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SATURDAY, JULY 8th
OXFORD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES |
FERRIS MOWERS
NIGHT |
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Budweiser
Super Late Models, Figure 8s
Allens Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stocks,
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MacDonald Motors of Bridgton Bandits Divisions |
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Derek Griffith Makes it 13 Winners
in 13
Super Late Model Races in
Budweiser Championship Series
at OPS
Dufault, Heath and Kilgore also
score on
Ferris Mowers Night presented by
Dave’s Small Engines |
Oxford, Maine - Derek Griffith of Hudson, New
Hampshire raced to his first-ever Oxford Plains Speedway
victory in the 50-lap Super Late Model feature, topping
the Budweiser Championship Series racing card on Ferris
Mowers Night presented by Dave's Small Engines Saturday
night.
Griffith's victory aboard the LCM Racing
12 came from third starting position, but was no
cakewalk, as reigning HP Hood Oxford 250 champion Glen
Luce of Turner and others had restart chances but could
not prevail against the 19-year-old hotshoe. Griffith
becomes the 13th winner in 13 races this season for the
Budweiser Super Late Models.
Luce looked like a
contender to be the first repeat winner in the top class
this season, but settled for runner-up honors. Former
track champion Shawn Martin of Turner raced to an
impressive third-place finish after starting the race in
20th position. Rookie Josh Childs started from the pole,
battled Griffith for a spell en route to a fourth-place
finish. Reigning track champion and current points
leader Timmy Brackett of Buckfield rounded out the top
five after starting 18th.
Matt Dufault of Turner
returned to victory lane, tightening an already-close
championship battle against fellow Turner racer Calvin
Rose, Jr. in the Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Street
Stock division. Dufault started seventh and was soon
stalking early race leader Matt Williams of Brownfield.
Rose, the 11th starter, patiently moved into contention
as Dufault took command, just moving to second a
straightaway behind Dufault.
But unlike the
previous week, Rose was unable to prevail on the
restart, and Dufault was triumphant in the 30-lap race.
Rose settled for runner-up honors, with Lisbon's Rick
Spaulding claiming third-place hardware. Early race
leader Williams, of Brownfield, was fourth under the
checkered flag in his first appearance of the season.
Zach Emerson of Sabattus was fifth.
Jamie Heath
of Waterford prevailed in another entertaining 20-lap
feature race for MacDonald Motors of Bridgton Bandits
racers. After gaining eight spots on the first lap from
his 14th starting position, Heath was off chasing early
leader Charlie Hall of Oxford. Heath got by Hall on a
restart and went on to claim yet another checkered flag
in his impressive OPS portfolio.
Hall was clearly
the best of the rest on this night, claiming runner-up
honors well in front of third-place Tyler Green of
Turner. Green, who led the championship standings
entering the night but lost that lead to Heath, survived
a tough battle for the final trophy with Ryan Hewins of
Leeds, in the Varney ride. Bill Grover of Waterford
rounded out the top five.
Kyle Kilgore of South
Paris nailed down his second win of the season in the
15-lap Dave's Small Engines/Ariens/Gravely Figure 8
race, noting in victory lane that all three 100-race
winners in the history of Oxford Plains Speedway were in
the race. Kilgore took the lead from Mike Rowe, who
looked like he might triumph in his first-ever run
through the X. But an errant lapped car took Rowe wide
and opened the door for Kilgore, who sped to victory in
one of the most action-packed races to date for the
class.
New England Hall of Famer Rowe, of Turner,
did claim runner-up honors in front of Eric Hodgkins of
Minot, who somehow claimed a third-place finish after a
head-on bout with a concrete barrier. Greg Durgin of
South Paris and Lisbon's Robert Morey rounded out the
top five.
Super Late Model competition resumes
Sunday, July 31 at 6:00 p.m. with the HP Hood 150 for
Pro All Stars Series. PASS Mods and Legends Cars round
out that racing card. The Budweiser Championship Series
at Oxford Plains Speedway resumes on Saturday, August 6
at 7:00 p.m. For more information visit oxfordplains.com
or call (207) 539-8865.
Unofficial Budweiser
Championship Series results from Ferris Mowers Night at
Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday, July 30
showing finishing position, car number, driver's name,
driver's hometown.
SUPER
LATE MODEL (50 laps) 1 12 Derek Griffith,
Hudson, NH; 2 7 Glen Luce, Turner; 3 94 Shawn Martin,
Turner; 4 3 Josh Childs, Oxford; 5 60 Tim Brackett,
Buckfield; 6 75 Gary Smith, Bangor; 7 24 Gunnar Rowe,
Turner; 8 25 Shawn Knight, Turner; 9 46 Dennis Spencer,
Jr., Oxford; 10 36 Scott Robbins, Dixfield; 11 03 Scott
Moore, Anson; 12 72 Chris Coolidge, Norway; 13 54 Ryan
Deane, Winterport; 14 88 Kyle DeSouza, Fairhaven, MA; 15
53 Alan Wilson, Hebron; 16 23 Lonnie Sommerville,
Burnsville, NB; 17 0 Spencer Morse, Waterford; 18 9 JT
Thurlow, Windham; 19 61 TJ Brackett, Buckfield; 20 24
Mike Rowe, Turner; 21 47 Kelly Moore, Scarborough.
Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy
STREET STOCK (30 laps) 1 61 Matt Dufault,
Turner; 2 8 Calvin Rose, Jr., Turner; 3 36 Richard
Spaulding, Lisbon; 4 63 Matt Williams, Brownfield; 5 23
Zach Emerson, Sabattus; 6 24 Jonathan Emerson, Sabattus;
7 58 David Whittier, West Poland; 8 60 Richard
Wentworth, Center Conway, NH; 9 4 Jordan Russell,
Norway; 10 30 Don Duval, Leeds; 11 77 Bryce Mains,
Naples; 12 42 Kim Tripp, Oxford.
MacDonald Motors of Bridgton
BANDITS (20 laps) 1 91 Jamie Heath,
Waterford; 2 3 Charlie Hall, Oxford; 3 26 Tyler Green,
Turner; 4 51 Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 5 13 Bill Grover,
Waterford; 6 18 Brian Hiscock, Turner; 7 4 Caleb
Emerson-Mains, New Gloucester; 8 08 Mike McKinney,
Berlin, NH; 9 5 Guy Childs, Sr., Sabattus; 10 77 Rob
Crepeau, Minot; 11 54 Dustin Salley, Poland; 12 19 Chris
Foster, Lisbon; 13 14 Adam O'Neil, Lewiston; 14 33 Matt
Hiscock, Turner; 15 20 Darryl Quinlan, Westbrook; 16 00
Mike Neddenreip, Bridgton; 17 88 Nick Hoyt, Litchfield;
18 2 Shaun Hinkley, Oxford; 19 8 Joshua Knoll, Mechanic
Falls; 20 15 Chris Smith, Norway.
Ariens / Gravely / Dave's Small
Engines FIGURE 8 (15 laps) 1 4 Kyle Kilgore,
South Paris; 2 127 Mike Rowe, Turner; 3 97 Eric
Hodgkins, Minot; 4 41 Greg Durgin, South Paris; 5 3
Robert Morey, Lisbon; 6 2 Dale Lawrence, Lisbon Falls; 7
28 J. Varney, Leeds; 8 39 Gale Williams, Sumner; 9 54
David Smith, South Paris; 10 27 Jon Lizotte, Lewiston. |
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