MAINE RACE TRACKS

I am trying very hard to get equal coverage for Maine on my website. However, I don't have much access to information on many of the photos I obtain, so there may be errors such as the wrong track involved - and there may be more unidentified drivers than i would prefer. I am doing everything I can to give the Pine Tree State a fair shake. If you see errors or you can help with who someone is please let me know at wladabou@comcast.net. Thanks.

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The Tracks Andover Fairgrounds thru New Gloucester Fairgrounds are on This Page

The Tracks Oxford Through Spud Are On The Second Page [Just Click Here - Maine Race Tracks 2]

The Unity Track is all that's on the Third Page Due to Its Sheer Size [Just Click Here - Maine Race Tracks 3]

The Tracks Washington County Through Wiscassett Are on the Fourth Page [Click Here]

Andover Fairgrounds Looking for help here.	Arundel Speedway	Bass Park	Beech Ridge Speedway	Belfast Speedway	Biddeford Speedway	Brewer Speedway
Ellsworth Speedway [Graham Lake Spdwy]	Exeter Raceway	Kennebunk Fairgrounds	Lewiston Fairgrounds	New Gloucester Fairgrounds

ARUNDEL SPEEDWAY
Arundel, Maine

Lost Speedways Facebk Page
Arundel Speedway being cnstructed.

Source Unknown
This is what Arundel looked like right after it closed.

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

Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page
This Arundel poster shows a different promoter- has to the after Ridlon.

From Alan Gassett via Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Allan Gassett, in the pits.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page A good - looking car 00.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Car 9.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page An early 1970's - looking car 15.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Somebody losing it in a Falcon.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page The flag man looks down from his stand.
From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Car V8 in front of the stands.	An early 1970's - looking Sean 69.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Via Allan Gassett Jim Wedgewood in Erland Getty's 20.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page See the caption.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Via Allan Gassett A support class winner.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Via Allan Gassett Bobby Turner.
From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Restored cars on the track at a reunion.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Via Sandy and Carol MacKinnon Lee Cluff [or maybe Clough]	Courtesy of Walter Newell Dick McCabe	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Homer Drew.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Russ Nutting in an earlier 111.	From the Maine Lost Speedways Facebk Page Russ Nutting in a more familar 111 vs Dana Young.

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

Courtesy of the Benny Myers Family
Hold onto your Arundel stub !

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.

Historic Aerials.Com Photo
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.

SOME CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JEFF MARTEL

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.

Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page A results sheet.	Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page Another results sheet.	Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page Wife's pass punch ticket for a season.	Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page Arundel Newspaper Adv.	Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page Another newspaper adv.	Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page Yet another.
Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page An "Adult Admission" ticket stub.	Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page A "Junior Admission" ticket stub.	Maine's Lost Speedways Facebook Page An ad for a different sanctioning body.

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.

BASS PARK
Bangor, Maine

Historic Aerials. Com
A 1983 view of the multi - purpose venue in the Bangor area.

Some Early Big Car Racing in 1915

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A dusty 1915 race.

mainememory. Com
More dusty 1915 race.

Bangor Daily News
The only photo of a confirmed Bass Park car. 1950.

The track would have a tough time with the city council of Bangor in 1951. This series of clippings shows how that played out.

Bangor Daily News The opener came and went without too much fanfare.	Bangor Daily News Before the opener came, one councilor was already complaining about the races. Part 1	Bangor Daily News Before the opener came, one councilor was already complaining about the races. Part 2	Bangor Daily News Before the opener came, one councilor was already complaining about the races. Part 3	Bangor Daily News Next came city claims for damage to the grounds in Sept. of 1950. Part 1	Bangor Daily News Next came city claims for damage to the grounds in Sept. of 1950. Part 2	Bangor Daily News Next came city claims for damage to the grounds in Sept. of 1950. Part 3
Bangor Daily News Next came city claims for damage to the grounds in Sept. of 1950. Part 4	Bangor Daily News The city claims for damage to the grounds were followed by this council meeting. Part 1	Bangor Daily News The city claims for damage to the grounds were followed by this council meeting. Part 2	Bangor Daily News The city claims for damage to the grounds were followed by this council meeting. Part 3	Bangor Daily News The city claims for damage to the grounds were followed by this council meeting. Part 4	Bangor Daily News The city claims for damage to the grounds were followed by this council meeting. Part 5	Bangor Daily News The city claims for damage to the grounds were followed by this council meeting. Part 6
Bangor Daily News The city claims for damage to the grounds were followed by this council meeting. Part 7	Bangor Daily News The city claims for damage to the grounds were followed by this council meeting. Part 8	Bangor Daily News Sep 1950. Repairs promised. Part 1	Bangor Daily News Sep 1950. Repairs promised. Part 2	Bangor Daily News Sep 1950. Despite the flap, crowds kept coming. Part 1	Bangor Daily News Sep 1950. Despite the flap, crowds kept coming. Part 2	Bangor Daily News Racing apparently went on with a new operator. This is Oct,7.
Bangor Daily News Racing apparetnly went on with that operation or a new one. This is Oct,14.	Bangor Daily News 1951 started out with deciding again who - if anyone - would run the track.	Bangor Daily News May 1951 Then the nonsense began again. Part 1	Bangor Daily News May 1951 Then the nonsense began again. Part 2	Bangor Daily News May 1951 Then the nonsense began again. Part 3

BEECH RIDGE SPEEDWAY
Scarborough, Maine

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

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

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.

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

MVRCA Photos via Kevin Knowlton
A 1974 rule manual.

Courtesy of Walter Newell
An early program cover.

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 Bryce Mitchell Dick with the General Tire#1 and Bob Bushley.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell #1 supermod.	Courtesy of Bryce Mitchell Class A car 0.

Courtesy of Steve Libby
Come one, come All !

Photos via Walter Newell
The Beech Ridge program cover captures those two publishing/driving wild men, Berggren and Boyd.

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.	Jame3s Libby Collection via Bryce Mitchell The McGary cars lined up in an early pits scene.
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.	John Daniels Photo A Class coupe 0- possibly McCabe
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.	John Daniels Photo Charlie Irish wrecks Bud Hall's car in spectacular fashion. .
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	Source: Steve Pellerin The Libby brothers going at it.
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: Bryce Mitchell More Buzzy Stack.
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: David Topham Carl Rogers bites it in a turn.
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.	Photo via Charlie Sheehan Beech Ridge figure Bill Carleton, this time at Unity.
		Source: Randy Emoons Kenny Lund.	Source: Steve Pellerin A good looking Beech Ridge car.	Source: Bryce Mitchell Phil Libby.

SOME OLD BEECH RIDGE PROGRAM PAGES
Courtesy of Norman Harris
QUITE A PROGRAM FOR A FEW CENTS. SORRY IF ANY ARE DUPLICATED

Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A cover.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with ad.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with ad. No idea if these pages were in the same program together as each other.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with roster.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with track information.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with photos.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with photos.
Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with photo and ad.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with photos and ads.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with semi final scoring sheet.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with heat scoring sheet.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with heat scoring sheet.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with feature scoring sheet.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with "special event" scoring sheet.
	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with heat scoring sheet.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with heat scoring sheet.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with ads.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with rules sheet.	Source: Norman Harris Mid 1950's program. A page with two scoring sheets.

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.
This must have been a specialty at the Ridge. There is another similar wreck shown above at right.

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 Homer Drew P38's.	MVRCA Site Larry Chandler	MVRCA Site Ken B. supermod.	MVRCA Site Dr. Dick Berggren, slinging his supermod around.	Lost Me Speedways Site A good job of wrecking car 111	From Walter Newell Bob Tanguay.
From Rich Benway Homer with Bushley's super.	From Walter Newell More Homer.	From Walter Newell A very young Jeffrey Stevens.	From Walter Newell Larry Reno.	From Walter Newell Matt Graffam.	From Chas. Sheehan Roger Bickford with Canny Mullen's 44.	From Walter Newell Bob Nason, Yarmouth, ME	From Walter Newell via Lew Boyd Dick Wolstenhume and his typical hauler for that era.
Source: Steve Pellerin Al Davis, one of his cars.	Source: Steve Pellerin Bill Leudke. Looks like annother Al Davis - connected car.	Courtesy of Jay Fitzgibbon Bud Hall, with the FItzgibbon - wrenched 62.	Courtesy of Walter Newell More familiar on these pages with a white '55 Chevy, Bill Bailey did drive this LMS at the Ridge.	Source: Walter Newell Andrew McDermott, B Class.	Source: Steve Pellerin A six cylinder B class car.	Source: Walter Newell Art Jones, C Class.	John Daniels Photo A Class coupe with someone named George.

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

Lost Maine Speedways Site
An early field lined up for Lefty Ellis.

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.

From Walter Newell
Dave Scott.

From Walter Newell
George Babb.

From Walter Newell
Ho - mah Drew.

Source: Walter Newell
Program cover with Bob Babb.

Source: Walter Newell
Program cover with a driver with a 31 helmet driving a car 43. Go figger
.

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

A FEW OLD BEECH RIDGE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

Portland Press Herald May 17, 1949. Debut of track planned. Part 1.	Portland Press Herald May 17, 1949. Debut of track planned. Part 2.	Portland Press Herald May 17, 1949. Debut of track planned. Part 3.	Portland Press Herald May 22, 1949. Construction progresses.	Portland Press Herald Aug.7, 1949. Ready to go.	Portland Press Herald Jan.7, 1950. J. B. McConnell group takes over officially.	Portland Press Herald August, 1950. Spectator injured.
	Portland Press Herald Oct, 1950. Race results.	Portland Press Herald Oct, 1950. Races planned.	Portland Press Herald Oct, 1950. Race advertisement.	Portland Press Herald Oct. 11, 1950. Ladies' night, etc.	Portland Press Herald Oct. 12, 1950. More results. It's a coincidence but NY also had a star driver named George Welch at this time.

BELFAST SPEEDWAY
Belfast, Maine

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

Lost Maine Speedways Site
Belfast fairgrounds track, back in the day.

Bangor Daily News The first mention of Belfast in the paper associates it with Unity. 1951	Bangor Daily News The 1951 opener of Belfast is May 13.	Bangor Daily News More 1951 ads. May 18.	Bangor Daily News May 21, 1951. Tweedie winner.	Bangor Daily News May 29, 1951. Webber winner.	Bangor Daily News June 9, 1951 adv.
Bangor Daily News April 18, 1952 - Plans for improvements	Bangor Daily News May, 1952 - adv.	Bangor Daily News August 11, 1952 - Plans for racing.	Bangor Daily News August 11, 1952 - Plans for racing.	Bangor Daily News August 11, 1952 - Fanning injured.	Bangor Daily News New owner.

Zeke Trask Collection Fan Speedway Maine.com
This could possibly be the Fannng mentioned in the clipping above on Aug 11, 1951.

Bangor Daily News
September 4, 1950 - The boom days of racing.
racing.

BIDDEFORD SPEEDWAY
Biddeford, Maine

Historic Aerials.com
An Aerial View of the track during its somewhat brief lifespan.

The MVRCA site states that there was a track in Biddeford, but I never saw much about it until the Lost Maine Speedways page showed up. I suspected I had found the
vestiges on an aerial photo of the town, and this aerial above just verified that. I can't discuss it much further because I haven't seen any info on the place. It appears to have been running in the late 1960's or early 1970's. The article below suggest they planned on using it as a winter racing facility. Photod of activities there do not really bear that out.

Lost Maine Speedways Page Article on plans to build, etc.	Lost Maine Speedways Page Article on plans to build, etc.	Courtesy of James Libby, via Lost Maine Speedways Page A press pass for the Bob Libby's.	Courtesy of Myers Family, via Lost Maine Speedways Page A membership car for Beech Ridge regular Benny Meyers.
Courtesy of Myers Family, via Lost Maine Speedways Page A shot of Benny Myers on the track at Biddeford.	Lost Maine Speedways Page Problems on the track.	Lost Maine Speedways Page A blurry photo of cars on the track.	Lost Maine Speedways Page An article on the track.
Courtesy of Steve Pellerin A shot of the apparently crude cars that ran at Biddeford.	Courtesy of Steve Pellerin A shot of a feature lineup at Biddeford.	Courtesy of Jeff Martel One the better quality shots taken at Biddeford.	Frank Dorrie Photo Courtesy of Steve Pellerin What is left of Biddeford.

Historic Aerials.com
Looking at this and the aerial above, I think my suspician as to where the track was is correct .

BREWER SPEEDWAY
Brewer, Maine

Fantasy Speedway.me Photo
A 1967 Aerial View of Track Vestiges.

Bangor Daily News
A September, 1950 editorial. The Bangor Daily News was a very supportive paper to racing.

Bangor Daily News
A September 4, 1950 article.

FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Turn 4 Action	FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo An early Lineup	Wicked Good Racing Site Photo Colin Shields in the pits at Brewer in 1948, sporting an exterior cage.	Wicked Good Racing Site Photo Colin Shields' 1935 Ford coupe at Brewer in its first season.	Wicked Good Racing Site Photo Colin Shields in the pits at Brewer beside a car 184.

ELLSWORTH RACEWAY
[GRAHAM LAKE SPEEDWAY]
Ellsworth, Maine

Google Maps
Aerial Views of Track Vestiges. The purple is actually a working cranberry bog in the infield.

Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan
Charlie says this is Ellsworth being built.

THESES ARE BELIEVED TO BE PHOTOS OF THE TRACK WHEN IN OPERATION

Courtesy of Maine Lost Speedways . Late Model X11, apparently before track was paved.	Courtesy of Maine Lost Speedways . Ellsworth car at a local garage.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan Donnie Lavertu off the track.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan. This could be different than the Wild Bill Carlton from Beech Ridge. Same number though.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan This sure looks like Unity cars.. Not sure.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan Maine has some of the more fascinating race cars in its history.
Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan This sure looks like a Unity car.. Not sure.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan The pride of Main Street AMOCO.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan Looks like Dick Wolstenhume was also at Ellsworth that day.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan This sure looks like a Beech Ridge.. Not sure.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan Car 8 haulin' in.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan Car 30 arrives.
	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan Car V8 gets the oncew over at Ellsworth.	Courtesy of Charlie Sheehan Beech Ridge fixture Bob Libby, on the track at Ellsworth.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan Ye Olde basic stock car.

USGS Terraserver Maps

TRACK REMNANTS

Ron and Tom Clark Photos
Via MVRCA Site
Into turn one.

Ron and Tom Clark Photos
Via MVRCA Site
Towards turn two.

Ron and Tom Clark Photos
Via MVRCA Site
Towards turn three.

Ron and Tom Clark Photos
Via MVRCA Site
Backstretch.

Ron and Tom Clark Photos
Via MVRCA Site
Out of turn four.

EXETER RACEWAY
Former Exeter Fairgrounds
Exeter, Maine

Fantasy Speedway.me Photo
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.	Lost Me. Speedways Site Photo via Charlie Sheehan A lineup on 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	Ron Clark Photo Another big Exeter lineup.
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 Harold Wilcox Hudson.
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.	Ron Clark Photo Blackie Hilliard [98] and others in lineup.
FantasySpeedway.me Site Photo Unloading off the Frontstretch.	Lost Me. Speedwayse Site Photo Unmarked sedan.

SOME OLD NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ABOUT EXETER
So far, only 1951, 1952, 1955, and 1956 have been found. Lack of 1953 and 54 may mean the track didn't run
or, possibly it had relationship with the Daily News those two years.

Bangor Daily News
June 13, 1951. Typical of most of that Summer.

Bangor Daily News
Sept. 15, 1951. Typical of most of that Fall.

Bangor Daily News
July 12, 1952. More modest advertising most of that Summer.

Bangor Daily News
June 6, 1955.
First ad of season.

Bangor Daily News
1955. More typical ad of season.

Bangor Daily News
June 291955. They throw the Blue Laws at
Exeter to try and stop Sunday racing.

Bangor Daily News
1956. Very typical ad of season.

Photos: Lost Me. Speedwayse Site Presentation by Steve Pellerin
Exeter's iconic judges' stand before and after [below].

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

USGS Aerial Photo

KENNEBUNK FAIRGROUNDS
Kennebunk, Maine

Historic Aerials.Com Photo
An aerial view shows traces of the Kennebunk fairground track that was still, at that toime
visible among the access ramps of whatever interstate road goes through there now.

Via the MVRCA Site|
The only item I have on the Kennebunk facility.

LEWISTON FAIRGROUNDS
Lewiston, Maine

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This aerial photo shows the fairgrounds track, as it was being swallowed up by development around it.

               The MVRCA site explains: "Lewiston Fairgrounds, also known as Maine State Fairgrounds, was one of the premier thoroughbred and harness tracks in the state. Like most fairgrounds in the country, motorsports events of various types were held on the Lewiston half-mile dirt track. The Bay State Motor racing Association, Inc. promoted midget races on Friday nights in 1949. Beech Ridge Speedway promoter Jim McConnell soon followed, promoting Maine State Stock car racing Association races at the Lewiston Fairgrounds. As best as can be determined, Lewiston Fairgrounds stopped holding auto races at the end of 1951.
                Previous to the comments mentioned by the MVRCA, the Fonda Speedway history book [and authors Lew Boyd, Andy Fusco, and Jim Rigney] claims that the Lewiston Fairgrounds were part of a grand scheme hatched by New York - based promoter Jack Kochman [of Jack Kochman's Hell Drivers fame] to take the up and coming NASCAR modified series and have it run an ambitious schedule under the promotion of the Speed Corporation of America [SCOA]. The modifieds, which were fully intact pre WWII coupes and sedans with modifieds engines, was the only show in NASCAR in 1948.
           Kochman's unrealistic scheme called for these modifieds, from the Southeast, New York, and New Jersey mostly, to run a ridiculous weekly schedule that included Allentown, PA; Kingston, RI; Fonda, NY; Palmyra, NY; Dover, NJ; and the Lewiston Fairgrounds - ALL IN ONE WEEK, EVERY WEEK ! With no interstates, no nice haulers, and the grind allowing only minimal crews, you can pretty much figure how that went. It lasted about a month or two. Lewiston was to get Thursday nights. The writeup does mention "Maine standout" Ken Littlefield, but little else about Lewiston.
            When the scheme collapsed in a cloud of exhauted men and worn out equipment, different tracks reacted in different ways: DFOnda didn't hold another race for five years; Kingston developed its own local following and went on; and it looks like the Lewiston Fairgounds tried different promotions that didn't show any results. But, the Maine State Fairgrounds COULD have turned out to be the premier racing venue in Maine had the Kochman scheme panned out.

Via MVRCA Site A late 40's midget race program cover, maybe from the Bay State promotion.	Via Lost Maine Speedways Page Local driver Ken Littlefield excelled against the mighty NASCAR modifieds during the brief tenure of the SCOA.	Via MVRCA Site Mac Moore, at Lewiston, during the 1951 McConnell era there.	Via MVRCA Site Maine legend Phil Libby says this happened to one of his early cars because "some promoter" decided they should race counter clockwise at Lewiston one day.	Via Lost Maine Speedways Page Local driver Mac Moore would graduate into the supermods by the 1960's.
Via Lost Maine Speedways Page A McConnell era program from Lewiston, autographed by JB himself.	Via Lost Maine Speedways Page Mac Moore sits by as the Ed Gardner car sits in a heap .	Via Lost Maine Speedways Page Local driver Mac Moore would win, as well.	Via Lost Maine Speedways Page Local driver Mac Moore would wreck his own car, as well.	Via Lost Maine Speedways Page What the Lewiston track might have looked like when the cars were racing.
	Via Lost Maine Speedways Page Beech Ridge legend Ralph Cusack poses at Lewiston as a 16 yr - old.driver.	Via Lost Maine Speedways Page This Lewiston shot shows what can happen to a 16 yr - old driver.	Via Walter Newell Beech Ridge legend Ralph Cusack, way later in his career at the Ridge.