Since 1965, Speedway 95 has been family-operated. The track is a 1/3-mile paved oval in Hermon, MA.
Delano Merritt, the current owner has worked at the track since 1968.
On August 17, 2025, Merritt reached an agreement to sell the track. Former NASCAR winner Ricky Craven has purchased the track.
Craven is a native of Newburgh, Maine. He remains the only Main-born driver in the NASCAR Cup Series driver to even win a race.
The new owner has planned “extensive renovations” in the coming years. Those are expected to include upgrades to both the track as well as the surrounding amenities.
“Today is a monumental day for me and my family,” Ricky Craven opened in a track release.
“I have been friends with Del for decades and admired the dedication he has given for his track, team, and all associated with Speedway 95.”
“I am dedicating the rest of my life to a track that has been part of my DNA for many years. Both my Mom and Dad won races at Speedway 95 in the 70’s. I have the honor of receiving the checkered flag and a black flag from Del during my racing at Speedway 95 in a strange way, I benefited from both.”
“Now Del and I can say we are forever connected through Speedway 95. We will in the near future share with all the people with equity in this track our intentions to do some aggressive vision of how this facility will continue to evolve.”
“It includes several phases that I can not wait to get started. I want to thank Del, his family, Kim, Shawn, and the entire team at Speedway 95, and of course all of the people that have competed or been associated with the track since 1966.”
“The details of our plans will be announced at a later date. Del and I will work closely together to finish out the 2025 Speedway 95 race season which will run through October 12th.”
Craven retired from the NASCAR Cup Series following the 2004 season. He collected a two race wins in his career.
