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

ACCELERATION SERIES 

With the largest Acceleration Series crowd of the season looking on as part of TD Banknorth 250 Weekend Presented By New England Dodge Dealers, Sessions sped to her first career win at Oxford Plains Speedway in the Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Ladies feature.

Sessions wasn't the only first-time winner on Polly's Variety/D.R. Fournier Night. Calvin Rose Jr., 17, became the third different rookie to capture a Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel main event this summer.

Seven other features thrilled the fans on a wild night of racing under a crystal-blue sky.

Tom Averill picked up his second straight win in Chimney Tech Outlaw action. Kevin Lawrence joined Averill in winning his second 20-lap Outlaw event of the season, and Mark MacDonald became a three-time winner in the class for full-size sedans.

Gregg Norton extended his all-time record for Rebel feature wins with another checkered flag. Kyle Hewins collected his second four-cylinder victory of the campaign in the high-point event.

Past division champion Marvin Hamilton has been a consistent top-five runner in the Call of the Wild RV Sport Truck division all season, and he delivered his second win of the summer Friday.

Jamie Heath has enjoyed an easier time in the upstart Crazy Horse Racing Renegade division. Heath won for the 10th time in 11 starts.

Last week's second-place run was a sign of things to come for Sessions, who charged from her eighth starting position to snag the lead from Laura McKeage on a lap 4 restart.

Sessions nearly lost her spacious lead while navigating lapped traffic in the late stages. When Christina Spaulding and Vanna Brackett tangled in the battle for second, however, it left Sessions more than full straightaway in front of her remaining competition.

"It feels awesome. Finally, I got up here. My crew worked hard and did a great job, and I'm here because of it," Sessions said.

Cathy Manchester was the surprised second-place finisher after Spaulding and Brackett's run-in, for which Spaulding was disqualified.

"Was there anybody else left? It was a great race. The car was running tough, but I think everybody's was, so we had a good time," Manchester said.

Patty Brannon backed up her win last week with a third-place effort. Dottie Patria rallied from her involvement in an early crash to finish fourth ahead of McKeage.

Rose also hinted at his rapid improvement as a driver by passing the leader a week ago, even though he was four laps down at the time. 

This time around, his authoritative pass of fellow rookie Nick Seames on lap 2 meant significantly more. Rose went unchallenged throughout the caution-free sprint, with Craig Farrington more than three seconds behind in his rear-view mirror.

Mike Winslow survived a lengthy battle with Darrell Moore to claim the third spot, while Ken Daigle Jr. wound up as the third first-year competitor in the top five.

Norton's season of incredible highs and lows hit another summit with his fourth victory, one behind Mark Childs Jr. for the division lead.

Gerard Cote set the pace for the first two laps before Norton dropped the hammer and bolted from eighth to the lead.

"I haven't started a race in four races because this car has been a turd," Norton said flatly. "I've changed most everything on this car, and finally I got it going tonight. If I didn't get it going tonight, I would have cut the roof off it and started over."

Martin Krauter made an impressive charge in the outside lane to claim his second runner-up honor of the season, while Derek Cook made a brilliant save to stay out of the backstretch wall after early contact and rallied to third. Cole Flagg and Nic Stanley followed.

Hewins held Tyson Jordan at bay following a lap 9 restart that wiped out his extensive early lead. Jordan hit the curb in his pursuit of the leader and dropped from Hewins' rear bumper to a safer four-car length distance at the checkers.

"I was pushing bad at the end of the race. I'm glad it ended when it did," said Jordan.

"My car was pushing, too, but once Tyson dropped back a little bit I was able to drift a little more in the corners and pull away from him," said Hewins, who notched his second win in his last three starts.

Hamilton saw Lee Spurling whittle his pickup lead to a few truck lengths in the closing circuits, but time ran out and traffic fell the 2002 division king's way.

"I got all the breaks tonight," Hamilton said. "Everything opened for up for me. The tires started going away at the end. I'm glad it was only 20 laps."

Rene Foster and Rick Hebert collided on lap 13 after an intense battle for the lead, shuffling Hamilton into the top spot for keeps.

Spurling left behind a wild, three-truck bonanza for the third position. 

Six-time feature winner Jake Burns wound up three-quarters of a lap behind the leaders after early evasive action. He reeled in Yogi Hiscock and Ryan Farrar without the help of a caution. The time it took Burns to overtake Farrar on the outside left him with nothing for Hiscock, however, giving Yogi a trophy one week after he finished a race on his roof.

Lawrence outlasted the field in what might have been the longest 20-lap race in Acceleration Series history. Five caution flags and a red flag slowed the field, with only nine of the 22 starters completing more than 16 laps.

"I don't know how many laps we actually ran," said Lawrence, "but it felt like more than 50."

The win was Lawrence's second of the season and a satisfying rebound after mechanical failure sidelined him for a double-feature night last time out.

Craig Coolidge finished a career-best second, with Don Veinott notching his first podium finish of the season after Tim Hatch failed the post-race inspection. David Brown and George Haskell wound up fourth and fifth in the endurance test. Brown recovered from a flat tire to do so.

MacDonald held off Belanger in a bumper-to-bumper drag race across the stripe, with both cars spinning wildly off the end of the front stretch to punctuate the scrap.

"That was a rough one," MacDonald said. "I've had a couple of rough weeks there, so this is good."

Gordon Bell outmaneuvered Thom Bell for third, narrowly in front of Fred Clavet.

Averill remained the hottest driver in the Outlaw class, backing up last Saturday's win with a second triumph on the biggest race weekend of the year. He overtook Tina Titus at the halfway mark.

"It took me three years to get my second win," said Averill, "and it took six days to get to my third win."

Steve Moon maintained his hot streak, as well, in second, while Agren Appliance Grand Slam champion David Childs out-muscled Richard Spaulding for third. Guy Childs bounced back from a mid-race pit stop to grab fifth.

Heath had no trouble hitting double digits in the win column, leading all 10 laps of the Renegade scramble. John Childs' post-race troubles at the tech shack boosted Bob Morey to second and Skip Turner to third. Gerard Cote and Ken Marston completed the top five.

Maine's most prestigious annual short track weekend continues with the Maine-Ly Action Sports 100 tonight at 6:30 p.m. It's the first-ever OPS appearance by the True Value Modified Series.

Qualifying for the TD Banknorth 250 begins at 2 p.m. Sunday. Don't miss your chance to get tickets. The Speedway box office will open Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Call (207) 539-8865 for details.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #1 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (8) #24 Kevin Lawrence, South Paris, 20
2. (4) #116 Craig Coolidge, Auburn, 20
3. (9) #28  Don Veinott, Sabattus, 20
4. (16) #137 David Brown, Gray, 20
5. (21) #01 George Haskell, Casco, 20
6. (5) #35x Jamie Phillips, Falmouth, 20
7. (14) #13 Dana Stevens, Oxford, 19
8. (6) #101 Nick Hanson, Leeds, 16
9. (7) #99 Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls, 15
10. (2) #K21 Phil Knowlton, Poland, 13
11. (11) #06 Rick Vining, Bridgton, 12
12. (22) #169x Brian Craig, Minot, 12
13. (10) #54 Jonathan Baldwin, Auburn, 12
14. (3) #96 Caesar Morgan, Woodstock, 12
15. (13) #1 Randy Allen, Casco, 5
16. (17) #11 Craig Smith, Waterboro, 5
17. (12) #57 Gerry Richard, Leeds, 5
18. (15) #168 Mike Girardin, Oxford, 5
19. (20) #7 Carl Conant, Auburn, 5
20. (18) #37 Jacob Hethcoat, Norway, 4
DQ #58 Tim Hatch, Gorham
DQ #24x Ryan Picard, Gorham
Lap leaders: Knowlton 1-5, Lawrence 6-8, Goss 9-11, Morgan 12, Lawrence 13-20.
Cautions: 5 (laps 5, 12, 12, 13, 16)
Red flags: 1 (lap 5)
Time of race: 45 minutes, 10 seconds

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #2 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (11) #61 Mark MacDonald, Center Conway, N.H., 20
2. (14) #33 Tyler Belanger, Sumner, 20
3. (3) #75 Gordon Bell, Auburn, 20
4. (16) #18 Thom Bell, Minot, 20
5. (4) #71 Fred Clavet, Buckfield, 20
6. (6) #69 Jay Wilkins, Gray, 20
7. (20) #09 Bruce Robertson, Leeds, 20
8. (18) #51 Randy Robitaille, Norway, 20
9. (1) #30 Scott Veinott, Lewiston, 20
10. (8) #10 Scott Ellis, Lewiston, 20
11. (12) #52 Kevin Leighton, Minot, 20
12. (17) #169 Jim Drake, Hebron, 20
13. (7) #43 Rodney Englehaupt, Oxford, 20
14. (15) #8 Gerald Parlin, South Paris, 20
15. (2) #08 Carey Robertson, Leeds, 20
16. (5) #2 Kimberly Sessions, Auburn, 19
17. (9) #6 Jim Archer, Chesterville, 16
18. (19) #35 John Spencer Jr., Auburn, 16
19. (10) #17 Maurice Martel Jr., Greene, 14
DQ (13) #9 Ralph Felker, Poland
DNS #112 Dennis Morang, South Paris
Lap leaders: S. Veinott 1-10, MacDonald 11-20.
Cautions: 1 (lap 16)
Time of race: 10 minutes, 16 seconds.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #3 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (5) #3 Tom Averill, Peru, 20
2. (14) #19 Steve Moon, Gray, 20
3. (18) #5 David Childs, Oxford, 20
4. (15) #36 Richard Spaulding, Lewiston, 20
5. (20) #00 Guy Childs, Turner, 20
6. (13) #97 Shannon Judd, Jay, 20
7. (3) #122 Mike Rainville, Littleton, N.H., 20
8. (9) #34 John Patria, Turner, 20
9. (8) #38 Addison Bowie, Auburn, 20
10. (10) #139 Jerry Freve, Buckfield, 20
11. (12) #68 Bubba Collins, Lewiston, 20
12. (19) #666 Mike Ballard, Mechanic Falls, 20
13. (4) #90 Keith Landry, Oxford, 20
14. (2) #82 Josh Paradis, Sumner, 20
15. (1) #48 Tina Titus, Lisbon Falls, 20
16. (6) #53 Steve Brill, Bridgton, 20
17. (11) #39 Ron Abbott Jr., Lewiston, 20
18. (7) #63 Bob Ferguson, New Gloucester, 20
19. (16) #62 Leo Hatch-Auger, Norway, 19
20. (17) #83 Dan Brown, Peru, 12
DNS #04 Zach Bowie, Lisbon Falls
Lap leaders: Titus 1-9, Averill 10-20.
Cautions: 1 (lap 12)
Time of race: 16 minutes, 8 seconds

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #1 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (4) #12 Calvin Rose Jr., Turner, 20
2. (7) #333 Craig Farrington, Hebron, 20
3. (12) #81 Mike Winslow, Poland, 20
4. (5) #34 Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls, 20
5. (2) #0 Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon, 20
6. (11) #52 Jeff Trafford, Leeds, 19
7. (15) #57 Gerry Record, Poland, 19
8. (16) #42 Josh Lovell, Oxford, 19
9. (1) #70 Nick Seames, Greenwood, 19
10. (3) #14 Gene White, Lisbon, 19
11. (17) #23 Mike Anderson, Lewiston, 18
12. (14) #148 Don Smith, Oxford, 18
13. (10) #19 Zach Audet, Chesterville, 17
14. (13) #41M Logan Melcher, Livermore Falls, 13
15. (8) #10 Chuck Higgins, Monmouth, 12
16. (6) #1 Paul Cook, Mechanic Falls, 3
DQ (9) #77 Brad Dwinal, Freeport
DNS #44 George Tripp, Oxford
Lap leaders: Seames 1, Rose 2-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 56 minutes, 54 seconds

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #2 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (8) #119 Gregg Norton, Lewiston, 20
2. (9) #82 Martin Krauter, Raymond, 20
3. (14) #88 Derek Cook, Livermore Falls, 20
4. (15) #63 Cole Flagg, Livermore, 20
5. (10) #86 Nic Stanley, Buckfield, 20
6. (3) #106 Nathan Guptill, North Turner, 20
7. (12) #91 Bill Grover, Topsham, 20
8. (18) #176 Charlie Webster, Auburn, 20
9. (2) #39 Jay Dufour, Lewiston, 20
10. (11) #05 Errol Smith, Stow, 20
11. (13) #83 Brady Romano, Livermore Falls, 20
12. (19) #76 Randy Nutter, Auburn, 20
13. (16) #8 Kevin Noyes, Raymond, 20
14. (1) #555 Gerard Cote, Oxford, 20
15. (17) #3x David Childs, Oxford, 19
16. (6) #50 Todd Foss, Raymond, 19
17. (5) #65 Raymond Files, South Paris, 19
18. (7) #175 Patrick Elsman, Hebron, 12
19. (4) #45 Ken Whittemore, Greene, 12
Lap leaders: Cote 1-2, Norton 3-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 6 minutes, 36 seconds

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #3 (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (12) #54 Kyle Hewins, Leeds, 20
2. (9) #59 Tyson Jordan, Poland, 20
3. (5) #93 Jamie Leavitt, Minot, 20
4. (13) #521 Scott Farrington, Oxford, 20
5. (17) #95 Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic Falls, 20
6. (1) #32 Brandon Munroe, New Gloucester, 20
7. (8) #97 Jim Hart, Buckfield, 20
8. (10) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 20
9. (15) #3 Josh Childs, Oxford, 20
10. (2) #4 Bill Dunphy, New Gloucester, 20
11. (6) #41 James Wood, New Gloucester, 20
12. (4) #31 Jeff Beaule, Lewiston, 20
13. (7) #16 Mike Ward, Harrison, 20
14. (16) #01 Brian Nason, Lewiston, 20
15. (11) #96 Matt Dufault, Turner, 20
16. (14) #85 Jeff Hebert, Auburn, 9
17. (3) #32x Brian Hawthorne, New Gloucester, 4
Lap leaders: Munroe 1-8, Hewins 9-20.
Cautions: 1 (lap 9)
Time of race: 9 minutes, 54 seconds

CALL OF THE WILD RV SPORT TRUCK (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (15) #7 Marvin Hamilton, New Gloucester, 20
2. (14) #17 Lee Spurling, New Gloucester, 20
3. (13) #26 Yogi Hiscock, Jay, 20
4. (16) #74 Jake Burns, Gray, 20
5. (9) #69 Ryan Farrar, Oxford, 20
6. (17) #84 Doug Degroat, Oxford, 20
7. (10) #28 Kevin Oliver, Gray, 20
8. (12) #39 Corey Williams, Sumner, 20
9. (2) #71 Rene Foster, Minot, 20
10. (18) #68 Opie Allard, Harpswell, 20
11. (7) #34 Joe Farrar, Oxford, 20
12. (20) #02 Jody Swallow, South Paris, 20
13. (3) #54x Devon Smith, Norway, 20
14. (4) #41 Doug Stevens, West Sumne, 20
15. (8) #19 Rick Hebert, Peru, 19
16. (5) #6 Herb Farrar, Sumner, 19
17. (22) #40 Tom Libby, Gorham, 19
18. (23) #31 Mark Welch, Hartford, 19
19. (21) #12 Tim Miller, Portland, 19
20. (24) #3 Scott Marston, Mechanic Falls, 18
21. (19) #75 Tim Huggins, Oxford, 17
22. (11) #1 John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls, 14
23. (1) #63 Brent Westberry, Buckfield, 12
24. (6) #69x Brian Farrar, Sumner, 7
Lap leaders: Foster 1-9, Hebert 10-11, Foster 12, Hamilton 13-20.
Cautions: None
Time of race: 7 minutes, 4 seconds

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (8) #2 Kimberly Sessions, Auburn, 20
2. (11) #69 Cathy Manchester, Gray, 20
3. (13) #18 Patty Brannon, Topsham, 20
4. (10) #34 Dottie Patria, Turner, 20
5. (1) #96 Laura McKeage, Gorham, 20
6. (12) #23 Vanna Brackett, Buckfield, 20
7. (9) #92 Debbie Marston, Hartford, 20
8. (4) #13 Missy Roussel, Oxford, 20
9. (5) #139 Sue Veinott, Sabattus, 19
10. (6) #29 Shannon Wheeler, Auburn, 19
11. (3) #44 Annie Chartier, Mexico, 18
12. (7) #51 Deanna Bisbee, South Paris, 17
13. (2) #21 Lisa Brooks, Auburn, 2
DQ (14) #00 Christina Spaulding, Lewiston
Lap leaders: McKeage 1-4, Sessions 5-20.
Cautions: 1 (lap 4)
Time of race: 11 minutes, 18 seconds

CRAZY HORSE RACING ENGINES RENEGADE (10 laps)
Fin. (Start) No., Driver, hometown, laps completed
1. (2) #91 Jamie Heath, Waterford, 10
2. (1) #1 Bob Morey, Lisbon, 10
3. (4) #27 Skip Turner, Carthage, 10
4. (6) #05 Gerard Cote, Oxford, 10
5. (5) #92 Ken Marston, Hartford, 10
DQ (3) #3 John Childs, Leeds
Lap leaders: Heath 1-10
Cautions: None
Time of race: 3 minutes, 29 seconds

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