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Phone: (207) 539-8865 
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ACCELERATION SERIES 

In his first race since father Perley passed away, David Childs captured the Chimney Tech Outlaw finale in the Oxford Acceleration Series on Wednesday night. 

Josh and Mark Jr., both grandsons of Perley Childs, captured Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel feature victories. 

Eleven different drivers went to victory lane on a card that included all five Acceleration divisions and a pair of make-up races from recent rainouts. 

Brian Nason, a student at Maine Maritime Academy, scored his first career feature victory in his first start of the season. Troy Jordan also ended a season-long victory drought in the four cylinder ranks. 

The theme of first-time winners carried over into Outlaw, where Leo Hatch-Auger and Dan Brown both held the first checkered flag of their rookie campaigns. Mike Ballard was a winner in the held-over Outlaw main. 

Doug Degroat held off Call of the Wild RV Sport Truck dominator Jake Burns for his first victory of the season. Patty Brannon went wire-to-wire for her second Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Ladies score of the summer. In Crazy Horse Racing Engines Renegade action, Jamie Heath prevailed for the ninth time. 

Initially, David Childs finished second to another member of the family - his uncle, Guy. The driver of the #00 dominated his race for the second week in a row, but this time he failed to make the cut at the tech shack during the post-race inspection. 

Prior to that verdict, however, Guy spoke volumes about his older brother in victory lane. 

"This is another win for him," Guy Childs said. "If everything goes according to God's will, I'm going to win a lot more races for him. I never would have driven a race car at all if not for him. I wish he were here tonight so I could tell him I proud I am of him." 

David Childs inherited his first victory in the Outlaw division after numerous four-cylinder wins on Wednesday and Saturday nights in the past. His win also helped preserve a share of bragging rights in the household, since son Josh won his second race of the season about three hours earlier. 

Childs took second spot (and essentially the win) away from Jerry Freve on lap 17. Prior to that, Mike Rainville and Steve Moon staged a brilliant battle for the point until Rainville drove a smidge too hot into the first turn on lap 12, causing both leaders to spin. 

Tom Averill scooted into the temporary lead, but he was black-flagged for passing below the inside curb. Guy Childs left the field in his exhaust fumes from that point until the tide turned in tech. 

Freve advanced to second in the final rundown, followed by Bubba Collins, Ron Abbott Jr. and Steve Moon. 

Brown and Hatch-Auger became the second and third newcomers to win an Outlaw feature this season. 

Hatch-Auger tracked down fellow first-year Outlaw competitor Todd Foss with three laps remaining in their 20-lap battle. He narrowly avoided disaster just after the initial green flag when Ed Burlock, Dillon Coburn and Robert Lowe stacked up in the first turn. 

“The start was a little crazy,” Hatch-Auger said, “but we got out of it.” 

Foss failed the post-race technical inspection, vaulting Jay Wilkins to a season-best second. Craig Coolidge charged from 20th to third in his first start of the summer, followed by Gerry Richard and Scott Veinott. 

Brown has found his comfort zone in the Outlaw class. The rookie chased Ralph Felker for 13 laps before powering into the lead and scampering away. 

“This is awesome,” Brown said. “It’s been a tough year.” 

Felker’s runner-up showing was his best since a Mini Stock victory in 2004. John Spencer’s post-race disqualification hoisted Kevin Plummer to third, Josh Paradis to fourth and Thom Bell to fifth. 

One of Ballard’s patented charges in the middle and extreme outside lanes paved his path to the make-up win, his first after three runner-up finishes in the spring. 

Ballard’s 17th career victory tied Skip Douglass Jr. for second on the all-time Outlaw list, two behind “Bullet” Bob Washburn. 

“I just stayed out of the way of the other guys,” Ballard said. “Two weeks in a row they got me.” 

Josh Childs was fortunate that the held-over Rebel event was only 30 laps and not 31. It’s also good that he was more than a straightaway in front when a telltale plume of smoke coughed from the rear of his car in the next-to-last corner. 

“It just blew up,” Childs said. “I think my grandfather must have been watching out for me there.” 

Childs led from green-to-checkered from the pole. Scott Farrington stayed in front of Jim Hart in the battle for second. Mark Childs Jr. foreshadowed his late-evening win with a charge to fourth, just ahead of point leader Matt Dufault. 

Mark Childs Jr. caught and passed Kyle Hewins with four circuits remaining in the 20-lap nightcap. Dufault’s consistent campaign continued with a third-place trophy. Tyson Jordan rallied from mechanical woes in his opening event to run fourth, with Jeff Hebert in tow. 

Nason exploded from the inside of the back row to take the lead from Charlie Webster on lap 14 of the first originally scheduled Rebel scrap. 

“I’ve been waiting a long time this one,” said Nason, who has missed much of the season on a school assignment at sea. 

Foss was a close second, and his four-cylinder passed the tech check to ensure his best OPS finish. Webster, Gerard Cote and Nathan Guptill filled out the paying positions. 

Troy Jordan surrendered the lead to Degroat before reclaiming it with three laps to go and denying Degroat the Truck/Rebel sweep. Hart also maneuvered past Degroat to claim second, with Bill Dunphy and James Wood completing the top five. 

All was not lost for Degroat, who survived Jake Burns’ last-lap bid for his seventh victory of the season and chalked up his first in the process. 

“If that race was 30 laps, I know I would have been in trouble,” Degroat said. 

Burns protected most of his point lead with a second-place effort. Marvin Hamilton held Lee Spurling and Rene Foster at bay for third. 

Brannon bolted to a one-sided Ladies victory in Thom Bell’s #18. Equally impressive was Kimberly Sessions, who kept her distance from point leader Vanna Brackett and wound up a best-ever second. Dottie Patria and Deanna Bisbee chased Brackett across the line. 

Heath didn’t even give his Renegade rivals a ray of hope, putting the hammer down from last to first on lap 1 in the 10-lap scramble for stock six-cylinders. John Childs, Bob Morey and Gerard Cote kept Heath in sight but settled for crossing the stripe in that order. 

The season-opening, 9-for-10 run by Heath is officially the most prolific start in Acceleration Series history, topping Jason Gibbs’ 8-for-11 dominance in the initial Sport Truck campaign of 2001 and Sally Gherardi’s 7-for-11 mastery of the inaugural 1999 Ladies season.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #1 (30 laps, makeup from July 4)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (14) #666 Mike Ballard, Mechanic Falls, 30
2. (6) #19 Steve Moon, Gray, 30
3. (7) #97 Shannon Judd, Jay, 30
4. (15) #36 Richard Spaulding, Lewiston, 30
5. (1) #09 Bruce Robertson, Leeds, 30
6. (9) #3 Tom Averill, Peru, 30
7. (8) #68 Bubba Collins, Lewiston, 30
8. (11) #53 Steve Brill, Bridgton, 30
9. (16) #6 Jim Archer, Chesterville, 30
10. (17) #122 Mike Rainville, Littleton, N.H., 30
11. (4) #48 Tina Titus, Lisbon Falls, 30
12. (12) #39 Ron Abbott Jr., Lewiston, 30
13. (13) #34 John Patria, Turner, 29
14. (3) #51 Randy Robitaille, Norway, 29
15. (10) #139 Jerry Freve, Buckfield, 29
16. (18) #90 Keith Landry, Oxford, 18
17. (5) #8 Gerald Parlin, South Paris, 16
18. (2) #75 Gordon Bell, Auburn, 8
DNS #24 Kevin Lawrence, South Paris
Lap leaders: B. Robertson 1-20, Ballard 21-30.
Cautions: 1 (lap 10)
Time of race: 12 minutes, 22 seconds

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #2 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (3) #62 Leo Hatch-Auger, Norway, 20
2. (7) #69 Jay Wilkins, Gray, 20
3. (20) #116 Craig Coolidge, Auburn, 20
4. (10) #57 Gerry Richard, Leeds, 20
5. (5) #30 Scott Veinott, Lewiston, 20
6. (8) #06 Rick Vining, Bridgton, 20
7. (6) #08 Carey Robertson, Leeds, 20
8. (14) #56 Richard Kyllonen, Oxford, 20
9. (16) #96 Caesar Morgan, Woodstock, 20
10. (9) #54 Jonathan Baldwin, Auburn, 20
11. (17) #21 Phil Knowlton, Poland, 19
12. (19) #35x Jamie Phillips, Falmouth, 19
13. (4) #27 Michael Auger, West Paris, 19
14. (18) #58 Tim Hatch, Gorham, 13
15. (21) #9x Mark Turner, Norway, 8
16. (13) #101 Nick Hanson, Leeds, 7
17. (2) #65 Ed Burlock, Lewiston, 0
18. (11) #110 Dillon Coburn, Aubur, 0
19. (12) #100 Curt Chapman, Lewiston, 0
20. (15) #49 Robert Lowe, Lewiston, 0
DQ (1) #50 Todd Foss, Raymond
Lap leaders: Hatch-Auger 1-20.
Cautions: 1 (lap 0)
Time of race: 16 minutes, 11 seconds

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #3 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (5) #83 Dan Brown, Peru, 20
2. (1) #9 Ralph Felker, Poland, 20
3. (7) #60 Kevin Plummer, Oxford, 20
4. (12) #82 Josh Paradis, Sumner, 20
5. (17) #18 Thom Bell, Minot, 20
6. (15) #63 Bob Ferguson, New Gloucester, 20
7. (2) #71 Fred Clavet, Buckfield, 20
8. (19) #38 Addison Bowie, Auburn, 20
9. (3) #95 Justin Dennison, North Yarmouth, 20
10. (16) #2 Kimberly Sessions, Auburn, 20
11. (4) #17 Maurice Martel Jr., Greene, 20
12. (11) #52 Kevin Leighton, Minot, 20
13. (21) #99 Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls, 20
14. (8) #10 Scott Ellis, Lewiston, 20
15. (13) #43 Rodney Englehaupt, Oxford, 20
16. (6) #28 Don Veinott, Sabattus, 20
17. (18) #112 Dennis Morang, South Paris, 20
18. (14) #61 Mark MacDonald, Center Conway, N.H., 20
19. (10) #6 Jim Archer, Chesterville, 17
DQ (20) #09 Bruce Robertson, Leeds
DQ (9) #35 John Spencer, Auburn
DNS #24 Kevin Lawrence, South Paris
Lap leaders: Felker 1-13, Brown 14-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 7 minutes, 10 seconds

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #4 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (18) #5 David Childs, Oxford, 20
2. (9) #139 Jerry Freve, Buckfield, 20
3. (7) #68 Bubba Collins, Lewiston, 20
4. (9) #39 Ron Abbott Jr., Lewiston, 20
5. (4) #19 Steve Moon, Gray, 20
6. (5) #97 Shannon Judd, Jay, 20
7. (1) #122 Mike Rainville, Littleton, N.H., 20
8. (10) #90 Keith Landry, Oxford, 20
9. (13) #34 John Patria, Turner, 20
10. (2) #51 Randy Robitaille, Norway, 20
11. (3) #48 Tina Titus, Lisbon Falls, 20
12. (14) #666 Mike Ballard, Mechanic Falls, 20
13. (19) #8 Gerald Parlin, South Paris, 20
14. (20) #53 Steve Brill, Bridgton, 19
15. (6) #169 Jim Drake Jr., Hebron, 19
16. (8) #3 Tom Averill, Peru, 13
17. (11) #04 Zach Bowie, Lisbon Falls, 13
18. (15) #36 Richard Spaulding, Lewiston, 7
19. (17) #33 Tyler Belanger, Sumner, 2
DQ (16) #00 Guy Childs, Turner
DNS #75 Gordon Bell, Auburn
Lap leaders: Rainville 1-5, Moon 6-7, Rainville 8-11, Averill 12-13, Freve 14-16, D. Childs 17-20.
Cautions: 1 (lap 7)
Time of race: 9 minutes, 40 seconds 

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #1 
(30 laps, makeup from May 30)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (1) #3 Josh Childs, Oxford, 30
2. (4) #521 Scott Farrington, Oxford, 30
3. (7) #97 Jim Hart, Buckfield, 30
4. (14) #95 Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic Falls, 30
5. (11) #96 Matt Dufault, Turner, 30
6. (13) #93 Jamie Leavitt, Minot, 30
7. (9) #88 Derek Cook, Livermore Falls, 30
8. (8) #6 Troy Jordan, Turner, 30
9. (5) #31 Jeff Beaule, Lewiston, 30
10. (10) #86 Nic Stanley, Buckfield, 30
11. (3) #32 Brandon Munroe, New Gloucester, 30
12. (6) #54 Kyle Hewins, Leeds, 29
13. (2) #176 Charlie Webster, Auburn, 25
14. (12) #59 Tyson Jordan, Poland, 19
DNS #115 Craig Pyy, Gorham
DNS #15 David Cook, Livermore Falls
DNS #63 Cole Flagg, Livermore
Lap leaders: J. Childs 1-30.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 9 minutes, 23 seconds.

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #2 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (15) #01 Brian Nason, Lewiston, 20
2. (9) #50 Todd Foss, Raymond, 20
3. (12) #176 Charlie Webster, Auburn, 20
4. (10) #555 Gerard Cote, Oxford, 20
5. (11) #106 Nathan Guptill, North Turner, 20
6. (7) #1 Paul Cook, Mechanic Falls, 20
7. (3) #0 Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon, 20
8. (14) #70 Nick Seames, Greenwood, 20
9. (4) #10 Chuck Higgins, Monmouth, 17
10. (5) #12 Calvin Rose Jr., Turner, 17
11. (16) #9 Tory Hutchinson, Poland, 14
12. (6) #14 Gene White, Lisbon, 13
13. (2) #44 George Tripp, Oxford, 9
14. (13) #03 Ryan Varney, Oxford, 6
15. (1) #80 Travis Pearl, Auburn, 3
DNS #333 Craig Farrington, Hebron
DNS #48 Troy Gamrat, Lisbon Falls
Lap leaders: Higgins 1, Webster 2-13, Nason 14-20.
Cautions: 3 (laps 9, 9, 13)
Time of race: 20 minutes, 10 seconds

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #3 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (6) #6 Troy Jordan, Turner, 20
2. (5) #97 Jim Hart, Buckfield, 20
3. (12) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 20
4. (3) #4 Bill Dunphy, New Gloucester, 20
5. (4) #41 James Wood, New Gloucester, 20
6. (11) #32x Brian Hawthorne, New Gloucester, 20
7. (13) #05 Errol Smith, Stow, 20
8. (15) #175 Patrick Elsman, Hebron, 20
9. (7) #91 Bill Grover, Topsham, 20
10. (10) #76 Randy Nutter, Auburn, 20
11. (14) #34 Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls, 19
12. (9) #66 Justin Hynes, Windham, 19
13. (16) #77 Brad Dwinal, Freeport, 19
14. (1) #65 Raymond Files, South Paris, 18
15. (2) #45 Ken Whittemore, Greene, 12
16. (8) #82 Martin Krauter, Raymond, 5
Lap leaders: Dunphy 1-6, Tr. Jordan 7-15, Degroat 16, Tr. Jordan 17-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6 minutes, 44 seconds

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #4 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (11) #95 Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic Falls, 20
2. (5) #54 Kyle Hewins, Leeds, 20
3. (8) #96 Matt Dufault, Turner, 20
4. (7) #59 Tyson Jordan, Poland, 20
5. (6) #85 Jeff Hebert, Auburn, 20
6. (2) #31 Jeff Beaule, Lewiston, 20
7. (4) #16 Mike Ward, Harrison, 20
8. (12) #88 Josh Childs, Oxford, 20
9. (10) #93 Jamie Leavitt, Minot, 20
10. (1) #83 Brady Romano, Livermore Falls, 20
11. (9) #39 Jay Dufour, Lewiston, 20
12. (3) #32 Brandon Munroe, New Gloucester, 15
DQ (13) #521 Scott Farrington, Oxford
DNS #86 Nic Stanley, Buckfield
DNS #119 Gregg Norton, Lewiston
Lap leaders: Beaule 1-4, Hewins 5-15, M. Childs Jr. 16-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6 minutes, 37 seconds

CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (11) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 20
2. (14) #74 Jake Burns, Gray, 20
3. (9) #7 Marvin Hamilton, New Gloucester, 20
4. (13) #17 Lee Spurling, New Gloucester, 20
5. 91) #71 Rene Foster, Minot, 20
6. (7) #28 Kevin Oliver, Gray, 20
7. (6) #69 Ryan Farrar, Oxford, 20
8. (16) #68 Roger Allard, Harpswell, 20
9. (8) #1 John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls, 20
10. (22) #31 Mark Welch, Hartford, 20
11. (18) #139 Butch Durgin, Sumner, 20
12. (15) #88 Geoff Griffiths, Lewiston, 20
13. (21) #3 Scott Marston, Mechanic Falls, 20
14. (4) #34 Joe Farrar, Oxford, 20
15. (10) #39 Corey Williams, Sumner, 19
16. (5) #14 Rick Hebert, Peru, 19
17. (20) #40 Tom Libby, Gorham, 19
18. (2) #6 Herb Farrar, Sumner, 16
19. (19) #32 Brian Farrar, Sumner, 16
20. (12) #26 Yogi Hiscock, Jay, 16
21. (17) #63 Brent Westberry, Buckfield, 15
22. (3) #41 Doug Stevens, West Sumner, 8
23. (23) #13 Mike Blash, Oxford, 5
24. (24) #54 Devon Smith, Norway, 2
Lap leaders: Foster 1-7, Degroat 8-20.
Cautions: 1 (lap 8)
Red flags: 1 (lap 16)
Time of race: 23 minutes, 15 seconds

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (1) #18 Patty Brannon, Topsham, 20
2. (7) #2 Kimberly Sessions, Auburn, 20
3. (12) #23 Vanna Brackett, Buckfield, 20
4. (10) #34 Dottie Patria, Turner, 20
5. (13) #51 Deanna Bisbee, South Paris, 20
6. (11) #69 Cathy Manchester, Gray, 20
7. (14) #281 Lisa Vining, Poland, 20
8. (9) #92 Debbie Marston, Hartford, 20
9. (16) #96 Laura McKeage, Gorham, 20
10. (3) #28 Sue Veinott, Sabattus, 20
11. (2) #21 Lisa Brooks, Auburn, 19
12. (4) #13 Missy Roussel, Oxford, 19
13. (6) #29 Shannon Wheeler, Auburn, 19
14. (5) #44 Annie Chartier, Mexico, 18
15. (15) #9 Cindy Taylor, Auburn, 13
DQ (8) #00 Christina Spaulding, Lewiston
Lap leaders: Brannon 1-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6 minutes, 5 seconds

CRAZY HORSE RACING ENGINES RENEGADE (10 laps)
Fin. (Start) Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (4) #91 Jamie Heath, Waterford, 10
2. (3) #3 John Childs, Leeds, 10
3. (1) #1 Bob Morey, Lisbon, 10
4. (2) #05 Gerard Cote, Oxford, 10
Lap leaders: Heath 1-10.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 3 minutes, 6 seconds

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