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OPS NEWS: Jim Davis wins 2nd straight,
Vanna Brackett sets record
OXFORD, Maine - One week after winning the 'B' feature and dismissing his car as a little
bit old and tired, Jim Davis Jr. showed everyone Wednesday night that he was either
playing possum or did his homework.
Davis won the Chimney Tech Outlaw 'A' feature at Oxford Plains Speedway, charging from the
back to the front and claiming his second straight Acceleration Series victory.
Chris Burgess chased Davis to the stripe, falling shy by a car length. Chris Coolidge
edged Steve Moon by a fender for third.
Zach Bowie and Shannon Judd also sped to victory in Outlaw competition. Bowie dominated
the 'B' feature with Michael Haynes and Addison Bowie a distant second and third,
respectively. Judd captured the 'C' triumph with ease over Josh Paradis and Bon Ferguson.
Jamie Leavitt and Corey Beaulieu each picked their first Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel
win of the season in races with bizarre finishes.
Leavitt ran second to dominant Dustin Salley for
most of the 20-lap 'A' main until Derek Cook's roll-over brought out a late red flag and
necessitated a green-white-checkered finish.
Salley's slow start gave Leavitt a healthy jump when the green reappeared, and Leavitt
drew away to a convincing victory. Salley dropped to third before resurging to edge Craig
Farrington for second.
Beaulieu was part of a three-car battle for the win with Jamie Heath and Ryan Philbrick.
Lurking along the inside lane throughout, Beaulieu was in the right position when
Philbrick ran into trouble with traffic on the final lap. Heath held on for second, with
newcomer John Mason third after enjoying a huge lead in the early going.
"Flyin'" Ryan Farrar emerged from a furious, six-vehicle battle for the Call of
the Wild RV Center Sport Truck win, his second straight.
Farrar passed John Lizotte on the final lap after swapping the top spot with him numerous
times over the second half of the event. Opie Allard nipped Ross Spurling for third.
Vanna Brackett stands alone with the most wins in the Acceleration Series Allen's Coffee
Flavored Brandy Ladies division after her one-car length victory over Cathy Manchester.
Dottie Patria was third.
Brackett broke a tie for that distinction with Debbie Martin, who also posted numerous
victories in the 1980s era of Ladies competition at OPS.
Bill Grover logged his second straight Goulet
Home Inspections Renegade win, leading all 10 laps over Bob Morey and Gerard Cote.
The Acceleration Series returns next Wednesday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m.
OPS roars back to life Saturday at 6:30 with Subway Night. Five divisions are in action,
highlighted by a 100-lap Mini Stock main event. As part of our Fathers' Day Celebrations,
dads will be admitted free with one paid child's admission.
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW 'A' (20 laps): 1. Jim Davis Jr., Sabattus; 2. Chris Burgess,
Sabattus; 3. Chris Coolidge, Norway; 4. Steve Moon, Gray; 5. Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls;
6. David Childs, Oxford; 7. Bubba Collins, New Gloucester; 8. Ron Abbott Jr., Sabattus; 9.
Jim Drake, Hebron; 10. Ryan Robbins, Dixfield; 11. Tyler Belanger, Sumner; 12. Fred
Clavet, Buckfield; 13. Jerry Freve, Buckfield; 14. John Patria, Turner; 15. Guy Childs,
Turner.
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW 'B' (20 laps): 1. Zach Bowie, Lisbon; 2. Michael Haynes,
Livermore Falls; 3. Addison Bowie, Auburn; 4. John Spencer Jr., Farmington; 5. Kevin
Lawrence, South Paris; 6. Dan Brown, Peru; 7. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 8. Jonathan Baldwin,
Auburn; 9. Jay Wilkins, Gray; 10. David Brown, Gray; 11. Kyle Curtis, Oxford; 12. Scott
Ellis, Lewiston; 13. Clint Sherwood, Poland; 14. Doug Degroat, Oxford; 15. Gerry Richard,
Leeds.
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW 'C' (20 laps): 1. Shannon Judd, Jay; 2. Josh Paradis, Sumner;
3. Bob Ferguson, New Gloucester; 4. Todd Hall, Auburn; 5. Scott Hethcoat, Danville
Junction; 6. Randy Nutter, Auburn; 7. Todd Bisbee, South Paris; 8. Matt Weeks, Greene; 9.
Rob Lowe, Auburn; 10. Scott Veinott, Turner; 11. Don Veinott, Sabattus; 12. Charlie
Webster, Auburn; 13. Ron Parker, New Gloucester. DQ: Dennis Morang, Norway.
MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL 'A' (20 laps): 1. Jamie Leavitt, Minot; 2. Dustin
Salley, Auburn; 3. Craig Farrington, Hebron; 4. Mike Ward, Harrison; 5. Scott Farrington,
Minot; 6. Zach Audet, Chesterville; 7. Charlie Webster, Auburn; 8. Matt Dufault, Turner;
9. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 10. John Childs, Leeds; 11. Craig Bartlett, Denmark; 12. Jason
Berry, Turner; 13. Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 14. Troy Jordan, Turner; 15. Derek Cook, Livermore
Falls; 16. Ryan Hewins, Leeds; 17. Brady Romano, Livermore Falls.
MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL 'B' (20 laps): 1. Corey Beaulieu, Oxford; 2. Jamie
Heath, Waterford; 3. John Mason, Bethel; 4. Eric Rowles, Lewiston; 5. Michael Carver,
Durham; 6. Bill Dunphy, New Gloucester; 7. Randy Desmarais, Auburn; 8. Roger Bourgoin,
Sabattus; 9. Cody Smith, Oxford; 10. Troy Gamrat, Lisbon Falls; 11. Ryan Philbrick,
Greenwood; 12. Martin Krauter, Raymond; 13. Charlie Hall, Oxford; 14. Carl Conant, Auburn;
15. Bob Lucas, Peru; 16. Ellery Phillips Jr., Turner; 17. Carl Griffin, Farmingdale; 18.
Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic Falls.
CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (20 laps): 1. Ryan Farrar, Oxford; 2. John
Lizotte, Mechanic Falls; 3. Opie Allard, Harpswell; 4. Ross Spurling, New Gloucester; 5.
Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic Falls; 6. Kevin Oliver, Gray; 7. Corey Williams, Sumner; 8. Peter
Green, Poland; 9. Brent Westberry, Buckfield; 10. Jeremy Wagner, Bryant Pond; 11. Laurette
Theriault, Casco.
ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 2.
Cathy Manchester, Gray; 3. Dottie Patria, Turner; 4. Debbie Marston, Hartford; 5. Tori
Burgess, Sabattus; 6. Missy Morgan, Lewiston; 7. Missy Blash, Oxford; 8. Sue Veinott,
Sabattus; 9. Tricia Thomas, Farmington; 10. Lisa Brooks, Auburn; 11. Christina Spaulding,
Lewiston; 12. Annie Chartier, Mexico.
GOULET HOME INSPECTIONS RENEGADE (20 laps): 1. Bill Grover, Topsham; 2. Bob Morey,
Lisbon; 3. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 4. Jeremy Cormier, Auburn.
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