OXFORD, Maine – Kyle Mooney was the model of perfection again Friday
night in the JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series at Oxford Plains
Speedway, sweeping his 10-lap heats and 20-lap feature races in both
the Box Stock and Purple Plate divisions.
Brandon Varney was the runner-up in both main events to Mooney, who
led a total of 29 laps and made each of his winning passes the hard
way, driving to the outside. Chase Staples was third in Box, with
Zachary Rich taking home the show trophy in Purple.
Familiar faces fared well in new surroundings in other action.
David Blackwell took advantage of Brandon Douglas' late misfortune to
win for the second time in as many starts since jumping to the
Unrestricted division.
Already a previous winner in two younger divisions at Oxford, Tommy
Stilphen aced his first test in the Gold Plate class for
12-to-15-year-olds.
Evan Armington, a two-time champion in Purple Plate, claimed the
checkered flag in only his second Blue Plate start.
Two-time defending Star Champ ki ng Stephen Beattie scored his first
triumph of the season.
Blackwell was pitted in a tense battle for second through fifth for
most of the Unrestricted finale. When early dominator Douglas coasted
across the line under no power with two laps remaining, Blackwell
steered through the resulting jumble and powered to victory.
Dan Pelletier Jr. followed him into the runner-up slot for the second
outing in a row. Josh Brown, who led the first four laps and was
second to Douglas for the duration, slipped back to third after the
leader's departure but held off Kyle Metivier for that position.
New blood infused the Gold Plate ranks in the second week, with
Stilphen, Tyler King and Garrett Leiter joining past Blue Plate
champion Troy Davis in making their first starts of the season.
That group dominated the night, with Davis edging King in the
qualifier before Stilphen scooted by King on lap 8 of the main.
Davis, Leiter and King diced it out furiously for the runner-up honor
before crossing the line in that order.
Beattie bolted past early leader Erwin Carey on lap 6 of the Star
Champ scramble, then withstood the challenge of fellow two-time
champion Mike Ricker for the victory. Carey was third.
Armington chased down Chris Staples Jr. and forged ahead on the
halfway lap of the Blue Plate tangle. Varney out-dueled Wade
Blanchette (third) and Staples (fourth) for his third runner-up trophy
of the night.
The JARRacing series cranks up again next Friday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m.
OPS continues its weekend Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with Sunoco Race Fuels
Night. Racing is on tap for six divisions, capped by a 100-lap feature
for the Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stocks.
UNRESTRICTED (20 laps): 1. David Blackwell, Brunswick; 2. Dan
Pelletier Jr., East Poland; 3. Josh Brown, South Paris; 4. Kyle
Metivier, Lisbon; 5. Nate Knowles, Dixfield; 6. Leo Jolin II, Rumford;
7. Brandon Douglas, West Paris; 8. Charlie Tyler, Buxton. DQ: Chris
Tyler, Buxton.
Heat winner: Douglas.
Lap leaders: Brown 1-4, Douglas 5-18, Blackwell 19-20..
STAR CHAMP (20 laps): 1. Stephen Beattie, Conway, N.H.; 2. Mike
Ricker, Sebago; 3. Erwin Carey, Mexic; 4. Tyler Braunschweig,
Newfield.
Heat winner: Ricker.
Lap leaders: Carey 1-5, Beattie 6-20.
GOLD PLATE (20 laps): 1. Tommy Stilphen, Kennebunk; 2. Troy Davis,
Windham; 3. Garrett Leiter, Livermore Falls; 4. Tyler King, Livermore
Falls; 5. Avery Spear, Oxford; 6. Spencer Thompson, Oxford; 7. Cody
Wilson, West Paris.
Heat winner: Davis.
Lap leaders: King 1-7, Stilphen 8-20.
BLUE PLATE (20 laps): 1. Evan Armington, Lovell; 2. Brandon Varney,
Lewiston; 3. Wade Blanchette , Buxton; 4. Chris Staples Jr.,
Brunswick; 5. Jacob Hendsbee, Whitefield.
Heat winner: Varney.
Lap leaders: Staples 1-9, Armington 10-20.
PURPLE PLATE (20 laps): 1. Kyle Mooney, New Gloucester; 2. Brandon
Varney, Lewiston; 3. Zachary Rich, Casco; 4. Owen Poisson, Brunswick;
5. Nick McNelly, Oxford.
Heat winner: Mooney.
Lap leaders: Varney 1-9, Mooney 10-20.
BOX STOCK (20 laps): 1. Kyle Mooney, New Gloucester; 2. Brandon
Varney, Lewiston; 3. Chase Staples, Durham; 4. Ethan Brown, South
Paris; 5. Ethan Matot, Casco.
Heat winner: Mooney.
Lap leaders: Varney 1-2, Mooney 3-20.
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