UNITY — Farmingdale’s Johnny Clark overcame engine trouble to win the second annual John Phippen Memorial Late Model race Sunday at Unity Raceway.

Clark won the 59-lap first leg of the race then finished third in the second edging out runner-up Frank Moulton of Burnham, who came in fifth and first, respectively, in the twin 59-lap segments.

“We had problems pretty much since Friday, transmissions and everything,” Clark said. “We won the first one then they inverted the field. We thought we were going to make the car better and we made it worse.”

Clark, who won the $1,500 first place prize, would have lost the race if not for a spin-out by Liberty’s Josh St. Clair with four or five laps remaining in the second leg. St. Clair finished third.

“I kind of thought we were coming home second but it was what it was,” Clark said. “That opened the door for us. That’s how this sport kind of goes.”

Clark is currently second in the points race in the Pro All Star Series North circuit and is the four-time defending points champion. He’ll return to that series in Quebec next weekend.

“It was a memorial race for John Phippen, that’s why we did it,” Clark said.

Clark edged Phippen out at Wiscasset Raceway in 1997 for his first Pro Stock victory. Phippen, whose career spanned 31 years, died of a heart attack after a race at Speedway 95 in 2010.

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UNITY — Chris King of Burnham won the Wildcat main event Saturday night while Alex Fernald of Benton scored his first feature win. Other winners included Skowhegan’s Zach Audet, Montville’s Cody Robbins, Waterville’s Ken Lord and Canaan’s Robert Dyer.

King won the 20-lap Wildcats feature, swapping the lead several times with third-place finisher Ryan Robinson of Clinton. Montville’s Craig Robbins finished second while Brent Chase of Burnham took fourth and Smithfield’s Mike Moore fifth.

Fernald celebrated his recent graduation from Lawrence High School by leading every lap to win the Late Model Pro Four feature. Steve Rackliff of Starks took second followed by Clinton’s Tim Robinson, Skowhegan’s Bryan Lancaster and Augusta’s Norm Cummings, Jr.

Audet won the Monster Mini Stock event, using a late-race caution to catch Burnham’s Matt Shaw, who finished second. Farmingdale’s Tim Collins and Jayson and Brad Bosworth, both of Cornville, rounded out the top five. Robbins led wire to wire in the Flyin’ 4 division. Richmond’s Nate Tribbett took second followed by Skowhegan’s Ed Archer, Oakland’s Mike Mathieu and Richmond’s Mike Dulaney.

Points leader Ward claimed another win in the six-cylinder Charger class, outrunning teammate Robert MacDonald. Skowhegan’s Christie Foster took third followed by Mike Flagg of Montville and Bob Carson of Benton. Dyer, 14, claimed his first victory in the Teen Thunder class, beating out Montville’s Colby Robbins and Fairfield’s Kyle Jackson.

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At Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday, Shawn Martin won the Late Model feature followed by Chris Coolidge, TJ Brackett, Bryan Mason and Glen Luce. Corey Morgan won the Strictly Stock division, ahead of Matt Williams, Ryan Hewins, Zach Bowie and Skipp Tripp. The Mini Stock event went to Pete McCollett with Rob Greenleaf taking second followed by Calvin Rose Jr., Justin Tremblay and Dan Morris. In the Runnin’ Rebels feature, Jonah Farrington took first, Jamie Leavitt second, Nate Dulac third, Jason Berry fourth and Brady Romano fifth.