Sep 2, 2007 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Adams, Tompkins, Childs en-titled
OXFORD, Maine – Travis Adams, Tommy Tompkins and Jimmy Childs each earned an Oxford Plains Speedway division championship with its own unique historical impact Saturday night.
Adams successfully defended his Oxford Networks Late Model title, becoming the first three-time champion in the class and winning the inaugural crown in the Late Models' reign as the top division at OPS.
Tompkins edged Sumner Sessions in a tight battle for the Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock championship, his first in a career at Oxford spanning two decades. He joins his late father, Joey "The Jet" Tompkins, as the tenth father-child combination to become OPS champions.
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Sep 2, 2007 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Ninety-five trophies presented in annual Acceleration Series gathering Wednesday night at Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Five first-time champions were among 95 trophy recipients Wednesday evening in the ninth-annual Oxford Plains Speedway Acceleration Series awards ceremony.
Mike Ballard (Chimney Tech Outlaw), Tyson Jordan (Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel), Jake Burns (Call of the Wild RV Center Sport Truck), Vanna Brackett (Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Ladies) and Jamie Heath (Crazy Horse Racing Engines Renegade) walked away with the top hardware in the ceremony held for family, friends and fans at the start-finish line of the 3/8-mile oval.
Ballard claimed the Outlaw title in a tie-breaker over fellow mid-week racing veteran Steve Moon. Two feature wins were the deciding factor for Ballard, who has elected to end a racing career that began when OPS owner Bill Ryan introduced the entry-level Acceleration Series in 1999.
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Aug 27, 2007 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Komet Motorsports is pleased to announce that AMSOIL (The Original Synthetic Motor Oil!) has joined us as a product sponsor for the 2008 race season. Having AMSOIL as a product sponsor is a huge boost to our race team, said driver Tim Pendergast. AMSOIL will increase reliability, and help insure a successful 2008 season.
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Aug 27, 2007 | Speedway 95
Speedway 95 News Release
08-26-07
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) It was a busy weekend of racing at Speedway 95, with racing both Saturday, and Sunday, with rain spoiling a little of the action on Saturday Night
The Pro-All Stars were in town Saturday for a 150 lap event, and brought the PASS MODS along for the ride. Gary Norris, Jr. was the winner in the Mods, with Chris Staples second and Chris Smith third. Richie Dearborn earned the win in the PASS Super Late Model 150, with Trevor Sandborn, second, and Scott Chubbuck in third.
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Aug 27, 2007 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Thurlow, Cook take $500 Twin Enduro wins, Berry repeats
in Spectator Drags at final Motor Mayhem of 2007 season
OXFORD, Maine – David Thurlow somewhat covertly crept through the field in a black station wagon during his Enduro event Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway. David Cook took command from the first sight of green from the flagstand.
Two different tactics worked equally well for the two competitors, who will cash $500 winners checks after 50-lap Twin Enduro victories on the final Motor Mayhem card of the summer.
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Aug 27, 2007 | Wiscasset Speedway
WISCASSET RACEWAY PRESS RELEASE 8/26/07
KEVIN DOUGLASS CONTINUES TO MASTER WISCASSET’S STOCK MINI’S
Sidney’s Kevin Douglass came into the weekend as one Wiscasset Raceway’s hottest drivers, winning four of the last six Stock Mini features. That hot streak continued Saturday night as he dominated the 50 lap main event, capping off another full program at “Maine’s Center of Speed”. Douglass started on the outside of the front row, took the lead from Brent Roy on lap four and ran away to the convincing win by a full straightaway.
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