Jul 16, 2009 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Three drivers claimed their first victories Wednesday night as Oxford Plains Speedway kicked off New England Dodge Dealers Speedweek with Acceleration Series action.
Ryan Hewins achieved the breakthrough win in the Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel 'B' feature. Gerard Cote claimed his initial triumph of a 10-year career in Goulet Home Inspections Renegade. And Todd Hall topped the Chimney Tech Outlaw 'C' feature.
Other winners were Ryan's uncle, Kyle Hewins (Runnin' Rebel 'A'), David Childs and Steve Brill (Outlaw), Kevin Oliver (Call of the Wild RV Center Sport Truck) and Cathy Manchester (Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Ladies).
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Jul 12, 2009 | Oxford Plains Speedway
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.
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Jun 21, 2009 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Karkos clobbers field in Subway 100;
"Slick Nick," 18, is a Late Model winner
OXFORD, Maine – The same, old Mini Stock domination by Justin Karkos and a fresh, new Late Model winner highlighted Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Karkos cruised to victory by a margin of more than nine seconds in the Subway 100 main event.
He was forced to share the spotlight, however, with 18-year-old Nick Brown, who became one of the youngest headline division feature winners in OPS history with his 40-lap triumph.
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Jun 13, 2009 | Oxford Plains Speedway
White washes Oxford Networks LM field; Childs holds off Karkos in Mini showdown
OXFORD, Maine – Jeff White's total destruction of his Oxford Networks Late Model ride last week was the worst thing that could have happened … for his competition.
The White Lightning race team put the No. 50 back together better and faster than before, as evidenced by a convincing victory in Saturday night's 40-lap feature victory at Oxford Plains Speedway.
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Jun 13, 2009 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Pelletier, Davis, Hendsbee and Rich first-time 2009 winners on fast Friday
OXFORD, Maine – Four drivers captured their first feature wins of the season in their current division on a closely contested Friday night of JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series action at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Dan Pelletier Jr. pulled off the most exciting move of many on the evening, getting underneath leaders Charlie Tyler and Brandon Douglas in three-wide formation with only three laps remaining in the 13-kart Unrestricted main event.
Pelletier, a champion in three different youth divisions, pedaled on to his initial victory of the season in the 15-and-up Sportsman ranks. Tyler finished second with rookie Douglas third.
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Jun 10, 2009 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Oliver, Grover win first OPS features on caution-free Acceleration Series card
OXFORD, Maine – The cars and even the technology have changed since Jim Davis Jr. last competed in the Acceleration Series at Oxford Plains Speedway. Getting to victory lane in the Chimney Tech Outlaw division where Davis was a champion six years ago still isn't a problem.
Driving a car he once built and pronounced a little bit outdated, Davis nevertheless held off Chris Burgess to capture the first of two 20-lap features in the headline division on a cool, misty Wednesday night.
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