Super Late Model Championship leader Curtis Gerry best on Applebee’s Fireworks Night at Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, ME – Curtis Gerry of Waterboro raced to his third 50-lap Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model victory of the season, topping the stock car racing card at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday night. Gerry is the only Super Late Model competitor to win more than once at the historic Route 26 oval track so far this season.
Gerry started 12th and got the job done without the benefit of a caution period, patiently working his way up through the running order before taking the lead away from Calvin Rose, Jr. of Turner, who led most of the race after prevailing in a long battle with fellow Turner competitor Shawn Martin.
Gerry came from a long way back and had plenty of steam to get by the top five once he drove his Ripley & Fletcher Ford into contention. Rose, a former Street Stock champ seeking his second win in the top class, ended up scoring runner-up honors in front of Dixfield’s Scott Robbins. Martin and Winterport’s Ryan Deane filled out the top five.
The Jackhammer, Shawn Knight of South Paris, put his foot to the floorboard and dominated the 30-lap Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stock feature event, posting his second consecutive victory in the class. As the raindrops began to fall and the racing surface greased up, Rick Spaulding of Lisbon manhandled his Monte Carlo to a second-place finish, holding off determined, aggressive challenges by defending champion Matt Dufault of Turner, who finished third, and three-time 2019 winner Kurt Hewins of Leeds. Oxford’s Skip Stanley rounded out the top five.
Tyler Green of Turner wired the Bandits division field in their 20-lap main event to win for the first time this season. Defending champion and current points leader Dustin Salley of Mechanic Falls remained atop the rankings with a runner-up finish. Caleb Proctor of Casco was right behind the top two title contenders, with fourth spot going to Travis Verrill of South Paris. Title contender Chad Wills of Oxford, forced to an unfamiliar back-up car, ended up with a fifth-place finish.
Owen Stuart of Naples prevailed for the fourth time this year in a 15-lap feature for Rookie division youngsters. Championship points leader Brady Childs of Leeds rebounded from an early spin to earn runner-up honors. Maddie Herrick of Norway finished in third position, ahead of Minot’s Derek Cook, Minot and Jeremy Turner of Norway.
Brandon Varney of Mechanic Falls, a former champion in four and six-cylinder front wheel drive racecars, earned his first main event victory in a V-8-powered, rear wheel drive car with an imptressice score in Outlaw division action. Calab Emerson-Mains of Richmond had everyone else covered, with Rick Thompson of Naples third under the checkered flag. Jonathon Emerson of Sabattus and Oxford’s Shaun Hinkley were also top-five finishers.
Cam Childs of Leeds officially earned the Runnin’ Rebel division victory when apparent winner Cody Childs was disqualified for a technical infraction. On the racetrack the Childs vs. Childs battle entertained the crowd for a few laps before Cody pulled away and came out on top until the post-race inspection process. Lewiston’s Adam O’Neil got runner-up honors in the 20-lap race, with Addie McDaniel of Bridgton ending up in third position. Championship points leader Nathan Dubuc of Lewiston and Cody White of, South Paris were fourth and fifth-place finishers, respectively.
Will Dunphy, Jr. of New Gloucester romped to his fourth victory of the year in a 20-lap main event for the Cruiser class. Former division champ Phil Knowlton of Minot was the best of the rest with Greene’s Luke Decoster claiming third-place hardware. Matt Hiscock of Turner led a few laps en route to a fourth-place performance. Carl Conant of Lewiston rounded out the top five.
Sebago teen Kolby Morrell outran Randy Green of Norway to the checkered flag to earn his second straight victory, and third of the season , in the 20-lap Sport Truck race. Three guys from Hartford filled out the top-five rundown, with Jake Dobson claiming a third-place trophy in front of Eddie Henderson and Rick Dobson.
Breanna Spaulding of Lisbon powered to yet another 20-lap victory in the Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Ladies division. Addie McDaniel of Bridgton was gaining on the winner in the closing laps but settled for runner-up honors. Chloe Kiley of South Paris earned the third-place trophy, ahead of Greene’s Susan Veinott and Michele Bisbee of Livermore.
A downpour forced postponement of both scheduled Figure 8 races to dates later this season.
The Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Models, Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stocks, Bandits, Figure 8s and Rookies are in action next on Saturday night, July 5. Post time is 7:00 p.m. Oxford Plains Speedway is located at 877 Main Street (State Route 26) in Oxford, Maine. For more information please visit oxfordplains.comor call (207) 539-8865.
Super Late Model (50 Laps) 1 7 Curtis Gerry, Waterboro; 2 8 Calvin Rose, Jr., Turner; 3 72 Scott Robbins, Dixfield; 4 94 Shawn Martin, Turner; 5 54 Ryan Deane, Winterport; 6 29 Austin Teras, Gray; 7 36 Ryan Robbins, Dixfield; 8 60 Tim Brackett, Buckfield; 9 51 John Peters, Westbrook; 10 44 Rusty Poland, Windham; 11 14 Scott McDaniel, Livermore; 12 53 Alan Wilson, Hebron; 13 19 Ben Tinker, New Gloucester; 14 88 Brandon Barker, Windham; 15 20 Richie Brown, Wentworth, NH; 16 21 Scxott Chubbuck, Wiscasset; 17 28 Mark Lundblad, Jr., Conway, NH; 18 7 Travis Benjamin, Belfast; DNS 44 Kyle Treadwell, Buckfield.
Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stock (30 laps) 1 25 Shawn Knight, South Paris; 2 36 Rick Spaulding, Lisbon; 3 61 Matt Dufault, Turner; 4 55 Kurt Hewins, Leeds; 5 64 Skip Stanley, Oxford; 6 09 Mark Turner, Norway; 7 27 Patrick Thorne, Standish; 8 12 Zach Bowie, Turner; 9 21 Skip Tripp, Norway; DNS 6 Brian Dolloff, Jr., Jay; DNS 17 Jim Davis, Sabattus.
Bandit (20 laps) 1 26 Tyler Green, Turner; 2 18 Dustin Salley, Mechanic Falls; 3 04 Caleb Proctor, Casco; 4 24 Travis Verrill, South Paris; 5 54 Chad Wills, Oxford; 6 11 Alex Mowatt, Norway; 7 55 Dean Jordan, Jay; 8 44 Tyler Libby, Poland; 9 20 Brian Hiscock, Turner; 10 26x Jason Lavalley, Auburn; 11 34 Grady Doherty, Casco; 12 9 Josh Dube, Auburn; 13 17x Canden Kennie, n/a; 14 08 Mike McKinney, Bryant Pond; 15 17 Ashley Martel, Hartford.
Rookie (15 laps) 1 8 Owen Stuart, Naples; 2 1 Brady Childs, Leeds; 3 95 Maddie Herrick, Norway; 4 87 Derek Cook, Minot; 5 09 Jeremy Turner, Norway; 6 29 Sophie Green, South Paris.
Outlaw (20 laps) 1 1 Brandon Varney, Mechanic Falls; 2 4 Calab Emerson-Mains, Richmond; 3 07 Rick Thompson, Naples; 4 16 Jonathon Emerson, Sabattus; 5 2 Shaun Hinkley, Oxford; 6 94 Cody Childs, Auburn; 7 29 Dean Hanscom, Gray; 8 27 John Lizotte, Lewiston; 9 30 Matthew Veinott, Greene; 10 39 Gerry Freve, Buckfield; 11 74 Richard Thompson, Jr., Bridgton.
Runnin’ Rebel (20 laps) 1 11 Cam Childs, Leeds; 2 14 Adam O’Neil, Lewiston; 3 56 Addie McDaniel, Bridgton; 4 15 Nathan Dubuc, Lewiston; 5 6 Cody White, South Paris; 6 84 Doug Degroat, Oxford; 7 71 Chris Foster, Lisbon; 8 18 Dustin Salley, Mechanic Falls; 9 50 AJ Smith, South Paris; 10 12 Chris Lavanway, Auburn; 11 00 Chris Giguere, Lisbon; 12 10 Corey Roussel, South Paris; 13 69 John Childs, Leeds; 14 21 Ralph Green, Auburn; 15 148 Don Smith, Oxford; 16 18x Matt Chamberlain, Bethel; DQ 95 Cody Childs, Auburn.
Cruiser (20 laps) 1 4 Will Dunphy, Jr., New Gloucester; 272 Phil Knowlton, Minot; 3 26 Luke Decoster, Greene; 4 33 Matt Hiscock, Turner; 5 7 Carl Conant, Lewiston; 6 50 Gerard Cote, Oxford; 7 28 William Barker, Oxford; 8 3 Charlie Hall, Jr., Oxford; 9 86 Shannon Mason, n/a.
Sport Truck (20 laps) 1 5 Kolby Morrell, Sebago; 2 2 Randy Green, Norway; 3 49 Jake Dobson, Hartford; 4 12 Eddie Henderson, Hartford; 5 05 Rick Dobson, Hartford; 6 1 Ryan Farrar, Oxford; 7 61 Derrick Drown, n/a.
Ladies (20 laps) 1 21 Breanna Spaulding, Lisbon; 2 68 Addie McDaniel, Bridgton; 3 16 Chloe Kiley, South Paris; 4 28 Susan Veinott, Greene; 5 30 Michele Bisbee, Livermore; 6 95 Deanna Bisbee, Greene; 7 44 Annie Chartier, Mexico; 8 47 Taylor Graffam, Hollis.