2019 PASS RACE

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18th

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The Lee's Family Trailer PASS SLM 150

Late Models 150

Flying Tigers 75

50 Laps

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		*Photos by Norm Marx*

SUPER LATE MODELS at OPS
OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 10-18-20

1) 7g - Curtis Gerry - 150 Laps
2) 23 - Dave Farrington Jr. - 150
3) 40vt - Nick Sweet - 150
4) 54 - Johnny Clark - 150
5) 3c - Josh Childs - 150
6) 99 - Ben Ashline - 150
7) 4 - Ben Rowe - 150
8) 21 - Joey Doiron - 150
9) 60s - DJ Shaw - 150
10) 94h - Garrett Hall - 150
11) 36 - Ryan Robbins - 150
12) 24 - Mike Rowe - 150
13) 85 - Travis Stearns - 150
14) 53 - Alan Wilson - 150
15) 93ct - Ray Christian III - 150
16) 44 - Rusty Poland - 149
17) 14 - Scott McDaniel - 149
18) 1 - Kyle Desouza - 149

19) 8 - Calvin Rose Jr. - 149
20) 02 - Brian Walley - 149
21) 20 - Roland Robinson - 149
22) 1vt - Evan Hallstrom - 149
23) 10 - Kate Re - 149
24) 72 - Scott Robbins - 149
25) 60b - Tim Brackett - 149
26) 51 - John Peters - 148
27) 81 - Dan Winter - 148
28) 47b - Gabe Brown - 148
29) 41 - Logan Melcher - 148
30) 03 - Scott Moore - 147
31) 90 - Craign Weinstein - 147
32) 14c - Anthony Constantino - 146
33) 7b - Travis Benjamin - 140
34) 9t - Alan Tardiff - 97
35) M3 - Brandon Barker - 31

7G for the Win

Oxford, ME -- Curtis Gerry spent most of his 2020 season in a heated battle for the points championship at Oxford Plains Speedway (OPS) with Dave Farrington Jr. That was a battle that the Waterboro driver came out on the losing end of at the conclusion of the season. Sunday's battle was no different, only this time, Gerry reigned supreme taking his second Pro All Stars Series (PASS) event of the year in the Lee's Family Trailer Sales PASS 150.

Gerry started the main event in the 13th spot but wasted no time charging to the front. By lap 38 Gerry had the familiar black 7g at the point of the field and was able to turn away all challengers as he clinched his eighth career PASS victory at the famed 3/8th mile oval in Oxford. Gerry survived four cautions in his pursuit of victory, and while he was never seriously challenged, several suitors took turns laying chase to the veteran driver. When the dust settled, Sabattus driver and 2020 OPS Super Late Model Champion, Dave Farrington Jr. came home with runner-up honors. Vermont's Nick Sweet, a five time tour winner in 2020 including a win in June at OPS, brought home the third place trophy.

While Gerry paced the way over the last 112 laps, a war was being waged among no less than a dozen drivers all vying for a podium finish. Ryan Robbins, Alan Wilson, Scott Robbins, and Rusty Poland among others all took turns in the top 10 putting on a show for the fans. Some drivers were committed and stuck to the traditional bottom groove of the racetrack while others liked to rim ride around the very top. With so much room to move and find lines, the battle for second through 25th was routinely stacked up with 3 wide racing action. At race conclusion, Johnny Clark, Josh Childs, Ben Ashline, Ben Rowe, Joey Doiron, DJ Shaw and Garret Hall rounded out the top 10.

The Pro All Stars Series returns to action next Saturday at 1pm for the season finale and the Coastal Auto Parts 150. DJ Shaw carries a 69 point lead over Johnny Clark as he seeks his fourth career title and Clark his seventh.

The Pro All Stars Series is recognized as North America's premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway and the Easter Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway.

For more information on the Pro All Stars Series visit Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ProAllStarsSeries/.

For marketing opportunities call 207-693-6497 and email passracing@roadrunner.com or 207-577-1836 and email opsmarketing@yahoo.com.

PASS MODS at OPS
OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 10-18-20

1)18 - Justin Larsen
2) 11 - Tyler King
3) 00 - Zach Bowie
4) 2 - Ajay Cates
5) 6 - Chanler Harrison
6) 21 - Troy Morse
7) 41X - Mike Nichols
8) 55 - Gary Dwinal
9) 66 - Jacob Madore
10) 41 - Max Cookson
11) 52 - Colby Benjamin
12) 12 - Kevin Durgin

13) 4 - Milo Washer
14) 83 - Dan Brown
15) 35 - Bobby Nadeau
16) 34 - Spencer Morse
17) 64 - Kyle Hewins
18) 37 - Joe Day
19) 9X - Alex Ricker
20) 44 - Ashley Beyea
21) 33 - Billy Dixon
22) 7 - Spencer Vaughn
23) 4M - DJ Moody

From Worst to First

Oxford, ME -- No one would have blamed Justin Larsen if he left the most recent race at Thunder Road in Vermont a little bit dejected and ready to pack it in. After contact with the leader, Larsen bounced off the wall, affectionately known as "The Widowmaker" and ended up tumbling down the front stretch. Despite running 2nd in points, with 10 top 10's, Larsen still had not held the checkered flag. All that changed Sunday as Larsen put the battered #18, orange on one side and black on the other side, into the PASS MODS winners circle.

Larsen started the 50 lap tilt in the 11th spot and charged his way to the top 3 front before the midpoint of the race. In the cleanest race of the year for the PASS MODS, the contest was only stopped one time late in the race for a multi car spin off turn four. Without the benefit of a yellow, it became a race to the front for some of faster cars that hit the setup correctly. A blistering pace was set by early leader, and rookie contender, Ajay Cates. As the green flag wore on the handle on the Cates number 2 began to fade while Larsen reeled in the young driver. Larsen and Cates locked bumpers briefly as Cates tried to keep his car pinched to the low side protecting the bottom. It was enough for Larsen and King to get by with Zach Bowie in tow.

From that point Larsen was able to hold of some stern challenges from current point leader Tyler King as he secured his second career PASS MODS win. After the contact with Larsen, Cates fell back but engaged in an epic battle with King and Bowie for podium rights over the last 10 laps. King proved the best of the three, if only because if track position, as Bowie applied constant pressure to the 5 time winner this year. Bowie's third place run was his best finish in the 00 Bill Lake owned MOD, and he may well have been the fastest car on the track at the end of the race. Cates held on for a career best 4th place run while Chanler Harrison scored his second top 5 of the season.

The PASS MODS are back in action next Saturday at 1pm for their season finale at OPS as a part of the Coastal Auto Parts 150. Tyler King holds a commanding lead over Justin Larsen while leading rookie Kevin Durgin sits in the third spot.

Street Stocks Open Feature #1: 1. 61 Matt Dufault, 2. 4 Jordan Russell, 3. Kyle Treadwell, 4. 83 Dan Brown, 5. 1 Billy Childs, 6. X Adam Lovejoy, 7. 11x Craig Smith, 8. 62r Kyle Robinson, 9. 64 Skip Stanley, 10. 3x Jordan Pearson, 11. 77 Alex Mowatt, 12. 33 WM Bimbo, 13. 36 Richard Spaulding, 14. 14 Anthony Moore, 15. 5 Josh Lovell, 16. 62 Mike Mayberry, 17. 62x Sonny Robinson

Street Stock Open Feature #2: 1. 1 Billy Childs Jr., 2. 77 Alex Mowatt, 3. 61 Matt Dufault, 4. 36 Richard Spaulding, 5. 83 Dan Brown, 6. 47 Brian Caswell, 7. 63r Kyle Robinson, 8. 62 Mike Mayberry, 9. 33 WM Bimbo, 10. 14 Anthony Moore, 11. 25 Kyle Treadwell, 12. 11x Craig Moore, 13. 4 Jordan Russell ,14. 62x Sonny Robinson, 15. 3x Jordan Pearson, 16. 5 Josh Lovell, 17. 64 Skip Stanley, DQ'd X Adam Lovejoy

Dufault, Childs win the Battles
Dufault Wins the War

Oxford, ME -- Big Money, big tires, and big car counts were all on the line Sunday for the Street Stock Open Twin 50s. Over $5500 in posted awards were up for grabs between the two race and the overall points champion for the double duty contests. Matt Dufault paired his Race 1 victory with a third place run in Race 2 to secure the overall win and the $500 bonus. Billy Childs Jr., the Race 2 winner after apparent victor Adam Lovejoy ran afoul of the tech department, coupled that win with a 5th place in Race 1 to secure runner-up honors in the overall standings. It was Child's maiden voyage on the 10 inch tire that is used in the open contests and the Honey Badger Street Stock Series.

Dufault slipped past early leader Jordan Russell, who had an impressive 3 wide charge to the front in his heat race to start on the front row, and was able to hold on for the victory in segment one of the two race contest. Russell held on for the second spot while Kyle Treadwell, making a rare start in a borrowed ride, came home third in segment one. Rounding out the top 5 were Dan Brown and Billy Childs Jr.

This set the stage for Race two as the lead lap cars were inverted and the rest were placed on the rear. Dufault started ninth while Billy Childs Jr. started fifth. Childs quickly made his way to the front where leader Adam Lovejoy resided in the car numbered X. Childs spent the better part of the second half of the race challenging the leader on the outside, only falling back briefly. 6 cautions slowed the field and eventually let Childs back to the front one more time where he would remain for the rest of the race.

Rookie Alex Mowatt, the 2020 OPS Bandit Champion, wowed the crowd as he ran in the top 3 and challenged Childs for the win before settling for second in his first start in an 8 cylinder car. Dan Brown, who was pulling double duty in his street stock and in Mark Simond's PASS MOD, used a pair of consistent races finishing fourth and fifth to secure the overall third place finish.

The Honey Badger Street Stock Series wraps up its season next Saturday at 1pm as a part of the Coastal Auto Parts 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway. Jordan Russell sits atop the standings ahead of Dufault and Mike Haynes.

Rowe Snaps Long ACT Winless Drought at OPS
as Hebert Locks up First Title

Belanger Overwhelms Field in Flying Tiger Oxford Open

Oxford, ME -- Turner, ME's Ben Rowe and Williamstown, VT's Jimmy Hebert took home the glory of the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) season finale at Maine's Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, October 18. Rowe broke a long ACT dry spell with his victory in the Lee's Family Trailer Sales & Service 150 while Hebert's third-place finish clinched his first ACT Late Model Tour championship.

For Rowe, it was the multi-time Pro All Star Series champion's first win in an ACT-sanctioned event since 2006 -- a drought of more than 14 years. Hebert, meanwhile, finally claimed a title after having finished second or third in the ACT standings four different times during his career.

Stark, NH's Jamie Swallow Jr. set the early tempo, snatching the lead from polesitter Marcel J. Gravel amidst a trio of early cautions. Once the field got going, Swallow checked out, putting several seconds between himself and a raging battle that included Ryan Kuhn, Rowe, Tom Carey III, D.J Shaw, Derek Gluchacki, and others.

Swallow ran away again following a pair of lap-42 yellows, but when the race resumed after a lap-62 red flag for T.J. Laro's head-on frontstretch crash, things tightened up at the front. Rowe stuck with Swallow this time around while Shaw, who entered the event as the only driver who could catch Hebert for the title, also got into the mix.

After following an increasingly loose Swallow through some lapped traffic, Rowe put his Ford to the inside entering turn one on the 81st circuit, completing the pass just before the seventh caution flag flew for Jeff Lebrecque Jr.'s spin. Swallow put his bumper back ahead for a lap following the restart, but Rowe surged in front once again the next time around.

Hebert, who by that point needed only a 16th-placce finish to salt away the championship, then put on a blitz of his own. The Vermonter moved into third following the lap-81 caution and slid into second after a lap-107 yellow when Peyton Lanphear climbed the dirt pile in front of a backstretch light pole. As Swallow and Shaw got shuffled backwards, the Massachusetts trio of Carey, Kuhn, and Gluchacki rejoined the fray.

One final caution after Lebrecque pounded the wall on the front chute set up a 36-lap shootout to end the season. As the laps wound down, Rowe, Hebert, Carey III, and Kuhn broke away, running inches apart for the win. Carey got beneath Hebert for second with five laps to go and made a run at Rowe, but the crafty veteran held him off by a car length for the win.

Carey's second-place finish was still the best of his ACT career. Hebert took third and the championship along with it. Kuhn came in fourth while Gluchacki secured the ACT Rookie of the Year award with a career-best fifth-place result. Swallow, Stephen Donahue, Erick Sands, and Gravel rounded out the top-10.

Young hard charger Ben Belanger of Whitefield, NH put on a master class in the ACT Flying Tiger Oxford Open to pick up his second win of the season. Belanger started on the outside pole and immediately put his fender out front of Hardwick, VT's Jaden Perry. After running side-by-side for several laps, Belanger got clear and immediately started driving away from the field.

Reigning Thunder Road Flying Tiger champion Jason Woodard got around Perry for second following a lap-23 caution for Colin Cornell's stalled machine. Waterbury Center, VT's Woodard did his best to try and snooker Belanger on two subsequent restarts, but Belanger had more than enough to counter.

The youngster pulled away following the final caution at lap-42 to win by a straightaway over Woodard. All three of Belanger's career Flying Tiger victories have now come in 75-lap races, with the Oxford Plain Speedway triumph joining two at New Hampshire's White Mountain Motorsports Park.

Behind the lead duo, the action stayed hot with the rest of the frontrunners swapping positions back and forth. Thetford, VT's Brandon Gray picked his way through the pack to finish a strong third. Kelsea Woodard made a spirited run at catching Gray in the closing stages before settling for fourth. Sam Caron, Cameron Ouellette, Perry, Bryan Wall Jr., Tanner Woodard, and Kevin Streeter completed the top-10.

The 2020 American-Canadian Tour racing season is now complete. The status of the annual ACT Banquet of Champions is up in the air pending local health and safety guidelines. The 2021 schedule will be announced before the end of the year.

For more information, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com or www.oxfordplains.com. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour.

AMERICAN-CANADIAN TOUR
OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY - OXFORD, ME
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2020 -
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

ACT LATE MODEL TOUR
LEE'S FAMILY TRAILER SALES & SERVICE 150
Pos., Start Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown, Laps
1. ( 13 ) Ben Rowe ( 4ME ) , Turner, ME , 150 Laps
2. ( 3 ) #Tom Carey III ( 5MA ) , New Salem, MA , 150 Laps
3. ( 11 ) Jimmy Hebert ( 58VT ) , Williamstown, VT , 150 Laps
4. ( 5 ) Ryan Kuhn ( 72MA ) , E.Bridgewater, MA , 150 Laps
5. ( 14 ) #Derek Gluchacki ( 03MA ) , Dartmouth, MA , 150 Laps
6. ( 2 ) Jamie Swallow Jr. ( 4NH ) , Stark, NH , 150 Laps
7. ( 9 ) Stephen Donahue ( 2VT ) , Graniteville, VT , 150 Laps
8. ( 6 ) D.J. Shaw ( 04VT ) , Center Conway, NH , 150 Laps
9. ( 22 ) Erick Sands ( 36NH ) , Hampton, NH , 150 Laps
10. ( 1 ) #Marcel J. Gravel ( 86VT ) , Wolcott, VT , 150 Laps
11. ( 29 ) Dylan Payea ( 7NH ) , Milton, VT , 150 Laps
12. ( 20 ) Joey Laquerre ( 15VT ) , E. Montpelier, VT , 150 Laps
13. ( 10 ) Dillon Moltz ( 5ME ) , New Sharon, ME , 150 Laps
14. ( 16 ) Bryan Kruczek ( 19NH ) , Newmarket, NH , 150 Laps
15. ( 17 ) Christopher Pelkey ( 64VT ) , Graniteville, VT , 149 Laps
16. ( 15 ) Brockton Davis ( 47NH ) , Whitefield, NH , 148 Laps
17. ( 23 ) Reilly Lanphear ( 21VT ) , Waterbury, VT , 148 Laps
18. ( 27 ) James Linardy ( 77MA ) , Somerville, MA , 146 Laps
19. ( 18 ) Peyton Lanphear ( 22VT ) , Waterbury, VT , 146 Laps
20. ( 7 ) Jamie Aube ( 41VT ) , Charlotte, VT , 146 Laps
21. ( 24 ) Matt Anderson ( 49NH ) , Andover, NH , 145 Laps
22. ( 28 ) Tom Sheehan ( 65NH ) , Bow, NH , 143 Laps
23. ( 25 ) #David MacDonald ( 69ME ) , New Gloucester, ME , 142 Laps
24. ( 19 ) Jeff Lebrecque Jr. ( 12NH ) , Rochester, NH , 114 Laps
25. ( 26 ) Randy Cole Jr. ( 55MA ) , Middleton, MA , 92 Laps
26. ( 8 ) Jesse Switser ( 25NH ) , W. Burke, VT , 91 Laps
27. ( 30 ) Bryan Mason ( 10NH ) , Milan, NH , 83 Laps
28. ( 4 ) T.J. Laro ( 27NC ) , Franklin, NH , 62 Laps
29. ( 12 ) Matthew Morrill ( 9NH ) , Moultonborough, NH , 47 Laps
30. ( 21 ) Bobby Therrien ( 5VT ) , Hinesburg, VT , 43 Laps

Lap Leaders: Marcel J. Gravel, pole; Jamie Swallow Jr., 1-80; Ben Rowe, 81; Swallow, 82; Rowe, 83-150. (4 lead changes among 3 drivers)

Time of Race: 1 hour, 29 minutes, 46 seconds Margin of Victory: 0.299 seconds

Cautions: 9 (laps 0, 1, 5, 42, 42, 62, 81, 107, 116)

Heat Winners: Jimmy Hebert, Matthew Morrill, Ben Rowe

Consi Winner: Tom Carey III

ACT FLYING TIGERS - OXFORD OPEN - 75 LAPS
Pos., Start Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown, Laps
1. ( 2 ) Ben Belanger ( 99NH ) , Whitefield, NH , 75 Laps
2. ( 3 ) Jason Woodard ( 68VT ) , Waterbury Ctr., VT , 75 Laps
3. ( 9 ) Brandon Gray ( 00VT ) , Thetford, VT , 75 Laps
4. ( 10 ) Kelsea Woodard ( 55VT ) , Waterbury Ctr., VT , 75 Laps
5. ( 4 ) Sam Caron ( 07VT ) , Milton, VT , 75 Laps
6. ( 6 ) Cameron Ouellette ( 90VT ) , Barre, VT , 75 Laps
7. ( 1 ) Jaden Perry ( 92VT ) , Hardwick, VT , 75 Laps
8. ( 15 ) Bryan Wall Jr. ( 77NH ) , Kingston, NH , 75 Laps
9. ( 12 ) Tanner Woodard ( 68NH ) , Waterbury Ctr., VT , 75 Laps
10. ( 17 ) Kevin Streeter ( 67VT ) , Waitsfield, VT , 75 Laps
11. ( 8 ) Justin Prescott ( 44VT ) , Williston, VT , 75 Laps
12. ( 14 ) Kasey Beattie ( 45NH ) , St. Johnsbury, VT , 74 Laps
13. ( 5 ) Michael Clark ( 2VT ) , Littleton, NH , 74 Laps
14. ( 16 ) Aaron Maynard ( 45VT ) , Lyndonville, VT , 73 Laps
15. ( 11 ) Colin Cornell ( 54VT ) , E. Burke, VT , 45 Laps
16. ( 7 ) Matthew Potter ( 23VT ) , Marshfield, VT , 44 Laps
17. ( 13 ) Eric Messier ( 88NY ) , Hinesburg, VT , 8 Laps

Lap Leaders: Jaden Perry, pole; Ben Belanger, 1-75. (1 lead change among 2 drivers)

Time of Race: 30 minutes, 44 seconds Margin of Victory: 2.028 seconds

Cautions: 3 (laps 23, 28, 42)

Heat Winners: Mike Clark, Cameron Ouellette