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NEWS
November 7, 2007
Adams, Tompkins, Childs celebrate
2007 titles at Night of Champions
OXFORD, Maine - Neither rain nor wind nor the threat of lost
electricity kept more than 200 drivers, crew, family members and
fans from packing Four Seasons Conference Center for the 2007 Oxford
Plains Speedway Night of Champions on Saturday, November 3.
Division champions and bonus award
winners were celebrated during the annual event, providing the
traditional exclamation point to the Oxford Championship Series
campaign.
Travis Adams' family received his
second straight Oxford Networks Late Model championship in his
absence. Adams, who was on a family vacation in Florida, recorded
his acceptance speech on DVD. His mother, Connie, also provided the
crowd with her unique perspective on his life and racing career.
Adams won seven races, including his
first-ever American-Canadian Tour triumph in the New England Dodge
Dealers 150 season finale. The track championship is his third in
the last five years, and he becomes the first driver to capture
three titles in the current Late Model division.
An emotional Tommy Tompkins received
his Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock championship.
Tompkins joined his father, the late Joey "the Jet"
Tompkins, as only the 10th parent-child championship combination in
OPS history.
Joey Tompkins won the 1980 Charger
championship just four years before his untimely death at age 28. In
the process of winning four features this season, Tommy surpassed
his father's career victory total.
Tompkins edged Sumner Sessions by
only 13 points for the Strictly title.
Childs dominated the Allen's Mini
Stock ranks for the second season in a row.
His victory in the season-ending
Little Guy 100 was his seventh checkered flag and the fitting
conclusion to his decade of dominance in the four-cylinder division.
Childs intends to compete for Wal-Mart Rookie of the Year in 2008.
This year's top rookies were Travis
Stearns (Late Model), Chris Burgess (Strictly) and "Wild"
Bill Irving (Mini).
Stearns and Irving were also named
Most Popular Drivers in season-long fan voting along with Sessions
in their respective divisions.
Hill's RV Winner's Circle Challenge winners were Adams, Childs and
Strictly Stock ace Skip Tripp.
OPS extends special appreciation to
sponsor representatives Gary Shaw and Dolly Bois of M.S. Walker
(Allen's) and Ryan Laverdiere (Oxford Networks) for their
participation in this special night.
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