OXFORD – It may have taken three tries to get it done, but Cassius Clark led the Pro All Stars Series across the finish line Saturday in their return to Oxford Plains Speedway after a two-year hiatus.
Clark posted the overall victory in a special, three-segment event for Pro Stock teams from around the northeast. The second generation racer from Farmington finished fourth in the first segment, third in segment No. 2, then drove to victory in the third to notch the overall title.
The win was his second of the 2005 PASS campaign. Hebron’s Alan Wilson drove his heart out all night and finished second overall, while Ben Rowe placed third.
Mike Rowe of Turner held off his hard-charging son Ben to win the first segment, while Hebron native Alan Wilson recovered from a spin to claim the second segment.
The overall winner was determined by the lowest cumulative score from all three segments.
Craig Moore, Kim Tripp, David Tripp, Jerry Harrison and Steve Reny were also feature winners on a steamy, summer-like evening at the track.
Moore grabbed the lead from Jim Robbins on the fourth lap and held on to win the 30-lap Mini Stock feature. Divisional strongman Bill Childs Sr. came from ninth on the grid to finish second, with Auburn’s Danny Morris was third. Rich Sirois and Jim Childs drove from outside the top 10 to complete the top five.
Kim Tripp drove to victory in the first of two 20-lap Strictly Stock features. Keith Stuart grabbed the early lead and stayed there for the first 12 circuits, as Tripp was steadily working his way to the front. The Oxford driver took over the point on Lap 13 and hung on to win, with Jeff Moon second and Stuart third. OPS veteran Bobby DiPompo claimed fourth, while Don Harvey came from 12th on the grid to round out the top five.
David Tripp took the lead from Jim Davis Jr. on the sixth lap and cruised to victory in the second Strictly Stock feature. Ben Tinker of Gray stayed close to the leaders throughout the event and claimed second, while Poland’s Phil Mitchell III finished third. Davis faded slightly at the finish but salvaged fourth while Skip Tripp completed the top five.
Harrison recorded his first win of the 2005 season with a wire-to-wire performance in the 35-lap Limited Sportsman feature. The Freeport native had his machine dialed in like no other as he dominated the field. OPS veteran Shane Greene of South Paris tried diligently to get past Harrison in the closing laps, but settled for second, while Tommy Ricker drove a clean race to claim third. Multi-time winner Kenny Harrison worked his way from deep in the field to finish fourth, while Marty Emerson was fifth.
Reny led every circuit of the 40-lap Lee Auto Mall Late Model Stock feature and held off a determined Travis Adams to take top honors. Adams kept an eye on his rear-view mirror in the closing laps as divisional strongman Chuck Colby of Newcastle closed in. The hottest driver in LMC competition thus far in 2005, Colby looked rocket-fast again, but settled for third, while sophomore campaigner Kurt Hewins and Don Wentworth completed the top five.
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