The Streak Continues at OPS
Gary Chiasson 9th Different Pro Late Model Winner
The red hot racing action continued this past Friday night at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine as the streak remains intact, as there have been nine races and nine different winners in the Budweiser Pro Late Models. Drivers visiting the Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy victory lane on NAPA night included Gary Chiasson, Corey Morgan, Troy Jordan and Derek Cairns.
Another solid field of Budweiser Pro Late Models rolled to the line for their 50 lap main event and as the green flag waved, Gunnar Rowe and Kurt Hewins raced side by side until the first caution waved when Hewins car slowed to a stop on the front-stretch bringing out the first caution. On the ensuing restart, the fourteen year old Rowe pulled away and looked real solid until the 71 of Gary Chiasson raced by on the outside. Caution flew again on lap 16 when Don Wentworth and Vanna Brackett tangled while racing for the 5th position. TJ Brackett had nowhere to go and piled into his sisters car ending her night, and leaving him well off the pace for the balance of the race. Shane Green and Jeremy Davis would battle hard for the second spot, and Chiasson slipped away from the pair. At the finish it was Chiasson, Green, Davis, Alan Wilson and Justin Drake completing the top five. Heat checkers flew for Rowe, Drake and Green.
Corey Morgan held off a determine Josh Childs and Spencer Morse to claim his second consecutive Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stock feature victory. BJ Chapman raced home 4th ahead of Ryan Hewins. Carrying heat checkers were Richard Wentworth and Richard Spaulding.
Troy Jordan continued his winning ways in the Ripley and Fletcher Ford Outlaw Sportsman 25 lap feature race as he defeated Guy Childs Sr., Bryce Mains, Steve Moon and Joe Morey. Childs Sr. and Morey claimed victory in their respective heats.
Derek Cairns picked up his second straight win after first and second place cars, Shawn Hinkley and Cam Childs tangled with two laps remaining in the Bandito’s main event. Dan Wade rolled home second while Shawn Hinkley recovered in time to finish third. Robert Kahkonen was fourth and Childs completed the top five.
It’s the biggest week of the 2014 race season at Oxford Plains Speedway as the Oxford 250 weekend is on tap July 18-20. The week will start with the Oxford Acceleration Series on Wednesday night at 7pm. Racing continues on Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 6pm and Sunday for the Oxford 250, post time is 2pm. For a complete schedule of events visit the OPS website at www.oxfordplains.com, or call the hotline at 207-539-8865. Oxford Plains Speedway is located at 877 Main Street, on Route 26, in Oxford, Maine.
OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY FINISHES 7/11/2014
BUDWEISER PRO LATE MODELS
FINISH CAR# DRIVER
1 71 GARY CHAISSON
2 54 SHANE GREEN
3 109 JEREMY DAVIS
4 53 ALAN WILSON
5 9 JUSTIN DRAKE
6 3 SCOTT MOORE
7 72 CHRIS COLLIDGE
8 29 REVOR SANBORN
9 94 SHAWN MARTIN
10 60 TIM BRACKETT
11 24 GUNNAR ROWE
12 6 TOMMY RICKER
13 78 QUINNEY WELCH
14 22 SCOTT FARRINGTON
15 61 TJ BRACKETT
16 96 JUSTIN GIBBONS
17 44 KYLE TREADWELL
18 14 SCOTT MCDANIEL
19 5 DUSTIN BISSON
20 63 DON WENTWORTH
21 11 BILLY CHILDS JR.
22 3 VANNA BRACKETT
23 55 KURT HEWINS
DNS 28 MARL LUNDBLAD JR.
RIPLEY & FLETCHER FORD OUTLAW SPORTSMAN
FINISH CAR# DRIVER
1 73 TROY JORDAN
2 5 GUY CHILDS SR.
3 77 BRYCE MAINS
4 19 STEVE MOON
5 24 JOE MOREY
6 39 JERRY FREVE
7 71 CODY CHAISSON
8 97 SHANNON JUDD
9 6 TODD BISBEE
10 72 MICHAEL HAYNES
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STREET STOCKS
FINISH CAR# DRIVER
1 26 COREY MORGAN
2 3 JOSH CHILDS
3 34 SPENCER MORSE
4 81 BJ CHAPMAN
5 5 RYAN HEWINS
6 51 KYLE HEWINS
7 36 RICHARD SPAULDING
8 23 ZACH EMERSON
9 33 ANDREW BRETTON
10 8 RICHARD WENTWORTH
11 39 DREW MORSE
12 5 GLEN REYNOLDS
13 0 JIM COX
DNS 48 CURTIS ROLANDO
BANDITO’S
FINISH CAR# DRIVER
1 87 DEREK CAIRNS
2 17 DAN WADE
3 2 SHAWN HINKLEY
4 44 ROBERT KAHKONEN
5 11 CAM CHILDS
6 9 TROY SMITH
7 10 TRAVIS VERRILL
8 14 ADAM O’NEIL
9 16 RANDY HENDERSON
10 51X RYAN BERRY
11 99 PAUL HARMON
12 43 ERIC EDMUNDS
DNS 13 RICHARD KIMBALL
DNS 44X ROB LOWE
Sources: Dick Therrien/Oxford Plains Speedway PR