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JARRacing
PHOTOGRAPHY GO KART SERIES
August 15, 2008
Wentworth by two over Metivier
in dramatic Unrestricted title chase
Beattie, Blackwell, Thompson,
Armington, Varney also crowned
OXFORD, Maine – Kyle Metivier did everything within his power to
capture the JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series in the Unrestricted
division, winning his second straight 20-lap feature to conclude the
season Friday night.
Robbie Wentworth crossed the line
exactly where he needed to finish to earn the title, however. A
sixth-place finish left Wentworth with a two-point advantage in the
age 16-and-up class.
Wentworth led the Unrestricted
standings from start to finish after an opening-night victory on May
2.
While those two drivers and their
fans had all the mathematics of their dramatic title chase figured
out, David Blackwell demonstrated that nothing is certain until the
trophies are handed out at the technical inspection shack.
Blackwell's race win, coupled with a
disqualification at tech, allowed Blackwell to leapfrog from third
to first and win the Gold Plate crown by a scant three points over
Josh Brown.
With his third victory of the season,
Blackwell wrapped up the division title in his first season at OPS.
To put the margins in perspective
over an 11-race season, there is a two-point drop-off for every
position in a feature event and one point per heat race finishing
spot in Oxford's point system.
Evan Armington was the only other
driver in true danger of losing his point lead entering the finale.
Leaving nothing to chance, Armington drove off with his fifth Purple
Plate feature win and second straight class championship.
Spencer Thompson used a second-place
finish to wrap up his first Blue Plate title. Thompson won twice
during the season.
Stephen Beattie concluded the season
with a nine-race winning streak and secured Star Champ honors for
the second straight summer.
One champion, Brandon Varney, didn't
even have to fire the engine to collect his title. Varney entered
the night with an insurmountable Box Stock lead, good for his second
championship in three seasons.
Varney celebrated by allowing friend
Brodie Morse drive his car. Morse matched a career best with a
second-place finish. Varney locked up his achievement with six wins,
making himself the career feature wins leader in the entry-level
division. He also wound up second in Purple Plate points and third
in the Blue Plate sweepstakes.
Other feature winners on the night
were Troy Davis, scoring his third checkered flag of the campaign in
Blue Plate, and Kyle Mooney, bagging his third in Box Stock.
There's one kart race remaining: next
Friday's JARRacing Photography Kart Klash, starting at 6:30 p.m.
OPS returns to action Saturday at
6:30 p.m. with Time Warner Cable/99.9 The Wolf Fan Appreciation
Night. Adult admission is halved to $5 for the evening, with free
junior tickets. Highlights include five divisions of racing,
giveaways galore and an autograph session prior to the races.
UNRESTRICTED (20 laps): 1. Kyle Metivier, Lisbon; 2. Aaron
Collomy, Saco; 3. Tyler Braunschweig, West Newfield; 4. Charlie
Tyler, Buxton; 5. Dan Pelletier Jr., East Poland; 6. Robbie
Wentworth, Conway, N.H.; 7. Jeff Lillibridge, Fryeburg; 8. Kayla
Ashline, Pittston.
Lap leaders: Tyler 1-3, Braunschweig 4-6, Metivier 7-20.
Heat winner: Braunschweig.
STAR CHAMP (20 laps): 1. Stephen Beattie, Conway, N.H.; 2.
Mike Ricker, Sebago.
Lap leaders: Ricker 1-4, Beattie 5, Ricker 6, Beattie 7,
Ricker 8, Beattie 9-20.
Heat winner: Beattie.
GOLD PLATE (20 laps): 1. David Blackwell, Brunswick; 2. Kyle
Metivier, Lisbon; 3. Zach Harmon, Buxton; 4. Brady Smith, Porter; 5.
Tyler King, Livermore Falls; 6. Josh Brown, South Paris; 7. Katrina
Bright, Wilton; 8. Ryan Phillips, Buxton. DQ: Spencer Morse,
Waterford.
Lap leaders: Blackwell 1-20.
Heat winner: Bright.
BLUE PLATE (20 laps): 1. Troy
Davis, Windham; 2. Spencer Thompson, Oxford; 3. Brandon Varney, Lewiston; 4. Jacob
Hendsbee, Whitefield; 5. Avery Spear, Oxford; 6. Cody Chiasson,
Peru; 7. Chris Staples Jr., Brunswick.
Lap leaders: Poisson 1-2, Varney 3-7, David 8-20.
Heat winner: Staples.
PURPLE PLATE (20 laps): 1.
Evan Armington, Lovell; 2. Zachary Rich, Casco; 3. Dylan Haskell,
West Baldwin; 4. Brandon Varney,
Lewiston; 5. Owen Poisson, Brunswick; 6. Hunter Sirois, Leeds.
Lap leaders: Rich 1-8, Armington 9-20.
Heat winner: Varney.
BOX STOCK (20 laps): 1. Kyle
Mooney, New Gloucester; 2. Brodie Morse, Waterford; 3. Ethan Matot,
Casco; 4. Chase Staples, Durham; 5. Ethan Brown, South Paris; 6.
Matthew Mason, Groveton, N.H.
Lap leaders: Mooney 1-20.
Heat winner: Brown.
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