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NEWS
June 3, 2009
Father-son sweep for David & Josh
Childs in 11th Acceleration Series opener
OXFORD, Maine - The father-son combination of David and Josh Childs
combined for 18 feature wins in two different Oxford Plains Speedway
Acceleration Series divisions last season.
Now that the two are competing in the
same class, the peer pressure and the quest for bragging rights
might make them even more dangerous.
After hearing the Chimney Tech Outlaw rookie Josh had won his 20-lap
event while waiting to take the track for his own race, David drove
to a convincing victory in his portion of the first Wednesday
night program of the season.
Reigning Outlaw champion Ron Abbott
Jr. also accomplished what he was unable to achieve in his
title-winning season, leading every lap to capture the checkered
flag in the first of three
features for that division.
Zach Audet and Matt Dufault ruled the
Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel features. Vanna Brackett emerged from
a highly competitive Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Ladies field to
score a win.
Ross Spurling backed up his first career victory four nights earlier
with another triumph. Defending champion Jason Hannigan picked up
where he left off with a Goulet Home Inspections Renegade victory.
Abbott held off Jerry Freve, who was a car length back throughout
their 20-lap tangle.
"Zach and Larry Emerson helped me get here," Abbott said.
"I kind of dragged my butt until the last minute."
John Patria made a spirited charge on the outside throughout the
event but settled for third. Guy Childs threatened to make it a
family sweep but filed into fourth ahead of Kevin Lawrence.
By virtue of having no 2008 points in the division, Josh Childs
started last in his 16-car grid. He flew past more than half the
field over the first three laps, then calmly picked his way past
Chris Coolidge, Steve Brill and early dominator Gerry Richard to
score his second straight victory.
Childs, 18, also won in his most
recent Saturday night start.
"Holy cow, that was a fun
race," said Childs. "I can't even believe I made it here.
I didn't think I'd be able to get up front. The car was pushing, and
I had to use a little more brake than usual."
Richard, Brill, Coolidge and Bob
Ferguson completed the top five.
David Childs bolted from 11th to
first in under 10 laps and cruised to his win.
"They came down and told me my
boy won," Childs said, "so I had to drive my butt
off."
Steve Moon had a mirror full of John
Spencer Jr. throughout but held on for second. Tyler Belanger and
Jonathan Baldwin traded fourth position five different times before
Belanger finally claimed it, with Baldwin a career-best fifth.
Audet had a shadow in Scott Farrington for the duration of the
20-lap Rebel opener, but last year's four-time feature winner
started off 2009 in a similar fashion with a narrow victory.
"He ran me really clean. I'm
happy about that," Audet said of Farrington.
Troy Jordan wasted no time charging
from 12th to third, but without the help of a caution flag to slow
the leaders, he only had time to catch their rear bumper before the
finish. Dustin Salley backed up Saturday's first career victory in
fourth, followed by Jamie Heath after a late skirmish scattered the
eight-car battle for fifth.
Dufault drew the outside of the front row for round two and kept the
pack at a safe distance to the checkers. Kyle Hewins and Jason Berry
applied early pressure, but their slight entanglement in a multi-car
incident gave Dufault slightly more breathing room.
"The car was right on
tonight," said Dufault. "We made a bunch of changes from
Saturday, and it worked out pretty good."
Racing for the first time since the
birth of his first child, Jamie Leavitt avoided the mid-race mess to
take second. Berry stayed the course and took third. Hewins'
early-season winning streak ended at two with a fourth-place run,
followed by Corey Beaulieu.
Spurling inherited some space after closest pursuers Ryan Farrar and
Kevin Oliver got tangled with a lapped truck. Opie Allard advanced
to second and supplied some heat, but it was Spurling scoring his
second straight set of checkers.
"It's hard to keep those Toyotas
back there, but we're getting better and better," Spurling
said.
The Ladies swapped lanes and paint
repeatedly, with six drivers having a crack at the win in the
closing laps. Until Brackett moved to the front, that is, continuing
the momentum she produced with her 10 wins in '08.
Cathy Manchester made a late move to
the inside and took second in front of defending champion Dottie
Patria. Deanna Robertson and Debbie Marston completed the top five.
Hannigan led every lap of the 10-lap Renegade scramble, holding
rookie Bill Grover at a safe, four-car length distance. Gerard Cote
was next in line.
OPS roars to life again at 6:30 p.m. Saturday with Sunoco Race Fuels
Night. A 100-lap Strictly Stock feature headlines a five-division
card.
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #1 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (1) #39 Ron Abbott Jr., Sabattus, 20
2. (5) #139 Jerry Freve, Buckfield, 20
3. (6) #34 John Patria, Turner, 20
4. (14) #00 Guy Childs, Turner, 20
5. (11) #24 Kevin Lawrence, South Paris, 20
6. (8) #99 Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls, 20
7. (10) #36 Ryan Robbins, Dixfield, 20
8. (9) #169 Jim Drake, Hebron, 20
9. (12) #38 Addison
Bowie, Auburn, 20
10. (7) #10 Scott Ellis, Lewiston, 20
11. (3) #137 David Brown, Gray, 20
12. (13) #17 Jim Davis Jr., Sabattus, 19
13. (2) #82 Josh Paradis, Sumner, 19
14. (16) #2 Mark Childs
Jr., Mechanic Falls, 19
15. (4) #97 Shannon Judd, Jay, 14
16. (15) #7 Carl Conant, Lewiston, 7
DNS #91 Jamie Heath, Waterford
Lap leaders: Abbott 1-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6:43
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #2 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (15) #3C Josh Childs, Oxford, 20
2. (1) #57 Gerry Richard, Leeds, 20
3. (6) #53 Steve Brill, Bridgton, 20
4. (9) #25 Chris Coolidge, Norway, 20
5. (5) #63 Bob Ferguson, New Gloucester, 20
6. (14) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 20
7. (3) #67 Michael Haynes, Livermore Falls, 20
8. (13) #89 Kyle Curtis, Oxfor, 19
9. (11) #69 Jay Wilkins, Gray, 19
10. (12) #7B Chris
Burgess, Sabattus, 19
11. (2) #04 Zach Bowie, Lisbon, 16
12. (8) #28 Don Veinott, Sabattus, 13
13. (4) #30 Scott Veinott, Sabattus, 10
14. (7) #49 Robert Lowe, Auburn, 9
15. (10) #15 Zach
Robitaille, Norway, 7
Lap leaders: Richard 1-16, J. Childs 17-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6:35
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #3 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (11) #5 David Childs, Oxford, 20
2. (4) #19 Steve Moon, Gray, 20
3. (3) #35 John Spencer Jr., Farmington, 20
4. (7) #33 Tyler Belanger, Sumner, 20
5. (6) #54 Jonathan Baldwin, Auburn, 20
6. (13) #88 Mike Rand, Bridgton, 20
7. (9) #68 Bubba Collins, New Gloucester, 20
8. (10) #71 Fred Clavet, Buckfield, 20
9. (5) #13 Mike Blash, Norway, 19
10. (12) #124 Mike Kyllonen, Mechanic Falls, 19
11. (1) #06 Matt Weeks, Greene, 19
12. (14) #21 Todd Bisbee, South Paris, 18
13. (16) #14 Scott Hethcoat, Danville, 18
14. (15) #239 Clint Sherwood, Poland, 17
15. (8) #20 Ron Parker, New Gloucester, 13
16. (2) #83 Dan
Brown, Peru, 7
Lap leaders: Brown 1-2, Moon 3-4, D. Childs 5-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6:48
MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #1 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (2) #19 Zach Audet, Wilton, 20
2. (3) #521 Scott Farrington, Minot, 20
3. (13) #6 Troy Jordan, Turner, 20
4. (7) #8 Dustin Salley, Auburn, 20
5. (14) #91 Jamie Heath, Waterford, 20
6. (9) #333 Craig
Farrington, Hebron, 20
7. (4) #16 Mike Ward, Harrison, 20
8. (6) #52 Gerard Cote, Oxford, 20
9. (10) #15 Nate Dubuc, Auburn, 20
10. (1) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 20
11. (11) #75 Charlie
Webster, Auburn, 20
12. (16) #2 Craig Bartlett, Denmark, 20
13. (15) #25 Roger Bourgoin,
Mechanic Falls, 19
14. (12) #3 Charlie Hall, Oxford, 16
15. (8) #94 Michael Carver, Durham, 2
16. (5) #43 Ellery Phillips Jr., Turner, 1
Lap leaders: Audet 1-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6:34
MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #2 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (2) #96 Matt Dufault, Turner, 20
2. (10) #93 Jamie Leavitt, Mino, 20
3. (8) #46 Jason Berry, Turner, 20
4. (11) #54 Kyle
Hewins, Leeds, 20
5. (13) #59 Corey Beaulieu, Oxford, 20
6. (4) #55 Ryan Hewins, Leeds, 20
7. (6) #83 Brady Romano, Livermore Falls, 20
8. (12) #7x Randy Desmarais, Auburn, 20
9. (16) #82 Martin
Krauter, Raymond, 20
10. (7) #71 Cody Smith, Oxford, 20
11. (15) #1 Eric Rowles, Lewiston, 19
12. (9) #06 Ryan Philbrick, Greenwood, 17
13. (14) #20 Troy Gamrat, Lisbon, 15
14. (1) #88 Derek
Cook, Livermore Falls, 10
15. (3) #69 John Childs, Leeds, 10
16. (17) #45 Carl Griffin, Farmingdale, 10
17. (5) #21 Bob Danforth, Stoneham, 4
Lap leaders: Dufault 1-20.
Cautions: 2 (laps 4, 10)
Time of race: 16:52
CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (20 laps
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (1) #17 Ross
Spurling, New Gloucester, 20
2. (5) #68 Opie Allard, Harpswell, 20
3. (4) #69 Ryan Farrar, Oxford, 20
4. (6) #28 Kevin Oliver, Gray, 20
5. (2) #18 Herb Farrar, Oxford, 20
6. (3) #22 Jeff
Schmidt, Mechanic Falls, 20
7. (8) #7 Laurette Theriault, Casco, 19
8. (7) #20 Doug
Stevens, West Sumner, 19
9. (9) #00 Jeremy Wagner, Bryant Pond, 19
10. (11) #63 Brent
Westberry, Buckfield, 3
11. (10) #32 Ben Yap, Bryant Pond, 1
Lap leaders: Spurling 1-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6:48
ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (8) #23 Vanna
Brackett, Buckfield, 20
2. (11) #69 Cathy Manchester, Gray, 20
3. (6) #34 Dottie Patria, Turner, 20
4. (3) #51 Deanna Robertson, South Paris, 20
5. (5) #92 Debbie Marston, Hartford, 20
6. (9) #39 Christina Spaulding, Lewiston, 20
7. (2) #13 Missy Blash, Oxford, 20
8. (1) #28 Sue Veinott, Sabattus, 20
9. (4) #128 Lisa Brooks, Auburn, 20
10. (7) #2 Kimberly
Sessions, Auburn, 20
11. (10) #137 Kristen Brown, Gray, 20
12. (12) #7B Tori Burgess,
Sabattus, 19
13. (15) #26 Missy Morgan, Lewiston, 19
14. (13) #35 Tricia Thomas, Farmington, 19
15. (16) #30 Amanda Fogg, Sabattus, 15
16. (14) #44 Annie Chartier, Mexico, 4
Lap leaders: Blash 1-10, Robertson 11-12, Brackett 13-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6:53
GOULET HOME INSPECTIONS RENEGADE (10 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (1) #94 Jason Hannigan, Greene, 10
2. (3) #91 Bill Grover, Topsham, 10
3. (2) #05 Gerard Cote, Oxford, 10
4. (5) #1 Bob
Morey, Lisbon, 10
5. (4) #88 Jeremy Cormier, Auburn, 2
Lap leaders: Hannigan 1-10.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 3:27
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