Three first-time winners Wednesday at Oxford

by | Jul 16, 2009 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway

OXFORD, Maine – Three drivers claimed their first victories Wednesday night as Oxford Plains Speedway kicked off New England Dodge Dealers Speedweek with Acceleration Series action.

Ryan Hewins achieved the breakthrough win in the Macdonald Motors Runnin’ Rebel ‘B’ feature. Gerard Cote claimed his initial triumph of a 10-year career in Goulet Home Inspections Renegade. And Todd Hall topped the Chimney Tech Outlaw ‘C’ feature.
Other winners were Ryan’s uncle, Kyle Hewins (Runnin’ Rebel ‘A’), David Childs and Steve Brill (Outlaw), Kevin Oliver (Call of the Wild RV Center Sport Truck) and Cathy Manchester (Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Ladies).

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW ‘A’ (20 laps, unofficial pending technical inquiry): 1. David Childs, Oxford; 2. Addison Bowie, Auburn; 3. Chris Burgess, Sabattus; 4. Zach Bowie, Lisbon; 5. Jim Davis Jr., Sabattus; 6. Josh Childs, Oxford; 7. Michael Haynes, Livermore Falls; 8. Ryan Robbins, Dixfield; 9. Tyler Belanger, Sumner; 10. Bubba Collins, New Gloucester; 11. Chris Coolidge, Norway; 12. Shannon Judd, Jay; 13. Fred Clavet, Buckfield; 14. Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls; 15. Steve Moon, Gray; 16. Jim Drake, Hebron.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW ‘B’ (20 laps): 1. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 2. John Patria, Turner; 3. John Spencer Jr., Farmington; 4. Josh Paradis, Sumner; 5. Dan Brown, Peru; 6. Jerry Freve, Buckfield; 7. Kyle Curtis, Oxford; 8. Clint Sherwood, Poland; 9. Doug Degroat, Oxford; 10. David Brown, Gray; 11. Bob Ferguson, New Gloucester; 12. Jay Wilkins, Gray; 13. Dennis Morang, South Paris; 14. Jonathan Baldwin, Auburn; 15. Kevin Lawrence, South Paris; 16. Guy Childs, Turner.


CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW ‘C’ (20 laps): 1. Todd Hall, Auburn; 2. Gerry Richard, Leeds; 3. Scott Veinott, Greene; 4. Kevin Leighton, Minot; 5. Todd Bisbee, South Paris; 6. Chad Truman, South Paris; 7. Scott Hethcoat, Danville Junction; 8. Matt Weeks, Greene; 9. Pat Maloy, Lisbon; 10. Justin Vining, Peru; 11. Don Veinott, Sabattus; 12. Jacob Hethcoat, Norway; 13. Phil Knowlton, Poland. DQ: Nic Stanley, Buckfield; Rob Lowe, Auburn.

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN’ REBEL ‘A’ (20 laps): 1. Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 2. Brady Romano, Livermore Falls; 3. Scott Farrington, Minot; 4. Dustin Salley, Auburn; 5. Jamie Leavitt, Minot; 6. Troy Jordan, Turner; 7. Corey Beaulieu, Oxford; 8. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 9. Jason Berry, Turner; 10. Mike Ward, Harrison; 11. Eric Rowles, Lewiston; 12. Zach Audet, Wilton; 13. Roger Bourgoin, Sabattus; 14. John Childs, Leeds; 15. Craig Farrington, Hebron; 16. Charlie Webster, Auburn; 17. Matt Dufault, Turner; 18. Jamie Heath, Waterford; 19. Michael Carver, Durham.

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN’ REBEL ‘B’ (20 laps): 1. Ryan Hewins, Leeds; 2. Bill Dunphy, New Gloucester; 3. Jeff Hebert, Auburn; 4. Bill Sprague, Minot; 5. Derek Cairns, Waterford; 6. Nate Dubuc, Auburn; 7. Brian Nason, Lewiston; 8. Carl Conant, Lewiston; 9. Randy Desmarais, Auburn; 10. Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic Falls; 11. Martin Krauter, Raymond; 12. Charlie Hall, Oxford; 13. Cody Smith, Oxford; 14. Scott Osgood, Freeport; 15. Don Smith, Oxford; 16. Troy Gamrat, Lisbon Falls; 17. Kyle Treadwell, Auburn; 18. Chad Wills, Mechanic Falls; 19. Ellery Phillips Jr., Turner; 20. Mike Blue, Leeds; 21. Derek Cook, Livermore Falls.


CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (20 laps): 1. Kevin Oliver, Gray; 2. Ryan Farrar, Oxford; 3. John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls; 4. Roger Allard, Harpswell; 5. Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic Falls; 6. Laurette Theriault, Casco; 7. Corey Williams, Sumner; 8. Jerry Stevens, Searsport; 9. Opie Allard, Harpswell; 10. Ryan Varney, South Paris; 11. Ross Spurling, New Gloucester; 12. Brent Westberry, Buckfield; 13. Jeremy Wagner, Bryant Pond.

ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Cathy Manchester, Gray; 2. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 3. Missy Morgan, Lewiston; 4. Christina Spaulding, Lewiston; 5. Missy Blash, Oxford; 6. Sue Veinott, Sabattus; 7. David Brown, Gray; 8. Tricia Thomas, Farmington; 9. Tori Burgess, Sabattus; 10. Lisa Brooks, Auburn; 11. Dottie Patria, Turner; 12. Kimberly Sessions, Auburn.

ACT TOUR RETURNS TO BEECHRIDGE MOTOR SPEEDWAY AFTER 16-YEAR ABSENCE

by | Jul 14, 2009 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine

Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) will return to the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (BRMS) on Saturday, July 25, 2009. The “Ridge” was a mainstay for ACT back in the days of veteran racers Rowe, McCabe, Dragon, Crouch, Dion, Cabana and a host of other Pro Stock competitors.

A new crop of Late Model competitors will return to the Beech Ridge event from throughout New England and Canada. They are a diverse group comprising both veteran and new teams. The ACT 150 lap championship event will see a whole new generation of stars, along with some of those familiar names from 16 years ago. Second generation drivers Brent and Scott Dragon, rising stars Joey Polewarczyk from Hudson, NH and current point leader Scott Payea from Milton, VT will be joined by Maine ACT Late Model standouts Glen Luce of Turner and Ricky Rolfe from Albany Township. The Oxford Plains Speedway will also send a large contingent of their weekly stars to the inaugural ACT Late Model event. Oxford champions Travis Adams, Tim Brackett and Shawn Martin are expected to take on the Tour regulars.

“Returning to Beech Ridge has been one of the goals of the American Canadian Tour since we started touring with these Late Model teams about ten years ago”, said ACT President Tom Curley. “There is real excitement for the competitors to be able to compete at one of the premiere short tracks in America. I think BRMS is perfectly suited to our kind of racing. The fans should be in for a great treat, as there should be plenty of cars to make the qualifying intense, and traditionally our 150 lap races have fans on the edge of their seats”, continued Curley.

The American Canadian Tour was designed to give local racers an opportunity to compete on a level playing field with the outside touring teams. The basic concept was to have a series where it was more about driving the cars and setting them up than just buying raw horsepower. The popularity of the American Canadian Tour among teams and fans has proven this to be a good formula for the current times.

The added incentive of winning at Beech Ridge is that the winner will be given an invitation to participate in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway ACT Invitational on Saturday, September 19. This triple-header of racing will feature the NASCAR Whelen Modifieds, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ACT Invitational. ACT teams have been qualifying throughout the 2009 race season. Each touring event in both the US and its Canadian counterpart, the Série ACT Castrol, has brought record fields of cars to this year’s events. The winners all get invited to NHMS for the opening weekend of the Cup Chase. The winner of the Beech Ridge event will earn an invitation, along with 35 other competitors from throughout New England and the provinces of Quebec and Ontario.

Post time for the Saturday, July 25th event is 6:00.
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