Oxford, Maine -- Spencer Morse of Waterford
raced to a career-first Super Late Model victory
Saturday night, topping the Budweiser Championship
Series stock car racing card at Oxford Plains Speedway.
A third-generation OPS racer, and son of a former
track champion, Morse battled frontrunner Ryan Deane of
Winterport in the early stages of the 50-lap finale,
then held off a hard-charging Tracy Gordon to earn a
popular victory lane appearance.
Morse and
Gordon, from Strong and one of the track's more
successful veteran racers, were joined on the podium by
multi-time Late Model track champion Dennis Spencer, Jr.
Early race leader Deane and Shawn Knight of South Paris
rounded out the top five.
David Whittier of West
Poland led wire-to-wire in the 30-lap main event for
Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stock racers. Zach
Emerson of Sabattus, last year's championship runner-up,
chased Whittier across the finish line.
Points
leader Calvin Rose, Jr., of Turner, did a lot of racing
in the outside groove, sometimes three-wide, en route to
a third-place Street Stock finish. Leeds racer Kyle
Hewins and Bryce Mains of Naples rounded out the top
five.
Dustin Salley of Poland borrowed reigning
Bandits division champion Shaun Hinkley's car and drove
to victory in the 20-lap feature race for the
entry-level class over a 30-car field. Jamie Heath of
Waterford made a late charge into second position under
the checkered flag.
Oxford's Jake Hall turning in
a fine third-place run in the Bandit finale. Brandon
Varney of Auburn gained about 20 positions to earn a
fourth-place finish. Matthew Mahar of Raymond rounded
out the top five.
Eric Hodgkins of Minot nailed
down his first win of the year in Figure 8 competition,
outrunning a fast-closing David Smith of South Paris to
the checkered flag. Hodgkins led all the way, but Smith
closed to the winner's rear bumper on the final circuit.
Recent winner Kyle Kilgore of South Paris claimed the
third-place trophy, finishing ahead of reigning champion
Jon Lizotte of Lewiston and Lisbon's Robert Morey.
Budweiser Championship Series competition at Oxford
Plains Speedway resumes Saturday night (May 21) at 7:00
p.m., with five divisions of action topped by the Super
Late Models on tap. For more information call (207)
539-8865 or visit oxfordplains.com
Unofficial results from the
stock car racing card for the Budweiser Championship
Series on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Oxford Plains
Speedway; Oxford, Maine,
Showing finishing
order, car number, driver's name, driver's hometown:
Photos
by Joseph Johnson - www.josephsphotos.com
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Budweiser Super Late Model (50
laps) 1 0 Spencer Morse, Waterford; 2 41
Tracy Gordon, Strong; 3 46 Dennis Spencer, Jr., Oxford;
4 64 Ryan Deane, Winterport; 5 25 Shawn Knight, South
Paris; 6 94 Shawn Martin, Turner; 7 53 Alan Wilson,
Hebron; 8 09 Justin Drake, Vassalboro; 9 7 Glen Luce,
Turner; 10 73 Adam Polvinen, Hebron; 11 36 Scott
Robbins, Dixfield; 12 60 Tim Brackett, Buckfield; 13 3
Josh Childs, Oxford; 14 03 Scott Moore, Anson; 15 61 TJ
Brackett, Buckfield; 16 3 Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 17
01 Sammy Gooden, Whitefield, NH; 18 77 Maggie Ferland,
Poland; 19 44 Kyle Treadwell, Buckfield; 20 24 Gunnar
Rowe, Turner.
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Allen's
Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stock (30 laps)
1 58 David Whittier, West Poland; 2 23 Zach Emerson,
Sabattus; 3 8 Calvin Rose, Jr., Turner; 4 51 Kyle
Hewins, Leeds; 5 77 Bryce Mains, Naples; 6 33 Andrew
Breton, Sabattus; 7 36 Richard Spaulding, Lisbon; 8 24
Jonathan Emerson, Sabattus; 9 60 Richard Wentworth,
Center Conway, NH; 10 05 Glen Reynolds, Greene; 11 4
Jordan Russell, Norway; 12 61 Matt Dufault, Turner; 13
25 Mike Rand, Bridgton.
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Macdonald Motors Bridgton Bandits (20 laps)
1 21 Dustin Salley, Poland; 2 91 Jamie Heath, Waterford;
3 5 Jacob Hall, Oxford; 4 1 Brandon Varney, Auburn; 5 0
Matthew Mahar, Raymond; 6 17 Dan Wade, New Gloucester; 7
13 Bill Grover, Waterford; 8 05 Gerard Cote, Lewiston; 9
8 Josh Knoll, Mechanic Falls; 10 18 Brian Hiscock,
Turner; 11 26 Tyler Green, Turner; 12 01 Cam Childs,
Leeds; 13 14 Adam O'Neil, Lewiston; 14 56 Adrianna
McDaniel, Bridgton; 15 4 Caleb Emerson-Mains, New
Gloucester; 16 11 Jason Porter, Freeport; 17 92 Jake
Roberti, South Paris; 18 22 Cody Billings, Hartford; 19
44 Rick Montminy, Auburn; 20 40 Chase Emerson, Turner;
21 41 Brad Johnson, Fairfield; 22 07 Joe Patenaude,
Bethel; 23 77 Rob Crepeau, Minot; 24 08 Michael
McKinney, Berlin, NH; 25 28 William Barker, Oxford; 26
33 Matt Hiscock, Turner; 27 35 Richard Mason, South
Paris; 28 3 Charlie Hall, Oxford; 29 82 James Rceord,
Oxford; 30 (dns) 74 Dexter O'Neil Turner.
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Ariens/Gravely/Dave's Small Engine
Figure 8 (15 laps) 1 97 Eric Hodgkins,
Minot; 2 54 David Smith, South Paris; 3 4 Kyle Kilgore,
South Paris; 4 27 Jon Lizotte, Lewiston; 5 3 Robert
Morey, Lisbon; 6 41 Greg Durgin, South Paris; 7 39 Gail
Williams, Sumner.
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