair go door to door for the entire race.
Moulton is able to get the jump out of turn four to take the heat race
win. The competitors found that three wide on the first lap doesn't
always work at Maine's Toughest Oval. Josh St Clair was the loser as
he ended up in the turn one bank. Frank Moulton jumps to the lead, but
caution would fly again one lap later as Josh St Clair spins again
this time in turn four. Moulton and Dave St Clair take the restart
side by side. Moulton fights back to again take the lead. Joey Doyon
has caught the lead pair and sits patiently for someone to make a
mistake. Joe Allard is having another fine run in fourth. Newcomer,
Shane Clark, is following Allard in fifth. Clark drives deep in turn
three taking over fourth. The top four cars have bunched together and
fighting for the lead. Dave St Clair takes advantage for the outside
groove to take the lead. Clark takes over third from Doyon. Moulton
and Clark are battling for second when they catch the slowing Dave St
Clair machine. Moulton and Clark collect each other sending Moulton
down over the back stretch. Dave St Clair takes a trip to the pits
with a flat right front tire. Moulton is done for the night. Doyon
takes the lead pulling Jerry Robbins with him. Caution would fly again
as the machines of Dustin Hubbard and Joe Allard spin in turn three.
Doyon takes the lead and his second straight feature win in a row.
Dave St Clair recovers from his flat tire for second. Jerry Robbins
has a fine run in third. Joe Allard recovers from his spin in fourth.
Hubbard finishes out the top five.
The Ladies division saw the return of Molly Feeney to the track. She
took over where she left off taking the heat race win. Alica Goodwin
took her 00 machine to the early lead. The caution would fly early as
point leader, Samantha Letourneau, would find herself in the turn two
back. The race would go back to green for one lap before Mika Wilson
would find herself almost in the same spot as Letourneau. Chelsea
Young has taken advantage of the cautions to move into the lead. Mary
Reed would not be denied as she moved to the outside and the lead.
These two would go door to door with Young taking the lead. Molly
Feeney cruises past Carol Wilson to take over third spot. Feeney puts
her sights on the lead pair. Reed's machine is getting loose allowing
Feeney to pass easily. Young returns to the winners circle with
another checkered flag. Feeney finishes in second. Wilson joins the
pair in victory lane in third. Goodwin has a 2008 best finish in
fourth. Mary Reed finished out the top five.
The Men's Peanut division saw Chris Williams break his string of bad
luck to jump to the early heat race lead. Ryan Ripley flew by cars
from the rear of the field to take the heat race win. It didn't take
long for the caution flag to fly as Tim Robinson got loose out of turn
four and ended up in the dirt. Ryan Ripley uses the caution flag to
jump to the lead. Cody Sleeper follows in a close second. Tony DeJulio
uses the outside groove to take third. Robinson recovers from the
crash and weaves through traffic towards the front. Ripley is driving
away from the field. Lance Chapman, driving the #56 Paul Jackson
machine, moves into the top five. Cody Sleeper trying to run down
Ripley. The lead is too large. Ripley takes home the win. Cody Sleeper
follows in second. Robinson limps his machine to third. Chapman and #4
finish out the top five.
The Sportsman race saw Donnie York and Kris Huff show just how close
you can get without wrecking. The two raced side by side. The race was
won by the outside groove power of York's machine. Bryan Robbins
jumped to the early race lead. Robbin's machine started loosing grip.
This is closing the field. Donnie York has moved to the front around
the challenging Kris Watson. Kris Huff is following York to the front.
Robbins is still hanging tough, but the pair pass as he goes wide.
Bellows makes his presence known has he cracks the top five. Huff is
trying the inside lane to make the move around York. York is hanging
tough. Huff sneaks through for the lead. Bellows follows him into
second. Caution flies on lap 22 as York spins in turn four. Bellows
jumps to the lead on the restart. Huff remains tough keeping the
pressure on Bellows on the last few laps. Bellows gains control and
the win. Huff finishes in a very close second. Kris Watson takes home
another trophy in third. Mike Landry makes his 2008 debut in fourth.
Mark Dodge topped out the top five.
The eighteen car Enduro field saw the 88x of Troy Patterson shoot out
to the lead. Shadow Folsom followed in second with Dominic Bailey in
third. Patterson weaved in and out of the lapped traffic throughout
the laps. Many of the cars in the field were many laps down. The red
flag would fly on lap 13 as a car rolled on it's side. On the restart,
Dominic Bailey catches Folsom sleeping and jumps into second. Folsom
would fight back and take over second. Patterson cruises to another
win. Folsom crosses the line in second but does not pass post race
inspection. This moves Dominic Bailey to second. Young Robert Dyer has
the race of his life taking home his first career trophy in third.
Douglas Kus followed in a very close fourth. Nick Lizotte finishes out
the top five.
The Unity Variety and Video Wildcat's saw Dustin Hubbard jump to the
early heat race lead. Carl McAlpine takes advantage of lapped traffic
to move into the lead. Troy Patterson moves past the battling pair to
take the heat race win. Carl McAlpine uses his front row position to
jump to the lead. Buddies, Troy Patterson and Dustin Hubbard, run side
by side for a fine battle for second. Hubbard is able to take
advantage of the slipping Patterson to move into second. McAlpine is
walking away from Hubbard. McAlpine returns to victory lane with a
victory. Hubbard follows in second. Patterson finishes a fine run in
third. Mike Hodgkins returns from his mechanical woes of a week ago
with a fourth place finish. Hurricane Hal Stratton completes the top
five.
Unity Raceway returns to racing Friday night, August 8, with Fan
Appreciation Day for the fans. The Wild Rampsters will return to the
racing program for another race.
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