Mike Hopkins Keeps Streak Alive At Speedway 95

Mike Hopkins Keeps Streak Alive At Speedway 95

By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series

HERMON, ME. – Since D.J. Shaw won the Granite State Pro Stock Series’ Maine debut in 2016, every race in the Pine Tree State had been won by a Mainer leading into Sunday afternoon’s showdown at Speedway 95.

And July winner Mike Hopkins kept that streak alive, picking up the win at his home track for a clean sweep of both visits to the Hermon, Maine, third-mile.

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Speedway 95 Welcomes Back GSPSS For Penultimate 2024 Tilt

Speedway 95 Welcomes Back GSPSS For Penultimate 2024 Tilt

WALPOLE, N.H. – Only two events remain in the chase for the 2024 Granite State Pro Stock Series crown. But before the season can draw to a close at Lee USA Speedway, one last road trip awaits the series faithful, a road trip that carries special meaning for each of the two championship challengers.

Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine, welcomes the GSPSS for its second visit of the year, another event in a busy and high-profile month for racing in the Pine Tree State this Sunday, September 15. The penultimate event on the nine-race GSPSS itinerary sets the stage for October’s championship finale. (more…)

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Granite State Pro Stock Series Announces Schedule Change for Speedway 95 Event

Granite State Pro Stock Series Announces Schedule Change for Speedway 95 Event

Walpole NH -June 9th 2024 – The Granite State Pro Stock Series announced tonight a significant change in their upcoming schedule. The highly anticipated $5,000 to win event initially set for Sunday, June 16th, at Speedway 95 in Bangor, Maine, has been rescheduled to Saturday night, July 20th.

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Granite State Pro Stock Series Heading To Speedway 95 Saturday

Granite State Pro Stock Series Heading To Speedway 95 Saturday

After a one-year vacation from the Pine Tree State, the Granite State Pro Stock Series is going back-to-back in Vacationland this summer at Speedway 95.

With July’s Go FAS Racing 100 still fresh in racers’ minds, this weekend’s Coastal Auto Parts 100 is a quick return for the series to the third-mile bullring in Hermon, Maine.

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Coastal Auto Parts To Sponsor Granite State Pro Stock Series Race at Speedway 95 on August 19

Coastal Auto Parts To Sponsor Granite State Pro Stock Series Race at Speedway 95 on August 19

WALPOLE, N.H. – Granite State Pro Stock Series officials announced today that Coastal Auto Parts will sponsor the upcoming Coastal Auto Parts 100 at Speedway 95 on Saturday, August 19. In what will be the second stop of the season for the series to the Maine oval, drivers will be chasing the championship as the season begins to wind down.

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NASCAR Driver Wins House Election in Maine

NASCAR Driver Wins House Election in Maine

2017 ARCA Racing Series champion and former NASCAR driver Austin Theriault switched gears earlier this year when he announced that he would be running for state legislature in Maine.

The 28-year-old Fort Kent native and business owner announced his bid for State House in District 1 back in early March and ran as a Republican. On Tuesday, he defeated Democrat challenger Dana Marie Appleby comfortably, though Democrats remained in control of both the House and Senate. (more…)

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The Night the Lights Went Out in Oxford as Gluchacki Goes Lights-Out on the Field

The Night the Lights Went Out in Oxford as Gluchacki Goes Lights-Out on the Field

Oxford, ME — The annual American-Canadian Tour 125 at Oxford Plains Speedway headlining the Saturday night before the Oxford 250 program did not disappoint. 38 American-Canadian Tour cars from all six New England states and the Canadian province of Quebec made the trek to the Vacationland home of ACT to take part in one of New England’s crown jewel events. Fireworks on the track split into darkness with a first-time blackout delaying the event in the early goings.

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American-Canadian Tour Returns to Oxford Plains Speedway for 49th 250 Weekend

American-Canadian Tour Returns to Oxford Plains Speedway for 49th 250 Weekend

Barre, VT — This Saturday, August 27th the American-Canadian Tour is ready to roll back down Route 26 in Oxford, Maine to Oxford Plains Speedway for one of the biggest weekends of the season. The ACT Tour headlines a packed Saturday ‘Night Before the 250’ program alongside the New England Supermodified Series, Modified Racing Series and more!

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Ben Rowe Driving Father’s Car in 49th Oxford 250

Ben Rowe Driving Father’s Car in 49th Oxford 250

This past Saturday night, one of Maine’s greatest racecar drivers of all-time took the green flag for the first time in 2022. Fans in attendance at Oxford Plains Speedway were on the edge of their seats as Mike Rowe made his way through the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model field over the 150-lap event. Despite cutting a right-front tire, it was still a performance that left fans talking. (more…)

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PJ Merrill Scores First Career Super Street Victory At Wiscasset Speedway

PJ Merrill Scores First Career Super Street Victory At Wiscasset Speedway

While the temperature outside continues to cool down in Coastal Maine, the racing action continues to heat up at Wiscasset Speedway. The excitement continued on Saturday as the track hosted a full Group #1 racing program which included the Brackett’s Market 4-Cylinder Pros, Norm’s Used Car Pro Stocks, Sweatt’s Concrete Thunder 4 Minis and the Market 27 Super Streets. (more…)

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Thompson Speedway Mid-Week Doubleheader Starts With Twisted Tea Tuesday

Thompson Speedway Mid-Week Doubleheader Starts With Twisted Tea Tuesday

Barre, VT and Naples, ME ­— Officials, teams and race fans across Southern New England have double the excitement on tap this week with the Thompson Speedway doubleheader planned for Tuesday, August 16th and Wednesday, August 17th. Twisted Tea Tuesday starts the midweek doubleheader off with a bang as an exciting prelude to the Wednesday return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

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Bobby Timmons Claims 350 SMAC Victory At Wiscasset Speedway

Bobby Timmons Claims 350 SMAC Victory At Wiscasset Speedway

This past weekend, the 350 SMAC Tour made its return to Maine’s fastest track for the highly anticipated Bentley Warren Classic. The 350 SMAC Tour brings the thrill of Super Modifieds to tracks across New England and Wiscasset Speedway was the home of excitement on Saturday night with an action-packed program that included both the touring series and all weekly Group 1 divisions.

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