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Hinckley Checkers Wiscasset Debut
Race:
 Wiscasset , ME (August 10, 2008) - - Windsor Locks, CT.,
veteran modified driver Les Hinckley chased race leader
Jonathan McKennedy for 94 laps Saturday night before
making an outside pass to go and win the “Wiscasset Ford
100” for modified race cars at the Wiscasset Raceway,
Wiscasset, ME.
For Hinckley , it was his second win of the 2008 season
and his 11th career win with the True Value Modified
Racing Series. Hinckley is second on the all-time TVMRS
win list. The second generation driver becomes a
guaranteed starter for next months Sunoco Race Fuels “Mod
Mania” race at Thompson , CT Speedway.
The race, originally scheduled in June but postponed by
rain, was run following a two hour rain delay because of
downpours. Drivers and race crews then dealt with late
night dampness and fog which created a different race
surface than what drivers practiced on mid-afternoon.
McKennedy and Hinckley started one-two in an 18 car
line-up and were quick to pull away from the field with Ed
Dachenhausen, Tony Ricci, and Jimmy Dolan in pursuit. The
race was caution free until lap 42 when Dolan came to a
stop after a minor spin. It was later learned that a
mechanical issue would force the Bethel , CT. , veteran
out of the event.
The race resumed following a caution flagged re-start,
with McKennedy again enjoying a comfortable margin.
McKennedy won the Black Mountain Painting half-way leader
award but Hinckley continued to stay within striking
distance. Completing the top ten at the half century mark
were Peter Jarvis, Ricci, Chris Pasteryak, Mike Holdridge,
Vinnie Annarummo, Dachenhausen, Rob Goodenough, and Dale
Evonsion.
Late in the race Jarvis was closing on Hinckley and
Hinckley appeared to be biding his time with McKennedy. On
lap 94, as the cars exited the second turn, with Hinckley
and McKennedy side by side, the 06 powered by the race
leader while flagman John Spence Jr.displayed five laps to
go when they came to the line. McKennedy was all over the
new leader at one point trying to make a pass but was
unable too and had to settle for second.
Race Summary:
Wiscasset Raceway, Wiscasset , Maine - August 9, 2008
Race Distance: 100 laps
Lap Leaders: 1-94 (McKennedy) 95-100 ( Hinckley )
Cautions: (2) Lap 42, 42
Race Time: 36 minutes, 09 seconds
Black Mountain Painting Award: McKennedy
Sunoco Race Fuels Hard Charger: Holdridge
The officials order of finish: (1) Hinckley , (2)
McKennedy, (3) Jarvis, (4) Pasteryak, (5) Ricci, (6)
Holdridge, (7) Annarummo, (8) Goodenough, (9) Bateman,
(10) Dachenhausen, (11) Evonsion, (12) Pinkham, (13)
Doucette, (14) Masse, (15) Alexander, (16) Perry, (17)
Dolan, 18 (77) White
Next event: Waterford , CT Speedbowl August 16, 2008 |
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Victory Junction Gang Camp To
Benefit From Ricky's Race:
Claremont, NH (August 5, 2008) - - - With the 1st annual
“Ricky Miller Memorial 100” only eight weeks away,
organizers for the event have announced a major fundraiser
to coincide with the first ever appearance of the True
Value Modified Racing Series at the Twin State Speedway,
Claremont, NH.
The September 28 race, presented by New England Outdoor
Furnaces, will honor the memory of one of the regions
local heroes who started his racing career at the Upper
Valley speed plant. The popular second generation driver
passed away in 2004.
When previously announced in March, Donnie Miller, father
of the late racer, disclosed his intent to make the event
a fundraiser and chose the Petty family’s Victory Junction
Gang organization “I want this event to mean something
special and that is why I have decided to make it a fund
raiser for Kyle and Patty Petty’s Victory Junction Gang
Camp, said the legendary driver.” He added, “They founded
this camp to help chronic and terminally ill children. I
hope we can get support from all of the businesses in and
around the Claremont area and the race fans to make this a
great success. It would be great to be able to make a nice
sized donation to the Victory Junction Gang Camp.”
An effort to reach the goals Miller speaks off is
presently underway. With 100 % of all proceeds going to
Victory Junction Gang Camp.
A special door prize will be given away to a lucky race
fan holding the winning adult ticket on race day. Donnie
and Barb Miller have contributed a crisp $1,000 bill to be
awarded to the lucky fan.
The racers will also have a chance at the “green stuff.”
The inaugural event for the TVMRS at Twin State Speedway
will pay $2,000 to-win and $475 dollars to start the race.
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