WISCASSET

Saturday’s nice weather brought the race fans out as Wiscassset Speedway hosted a big night of racing.

On the schedule was the group two lineup of divisions: Strictly Street, Mini Truck, Outlaw Mini’s and Late Model Sportsman.

First on the track were the Strictly Street’s for a 20-lap race. The No. 39 of Gerard Freve was in the pole position. Behind him were Guy Childs and Ben Erskine. During the first lap, Childs passed Freve on the outside of turn three for the lead. Moving up quickly from a sixth-place starting position was Tasha Dyer, who navigated her Chevrolet through the pack and passed Freve for second. Coming up behind Freve and Dyer was Corey Morgan, who also passed Freve for third on the outside of the front stretch coming out of turn four during lap two.

Dyer was looking for her opportunity to pass Childs, and that opportunity came during lap 17. The two raced furiously around the track neck and neck. During lap 18, Childs slipped up the track on turn three going into four. Dyer held the bottom line and made a clean pass. Dyer led the race and Childs was hot behind her, attempting to retake first. During the final lap, Dyer and Childs were negotiating around lap traffic on turn four. As the pair headed out of turn four, Childs clipped the left rear of Dyer’s car, sending her sideways and into the wall on the front stretch. Her car crumpled, but she was able to walk away without serious injury. Childs went on the win the race, giving him his fourth win of the season. Morgan placed second and Freve took third.

The Mini Truck 15-lap feature was action-packed and filled with leader changes.Jeff Schmidt started on the pole, followed by Ryan Farrar and Gerry McKenna. Farrar passed Schmidt on the outside of turn two. Then on lap three McKenna passed Schmidt on the bottom of the back stretch. Race leaders remained the same until lap nine when Schmidt was able to move to second place when he passed McKenna on the back stretch. Schmidt was not satisfied with his second-place position, and he moved to the outside, making a bid for first during the final two laps. Schmidt managed to pull ahead and hold on, edging Farrar by a fraction of a second. McKenna rounded out the top three.

The Outlaw Mini feature was the next crowd pleaser in the lineup. Calvin Rose Jr had the pole position. In second was Nate Tribett, with Ozzie Cummings in third. Tribett pulled ahead of Rose early, however Rose surged ahead on the inside of turn two and took back his lead. Cummings dropped back in the field during the first lap. Moving from an eighth starting position was Shawn Kimball, who pulled into third place.

A caution on lap 19 was followed by a solid restart, with Fortin passing Rose. But, Kimball managed to pull out the win late, with Fortion second and Rose third.

The spotlighted feature of the week was a 45-lap Late Model Sportsman race. This was a high energy feature, and despite four cautions during race time, the action sped by quickly. The race began just as the bright lights of Wiscasset began to shine on the race track. In the pole position was Josh St. Clair, with Allan Moeller Sr., in second and Bill Pinkham in third. St. Clair was able to hang onto first place, and Moeller slipped in behind him to watch for a chance to pass. Nick Hinkley passed Pinkham on the outside of turn two for third during lap two.

The first caution of the race came in lap three. On the restart, St. Clair came from his sixth-place start to take fourth. During lap10, St. Clair fishtailed on turn four. Moeller used that to his advantage and made the pass to take the lead. Hinkley moved up to challenge for second place. On lap 13, Hinkley came up the back stretch, followed by Ryan St. Clair. Both passed Josh St. Clair.

The second caution occurred on lap 24, with Hinkley and Ed Tyler making contact, with Hinkley catching the wall to end his evening. Both Pinkham and Nick Reno made contact as both were caught up in the tangle.

On the restart, Moeller surged ahead, with Ryan St. Clair close behind and Josh St. Clair in third. Another caution (lap 35) resulted in restart, with Reno returning and passing Josh St. Clair, who later spun out for a second time. The fourth and final caution set up a wild, four-lap finish. Moeller managed to hold on for his first victory of the season, with Ryan St. Clair second and Reno third.

Wiscasset Speedway resumes racing action this upcoming Saturday, with Group One racing on the card. The action will include Prostock, Super Stock, New England 4-cylinder Prostock and Thunder 4. The flex race of the week will be Classic Lights. Saturday is also Fan Appreciation Day. There will be a car show in the parking lot from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., with driver autographs taking place at 5:30 p.m. During intermission there will be two groups of bicycle races for the kids on the racetrack. The groups will be ages 5-7 and ages 8-12, and helmets are required to participate. And, there will be fireworks after racing is completed.

Pit gates open at 2 p.m., with the grandstand opening at 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and children ages 7 and older. Kids 6 and under are admitted free.

For more information, go to www.wiscassetspeedway.com.