Fans and fun were the name of the game on Saturday at Wiscasset Speedway with Group 2 Fan Appreciation Night.

Another large crowd packed into Maine’s fastest track for exciting racing action, plus a driver meet and greet session and kids bike races. The race program was highlighted by the third annual running of Outlaw Mini Madness for the Kennebec Equipment Rental Outlaw Minis.

Despite a lower car count than anticipated, there was no shortage of action as two of the division’s best slugged it out to lay claim to the title. In the end, it was former champ Jimmy Childs of Leeds holding the big trophy, winning the 75- lap race for the second time.

Other winners on the night included Shane Clark of Winterport in the Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Models; Joe Williams of Woolwich in the Midcoast Region NAPA Modifieds, and Bryan Robbins of Montville in the Norms Used Cars Strictly Streets.

Before the green flag flew, fans were able to go down onto the track to meet all of the Group 2 drivers. Then the kids took over in enthusiastic and energetic bike races in three different age groups, along with an appearance by Santa Claus and Christmas in July fun with the C&D Laundry Kids Club.

Fourteen drivers took on the challenge of the Outlaw Mini Madness. It was a tall order for the contenders as defending division champ and Mini Madness champ Zach Audet of Skowhegan laid claim to the pole position with his heat win. Childs, a former division champ himself and winner of the first Mini Madness in 2015, won the second heat and started to Audet’s outside. Childs brought out the first caution just as the first lap of the race was completed, spinning out of turn 4 and scrambling the field. Childs restarted at the back of the field, but it didn’t take long for him to race back into contention, jumping back into the top three on lap 10.

The race produced four cautions over the first 25 laps, giving a handful of drivers a shot at Audet. By the midpoint of the race, Childs had made it back up to the runner-up spot and soon started to crank up the pressure on the leader, and just five laps later Augusta’s Shawn Kimball and Whitefield’s Jacob Hendsbee joined in the battle. While Childs looked to be getting stronger as the race went on, Audet started to show some problems. The fifth caution of the race for a minor spin involving Kevin Douglass and Mike Delano on lap 53 bunched the cars up. Audet took control again on the restart, but it was short-lived as Childs surged around him and into the lead on lap 59. Audet finally was done in by his growing transmission problems as he slipped to fourth over the next three laps. Childs continued to pull away to a commanding lead. Kimball looked poised for a solid runner up finish, but he soon developed mechanical problems himself and dropped out with five laps to go. Tim Collins grabbed the spot as Kimball exited the track, but just a lap later Hendsbee drove around him, making the third different runner-up in the three-lap sequence. The race stayed green to the end, with Childs posting a convincing victory in his Ford Mustang. Hendsbee’s second place finish was a career-best. Collins settled for third.

In support action on the night, the Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Model Sportsman gathered 20 cars for competition in the 35-lap feature. Clark, who had taken a week off to get married, made his return a memorable one, starting 12th and racing his way to his first feature win since July 2015. Two-time champ Will Collins of Waldoboro continued his recent hot streak with a season-best second-place finish. Liberty’s Josh St. Clair was involved in the third of the race’s five cautions but recovered nicely to claim the final spot in Victory Lane. Point leader Nick Hinkley of Wiscasset and Chris Thorne of Sidney finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

The 30-lap feature for the Midcoast Region NAPA Modifieds saw a heated battle between defending champ Mark Lucas of Harpswell and Williams. The two battled through the middle stages of the caution free race and Williams finally came out on top to pick up his second victory of the season. Lucas settled for second and Allen Moeller of Dresden held solid to his point lead with yet another podium finish. Tom Young of Freeport and Nick Reno of West Bath filled out the top five.

The Strictly Streets continued to be one of the track’s most competitive divisions. Robbins became the sixth different winner in as many races this season. He held off defending champ Kurt Hewins on a pair of late race restarts. Hewins from Leeds took second and point leader Mike Haynes of Livermore turned in a class high fourth podium finish, taking home the third-place trophy. Previous race winner Cole Watson of Naples finished fourth and Jonathan Emerson took fifth.

Wiscasset Speedway returns to action this upcoming Saturday with Group 1 in action. The show will begin a 5:30 p.m., with a makeup feature for the ServPro of Biddeford-Saco Prostocks completing the final 32 laps of the postponed race from July 1. The regularly-scheduled program will follow with action in all four of the Group 1 divisions, plus the Senior Tour Auto Racers.

Pit gates will open at 2 p.m., grandstand gates at 4 p.m.. Admission is just $5 with kids 6 and under free. Pitside admission is $20 for all.

For more information, go to the Wiscasset Speedway website at www.wiscassetspeedway.com, or call 491- 3720.