Billy Childs Jr. outlasts field in frantic Oxford Networks Late Model main event

Jun 2, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway

OXFORD, Maine – Billy Childs Jr. survived five caution flags and contact that impacted virtually every driver in the field to win the 40-lap Oxford Networks Late Model main event Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Childs inherited the lead when early leader Kurt Hewins, Jeff White, Zach Emerson and Ricky Rolfe all wrecked on the backstretch on lap 20. The victory was his first Late Model triumph since 2006 and sixth of his career.

Travis Adams recovered from a stop-and-go penalty that nearly cost him a lap early in the race to finish second and pad his division point lead. Matt Sanborn was an impressive third, followed by Ben Ashline and rookie Tyson Jordan. Those fourth and fifth-place finishes were career bests.
The six-feature card was delayed nearly 90 minutes by rain that wiped out most of practice and necessitated a lengthy track-drying process.
Mike Short dominated the 30-lap Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock feature for his first checkered flag of the season. Glen Henderson took a distant second, with Rick Thompson holding off point leader Skip Tripp and B.J. Chapman in a three-wide drag race to the finish line for third.
Don Mooney became the season's first repeat winner in Allen's Mini Stock, taking the lead from the suddenly ill-handling car of rookie Ken Daigle Jr. with nine laps remaining. Rookie Randy Kimball and second-year competitor Greg Watkins were second and third, respectively, a career-best for both. Bill Thibeault caught Kevin Bishop on the final lap for fifth.
In Agren Appliance Saturday Showdown action for the Acceleration Series, Ben Krauter returned to his old playground and won the 20-lap Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel feature. It was the first race of the night on the 'green' racing surface, and slipping, sliding and contact were the rule. Gregg Norton backed up his season-opening win in second, chased by Doug Degroat, Matt Dufault and Brady Romano.
Jake Burns captured his second straight Call of the Wild RV Center Sport Truck feature, overtaking Ryan Farrar with three laps remaining in the caution-free, 20-lap sprint. John Lizotte was third ahead of Tony Field and rookie Ross Spurling.
Terry Kirk posted his first OPS win since 1975 in a 10-lap exhibition for the New England Legends Cars. Bob Weymouth and Ed Getty followed.
OPS launches its mid-week racing schedule this Wednesday, June 4 with round one of the Acceleration Series at 6:30 p.m. Championship Series competition resumes with Talking Phone Book Night on Saturday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m.

OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps)
1. #1 Bill Childs Jr., Leeds
2. #03 Travis Adams, Canton
3. #84 Matt Sanborn, West Baldwin
4. #15 Ben Ashline, Pittston
5. #59 Tyson Jordan, Poland
6. #94 Shawn Martin, Turner
7. #56 Dale Verrill, Paris
8. #63 Don Wentworth, Bridgton
9. #52 Paul Bosse, Gray
10. #26 Corey Morgan, Lewiston
11. #44 Neil Martin, Freeport
12. #08 Gerald Parlin, South Paris
13. #25 Shawn Knight, South Paris
14. #2 Zach Emerson, Durham
15. #96 Kurt Hewins, Leeds
16. #10 Jimmy Childs, Leeds
17. #50 Jeff White, Winthrop
18. #51 Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township
19. #18 Carey Martin, Denmark
20. #6 Tommy Ricker, Poland
21. #95 Dennis Spencer Jr., Oxford
22. #22 Mark Childs Sr., Mechanic Falls
23. #85 Travis Stearns, Auburn

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps)
1. #56 Mike Short, Auburn
2. #57 Glen Henderson, Sabattus
3. #07 Rick Thompson, Naples
4. #12 Skip Tripp, South Paris
5. #81 B.J. Chapman, Bridgton
6. #63 Matt Williams, Brownfield
7. #13 Gerry Burgess, Sabattus
8. #0 Sumner Sessions, Norway
9. #2 Joe Hutter, Oxford
10. #70 Dan Bean, Alfred
11. #4 Michael Roe, West Paris
12. #24 Larry Emerson, Durham
13. #14 Dave Brannon, Lisbon

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps)
1. #80 Don Mooney, New Gloucester
2. #7 Randy Kimball, Mechanic Falls
3. #29 Greg Watkins, Bridgton
4. #8 Bill Thibeault, Oxford
5. #08 Kevin Bishop, South Paris
6. #77 Ashley Marshall, Jay
7. #28 Craig Moore, Woodstock
8. #21 Rick Giguere, Auburn
9. #14 Matt Moore, South Paris
10. #48 Wayne Titus, Minot
11. #74 Bill Irving, New Gloucester
12. #65 Dave Mooney, Wales
13. #25 Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon
14. #91 Brad Dwinal, Freeport
15. #9 Bob Guptill, Mechanic Falls
16. #10 Bill Childs Sr., Leeds
17. #12 Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls
DNS #35 Dale Brackett, Oxford

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL (20 laps)
1. #82 Ben Krauter, Raymond
2. #119 Gregg Norton, Lewiston
3. #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford
4. #96 Matt Dufault, Turner
5. #83 Brady Romano, Livermore Falls
6. #7 Charlie Webster, Auburn
7. #27 Archie Watt Jr., Auburn
8. #88 Derek Cook, Livermore Falls
9. #19 Zach Audet, Wilton
10. #6 Troy Jordan, Turner
11. #106 Nathan Guptill, North Turner
12. #521 Scott Farrington, Oxford
13. #23 Mike Anderson, Lewiston
14. #46 Jason Berry, Turner
15. #34 Perley Garland, Auburn
16. #49 Dustin Couture, Auburn
17. #95 Jim Richards, Auburn
18. #3 Josh Childs, Oxford
19. #54 Kyle Hewins, Leeds
20. #4 Bill Dunphy, New Gloucester
21. #12 Calvin Rose Jr., Turner

CALL OF THE WILD RV SPORT TRUCK (20 laps)
1. #74 Jake Burns, Gray
2. #69 Ryan Farrar, Oxford
3. #1 John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls
4. #11 Tony Field, Buxton
5. #17 Ross Spurling, New Gloucester
6. #54 Devon Smith, Norway
7. #5 John Pinkham, Auburn
8. #30 Ryan Varney, Oxford


NELCAR LEGENDS (10 laps)
1. #17 Terry Kirk, Durham
2. #399 Bob Weymouth, Topsham
3. #10 Ed Getty, Windham