Oxford, ME-
Justin Drake of Burnham scored his first victory in the
Budweiser Oxford Championship series, Super Late Model
division Saturday night.
A solid
field of 22 Super Late Models took the green flag led by
Alan Tardiff of Lyman, who went on to lead the most laps
in the event.
A late
charge by Mike Rowe of Turner made an impressive battle
up front with the top five cars close at hand as the
laps wound down in the 50 lap event.
Drake
pulled out the win with Rowe taking second, followed by
Tardiff in third. Shawn Martin of Turner and Reid
Lanpher of Manchester, rounded out the top five.
Billy
Childs Jr. of Leeds pulled out an impressive first win
of the season in the 30 lap Allen’s Coffee Flavored
Brandy Street Stock division.
Childs
started on the pole and found the battle to be close up
front with Bridgton’s Bryce Mains. Mains took second in
the event followed by Richard Spaulding of Lisbon for
third place. Matt Dufault of Turner and David Whittier
of Poland followed closely for fourth and fifth place.
The Bandit
division is not lacking in race excitement of their own
this season. The top spots were in high demand with
Jacob Hall of Oxford taking the checkers for the win.
A hard
fought battle behind Hall had fans talking as Brandon
Varney of Auburn and Jamie Heath of Waterford battled
door to door for the second place spot. Varney managed
to take second with Heath following in third place.
Shaun Hinkley of Oxford and Adam Sanborn of West Paris
rounded out the top five.
The Figure
8 division has a new winner this week, one who is no
stranger to Oxford Plains Speedway. Tommy Tompkins who
has run other divisions over the years found his way to
Victory Lane in the 15 lap event.
David Smith
of South Paris settled for second place honors as Jon
Lizotte of Lewiston, Kyle Kilgore of South Paris , and
Dale Lawrence of Minot completed the top five in the
event.
The next
event at Oxford Plains Speedway is Saturday May 20th
at 7pm with the Budweiser Oxford Championship Series and
the Pro All Star Series Modifieds. Call us at
207-539-8865 for information.
