Auto Racing
TV radio sports schedule for May 26/27, 2012
on May 25, 2012, at 7:35 p.m.
SATURDAY AUTO RACING Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 8 a.m., Speed-TV NASCAR Sprint Cup, Coca-Cola 600, practice 10 a.m. & 1 p.m., Speed-TV NASCAR Nationwide Series, History 300, qualifying 11 a.m., ESPN2-TV; race 2:45 p.m., ABC-TV Global Rallycross Championship, 8 p.m., ESPN2-TV BASEBALL, COLLEGE Atlantic Coast Conference Playoffs Teams TBD, ...
Kanaan hoping 11th Indy 500 start finally brings luck
By Michael Marot, The Associated Press on May 25, 2012, at 7:27 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Kanaan has been called just about every name in the book. Fan favorite, pole-sitter, race-day favorite, race leader, even the last starter on the grid. For Kanaan, the last decade of Indianapolis has been filled with close calls, bad luck and pure frustration. But he keeps coming ...
Penske again seeking Memorial Day weekend double
By Pete Iacobelli, The Associated Press on May 25, 2012, at 7:24 p.m.
CONCORD, N.C. — Brad Keselowski got the first of many surprises at his first meeting with racing great Roger Penske. The rising NASCAR star now driving Penske Racing’s No. 2 discovered the Michigan address for their get together was an unmarked, routine building Keselowski had driven by all the time ...
Hendrick’s NASCAR team goes from ice cold to red hot
By Pete Iacobelli, The Associated Press on May 24, 2012, at 9:17 p.m.
CONCORD, N.C. — After months of wondering when any Hendrick Motorsports car would win again, NASCAR’s powerhouse program is on a major roll heading into the Coca-Cola 600. Five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson broke a 16-race victory drought this month at Darlington Raceway for Hendrick Motorsports’ 200th win, then ...
AUTO RACING
Caribou’s Spud Speedway opens for season on Sunday afternoon
Spud Speedway owner Troy Haney figures there were only four good racing weekends last summer at the racetrack. Rain or the threat of rain hurt car counts and attendance the other weekends. But it’s a new season and Haney is optimistic about the prospects for a better summer of racing ...
TV, radio sports schedule for May 25
on May 24, 2012, at 5:25 p.m.
AUTO RACING IRL, IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 Carb Day, 11 a.m., NBCSN-TV IRL, Indy Lights, Freedom 100, noon, NBCSN-TV Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws, 8 p.m., SPEED-TV BASEBALL, COLLEGE America East Tourney MAINE vs. TBA, 11 a.m., WAEI Bangor (910 AM); UMaine Internet (GoBlackBears.com) BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE TAMPA BAY at BOSTON, ...
Ryan Beale takes ‘95’ Strictly Street series win
on May 20, 2012, at 8:22 p.m.
HERMON — Cherryfield’s Ryan Beale took the lead for good on the seventh lap of the 35-lap Pepsi Beverage Company series event at Speedway 95 Saturday night becoming the first two- time winner in the division in 2012. The lead swapped three times in the first six laps as water ...
Sandbagging in All-Star race irritates fans
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press on May 20, 2012, at 7:06 p.m.
CONCORD, N.C. — It didn’t take teams very long to figure out their best shot at winning the All-Star race would be in the first 20 laps. What few predicted, though, was that the new format would encourage drivers to take it easy for portions of Saturday night’s $1 million ...
TV radio sports schedule for May 19/20, 2012
on May 18, 2012, at 7:31 p.m.
SATURDAY AUTO RACING IRL, IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 qulifying, 11 a.m., NBCSN-TV NHRA, Summernationals qualifying, 5 p.m. (delay) ESPN2-TV NASCAR Sprint Cup, Sprint All-Star Race, 7 p.m., Speed-TV; WNZS Veazie (1340 AM) radio BASEBALL, COLLEGE MAINE at STONY BROOK, (2), 1 p.m., WAEI Bangor (910 AM) radio; UMaine Internet (GoBlackBears.com) BASEBALL, ...
Kurt Busch thinks Newman feud is ‘WWE-type’ action
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press on May 18, 2012, at 6:42 p.m.
CONCORD, N.C. — Kurt Busch thought he and Ryan Newman were friends. He’s learned the hard way this week that he was mistaken. Maybe that’s how it goes between drivers looking to lock down jobs for next year? Busch is once again in the starring role as NASCAR’s resident villain, ...
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Two Aroostook County drivers to battle in Oxford 150 American-Canadian Tour
Two of the drivers expected to be in the mix to win Sunday’s Oxford 150 American-Canadian Tour race are Aroostook County neighbors. Fort Kent’s Austin Theriault, an ACT regular running fourth in points after three races, and Frenchille native Shawn Martin, an OPS Late Model regular, will be challenged by ...
TV, radio sports for May 18
on May 17, 2012, at 8:10 p.m.
AUTO RACING NASCAR, Truck Series, N.C. Education Lottery 200, final practice (10:30 a.m.), pole qualifying (4 p.m.), race (8 p.m.), SPEED-TV NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Sprint Showdown practice (noon), pole qualifying (5 p.m.), SPEED-TV NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Sprint-All-Star Race practice (1:30 p.m.), pole qualifying (6 p.m.), SPEED-TV BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE BOSTON ...
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Newburgh man offering charitable rides in race car driven by NASCAR’s Tony Stewart
NEWBURGH, Maine — If you show up to the Make-A-Wish Foundation walkathon at Bangor’s Cascade Park between 10 a.m. and noon Saturday, you will notice a NASCAR Sprint Cup car on display. Newburgh’s Greg Veinote owns the No. 20 Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing car driven by Tony Stewart from ...
TV radio sports schedule for May 17, 2012
on May 16, 2012, at 7:51 p.m.
AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup, Pit Crew challenge, 8 p.m. (delay), Speed-TV BASEBALL, HIGH SCHOOL HERMON at JOHN BAPST, 4:30 p.m., WZON Bangor (620 AM) radio BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE BOSTON at TAMPA BAY, 7 p.m., NESN-TV; MLB-TV; WZON Bangor (620 AM), WDEA Ellsworth (1370 AM), WHOU Houlton (100.1 FM), WRKD ...
IndyCar teams take cautious approach to practice
By Michael Marot, The Associated Press on May 14, 2012, at 7:33 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar teams have used the first three practice sessions at Indianapolis as a virtual classroom. They’re collecting data about how their new cars react in different conditions on Indianapolis’ 2.5-mile oval. They’re trying to decipher fuel calculations. They’re studying how the cars run in traffic and trying to ...
AUTO RACING
Whitney holds off Burgess for Unity Raceway triumph
on May 13, 2012, at 8:33 p.m.
UNITY — Brian Whitney of Burnham became the first two-time feature race winner of the season in the top-tier Late Model division Saturday at Unity Raceway. Whitney led the 35-lap event from wire-to-wire, holding off challenges from reigning track champion Jeff Burgess of Fairfield on a late-race restart to seal ...
Auto racing
Skowhegan driver claims mini stock race on Loudon road course
LOUDON, N.H. — Skowhegan’s Mike Mason retook the lead from Scott Farrington of Minot with three laps remaining to win the 20-lap North East Mini Stock Tour opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday. Mason lost the lead on a restart with five laps to go after pacing the ...
Busch-Newman crew dustup mars Hendrick milestone
By Pete Iacobelli, The Associated Press on May 13, 2012, at 6:48 p.m.
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Those Busch brothers can’t seem to avoid the spotlight at Darlington Raceway. A year after Kyle Busch tangled with Kevin Harvick in the pits following Regan Smith’s first Sprint Cup win, the crew for Kurt Busch scrummed with Ryan Newman’s group while Rick Hendrick and Jimmie Johnson ...
AUTO RACING
Weston prevails in caution-filled race at Speedway 95
HERMON, Maine — Eleven cars started the 50-lap Sportsman feature at Speedway 95 Saturday night. It was the first of a three-race series in the Sportsman class. But one car after another fell by the wayside until, nine caution flags later, Norridgewock’s Nate Weston took the checkered flag by 12 ...
Stewart has modest goals for Danica at Darlington
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press on May 11, 2012, at 6:24 p.m.
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Tony Stewart has very modest goals for Danica Patrick’s debut at Darlington Raceway. He knew “the Track Too Tough to Tame” is going to be difficult, which is why he put Saturday night’s race on her Sprint Cup Series schedule. Patrick is scheduled to run 10 Cup ...
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