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July 11, 2009 - quick story,
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Adams makes statement, wins third
in final TD Banknorth 250 tune-up race
OXFORD, Maine - Five other drivers have won a Oxford Networks Late
Model feature at Oxford Plains Speedway this season, but Travis
Adams has been around long enough to know there's something more
meaningful about multiple wins.
And then there's the biggest 40-lap win of all: The one in the final
weekly event before the TD Banknorth 250. It makes the victor one of
the pre-race favorites.
Some drivers shy from that label. Four championships and now 29 wins
into a brilliant career as one of Oxford's all-time greats, Adams
drove Saturday night like he was campaigning for it.
Adams rallied from a near-disaster when two cars tangled in front of
him on lap 2, then drove to the front with authority for his third
triumph of the season.
Doing much of his work in the outside
lane, as has become his custom, Adams made the winning move around
Ben Ashline on lap 29.
"I know Shawn Martin was out
here last week kind of bragging about how he was running
half-throttle behind me (and Ricky Rolfe) last week," said
Adams. "That was all full-throttle right there. That's the only
way to go in the last race before the 250. That's as fast as I can
go next week, so hopefully that's a good indication."
Ashline was second, representing the third podium finish of the
season for the 18-year-old. Don Wentworth claimed third, with Shawn
Knight edging Tim Brackett in the closing laps for fourth.
Mike Short (Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock) and Jimmy
Childs (Allen's Mini Stock) also scored dramatic victories on WTOS
Night.
Short was running third just five laps from the Strictly finish when
leaders Kim Tripp and Skip Tripp collided in turn three.
The driver known as "Kim
Dog" spun from the lead. Defending champion Skip slowed to
straighten his ride. Short steered clear and stayed on top for the
duration in claiming his third win.
"I guess I went to the outside at the right time," Short
said.
Skip Tripp, who was not penalized because Kim Tripp left most of the
inside racing groove open prior to the contact, held on for second
and padded his point lead.
B.J. Chapman, Gerry Burgess and Jerry Harrison completed the top
five.
Childs shadowed rookie Jake Burns and pressured the leader into a
late mistake, yielding the two-time champion his second victory of
the summer.
Burns drifted up the track in turn
three on the next-to-last circuit and Childs took advantage of the
room, cleanly claiming the lead as the white flag appeared.
"Jake is a great driver and he
drove a great race, but just chalk that up to experience,"
Childs said. "I was in the right place at the right time."
Ashley Marshall also snuck past Burns
to pick up second. Justin Karkos recovered from an early pit stop to
finish fourth, with Jeff Beaule winning a torrid battle with Kevin
Bishop for fifth.
Dana Cook (Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel) and John Lizotte (Call of
the Wild RV Center Sport Truck) topped the Acceleration Series
divisions for their first wins of 2009.
Cook prevailed in his second start of the season in Dustin Salley's
#8, pulling away by a comfortable margin over Kyle Hewins and Troy
Jordan. Zach Audet and Scott Farrington followed.
Lizotte celebrated memorably after his 10-lap Truck victory,
crashing with another car while attempting to make tire doughnuts on
the cool-down lap.
He proceeded to spin the tires, anyway, before taking a reverse
victory lap after securing his second career set of checkers. Jeff
Schmidt (second) and Jeremy Wagner (third) each enjoyed a
career-best finish, backed by Herb Farrar and Ryan Varney.
TD Banknorth 250 Speedweek is here, with races scheduled Wednesday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Go to www.oxfordplains.com
for details and ticket information.
OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (16) #03E Travis Adams, Canton, 40
2. (7) #15 Ben Ashline, Pittston, 40
3. (15) #63 Don Wentworth, Otisfield, 40
4. (12) #25 Shawn Knight, South Paris, 40
5. (17) #60 Tim Brackett, Buckfield, 40
6. (11) #85 Travis
Stearns, Auburn, 40
7. (21) #1 Al Hammond, Paris, 40
8. (10) #50 Jeff White, Winthrop, 40
9. (18) #94 Shawn Martin, Turner, 40
10. (20) #18 Carey Martin, Denmark, 40
11. (14) #26 Corey Morgan, Lewiston, 40
12. (13) #72 Scott Robbins, Dixfield, 40
13. (19) #48 Kenny Harrison, Pownal, 40
14. (8) #12 Nick Brown, Bath, 40
15. (1) #27 Jason Larrabee, Raymond, 40
16. (4) #36 Ron
Charpentier Jr., Wales, 40
17. (6) #8 Gerald Parlin, South Paris, 40
18. (9) #6 Tommy
Ricker, Poland, 40
19. (2) #84 Matt Sanborn, West Baldwin, 37
20. (5) #71 Gary Chiasson, Peru, 36
21. (3) #52 Bruce Haley, Minot, 16
DNS #69 Dave MacDonald, New Gloucester
Lap leaders: Larrabee 1-16, Ashline 17-28, Adams 29-40.
Cautions: 2 (laps 15, 23)
Time of race: 17 minutes, 51.966 seconds
Margin of victory: 1.256 seconds
Fast lap: Travis Adams, 16.250 seconds
ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (11) #56 Mike Short, Auburn, 30
2. (12) #12 Skip Tripp, Poland, 30
3. (7) #81 B.J. Chapman, Bridgton, 30
4. (14) #13 Gerry Burgess, Sabattus, 30
5. (16) #84 Jerry Harrison, Freeport, 30
6. (6) #24 Larry Emerson, Durham, 30
7. (5) #63 Matt Williams, Brownfield, 30
8. (15) #0 Sumner
Sessions, Norway, 30
9. (8) #00 Jeff Merrill, Turner, 30
10. (1) #777 Mike St. Germain, Auburn, 30
11. (3) #42 Kim Tripp, Oxford, 29
12. (2) #36 Rick Spaulding, Lisbon, 28
13. (17) #88 Derek
Farrington, Freeport, 27
14. (9) #113 Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield, 26
15. (10) #23 Zach
Emerson, Sabattus, 25
16. (4) #7 Keith Stuart, Naples, 24
17. (18) #15 Ed Burlock, Minot, 12
18. (13) #26 Richard Kimball, Standish, 8
Lap leaders: St. Germain 1-2, K. Tripp 3-24, Short 25-30.
Cautions: 1 (lap 9)
Time of race: 17 minutes, 48.009 seconds
Margin of victory: 1.434 seconds
Fast lap: Zach Emerson, 18.535 seconds
ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (13) #10 Jimmy
Childs, Leeds, 30
2. (10) #77 Ashley Marshall, Jay, 30
3. (9) #47 Jake Burns, Gray, 30
4. (16) #51 Justin Karkos, Jay, 30
5. (8) #31 Jeff Beaule, Lewiston, 30
6. (7) #08 Kevin Bishop, South Paris, 30
7. (6) #29 Greg Watkins, Bridgton, 30
8. (5) #33 Danny Morris, Auburn, 30
9. (15) #55 Steve
Barker, Jay, 30
10. (14) #16 Larry Melcher, Livermore Falls, 29
11. (4) #14 Matt Moore,
South Paris, 29
12. (1) #25 Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon, 26
13. (11) #19 Shane Kaherl, Jay, 26
14. (18) #7 Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls, 23
15. (3) #2 Butch Keene, Turner, 22
16. (2) #18 Nik
Coates, Lisbon, 3
17. (12) #8 Calvin Rose Jr., Turner, 3
18. (17) #48 Wayne Titus, Minot, 3
Lap leaders: Keene 1-14, Burns 15-28, Childs 29-30.
Cautions: 1 (lap 13)
Time of race: 15 minutes, 11.721 seconds
Margin of victory: 0.352 seconds
Fast lap: Larry Melcher, 18.362 seconds
MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (3) #8 Dana Cook, Auburn, 20
2. (16) #54 Kyle Hewins, Leeds, 20
3. (13) #6 Troy Jordan, Turner, 20
4. (10) #19 Zach Audet, Wilton, 20
5. (7) #521 Scott Farrington, Minot, 20
6. (15) #96 Matt Dufault, Turner, 20
7. (2) #86 Jeff
Hebert, Auburn, 20
8. (1) #95 Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic Falls, 20
9. (11) #59 Corey
Beaulieu, Oxford, 20
10. (21) #46 Jason Berry, Turner, 20
11. (19) #333 Craig Farrington, Hebron, 20
12. (18) #93 Jamie Leavitt, Minot, 20
13. (14) #75 Charlie Webster, Auburn, 20
14. (8) #25 Roger Bourgoin, Sabattus, 20
15. (20) #15 Nate Dubuc, Auburn, 20
16. (22) #52 Gerard Cote, Oxford, 20
17. (23) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 20
18. (12) #31 Jamie Heath, Waterford, 20
19. (26) #4 Bill Dunphy, New Gloucester, 19
20. (5) #7x Randy Desmarais, Auburn, 19
21. (25) #94 Michael Carver, Durham, 19
22. (27) #26 Kyle Treadwell, Auburn, 16
23. (24) #44 Rob Lowe, Auburn, 10
24. (6) #55 Ryan Hewins, Leeds, 3
25. (4) #2 Craig Bartlett, Denmark, 2
26. (9) #69 John Childs, Leeds, 2
27. (17) #89 Gene White, Lisbon, 2
Lap leaders: Hebert 1, Cook 2-20.
Cautions: 1 (lap 3).
Time of race: 9 minutes, 6 seconds
CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (10 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (4) #1 John
Lizotte, Mechanic Falls, 10
2. (3) #22 Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic Falls, 10
3. (1) #00 Jeremy
Wagner, Bryant Pond, 10
4. (7) #12 Herb Farrar, Sumner, 10
5. (6) #30 Ryan Varney, South Paris, 10
6. (5) #69 Ryan Farrar, Oxford, 10
7. (2) #39 Corey Williams, Sumner, 2
Lap leaders: Lizotte 1-10.
Cautions: 1 (lap 4)
Time of race: 7 minutes, 6 seconds
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