OXFORD, Maine — Dennis Spencer Jr. of Oxford returned to victory lane at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday night, claiming his first Super Late Model victory since returning to action last year.
Spencer led the early stages of the race before yielding the top spot to Scarborough’s Mike Fowler, then stalked the new frontrunner for several laps before powering around him in the outside groove in the closing laps.
Fowler and Derek Griffith of Hudson, New Hampshire, were second and third-place finishers, respectively. Trevor Sanborn borrowed the Benjamin 17 and raced to a fourth-place finish, in front of Hebron’s Alan Wilson.
OTHER OXFORD RESULTS (Top 5 per class) — Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stock (30 laps): 1. Matt Dufault, Turner; 2. Kim Tripp, Oxford; 3. Calvin Rose, Jr., Turner; 4. Zach Emerson, Sabattus; 5. Andrew Breton, Sabattus; MacDonald Motors of Bridgton Bandits (20 laps): 1. Michael McKinney, Berlin, N.H.; 2. Tyler Green, Turner; 3. Charlie Hall, Oxford; 4. Jacob Hall, Oxford; 5. Cam Childs, Leeds; INEX Legends Cars (25 laps): 1. Austin Teras, Windham; 2. Chris Burgess, Buckfield; 3. Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 4. Ben Tinker, New Gloucester; 5. Roger Edgecomb, Hiram; Ariens/Gravely/Dave’s Small Engines Figure 8 (15 laps): 1. Jon Lizotte, Lewiston; 2. David Smith, South Paris; 3. Kyle Kilgore, South Paris; 4. Eric Hodgkins, Minot; 5. Greg Durgin, South Paris; Outlaw (25 laps): 1. Gary Babineau, Hollis Center; 2. Steve Moon, Gray; 3. Caleb Emerson-Mains, New Gloucester; 4. Billy Childs, Leeds; 5. Andy King, Portland; Runnin’ Rebel (20 laps): 1. Rick Montminy, Auburn; 2. Cam Childs, Leeds; 3. Dustin Salley, Poland; 4. Shaun Hinkley, Oxford; 5. Brandon Varney, Auburn; Cruisers (20 laps): 1. Michael McKinney, Berlin, N.H.; 2. John Childs, Leeds; 3. Mikel Martin, Auburn; 4. Paul Rowe, South Paris; 5. John Poulin, Auburn; Sport Trucks (20 laps): 1. Mark Grantham, Casco; 2. Corey Williams, Sumner; 3. Ajay Cates, Biddeford; 4. Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 5. Ryan Farrar, Livermore Falls; Ladies (20 laps): 1. Shelby Shurtleff, Dixfield; 2. Maggie Ferland, Poland; 3. Carleigh Vaughn, Naples; 4. Susan Veinott, Greene; 5. Anne Chartier, Mexico
Almirola edges Allgaier for Xfinity win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Aric Almirola won his second NASCAR XFINITY Series race by much less than a nose.
But to the driver of the No. 98 Fred Biagi-owned Ford, that was a vast improvement over his first victory in the series–when he wasn’t even in the car when the race ended.
In Friday night’s Subway Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Almirola was inches ahead of Justin Allgaier off the final corner in overtime when NASCAR called the eighth caution of the race and froze the field because of a wild wreck on the backstretch involving polesitter David Ragan.
Though Almirola was credited with a 2007 win at the Milwaukee Mile, where he started the race in place of Denny Hamlin, who was commuting from the Sprint Cup venue at Sonoma. But Hamlin took the checkered flag after taking over the car, and Almirola has never felt the win was rightfully his.
“I’m so glad to be back in Victory Lane here at Daytona,” Almirola said. “This is such a special place for me. I won my first Cup race here two years ago, and for me, this is my first XFINITY win. I know I have a win, but there’s always been an asterisk next to it…
“I hated the fact that I got credit for that. When they called me the winner, I didn’t want any of the credit. (Crew chief) Dave Rogers actually got the trophy. They tried to give me the trophy, but I didn’t want it. I didn’t think I deserved to win the race, because I wasn’t in the car when the race was over.
“But tonight I was. Tonight we went to Victory Lane, and I’m here, and I was in the car–so this is my first XFINITY win.”
Winterport Dragway
Super Pro/ Pro Final: 1.Randy Therrien, Unity; Super Pro Eliminator: 1. Randy Therrian, Unity 2. Dustin Calder, New Brunswick 3. Paul Henckel, Old Orchard Beach; Pro Eliminator: 1. Randy Therrian, Unity 2. Wayne Chadwick, South China, Semifinalist, Jim Collins, Waterville, Semifinalist Russell Calder, Welshpool; Bikes /Sleds: 1. James Colman, Saco 2. Jon Weeks, Waterville, Semifinalist, Dennis Greene, Clinton; Street Eliminator: 1. Mark Norwood Jr, Ellsworth, 2.Bob Cote, Long A TWP, Semifinalist, Bill Dammier, Deer Isle; Jr. Dragster Race: 1 Jaylee Soucy, Monmouth 2. Jonathan Condon, Chelsea , Semifinalist, Bree Williams, McAdam, Semifinalist, Kerrigan Shorey, Lamoine