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ARUNDEL SPEEDWAY
Arundel, Maine

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This is what Arundel looked like right after it  closed.

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Arundel made it into a few Cavalcade issues along with the other Oscar Ridlon tracks.

Wicked Good Racing
This Arundel poster shows a different promoter- has to the after Ridlon.

HAMB Photo
 Arundel action, in its heyday, was some of the best anywhere. Check out these names !

Wicked Good Racing Pete Salvatore picks up a support class victory at Arundel.	Dick Yemma Photo  MVRCA Willie Anderson in another of those support cars.
Source Unknown When they repaired the track and staged an Arundel reunion, they got this nice field of restored vintage cars from the local vintage clubs like MVRCA and Wicked Good Racing.	Source Unknown A victory lap at the Arundel reunion.

SOME MORE ARUNDEL PHOTOS

Courtesy of Jeff Martel A very early car for the Maine legend Jeff Stevens of Kennebunk.	Courtesy of Jeff Martel One driver did not have a very good night at Arundel.	Courtesy of Jeff Martel I always knew Saco star Willie Begin as an Oxford driver, but apparently began at Arundel.	Courtesy of Jeff Martel Sally Evans of Kennebunk is Miss Arundel Speedway 1968.
Courtesy of Jeff Martel Ray Jansen wins a feature.	Courtesy of Jeff Martel Arundel program page.	Courtesy of Jeff Martel Arundel program page that lists track officials.	Courtesy of Jeff Martel Unity regular Bill Bailey really got around with this car. Besides Unity and Arundel, he also was photographed with it at Wiscassett.
	Courtesy of Jeff Martel Support class cars said to be sponsored by Warren Kimble.	Courtesy of Jeff Martel Sanford's Sonny Murray,. who might have gotten his start at the early track in that town.

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This is what Arundel looked like by 2007. I am not quite sure of the direction we are looking in at.
It is likely in pre - reunion restoration condition here. US Rte 1 is probably just out of sight to the lower
right.

BILL HOFFNAGEL PHOTOS OF TRACK VESTIGES
 

Beginning of Front stretch, with barriers.	Front stretch, looking down to One.	Getting into One.	Top of Turn 2.	Down the back stretch towards 3.
On back stretch looking over to front stretch.	In three looking back to turn 2.	In three looking over to the front stretch.	The beginning of the front stretch.	The walkway behind the stands on front stretch.
	Base for the flag stand		Remnants of an old Coke machine by the pits.

BEECH RIDGE SPEEDWAY
Scarborough, Maine

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A 1956 view of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, then in its eighth season.

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James B. "JB" McConnell, founder of Beech Ridge.

MVRCA Photo Early action in 1949.	MVRCA Photo Early action in 1949.	MVRCA Photo An early competitive team at the Ridge	MVRCA Photo A big pileup in 1949.	MVRCA Photo 1949: The Boo Boo Spl finds trouble.	MVRCA Photo The fans get a good look at this early mess.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A support class car in action.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Early Maine stock car star Blackie Hilliard takes one at Beech Ridge.
MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Early Ridge star and future superstar car owner Bob Bushley in action in the P38.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Bushley waves to the fans [or maybe to the 8MM camera].	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Car 7 in Victory Lane.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Future late model sportsman superstar Dick McCabe of Kennebunkport in the yellow 0.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Early support class car 74 in action.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame The support class car 85 of Russ Nutting in a pickle.	gasolinecollectiblefinders.com photo An old '50's license plate tag for the track.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Avery noteworthy frame in this old movie footage: Rene Charland in Leo Matte's 107 car in action.
MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame An early '50's race winner.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Doc Christopher's ambulance at the scene.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Probably Lefty Ellis at trackside.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A man who looks somewhat like Unity's Ed Knowles walks towards the camera.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A win for southern New England star Red Seguin.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A very early 1950's business coupe support class car in action.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Track officials are awarded something I can't make out.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Another shot of track officials.

                                     
MVRCA Photos via Dick Hamlin
"Doc" Christopher, the MD who kept a special watch over Beech Ridge and Sanford Speedawy for J.B.

Source: Jerry Seavey Collection via Steve Pellerin
Dick runs the track in a Cord, in an extremely early photo.

DICK GARRETT PHOTO SECTION
Several Shots From a Very Legendary Career 

Courtesy of David Topham An earlier Garrett car.	Courtesy of David Topham Dick dropped the longer number in favor of being #1.	Courtesy of David Topham A Garrett Class A car.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell Another Garrett 1.	Courtesy of David Topham. Perhaps for a different owner.	Courtesy of Roger Plummer Earlier ride in the Charlie Thurston 60.
Courtesy of Steve Pellerin With pioneering promoter J.B. McConnell.	Courtesy of David Topham The Deuce.	Courtesy of Steve Pellerin Early car at Sanford Speedway.	Courtesy of Walter Newell More of the Deuce.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan With this late model, UNK track.	Courtesy of Vic RIchards With a super.

 
Courtesy of Steve Libby
Come one, come All !

MORE EARLIER PHOTOS

MVRCA Photo Around 1951, this car, which looks remarkably like a team out of Utica, NY. Whoever was driving almost made it into the stands. It was NOT a NY team.	Cal Reynolds Photo The Crash Moreau Coffin of Death show at Beech Ridge. This shot is not a thumbnail.	MVRCA Photo The Beech Ridge Concessioners truck was operated by Bob Bellevue. It worked at Sanford Speedway, too.	MVRCA Photo An unidentified team pits next to the above - mentioned Boo Boo car. Maybe they put him out in the weeds.	MVRCA Photo The driver of car 31 [is it Carl Rogers?] poses as Beech Ridge cars line up for another race.	MVRCA Photo Down we come to take the green Could be Cusack in the 2.
MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A look at the Judges' Stand.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A support class race in action. This might have been called B Class.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame All hell breaks loose support class car  action.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame More hell.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Moving in to clean it all up.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A good look at a couple of the cars in the pileup.
MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A behemoth support class car  heads for the fence.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame The cars are getting more sophisticated looking. A good look at the oiled dirt track.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Car 4 may well be Bob Babb..	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame The lead clas was developing into a field of homemade super mods.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Wild Bill Carleton leads Ralph Cusack in lead division action.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Wild Bill Carleton leads Ralph Cusack in lead division action.
MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A good look at Ralph Cusack in a lead division car.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Ralph Cusack a few seasons later.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Action that includes Dick McCabe and possibly Dick Wolstenhume.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A good look at the McCabe coupe.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Dick Wolstenhume in the sedan.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame 1967 NASCAR National Modified Champion Ernie Gahan, at Beech Ridge. He ran there often in the early '50's
MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Red Sequin in the Tewksbury, MA - based Flying 5 cutdown super.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Russ Nutting in a stock car chases one of the supermods which ran there at the time.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Modified #4 on the hook.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Modified #4 during happier times before he lost what looks like his rear  end.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame Tanguay loops the V8.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame One of the best frame captures I managed from this footage.
Source: Steve Pellerin Dave Darveau's Class A car outside of George Babb's.	MVRCA Photo Ray Snell's cutdown Class A.	MVRCA Photo Ralph Cusack's deuce.	MCConnell Family 8MM Film Frame A winged super at speed.	Source: James Young The Bomber division team of Earl Young and Jeff Stevens.	Source: James Young The Bomber division entry of Bob Babb.
Source: Alan Gassett An early Bob Babb entry.	Source: Alan Gassett Damn ! Was that my heat ?!.	Source: Alan Gassett A Bomber is experiencing an "Oops" moment.	Source: Alan Gassett Another  Bomber is experiencing an "Oops" moment.	Source: Bryce Mitchell The highly - successful Libby brothers.	Source: Bryce Mitchell Buzzy Stack.
		Source: Bryce Mitchell More Buzzy Stack.	Source: David Topham Carl Rogers bites it in a turn.

Supplied by the Starrin Family of Johnstown, NY
Beech Ridge made some national papers thanks to Bertram Lord. Must have been a helluva radiator guard.

MVRCA Photo Flagman Lefty Ellis takes a good vantage point off one of the cars.	MVRCA Photo A race lineup from one of the first seasons.	MVRCA Site Bob Bushley, reknowned car owner of the H. Drew P38's.	MVRCA Site Larry Chandler	MVRCA Site Ken B. supermod.	MVRCA Site Dr. Dick Berggren, slinging his supermod around.
Source: Steve Pellerin George Babb's Class A car on the track..	Source: Walter Newell Calvin Varney.	Source: James Young Dave Darveau chases someone in a Falcon.	Source: Rich Benway The Class A in action.	Source: Walter Newell Chuck Welch.	Source: john Danies Jeff Stevens.
Source: Steve Pellerin Al Davis, one of his cars.	Source: Steve Pellerin Bill Leudke. Looks like annother Al Davis - connected car.	Source: Steve Pellerin Lillian Davis, and the Davis team car. Busy people !	Source: Walter Newell Andrew McDermott, B Class.	Source: Steve Pellerin A six cylinder B class car.	Source: Walter Newell Art Jones, C Class.

Bushley Family Photo
Famed car owner Bob Bushley donated this one for the cause.

Source: Steve Reynolds
The late model division, later on in the track's history.

BENNY MYERS PHOTO SECTION
His Family Has Kept HIs Memory Alive 

Courtesy of Myrna Myers via Benjamin Muers, Jr. Benny strikes a casual pose.	Courtesy of Myrna Myers via Benjamin Muers, Jr. Benny strikes a pose with what looks like a different car.	Courtesy of Myrna Myers via Benjamin Muers, Jr. The lightly - financed Myers team prepares to head for Beech Ridge.	Courtesy of Myrna Myers via Benjamin Muers, Jr. One that has earned its rest.	Courtesy of Myrna Myers via Benjamin Muers, Jr. Ready for another night at Beech Ridge.	Courtesy of Myrna Myers via Benjamin Muers, Jr. Benny strikes an unsual pose made more so by a bent photo.
	Courtesy of Myrna Myers via Benjamin Muers, Jr. Benny with the 1961 entry.	Vic Richards Photo via Cavalcade of Auto Racing Benny and the Jets.	Courtesy of Myrna Myers via Benjamin Muers, Jr. A good look at the motor.	Courtesy of Myrna Myers via Benjamin Muers, Jr. Another motor photo.

Source: Walter Newell
Program cover with Bob Babb.

Courtesy of Walter Newell The Nason family entry.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Ray Leach and Bob Babb chew at each other.	Courtesy of Walter Newell More Nason cars.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell Familiar Beech Ridge figure Bob Tanguay.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell Bob Timmons.	Courtesy of Frank Lamb Bruce Elder.
Courtesy of Alan Gassett Dick Wolstenhume. What class of car DIDN'T he drive in ?	Courtesy of Steve Pellerin Dick Wolstenhume. [Like I said]	Flckr Photo Buster Hameland with Artie Young. The site said "A Class" so I assumed they ran here.	Courtesy of Steve Bortell Another Buzzy Stack car.	Courtesy of Steve Pellerin Calvin Varney has both A and B Classes covered.	Courtesy of Rich Benway Hugely important Beech Ridge figure Cal Reynolds.
Courtesy of Walter Newell Jim Chambers.	Courtesy of Alan Gassett Gardiner Leavitt.	Courtesy of Frank Lamb Frank Lamb.	Courtesy of Frank Lamb More Lamb.	Courtesy of Walter Newell George Babb with one of his later cars.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Jim McClure.
Courtesy of Steve Pellerin Ken Ham.	Courtesy of Steve Pellerin Jon Gilma with a nice looking ride.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell More Jim McClure.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Even more McClure.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Ken Fogg.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Ken Lund.
Courtesy of Walter Newell Larry Currit.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Marty Vachon.	Courtesy of David Topham Marty Vachon - up a class.	Courtesy of David Topham Marty Vachon - up a class. Unloading the Dick McGary super.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell Paul Tardiff.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell A win for Pete Peterson. Pete really short or was that a tall flagger ?
Courtesy of Frank Lamb Raymond Fogg.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell Phil Libby in A Class action.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell Pete Peterson wins again.	Courtesy of Steve Pellerin Phil Frennette and his B Class car.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell Ralph Cusack. That Deuce had some serious drivers !	Courtesy of David Topham More Ralph, more Deuce

BELFAST SPEEDWAY
Belfast, Maine

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The only thing I have on this venue is that races were held at the old Belfast fairgrounds in the early 1950's.

BREWER SPEEDWAY
Brewer, Maine

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A 1967 Aerial View of Track Vestiges

FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Turn 4 Action

FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo An early Lineup

Wicked Good Racing Site Colin Shields, 1948

Wicked Good Racing Site Colin Shields, 1948 Brewer pits beside UNK car.

Wicked Good Racing Site Colin Shields, 1948.

ELLSWORTH RACEWAY
GRAHAM LAKE SPEEDWAY
Ellsworth, Maine

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The way it looked in the 2000's. Half the track is now a cranberry bog, as evidenced by the purple.

Tom and Ron Clark Turn One

Tom and Ron Clark Turn Two

Tom and Ron Clark Backstretch

Tom and Ron Clark Turn Three

Tom and Ron Clark Out of Turn Four

EXETER RACEWAY
Former Exeter Fairgrounds
Exeter, Maine

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A nice color aerial view.

FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Action	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Alvin Thayer  Wilcox 106	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Alvin Thayer  Wilcox 106 With Daughter	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Alvin Thayer 106Jr Sedan	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Someone lost sight of the track.
FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Bernie Thayer's #66 Hudson driven by Harold Wilcox	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Another Thayer Car	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo BernieThayer 109 Sedan	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo A Blurry Roll Photo	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Bernie Thayer 108 Coupe With Driver
FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Cars speed by the stands.	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Photo described as Nelson, Jr with Thayer's 107.	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Car 111, in mid flip by some fair building.	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Ron Clark's 106, probably a Thayer car.	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo The V8 plows into a rival.
FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo A sedan in action.	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Someone got a little warm despite huge radiator guards.	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo A sedan thinking he's Lucky Teeter.	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo A considerable cluster #%&*!!	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo A wrecked coupe braced up like a modern sprint car.
FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Unloading off the Frontstretch.	Ron Clark Photo Blackie Hilliard [98]and others in lineup.	Ron Clark Photo Another big Exeter lineup.	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo A Harold Wilcox Hudson.

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A 2007 aerial view. It looks like the track had a longer configuration once. Below - Another aerial view makes that very obvious.

NORRIDGEWOCK SPEEDWAY
Norridgewock, Maine

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An Aerial View of Track Vestiges

FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo A well - dressed flagger works the track.

MVRCA Site A view of the opening day crowd.

FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo The flagger surveys a field of cars.

FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Armand Sirois A good shot of the judges' stand.

Source Unknown 1997 view of vestiges.

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2000 Aerial View of Vestiges

OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
Oxford, Maine

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A 1953 Aerial View of The Track When Quite New

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I am told this is George Damon, founder of Oxford Plains.

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This is Bob Bahre, the most recognizable figure in the history of Oxford Plains.

Historic Aerials .com Photo Action at the Norway FairgroundsTrack.	Historic Aerials .com Photo A 1953 Aerial View of The Norway Fairgrounds track in South Paris - a predecessor to OPS.	MVRCA Photo Otis Perry, with a sedan #49. He usually used #9.	MVRCA Photo Otis Perry, with a usually used #9 on his coupe.	MVRCA Photo Otis Perry, with maybe wife or girlfriend and the 9.	MVRCA Photos More Otis 9's.
You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor  Early crash scene with Packard ambulance.	You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor Early OPS car, at speed.	You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor Early OPS car, getting out of shape in front stretch.	You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor Early OPS car, a Hudson.	You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor Car 80 and that same Hudson.	Zeke Trask Photo via FantasySpeedway.me Early Oxford Feature Start.
You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor Early OPS car, sedan #61	You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor Early OPS car 80, getting out of shape in front	You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor Early OPS sedan.	You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor OPS starter.	You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor More of that start.	MVRCA Photo Buddy Colby
You Tube Video Capture Clint Eastwood, Donor Early crash scene with Packard ambulance, later than above photo.	MVRCA Photo Clyde Davis, Topsham, ME If the info on the photo is correct	MVRCA Photo Dick Doyle, Norway, ME If the info on the photo is correct	MVSCA Site Mac Moore	MVRCA Photo Stan Dodge, early OPS flagger.	MVRCA Photo Si Parlin
Courtesy of The Andrews Family Glenn Andrews, Oxford, ME A star in Maine and Vermont.	MVRCA Photo Unknown Oxford Plains driver 1.	MVRCA Photo Unknown Oxford Plains driver 2. Probably Tiger White	MVRCA Photo Unknown Oxford Plains driver 3.	Dan St Pierre Photo via a Dick Glines Facebook Page An UNK Driver introduced.	MVRCA Site Bob and Larry Tanguay
MVRCA Photo POS officials work around one of the supermods from the pre-late model era.	Ladabouche Collection Joey Kourafas and car owner Bob Curtiss won the race that was to become The Oxford 250.	Lewiston Daily Sun Two unidentified winners around the "late 1960's.	MVRCA Photo Elijah "Tiger" White	MVRCA Photo Tiger White in Victory Lane	Cavalcade of Racing Photo 1964 Photo of Marvin Galarneau
Cavalcade of Racing Photo Dickie Mason, Greene, ME	MVRCA Ken Spencer	Cavalcade of Racing Photo 1964 Photo of Craig Goodwin and Charlie "Choo Choo" Huff [kneeling]	MVRCA Photo NIles Gage, Wilton, ME	MVRCA Photo Niles Gage finishes a race at OPS.	MVRCA Photo Niles Gage
MVRCA Photo More Niles	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo An early Lineup	MVRCA Photo Niles Gage wins on the annual Kora Temple night.	MVRCA Site Al Hammond	MVRCA Site Tony DiPompo and Al Hammond	Courtesy of Walter Newell Unity driver [and later promoter] Racin' Ralph Nason and his kit car. They ran big races at OPS.
Lewiston Sun Photo Jim Fields, Jody Duvall and Dennis Morgan in Vic Lane for Chargers.	Ladabouche Photo A Charger from around 1980. We now know this is Jon Marsh's [and it wasn't one of his favorites].	Courtesy of Vin Hilliard Classic OPS Charger spinning out.	Ladabouche Photo Jody Duvall's Charger from around 1980.	A and A Ward Photo A  Charger from the latter period of their existence.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Al Hammond takes another with his famous #1.
Courtesy of Walter Newell Al Hammond with an older version of his famous #1.	Courtesy of Walter Newell 1977 winner Mike Rowe is flanked by Al Hammond and Minot's Skip Hodgdon.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Carroll Ryder and his #71 have the covetted inside pole.	Courtesy of Walter Newell OPS announcer Bob Walker interviews Wally Patrick from Rumford.	Bill Balser Photo Courtesy of Walter Newell Dick Glines, winner with runnerup Earl "Parnelli" Jones. .	Courtesy of Walter Newell Mark "Captain Sizzle" Malcuit looks like he's cathing hell from OPS starter Maury Dumas. I doubt he is, though.
Bill haynes Photo Courtesy of Walter Newell "Hudson Herb" Simpson with a 3rd place trophy in 1977.	Vin Hiiliard Photo Courtesy of Walter Newell Kennebunk's talented and mercurial Jeff Stevens displays his NASCAR protest T Shirt.	Courtesy of Walter Newell From left - Joey "The Jet" Tompkins, Kelly Moore, and Lee Day.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Mike Rowe with his famous Matthews / Morris #5.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Unity regular Pete Silva and dad, George made some trips to Oxford before heading South to finish the career..	Tom Elliman Photo Courtesy of Walter Newell Frank Fraser, of Schubenacadie, Nova Scotia talks to Maury Dumas.
Courtesy of Walter Newell Stan Meserve with the Chevelle he first brought to Catamount. I saw it and Gard Leavitt's car go by my house that day and wondered who they were.	Delameter Photo Courtesy of Walter Newell Cumberland's Ron Moon wins one.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Skip Hodgdon with one of his Chevelles.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Tiger White's #156. Although the car was dinosaur, Stan Horne took over driving it and still showed many newer cars the way around OPS	Courtesy of Walter Newell Stan Horne doing a little off roading with Tiger's Ford. The team was very popular with OPS fans.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Ted Palino's Harold C. Ralph - sponsored Chevelle. Snazzy .
Courtesy of Walter Newell Palino against Dave Dion in one of the OPS open shows likely. Ted got impressive sponsors.	Courtesy of Walter Newell Tom Rosati, one the Ox 250 winners with a later OPS entry.	Cavalcade of Auto Racing The announcer would intone: "Bobby Nichols Joon-ya, from Fah-mington".	Cavalcadr of Auto Racing Earl "Parnelli" Jones.	Cavalcadr of Auto Racing Bob Merrill flips on the backstretch.	Cavalcadr of Auto Racing Ron Smith [ctr] and crew with a win at OPS. I took these out of the page below to make them easier to see.
		Courtesy of Walter Newell Al Hammond takes another with a very early #1.

Cavalcade of Auto Racing - Ladabouche Collection

SANFORD SPEEDWAY
Sanford, Maine

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Dave Dutch, Foster's Daily Democrat An old lineup at Sanford Speedway. Sorry it is so small.

Dave Dutch, Foster's Daily Democrat Ray Normandeau, who ran the track part of its life.

Dave Dutch, Foster's Famed driver and promoter Charlie Elliott, at Sanford.

Dave Dutch, Foster's Daily Democrat Future national champion, Ernie Gahan of Dover, NH with the particularly stout Stoney's Diner team.

Dave Dutch, Foster's Daily Democrat Popular Roger Rivers, of Dover, NH - with daughter.

McDonald Family MSSCRA membership cards.

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Modern vestiges of the track.

WASHINGTON COUNTY SPEEDWAY
CHERRYFIELD PARK
Cherryfield, Maine


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    Washington County Speedway is often confused with the track shown below, but the town of Washington [below] is not in the county of
the same name. Cherryfield is best known - at least in racing - as the home of Andy Santerre. This was another track that
ran only in the 1950's. The Ellsworth [or Graham Lake] track, opening nearby after this one was closed, must have served many of
the same teams and fans. This is a 1951 view.

Wicked Good Racing Site Cherryfield Park pit scene with car 7.

Wicked Good Racing A car from Dexter, Me sitting in the Washington County pit area.

Wicked Good Racing Site Cherryfield Park pit scene.

Washington County Speedway was long closed by this view in 2007 - but still visible.
 

WASHINGTON RACEWAY
Razorville, Maine

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Washington Raceway is one of 25 race tracks which operated in Maine at one time or another and, like most, was in operation for only a brief period in the 1950's. Owned and built by Clifton Brann in 1952, the half-mile dirt track was located in Razorville, Maine in Knox County and was closed following the 1954 season. Washington Raceway was the first track in Maine to install lights and to have races at night. The following article appeared in the Kennebec-Journal newspaper in August 29, 1992 courtesy of Tony Brann, son of the track founder.

Written by Richard and Linda Peek - Made Available by Tony Brann
A larger image of this article is available at :  http://mainevintageracecars.com/MORRIS_SITE/Memories_Washington_Raceway.htm

Via the Richard and Linda Peek Article Former driver Tom Jones [not the ASA star] as he looked at the time of the article.	Via the Richard and Linda Peek Article Driver Harrison Arthur throws his helmet in disgust after this wreck.
Via the Richard and Linda Peek Article Lining up a race at Washington Raceway.	Via the Richard and Linda Peek Article He must have been a spectator - although, in those days, you never knew for sure.

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