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November 2nd
The 2009 Long John at Unity Raceway
lived up to its name. With the cold fall wind blowing
temperatures were only in the 30's. This didn't keep the race
cars and fans from filling the stands. The return of the Pro
Stocks to the track was long anticipated. The drivers didn't let
us down. Dean Fuller, former Unity Raceway Pro Stock champion,
jumped to the early lead in the heat race. This lead was short
lived as Scott Chubbuck used the outside line to pass Fuller and
cruise to the heat race win. Chubbuck would take lead a the
start of the feature. Gary Smith would follow a close second.
Tim Turner and Chuck Colby have a side by side battle for third.
Bill Whorff Jr finished out the top five. Scott Moore, using the
outside groove, has moved into the third postition. David
Folsom, making his return to racing, moves his new #15 machine
into the top five. Chubbuck continues to pull away from the
field. Colby and Moore battle door to door for second.
Mechanical problems on lap 54 forces Chubbuck to the pits. Moore
takes the lead with Colby a close second. Tim Turner fights back
from an early race mishap to take over the third spot. Colby
fights back on the outside to take the lead from Moore. Moore
fights back on the inside bringing Turner with him. Folsom
continue to move to the front. Folsom gets loose going down the
front stretch spinning him into the turn one bank. This would
retire the #15 machine to the pits. Moore takes the lead on the
restart. Turner is all over his bumper. Colby follows the pair
in third. Caution would fly again for a spin in turn 2. Moore
takes the lead with Turner trying the high line around. Turner
takes the lead as Moore gets tied up in lapped traffic. Turner
takes home the checkered flag. Moore finishes a very close
second. Colby crosses the stripe third. Bill Whorff Jr has a
fine run in fourth. Dean Fuller finishes out the top five.
The Limited division saw a fine
field of cars take the green. Chris Thorne took the early lead
in the heat race followed closely by Deane Smart. The field
would be closed up fro a caution on lap 3. Thorne would again
jump to the lead and the heat race win. The second heat race
would see Josh St Clair take the lead with Joe Allard in tow.
Caution would fly for a spin in turn 3. The restart would see
Allan Moeller, driving for Harold Hinckley, challenge Josh St
Clair for the lead. St Clair gets loose allowing Moeller to
sneak by for the heat race win. The feature would find Thorne
again taking the lead at the drop of the flag. Thorne would be
challenged early by Brenton Parritt and Kevin Douglass. Neither
driver would have quite enough to get by Thorne. Dan Trask and
Deane Smart battle for the fourth position. Caution flies on lap
22 closing the field. Parritt jumps to the lead on the outside.
The lead would be short lived as another caution flag would fly
giving Thorne the outside. Joey Doyon is moving to the front
taking over the fourth from Deane Smart. Caution would slow the
field again as Douglass and Parritt touch going down the back
stretch forcing cars over the lip. Doyon challenges Thorne for
the lead on the restart. Thorne uses the outside to retake the
lead. Smart is all over the rear bumper of Doyon for second.
Thorne crosses the line first for the win. Doyon takes home
second. Smart follows a close third. Parritt recovers from his
mid race incident to finish fourth. Ajay Picard finished out the
top five.
The Sportsman division saw Mark Dodge's purple machine jump to the front. Jerry Harrison followed a close second. Caution flies on lap 3 for a spin in turn 2. Dodge would again take the lead and never look back for the heat race win. Kris Watson took the lead in the second heat race. Kris Huff catches Watson and passes on the inside for the lead. Huff cruises to the heat race win. The 75 lap feature saw Huff lead the pack to the line. Dodge followed Huff closely in second. Watson, Harrison, and Nate Weston all battle for the third spot. Watson clears the two to take over third. Brad Bellows uses the outside to take over the fourth spot. Huff has already started to weave thru lapped traffic. Caution flies on lap 15 for a spin in turn 3. Huff is able to hold off the challenge of Dodge on the outside to retake the lead. Bellows and Watson race side by side for third. Caution flies again closing up the field. Bellows challenges Dodge for second as Huff again takes the lead. Shawn Austin is up to challenge Watson for fourth. Bellows and Dodge close the gap with Huff as he gets loose in turn 4. Watson takes over the lead as the leaders have problems. Mike Landry moves into the second spot. Austion follows a close third. Watson continues to pull away from the field. James Osmond and Nate Weston battle for the fourth spot. Patient pays off for Watson as he takes home the checkered. Austin crosses the line in second. Landry follows in third. Osmond makes his Unity debut in fourth. Nate Weston finishes out the top five.
It was features only for some of the
support divisions. The Monsta Mini division saw a fine field of
competitors take the checkered flag. 2008 Unity Champion, Mike
Wilson, took the early race lead. Phil Richardson challenged
Wilson on the inside. This challenge was short lived as
Richardson retired with mechanical problems. Dylan Lancaster was
all over the bumper of Wilson. Jonathan Smith runs a strong
third. Paul Jackson, running brother Richard's #53 machine,
follows the front group. David Green follows Jackson in fifth.
Lancaster tries the inside groove and Smith tries the outside
groove around Wilson. This three wide racing just makes Wilson
more determined. Wilson shoots thru to the feature in. Smith
takes over the second position. Lancaster crosses the line in
third. Jackson has a fine run in fourth. Green finishes out the
top five.
The Unity Variety and Video Wildcats
saw the largest field of the season take the green flag. Jim
Shorey made the trip from New Hampshire to try his luck at
Maine's Toughest Oval. His #2 shot to the lead. Wayne Parritt Jr
followed a close second. The front pair are pulling away from
third place, Lyman McKeage. Caesar Morgan moves into the fourth
position and looks to the outside of McKeage. Shorey and Parritt
race side by side for the lead. This battle continues for many
laps. Shorey takes over the top spot as Parritt gets loose.
Shorey leads the final two laps to take the win. Parritt follows
in second. Morgan takes home third. Jim Duguay has a fine run in
fourth.
The Mini Truck division made its return. Jamie Foster jumped to the early race lead. Jason Giggey takes over the second spot from James Swan Jr. Former truck champion, Kevin Nutting, moves up to challenge Swan for third. Foster is pulling away from the field. Nutting uses the outside line to move around Giggey for second and puts his sights on Foster. Time runs out. Foster takes the win. Nutting finishes a close second. Giggey has a fine run in third. Chris Doucette limps home his #16 truck in fourth. Swan finishes out the top five.
The Ladies division saw a mixture of seasoned veterans and some hot shoe rookies. Shelby Kimball, trying her new ride, jumps to the early race lead. 2008 Ladies Champion, Samantha Letourneau, battles Kimball on the inside. Molly Feeney is reeling in the front pair from the rear. Feeney takes over second from Letourneau. Rhonda Lyford follows the lead group. Kimball takes home her first career checkered flag. Feeney follows a close second. Letourneau takes home the third place trophy. Lyford has a fine run in fourth.
Younger brother of Ladies winner, Shelby Kimball made his racing debut on Long John Day. Matt Kimball started the race on the pole position. It didn't take long for Westley Turner to jump to the outside and take the lead. Dustin Warren is having a fine run in third. Kimball isn't letting Turner out of his sights. Turner starts to bobble as a right rear tire is going flat. Kimball takes advantage to take his first career win in his first career start. Dustin Warren takes home the second spot. Turner recovers from his flat tire to take home the third place trophy.
The Full Size Race Trucks made their
first appearance at Unity Raceway. Jim Carr and Dana Harlow
raced door to door for the lead. Harlow makes the pass for the
lead. Jordan Pearson moves to the outside to take over second.
Anthony Moore runs in fourth. John Kalel II limps around in
fifth. Pearson has caught Harlow and makes the pass for the
lead. Harlow fights back on the inside. Pearson would not be
denied and takes the feature win. Harlow finishes second. Moore
takes the third spot. Carr settles for fourth. Kalell finishes
out the top five.
The Late Model Pro division had the
front runner of the class putting on a speed show. Jim Dennis
takes the early race lead. Ben Clark follows a close second.
Justin Drake clears Steve Rackliff for third. Caution would fly
for a spin off the back stretch. Dennis and Drake battle side by
side for the lead. Drake uses the inside line to take the lead
from Dennis. Rackliff watches from the third position. Dennis
battles back on the outside. Drake retakes the lead as Dennis
bobbles. Rackliff and Dennis battle for second. Clark watches
the pair in fourth. Rookie driver, Jesse Bolduc, runs a strong
fifth. Drake continues to pull away. Dennis takes the second
spot from Rackliff. Drakes cruises to the win. Dennis crosses
the stripe in second. Rackliff finishes his championship year
with a third. Clark recovers from his mid race spin to finish
fourth. Bolduc finishes out the top five.
The Men's Peanut division started
their feature way after the sun had gone down. Ed Sleeper and
Ryan Ripley battled for the early race lead. Cook moves into the
third spot. Lance Chapman follows the Cook machine in fourth.
Bob Grady clears the field for fifth spot. Ripley takes over the
top spot from Sleeper. Cook is also able to clear Sleeper for
second. Ripley starts pulling away from the field. Chapman is
able to take over third from Sleeper. Ripley and Cook fill the
top 2 positions. The pair would not pass post race inspection.
This hands the win to Lance Chapman. Ed Sleeper fills the second
spot. Lucas Porter, up from the Teen Division, takes home the
third place trophy. Shelby Kimball comes home in fourth. Ryan
Hayes finishes out the top five.
The Enduro division finished out a
wonderful day of racing. Tyler Chadwick took the lead at the
start of the race. 2008 Enduro Champion, Alex Fernald, moves
into the lead when Chadwick bobbles in turn 2. David Odgen challenges
Fernald on the outside. Ogden takes the lead. Mickey Landry
takes the 01 machine into second as Fernald spins on the back
stretch. Landry catches the Ogden machine and makes the pass for
the lead. Landry pulls away from the field for the win. Ogden
takes home the second spot. Darren Dyer, filling in for 10 year
old son Robert Dyer, brings home his first trophy of the year in
third. Fernald recovers from his spin for the fourth spot.
Be careful guys, Busta has upgraded to shovels.! No more flags through windshields.
Unity Raceway Track Management would
like to thank all the fans, competitors, workers, and sponsors
for a fine 2008 racing season.
Upcoming Events:
November 15th, Banquet at the Waterville Elks Club