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Emily Shaw, 14, was crowned the super stock champ, while Matthew Conley, 12, was named the stock champion. Shaw is the daughter of Richard and Julie Shaw of Littleton. Conley is the son of Brent and Jennifer Conley of Smyrna Mills. The race held on the engineered derby hill in Houlton Maine’s Community Park.
Here’s The Rundown Once The Wheels Stopped Spinning...
The top eight finishers in the stock division were: 1, Matthew Conley; 2, Joshua McGillicuddy; 3, Stephen Bruen; 4, Addyson Lynds; 5, Camden Porter; 6, Ava Wells; 7, Kilian Willette; 8, Bode Allen.
The top eight finishers in the super stock division were: 1, Emily Shaw; 2, Yvonne Henderson; 3, Cole Winslow; 4, Meysha Dahlk; 5, Caden Foster; 6, Logan Shaw; 7, Parker Grant; and 8, Holden Stoutamyer.
Special awards on the day were: best decorated stock, Addison Lapointe; best decorated super stock, Caden Fitzpatrick; VIP stock car – in memory of Bill Weber, Barrett White; VIP super stock car – in memory of Bill Weber, Yvonne Henderson; Alicia Dudzinski spirit memorial award, Gemma Wells; Wayne Miller sportsmanship award, Garrett Fitzpatrick; and Chris Hiscoe and Aimee Fitzpatrick memorial awards, Makaelyn Porter and Stephen Bruen.
Thank you to all racers, their families, all the mechanics that support the race program, fans, sponsors and the derby crew that shows up year after year since 1996′s 1st Northern Maine Soap Box Derby Race!