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 Through Old Orchard Beach Are On The First Page [Just Click Here - Maine Race Tracks 1]

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

The Tracks Unity Through Wiscassett Are On This, the Third Page [Click on the Track Name]

UNITY RACEWAY
Unity, Maine

Dan Ayotte Photo

This photo really captures the essence of what is Unity Raceway since its inception.

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This recent aerial view of the Unity Raceway layout is not much like it was in 1956 [below]. Early drivers
competed on a sort of tri - oval track. Early photos show houses, across the street from part of the track,
getting a good view and a whole lot of dust. I cannot tell where these houses would be from the 1956 aerial view.

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MVRCA Photo
Ed Knowles [ctr] is recognized as the father of Unity Raceway, starting out in the late 1940's.

MVRCA Site

From Lost Trotting Parks Heritage Center
Another view of the stands from the fourth turn [present configuration] and [below ] probably a paddock,
that is seen in the background of some of the action photographs.

EARLIEST PHOTOS OF UNITY

Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me Barry Lyons' coupe arrives on Unity's opening day.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me A few more professional - looking cars on the track at Unity's opening day.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me Spectators from the overflow crowd on opening day. barely flinch as a car comes close.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me Coming down the stretch on the first day of Unity racing.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me Blackie Hilliard's odd - looking coupe prepares on opening day.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me Good clear shot of action on opening day.
Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me Sedans spinning and climbing the sandbank Unity's opening day. This would become a common occurrence.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me Unknown coupe prepares on Unity's opening day.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me The coupe of future Hall of Famer Wild Bill Carlton on opening day.	Courtesy of Andrea Stutz A field flies into turn one at Unity in 1951. They would be navigating that odd tri - oval that year.	MVRCA Photoe Keith Fuller struggles with a pre-supermod coupe arrives on Unity's infamous sandbanks.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me Red Giroux is finding those sandbanks at Unity.
Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me Keith Fuller's long - framed super waits for a break to dust off the coupes.	| Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me George Silva set a speed record on this day at Unity.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me This was labled as Iran and Rowaine Hatch - at Unity.	MVRCA Photo Barry Lyons' coupe arrives on Unity's opening day.	MVRCA Photo The wrecky board fence did help keep cars off the neighbors' yards, but shattering boards could be a hazard, I would think.	Courtesy of Fantasy Speedway, Me A good full field on the move, on Unity's opening day.
MVRCA Photo The starter flags off future Hall of Famer Dave Darveau.	MVRCA Photo Wild Bill Carlton in action on the track.	MVRCA Photo Car X in trouble, probably in the early 1960's.	MVRCA Photo A classic shot of  Unity's famous covered grandstands.	Wicked Good Racing Photo A sedan has a little help getting crossed up on one of the stretches.	Wicked Good Racing Photo A 1966 late model field lines up at Unity.
Wicked Good Racing Site Photo Unknown early jalopy.	MVRCA Photo Gov. John Reed present Keith Fuller as promoter Bob Knowles looks on.	MVRCA Photo An early field kicks up a lot of dust as the guy in the truck takes up the rear.	MVRCA Photo Cy Bennett - the guy in the truck.	MVRCA Photo A woman in shorts joins the group as Al Robinson gets some hardware.	MVRCA Photo Wild Bill Carlton not only raced - he cleaned up the crashes he may have caused.

MVRCA Photo Henry here definitely left home in better shape than he will be returning.	From Lost Trotting Parks Center Oops !	MVRCA Photo Al Robinson in Victory Lane.	MVRCA Photo Arthur Arsenault and Franklin Prescott in action.	MVRCA Photo Stan Dodge, I think flagged at Unity.	MVRCA Photo Another guy in a truck is on the pole in this early lineup.
MVRCA Photo Fuzzy Holden	MVRCA Photo Dave Darveau, Al Robinson, and a 3rd driver.	MVRCA Photo Note the one car with the tow bar and taped headlights.	MVRCA Photo Harold Pappy Wilcox Supermod 2	MVRCA Photo Harold Pappy Wilcox Early sedan	MVRCA Photo Harold Wilcox
MVRCA Photo Car 2 1/2 goes wide into the sandbank.	MVRCA Photo Early pit scene at Unity.	MVRCA Photo Dave Darveau gets the checkers.	Courtesy of Pete Silva George Silva, 1955 Unity Champion.	Courtesy of Pete Silva George Silva, 1955 Unity Champion the his wife and Ed Knowles.	Courtesy of Pete Silva George Silva, wins another one.

Courtesy of Pete Silva George Silva, with a crewman.	MVRCA Photo Dave Darveau with the checkers and the hardware.	MVRCA Photo Ed Knowles	From Charlie Sheehan Likely a Frank Oakes Photo  The Harold Wilcox super.	Lost Maine Speedways Page  Better shot of the Harold Wilcox super.	From Walter Newell  Unity's earlier days.
		From Walter Newell An early lineup that included Harold Wilcox.	Back in the Day.Com Photo An early car - might be #287. A photo above claims this is George Silva.

Source Unknown
Through Richard Petty's friendship with Robert Knowles, Unity had an ad on the Petty Plymouth for a while.

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Random early shots of Unity action.

From Lost Trotting Parks Heritage Center
Random shots of early stock car racing action at Unity.

Back in the Day.Com Photo
An early lineup that may include Dave Darveau [8] and Bob Bushley [P38].

MVRCA Photo
Keith Fuller's super and John Potter's coupe line up for a race at Unity Raceway - likely in the late '50's.

Back in the Day.Com Photo
An early shot of the apparent pit entrance.

LATER PHOTOS OF UNITY

MVRCA Photo Robert Knowles  Unity's promoter for many years.	Cavalcade of Auto Racing Photo Wild Bill Carlton	Cavalcade of Auto Racing Photo Al Robinson	Cavalcade of Auto Racing Photo Dana Graves	Cavalcade of Auto Racing Photo Doug Ripley	Cavalcade of Auto Racing Photo Stan Meserve	Cavalcade of Auto Racing Photo Bill Bailey
Cavalcade of Auto Racing Photo Vince Thibedeau	Unity Site Photo Pete Silva, with father, George and promoter Ralph Nason.	Circle Track Photo A modern late model passes in front of the covered stands.	MVRCA Photo Fuzzy Holden in a late model.	From Walter Newell  Harvey Corson.	From Walter Newell  Harvey Sprague.	From Walter Newell  Pete Silva, crew, and the '64 Chevelle.
From Walter Newell  Charlie Merrill.	From Walter Newell  Foster Robinson. Looks to be about the same era as the Merrill car at left.	From Walter Newell  Unity's godfather, Ralph, the Rac -ah Nason.	From Walter Newell  Ya won, Pet_ah, look a little happi -ah.	From Walter Newell  Ray Pickering.	From Walter Newell  Definitely an early one for Larry Pottle.	From Walter Newell  Not sure why these are being called modifieds.
From Walter Newell Arvid Good.	From Walter Newell Gary Wright.	From Walter Newell  Unity's godfather, Ralph, the Rac -ah Nason has left the house. Also seen are Wild Bill Carlton and Dave Wilcox	From Walter Newell Wilbur Rowe beats out Fuzzy Holden.	From Walter Newell Doug Ripley, long-time Unity runner.	From Walter Newell Joe Drown.	From Walter Newell Very early Ralph Nason entry.

From Walter Newell
Early Larry Colston page from Unity program.

From Walter Newell
Early Dave St. Clair photos from Unity program.

                 
From Walter Newell
Covers from Unity programs - 1970's.

STAN THE MAN MESERVE - MAYBE UNITY'S MOST FAMOUS GRADUATE

Cavalcade of Auto Racing
 

MVRCA Photo Stan, at speed with his Grand National Dodge.	MVRCA Photo Stan, posing with other GN drivers including Buddy Baker.	LadabouchePhoto An earlier late model sportsman Chevelle at Catamount.	MVRCA Photo Stan with a familiar '64 Chevelle.	Courtesy of Andy Boright Stan with a very young John Rosati, at Catamount.	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Stan  at Catamount with a '72 Nova - all the rage at the time.	Wicked Good Racing Stan with a late model he was running in    Maine.
Source Unknown Looks like Stan in" he Butch Lindley pits at an Oxford race. Maybe but usually he was driving.	Courtesy of Andy Boright Stan after an Oxford win with Dick Bahre and Bobby Dragon.	Source Unidentified Another Chevelle.	Wicked Good Racing A very early Unity late model entry.	MVRCA Photo Stan with one of his most familiar late models.	MVRCA Photo With a very young bunch of guys at Unity.	Mike Cain Photo Stan, here as an ACT official, runs out to the Beaver Dragon crash at Catamount in 1987.
From Walter Newell  This one happens to be at Oxford but it's the same Stan !.	NEARPhoto Program cover for NEAR HOF with Nason.	MVRCA Photo Stan at speed with #28 LMS.	MVRCA Photo Stan in Unity pits with an early LMS.	SCR Mag Photo Stan on the outside going around Geo. Summers in an Oxford 250.	NEARPhoto NEAR HOF 2013 Class - with Nason and  Brian Ross.

MVRCA Photo Stan, at speed with his Grand National Dodge.	MVRCA Photo Stan, posing with other GN drivers including Buddy Baker.	LadabouchePhoto An earlier late model sportsman Chevelle at Catamount.	MVRCA Photo Stan with a familiar '64 Chevelle.	Courtesy of Andy Boright Stan with a very young John Rosati, at Catamount.	Courtesy of Rich Palmer Stan  at Catamount with a '72 Nova - all the rage at the time.	Wicked Good Racing Stan with a late model he was running in    Maine.
Source Unknown Looks like Stan in" he Butch Lindley pits at an Oxford race. Maybe but usually he was driving.	Courtesy of Andy Boright Stan after an Oxford win with Dick Bahre and Bobby Dragon.	Source Unidentified Another Chevelle.	Wicked Good Racing A very early Unity late model entry.	MVRCA Photo Stan with one of his most familiar late models.	MVRCA Photo With a very young bunch of guys at Unity.	Mike Cain Photo Stan, here as an ACT official, runs out to the Beaver Dragon crash at Catamount in 1987.
From Walter Newell  This one happens to be at Oxford but it's the same Stan !.	NEARPhoto Program cover for NEAR HOF with Nason.	MVRCA Photo Stan at speed with #28 LMS.	MVRCA Photo Stan in Unity pits with an early LMS.	SCR Mag Photo Stan on the outside going around Geo. Summers in an Oxford 250.	NEARPhoto NEAR HOF 2013 Class - with Nason and  Brian Ross.	Steve Pellerin Photo Coll. A recently - found early Stan car - probably from Wiscasset.

From the djm34racing Site
Recent Track Logo

Nason Collection
One of Ralph Nason's kit cars is photographed behind the famous covered stands. Below - a view freom further back, in March - when the
track was apparently in a state of flex, between promoters.


Penn Bay Pilot Photo

From Charlie Sheehan
 Unnamed driver of car 3.  

Charlie Sheehan Photos From Old Time Racers Site and Other Sources

Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan Late Model support class car 07 not having a good night.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan Likely something similar to a B Class coupe.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan Likely something similar to a B Class coupe.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan Ya know I can't get no respect. They beat me to hell and can't get me all the way onto the trailer.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan Late models similar to those at Oxford mix it up.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan Looks like a main division coupe arriving.
Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan Looks like a main division coupe arriving.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan I came .... I saw....	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan I overheated !	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A pretty competitive looking late model.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A Flower Power late model that looks like it is or was a Fuzzy Holden car.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan  Whatever make of late model this was - it sure hit hard !
Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan  #66 coupe has arrived.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A less common four door support class late model.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan  Frank captured a  pretty coupe showing up at the track.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A pretty competitive looking late model showing battle scars.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan  Coupe 60 appears to have seen no action yet.	Frank Oaks Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A late model field parades by I like that white '57 Chevy.
via Charlie Sheehan Dick Somebody.	via Charlie Sheehan Dick Wolstenhume maybe.	via Charlie Sheehan Hobby car Mr. X.	via Charlie Sheehan Another of the bob-tailed hobby cars.	via Charlie Sheehan Another car with no ass. Was there a sheetmetal - eating  monster at Unity ?	via Charlie Sheehan Car B49 and proud crew.
viaPete Silva [I snuck that one ine] Unity drivers' group.	via Charlie Sheehan Class A or sportsman car 9.	via Charlie Sheehan Hobby car D5.	via Charlie Sheehan Hobby car 33.	via Charlie Sheehan Unity bumpah stickah.

via Charlie Sheehan
A vintage Decal.

via Charlie Sheehan
 A field of wild - looking 1964 super coupes ready to take green.

Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan A late model field that includes a sharp Ford a Christine car.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A late model feature lineup, from the looks.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A late model feature lineup, from the looks.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  More of a late model feature lineup.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  Sedan 52 appears to be a B Class entry.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  An unmarked super in the Unity pits. Appears to be the same as those at Beech Ridge at that time.
Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  Ridge regular Bob Libby, apparently at Unity.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  An interesting car message. Kind of a political stand, given it's during the Nam years.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  Sharp looking [and fast] car 40 with checkers.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  I yam what I yam... car 2 !	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A healthy field of B Class entries.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  Not the first Maine B Class entry that looks like it had its ass chewed off by an alligator.
Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan Al Robinson.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  Another chewed off beauty.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A color lineup shot.	Frank Oakes Photo via Charlie Sheehan  A 58 Ford getting lined up.	From Walter Newell  A mix up in years later than most of the preceding shots.	From Walter Newell  Barry Lyons.

From Walter Newell
 Bobby Hayden.

From  Walter Newell
 Butch's program cover.

From Walter Newell
Another of Ralph Nason's innumerable wins at Unity.

From Walter Newell  Bob Merrill.	From Walter Newell  Bob Merrill.	From Walter Newell  Bob Hallee.	From Walter Newell  Brad Joseph.	From Walter Newell  Dana Graves' '65 Ford.	From Walter Newell  Dana Graves' 'Stang.
From Walter Newell  Dave Steuber.	From Walter Newell  Don Drake.	From Charlie Sheehan  A Henry J I am assuming is entering Unity.	From Walter Newell  Norris WIllette.	From Walter Newell  Quite a hood configuration Barry Lyons !	From Walter Newell  Mac Moore of Skowhegan, the same Mac as drove in those early races at Lewiston Fairgrounds.

From Walter Newell
 Dave Darveau and hardware.

From Walter Newell
 Perfectly gorgeous Fuzzy Holden coupe - looks like first time out.

From Walter Newell
 Familiar runner, Fuzzy Holden of Skowhegan.  

A SPECIAL SECTION FOR THE GREAT GEORGE SILVA

Via Pete Silva A victory pose, likely at Unity. I'm sure he drove at Waterville - Oakland, as well.	Via Pete Silva Kind of looks like the Unity grandstands.	Via Pete Silva With one of his crews.	Via Pete Silva With an older man who could be grandfather Silva, at some track.	Via Pete Silva Coming straight at you, on what looks like old 8MM.	Via Pete Silva Coming out of four, on what looks like old 8MM.
Via Pete Silva In mid broadslide on old 8MM.	Via Pete Silva George used to be at Catamount with son, Pete. I wish I had known of his history. I would have had a ton of questions for him.	Via Pete Silva In the pits on old 8MM. Pretty clear why Pete ran the X so often himself.	Via Pete Silva In mid broadslide on old 8MM.	Via Pete Silva George at the lake with his boys.	Via Pete Silva George with another Unity win.
		Via Pete Silva With Ed Knowles as Unity champ.

SOME BLURRED BEAUTIES FOUND BY CHARLIE SHEEHAN [and a few others]

Via CHarlie Sheehan A mid - '50's late model Chevy on the track.	Via Charlie Sheehan Kind of looks like a '59 Chevy. SOmeone couldn't hold their Kodak very still.	Via Charlie Sheehan This part of the bleachers gets a good view of turn four action.	Via Charlie Sheehan With an older man who could be Someone's #8 mini stock Saab at home. I think part of the problem with these shots is that texture they put on photos in the '70's to reduce glare.
via Charlie Sheehan Just back from winning the car show at East Pucklebrush Four Corners.	via Stephanie Burgess Bob Knowles and CJ Richards had one thing in common: superbird pace cars. [Only difference is no racer went off and ran into Bob's car].	via Charlie Sheehan Didn't Maine love their Saab mini stocks ? Back in Vermont, we had mostly VW's.	via Charlie Sheehan OK folks, sportsman 33 is IN THE HOUSE !

ANOTHER SECTION FOR LATER FINDS - NO SPECIAL ERA

Via Dan St. Pierre A wreck that includes Bob Merrill.	Via Dan St. Pierre Unidentified support class winner.	Via Dan St. Pierre Unidentified support class winner.	Via John Merry Buster Grover, said to at right;. the guy with the flag is Norris ??.
via John Crawford Dave Darveau, Blackie Hilliard, and someone named Red. Sorry, I never got to go to Unity.	Cavalcade of Auto Racing via Brad Bellows Blackie Hilliard, at a car show with Bob Knowles.	via Brad Bellows Maine racing greats at Unity: dave Darveau, Al Robinson, Gardiner Leavitt, and DIck Wolstenhume.	via Dan St. Pierre Redd Giroux hits the sand. I can't imagine what that had to like inside the car. Spit ! Spit ! Ptui !!
via Charlie Sheehan Class A or sportsman car 0.	via Oliver Thayer Gordon Lawrence, Alvin Thayer, Blackie Hilliard and flagger Roger Randlett.	via Charlie Sheehan The same Class A or sportsman car 9 shown above, only in color.	via Charlie Sheehan A hobby car on the flatbed.
via Lester Griffeth Not sure. This is said to be a one - armed driver.	via Charlie Sheehan Class A or sportsman cars arriving.	via Charlie Sheehan Car 99, great looking !.	via Charlie Sheehan It was a horrendous crash, Flash !.

 
via Randy Lancaster
Unity Raceway Hall of Famers and families.

SOME SCENES OF TYPICAL UNITY RACEWAY LIFE

Via Charlie Sheehan A 1970's cotton candy stand, complete with local kid smoking away, way under age.	Via Charlie Sheehan Tech guys taking a bemused look at one of the entries. "See that mouse thay-uh, Rick? That's what pow-ahs the cah."	Via Charlie Sheehan Oh sure, they said. Ya have a glory job at the race track, they said !	Via Charlie Sheehan We have a nice full pit area tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
Via Charlie Sheehan A good view of a lot of the spectator area, from the infield.	Via Charlie Sheehan Don't hand me the ticket yet, ma,. I'm finishin' off that cotton candy.	Via Pete Silva Drive faster, Rafe that nut in the truck is right behind ya !	Via Pete Silva Can't have a Unity show without those %$#!x sand banks !

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.

Lost Maine Speedways Page  Larry Smith Jr and Sr with a crewman.	Wicked Good Racing This is very likely taken at Cherryfield.	Wicked Good Racing A car from Dexter, Me sitting in the Washington County pit area.	Wicked Good Racing It wasn't a good idea to get off the racing surface at this track..	From Charlie Sheehan via Lost Maine Speedways Page Cherryfield article.
Possibly FrankOakes Photo From Charlie Sheehan via Lost Maine Speedways Page Cherryfield cars ready to run.	Possibly FrankOakes Photo From Charlie Sheehan via Lost Maine Speedways Page Cherryfield cars ready to run.	From Charlie Sheehan via Lost Maine Speedways Page Vintage Cherryfield adv .	From Charlie Sheehan via Lost Maine Speedways Page Vintage Cherryfield program .	From Charlie Sheehan via Lost Maine Speedways Page Cherryfield track closes .

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.

The Lost Maine Speedways page seems to have infornation that suggest this venue ran some sort of racing into the 1970's, unless there were two different tracks in the immediate area. Everything I had read until I started looking at Lost Maine Speedways had suggested racing ended in the 1950's, but one photo of supposed old Washington cars sure looks like the '70's to me.

Lost Maine Speedways Page
Remnants of a race car that ran at Washington Raceway.

WATERVILLE - OAKLAND  RACEWAY
Waterville, Maine

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One possible aerial of the track from 1959. Below - They show what it looks like after all traces have been wiped out by a marina.

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             Here's what the fine folks at Maine Vintage Race Car Association had to say about the track : " The Waterville-Oakland Raceway officially opened on Sunday afternoon, September 17, 1950. Leon Baker won the opening day feature race. A one-third mile dirt oval, many of the top drivers who raced in the central Maine area competed at Waterville-Oakland, including Russ Longley, Dick Burgess, George Silva and others. Located in Oakland, the track had much promise but the raceway closed forever after one full season in 1951. The track's future may have been doomed from the start - a half-hour before its official opening, the grandstands collapsed injuring two spectators.  A marine and RV sales business now sits on the site of the track."

Courtesy of Pete Silva
George Silva of Waterville was a big name in 1950's racing in the area.

From the MVRCA Page A group of cars that includes Larry LaCroix [4] and Willy Pelotte [44] in action.	From the MVRCA Page A group of cars that includes Phil Vigue [720], first track winner Russ Longley,and Dick Burgess [34] in action.	From the MVRCA Page A group of cars in action. Willy Pelotte [44]] leads Russ Longley.	Lost Maine Speedways Page A distinguished group of powder puff drivers. PP was a big deal in the 1950's .	Lost Maine Speedways Page Eastern States Racing Assoc. rules for Waterville - Oakland.	Lost Maine Speedways Page Nice drivers' poster for Waterville - Oakland. I wish I could read the names.
Lost Maine Speedways Page Very poor photo that shows Willy Pelotte and others.	Lost Maine Speedways Page Eastern Stock Car Racing Association Board of Directors.	Lost Maine Speedways Page Car 88 starts what looks like a good mixup.	Lost Maine Speedways Page I wonder if anyone ever hit that shack off turn 4.	Lost Maine Speedways Page A car 88 rolls in mid pack as Dick Burgess, Willy Pelotte, and Phil Vigue seem to avoid it.	Courtesy of Earl Bickford Lost Maine Speedways Page A program cover.
Courtesy of Earl Bickford Lost Maine Speedways Page 2 cars begin a scary synchronized flip routine.	Courtesy of Earl Bickford Lost Maine Speedways Page The 2 car  flip routine continues.	Courtesy of Earl Bickford Lost Maine Speedways Page The 2 car flip routine ends.	Courtesy of Earl Bickford Lost Maine Speedways Page Getting the shaken drivers out. Remember, they probably had only a lap belt	Courtesy of Earl Bickford Lost Maine Speedways Page Big discussion afterward.	Lost Maine Speedways Page Strangley developed shot of cars at speed.

Lost Maine Speedways Page
Some press coverage.

 
Lost Maine Speedways Page
Some more interesting history.

Lost Maine Speedways Page
Aw come on, give Leo a call !

WINDSOR FAIRGROUNDS
Windsor, Maine

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The Windsor, Maine fairgrounds track as it looked five years after racing there had stopped.


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The Windsor, Maine fairgrounds track as it looked twenty - six years after racing there had stopped.

MVRCA Site Photo
Stock cars on the Windsor, Maine fairgrounds track around 1951.

WISCASSET SPEEDWAY [Raceway]
Lincoln County Speedway / Superior Speedway
Wiscasset, Maine

Wiscassett Site Photo
A later aerial photo. The track is not as old as many others, so it won't be too early.

          The Maine Vintage Race Car Association site says: "WWiscasset Raceway (Speedway) was built by Wilfred Cronk only a couple miles west of the Town of Wiscasset. From the moment the track opened in 1971, Wiscasset Raceway was billed as the "fastest track in the state". A one-third mile asphalt oval, Wiscasset had the most banking in the turns of any other track in Maine." The fortunes of the track have risen and fallen over the years, but it has hung in there for decades.

Wiscassett Site Photo
A shot of Wilfred Cronk and probably his wife.

                    
All Courtesy of the Wiscassett Memories Page

The track, by any other name, is still Wiscassett.

EARLIER PHOTOS

MVRCA Site Photo An early shot of Ray Penfold.	Wicked Good Site Photo Brent Gray.	Wicked Good Site Photo Brent Gray.	Wicked Good Site Photo Earl "Parnelli" Jones.	Wiscassett Site Photo Bob Hallee.	Wiscassett Site Photo 1975 Chah - guh action.
Wiscassett Site Photo 1976 Charger action. Always loved that class up there.	Wiscassett Site Photo 1970's pit scene.	Wiscassett Site Photo Bill Bailey.	Wiscassett Site Photo Either the Chargers weren't using firesuits, or this guy's the owner.	Wiscassett Site Photo This offical is standing in front of one of the Chargers - brave man !	Wiscassett Site Photo 1974 Charger action.
Wiscassett Site Photo By Jim Swanson Maine's remarkable female driver Sally Graves. I dunno, was Wiscassett ever called Lincoln County or this a different place ?.	Wiscassett Site Photo Weld's Randy Vining. I remember him in the Chargers at Oxford.	Wiscassett Site Photo Rob Trial's Charger. Looks like it's had a few trials.	Wiscassett Site Photo The great Pete Silva having a less than stellar outing.	Wiscassett Site Photo A classic Charger in Victory Lane, apparently with the daughter.	Wiscassett Site Photo An early composite of what was called "hobby racing"on the site.
Wiscassett Site Photo Alan Pinkham, Sr. 1980.	Wiscassett Site Photo This is the way I recall Chargers looking when I saw them at Oxford. [Never got to Wiscassett].	Wiscassett Site Photo By Paul Cheney Frank Guptil,. 1978.	Wiscassett Site Photo Nason with what almost could be the first kit car, in 1978.	Wiscassett Site Photo A 1975 LMS lineup.	Wiscassett Site Photo Must be earlier years. This looks like a '50's body.

Wiscassett Site Photo
A 1970 program. Look at that huge price !

 OTHER PHOTOS

Wiscassett Site Photo Teddy Palino.	Wiscassett Site Photo A composite of the same guy. Nice Mustang !	Wiscassett Site Photo Maine's famed Dave Darveau.	Wiscassett Site Photo This late model is much further along inthe track history.	Wiscassett Site Photo Alan Gassett. A 1992 entry.	Wiscassett Site Photo A none - too - recent pit scene.
Wiscassett Site Photo Bill Bailey, proudly posing with trophies.	Wiscassett Site Photo Bill Bailey, newer car. Picture is very small.	Wiscassett Site Photo Boss Hogg - on the track around 1983. One of Maine's big names.	Wiscassett Site Photo By Dan Ayotte Bruce Shaw.	Wiscassett Site Photo Butch Burgess follows Dave Darveau.	Wiscassett Site Photo UNK Camaro. Did the Potters and the Shaws get up this far ?
Wiscassett Site Photo Not sure of the class, but definitely later on in the track's history. Danny Bubar and Steve Nelson.	Wiscassett Site Photo What appears to be car 17 and crew.	Wiscassett Site Photo A support class car in Vic Lane - maybe the 80's.	Wiscassett Site Photo Support class cars on the track.	Wiscassett Site Photo I guess this Charger overcharged.	Wiscassett Site Photo Ray Penfold, 1986.
Wiscassett Site Photo Kenny Wright.	Wiscassett Site Photo 92 LMS wins.	Wiscassett Site Photo Competitors composite.	Wiscassett Site Photo #7 Victory.	Wiscassett Site Photo Leo Tanger 1986.	Wiscassett Site Photo By Dan Ayotte Marty LeBlanc victory.

Wiscassett Site Photo
A great shot of Ralph the Racer Nason and Earl "Parnelli" Jones.

 STILL OTHER PHOTOS

Wiscassett Site Photo A page from a 1970's program.	Wiscassett Site Photo A young Ricky Craven at Wiscassett.	Wiscassett Site Photo Wiscassett Site Photo A 1970's LMS lineup.	Wiscassett Site Photo By Danny Grover Dale Chadbourne.	Wiscassett Site Photo by Anderson Another Darveau shot.	Wiscassett Site Photo Earl "Parnelli" Jones, Farmington, ME
Wiscassett Site Photo Fairly early action.	Wiscassett Site Photo Eddie Bellows.	Wiscassett Site Photo Podium finishers. Sorry, don't know names or era.		Wiscassett Site Photo Happy group in Vic Lane.	Wiscassett Site Photo By Dan Ayotte Boss Hogg and Norm Sherman.
Wiscassett Site Photo Jon JC Marsh, Boothbay, ME.  A soft spot for this guy . We both combined sign painting and racing.	Wiscassett Site Photo By Paul Cheney Jim Burns.	Wiscassett Site Photo Jim McGinnis.	Wiscassett Site Photo Joe Geroux, Merle Grover, and Mike Moody.	Wiscassett Site Photo John Hall, 1993.	Wiscassett Site Photo By Jim Swanson Kenny Lund victory.
From Walter Newell St. Clair in an early car.	Wiscassett Site Photo Lincoln County win for Meserve.	Wiscassett Site Photo "The Man" with another Victory.	Wiscassett Site Photo By Mike Lanoe Meserve and McGinnis.	Wiscassett Site Photo Earl Parnelli Jones.	Wiscassett Site Photo Ralph Nason - 1987 win.
Courtesy of Norm Sherman Charger Class drivers.	Courtesy of Norm Sherman Street Stock drivers, including Perley Childs, who I saw race at OPS.	Courtesy of Bill Penfold Ray Penfold wth a nice Chevelle. I thought he was a Ford Man then.	Courtesy of John Merry Street Stock winners, including Guy Childs, who I saw race at OPS.	Courtesy of John Merry Sportsman drivers.	Courtesy of John Merry Sportsman winners.
Courtesy of John Merry Ralph Nason on the program cover with a young admirere presenting a model.	Courtesy of Deb C. Buckley Remember when Teddy Palino was a hobby driver ?.	Courtesy of John Merry  Sportsmam drivers who include old hand Dave Darveau. He won almost everywhere he went.	Courtesy of Norm Sherman Limited Sportsman driver Bob Studley.	Courtesy of Norm Sherman Limited Sportsman driver Frank Guptil.	Courtesy of Norm Sherman Limited Sportsman driver Jim Hayes.
	Courtesy of John Merry  A Hobby drivers' page.	Courtesy of John Merry  A drivers' page that includes Skip Cahill, the Bath, ME tire dealer whom we used to see on the Northern NASCAR Tour in Vermont.	Courtesy of John Merry  Another drivers' page.

 
Wiscassett Site Photo
See caption. I remember Meserve [with Gard Leavitt] hauling past my house in Milton to go to Catamount with
this very Chevelle around 1972 Stan didn't stay long, but Gard stayed for over a decade.

MORE OLDER PHOTOS

Wiscassett Site Photo Early car - could be Buster Grover.	Wiscassett Site Photo Early cars - UNK driver.	Courtesy of Bill Penfold Ray Penfold in action with the Sunliner.	Wiscassett Newspaper Photo Won't you come home, Bill Bailey ?.	Julie Taylor Photo CHarger winners: UNK, Cooley and Williams.	Wiscassett Site Photo Bill Bailey, Stan Meserve and Steve Langelier.
Wiscassett Site Photo Stan Meserve and another driver are not awfully pleased with each other.	Wiscassett Site Photo Still not pleased.	Wiscassett Site Photo The Stan Meserve wreck that started the fight.	Wiscassett Site Photo More of the Stan Meserve wreck that started the fight.	Wiscassett Site Photo Buster Grover, Stan Meserve,and Bill Bailey,	Courtesy of David Greenleaf Dale Chadbourne, Woolwich, ME
Courtesy of Caroline Connors Steve Langelier with what looks like a '60 Ford with a '57 nose section.	Courtesy of Steve Pellerin Steve Langelier with a Fairlane 500 in the pits.	Courtesy of Steve Pellerin Steve Langelier with a Fairlane 500 win.	Courtesy of Bill Penfold Ray Penfold wins with the '58 Ford.	Courtesy of Bill Penfold Ray Penfold's '60 FOnd Sunliner, at WIlfred Cronk's house, doing some publicity duty.	Courtesy of Bill Penfold Ray Penfold at speed with the Sunliner.
Courtesy of John Merry A Clint Feyler win.	Courtesy of John Merry A program page from the older days.	Courtesy of John Merry Another Bob Hallee win.	Courtesy of John Merry Ho Hum, yet another Bob Hallee win.	Courtesy of John Merry A figure 8 shot including Don Bowie, who also ran at OPS.	Courtesy of Mike Ettinger A bargain at $2 !!.

Courtesy of John Merry
 Caption is pretty self-explanatory.

REGULARS' PHOTOS AND VISITING SERIES

Wiscassett Site Photo Almost too pretty to race; but, judging from those stickers, it definitely raced ...and won.	Wiscassett Site Photo Palino leads Nason and others.	Wiscassett Site Photo Wayne Marshall, 1986.	Wiscassett Site Photo Somebody's wild - looking Chevy.	Wiscassett Site Photo Dick McCabe, pre BGNN days.	Wiscassett Site Photo By Danny Grover Dale Chadbourne, 1986.
VISITING RACE SERIES	Wiscassett Site Photo Dick McCabe.  BGNN	Wiscassett Site Photo Meserve and Hector LeClair.  Nascar North	Wiscassett Site Photo by Jamie Williams Kelly Moore and Dave Dion.  BGNN	Courtesy of Norm Sherman Key figures of NASCAR North.

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