Glory Days Are Back for Super Late Models
OPS Raises Pro Late Model Purse to $1,500 to Win
OXFORD, ME — The glory days are back for Super Late Models in the Northeast, as another Southern Maine track has upped their purses for the premiere division in 2014. This now means that Super Late Models will be racing for some of the biggest weekly purses in New England, and beyond. Oxford Plains Speedway President, Tom Mayberry is pleased and excited to announce that the Budweiser Pro Late Models that compete weekly in the Budweiser Championship Series on Friday night’s will be receiving a healthy purse increase in 2014.
“After a solid transition year in 2013, we feel that to get to the next level we have to return the weekly purse back to where it was when Pro Stocks, (Now known as Super Late Models) were the top division at Oxford, stated Mayberry. This brand of racecar is starting to see some significant growth, and is drawing a ton of interest around the Northeast. We feel that they deserve the boost in pay after the valiant effort that our Pro Late Model teams put forward in 2013 at Oxford. This division is headed in a very positive direction, and as this class significantly grows, so won’t the PASS Super Late Models, and the Oxford 250 as we head into the future. Not only are we upping the winners share to $1,500 weekly for Oxford Pro Late Model division licensed drivers, tenth position will pay a solid $300, and we are also increasing the purse for the balance of the top fifteen finishing positions. Non-licensed drivers will be racing for last year’s weekly purse. This is some great news for our racers and I am sure that they are going to be as ecstatic as I am. I have a feeling that with this new weekly purse, some of the headline names from years gone by will be looking seriously at returning to Oxford Plains Speedway on a weekly basis.”
The 2014 Oxford Plains Speedway season kicks off on Saturday, April 12th with the first PASS event of the season featuring PASS Super Late Models, PASS Sportsman, PASS Mods and Legends cars. The first event on the calendar for the Budweiser Pro Late Models to take advantage of the $1,500 to win a nicely expanded purse will be on Friday night, May 2nd at 7:30pm. Joining the Pro Late Models will be the Street Stocks, Outlaw Sportsman and Mini-Cup Cars.
2014 PRO LATE MODEL PURSE: 1st $1,500, 2nd $750, 3rd $600, 4th $500, 5th $450, 6th $400, 7th $375, 8th $350, 9th $325, 10th $300, 11th $200, 12th $150, 13th $125, 14th $120, 15th $110, 16th on back $100
For more information on all the exciting news at Oxford Plains Speedway, visit the Track website at www.oxfordplains.com, and for updates on the PASS Tour go to www.proallstarsseries.com.
Sources: Dick Therrien/Oxford Plains Speedway PR