HERMON, Maine — Driving a new car he has been building while competing with another, Joey Doyon of Winterport showed the fans his latest creation had the good stuff as he held off Skowhegan’s Kris Matchett in a final-lap feature race at Speedway 95 on Saturday night.
Doyon took the point in the 40-lap Dysart’s Late Model feature when he wrestled the lead from pole-sitter Asa Jones of Sullivan on a 10th-lap restart. Doyon held the lead as Deane Smart of Bradley and Dana Wilbur of Frankfort battled for second and third with Matchett watching from fourth.
On lap 32, Smart’s engine erupted, sending Smart and Wilbur into the backstretch wall. Matchett avoided the oil left by Smart’s engine, and found himself in the second spot on the restart.
As Doyon and Matchett exited turn two on the 38th lap, Doyon’s car slipped slightly in the high groove, allowing Matchett to take the lead by inches. Matchett held the lead as the duo passed under the white flag side by side, but, entering turn three on the final circuit, Matchett’s car slipped on the inside groove, allowing Doyon to edge ahead and cross under the checkered flag just a 10th of a second ahead of Matchett.
John Curtis Jr. of Hermon finished third, with Steve Kimball of Holden and Dylan Street of Old Town rounding out the top five.
Other Speedway 95 results
Casella Recycling Street Stocks Sunoco Race Fuels Series No. 3 (50 laps): 1. Bob Seger Jr. Frankfort; 2. Jordan Pearson, Corinth; 3. William McCullough, Kenduskeag; 4. Cole Robinson, Clinton; 5. Deane Clements, Brooks
Casella Waste Systems Sport-Four (25 laps): 1. James Goodman, Hampden; 2. Isaac Rollins, Hudson; 3. Andrew Crosby, Hermon; 4.Lewis Batchelder, Dixmont
Caged Runners (20 laps): 1.Ethan Lyons, Skowhegan; 2.Jason Hyde, Glenburn
3. David Carlow, Winterport; 4.Jesse Dodge III Fairfield; 5. Kyle Willette, Oakland
Oxford Plains Speedway
(Top 5 per class with finish, car number, driver, hometown): Budweiser Super Late Model (50 laps): 1. 41 Tracy Gordon, Strong; 2. 60 Tim Brackett, Buckfield; 3. 47 Gabe Brown, Center Conway, NH; 4. 94 Shawn Martin, Turner; 5. 93 Ray Christian III, Uncasville, Conn.
Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stock (30 laps): 1. 1 Billy Childs, Jr., Leeds; 2. 5 Ryan Hewins, Oxford; 3. 61 Matt Dufault, Turner; 4. 4 Jordan Russell, Norway; 5. 58 David Whittier, West Poland
Bandits (20 laps) 1. 54 Kurt Hewins, Leeds; 2. 5 Jake Hall, Oxford; 3. 18 Dustin Salley, Poland; 4 08 Mike McKinney, Berlin, NH; 5 52 Chad Wills, Buckfield
Figure 8 (20 laps) 1. 2 Dale Lawrence, Lisbon; 2. 4 Kyle Kilgore, South Paris; 3. 07 Kyle Glover, Oxford; 4. 3 Chachy Hall, Oxford; 5. 00 Larry Lizotte, Poland
Rookie (10 laps): 1. 91 Brady Heath, Waterford, 2. 8 Owen, Stuart, Naples; 3. 1 Brady Childs, Leeds; 4. 3 Thomas Brackett, Auburn.
Pro All Stars Series
Results from Sunday’s Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway showing finishing position, car number, driver’s name, driver’s hometown:
Pro All Stars Series North Super Late Model (150 laps): 1. 7 Curtis Gerry, Waterboro; 2. 13 Cassius Clark, Farmington; 3. 59 Reid Lanpher, Manchester; 4. 60 DJ Shaw, Center Conway, N.H.; 5. 7 Travis Benjamin, Belfast; 6. 88 Brandon Barker, Windham; 7. 47 Kelly Moore, Scarborough; 8. 96 Wyatt Alexander, Charlotte, N.C.; 9. 51 John Peters, Westbrook; 10. 36 Ryan Robbins, Dixfield;
PASS Mods (40 laps): 1. 60x Adam Gray, Belchertown, Mass.; 2. 85 Jariet Harrison, Freeport; 3. 60 Gary Shackford, Center Conway, N.H.; 4. 14 Mark Napolitano, North Yarmouth; 5. 25 Bruce Helmuth, Wales;
Bandits (25 laps): 1. 54 Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 2. 08 Mike McKinney, Berlin, N.H.; 3. 2 Shaun Hinkley, Oxford; 4. 52 Chad Wills, Buckfield; 5. 53 Eric Parlin, Mechanic Falls