The 2026 race season is beginning to wind down at Wiscasset Speedway, and champions are starting to be crowned every week. This past Saturday, the track hosted a full Group 2 program that included the Dale’s Cash Fuel Roadrunners, Creative Cleanouts Sport Modifieds, Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Models and the “championship race” for the Portland Glass Strictly Streets.

The afternoon kicked off with a 30-lap Pepsi spotlight feature for the Roadrunners. Unfortunately, the race started out with chaos as Eric Powell took a spin on the initial lap, making hard contact with the turn 3 wall. This resulted in a red flag, and the cautions kept coming, resulting in a slow start to the race. Once the field settled, multi-time race winner Gavin Gerow pulled ahead with the advantage over Hayden Carver. Karigan Glasier was also coming to life in the second half of the race, breaking the top 3 on lap 16. Gavin Gerow maintained command through the remainder of the feature, picking up his fifth win of the season and further extending his points lead in the division while Hayden Carver and Karigan Glasier rounded out the top 3.

Entering the feature race for the Strictly Streets, Chaz Briggs held a 6-point lead over Zack Emerson. Meanwhile, Dale Lawrence pulled ahead with the early advantage in the 30-lap feature, although the beginning of the race was riddled with cautions once again. Chaz Briggs was involved in a lap 2 pile-up and was forced to restart at the rear, but multiple cautions that followed brought him closer to the front once again. Through the chaos, Ethan Dinsmore managed to snag the lead over Shawn Emery, who avoided the chaos at the front of the field.

Dale Lawrence took a spin with just 4 laps to go, resulting in a caution. Shawn Emery was forced to stop at the backstretch wall due to some smoke coming out of the rear of his car, but race control deemed there were no leaks and simply smoke, allowing him to stay on the track. While battling for position on the restart, Ethan Dinsmore and Ray Dinsmore made contact, collecting Chuck Wagstaff, Justin Gailloux and Mac Hannan, Jr. in their wake. Shawn Emery pulled ahead on the restart, while it was a dog fight fron second on back. Emery scored the win, the second of his career, while Zack Emerson and Dan Trask rounded out the podium. Chaz Briggs, who finished fourth, was deemed the 2026 division champion - the first of his career after racing at both Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and Wiscasset Speedway for over a decade.

Scott Tucker made hard contact with the turn 2 wall on the initial start of the 30-lap Sport Modified feature, resulting in a red flag. Faith Cleaves held the upper hand on the restart, but both Jaxson Moreside and Kyle Hewins were right there, making it a 3-way battle for the top spot. After a handful of laps, Hewins dropped back slightly, leaving Cleaves and Moreside door-to-door at the front of the pack. The leaders battled it out lap after lap and left the inside line open on lap 23. Kyle Hewins took full advantage of the opportunity, powering to the lead while Faith Cleaves settled into second. Multi-time champion Adam Chadbourne entered the frame with two laps to go, stealing third away from Jaxson Moreside. Kyle Hewins held strong at the front of the pack, scoring his fifth win of the season and further cementing his hefty points lead, while Faith Cleaves and Adam Chadbourne completed the top 3.

Chase Burgess pulled out to a sizable early lead in the 40-lap feature for the Late Models. Shane Clark was also on the move early, breaking the top 3 on lap 8. There were heated battles all over the track from third on back, with Jonathon Emerson breaking free on lap 14. Shane Clark tracked down Chase Burgess as the laps wound down, pulling to Burgess’ outside door with just 10 laps to go. Clark completed the pass two laps later, and the battle for second tightened up as both Frank Moulton and Jonathon Emerson put the heat on Chase Burgess. Jonathon Emerson completed the pass with 3 laps to go as Frank Moulton followed in succession. The two drivers went door-to-door until the bitter end, with Moulton beating Burgess to the line by a nose as Shane Clark captured the victory. The spot was extremely valuable as Frank Moulton now leads the points by a mere 12-point margin over Jonathon Emerson leading into Group 2 Championship Day in two weeks.

While some divisions further accrued hefty point leads on Saturday afternoon, other divisions like the Late Models continued to tighten up, which will certainly result in an exciting end to the ‘Group 2’ season in two weeks.

Until then, there are still ‘Group 1’ champions to be crowned, and it will all go down this Saturday, Sept. 19. Although Nick Hinkley has already mathematically clinched the 207 Crate Modified championship, there are still four champions to be decided, with 10 points or less separating the leaders in both the Pro Stocks and Thunder 4 Minis.

The green flag flies at 2 p.m. and as always, adult admission is just $5 while kids 6 and under get in for free.

For the official track schedule, race results, point standings and more, please visit http://www.wiscassetspeedway.com.