Mother Nature Wins Sunday at Wiscasset – Coastal 200 Postponed

In the world of auto racing, the old adage still applies “You win some – You lose some”. Unfortunately, Sunday afternoon Mother Nature won out over a hopeful contingent of racers and fans who had gathered for the annual Coastal 200 at Wiscasset Speedway. With the threat of oncoming rain, track officials made the decision to bump up the start time of the afternoon’s action by an hour to 1:00 pm and run Late Model heats and then features only in the support divisions, in an effort to beat the oncoming weather. Things looked good to start with successful runs in three 12-lap heat races for the Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Models, to set the field for the big race. In heat one, a pair of third-generation drivers battled for the pole position, with Tiger Colby of Wiscasset jumping up from his number two starting position to grab the lead and then hold off a late charge from point leader Josh St Clair of Liberty to take the checkered flag. Matt Bourgoine of Stetson finished in 3rd. In heat number two it was Shane Clark of Winterport who turned in an easy win, leading from start to finish over Clinton’s Frank Moulton and Harpswell’s Mark Lucas. Heat number three was dominated by 2-time defending Coastal 200 champ Ben Ashline. He grabbed the lead on lap one and held the top spot all the way to the checkers. Former 200 champ Andrew McLaughlin of Harrington chased him across the line in second followed by Scott Hall of Jay. 26 of 27 cars on hand are now qualified for the Coastal 200.

The Strictly Streets took to the track next with a strong field lined up for a 30 lap feature. There was good side-by-side action right from the drop of the green flag. Joey Peaslee and Brady Romano set the pace from the front row, but they were quickly overtaken by Caleb Emerson-Mains of Richmond, who moved up from his third starting spot. The action was stopped on lap 5 as Peaslee was involved in an accident in turn 4. Just five more laps would go by when the rain arrived on the scene and so did the yellow caution flag. With the precipitation increasing, the cars were kept on the track at caution pace to keep heat in the racing surface. However, after about 10 minutes of waiting, the track official resigned to the fact the track was lost to the weather and the remainder of the program would need to be postponed.

The Coastal 200 has tentatively been rescheduled for Saturday, June 12th, which is the next time Group 2 is in action at the track. A start time and further details have yet to be determined, but will be posted on the track’s website within the next week. In the meantime, Group 1 returns to action this coming Saturday, June 6th at 5:00pm. The Maxwell’s Market Super Streets will have center stage with a 40 lap Spotlight feature, along with action in the Pro Stocks, Thunder 4 Minis, and 4-Cylinder Pros. They will also be joined by the Wicked Good Vintage Racers Outlaw and Early Late Model divisions. Full event details are available on the website at www.wiscassetspeedway.com

LATE MODEL / HEAT 1 (12 laps)

Pos	No.	Name	Hometown	State	Laps	Diff	Gap	Best Tm	In Lap
1	78	Tiger Colby	Wiscasset	Me	12			15.776	3
2	14J	Josh St. Clair	Liberty	ME	12	0.187	0.187	15.709	8
3	73	Matt Bourgoine	Stetson	Me	12	0.510	0.323	15.812	9
4	51	Ryan St Clair	Wiscasset	Me	12	1.926	1.416	15.965	9
5	26r	Brent Roy	Vassalboro	Me	12	2.391	0.465	15.954	9
6	4	Ben Erskine	Skowhegan	Me	12	2.959	0.568	15.772	12
7	14H	Kurt Hewins	Turner	Me	12	3.965	1.006	15.964	2
8	81	Ray Dinsmore	Limerick	Me	12	5.073	1.108	16.148	4
9	27	Jake Hendsbee	Whitefield	Me	3	9 Laps	9 Laps	17.746	2

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LATE MODEL / HEAT 2 (12 laps)

Pos	No.	Name	Hometown	State	Laps	Diff	Gap	Best Tm	In Lap
1	21	Shane Clark	Winterport	Me	12			15.627	3
2	15m	Frank Moulton	Clinton	Me	12	2.255	2.255	15.961	11
3	15L	Mark Lucas	Harpswell	Me	12	3.406	1.151	15.962	4
4	47	Brandon Bailey	Wiscasset	Me	12	3.886	0.480	15.869	3
5	25	Will Collins	Waldoboro	Me	12	4.171	0.285	15.877	4
6	00	Alex Waltz	Walpole	Me	12	4.437	0.266	15.965	2
7	14	Dave St Clair	Liberty	Me	12	4.955	0.518	16.009	4
8	55	Tyler Bailey	Wiscasset	Me	12	5.391	0.436	16.068	5
9	21b	James Barker	Turner	Me	12	11.742	6.351	16.015	4

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LATE MODEL / HEAT 3 (12 laps)

Pos	No.	Name	Hometown	State	Laps	Diff	Gap	Best Tm	In Lap
1	15me	Ben Ashline	Fairfield	ME	12			15.465	2
2	26	Andrew McLaughlin	Harrington	Me	12	2.058	0.733	15.662	1
3	10	Scott Hall	Jay	Me	12	4.451	2.393	15.714	4
4	15	Nick Hinckley	Wiscasset	Me	12	5.923	1.472	15.825	5
5	17	Chris Thorne	Sidney	Me	12	6.356	0.433	15.788	5
6	30a	DC Alexander	Carmel	Me	12	7.169	0.813	15.750	4
7	20	Garrett Leiter	Winslow	Me	12	9.648	2.479	16.238	6
8	32	Nick Jenkins	Brownville	ME	12	1.325	1.325	15.569	2

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