OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
Route 26, Oxford, ME 
Phone: (207) 539-8865 
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ACCELERATION SERIES 

Guy Childs' win was his first in the Acceleration Series. He moved into the top five only six laps into the event. Childs inherited second when Roger Cousineau hit the front stretch wall on lap 13, then overtook Ed Burlock two circuits later for the top spot. 

Stan Morgan finished second in the Outlaw opener. Joe Geroux rallied from a pit stop during the only caution flag of the event to claim third, followed by Carey Robertson and Ralph Felker. It was the best finish of the season for all four drivers. 

After notching his first career win in his last start 11 days ago, Tyler Belanger immediately backed it up with a triumph in Wednesday's second Outlaw chapter. 

Belanger was leading Bob Ferguson, Addison Bowie, John Spencer and Dan Brown when the race was red-flagged for rain at lap 22, well past the halfway point at which it became official. 

Ferguson reeled in Belanger just as the shower started to fall, and he nearly took over the lead when Belanger struggled to make a three-wide move around two slower cars. Leo Hatch-Auger’s spin and contact with the wall brought out caution, however, and the rain began falling much more heavily during the ensuing delay. 

Brown led the first five laps before settling for the career-best fifth. 

The third and final Outlaw race will be made up next Wednesday, July 11, at the start of an Acceleration Series card with all five divisions in action. There is also a Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel held-over event from May 30 on that docket. 

Call of the Wild RV Sport Truck and Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Ladies drivers made up their rained-out May features on the holiday program. 

Lee Spurling held off a furious charge from point leader Jake Burns to take the first 30-lap Truck decision, his second checkered flag of the campaign. 

Burns actually stuck a fender in front of Spurling as the leaders diced through traffic on lap 24. Burns briefly lost the handle on his truck the next time around, falling behind Spurling and temporarily losing second to Rick Hebert. 

Open track allowed Burns to reclaim second, but he couldn’t complete the pass of Spurling and fell a half truck length short. Hebert, Marvin Hamilton and Doug Degroat followed. 

“Number one again! I really had to work for this one. Jake is a tough competitor. I love racing against him,” said Spurling. “This is great because this is my last year in the truck. My son (Ross) is going to take it over next year. Hopefully he’ll keep my reputation going.” 

Burns returned the favor with a narrow victory over Spurling in the encore. It's his sixth win overall and fourth in his last five starts. 

The sledding didn’t get any easier for Burns, who wound up in the dirt twice and lost significant track position while avoiding other drivers’ accidents. Burns caught a break when the caution flag waved each time, tightening the field and keeping him within shouting distance. 

Early leaders Mike Blash, Rene Foster and Opie Allard gave way to Yogi Hiscock, but Burns patiently picked his way around Degroat, Hamilton and Spurling and quickly wiped out Hiscock’s modest advantage after that. Burns made the winning move on lap 23. 

“The track almost felt like ice out there,” Burns said. 

Hiscock faded to fifth at the finish, with Spurling pulling away from Hamilton (third) and Degroat (fourth) to make one final charge at Burns. He missed out on the sweep by a fraction of a second. 

Deanna Bisbee overtook Christina Spaulding (driving the #00 car that Childs later took to his emotional win) with four laps remaining for the first 30-lap Ladies checkered flag. 

“I only get to run one race tonight, so it’s a good thing I made the most of it,” Bisbee said. “I have to thank Randy Robitaille for calling me (in the off-season) and asking if I wanted to drive his car. And I guess I have to thank the people I race against for finally not cleaning me out.” 

Point leader Vanna Brackett charged to third in an ill-handling car, chased across the line by Patty Brannon and rookie Missy Roussel. 

With Bisbee prohibited from the second race due to an incident in last week's Ladies event, Brackett took advantage and sped to her fourth win of the summer. 

“The car’s going like crap,” Brackett said. “It still needs to be fixed from the crash last week. It definitely needs some work.” 

Spaulding led the first 15 laps before settling into the bridesmaid spot again, with Dottie Patria hitching a ride in husband John's car to run third and stay in the championship chase. Cathy Manchester recovered from an early spin to finish fourth ahead of Sue Veinott. 

Jamie Heath prevailed for the eighth time in nine starts in the new and growing Crazy Horse Racing Engines Renegade division, which started its first seven-car field in a 10-lap sprint. 

Heath didn’t even need two laps to run down Bob Morey and leave the field shrinking in his mirror. When half-jokingly asked if he could slow down and make a closer race for the fans, Heath said, “No way. I remember what it was like to run at the back.” 

John Childs also gave a terrific performance in memory of his uncle, cashing in second, while Skip Turner kept Gerard Cote at bay and captured his first trophy of 2007. Runnin' Rebel standout Kyle Hewins rallied from a slow start to grab fifth in his first Renegade start. 

Saturday and Sunday mark a huge doubleheader weekend at OPS. The American-Canadian Tour Time Warner Cable 100 is Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Motor Mayhem, including Twin Enduro 100s, gets the green flag Sunday at 1 p.m.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #1 (30 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (17) #00 Guy Childs Sr., Turner, 30
2. (9) #89 Stan Morgan, Auburn, 30
3. (3) #0 Joe Geroux, Bowdoin, 30
4. (7) #08 Carey Robertson, Leeds, 30
5. (13) #9 Ralph Felker, Poland, 30
6. (15) #17 Maurice Martel Jr., Greene, 30
7. (8) #30 Scott Veinott, Greene, 30
8. (1) #65 Ed Burlock, Lewiston, 29
9. (6) #27 Michael Auger, West Paris, 29
10. (11) #54 Jonathan Baldwin, Auburn, 27
11. (19) #35x Jamie Phillips, Falmouth, 27
12. (16) #01 Todd Foss, Raymond, 25
13. (10) #06 Rick Vining, Bridgton, 16
14. (5) #40 Josh Morang, Norway, 15
15. (2) #81 Roger Cousineau, Turner, 13
16. (14) #71 Fred Clavet, Buckfield, 12
17. (12) #57 Gerry Richard, Leeds, 4
18. (18) #47 Robert Davis, Norway, 3
DQ (4) #99 Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls
Lap leaders: Burlock 1-14, Childs 15-30.
Cautions: 1 (lap 13)
Time of race: 16 minutes, 25 seconds

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #2 (shortened to 22 laps, rain)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (7) #33 Tyler Belanger, Sumner, 22
2. (11) #63 Bob Ferguson, New Gloucester, 22
3. (15) #38 Addison Bowie, Auburn, 22
4. (6) #35 John Spencer, Auburn, 22
5. (1) #83 Dan Brown, Peru, 22
6. (17) #04 Zach Bowie, Lisbon Falls, 22
7. (4) #60 Kevin Plummer, Oxford, 22
8. (9) #82 Josh Paradis, Sumner, 22
9. (12) #61 Mark MacDonald, Center Conway, N.H., 22
10. (19) #69 Jay Wilkins, Gray, 22
11. (5) #10 Scott Ellis, Lewiston, 22
12. (8) #52 Kevin Leighton, Minot, 22
13. (16) #169 Jim Drake, Hebron, 22
14. (14) #112 Dennis Morang, South Paris, 22
15. (3) #1 Randy Allen, Casco, 21
16. (18) #62 Leo Hatch-Auger, Norway, 21
17. (2) #28 Don Veinott, Sabattus, 21
18. (10) #43 Rodney Englehaupt, Oxford, 14
19. (13) #18 Thom Bell, Minot, 8
DNS #29 Kimberly Sessions, Auburn
Lap leaders: Brown 1-5, Belanger 6-22.
Cautions: 1 (lap 22)
Time of race: 9 minutes, 45 seconds

CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK #1
(30 laps, makeup from May 30)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (1) #17 Lee Spurling, New Gloucester, 30
2. (13) #74 Jake Burns, Gray, 30
3. (3) #19 Rick Hebert, Peru, 30
4. (7) #7 Marvin Hamilton, New Gloucester, 30
5. (5) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 30
6. (2) #68 Opie Allard, Harpswell, 30
7. (9) #26 Yogi Hiscock, Jay, 30
8. (8) #39 Corey Williams, Sumner, 30
9. (11) #1 John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls, 29
10. (12) #28 Kevin Oliver, Gray, 29
11. (10) #69 Ryan Farrar, Oxford, 29
12. (4) #34 Joe Farrar, Oxford, 29
13. (6) #32 Brian Farrar, Sumner, 28
14. (17) #40 Tom Libby, Gorham, 28
15. (18) #31 Mark Welch, Hartford, 28
16. (16) #139 Gale Williams, Sumner, 6
17. (14) #54 Devon Smith, Norway, 4
18. (15) #13 Mike Blash, Oxford, 4
DNS #3 Scott Marston, Mechanic Falls
DNS #88 Geoff Griffiths, Lewiston
Lap leaders: Spurling 1-22, Burns 23, Spurling 24-30.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 9 minutes, 59 seconds

CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK #2 (30 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (15) #74 Jake Burns, Gray, 30
2. (8) #17 Lee Spurling, New Gloucester, 30
3. (11) #7 Marvin Hamilton, New Gloucester, 30
4. (13) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 30
5. (16) #26 Yogi Hiscock, Jay, 30
6. (4) #68 Opie Allard, Harpswell, 30
7. (3) #71 Rene Foster, Minot, 30
8. (9) #69 Ryan Farrar, Sumner, 30
9. (10) #28 Kevin Oliver, Gray, 30
10. (14) #39 Corey Williams, Sumner, 30
11. (12) #1 John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls, 29
12. (7) #34 Joe Farrar, Oxford, 29
13. (2) #14 Kevin Caponi, Hartford, 28
14. (5) #41 Doug Stevens, West Sumner, 28
15. (19) #31 Mark Welch. Hartford, 28
16. (1) #13 Mike Blash, Oxford, 24
17. (6) #6 Herb Farrar, Sumner, 23
18. (17) #19 Rick Hebert, Peru, 0
19. (18) #40 Tom Libby, Gorham, 0
DNS #3 Scott Marston, Mechanic Falls
DNS #139 Gale Williams, Sumner
DNS #32 Brian Farrar, Sumner
DNS #54 Devon Smith, Norway
Lap leaders: Blash 1, Foster 2-4, Allard 5, Hiscock 6-22, Burns 23-30.
Cautions: 3 (laps 1, 4, 5)
Time of race: 22 minutes, 14 seconds

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES #1
(30 laps, makeup from May 30)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (11) #51 Deanna Bisbee, South Paris, 30
2. (3) #00 Christina Spaulding, Lewiston, 30
3. (13) #23 Vanna Brackett, Buckfield, 30
4. (14) #18 Patty Brannon, Topsham, 30
5. (1) #13 Missy Roussel, Oxford, 30
6. (2) #13K Kimberly Sessions, Auburn, 29
7. (7) #28 Sue Veinott, Sabattus, 29
8. (10) #92 Debbie Marston, Hartford, 28
9. (4) #29 Shannon Wheeler, Auburn, 28
10. (5) #44 Annie Chartier, Mexico, 26
11. (6) #21 Lisa Brooks, Auburn, 7
12. (12) #69 Cathy Manchester, Gray, 4
13. (9) #34 Dottie Patria, Turner, 3
DQ (8) #281 Lisa Vining, Poland.
Lap leaders: Roussel 1-4, Spaulding 5-25, Bisbee 26-30.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 12 minutes, 2 seconds.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES #2 (30 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (5) #23 Vanna Brackett, Buckfield, 30
2. (3) #00 Christina Spaulding, Lewiston, 30
3. (11) #34 Dottie Patria, Turner, 30
4. (6) #69 Cathy Manchester, Gray, 30
5. (7) #28 Sue Veinott, Sabattus, 29
6. (1) #13 Missy Roussel, Oxford, 29
7. (2) #29 Shannon Wheeler, Auburn, 28
8. (8) #13K Kimberly Sessions, Auburn, 28
9. (10) #44 Annie Chartier, Mexico, 26
10. (9) #18 Patty Brannon, Topsham, 11
11. (4) #92 Debbie Marston, Hartford, 4
DNS #21 Lisa Brooks, Auburn
DNS #281 Lisa Vining, Poland
Lap leaders: Spaulding 1-15, Brackett 16-30.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 10 minutes, 11 seconds

CRAZY HORSE RACING ENGINES RENEGADE (10 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (6) #91 Jamie Heath, Waterford, 10
2. (5) #3 John Childs, Leeds, 10
3. (2) #27 Skip Turner, Carthage, 10
4. (3) #05 Gerard Cote, Oxford, 10
5. (7) #54 Kyle Hewins, Leeds, 10
6. (1) #1 Bob Morey, Lisbon, 8
7. (4) #92 Ken Marston, Hartford, 6
Lap leaders: Morey 1, Heath 2-10.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 3 minutes, 25 seconds

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