Glen Luce wins PASS Super Late Model finale, DJ Shaw wraps up series Championship

oxfordGlen Luce wins PASS Super Late Model finale, DJ Shaw wraps up series Championship
Ryan Robbins wins PASS Modified race and title, Street Stock Open win for Calvin Rose, Jr.

Oxford, Maine – Glen Luce of Turner earned a trip to victory lane the hard way, driving from 29th starting position to victory lane Saturday on Pro All Stars Series North Super Late Model Championship Day at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Luce ran afoul of tech inspectors after a heat race and was forced to the consolation rounds, where he charged from the back of the field to finish fifth. He made most of his progress during a 100-plus lap green flag stretch in the remarkably-competitive race.
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TJ Brackett scores Super Late Model win, father Tim Brackett earns second straight track championship at Oxford Plains Speedway

400-opslogoOxford, Maine – TJ Brackett of Buckfield prevailed over his best friend, Shawn Knight of South Paris, in a thrilling Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model main event Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.

 

While the race winner made his division-leading third trip to victory lane this season it was his father, Tim Brackett, scoring the big prize, claiming his second straight track championship.  It was the fourth Oxford Plains Speedway championship for the Oxford native currently residing in Buckfield.

 

TJ Brackett started 11th and wasted little time getting to the front of the field to set up an extended battle with Knight throughout the 50-lap race.  Knight earned runner-up honors, with Jay’s Dave Farrington, Jr. third under the checkered flag after leading the opening laps in the event.

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Shaw Sails to Victory in Inaugural GSPSS Race at Wiscasset

PHOTO CREDITS  Troy Bregy

PHOTO CREDITS Troy Bregy

The Granite State Pro Stock Series inaugural race at Wiscasset Speedway started Saturday afternoon with two practice sessions and autographs in the evening. The practice sessions on Saturday saw series regulars Derek Griffith of Hudson, NH, and Mike O’Sullivan of Springfield, MA clocking laps at 15.1 seconds.  However, on Sunday this changed with Maine drivers Andy Saunders of Elsworth, ME, Jacob Dore of Sanford ME, and Scott Chubbuck of Bowdoin, ME achieving those times. The mix of experienced versus inexperienced drivers made for some interesting racing.

 

The first two heats of the afternoon were relatively clean and had some good racing.  Heat three however saw some action as Mike O’Sullivan, Brandon Sprague of Edgecomb, ME, and John Rideout of Washington, ME went three wide into turn one and Rideout made contact with the wall, bringing out the red flag.  The ensuing laps saw a battle in the front between DJ Shaw of Center Conway, NH and Jeremy Davis of Tamworth, NH.  On the last lap Davis was sideways and managed to save it to hold off Shaw for the heat win.

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MAINELY MOTORSPORTS DOUBLEHEADER RECAP: DJ’s Victory Rocked the Track

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Credit Photos: Mary & Peter Taylor petespicks.smugmug.com

By Sophie D. Gabrion, Media Rep / Wiscasset Speedway

WISCASSET – It’s a fact: the best things come in pairs. It explains why Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Buy One, Get One sales are so popular: two instead of one is downright patriotic. Last weekend, Steve Perry at Mainely Motorsports partnered with Wiscasset Speedway and amazing business sponsors to bring not one, but two days of action-packed events to Maine’s fastest race track. Because if there are two things that Perry knows, it’s race cars and ‘Merica. Or as reigning Strictly Streets Champion, Kyle Hewins, said on Sunday from victory lane, “Steve, if it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have anything to listen to or talk about!”

Victory was the name of the game with champions making checkered laps throughout the day to the delight of their fans, screaming from packed grand stands on all sides. Ultimately taking home first place in the Wiscasset 100 was DJ Shaw of the #60. This young New Hampshire driver is not only running second in the points with the Granite State Prostock Series (GSPSS) but also demonstrated the sportsmanship of a champion during both the heat race and main event.

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DJ Shaw Dominates in Wiscasset Speedway Return!

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Credit Photos: Mary & Peter Taylor petespicks.smugmug.com

Wiscasset, ME – It had been a few years since DJ Shaw and the Precision JLM Racing team had ran at Wiscasset Speedway, but they made their mark this past weekend as they captured the checkered flag in the inaugural “Mainely Motorsports 100” Granite State Pro Stocks Series event.  Shaw dominated in his victory, taking the lead just 17 laps into the race and held off the challenges from Derek Griffith and Tracy Gordon in the race’s final laps.

“It was a great race for us, we had a fantastic car and I’m glad we could get a win again here, Shaw, a former Coastal 200 winner at Wiscasset said in Victory Lane, “I can’t thank the Jordan family, Steve Perry and the Mainely Motorsports team and the entire staff here for putting on a great show, our entire team is impressed with what they’ve done here.”

The win didn’t come easily for Shaw however, as he started the third heat race in the sixth spot.  After a hard wreck behind him bringing out a red flag, Shaw was sitting in the third sport.  At the finish, Shaw made a hard charge at Jeremy Davis, as Shaw got into him on the final lap, but backed off to allow Davis to catch his car as Shaw settled for a second place finish in the heat race.
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Griffith Disappointed in the Outcome of His First Oxford 250 Start

PR - Eric LaFleche   Photo - Lindsay Ellison

PR – Eric LaFleche Photo – Lindsay Ellison

(Oxford, ME) – Sometimes in a racers career, satisfaction comes with just being able to get into a race such as the prestigious HP Hood Oxford 250, for a racer such as Derek Griffith; qualifying for his first Oxford 250 was bittersweet.

Griffith, the 19-year-old Hudson, NH native was able to qualify for the main event through a Consolation race win. Griffith would roll-off in the 25th starting position. A lap-7 incident directly ahead of Griffith in turn three and four caused the driver of the No. 12 Hitman Industires/Provencher Insurance Toyota Camry to have to veer off of turn four; making contact with the front stretch wall.

“The lap 7 incident was caused by impatient people, it’s a shame. We had a very fast car all weekend long. The crew busted their tails and our expectations were being able to compete for a podium finish, I mean we know it was our first [Oxford] 250 but we can drive with these guys.” Says Griffith. (more…)