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NEWS
August 8, 2009
Tripp ties all-time Strictly wins
record
with Time Warner Cable 100 victory
OXFORD, Maine - Skip Tripp took his place in the Oxford Plains
Speedway history books Saturday night with a convincing victory in
the Time Warner Cable 100 for the Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy
Strictly Stock division.
Tripp's third straight win and sixth of the season ran his career
total in the class to 18, tying the unrelated "KimDog"
Tripp and Shane "The Destroyer" Green for the top spot on
the division's all-time list.
It was a spin-and-win for Tripp, who
lost an overwhelming lead to Jon Brill after tangling with the
lapped car of Mike St. Germain just prior to the halfway point.
Tripp returned to the track in second spot, then received a reprieve
when the lone caution flag of the race flew for a piece of debris on
the backstretch at lap 49.
The resumption belonged to Tripp, and he pulled away to nearly a
full straightaway lead before coasting across the finish line a
second in front of rival Mike Short.
"Last week (Short) said Nick Hoyt helped me to win, so I guess
this week St. Germain (tried to help) him to win," Tripp said.
"It's just an ongoing thing with us, but whatever."
Short also entered the race with five wins and remained second in
the points, making an impressive late drive around Larry Emerson and
Brill to claim the runner-up trophy.
"Nobody sees what goes on out back (in the pit), but if we
didn't love it, we wouldn't be here doing it," Short said of
his continuing on-and-off-track battle with Tripp.
Brill led the race on two different occasions before settling for
third, the best finish of the season for the 2000 division champion.
Emerson claimed fourth, with rookie Hoyt matching a career-best in
fifth by holding off two-time champion Jim Duguay.
Travis Adams remained the lone repeat winner of the Oxford Networks
Late Model campaign in style. Adams padded his point lead in pursuit
of a fifth division championship with his fourth checkered flag of
the campaign, taking the lead from upset-minded Gary Chiasson with
11 laps remaining.
Adams rebounded one week after his first finish out of the top five
(ninth) all season.
"Our set-up guy, which is me, made some changes and obviously
didn't know what he was doing," Adams said. "We went back
to the way it was before, and thankfully we picked up where we left
off. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season."
Don Wentworth protected his newfound grip on second place in the
point standings with a runner-up finish.
"It's a been a great season. It would be better if Travis might
take a Saturday night off to go to a family reunion or
something," Wentworth joked.
Tommy Ricker posted his third straight podium finish in third,
followed by Tim Brackett. Chiasson edged Corey Morgan at the stripe
for fifth.
Calvin Rose Jr. earned his first
career Allen's Mini Stock feature win the hard way. The rookie took
the lead from Ken Daigle Jr. early in the event, then spent the
second half of the 30-lapper with point leader and six-time feature
winner Justin Karkos nipping at his heels.
Rose responded to the challenge and maintained his one-car length
advantage until the checkers.
"It's been a while since I've had one of these," said
Rose, who was a winner in the four-cylinder Macdonald Motors Runnin'
Rebel division in the Acceleration Series. "I have to thank my
father most of all. He does so much work on this car, or I never
would be up here."
Karkos hasn't finished out of the top four since a flat tire knocked
him out of the lead in the second race of the season.
"Calvin earned that one." Karkos said. "I've had
motor problems all season, so I finally pulled it out and sent it to
Butler & MacMaster this week. They gave me priority over
everyone else and promised me it would be ready for this weekend. I
got it back at 5:30 Friday afternoon, so I owe this one to Spencer
Robbins and Dave MacMaster."
Butch Keene credited used tires
loaned by Rose and Karkos for his third-place finish. Jake Burns
kept pace with Rose in the tense Rookie of the Year battle, nipping
Kevin Bishop in the scrap for fourth.
Acceleration Series Agren Appliance Saturday Showdown competition
produced two repeat winners.
Kevin Oliver extended his winning streak to four races in Call of
the Wild RV Center Sport Truck action. Ryan Hewins, a 17-year-old
rookie and the fourth member of his immediate family to win at OPS,
bagged his second Runnin' Rebel triumph in less than a month.
Oliver ascended to the top spot when Brad Corson -- a relief driver
for suspended "Flyin" Ryan Farrar, was disqualified after
the post-race inspection.
Corey Williams moved up to second, the best finish of his extensive
career, with rookie Jeremy Wagner posting his second third-place
finish of the campaign.
Jeff Schmidt and John Lizotte recovered from a mid-race tangle to
run fourth and fifth, respectively. Oliver accepted blame for their
contact.
"I made a dumb move and got into the 22 (Schmidt)," said
the winner. "I don't like to race that way."
One month ago, Hewins debuted a Honda that looks like a twin to the
rocket steered by his point leader uncle Kyle. With Kyle twice
veering off the track due to contact with other cars, Ryan saw no
challengers after accelerating into the lead at the halfway point.
Derek Cook turned out his frustrating season, leading early before
picking up second-place honors. Scott Farrington made a determined
drive to third in the outside lane, with reigning Showdown champion
Troy Jordan fourth and Jeff Hebert fifth.
Kyle Hewins settled for eighth in the 21-car field.
OPS returns to action Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. with a full card of
Acceleration Series action. WOXO Night is on tap for the
Championship Series next Saturday, August 15 at 6:30 p.m.
ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK
TIME WARNER CABLE 100
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (11) #12 Skip Tripp, Poland, 100
2. (10) #56 Mike Short, Auburn, 100
3. (3) #77 Jon Brill, Sebago, 100
4. (8) #24 Larry Emerson, Durham, 100
5. (1) #88D Nick Hoyt, Mechanic Falls, 100
6. (14) #44 Jim Duguay, Greene, 100
7. (7) #81 B.J. Chapman, Bridgton, 100
8. (9) #23 Zach Emerson, Sabattus, 100
9. (2) #14 Mac Hannan Jr., Union, 100
10. (6) #0 Sumner Sessions, Norway, 100
11. (5) #63 Matt
Williams, Brownfield, 100
12. (4) #777 Mike St. Germain, Auburn, 98
13. (16) #15 Phil
Mitchell III, Buckfield, 97
14. (18) #7 Keith Stuart, Naples, 92
15. (15) #88 Derek
Farrington, Freeport, 75
16. (12) #03 Mark Theriault, Rumford, 59
17. (13) #113 Tommy
Tompkins, Dixfield, 52
18. (17) #99 George Haskell, Casco, 28
DNS #36 Rick Spaulding, Lisbon
Lap leaders: Hoyt 1-6, Brill 7-12, S. Tripp 13-47, Brill
48-49, S. Tripp 50-100.
Cautions: 1 (lap 49)
Time of race: 34 minutes, 1.387 seconds
Margin of victory: 1.123 seconds
Fast lap: Skip Tripp, 18.409 seconds
OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (14) #03E Travis Adams, Canton, 40
2. (13) #63 Don Wentworth, Otisfield, 40
3. (7) #6 Tommy Ricker, Poland, 40
4. (11) #60 Tim
Brackett, Buckfield, 40
5. (2) #71 Gary Chiasson, Peru, 40
6. (9) #26 Corey Morgan, Lewiston, 40
7. (12) #94 Shawn Martin, Turner, 40
8. (17) #29 Ricky Morse, St. Albans, 40
9. (6) #15 Ben Ashline, Pittston, 40
10. (4) #1C Billy Childs Jr., Leeds, 40
11. (10) #25 Shawn
Knight, South Paris, 40
12. (5) #1 Al Hammond, Paris, 40
13. (18) #52M Tyler Knightly, Paris, 40
14. (3) #8 Gerald Parlin, South Paris, 39
15. (8) #50 Jeff White, Winthrop, 39
16. (15) #85 Travis Stearns, Auburn, 37
17. (16) #48 Kenny Harrison, Pownal, 31
18. (1) #27 Jason Larrabee, Raymond, 31
Lap leaders: Chiasson 1-28, Adams 29-40.
Cautions: 1 (lap 29)
Time of race: 13 minutes, 37.842 seconds
Margin of victory: 2.531 seconds
Fast lap: Travis Adams, 16.463 seconds
ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (9) #8 Calvin
Rose Jr., Turner, 30
2. (15) #51 Justin Karkos, Jay, 30
3. (4) #2 Butch Keene, Turner 30
4. (12) #47 Jake Burns, Gray, 30
5. (7) #08 Kevin Bishop, South Paris, 30
6. (8) #31 Jeff Beaule, Lewiston, 30
7. (6) #19 Shane Kaherl, Jay, 30
8. (10) #12 Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls, 30
9. (16) #55 Steve Barker, Jay, 30
10. (3) #7 Matt Moore, South Paris, 30
11. (2) #25 Ken Daigle Jr., Wales, 29
12. (50 #29 Greg Watkins, Bridgton, 29
13. (18) #18 Nik Coates, Lisbon, 29
14. (1) #35 Dale
Brackett, Oxford, 29
15. (13) #10 Jimmy Childs, Leeds, 26
16. (14) #16 Larry Melcher,
Livermore Falls, 18
17. (11) #6 Ashley Marshall, Jay, 5
18. (17) #33 Dan Morris, Auburn, 1
Lap leaders: Daigle 1-10, Rose 11-30.
Cautions: 2 (laps 6, 12)
Time of race: 22 minutes, 29.104 seconds
Margin of victory: 0.376 seconds
Fast lap: Justin Karkos, 18.057 seconds.
MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (6) #55 Ryan Hewins, Leeds, 20
2. (1) #88 Derek Cook, Livermore Falls, 20
3. (12) #521 Scott Farrington, Minot, 20
4. (15) #6 Troy
Jordan, Turner, 20
5. (5) #86 Jeff Hebert, Auburn, 20
6. (9) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 20
7. (11) #25 Roger Bourgoin, Sabattus, 20
8. (17) #54 Kyle Hewins, Leeds, 20
9. (10) #52 Gerard Cote, Oxford, 20
10. (16) #19 Zach Audet, Wilton, 20
11. (18) #96 Matt Dufault, Turner, 20
12. (14) #91 Jamie
Heath, Waterford, 20
13. (19) #8 Dustin Salley, Auburn, 20
14. (4) #95 Mark Childs Jr.,
Mechanic Falls, 20
15. (13) #59 Corey Beaulieu, Oxford, 20
16. (7) #15 Nate Dubuc, Auburn, 20
17. (2) #4 Bill Dunphy, New Gloucester, 20
18. (8) #69 John Childs, Leeds, 20
19. (3) #44 John
Mason, Bethel, 20
20. (20) #0 Bob Lucas, Peru, 20
21. (21) #56 Jason Cyr, Turner, 7
Lap leaders: Cook 1-10, R.. Hewins 11-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6 minutes, 45 seconds
CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (10 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (5) #28 Kevin
Oliver, Gray, 10
2. (2) #39 Corey Williams, Sumner, 10
3. (1) #00 Jeremy Wagner, Bryant Pond, 10
4. (3) #22 Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic Falls, 10
5. (4) #1 John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls,10
DQ (6) #69 Brad Corson, Sumner
Lap leaders: Williams 1-6, Oliver 7-10.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 3 minutes, 36 seconds
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