Gary Chiasson Drives To 1st Career Late Model Win at Oxford
THE BIG PAYOFF: Chiasson Earns 1st Late Model Win
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SOUTH PARIS, Maine – It’s not the checkered flag being waved over his car, the Victory Lane ceremonies or even the final pass for the lead that Gary Chiasson will remember most.
Nope, what Chiasson will remember most about his first career Oxford Plains Speedway Late Model win was one of the smaller moments that stock car drivers cherish most.
“I looked up and there were two laps to go and I was running into lapped traffic, and I saw the flagman waving the passing flag to those cars ahead of me,” said Chiasson, of Peru, Maine. “That’s when I figured I was really going to win it. He was pushing over those lapped cars down to the inside, and I’ll never forget it.”
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