By Phil Whipple,Staff Writer

OXFORD – Shane Green has dominated his share of races at Oxford Plains Speedway.

The South Paris driver lapped all but the top five cars Saturday night, earning his 51st career OPS victory in the 100-lap Limited Sportsman Iron Man Series race.

“This was the best car I’ve had here in a long time,” said Green. “I have to thank Dennis (teammate Spencer Jr.) and his father for their hard work on the car. It paid off tonight, and it sure feels good to be here.”

Spencer chased his teammate all night, but settled for second, while Tommy Ricker, Kenny Harrison and Carey Martin completed the top five.

The race had a scary moment on lap 20 when Doug Poland took a hard hit in the drivers door. The Livermore Falls driver was knocked unconscious briefly, bringing out the red flag while he was extricated from his car by safety personnel. Poland was then transferred to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston for observation.

Ageless Al Hammond, Tom Watson Jr., Sumner Sessions, Jim Davis Jr. and Chris Varney were also feature winners on what turned out to be a beautiful night for racing at the 3/8-mile oval.

In early action, Varney made the haul up from Scarborough pay off with a wire-to-wire victory in the caution-free 30-lap Mini Stock feature. Despite leading every lap, Varney stood in disbelief in Victory Lane.

“The car was breaking down and running rough right from the early going,” he said. “I was just hoping it would stay running, and luckily it did. I knew Bill (Thibeault) was coming and really didn’t think we could hold him off.”

Thibeault settled for second while Dan Sirois came from ninth on the grid to finish third. Larry Melcher drove from 11th to claim fourth, while current points leader Danny Morris of Auburn placed fifth.

Sessions found redemption from difficulties suffered earlier this season in the first of two 20-lap Strictly Stock features. The Norway driver came up short in a 100-lap contest here last month, but powered out around the outside of Kim Tripp on a lap-nine restart and cruised home to the victory. Tripp fought to the end but settled for second, while Rick Thompson finished third. Lewiston’ Ben Alden and Randy Snow rounded out the top five.

Davis Jr. powered his way up the outside groove all the way to notch his second straight victory in the second Strictly Stock feature. Keith Stuart of Naples led the first 17 circuits, then saw it all go away as the lead pack headed for Turn One with two to go. Stuart was caught in traffic and spun helplessly while Davis drove past him.

Guy Childs was disqualified from second place following post-race technical inspection, giving Roy Weymouth the position. Larry Emerson of Durham wound up third while his son Zach finished fourth. Mark Bowie thought he just missed a top five, yet Child’s disqualification handed him a fifth place finish.

The race’s only caution waved on lap 11 when David Weir came to a rest on the frontstretch and had to be pushed into the pit area.

Watson was awarded his first career Late Model Stock victory after apparent winner Jim Duguay was disqualified following post-race technical inspection. Duguay had led every lap, but a left-side weight infraction cost him the victory. Watson of Harpswell is a rookie in the LMS division this year.

Bill Childs Jr. came from ninth to finish second, while last week’s winner Doug Coombs took third. Travis Adams of Canton and Kurt Hewins filled out the top five. Just two cautions slowed the field in one of the most competitive features of the evening.

Hammond earned his second consecutive and 80th career Pro Stock victory in convincing fashion. The 62-year-old veteran from South Paris took the lead from Tommy Tomkins on lap 45 and drove away for the win. Tompkins had inherited the lead when Ricky Rolfe had to pit for a deflating tire after dominating much of the event.

Jeff White of Winthrop nipped Tompkins at the line for third, while New Hampshire’s Andy Shaw completed the top five. The race had one scary moment on lap 40 when Kevin Kimball climbed the light pole inside of Turn 2. The Scarborough driver was uninjured, but proceedings were slowed for a few minutes while repairs were made.