Eddie MacDonald’s run of three wins in the last four long-distance late model races at Oxford Plains Speedway doesn’t merely make him the odds-on favorite to win the TD Bank 250 next month.

It puts him on the brink of history.

Between the American-Canadian Tour, the old NASCAR Busch North Series and North Tour, the Pro All Stars Series and the Oxford Open Series, OPS has hosted multiple tour-style events ranging from 100 to 250 laps every year since 1971.

Only five other times has a driver been able to win three in a row in those 40 seasons. Mike Rowe accomplished the feat twice, in both 1980 and 1992. Dave Dion did it spanning the 1977 and ’78 seasons. Homer Drew delivered the three-peat in 1973, as did Dave Whitlock in 1995.

Perhaps more impressive than the roster of drivers who have accomplished the feat is the list of those who haven’t: Dick McCabe, Ralph Nason, Ricky Craven, Jeff Taylor, Junior Hanley and Robbie Crouch, to name a few.

MacDonald has gone back-to-back, now boasting matching May and June ACT victories at Oxford after last Saturday’s 150-lap win.

“To come here twice and win both ACT races is just amazing for us,” MacDonald said. “We tried a few different things this time. I think we might have had a better car the last time we were here, but it was still awesome.”

Between the night race format and the more crowded house at the front of the pack, last weekend’s tune-up might have been more indicative of the challenge MacDonald will face July 18.

In May, MacDonald spent the second half of the race fending off Tommy Ricker. No other lead-lap cars lurked within a full straightaway.

MacDonald fought off not one but four Oxford weekly regulars to post his encore victory. Ricky Rolfe (second), T.J. Brackett (third), Corey Morgan (fourth) and Ricker (sixth) all threatened, but MacDonald held the lead for the final 43 circuits.

“Those guys always run good here, and it was tough to stay in front of them,” MacDonald said. “The outside groove here is awesome, and it always comes out late in the race. It’s just a matter of moving up there and trying to hold them off.”

Moffitt wins K&N pole

True to his reputation as a driver who will tackle any touring division in New England, MacDonald will focus on his K&N Pro Series East No. 71 with Grimm Racing this weekend.

MacDonald makes the short trip from Rowley, Mass., to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon for the New England 125. Today’s race is scheduled to see the green flag at approximately 5 p.m., after the conclusion of NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying.

Brent Moffitt, a 16-year-old from Iowa, won the pole, edging D.J. Shaw of Conway, N.H., in Thursday’s qualifying.

MacDonald will start 21st in the 32-car field. The only Maine driver on the grid, Alan Tardiff of Lyman, will go off ninth.

Fit to be tied

If any touring driver in the northeast can challenge MacDonald for the unofficial title of hottest commodity on four wheels right now, it’s Johnny Clark.

Clark tied a record on the 10-year-old PASS circuit with his third consecutive victory Sunday, winning the Fathers’ Day 150 at Unity Raceway.

“It’s really kind of unbelievable,” said Clark. “We were going for three in a row, and I figured we’d blow (at Unity) because everyone always expects us to be so good (there). I didn’t know if we’d be able to pull it off.”

After advancing from 11th to third in the first 15 laps, Clark out-powered Trevor Sanborn for the top spot on lap 37.

Sanborn wound up second.

“I knew Trevor was going to be tough, because he was really good in practice all day,” said Clark. “It’s just that the car was so good, I was able to get it done.”

Ben Rowe (2001) and Sam Sessions (2002) were the previous PASS racers to win three straight. Clark, who also won at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., and Speedway 660 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, could stand alone if we wins July 3 at Canaan Fair (N.H.) Speedway.

Four of Clark’s 22 career PASS wins have come at Unity.

Four out of five

The Acceleration Series campaign at OPS hasn’t been up to speed long, but drivers in three of the five divisions already have established themselves as clear favorites.

Troy Jordan of Turner (Runnin’ Rebel) and Vanna Brackett of Buckfield (Ladies) each won Wednesday night for the fourth time in five starts.

Jordan erased Dustin Salley’s nearly five-second lead without the benefit of a caution flag.

“The holes just opened up for me, and I got a lot of lucky breaks,” Jordan said. “I was able to see what Dustin’s car was doing in the corners. I like to go three-wide, especially when everybody’s wadded up at the beginning of the race. You can make up a lot of ground that way.”

Defending Sport Truck champion Ryan Farrar also scored his second straight victory.

“The outside was finally handling for me,” Farrar said. “Saturday night I started up front, so I don’t really count that as a win. This one definitely counts because I started sixth and had to pass a lot of good trucks.”

Scott Veinott also provided one of Wednesday’s highlights, posting his first OPS feature win since 1995 in the middle of three Outlaw features.

Other winners were Guy Childs and Chris Coolidge (Outlaw), Ryan Hewins (Rebel) and Jamie Heath (Renegade).

Around the track(s)

While many eyes are on Loudon this weekend, there are other local racing options.

OPS hosts a doubleheader with Motor Mayhem tonight and five divisions in action Saturday on WOXO Night. Racing starts at 6:30 p.m. both evenings. Beech Ridge takes off Saturday in deference to NHMS, but not before tonight’s Day of Destruction (similar to Oxford’s Mayhem) at 7 p.m.

ACT is back in action at White Mountain on Saturday.

Andy Santerre will sign autographs in conjunction with Wiscasset Raceway’s weekly program at 2 p.m. Sunday.

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