Full racing card at Spud’s Speedway

Sunday to feature regular classes, Fast Fours and Last Chance 150
By Tom Hale
Special to the Pioneer Times
    CARIBOU — Will this be the year that the dominance of the race car drivers from the St. John Valley in Aroostook County is broken at the fourth annual Last Chance 150 (formerly the Spud 150)?
    According to promoter/race director Jere Humphrey of Washburn, who lives in Houlton, “I know that there is going to be 20-25 Late Model Sportsmen (LMS) that are very competitive. I would not count out Austin Theriault of Fort Kent [Theriault won inaugural Spud 150 in 2009] or Frenchville native Shawn Martin now residing in Turner. [Martin won in 2010 and 2011]  I am sure there are a lot of people wanting to dethrone these from their position such as Ellsworth’s Andy Saunders, who finished second in each of the previous Spud 150s. Saunders is point leader in LMS at Speedway 95.”
    Racing at Spud Speedway gets under way on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. and will feature Spud Speedway regular classes plus a 44-lap Fast Fours feature race in addition to the Last Chance 150. The Fast Fours division at most Maine tracks is one of the most popular divisions.
     “The Fast Fours is one of the largest divisions throughout the state,” Humphrey said.” They usually do not fend for a big purse. They’ll get $444 to win. They normally get $100-$150 for a Saturday night event. We feel there could be as many as 30 cars entering this race.”
    When Humphrey was asked if he was excited he replied, “Excitement is probably an under-estimate!”
    Prices for tickets in the grandstands will be $10 for adults, ages 6-15 years of age will be $5 and children 5 and under free. Pit area tickets will cost $25.
    For more information, go to www.spud-speedway.com.