The sale of Wiscasset Raceway could be finalized in a “week to 10 days,” track owner Doug White said Wednesday.

“We are in negotiations with three different people,” White said.

White is asking $500,000 for the track. He purchased it in 2007, also for $500,000.

“It’s a good deal for somebody,” he said.

White wouldn’t comment on the prospective buyers, saying only “some are local and some are from out of state.”

Negotiations have forced drivers into a holding pattern while they wait to see if Wiscasset will indeed open this year.

Casey Nash of Richmond competes in the track’s Late Model class. He said he hasn’t worked on his car at all.

“Time’s running out,” he said. “The latest they can open is the first week in June. They’ll have to have something ready by the end of May. It would be a rough start for the new owner if it’s later than that. If Wiscasset doesn’t open, I probably won’t race anywhere else. Everywhere else is too far or I’d have to change the car for their rules, and that’s expensive.”

Racing began last year at Wiscasset on May 23.

The track opened in 1969 as Wiscasset Speedway. Dave and Sandra St. Clair then purchased it in 1991 and re-named it Wiscasset Raceway.

“Maybe someone can buy it and get it going again,” Nash said.

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Johnny Clark arrived in North Wilkesboro, N.C., on Wednesday to prepare “The Race” on Saturday.

The Race, a 300-lapper at North Wilkesboro Speedway, pays out $75,000 to the winner.

“We’re ready,” said Clark, of Farmingdale. “I think we’re sitting pretty good. I think we have what it takes.”

As of Wednesday, 87 cars were in the field. Practice rounds are scheduled today before qualifying on Friday.

“I think we’re heading in the right direction,” said Clark, the three-time defending Pro All-Stars Series North champion. “We’re still trying to find some speed.”

Bill Stewart — 621-5640

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