OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDAY

On the weekend of July 14th you could see the Senior Tour Auto Racers touring to their next stop.  Weekend after weekend you can see these vintage stock cars traveling on the highways in the Northeast.  This weekend they headed north to Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine.  It was hot and steamy day.

The day began with warm ups and the evening would bring the tour 2 heats and two features.   The sportsmen were up first for their heat race.  Alan Zemla from Me in the #43 coupe shot out to take the lead from the pack.  Skip Stearns from NH in the #7X and Alec Gause from NH in the #75 Vega trailed behind Zemla, but from the back of the pack John Dipietro from Ma in the #7 coupe made his way around and to second position. When the checkered came down it was on Zemla in the #43 to take the first victory for the evening.  Dipietro railed in with a second and Stearns topped off the pack with a third.   The modifieds were then brought out for their heat race.  Darryl Dutch from RI in the #6 coupe and Bobby Turner from Me in his #7 Pinto dominated the field.  Charlie Lima from Ma in the #10 Pinto and Vito Colentri from Me in the #55 batted for second and third place.  Then Turner made his move to the front and took the second victory for the tour with Dutch pulling off a close second and Lima to top off the pack with a third. It was victories for the Maine members tonight.  Home tracks we all know what that is all about!

Then at feature time the Sportsmen were on tap first.  John Dipietro in the #7 coupe and Alec Gause in the #75 locked in the pack and it was off to racing.  Lap after lap Dipietro and Gause drove side by side.  Richard Eastman in the #0 was on their tail waiting for a move.  When the checkered flew it was on Alec Gause in the #75 to take the third win for the tour.  Dipietro took a very close second and to top off the pack was Eastman with a third.  All three were brought to trackside for an interview and awarded with trophies.

The modifieds were lined up and ready to hit the track.  When the green flew it was Charlie Lima from Ma in the #10 to jump out to take the lead.   Ed Mulligan from RI in the #61 was right behind Lima.  Then Lima and Mulligan drove side by side inches apart until the last lap when Mulligan pulled out to open up the pack giving Bobby Turner in the #7 room enough to pulled up to third.   When the checkered came down it was on Mulligan to take the last victory for the tour that evening.  Turner and Lima on the last lap changed positions with Turner pulling off a second and Lima topped off the field with a third.  All three were brought to track side for an interview and awarded with trophies

Congratulations to the feature winners both were rookies this year and did a great job. 

Star would like to thank Oxford Plains Speedway and their entire staff for a great night of racing.

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