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OXFORD, ME - Chris Staples showed why he's perhaps destined to be Maine's next nationally recognized race car driver with his performance Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. The 18 year old Pro Stock racer got into a great side-by-side duel with veteran Bruce Haley of Minot in his 12 lap heat race before winning by a « car length margin.  Then, with the outside pole positron at his disposal, led the entire 35 lap race without any serious challenges for the win; his second of the year and hirs second of the month of July.  He won on July 1 and again on July 31 with several other strong finishes in the races in between. Pole starter, Al Hammond suffered mechanical woes early into the event and dropped out of the field early.  Jerry Babb was the only driver who really could run with Staples.  Even though he tried both the low and high side of the determined Staples he really could run with, but couldn't pass Staples.  Both cars were about even in speed and handling qualities.  Saturday night,  Bruce Haley, did manage to make a two lap run at Staples before Babb's arrival, but just
wasn't fast enough to maintain a consistent hope of getting his first win in several years.  Tim Brackett caught the front trio but wasn't fast enough to run better that fourth with Danny Bubar rounding out the top five

Dennis Spencer, Jr. did something in the Late Model Stock Car division's 30 lap main event.  He won back to back features and a record setting sixth of the year.  Spencer appeared to be satisfied with a third place run as the laps were down to only three to go when race leader Henry Hudson III had
his transmission jump out of gear.  That momentarily broke the momentum of Hudson and Spencer slipped to the bottom groove and Hudson was out of the top spot.  The other big loser in that scenario was Don Wentworth.  He was on the outside of Hudson and when Hudson slipped up the track, Wentworth had to back off the throttle even more and faded to sixth.  Point leader, Leon Heckbert, pitted during a lap one restart and then drove from the 22nd spot to finish third.  Frank Snow who started at the rear twice then drove back to fourth with David Bersaw posting his third straight top five which is a career best string of three consecutive races.

Jerry Harrison got two big resume items in the Limited Sportsman division.  He got another win with relative ease and with cousin Kenny Harnson dropping out of the 25 lap race with two laps to go with a flat tire he might have retaken the division point lead.  When the official OPS point standings are released on Tuesday he just might be atop the list but if not then, he'll be within a very few markers of the other racing Harrison family members.  Corey Sanborn moved around Chuck Estes with four laps to go to cement the runner-up spot and Estes had a seasons best effort at third.  Steve Bennett, who won the last time out, came back to race fifth and rookie of the year point leader, Roy Lee Weymouth, finished fifth which takes him that much closer to capturing the Wal-Mart sponsored rookie title crown.

David Haseltine won again in the Strictly Stock division and retook the point lead when Shane Green dropped out before the half way mark with mechanical misfortunes.  Haseltine got the lead from Cam Richards in the closing laps as the result of a restart and then won by a car length.  Richards stayed second and Jeff Merrill scored his second straight third place finish.  Larry Emerson was fourth again and rookie, Ben Alden, rounded out the top five.

George Brown, Jr. finally got his long awaited Mini Stock division first win.   After several close misses this year and last, the driver of the Dodge Daytona quickly moved to the front of the field in the 20 finale and then held off the bid by Craig Dunn to upstart the determined Brown.  Ralph Felker was third with Bill Thibeault and Butch Keene next in line.

PRO STOCK

Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         Chris Staples            Brunswick
2         Jerry Babb               Windham
3         Bruce Haley              Minot
4         Tim Brackett             Oxford
5         Danny Bubar              Windham
6         Scott Robbins            Dixfield
7         Dennis Dee               Auburn
8         Alan Wilson              Hebron
9         Gary Drew                W. Burton
10        Scott Chubbuck           Wiscasset

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR

Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         Dennis Spencer, Jr.      Turner
2         Henry Hudson, III        Harrison
3         Leon Heckbert            Farmington
4         Frank Snow               Bridgton
5         David Bersaw             Wilton
6         Don Wentworth            Bridgton
7         Mike Pond                Strong
8         Corey Morgan             Bowdoin
9         Ron Moon                 Cumberland
10        Mickey Green             Norway

LIMITED SPORTSMAN

Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         Jerry Harrison           Freeport
2         Corey Sanborn            S. Pans
3         Chuck Estes              New Gloucester
4         Steve Bennett            Buckfield
5         Roy Lee Weymouth         Winthrop
6         Kurt Hewins              Leeds
7         Don Poulin, Jr.          Greene
8         Alan Bubier              Leeds
9         Doug Poland              Livermore Falls
10        Darryl Cook              Litchfield

STRICTLY STOCK

Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         David Haseltine          Pownal
2         Cam Richards             Oxford
3         Jeff Merrill             Mexico
4         Larry Emerson            Durham
5         Ben Alden                Greene
6         Gerry Freve              Buckfield
7         Jon Brill                Bridgton
8         Wayne Reynolds           Noway
9         Kim Tripp                Oxford
10        Scott Ladd               Strong

MINI STOCK

Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         George Brown, Jr.        Jay
2         Craig Dunn               Strong
3         Ralph Felker             Poland
4         Bill Thibeault           Oxford
5         Butch Keene              Turner
6         Mike Small               Mechanic Falls
7         Don Mooney               New Gloucester
8         Chris Morns              Auburn
9         Bob Mooney               New Gloucester
10        Steve Barker             Dryden

Oxford, ME - Sally Gherardi of Gorham won her fifth straight Ladies division race of the Big Apple Summer Racing Series presented by TEXACO at Oxford Plains Speedway, but this time she had to do the hard way.  Jessica Hutchinson led the first lap and then Tina Follette took command of the 20 lap race, but a caution flag on lap 17 helped Gherardi make up lots of track positron.  The deciding moment, however, was when Follette got tangled up with a lapped car and spun out of the lead.  Now Gherardi was the leader and Follette could only wish she'd taken a different line around the slow traffic.  Jennifer Reed rounded out the top three.

Mini Cup Series driver Tom Gould has made the same mistake two weeks in a row.   Get wide out of turn four and you loose the top spot and for the second straight week it was Tom Purington of Gorham who took advantage of the leaders lap eight mistake.  This time Steve Daoust got the runner-up spot and Charlie Marks moved to thrid in the process.

Matt Chick of Winthrop made it a career first with the win in the 4 Cylinder Series.  He took the lead on lap 10 and was never bettered over the second half of the 20 lap race.  John Parent made his first start a good one with the runner-up finrsh.  Wil Shurtleff picked up his trophy for the third place finish. Chick was also the lucky winner in the "Your lucky Driver Contest" as he and Karen Gurney of Windham won $25 each in TEXACO System 3 Gasoline for winning the luck of the draw positron contest.

Jeff Moon of Gray posted his fifth win of the year in the Oxford Outlaw division.   He grabbed the lead on lap eight and won by a single car length over Randy Henderson.  Moon started the race in the 20th  positron.  Point leader, Jason Ricker, maintained his slim point lead with a third place finish.

LADIES DIVISION

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1.        Sally Gherardi      Gorham
2.        Tina Follette       Lisbon Falls
3.        Jennifer Reed       Parsonsfield
4.        Stephanie Bowie     Mechanic Falls
5.        Tara Archer         Minot

MINI CUP DIVISION

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1.        Tom Purington       Gorham
2.        Steve Daoust        N. Anson
3.        Charlie Marks       Durham
4.        Rich Hall           Mechanic Falls
5.        Eugene Frost        Mexico

4 CYLINDER DIVISION

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1.        Matt Chick          Winthrop
2.        John Parent         Auburn
3.        Wil Shurtleff       Dixfield
4.        Ted Audet           Greens
5.        Jeff Dupont         Manchester

OUTLAW DIVISION

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1.        Jeff Moon           Gray
2.        Randy Henderson     West Paris
3.        Jason Ricker        Poland
4.        Keith Landry        Mechanic Falls
5.        Adam Sanborn        Norway

OXFORD, ME - Dennis Spencer, Jr of Turner won his 10 lap qualifying race and then held off the challenges of Henry Hudson, III of Harrison for two restarts and 30 laps of racing to post his fifth Late Model Stock Car division win of the year Friday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.  Joe Constantino of Auburn raced third for most of the night, second for a couple of laps and Ron Moon of Cumberland moved from deep in the 23 car field to run fourth.  Don Wentworth of Bridgton rounded out the top five.  Spencer later said in victory lane that although Hudson was ultra fast, he was able to maintain his lead because Hudson just couldn't run as fast in the middle of the race track as he could on the bottom.

"It was a case of being able to catch me, but not pass me.  He raced me real clean and that's when it gets fun."

Steve Bennett of Buckfield took the lead on lap two from Andy Phippips, Jr. of Phillips and then simply raced to a five car length win over Troy Flaerty of Winthrop for his first win in several years.   Flaherty made it close a couple of times but just didn't have quite enough to overhaul Bennett.  Tom Ricker was fast, but could only manage to race his way to third with Doug Poland of Livermore Falls and Jerry Harrison of Freeport rounded out the top five in the 25 lap main event in the Limited Sportsman
division.

The most exciting race of the night was the Strictly Stock 20 lap main event.  After a see-saw battle for the lead between Mike St. Germain of Auburn and Ben Alden of Greene, Vance Martin of Peru moved into the top spot.  Martin would eventually get disqualified because his frame height was to low after the feature event but the last lap was the lap that 3000 race fans will talk about for weeks and weeks to come.  With the white flag flying and Martin and Jeff Merrill running sirde by side, Davird Haseltine
made the commitment to win the race by going three wide.  Point leader Shane Green of S. Paris decided to do likewise and they finished one and two with Jeff Merrill being elevated to third on the Martin DQ.  Wayne Reynolds and Jon Brill rounded out the top five.

Mike Small of Mechanic Falls took the lead on lap 14 when then leader, George Brown, Jr., made the wrong choice of lanes to go around a lapped car and from that point on Small was easily enroute to his third Mini Stock win of the year.  He lead the last six laps and Brown stayed in the number two spot.  Butch Keene then finish third and fourth.  Fifth would go to Ralph Felker and Craig Dunn.

Ed Chapman of Auburn won the 25 lap True Value Legends Car feature event.  He took the lead from Gary Chrysler of Gorham who then held off Doug Coombs of Livermore Falls for the second half of the race Dan McNamarra of Waterville, Long Island, NY was fourth and Chip Keene of Poland rounding out the top five.

Oxford returns to action next Saturday, July 31, night at 7:00pm.  All five of Oxford's racing divisions in the weekly series will be on the docket.  The 5th annual Hell on Wheels Show is set for 1:00 pm on Sunday, August 1.

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         Dennis Spencer, Jr. Turner
2         Henry Hudson, III   Harrison
3         Joe Constantino     Auburn
4         Ron Moon            Cumberland
5         Don Wentworth       Bridtgton
6         David Bersaw        Wilton
7         Scott Luce          Strong
8         Leon Heckbert       Farmington
9         Mickey Green        Noway
10        Brad Hammond        Turner

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         Steve Bennett       Buchfield
2         Troy Flaherty       Winthrop
3         Tom Ricker          Poland
4         Doug Poland         Livermore Falls
5         Jerry Harrison      Freeport
6         Corey Sanborn       S. Pans
7         Kenny Harrison      Freeport
8         Archie Watt, Jr.    Auburn
9         Andy Phillips, Jr.  Phillips
10        Dana Reed           Shapleigh

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         David Haseltine     Pownal
2         Shane Green         S. Pans
3         Jeff Merrill        Mexico
4         Wayne Reynolds      Noway
5         Jon Brill           Bridgton
6         Guy Childs          E. Poland
7         Larry Emerson       Durham
8         Gerry Freve         Buchfield
9         Ben Alden           Greene
10        Skip Tripp          Auburn

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         Mike Small          Mechanic Falls
2         George Brown. Jr.   Jay
3         Butch Keene         Turner
4         Ralph Felker        Poland
5         Craig Dunn          Strong
6         Steve Barker        Dryden
7         Don Mooney          New Gloucester
8         Dave Mooney         New Gloucester
9         Bill Thirbeault     Oxford
10        Bob Mooney          New Gloucester

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         Ed Chapman          Auburn
2         Gary Chrysler       Gorham
3         Doug Coombs         Livermore Falls
4         Dan McNamarra       Waterville, NY
5         Chip Keene          Poland
6         Lee Beebee          Griswald, CT
7         Dale Stanley        Lincoln
8         Brad Hammond        Turner
9         John Peterson       Danvers, MASS
10        Larry Poirier       Poland

OXFORD, ME - Sam Sessions of So Pans wasted no time in proving that he's having his best ever Pro Stock season at Oxford Plains Speedway.   Saturday night he posted his third feature event win in the 35 lap main event for Oxford's premier division.  After trailing pole sitter, Tom Mayberry of
Naples, for four laps, Sessions simply drove his ultra fast Chevrolet Monte Carlo around the race leader.  Even four caution flags, one with only three laps to go, didn't allow Johnny Clark made a serious threat develop into anything more than a test of speed.  Every time Sessions would drive away
by two or three car lengths to maintain the top spot.  Clark stayed second for the duration although Tommy Tompkins made a serious threat of his own with three to go.  Dana Staples ran thrid but lost it to Tompkins at the checkered flag strip and Nick Nichols was able to hold off point leader, Scott Chubbuck, for fifth at the finish line as well.

Brad Hammond won his fourth Late Model Stock Car point race of the year after taking the lead away from teammate Joe Consantino on lap three. After that, first it was Henry Hudson III trying to wrestle the lead away from the Hammond Chevrolet.   He eventually faded to third.  For ten laps Donnie Wentworth trid his best to make a solid run at the leadership role.  He could catch Hammond but passing is always a different story.  That was where it ended for Wentworth.  Hudson was safely in front of David Beisaw who's fourth place finish was a career best ever effort.   Mark Verrill again proved why he's a contender for the season points championship with yet another fifth place finish.

Corey Sanborn of S. Paris made the Limited Sportsman event the premier excitement event of the night by overtaking Troy Flaherty on lap 24 to scored his second win of the year.  Flaherty, who had just one two go, thought he had his second win of the year himself but Sanborn sported that effort.  Point leader, Kenny Harrison, added to his lead by finishing a very close third just ahead of Doug Poland who was trying to win two straight.  Kurt Hewins recovered from a spin out on lap two and a close call on lap eleven to finish fifth.

While the Limited Sportsman race was exciting for the entire 25 lap distance, the 20 lap Strictly Stock event had the most exciting finish.  Vance Martin led the first five laps but faded to ninth at the end.  Todd Bisbee took control at lap six and appeared to be cruising to his third victory of the season.  Shane Green then closed the gap by leaps and bounds.  In just four short laps he took the lead (lap 19) and appeared to be headed for his fifth win of the year.  That was before backmarker, Mike Melcher, spun coming off turn four and, with the leaders closing on the finish line, Green had to lift off the throttle because he would have hit Melcher broadside if he didn't.  Bisbee raced past on the low side to post
his third win of the year and his second in three races.  Green was second, previous point leader David Haseltine was third and Wayne Reynolds and Larry Emerson rounded out the top five.

Once Ralph Felker tasted the fruits of victory lane two week ago he made a habit of racing up front.  Saturday night was no exception as he led the entire 20 lap distance to post his second win of the year and career at the same time.  Butch Keene tried for 20 laps, but just didn't have the horses available to get around Felker.  Mike Small continued to impress the mega crowd on hand with yet another third place finrsh.   Point leader  Jimmy Childs was fourth and Don Mooney rounded out the top five.

Oxford has a special Fiday night run the weekend, July 23.  The True Value Legends Cars stage another of their traveling Championship night events. In addition the Oxford Late Model Stock Car, Limited Sportsman and Strictly Stock and Mini Stock divisions are on the agenda for the 7:00PM start.  The Oxford Pro Stocks travel to Halifax, Nova Scotia for the fourth round of the International Pro Stock Challenge Series.

PRO STOCK

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         Sam Sessions        S. Paris
2         Johnny Clark        Hallowell
3         Tommy Tompkins      Carthage
4         Dana Staples        Farmington
5         Nick Nichols        Farmington
6         Scott Chubbuck      Wiscasset
7         Bruce Haley         Minot
8         Bob Gerry           Fryeburg
9         Scott Moore         N. Anson
10        Tim Brackett        Oxford

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         Brad Hammond        Turner
2         Don Wentworth       Bridgton
3         Henry Hudson 111    Harrison
4         David Bersaw        Wilton
5         Mark Verrill        Wiscasset
6         Dennis Spencer, Jr. Turner
7         Ron Moon            Cumberland
8         Mickey Green        Noway
9         Frank Snow          Bridgton
10        Leon Heckbert       Farmington

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         Corey Sanborn       S. Paris
2         Troy Flaherty       Winthrop
3         Kenny Harrison      Pownal
4         Doug Poland         Livermore Falls
5         Kurt Hewins         Leeds
6         Roy Weymouth        Winthrop
7         Dana Reed           Shapleigh
8         Neil Martin         Freeport
9         Jerry Harrison      Freeport
10        Chuck Estes         New Gloucester

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         Todd Bisbee         S. Paris
2         Shane Green         S. Paris
3         David Haseltine     Pownal
4         Wayne Reynolds      Noway
5         Larry Emerson       Durham
6         Jon Brill           Bridgton
7         Ben Tinker          Gray
8         Scott Belskis       Jay
9         Vance Martin        Peru
10        Travis Mains        Pownal

Finish    Driver              Hometown
1         Ralph Felker        Poland
2         Butch Keene         Turner
3         Mike Small          Mechanic Falls
4         Jrmmy Childs        Leeds
5         Don Mooney          New Gloucester
6         Dave Mooney         New Gloucester
7         Steve Barker        Dryden
8         Chris Morns         Auburn
9         George Brown, Jr    Jay
10        Bobby Mooney        New Gloucester

Oxford, ME - Sally  Gherardi  of Gorham  won  her second straight Oxford Plains Speedway Big Apple Texaco Summer Racing Series event of the year by taking the lead on lap 14 of the 20 lap race.  Robbin Alden of Greene led the first four laps, then it was Jennifer Reed of Parsonsfield taking the top spot.  Gherardi then moved to the front and never was challenged after that.  Reed was second and Debbie Penny of Oxford then moved into the third spot.  Patsy Hatch and Alden rounded out the top five.

Three drivers led the Mini Cup event of 20 laps.  Danny Thurston of Andover was the first to set the pace.  Erwin Carey of Mexico tried to win his third race of the year but Charlie Marks of Durham had the better car and he became the first three time winner.  Carey fell back to second and Adrian Labrecque of Banger rounded out the top three.

Conrad Childs of Leeds took the lead from the pole and led the entire 20 laps of the 4 cylinder race.  Scott Audet moved to second in the late going, just ahead of his brother Ted at the finish.

A couple of early lap spins out made the trip to the front of the Outlaw Race easy for points leader Jeff Moon of Gray.  He was the leader on lap five of the 20 lap race and held off Adam Sanborn and Mike Ballard to score his third straight win.  Kenny Farrington, Jr. and Jason Ricker rounded out the top five.

The Summer Racing Series at Oxford Plains Speedway continues next Wednesday night at 7:00PM at the Route 26 famed oval in Oxford.

LADIES DIVISION

Finish         Driver              Hometown
1.             Sally Gherardi      Gorham
2.             Jennifer Reed       Parsonsfield
3.             Debbie Penny        Oxford
4.             Patsy Hatch         Winthrop
5.             Robbin Alden        Greens

MINI CUP DIVISION

Finish         Driver              Hometown
1.             Charlie Marks       Durham
2.             Erwin Carey         Mexico
3.             Adrian Labrecque    Banger
4.             Jeff Coolidge       Poland
5.             Tom Gould           Lewiston

4 CYLINDER DIVISION

Finish         Driver              Hometown
1.             Conrad Childs       Leeds
2.             Scott Audet         Farmington
3.             Ted Audet           Greens
4.             Jeff Dupont         Lewiston
5.             Matt Chick          Turner

OUTLAW DIVISION

Finish         Driver              Hometown
1.             Jeff Moon           Gray
2.             Adam Sanborn        Norway
3.             Mike Ballard        Mechanic Falls
4.             Ken Farrington      Gray
5.             Jason Ricker        Poland

BIG APPLE SUMMER RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY TEXACO WEDNESDAY NIGHT JULY 14 7:00PM - LADIES DIVISION - MINI CUP - 4 CYLINDER DIVISION - OUTLAW DIVISION

OXFORD, ME - Ralph Nason got into the True Value 250 the easy way in 1999.  He won his 20 lap qualifying race with ease and that put him on the outside of the front row.  Forty-six drivers made the race from a paid entry list of 101.

Nason, the defending Champion of the Classic, usually fights his way into the big event and then must drive a bonzi style to get to the front Sunday night, in front of more than 10,000 fans who witnessed the 26th annual True Value 250 in near 93° heat, Nason led and led and led.  On lap 97, he and Tracy Gordon tangled, putting both at the rear of the field.  Nason conducted a driving clinic for all who were watching.

Pete Shepherd of Brampton, ONT led the first lap, but he faded back into the field and finished 34th.  Nason then led until his encounter with Gordon which handed the lead over to Ben Rowe of Turner until lap 124.  That's when Nason had finally worked his way back into the lead.  He made his insurance pit stop on lap 148.  Oxford's weekly point leader, Scott Chubbuck, took the lead but it was only for lap 149.  Second year driver, Tommy Tompkins of Carthage, then moved into the front spot.  He held the lead until lap 171 when Ben Rowe took over.  Rowe stayed on top of the field until lap 192 when Nason was scored as the official race leader.

That was the last time they were close for anything other than the final two caution flag that slowed the field a total of 17 times.  That's not a record for caution flags, but it was probably the only thing that prevented Nason from making a shambles of the event.  Rowe stayed second, although an incident with Tompkins, who was trying to get to the pit area because of mechanical failure with just a handful of laps remaining, almost took that position away from him.  Scott Fraser of Shubenacadie, NS was third.

Fraser had gone down a lap early in the race and got back into the lead when Nason made his insurance pit stop.  That put him at the tail end of the lead lap and when the lap 191 caution flew he was then able to join the race at the end of the realignment.

Sam Sessions, Tim Brackett and Scott Chubbuck all spent countless laps in the top five throughout the 250 lap event.  They finally earned the fourth through sixth positrons.  Adam Friend was seventh and even he shared some top five time.  Jeff Taylor returned to Oxford Plains Speedway for the 250
and ran eighth after an encounter with the front stretch retaining wall with Kirk Thibeau of Presque isle and Tompkins rounding out the top ten.

Nason earned a tidy $42,700 for winning his second straight 250 championship.  The crusty veteran then announced that he will make a 110% effort to become the first driver to win the "Richest One Day Short Track Race in North America" for a third straight year and be the only driver on record to accomplish that feat.  Dave Dion of Hudson, NH is the most winning diver in the event with three wins.  Geoffrey Bodine is the only driver to date to win back to back titles which he did in 1980 and 1981.  It took Nason 21 tries to win his first one and now he's made it two straight.

Heat race winners of the 250 were Shepherd, Nason, Thibeau.  Johnny Clark of Hallowell, Danny Bubar of Windham and Tompkins Andy Shaw of Center Conway NH, Mike Maretta, Jr. of So Portland, and Nick Nichols of Farmington won the second round events.  Tommy Rowe of Turner made it to the race by winning the "Last Chance Race"

Support races were won by Doug Poland in Limited Sportsman, David Haseltine in Strictly Stock and Jimmy Robbins in Mini Stock.

TRUE VALUE 250

Finish         Driver              Hometown
 1             Ralph Nason         Unity, ME
 2             Ben Rowe            Turner, ME
 3             Scott Fraser        Shubenacadre NS
 4             Sam Sessions        S. Pans, ME
 5             Tim Brackett        Oxford, ME
 6             Scott Chubbuck      Wrscasset ME
 7             Adam Friend         Pittsfield, ME
 8             Jeff Taylor         Farmington, ME
 9             Kirk Thibeau        Presque Isle, ME
 10            Tommy Tompkins      Carthage, ME
 11            Bub Bilodeau        Standish, ME
 12            Bob Geny            Fryeburg, ME
 13            John Flemming       Halifax, NS
 14            Stan Meserve        Mooresville, NC
 15            Chuck Lachance      Cushing, ME
 16            Scott Robbins       Dixfield, ME
 17            Glen Luce           Turner, ME
 18            Andy Shaw           Center Conway NH
 19            Mike MacKenzie      Dartmouth, NS
 20            Dennrs Spencer, Jr. Turner, ME
 21            Jeff Crowley        Groton, MA
 22            Dana Staples        Farmington, ME
 23            Gary Drew           West Burton, ME
 24            Johnny Clark        Hallowell, ME
 25            Dave Dion           Hudson, NH
 26            Tracy Gordon        Strong, ME
 27            James Brown         Banington, NH
 28            Chris Staples       Brunswrck ME
 29            Danny Bubar         Windham, ME
 30            Tommy Rowe          Turner, ME
 31            Bruce Haley         Minot, ME
 32            Nick Nichols        Farmington, ME
 33            Jim McCallum        Fall River, MA
 34            Pete Shepherd       Brampton, ONT
 35            Mike Maretta, Jr.   S. Portland, ME
 36            Jerry Babb          Windham, ME
 37            Kenny Wright        Woolwich, ME
 38            Riche Dearborn      Hollis, ME
 39            Jeff Morgan         Saco, ME
 40            Chuck Dockerty      Springfield, MA
 41            Mike Weeden         Haverhill, MA
 42            Mike Rowe           Turner, ME
 43            Alan Wilson         Hebron, ME
 44            Steve Knowlton      Ipswrch, MA
 45            Dale Shaw           Center Conway, NH
 46            Jim Emerson         Windham, ME

LIMlTED SPORTSMAN

Finish         Driver              Hometown
 1             Doug Poland         Livermore Falls
 2             David Tripp         Oxford
 3             Kenny Harrison      Pownal
 4             Corey Sanborn       S. Paris
 5             Tommy Ricker        Poland
 6             Archie Watt, Jr.    Auburn
 7             Roy Weymouth        Winthrop
 8             Jerry Harnson       Freeport
 9             Kurt Hewins         Leeds
 10            Darryl Cook         Litchfield

STRICLTY STOCK

Finish         Driver              Hometown
 1             David Haseltine     Pownal
 2             Jon Brill           Bridgton
 3             Billy Childs, Jr.   Leeds
 4             Shane Green         S. Paris
 5             Cam Richards        Oxford
 6             Jeff Merrill        Mexico
 7             Ben Tinker          New Gloucester
 8             Larry Emerson       Durham
 9             Ken Alden, Jr.      Greene
 10            Travrs Mains        Lewrston

MINI STOCK

Finish         Driver              Hometown
 1             Jim Robbins         Dixfield
 2             Don Mooney          New Gloucester
 3             Steve Barker        Dryden
 4             Billy Thibeault     Oxford
 5             Jimmy Chrlds        Leeds
 6             Bob Mooney          New Gloucester
 7             Craig Dunn          Strong
 8             Dave Mooney         New Gloucester
 9             Butch Keene         Turner
 10            Chuck Thompson      Sabattus

OXFORD, ME - Chris Staples of Brunswick got into the front row of the 35 lap Maine State Lottery Night Pro Stock feature event by winning his 12 lap qualifying race.  He was on the outside of the front row while Tom Mayberry of Naples started on the pole because he won the other heat race.  Staples
was the best car on the start and he was the best car whenever the field was under caution because on each of the two restarts he simply outraced whoever was beside him at the time.  The end result was that Staples led all 35 laps and even two time feature winner Sam Sessions was no match for the 18 year old sensation Jerry Babb of Windham kept Sessions very honest over the final 12 laps of the race and that allowed things to go just a bit easier for Staples it was the "kid's" first win in a Pro Stock in a career that spanned just four short years.  The former LMSC Rookie of the Year and then Pro Stock rookie of the year last year finally got the break through win in the top ranked Pro Stock series.   Session was next and then Babb with Tommy Tompkins of Carthage was fourth and 1996 True Value 250 champion formed the field and finished fifth.  Scott Chubbuck should have retaken the point lead.  Point leader Tim Brackett appeared to explode an engine on lap 22 which brought out the final caution flag of the race.  Chubbuck of Wiscasset finished sixth and Brackett was officially 26th.  Twenty-five of the original 30 starters took the checkered flag.

Brad Hammond won his fourth Late Model Stock Car feature of the year.  Ron Moon could only give chase after Charlie Colby spun himself out of contention.  That brought out one of the five yellow flag periods.  Don Wentworth of Bridgton was third Mike Short fourth and Corey Sanborn fifth.  Short
unofficially took the point lead because series leader Leon Heckbert cut a tire down and finished 15 on the next to last lap.

Richie Morse returned to Oxford in fine style.  The two-time champion led wire to wire in the 25 lap Limited Sportsman main event.  Point leader, Kenny Harrison, was a close second and John Drew tried to wrestle the lead away from Morse in the early going faded back to third.  Kurt Hewins moved to fourth and Archie Watt was fifth.

David Haseltine of Pownal returned to his favorite location at Oxford Plains Speedway with his third win of the year in the Strictly Stock division.  For the second straight week Larry Emerson was second and Jon Bill was third Gerry Freve was fourth and Mark Bowie rounded out the top five.

Wayne Ttus of Lisbon Falls was the 1995 Mini Stock champion and Thursday night he returned to victory lane for the first time since that championship season.  He led from lap three on and although Matt Barley ran second he was no match for the more experienced Ttus.  Mike Small continued to be
impressive with another third place finish just ahead of Billy Thibeault of Oxford and Don Mooney of New Gloucester.

PRO STOCK
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         Chris Staples            Brunswick
2         Sam Sessions             S. Paris
3         Jerry Babb               Windham
4         Tom Tompkins             Carthage
5         Larry Gelinas            Westbrook
6         Scott Chubbuck           Wiscasset
7         Danny Bubar              Windham
8         Gary Drew                West Burton
9         Louie Mechalides         Tynbsboro, MASS
10        Johnny Clark             Hallowell

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         Brad Hammond             Turner
2         Ron Moon                 Cumberland
3         Don Wentworth            Bridgton
4         Mike Short               Auburn
5         Corey Morgan             Bowdoin
6         Mickey Green             Norway
7         Mark Verrill             Wiscasset
8         Scott Luce               Strong
9         Dennis Spencer, Jr.      Turner
10        Joe Constantino          Auburn

LIMITED SPORTSMAN
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         Richie Morse             Waterford
2         Kenny Harrison           Pownal
3         John Drew                Gray
4         Kurt Hewins              Leeds
5         Archie Watt, Jr.         Auburn
6         Steve Bennett            Buckfield
7         Jerry Harnson            Freeport
8         Neil Martin              Freeport
9         Troy Flaherty            Winthrop
10        Corey Sanborn            S. Paris

STRICTLY STOCK
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         David Haseltine          Pownal
2         Larry Emerson            Durham
3         Jon Brill                Bridgton
4         Gerry Freve              Buckfield
5         Mark Bowie               Mechanic Falls
6         Shane Green              S. Paris
7         Rick Dyer                Harrison
8         John Black, Jr.          Manchester
9         Ken Alden, Jr.           Greene
10        Jeff Merrill             Mexico

MINI STOCK
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         Wayne Titus              Lisbon Falls
2         Matt Bailey              Wiscasset
3         Mike Small               Mechanic Falls
4         Bill Thibeault           Oxford
5         Don Mooney               New Gloucester
6         Steve Barker             Dryden
7         Bob Mooney               New Gloucester
8         Chris Morris             Auburn
9         Dan Sirois               Litchfield
10        Dave Mooney              New Gloucester

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OXFORD, ME - Henry Hudson III of Harrison started on the outside of the front row on the 30 lap Late Model Stock Car division feature event, and waiting until lap two before driving around lap one leader.  Joe Constantino of Auburn it was his third win of the year at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Hudson then withstood the challenges of several divers during a total of five yellow flag periods 1996 Champion Scott Luce of Strong ran second for most of those restart challenges and stayed on Hudson's rear bumper throughout the race.  Charlie Colby of Newcastle challenged for the win, then fell back to four and then raced back to third at the end.  Mike Short of Auburn and Corey Morgan of Bowdorn rounded out the top five.

Kenny Harrison of Pownal dominated the 25 lap Limited Sportsman main event.  He got the lead away from Mike Rand of Bridgton on lap 11 and never looked back.  Harrison got some help from two early race yellow flags and then when he finally took control he literally drove away from the competition.
Rand stayed in the runner-up positron for the balance of the race with Archie Watt, Jr. of Auburn finishing third.  Chuck Estes of New Gloucester raced to a fourth place positron and Jerry Harrison of Freeport rounded out the top five.

The Strictly Stock feature event is 20 laps and it's qualifying races are 10 laps and in each case Shane Green of South Pans conducted a driving clinic.  He raced around the 3/8 mile asphalt oval on the rim, also known as the Angel's Expressway, and won his 10 lap race with ease.  He came back and did the same thing in the 40 car main event to take the lead on lap 11 and never looked back after that.  Rick Dyer of Harrison was second and Larry Emerson of Durham raced hard to earn his third place finish.  Defending champion David Haseltrne ran fourth and Kevin Morns of New Gloucester rounded out the top five.

Opie Tripp of Auburn got the break he needed with a lap 15 restart in the Mini Stock division mail event to score his second win of the year and his career.  Early leader Ralph Felker looked like a sure winner until the yellow flag regrouped the field on lap 15 and he eventually faded to fourth, behind the racing Mooney brother of Bobby and Don.  Point leader Jimmy Childs of Leeds finished up the night in fifth place.

Chip Keene of Poland had the strongest Legends Car of the night and easily won the non-stop 25 lap main event for the popular type racer.  Joe Constantino of Auburn, who did double duty at Oxford on Saturday night, stayed ahead of Doug Coombs of Livermore Falls for more than a dozen laps to
finish second.  Legends Series point leader Ed Chapman of Auburn was fourth and Dale Stanley of Lincoln was fifth.

Oxford now prepares for Maine Speed Week '99 with it's traditional fireworks and racing show on Thursday night at 7:00PM.   The Big Apple Summer Series presented by Texaco along with the Legend Cars is the feature lineup on Friday night at 7:00PM.  Mam-ly Action Sports will present the weekly
racing series on Saturday night at 7:00PM when the Mini Cup cars get added to the program.

Sunday at 2:00PM it's the $200,000 True Value 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.  The 26th annual event is expected to draw more than 100 hopefuls for it's potential $50,000 winners check from at least 10 states and five provinces of Canada.

CHAMPION CLASS LEGEND CARS
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         CHIP KEENE               POLAND
2         JOE CONSTANTINO          AUBURN
3         DOUG COOMBS              LIVERMORE FALLS
4         ED CHAPMAN               AUBURN
5         DALE STANLEY             LINCOLN
6         BOB WEYMOUTH             TOPSHAM
7         JOHN PETERSON. Jr.       DANVERS, MASS
8         CASSIUS CLARK            FARMINGTON
9         GARY CHRYSLER            GORHAM
10        MATT CHAPMAN             AUBURN

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         HENRY HUDSON III         HARRISON
2        SCOTT LUCE               STRONG
3         CHARLIE COLBY            NEWCASTLE
4         MIKE SHORT               AUBURN
5         COREY MORGAN             BOWDOIN
6         MARK VERRILL             WISCASSET
7         DAVID BEISAW             WILTON
8         MIKE POND                STRONG
9         TRAVIS KHIEL             DENMARK
10        T. J. BRACKETT           OXFORD

LIMITED SPORTSMAN
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         KENNY HARRISON           POWNAL
2         MIKE RAND                BRIDGTON
3         ARCHIE WATT. Jr          AUBURN
4         CHUCK ESTES              NEW GLOUCESTER
5         TERRY HARRISON           FREEPORT
6         DON POULIN. Jr.          GREENE
7         TROY FLAHERTY            WINTHROP
8         KEITH STUART             NAPLES
9         ROY WEYMOUTH             WINTHROP
10        DANA REED                SHAPLEIGH

STRICTLY STOCK
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         SHANE GREEN              S. PARIS
2         RICK DYER                HARRISON
3         LARRY EMERSON            DURHAM
4         DAVID HASEL TINE         POWNAL
5        KEVIN MORRIS             NEWGLOUCESTER
6         TRAVIS MAINS             LEWISTON
7         JON BRILL                BRIDGTON
8         MARK TURNER              NORWAY
9         MICHAEL STEWART          DURHAM
10        JOHN BLACK. Jr.          MANCHESTER

MINI STOCK
Finish    Driver                   Hometown
1         OPIE TRIPP               AUBURN
2         BOBBY MOONEY             NEW GLOUCESTER
3         DON MOONEY               NEW GLOUCESTER
4         RALPH FELKER             POLAND
5         JIMMY CHILDS             LEEDS
6         CHRIS MORRIS             AUBURN
7         MIKE SMALL               MECHANIC FALLS
8         DENNIS SCRIBNER          OTISFIELD
9         CRAIG DUNN               STRONG
10        WAYNE PARKIN             WALES

OXFORD, ME - The Saturday night weekly racing scenes at Oxford Plains Speedway has been the meeting point for car counts and big crowds all season long and this week saw the biggest weekly series crowd in recent memory.  Tom Brackett of Oxford came out atop the Pro Stock field for the
second time this year, Dennis Spencer, Jr. won his third Late Model Stock race of the season and Don Poulrn, Jr. made it a career first in the Limited Sportsman ranks.  David Haseltine got his second Strictly Stock win and Jimmy Childs made it two straight in the Mini Stock finale.

Brackett stated the 35 lap feature run in 24th positron, but it was his good fortune not to be involved in two major crashes that saw no less the two Pro Stocks on their roof tops before the dust could settle.  The first incident was a 10 car crash and roll spectacular that saw Glenn Josselyn on his roof top.  Somehow all the other nine involved managed to return to the track, minus many body panels in the second sequence front runner Tom Mayberry and Chris Staples got together.  When the dust settled there Mike Weeden was on his roof top after working his way into the top six in the running order.  Johnny Clark eventually worked his way to second and Bub Bilodeau did likewise to run third.  Dana Staples and Scott Moore survived a couple of near miss situations to round out the top five at the finish.
Point leader, Scott Chubbuck, was involved in the first crash and although returned, he was 13th and one lap in arrears.  Coupled with Bracketts win, those two likely swapped positrons in the point standings to be released at mid-week.

Spencer of Turner won his 10 lap heat race which meant he's start the 30 lap feature event on the outside of the front row and wasted no time in getting to the front from pole sitter T J Brackett.  He then survived at least a dozen serious tests by Don Wentworth before getting ahead by about two car lengths to post his win after suffering through two dismal weeks.  Wentworth said that he had nothing for the ultra quick Spencer and was more than satisfied with his runner-up honor and point leader Leon Heckbert was a close third.  Ron Moon and Mike Short rounded out the top five.

Mike Rand led the first 19 laps of the 25 lap Limited Sportsman race, but eventually Don Poulin, Jr., who spent 12 laps trying to take the top spot, moved into the lead on lap 20 and went on to score his first ever Limited Sportsman race on the 3/8 mile oval.  Kurt Hewrns took advantage of the Larry Ayres and Richie Morse get together on the last lap to end up third.  Point leader Kenny Harnson and Keith Stuart rounded out the top five

David Haseltine returned to the winners circle in the Strictly Stock division when apparent winner, Ben Tinker, failed to pass the post race inspection because of improper springs in his car.  Cam Richards who led for two laps in the early going then moved up to second and Guy Childs was awarded third Point leader Shane Green would be fourth and Kim Tripp rounded out the top five.

Jimmy Childs made it two straight in the 20 lap Mini Stock main event.  He got the lead on a lap 16 restart from rookie, Chris Moins, on the drop of the green.   Moins then stayed second for the duration and Mike Small finished in the third spot.  Ralph Felker who led the first 10 laps ran fourth and Don Mooney, returned after crashing out a week ago, to round out the top five.

Oxford returns to action for it's weekly series next Saturday night at 7:00PM with Wal-Mart hosting the program featuring the Late Model Stocks, Limited Sportsman, Strictly and Mini Stock. Among those four divisions will be the NELCAR Legend Cars.  The Oxford Pro Stocks have the night off as the
international Pro Stock Challenge Senes moves to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for a 150 lap event before returning to Maine on July 1 to kick off Maine Speed Week.

PRO STOCK
Position       Driver              Hometown
1              Tim Brackett        Oxford
2              Johnny Clark        Hallowell
3              Bub Brlodeau        Standrsh
4              Dana Staples        Farmrngton
5              Scott Moore         N. Anson
6              Nick Nichols        Farmrngton
7              Gary Drew           W. Burton
8              Bruce Haley         Minot
9              Larry Gelrnas       Westbrook
10             Robbie Harnson      Scarboro

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR
Position       Driver              Hometown
1              Dennrs Spencer, Jr. Turner
2              Don Wentworth       Birdgton
3              Leon Heckbert       Farmrngton
4              Ron Moon            Cumberland
5              Mike Short          Auburn
6              Corey Morgan        Bowdorn
7              Scott Luce          Strong
8              Henry Hudson III    Harnson
9              Mike Pond           Strong
10             David Bersaw        Wilton

LIMITED SPORTSMAN
Position       Driver              Hometown
1              Don Poulrn, Jr.     Greene
2              Mike Rand           Birdgton
3              Kurt Hewrns         Leeds
4              Kenny Harnson       Pownal
5              Keith Stuart        Naples
6              Jerry Harnson       Freeport
7              Roy Weymouth        Winthrop
8              Doug Poland         Livermore Falls
9              Tommy Rrcker        Poland
10             Corey Sanborn       S. Pans

STRICTLY STOCK
Position       Driver              Hometown
1              David Haseltine     Pownal
2              Cam Richards        Oxford
3              Guy Chrlds          Poland
4              Shane Green         S. Pans
5              Kim Tripp           Oxford
6              Jeff Meinll         Mexico
7              Mark Bowre          Mechanic Falls
8              Guy Stevens         Farmrngton
9              Mark Turner         N. Miay
10             Ken Alden, Jr.      Greene

MINI STOCK
Position       Driver              Hometown
1              Jimmy Childs        Leeds
2              Chris Morns         Auburn
3              Mike Small          Mechanic Falls
4              Ralph Felker        Poland
5              Don Mooney          New Gloucester
6              Opie Tripp          Auburn
7             Bobby Mooney        New Gloucester
8              Crarg Dunn          Strong
9              Bill Thrbeault      Oxford
10             Steve Barker        Dryden

OXFORD, ME - Nick Nichols sits atop the Wal-Mart Rookie of the Year standings in Oxford Plains Speedway's Pro Stock division and now he can add a feature event win at the tough and famed 3/8 mile oval.  He started sixth in the 30 car field and after a 20 lap see-saw running battle with Gary Drew. the Farmington racer, pulled away from the field, only to nearly hand the win to Tim Brackett with less than a half lap to go.  It was also a test of stamina as twice the red flag flew for violent and spectacular
crashes that saw the seven drivers involved all walk away from both incidents.

In the first encounter on a lap two restart attempt Paul Bosse vaulted through the roof panel of Tim Cooks as both cars made contact with the retaining wall in the second encounter on lap 19 Chris Staples, Glenn Josselyn, Scott Robbins, Bill Lagerson, and Dennis Dee ended on top of each other under the starters stand.  None of the seven were able to continue.

The five slow down periods gave top runners like Scott Chubbuck and Tim Brackett time to catch the leaders with Brackett being the best of the best.  His second was about three lengths ahead of Gary Drew who finished third Chubbuck got around Jerry Babb with the white flag flying high for fourth and of course Babb stayed fifth Bub Bilodeau was a close sixth and Johnny Clark who led the first two circuits finished seventh.

Veteran Ronnie Moon of Cumberland returned to Oxford Plains Speedway this year after a three year layoff and put his Pontiac in front on lap three of the 30 lap Late Model Stock Car feature event to post his first OPS win in several years.  Charlie Colby of Newcastle made his Oxford best effort in just over a year of competition with a runner up finish.  Mark Vernll was third at the end Mike Short and point leader Leon Heckbert rounded out the top five.  Only two minor accidents slowed the field of 23 cars.

Kurt Hewins finally broke into the winners circle in the 25 lap Limited Sportsman main event.  He got the lead on lap 23 from Archie Watt Jr. who again showed a runner up effort for the night, his third time to the number two spot this year.  Mike Rand led the first nine laps before an early exit with mechanical failure.  Neil Martin then took the top spot but he slipped wide on lap 13 giving the lead to Watt who just couldn't hold off Hewins on the final restart on lap 22.  Doug Poland scored his second straight third place finish.  Point leader Kenny Harnson was fourth and John Drew returned to Oxford in grand style with a fifth place finish.

Rick Dyer of Harnson started thirteenth in the 38 car Strictly Stock feature field and on lap 11 he drove his familiar Ford to the top spot.  He then held off point leader Shane Green over the final three laps for his win.  Green started the race in the 27th and position and worked his way through the field and avoided the accidents that brought out the yellow flag four times.  Mark Bowie was third defending division champion.  David Haseltine fourth and Chris Corliss was fifth.

Point leader Jimmy Childs of Leeds won his first feature event of the year in the 20 lap Mini-Stock main event.  He started seventeenth in the 22 car field and took the lead at lap 11.  Ralph Felker led the first six circuits and then David Mooney took the lead until giving way to Childs.  Mooney then stayed second for the remainder of the race with Butch Keen a very close third at the finish.  Craig Dunn was fourth again and Steve Barker again crossed the line fifth.

Oxford returns to action again next Saturday night with the weekly racing series and the Big Apple Wednesday night Summer Series presented by Texaco make is 1999 start on June 16 as a mid-week special series.

PRO STOCK

1    Nick Nichols        Farmington
2    Tom Brackett        Oxford
3    Oary Drew           West Burton
4    Scott Chubbuck      Wiscasset
5    Jerry Babb          Windham
6    Bub Brlodeau        Standrsh
7    Johnny Clark        Hallowell
8    Alan Wilson         Hebron
9    Scott Moore         N. Anson
10   Danny Bubar         Windham

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR

1    Ron Moon            Cumberland
2    Charlre Colby       Newcastle
3    Mark Vernll         Wrscasset
4    Mike Short          Auburn
5    Leon Heckbert       Fannrngton
6    Henry Hudson 111    Harrrson
7    Brad Hammond        Turner
8    Corey Morgan        Bowdorn
9    Donnre Wentworth    Bridgton
10   Frank Snow          Bridgton

LIMITED SPORTSMAN

1    Kurt Hewrns         Leeds
2    Archie Watt Jr.     Auburn
3    Doug Poland         Livennore Falls
4    Kenny Harnson       Pownal
5    John Drew           Gray
6    Steve Bennett       Buchfreld
7    Neil Martin         Freeport
8    Roy Weymouth        Winthrop
9    Joe Hutter          Oxford
10   Larry Lemere        Oxford

STRICTLY STOCK

1    Rick Dyer           Harnson
2    Shane Green         S. Pans
3    Mark Bowre          Mechanic Falls
4    Davrd Haseltrne     Pownal
5    Chris Corliss       Freeport
6    Mrchael Stewart     Durham
7    John Black Jr.      Wmthrop
8    Skip Tripp          Auburn
9    Kim Tripp           Oxford
10   Chris Coolrdge      West Paris

MINI STOCK

1    Jimmy Childs        Leeds
2    Dave Mooney         New Gloucester
3    Butch Keene         Turner
4    Crarg Dunn          Strong
5    Steve Barker        Dryden
6    Mike Small          Mechanic Falls
7    Opre Tnpp           Auburn
8    Bobby Mooney        New Gloucester
9    Billy Thrbeault     Oxford
10   Wayne Titus         Lisbon Falls

BUDWEISER ADDS TO OPS PRO STOCK CHALLENGE SERIES

OXFORD, ME - Budweiser and Federal Distributors of Lewiston announced today that they have become a bonus award sponsor for the Oxford Plains Speedway events on the international Pro Stock Challenge Series calendar.

Paul Spellman, Sales and Marketing Manager for Federal Distributors, and Oxford Plains Speedway owner Bill Ryan announced today that the Budweiser brand would sponsor the "Budweiser Bonus" of $2500 to the driver who scores the most points in the three Pro Stock Open Competition Series races at
Oxford this year.

"Federal Distributors and Budweiser is excited about becoming part of the international Pro Stock Challenge Series, " said Spellman. "We feel the $2500 bonus will only add the excitement that the new Series is generating among race fans and the racing teams".

"Having Budweiser and Federal Distributors become part of our program is good news for Oxford Plains Speedway and the drivers who have committed to the series," added Ryan. "Their commitment of the Budweiser Bonus and it's $2500 will add another bit of spice to the series and should only enhance the overall program".

The next event in the six race series to be held at Oxford is the 26th annual True Value 250 on Sunday, July 4 at 2:00 PM.

Additional information about the Budweiser Bonus and other events at Oxford Plains Speedway is available by calling the Speedway at 207-539-8865 or by writing to Oxford Plains Speedway, P. O. Box 208, Oxford, ME 04270 or email at ops@ime.net Information is available at www.oxfordplains.com.

OXFORD, ME - The 3rd annual New England Dodge Dealers 500 at Oxford Plains Speedway also served as the opening round of the international Pro Stock Challenge Series in the 100 lap Pro Stock segment.  For Scott Fraser of Schubenacadie, Nova Scotia Canada it was well worth the 13 hour drive to the famed 3/8 mile Maine oval.  Fraser started on the outside of the front row and then got into a side by side and chase and he battle with Jerry Babb of Windham for the lead.  Finally, on lap 58, Fraser took command of the race and then survived four caution flag periods to eventually pull away for a two car length win over a fast closing.  Tim Brackett of Oxford Babb would be third, just a length better that Dave Dion of Hudson, NH and he was only just a bit better than the effort from Ben Rowe of Turner.  Fraser, duplicated the effort his father who won at Oxford exactly 20 years ago.

Brad Hammond of Turner spent 50 laps watching Corey Morgan and Mark Verrill swap the lead no less than nine times in the first fifty laps before taking command on lap 51 en route to his second straight win at Oxford.  Mogan cut a tire in the close side by side race with Verrilll.  He came back to run eighth but Verrill, who fell back to as far as sixth at one time, regrouped to get back into the top three.  Ron Moon of Cumberland ran fourth and Mike Short, who also had a chance at the top three for more than 50 laps, was fifth at the end.

Kenny Harrison of Pownal had the easiest ride of the night in any of the five 100 lap segments of the 500.  He led, wire to wire, to post his third Oxford win of the year.  Archie Watt of Auburn got a break when contender Kurt Hewins cut a tire with 15 laps to go and finished a distant second.  Mike Rand of Bridgton got back into racing Saturday night and finished third.  Tommy Ricker of Poland and Steve Stuart of Naples ended the century count in fourth and fifth.  David Haseltine of Pownal won the 500 in 1998 and for 80 laps he followed in the tire tracks of race leader Shane Green or short term runner-up Mark Bowie of Mechanic Falls before finally moving to the front with 18 laps to go.  From that point on Haseltine was on cruise control and he posted his second straight 500 win.  Bowie got around Green with 10 to go and they stayed in that formation for the duration.  Rick Dyer of Harrison got a chance to challenge the top three on lap 91, but then faded to fourth and Jon Brill of Bridgton also got into the chase but settled for fifth.

Billy Thibeault of Oxford looked like a sure winner in the 100 lap Mini Stock segment and for 79 laps he was the best in the class.  Don Mooney of New Gloucester chased Thibeault for 68 of those 79 laps and when Thibeault suffered gear failure Mooney jumped into the lead and then had to hold off a very determined Jimmy Childs of Leeds for the final 15 laps.  Childs had a chance at the win on lap 94, but gave Mooney enough room to maneuver through lapped traffic and was satisfied with the runner-up spot.  Craig Dunn of Strong was third, and the other two racing Mooney brother, Bobby and David finished in fourth and fifth

Oxford is back in action Saturday night with it's weekly racing series program starting at 7:00pm.  The Land Power Tractor and Equipment sponsored night features the Pro Stock, Late Model Stock Car, Limited Sportsman, Strictly Stock and Mini Stock divisions

OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY CAPSULE FINISH

PRO STOCK
1    Scott Fraser             Schubenacadi, NS
2    Tim Brackett             Oxford
3    Jerry Babb               Windham
4    Dave Dion                Hudson, NH
5    Ben Rowe                 Turner
6    Sam Sessions             S. Paris
7    Dan Eddy                 Dartmouth, NS
8    Louie Mechalides         Tyngsboro, MASS
9    Adam Friend              Pittsfield
10   Ralph Nason              Unity

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR
1    Brad Hammond             Turner
2    Leon Heckbert            Farmington
3    Mark Verrill             Wiscasset
4    Ron Moon                 Cumberland
5    Mike Short               Auburn
6    Frank Snow               Bridgton
7    Donnie Wentworth         Bridgton
8    Corey Morgan             Bowdoin
9    Mike Pond                Strong
10   Mark Lucas               Cundy's Harbor

LIMIITED SPORTSMAN
1    Kenny Harrison           Pownal
2    Archie Watt Jr           Auburn
3    Mike Rand                Bridgton
4    Tommy Ricker             Poland
5    Steve Stuart             Naples
6    Jerry Harrison           Freeport
7    Dana Reed                Shapleigh
8    Roy Weymouth             Winthrop
9    Zach Emerson             Durham
10   Larry Ayers              Bridgton

STRICTLY STOCK
1    David Haseltine          Pownal
2    Mark Bowie               Mechanic Falls
3    Shane Green              S. Paris
4    Rick Dyer                Harrison
5    Jon Brill                Bridgton
6    Wayne Reynolds           Norway
7    Ken Alden Jr             Greene
8    Michael Stewart          Durham
9    Chris Coolidge           West Paris
10   Jerry Freve              Buckfield

MINI STOCK
1    Don Mooney               New Gloucester
2    Jimmy Childs             Leeds
3    Craig Dunn               Strong
4    Bob Mooney               New Gloucester
5    Dave Mooney              New Gloucester
6    Steve Barker             Dryden
7    Dennis Scribner          Otisfield
8    Chuck Thompson           Sabattus
9    Randy Herson             Dresden
10   Billy Childs Sr          Leeds

Oxford Plains Speedway presented it's first mega night of racing at the famed 3/8 mile oval with a total of nine feature events.  Jerry Babb of Windham was perhaps the most impressive driver of the night.  He topped the biggest Pro Stock field of the year at the famed 3/8 mile oval with a convincing win in the 35 lap feature event Babb drew the outside pole by virtue of winning the second of the two qualifying races.  He simply out raced Tom Mayberry off turn two of the first lap and then had to worry
about upcoming potential lapped traffic with a fast closing Tim Brackett to post his first win of the year.

Bill Lagerson came back to Oxford with a new race car after destroying his primary car two weeks ago.  He drove to third.  The best race of the night prevailed over the final nine laps with Scott Robbins and Robbie Harrison is a close side by side battle for fourth and fifth Robbins got the edge coming off turn four to the dash to the finish line and equaled his best finish as a Pro Stock rookie.

A pair of Late Model Stock Car feature events characterized two drivers getting their first wins of the 1999 season.  Henry Hudson III of Harrison got the win in feature one and Brad Hammond raced back after being the opening race runner up to get his first win of the year.  Mike Short shared a runner up trophy by being second in race number two Joe Constantino and Frank Snow were third place finishers.

Kenny Harrison of Pownal won the first of two Limited Sportsman 25 feature events, but crashed hard in race number two.  Tommy "Two Lap" Ricker of Poland scored his second win in three weeks in the second event.  Runner up honors went to Billy Sprague and Corey Sanborn.  The third place finishers
included Steve Stuart and brother Keith Stuart in the second main event of the night.

Rick Dyer of Harrison returned to the Strictly Stock ranks this year and won his first race in the division where he started just six years ago.  Rookie Skip Tripp of Auburn got his first ever Strictly Stock win by virtue of the disqualification of Ferry Tucker.  David Haseltine and Guy Stevens finished second in each of the two 20 lap main events.  David Vaughn and Michael Stewart got the third place positions.

Steve Barker of Dryden broke out of the bad luck doldrums with a convincing win in the Mini Stock division Dave Mooney and Jimmy Childs chased Barker across the line from a distance.

Ed Chapman of Auburn won the Legends Car feature event.  Doug Coombs and Chip Keene followed the top ranked Legends driver in their first visit to Oxford this year in the 25 lap main event.

Oxford returns to action next Saturday at 2 PM for the third annual New England Dodge Dealers 500.  The unique format features all five of Oxford's weekly division in big money 100 lap feature events.  The Pro Stock segment will also serve as the opening round of the much anticipated international
Pro Stock Challenge Series which pits more than a dozen of Canada's top racers against more than three dozen US candidates.  The six race series will pay competitors more than $300,000 for the races that are divided between Oxford and Scotia Speedworld in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

PRO STOCK
1    Jerry Babb                    Windham
2    Tim Brackett                  Oxford
3    BillLagerson                  Lewiston
4    Scott Robbins                 Dixfield
5    Robbie Harrison               Scarborough
6    Todd Fitz                    Hollis
7    Alan Wilson                   Hebron
8    Dana Staples                 Farmington
9    Scott Moore                   N. Anson
10   Sam Sessions                  S. Paris

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR
1    Brad Hammond                  Turner
2    Mike Short                    Auburn
3    Frank Snow                    Bridgton
4    Corey Morgan                  Bowdoin
5    Charlie Colbly                Newcastle
6    Mickey Green                  Norway
7    Mark Verrill                  Wiscasset
8    Leon Heckbert                 Farmington
9    Mike Pond                     Strong
10   David Beisaw                  Wilton
 

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR (MAKE UP)
1    Henry Hudson III              Harrison
2    Brad Hammond                  Turner
3    Joe Constantino               Auburn
4    Mike Short                    Auburn
5    Donnie Wentworth              Bridgton
6    Dennis Spencer Jr             Turner
7    Mark Verrill                  Wiscasset
8    Leon Heckbert                 Farmington
9    Ron Moon                      Cumberland
10   Corey Morgan                  Bowdoin

LIMITED SPORTSMAN
1    Tommy Ricker                  Poland
2    Corey Sanborn                 S. Paris
3    Keith Stuart                  Naples
4    Jerry Harrison                Freeport
5    Tim Huston                    Lisbon Falls
6    Chuck Estes                   New Gloucester
7    Dana Reed                     Limerick
8    Neil Martin                   Freeport
9    Darryl Cook                   Litchfield
10   Andy Phillips Jr              Phillips

LIMITED SPORTSMAN (MAKEUP)
1    Kenny Harrison                Pownal
2    Billy Sprague                 Minot
3    Steve Stuart                  Naples
4    Corey Sanborn                 S. Paris
5    Kurt Hewins                   Leeds
6    Chuck Estes                   New Gloucester
7    DarrylCook                    Litchfield
8    Roy Weymouth                  Winthrop
9    Jerry Harrison                Freeport
10   Steve Bennett                 Buckfield

STRICTLY STOCK (MAKEUP)
1    Rick Dyer                     Harrison
2    David Haseltine               Pownal
3    David Vaughn                  Naples
4    Mark Bowie                    Mechanic Falls
5    Jon Brill                     Bridgton
6    Jerry Freve                   Buckfield
7    Skip Tripp                    Auburn
8    Guy Stevens                   Farmington
9    Larry Emerson                 Durham
10   Chris Corliss                 Freeport

MINI STOCK
1    Steve Barker                  Dryden
2    David Mooney                  New Gloucester
3    Jimmy Childs                  Leeds
4    Bob Mooney                    New Gloucester
5    Dan Sirois                    Leeds
6    Opie Tripp                    Auburn
7    Craig Dunn                    Strong
8    Don Mooney                    New Gloucester
9    George Brown Jr               Jay
10   Matt Bailey                   Woolwich

LEGENDS CARS
1    Ed Chapman                    Auburn
2    Doug Coombs                   Livermore Falls
3    Chip Keene                    Poland
4    Bob Weymouth                  Topsham
5    Dale Stanley                  Lincoln
6    Larry Poirier                 Poland
7    Gary Chrysler                 Gorham
8    Adam Ross                     Detroit
9    John Peterson                 Danvers, MA
10   Ed Getty                      Windham

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Oxford Plains Speedway Driver Points
as of May 5, 1999

Pro Stock
1.   Sam Sessions   S. Paris    176
2.   Tim Brackett   Oxford      168
3.   Chris Staples  Brunswick   164
4.   Oary Drew      W. Burton   153
5.   Bub Bilodeau   Standish    144
6.   Jerry Babb     Windham     138
7.   Tommy Tompkins Dixfield    137
8.   Scott Chubbuck Wiscasset   132
9.   Bruce Haley    Minot      131
10.  Johnny Clark   Hallowell   102
 

Late Model Stock Car
1.   Dennis Spencer Jr. Turner     191
2.   Corey Morgan       Bowdoin    179
     Mark Verrill       Wiscasset  179
4.   Leon Heckbert      Farmington 167
5.   Ron Moon           Cumberland 165
6.   Frank Snow         Bridgton   163
7.   Mike Short         Auburn     144
8.   Don Wentworth      Bridgton   143
9.   Henry Hudson III   Harrison   136
10.  Mickey Green       Norway     129
 

Limited Sportsman
1.   Kurt Hewins        Leeds                   189
2.   Kenny Harrison     Pownal                  175
3.   Doug Poland        Livermore Falls         163
4.   Jerry Harrison     Freeport                147
5.   Corey Sanborn      S. Paris                139
6.   Steve Stuart       Naples                  136
7.   Steve Bennett      Buckfield               134
8.   Don Poulin Jr.     Greene                  128
9.   Archie Watt Jr.    Auburn                  127
10.  Keith Stuart       Naples                  123
 

Strictly Stock
1.   David Haseltine     Pownal         195
2.   Mark Bowie          Mechanic Falls 177
3.   Jerry Freve         Buckfield      167
4.   Shane Green         So. Paris      157
5.   Jeff Merrill        Mexico         152
6.   Michael Stewart     Durham         136
     Chris Coolidge      West Paris     136
8.   Fred Thompson       Bridgton       112
9.   Cam Richards        Oxford         104
10.  Jon Brill           Bridgton       99
 

Mini Stock
1.   Jimmy Childs        Leeds          172
2.   Dave Mooney         New Gloucester 152
3.   Bill Thibeault      Oxford         150
     Don Mooney          New Gloucester 150
     Bob Mooney          New Gloucester 150
6.   Craig Dunn          Strong         144
7.   Wayne Parkin        Wales          136
8.   Matt Bailey         Woolwich       122
     Dennis Scribner     Otisfield      122
10.  Wayne Titus         Lisbon Falls   118

OXFORD, ME---Sunday marked the final Sunday afternoon of racing at Oxford Plains Speedway
as the famed 3/8 mile oval now switches to the Saturday night format But Bub Bilodeau of
Standish would probably like to keep up the Sunday format as he roared to his first Pro Stock
win of the year 32 cars took the grid for the 35 lap main event with Peter Melanson of St. Albans
on the outside of the front row Rookie Scott Robbins of Dixfield started on the pole Bilodeau was
lined up fifth Oxford starts their heat races by the points handicap system, but it's heads up for
the Main Event.

Melanson led the first seven laps before giving way to Gary Drew of West Burton for lap 8
Melanson went back to the front for lap nine and ten, but then on the second of the four restarts
Bilodeau got the upper hand and it was all over at that point. 18 year old Chris Staples moved
through the field quickly from his ninth starting spot to be a factor for a couple of laps before
settling in for second. Melanson faded back to third, Robbins to fourth and Jerry Babb raced his
way from fifteenth to fifth

Charlie Colby of Newcastle looked like a sure winner in the 30 lap Late Model Stock Car, but
when his chassis began to fade away on lap 20 he could only hand on until lap 23 when Leon
Heckbert of Farmington simple drove to the bottom and Colby was then hung out to dry A lap
later he was spun by Mike Short, that move prompted a black flag and Short was placed at the
rear of the field, which let Donnie Wentworth of Bridgton to move into second. Corey Morgan of
Bowdoin then moved to third, for the third straight week, and Mark Verrill worked his way to
fourth. Frank Snow of Bridgton, who was a factor for the lead in the early laps stayed fifth.

The best race of the day was easily the 25 lap Limited Sportsman main event. Tommy Picker of
Poland led the first 17 laps, but he lost his chance at winning when he broke a rear axle. For
laps 18 through 20 Corey Sanborn of S. Paris took his turn leading, but he was in the middle
lane and Kurt Hewins of Leeds was on the bottom lane. Kenny Harrison of Pownal was looking
at the outside lane while Sanborn were swapping the lead. Hewins was the front runner from 21
until 23 when Sanborn retook the point. For the final lap they raced three wide and the margin of
the position spread was just about a 1 2 car length for each  Sanborn was first, Hewins second
and Harrison third. Donnie Poulin Jr. of Greene was fourth, although he was fast enough to be
better, but there was no racing room available  Andy Phillips of Phillips rounded out the top five
finishers.

The 20 lap Strictly Stock main event was the Todd Bisbee show. He simply started on the pole,
led the entire distance and had no competition on the lap six restart, the only time the 32 car
field had to slow down. The best battle was for second through fifth as Cam Richards of Oxford
had it lost, fell back to fourth and then worked his way back to the number two spot  Michael
Stewart of Durham made his first ever trip to the podium in victory lane with a third place finish
Mark Bowie who got to second once fell back to fourth and "The Defender", David Haseltine of
Pownal rounded out the top five Matt Bailey moved his racing operation to Oxford Plains
Speedway this year, but the way he drove Sunday would leave one to think that he'd been a
season veteran there. He led all but laps 17 and 18 when Dennis Spencer of Otisfield got the
jump during the only restart of the day in the 20 lap main event for the Mini Stock ranks  Bobby
Mooney had a double dose of good times with a third in the race, and the birth of a boy baby on
Tuesday which caused wife Wanda to stay at home with son Kyle instead of overseeing the
Mooney family racing operation. Billy Thibeault of Oxford and Jimmy Childs of Leeds rounded
out the top five.

Sat May 1     3pm      5pm        7pm    Weekly Racing Series
Sat May 8     3pm      5pm        7pm    Taylor Rental Night/Mini Cups
Sat May 15    3pm      5pm        7pm    Weekly Racing Series/NELCAR Legends
Sat May 22    8am      12pm       2pm    New England Dodge Dealers
                                         500/IPSC-OPS
Sat May 29    3pm      5pm        7pm    Land Power Tractor & Equipment
                                         Night
Fri June 4    3pm      5pm        7pm    Coca-Cola & Clark Associates /
                                         D.A.R.E.Double Points Night
Sat June 12   3pm      5pm        7pm    Adams & Fogg/Maine Window and
                                         Sunroom Night
Wed June 16   4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series
Sat June 19   3pm      5pm        7pm    Oxford Shop n' Save Night
Wed June 23   4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series
Sat June 26   3pm      5pm        7pm    Weekly Racing Series/NELCAR
                                         Legends/IPSC-Halifax

Thr July 1    3pm      5pm        7pm    Maine State Lottery FIREWORKS
                                         Night/MiniCups
Fri July 2            12pm               250 Practice/OPS Summer Series /
                                         NELCAR Legends
Sat July 3    3pm      5pm        7pm    Maine-ly Action Sports Night
Sun July 4    6am     11am        2pm    26th ANNUAL TRUE VALUE 250 /
                                         IPSC-OPS
Wed July 7    4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series
Wed July 14   4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series
Sat July 17   3pm      5pm        7pm    Uncle Henry's Night
Wed July 21   4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series
Fri July 23   3pm      5pm        7pm    VIP Discount Auto Center Night
                                         with NELCAR Legends
Sun July 25            8am               VIP Discount Auto Center Show,
                                         Shine n'Drag
Wed July 28   4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series
Sat July 31   3pm      5pm        7pm    Land Power Tractor & Equipment
                                         Night with Sr. Tour Auto Racers
Sun Aug 1     9am     11am        1pm    5th Annual Hell On Wheels
Wed Aug 4     4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series
Sat Aug 7     3pm      5pm        7pm    Cellular One Night
Wed Aug 11    4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series
Sat Aug 14    3pm      5pm        7pm    Steve Wilson Memorial/75 lap
                                         Limited Sportsman special
Wed Aug 18    4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series with NELCAR
                                         Legends
Sat Aug 21    3pm      5pm        7pm    Powerade Night with Kids'
                                         Big-Wheel Challenge
Wed Aug 25    4pm      5pm        7pm    OPS Summer Series/NELCAR Legends
Sat Aug 28    3pm      5pm        7pm    NE Dodge Dealers Pro Truck
                                         150/IPSC-Halifax

Sat Sept 4    3pm      5pm        7pm    VIP Discount Auto Center Night
Sat Sept 4    12pm     2pm        4pm    Citra 150 /IPSC-OPS
Sun Sept 19   9am      11am       1pm    Triple Enduro

Sun Oct 10    8am      11am       1pm    4th Annual Little Guy 100's/Mini
                                         Cups
Sat Oct 16    10am     1pm        3pm    4th Annual Helloween On Wheels

PRO STOCK - 35 LAPS

 1.       Bub Bilodeau
 2.       Chris Staples
 3.       Peter Melanson
 4.       Scott Robbins
 5.       Jerry Babb
 6.       Bruce Haley
 7.       Scott Chubbuck
 8.       Gary Drew
 9.       Sam Sessions
 10.      Nick Nichols

LATE MODEL STOCK - 30 Laps

 1.      Leon Heckbert
 2.      Don Westworth
 3.      Corey Morgan
 4.      Mark Verrill
 5.      Frank Snow
 6.      Ron Moon
 7.      Dennis Spencer Jr.
 8.      Henry Hudson III
 9.      Mike Pond
 10.     George White Jr.

LIMITED SPORTSMAN - 25 Laps

 1.     Corey Sanborn
 2.     Kurt Hewins
 3.     Kenny Harrison
 4.     Don Poulin Jr.
 5.     Andy Phillips
 6.     David Tripp
 7.     Steve Stuart
 8.     Doug Poland
 9.     Jerry Harrison
 10.    Roy Weymouth

STRICTLY STOCK - 20 LAPS

 1.     Todd Bisbee
 2.     Cam Richards
 3.     Michael Stewart
 4.     Mark Bowie
 5      David Haseltine
 6      Shane Green
 7.     Kim Dog Tripp
 8.     Larry Emerson
 9.     Larry Leavitt
 10.    Gerry Freve

MINI STOCK      20 LAPS

 1.      Matt Bailey
 2.      Dennis Scribner
 3.      Bobby Mooney
 4.      Billy Thibeault
 5.      Jimmy Childs
 6.      David Mooney
 7.      Don Mooney
 8.      Mike Small
 9.      Craig Dunn
10.      Wayne Parkin

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