Welch Stuns Thirty-One Pro Late Models at OPS
OXFORD, ME — Lancaster, New Hampshire’s, Quinney Welch held off a stellar field of Pro Late Models at Oxford Plains Speedway this past Sunday afternoon on Budweiser day at the races. Welch is well known for his late model expertise in Vermont and New Hampshire, but this being only his third Pro Late Model start, he even surprised himself. Other winners on the day included J.R. Baril, Rusty Poland, Ryan Hewins, Frank Weare and Jamie Heath.
Justin Drake was almost the star of the day as he led the first thirty-five laps before he slipped up in turn one allowing Welch to sneak underneath. The race was far from over as Gary Chaisson closed up to Welch’s rear bumper at the white flag, and Tim Brackett was looking to his inside. Welch hung on for the win over Chaisson, and Brackett. Shawn Martin and Adam Polvinen completed the top five. Sixth through tenth went to Justin Drake, TJ Brackett, Jeremy Davis, Dale Shaw and last week’s winner, Trevor Sanborn. The four heat checkers flew for Billy Childs Jr., Drake, Mark Lundblad Jr., and Dale Shaw.
J.R. Baril led the entire forty lap PASS Mod main event as he dominated the race for his first career PASS Mod victory. The battle for second wasn’t decided until the start/finish line as Ryan Robbins nipped Doug McClure in a near photo finish. Travis Buzzell and Josh Brown rounded out the top five. Baril and Billy Dixon won their respective qualifiers.
Rusty Poland scored and impressive victory in the PASS Sportsman 50 lap main event. Poland easily outdistanced Joe Pastore Jr., Nathan Leavitt, Dan McKeage and Scott Dorr. Leavitt and Pastore Jr. won the two qualifying rounds.
Ryan Hewins picked up his first win of the season in the Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stocks as he held off a late race challenge by Josh Childs. Kyle Hewins raced home third followed by Spencer Morse and last week’s winner Matt Williams. Ryan Hewins and Childs won their respective qualifiers.
Frank Weare dominated the Ripley and Fletcher Ford Outlaw Sportsman class as he walked away from the field scoring an easy victory. Troy Jordan, Guy Childs Sr., Steve Moon and Jerry Freve chased him to the finish. Weare and Jordan each claimed heat wins.
The all new Bandito’s class debuted as the final event of the afternoon. Ten cars battled over twenty laps, and when all was said and done five cars finished under a blanket, with Jamie Heath collecting the win over Randy Henderson, Derek Cairns, Dan Wade and Preston Edwards.
Racing resumes this coming Friday night at 7:30pm with Pro Late Models, Street Stocks, Outlaw Sportsman and Bandito’s. Pits open at 4pm and grandstands open at 5pm. Adult tickets are $12, Seniors and Military personnel are $10, and Juniors are $5. Kids five and under are free.
For more information on OPS visit the Track website at www.oxfordplains.com, or call the hotline at 207-539-8865. Oxford Plains Speedway is located on Route 26 in Oxford, Maine.
BUDWEISER PRO LATE MODELS
FINISH CAR# DRIVER
1 78 QUINNEY WELCH
2 71 GARY CHAISSON
3 60 TIM BRACKETT
4 94 SHAWN MARTIN
5 73A ADAM POLVINEN
6 09 JUSTIN DRAKE
7 61 TJ BRACKETT
8 109 JEREMY DAVIS
9 60X DALE SHAW
10 29 TREVOR SANBORN
11 6 TOMMY RICKER
12 28 MARK LUNDBLAD JR.
13 44 KYLE TREADWELL
14 72 CHRIS COOLIDGE
15 96 JUSTIN GIBBONS
16 3 VANNA BRACKETT
17 19 JOHN RIDEOUT
18 54 SHANE GREEN
19 5 DUSTIN BISSON
20 14 SCOTT MCDANIEL
21 23 DAVE FARRINGTON JR.
22 26 COREY MORGAN
23 36 SCOTT ROBBINS
24 11 BILLY CHILDS JR.
25 55 KURT HEWINS
26 63 DONNIE WENTWORTH
27 88 KYLE DESOUZA
28 1X JEFF BURGESS
29 24 GUNNAR ROWE
30 22 SCOTT FARRINGTON
31 03 SCOTT MOORE
PASS MODIFIEDS
FINISH CAR# DRIVER
1 00 J.R. BARIL
2 36 RYAN ROBBINS
3 22 DOUG MCLURE
4 3 TRAVIS BUZZELL
5 4 JOSH BROWN
6 17A SCOTT ALEXANDER
7 14 SCOTT MCDANIEL
8 0 ANDY SHAW
9 5 MARK LUCAS
10 9 EVAN ARMINGTON
11 7 MITCH MILLER
12 33 BILLY DIXON
13 05 RON HENRY
14 2 JT THURLOW
15 01 ANDY SAUNDERS
16 12 JIM EMERSON
17 8 CALVIN ROSE JR.
18 86 JEFF HEBERT
RIPLEY & FLETCHER FORD OUTLAW SPORTSMAN FINISH
CAR# DRIVER
1 3 FRANK WEARE
2 73 TROY JORDAN
3 5 GUY CHILDS SR.
4 19 STEVE MOON
5 39 JERRY FREVE
6 6 TODD BISBEE
7 99 GEORGE HASKELL
8 28 JOSHUA TOOTHAKER
9 71 CODY CHAISSON
10 26 MISSY MORGAN
11 22 CALEB EMERSON
12 2 DALE LAWRENCE
13 77 BRYCE MAINS
14 67 MICHAEL HAYNES
15 51 GUY CHILDS JR.
PASS SPORTSMAN
FINISH CAR# DRIVER
1 44 RUSTY POLAND
2 20 JOE PASTORE JR.
3 36 NATHAN LEAVITT
4 43 DAN MCKEAGE
5 60 SCOTT DORR
6 58 LYMAN MCKEAGE
7 32 JEFF MARSHALL
8 66X ALEX LACOGNATA
9 7 SHANE TATRO
10 5 CHRIS STAPLES
11 2 MIKE CLARK
12 01 ROB DREW
13 19S DUANE SEEKINS
BANDITO’S FINISH CAR# DRIVER
1 51 JAMIE HEATH
2 16 RANDY HENDERSON
3 87 DEREK CAIRNS
4 17 DAN WADE
5 7 PRESTON EDWARDS
6 44 ROBERT KAHKONEN
7 10 TRAVIS VERRILL
8 2 SHAWN HINKLEY
9 11 CAM CHILDS
10 1 BRIAN DARLING
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STREET STOCKS
FINISH CAR# DRIVER
1 5 RYAN HEWINS
2 3 JOSH CHILDS
3 51 KYLE HEWINS
4 34 SPENCER MORSE
5 63 MATT WILLIAMS
6 23 ZACH EMERSON
7 8 KEITH STUART
8 36 RICHARD SPAULDING
9 81 BJ CHAPMAN
10 33 ANDREW BRETTON
11 48 CURTIS ROLANDO
12 14 DAVID BRANNON
13 08 RICHARD WENTWORTH
14 777 MIKE ST. GERMAIN
Sources: Dick Therrien/Oxford Plains Speedway PR