OXFORD – Two-time division champion Dennis Spencer Jr. said when he started driving for Auburn car owner Conrad Childs that he would do his best to put the car in Victory Lane.

With his years of experience and smooth technique, Spencer delivered with a smile as he captured the Late Model feature Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.

He passed Darren Ripley on lap nine, survived two restarts and drove home for a convincing win.

“I need to thank Conrad and Kerrie for letting me drive this car,” Spencer said. “They gave it a new paint job this week, and it was hooked up perfectly.”

Shawn Martin, fresh off a solid fourth-place finish in last Monday’s TD Banknorth 250, broke out of traffic late to claim second, while sophomore driver Travis Stearns was third. Ripley, who bought Dale Verrill’s car last week and was driving it for the first time, led the first eight circuits, but faded to fourth at the finish, while Spencer’s teammate Kurt Hewins completed the top five.

“I knew Shawn (Martin) was coming fast, luckily he got caught up in traffic earlier or he might have caught us,” Spencer said. “It worked out well, I’m just a happy driver trying to make my car owner smile with my efforts.”

Two cautions slowed the pace, neither for serious incident.

Finishing sixth through 10th in the Late Model trophy dash was Tim Brackett, Jimmy Childs, Travis Adams, Ben Ashline and Joey Doiron.

Mike Short, Justin Karkos, Ken Daigle Jr., Steve Brill, Jerry Goss and Vanna Brackett were also feature winners .

In earlier feature action, Karkos dominated the Mini Stock event, a makeup from July 18. The Jay driver took the lead from Turner’s Butch Keene on lap three and cruised on to a convincing victory. Kevin Bishop recorded his best finish of the season in second, while Ken Daigle Jr. posted his career-best run in third. Keene faded to fourth in the caution-free affair, while Darrell Moore completed the top five.

Brackett drove away with the Ladies division feature in another caution-free affair. The Buckfield driver started on the pole and led every lap while the competition faded away. Lisa Vining held her own for 20 laps and finished a distant second, while point leader Dottie Patria settled for third. Auburn drivers Lisa Brooks and Kimberly Sessions completed the top five in a smooth contest for this entry level class.

Brill never gave the competition a chance by dominating the first of two 20-laps tilts for the Outlaw division. The Bridgton driver took the lead on lap three and built more than a full straightaway lead en route to the victory. Scott Ellis recorded his best finish of the season in second, while Dennis Morang was third. Norway’s David Smith came from deep in the field to claim fourth at the line, while Gerry Richard completed the top five.

Goss had the hot setup in the second Outlaw feature. The Mechanic Falls driver took the lead from John Patria in the early going and easily cruised home to victory. Lewiston’s Rick Spaulding did his best to chase down Goss, but had to settle for second in the caution-free tilt, while Guy Childs Sr. finished third. David Childs of Oxford and Patria completed the top five to round out Saturday night activities for this Wednesday night entry-level division.

“That’s the way it’s supposed to go,” Goss said. “Once I got out front, I figured it was time to go. The car ran smooth and they kept fading in the mirror. It’s great when it all comes together like it did tonight.”

Short registered his fourth Strictly Stock feature win of 2008 with another dominating performance. The Auburn driver passed David Tripp on lap 21 and cruised home for top honors. Tripp faded as the laps wound down but hung on for second. Matt Williams claimed third, while B.J. Chapman and Oxford veteran Larry Emerson completed the top five.

Only one caution slowed the pace when several drivers got together in turn 4.

“It’s fun to get on the outside and run like that,” Short said. “There are some guys you can’t do that with, but David held his line perfectly. That was tough out there, I worked harder for this one than I did all last weekend.”

Daigle capped off the night with his first career Mini Stock victory. The Lisbon driver had the lead, lost it to Jimmy Childs Sr., watched as Childs crashed and then re-took the lead for good. Karkos was almost as fast as he was in the first feature, staying glued to Daigle’s back bumper while settling for second. Bishop backed up his earlier performance by placing third, while Moore and Ashley Marshall completed the top five.