On Tuesday, May 5th, Dan Osmeloski passed away peacefully at the age of 54, following a long battle with cancer. Dan had a lifelong passion for motorsports, which began from an early age growing up on Long Island, New York, and going to the local tracks. He spent time building race cars and pit crewing for familiar in modified racing, such as George Brunnhoelzl, Bob Parks, and knew others in that generation of racing well. In 1987, Dan and his family moved to Maine, and he spent several years racing at Wiscasset Raceway and Oxford Plains Speedway, driving everything from the super stocks to limited and late-model sportsman divisions over the next decade.
Then he discovered the thrill of driving winged supermodifieds when he bought a small block 350 super to race at Star Speedway in Epping, NH. When that wasn’t fast enough, he moved on to racing an ISMA big block. Of all the racing circles he’d been a part of over his lifetime, being involved with the ISMA organization was one of his favorites due to the close-knit sense of community among the fellow racers, crews and ISMA officials.
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Center of Speed 150 Late Model Event Added to Loudon Race
The American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model teams, along with a host of local teams throughout New England, will have another opportunity to qualify for the inaugural ACT INVITATIONAL to be held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway as part of New England’s NASCAR September 18-20th race weekend in 2009.
Doug and Becky White, owners of the revitalized Wiscasset Speedway in Wiscasset, ME, have reached an agreement with the American Canadian Tour to include their Center of Speed 300 Late Model portion of the event as a Qualifier for the much-heralded ACT INVITATIONAL.
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Wiscasset, ME — 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.
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Wiscasset, ME — The True Value Modified Racing Series swings back into action Saturday night July 28, making its first appearance at yet another new venue, Wiscasset Raceway, Wiscasset, ME. The series drivers will compete in a 100 lap green flag race presented by Wiscasset Ford. The race is also a qualifying event for the prestigious Sunoco Mod-Mania event at Thompson, CT., in September.
Maine drivers David Pinkham, Buxton, and Tony Ricci, Westbrook, lead the list of expected entries. Additionally, Kirk Alexander, the all-time series winner, and a three-time champion, will try to add the Wiscasset oval to his win list. To date Alexander has won at every track competed on by the series. Pinkham has been victorious as both Beech Ridge and Waterford Speedways while Ricci has won series events at Lee and the former Star Speedway.
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Unofficial Results – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Models-Steel’s Real Rods and Custom 125 -Wiscasset Raceway – Wiscasset ME-6/22/2008
(race was declared complete at lap 98 due to rain)
1) 60-DJ Shaw (R), Center Conway NH Precision JLM Ford
2) 8-Cassius Clark, Farmington ME E.J. Prescott Ford
3) 4-Ben Rowe, Turner ME Hancock Lumber Ford
4) 98-Adam Bates, Warner NH Weaver Bros Construction Chev
5)17-Travis Benjamin, Morrill ME Irving/bluecanoe Ford
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Can Johnny Clark make it four in a row at the Center of Speed?
Naples, ME — The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late models get back in action on Sunday June 15th for the Steel’s Real Rods and Custom 125 and the biggest question amongst PASS north fans is, who can stop Johnny Clark at Wiscasset Raceway?
Clark is on a three race PASS hot streak at Wiscasset that dates back to August of 2007. But Travis Benjamin gave Clark all he could handle in the Ray Haskell Ford 125 back in May, crossing the finish line half a car length behind the two time PASS super late model champion. Adam Bates, Ben Rowe, D.J. Shaw, Cassius Clark, Kelly Moore and Scott Chubbuck all showed plenty of speed in the Wiscasset PASS opener as well, so there will be plenty of challengers to Clark’s recent dominance. There’s a guaranteed spot in the August 17, $30,000.00 to win Toyota Tundra 250 on the line for the race winner so there’s added incentive to race home first on Sunday.
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Naples, ME — PASS style racing is back at Wiscasset Raceway this Sunday afternoon August 19th with heat races starting at 3PM, and it’s almost in full force. The PASS Outlaw Late Models will be at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH on Friday night at 7:45PM along with the PASS Modifieds, the Riverside Super Stocks and Street Stocks on two for one night – two adult tickets for the price of one. Then on Sunday, the modifieds will make the trek over the mountains to the Maine shoreline for a full afternoon of PASS style action at Doug White’s Wiscasset Raceway.
With over 30 PASS Super Late Models, the fastest full-fendered cars in the northeast, expected to attempt to qualify through the PASS heat races, the 150 green-flag feature will be a show to see as the best drivers in the biggest, fastest, baddest cars battle it out for supremacy on the shoreline.
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