Oxford Plains Speedway
Route 26 Oxford Maine
(207) 539-8865
Track Specs:
Track Size: 3/8 mile oval
Surface: Asphalt
Seating: Approx 14,000
Adam Polvinen first-time Super Late Model ace at Oxford Plains Speedway
No repeat winners yet this season in Speedway’s premier class
Oxford, Maine – Adam\ Polvinen of Auburn raced past early leader Ben Ashline, then pulled away from the field in the 50-lap Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model feature, topping the stock car racing card Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Polvinen is the sixth different winner in the six Super Late Model 50-lappers contested this season at the Route 26 racetrack.
“It’s been a long time coming,” the winner said in victory lane. Polvinen’s closest rival as he crossed the finish line under the checkered flag was reigning track champion and current championship points leader Timmy Brackett of Buckfield.
Turner’s Shawn Martin started deep in the pack, then cruised by most of his competition on the outside en route to a third-place finish. Early leader Ashline, of Fairfield, ended up in fourth position, followed by Anson’s Scott Moore.
First Oxford Plains Speedway win of the season for former champ TJ Brackett
Oxford, Maine — TJ Brackett of Buckfield raced away from the pack to earn his first Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model win of the season in a non-stop 50-lap race topping the card Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Brackett, a former track champion in the ultra-quick top class, had a terrible start to his 2016 campaign turn around nicely, as he easily outran rookie Super Late Model driver Josh Childs of Oxford to the checkered flag.
Dennis Spencer, Jr., establishing himself as a championship contender once again, nailed down a second consecutive podium finish. Multi-time Late Model champion Shawn Martin of Turner earned a fourth-place finish with a lot of work on the outside groove, sometimes three-wide.
TIMMY BRACKETT WINS OXFORD SUPER LATE MODEL RACE, TAKES OVER CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
Oxford, Maine — Defending Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model Champion Timmy Brackett of Buckfield vaulted back atop the Budweiser Championship Series rankings Saturday night, nailing down his first victory of the season in the 50-lap main event.
Brackett chased last year’s NASCAR Pro Series champion at Beech Ridge, Reid Lanpher of Manchester, through the early stages of the event, then got the lead back on a restart scrum that likely cost Lanpher any shot at victory.
Brackett’s closets rival under the checkered flag was Dennis Spencer, Jr., of Oxford. Spencer was comfortably ahead of a torrid, last-lap battle for third position, with Minot’s Scott Farrington just able to get by Shawn Knight from South Paris.
First Super Late Model win for Spencer Morse at Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, Maine — Spencer Morse of Waterford raced to a career-first Super Late Model victory Saturday night, topping the Budweiser Championship Series stock car racing card at Oxford Plains Speedway.
A third-generation OPS racer, and son of a former track champion, Morse battled frontrunner Ryan Deane of Winterport in the early stages of the 50-lap finale, then held off a hard-charging Tracy Gordon to earn a popular victory lane appearance.
Morse and Gordon, from Strong and one of the track’s more successful veteran racers, were joined on the podium by multi-time Late Model track champion Dennis Spencer, Jr. Early race leader Deane and Shawn Knight of South Paris rounded out the top five.
SHAWN MARTIN WINS RAIN-SHORTENED SUPER LATE MODEL RACE AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
Oxford, Maine — Shawn Martin of Turner charged around the outside of his Budweiser Super Late Model rivals, including reigning champion Timmy Brackett of Buckfield at the scheduled halfway point, and five laps later crossed under yellow and checkered flags to claim victory in a 30-lap headline race at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
Martin, who started sixth, was pulling away from all rivals when the race was cut short. Brackett and fellow Buckfield competitor Kyle Treadwell were second and third-place finishers, respectively. Rookie Super Late Model driver Josh Childs of Oxford posted an impressive fourth-place finish, and was gaining on frontrunners when the race was cut short.
Opening Day Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model winner Glen Luce of Turner rounded out the top five after lining up behind three-quarters of his rivals on the starting grid for the 30-lapper. Dennis Spencer, Jr., of Oxford, led much of the early half of the race before finishing seventh.