Harrison races to Late Model win at Oxford

OXFORD – Ricky Harrison of Freeport showed off the form he used to capture the division championship in 1992 by winning the 35-lap Late Model race at Oxford Plains Speedway Monday night.

It was only the second race back for Harrison who had been sidelined with a broken leg in a non-racing injury. Harrison raced on Friday night, but had been out since breaking his leg in late April.

Harrison held off challenges from Jim Preble of Readfield and Skip Hodgdon of Mechanic Falls to take the checkered flag.

AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY Currier Center R.V. Fireworks Night

Late Model: Ricky Harrison, Freeport; Jim Preble, Readfield; Skip Hodgdon, Mechanic Falls; Tom Rowe, Turner; Jeff Taylor, Farmington

Chargers: Scott Luce, Strong; Steve Blood, Center Lovell; Ron Henry, New Gloucester; Benji Rowe, Turner; Chris Hatstat, East Stonehan

Super Street: Kenny Harrison, Freeport; Dennis Spencer Jr., Turner; Jeff White, Winthrop; Don Wentworth, Brighton; Doug Greenleaf, North Waterford

Strictly Stock: Kenny Grant, Oxford; Alden Emerson, Norway; Bob Knowles, Dixfield; Doug Kirk, Mechanic Falls; Ashley Byer, Harrison

Compact: Terry Warren, Wilton; Bill Thibeault, Norway; Bob Mooney, New Gloucester; Spencer Robbins, Dixfield; Joe Treadwell, Auburn

Harris wins wild feature race

At Caribou, Richie Harris of Caribou avoided trouble for most of the night and then held on through a pair of restarts in the final 10 laps to win Sunday’s crash-infested Summer Sizzler Series 100-lap sportsman race at Spud Speedway here.

An estimated 20 caution flags depleted the field from the 34 cars that started the race, down to the 11 that finished it, according to Spud spokesman Rene Cloukey.

Harris, who started in the middle of the field, grabbed the lead with 12 laps to go then held off Gary Smith of Bangor on the final restart with six laps remaining.

Smith held on for second place while Stan Meserve of Unity was third.

Ron Benjamin started the race on the pole before getting spun on the second lap, setting the stage for the entire night of racing.

Spud Speedway Results

Sportsman: 1. Richie Harris, Caribou; 2. Gary Smith, Bangor; 3. Stan Meserve, Unity

Hobby: 1. Larry Doody, Woodland; 2. Nelson Chapman, Caribou; 3. Dave Fleming, Fort Fairfield

Tigers: 1. Rod Brewer, Bridgewater; 2. Tim Bolsridge, Portage; 3. Ralph Levesque, Presque Isle

Mini A: 1. Scott St. Peter, Caribou; 2. Glenn Rasmussen, New Denmark, New Brunswick; 3. Ryan Cote, Caribou

Mini B: 1. Scott Bouchard, Caribou; 2. Graydon Adams, Sinclair; 3. Martin McCooey, Grand Falls