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Lee USA Speedway 5-8-2009
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Speedway 95 5-3-2009
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Speedway 95 4-26-2009
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2008 Photo Gallery
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Amsoil Night at Beech Ridge 2008
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Drivers

#1 Aaron Lewis
#5 Adam Ricci
#7 Patrick Stewart
#9 Russ Nutting
#10 Ed Getty
#11 Scott Haag
#17 Terry Kirk
#19 Jim Manchester
#20 Max Zachem
#21 Chris Sargent
#23 Chris Seavey
#27 Kevin "Kman" Hutchens
#29 Tyler Jordan
#31 Chad Grysk
#33 Alan Smith
#38 Bobby Timmons
#44 David Grysk
#56 Evan Beaulieu
#64 Chris "Doc" Ogilvy
#72 Dan Hutchens
#87 Anthony Pagliarulo
#88 Steve Fox
#99 Charlie Buxton
#399 Bob Weymouth
#O Dustin Reynolds
#O6 Dana Reed

 NELCAR, Inc. started in 1994 as New England Legends led by the sole dealer for the southern cars in the north, Gary Dunphy. The beginnings of the group were small with Gary selling a handful of cars to a few fo rmer racers in the state of Maine. The group would take their cars all over the state as an exhibition show to drum up more interest in the often called, "cute little cars." With each exhibition, the group grew and formed a racing family with the drivers and crew members, who were often family and friends, meeting up for "Pit Parties" before the races or dinner after.

In 1997, Peter Prescott, owner of E.J. Prescott, took over the reigns of the series which had brought in drivers from all over New England. With this change also came a name change to MALCAR. The MALCAR Legends continued to race all over New England from Speedway 95 in Bangor, ME to Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, CT. Many of the drivers also had gotten a taste of southern racing by qualifying for the INEX Legends Asphalt Nationals that were held at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.

In 1999, Prescott moved on to form a Pro-Truck team and the MALCAR drivers decided it was time that they took over the series, forming NELCAR, Inc. The series' top drivers joined together to form the first Board of Directors, which included past champions Doug Coombs and Ed Chapman. The drivers chose Jerry Major to be their race director, announcer, and series organizer. Fellow competitor Larry Poirier took over the Maine Legend Car dealership from Prescott and the series continued to expand. The popularity of the Legend Cars was most evident at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway for their 10-week Thursday Thunder summer series. Fans would pack the stands to watch the drivers battle for 20 laps or 15 minutes whichever limit came first.

The series also expanded its reach into northern New Hampshire and hosted many national qualifying races for the New England region. NELCAR was one of the premier Legend Car series in the country and was often visited by some of the top Legends drivers from the southeast. In 2000, John GIbbs of Livermore, ME took over the dealership from Poirier and still carries on the Legends tradition today.

NELCAR, Inc has brought together men, women, new, and former racers from all forms of the sport including motorcycles and stock cars. The atmosphere at the races is still open and welcoming where the drivers may compete ferociously on the track but will still join each other for "Pit Parties" and dinner. If you are interested in joining this staple of New England racing and being a part of its diversity please Contact NELCAR.

Written by Allison Coombs

Corey Williams

www.williamsbrothersracing.com

Williams took back to back NELCAR and Thursday Thunder Championships during the 2002 and 2003 seasons, as well as, being nominated for the "Maine Driver of the Year" award. In 2004 Williams moved up to Super Late Model competition with the Pro All Star Series (PASS) where he finished 3'rd in the series standings and was named "Rookie of the Year." Williams' Super Late Model career has continued to flourish and he is now one of the premier competitors in the PASS South series. He notched his first ASA win in 2007 driving for NASCAR driver David Stremme. Williams currently lives in North Carolina racing Super Late Models and working for Andy Santerre Motorsports where he has served as Crew Chief for Jeffrey Earnhardt, Austin Dillon, and Peyton Sellers.

Cassius Clark

www.cassiusclark.com

Clark joined NELCAR in 1999 and quickly showed that he would be a fearsome competitor and took "Rookie of the Year" honors at the end of the season. In his three year of competition Clark won back to back Thursday Night Thunder Championships and competed in the 2000 and 2001 Legend Car Asphalt Nationals. Clark was able to pilot his car to 11'th and 7'th place finishes in the elite "A" main events. In 2002 Clark moved up to Super Late Model competition. His first win came in 2004 with three pole awards securing his first top ten in points and "Most Improved Driver." Clark's most prestigious win came in the fall of 2006 when he won the Mason-Dixon Meltdown in South Boston, VA. Clark still runs in the Pro All Star North Series where he consistently posts top five finishes and is always a favorite to win races.

Ed Chapman

Chapman was always a favorite to win races in NELCAR in his signature white number 32. Toward the end of his Legend Car career he was able to expand to a two car team with his son Matthew driving the number 23, which would later serve as Corey Williams' first Legend Car. His career as an owner and driver would serve him well. Chapman currently owns the Super Late Model driven by, former competitor, Cassius Clark.

Doug Coombs

Coombs joined NELCAR in the very beginning when there were only a handful of cars in the state and the lone dealer was Gary Dunphy. Coombs would prove to be one of the best drivers NELCAR would have, consistently running in the top five and garnering many wins. The highlight of his career would be his 1999 Thursday Night Thunder championship. Coombs also took over the business side of NELCAR which he ran with the help of his mother, wife, and daughter. He was able to attend the Legend Car Asphalt Nationals three times where he was able to race with and watch many of today's top drivers, such as, fellow Chapman Performance driver Reed Sorenson. In 2003 Coombs built an American Canadian Tour Late Model. His first couple of seasons he followed the tour and continued to gain experience. The highlight of his tour career was when he qualified for the biggest Late Model race in the Northeast the Milkbowl at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT. Soon after Coombs cut back his season to racing at his home track Oxford Plains Speedway where he was consistently one of the fastest cars with many top three finishes to his name. According to Coombs his experience in Legend Cars really helped his move to Late Model racing by teaching him how to drive a loose race car and credits his Legends racing to his success at the higher levels.

Jacob Dore

Jacob started racing legend cars in 2005 racing a limited regular schedule along with the TNT series his first year. He did win Rookie of the NELCAR series and the TNT series that year. He was also the Semi-Pro State of Maine Champion in his first year of legend car racing. He also ran in the nationals at Lake Erie Speedway.

2006 ran both tours full time, was 2nd in points for the NELCAR series and again won the Semi-Pro State of Maine Championship. He also raced at Lanier Speedway in Georgia in the nationals, and won his qualifying race in the semi pro division.

2007 found Jacob wining the Championship of both the NELCAR series and TNT series. He was also the Pro State of Maine Champion.

2008 Jacob turned to racing a modified at All-Star Speedway in Epping NH. In his rookie season he had 13 top ten finishes with 10 of them being in the top 5. He finished his rookie season 5th in points.

He is currently in his freshman year at UNH studying Mechanical Engineering and is a member of the UNH FSAE Precision Racing Team.

This year Jacob will continue racing the modified at All-Star Speedway and will also run a limited schedule with the True Value Tour.

Special Thanks to Allison Coombs for her hard work on the History of Nelcar