What Won the Race: Wayne Helliwell, Jr. used the lapped car of Garrett Evans as a pick on Travis Benjamin to win a thrilling Oxford 250.

 

The Finish: 

1	27nh	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2	7	Travis Benjamin
3	60	DJ Shaw
4	4n	Ben Rowe
5	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
6	13	Cassius Clark
7	94	Garrett Hall
8	54	Johnny Clark
9	7nc	Ben Lynch
10	7L	Glen Luce
11	73	Joey Doiron
12	48	Bobby Timmons
13	15	Mike Hopkins
14	41	Tracy Gordon
15	55	Dalton Sargeant
16	59	Reid Lanpher
17	50	Jeff White
18	09	Jeremy Davis
19	46	Dennis Spencer, Jr.
20	94x	Shawn Martin
21	21	David Oliver
22	24	Mike Rowe
23	64	Garrett Evans
24	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.
25	25	Shawn Knight
26	12	Derek Griffith
27	8	Tate Fogleman
28	45	Kodie Conner
29	35	Derek Ramstrom
30	88x	Jeff Taylor
31	22	Scott Farrington
32	00	Bryan Kruczek
33	09x	Justin Drake
34	4	Jeremie Whorff
35	57	Austin Theriault
36	47	Kelly Moore
37	36	Scott Robbins
38	16	Travis Stearns
39	44	Kyle Treadwell
40	60b	Tim Brackett
41	01x	Jake Crum
42	61	TJ Brackett

The Skinny: Two sets of leaders used differing pit strategies to set up a thrilling finish on Sunday night. The differing strategies set up a thrilling battle between Travis Benjamin and Wayne Helliwell, Jr. over the final 20 laps. With Helliwell on the inside and Benjamin on the outside the two swapped the lead over the final laps. Helliwell used the lapped car of Garrett Evans as a pick with six laps to go to take the lead and pull away.

 

Winning Quote: 

“It’s unbelievable. I still don’t even believe it.  It’s crazy.  I would have never put together in a million years this season here.  The last three races up here has been mind blowing.” – Wayne Helliwell, Jr. on becoming an Oxford 250 winner

 

Winning Crew Chief: Bruce Bernhardt

 

Winning Chassis: Home Built

 

Winning Shocks: Rouleau Racing Dynamics

 

Winning Engine: Butler MacMaster

 

On the Move: Cassius Clark started 33rd and charged to a sixth-place finish, a gain of 27 positions.

 

Biggest Loser: Austin Theriault started sixth but was caught up in an accident and finished 35th, a loss of 29 positions.

 

Feature Notebook:

 

• Joey Doiron jumped out to the early lead.

 

• Glen Luce took over the lead on lap 8.

 

• A huge crash involving nearly 15 drivers occurred on lap 8 after something appeared to go amiss on Jake Crum’s No. 01.

 

• Travis Benjamin made his way by Luce on lap 47.

 

• Luce, Helliwell and Pole came down pit road for right side tires on lap 82.

 

• The second group of leaders including Benjamin made their way to pit road on lap 122, handing the lead over to Wayne Helliwell, Jr.

 

• Austin Theriault was involved in an accident on lap 122 and did not return to the track.

 

• The first group of leaders (Helliwell, Pole and Luce) came down pit road on lap 159 for four tires. Benjamin took over the lead.

 

Pre-Feature Notebook: 

• Gary Smith has arrived at the track today bringing our unofficial car count to 60 Super Late Models.

 

• Cassius Clark, Corey Bubar and Andy Saunders were involved in a minor spin in today’s first practice session.

 

• Despite clinching a guaranteed provisional for today’s race by winning Saturday’s ACT race, Scott Payea and team will not enter the Oxford 250. Team owner Rick Paya told Speed51.com that the team was so concentrated on the ACT championship battle that they didn’t have the time to properly prepare the Super Late Model.

 

• Last year’s third-place finisher, Ben Lynch, has arrived at Oxford Plains Speedway (ME) after working as a race engineer for Brad Keselowski Racing at Michigan.

 

• For a full report from Saturday’s Super Late Model practice, check out this video on the Speed51 Network: http://speed51.com/video-fast-laps-bent-fenders-fill-oxford-250-saturday/

 

• Travis Benjamin led the way in both of Sunday’s practice sessions. Full results can be found below.

 

• Ben Rowe took the No. 4N back to the Crazy Horse Racing shop on Saturday night to work on an issue related to the rear end of his race car.  The crew seems to have fixed the problem as he timed in eighth in final practice.

 

• There will be six 20-lap qualifying heat races qualifying the top four from each, three consolation races qualifying three each and the last chance race that will qualify only the winner.

 

• Travis Stearns, Jeremie Whorff and Spencer Morse tangled on lap 4 of the first qualifying heat race.

 

• Travis Benjamin and Jeff Taylor made contact on lap 5 of the second qualifying heat race. Dan McKeage also got caught up in the spin. On lap 8, Taylor made contact with Gunnar Rowe, sending Rowe around.

 

• Andy Saunders, the third-place finisher in the first qualifying heat, was disqualified in post-qualifying tech for being too low. That moves Garrett Evans into a qualifying spot.

 

• Jacob Dore and Scott Robbins collided on lap 13 of the sixth qualifying heat. On the restart, Bryan Kruczek and Cassius Clark came together, sending Kruczek spinning. Clark was penalized for his involvement in the accident.

 

• Kodie Conner, the fourth-place finisher in the third qualifying heat, was disqualified in post-qualifying tech for being too low. That puts Shawn Knight into the big show.

 

• Brent Dragon and Gunnar Rowe collided while racing for the lead in the winner-take-all last chance race.

 

Staring Lineup:

1	73	Joey Doiron
2	60	DJ Shaw
3	7L	Glen Luce
4	27nh	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
5	24	Mike Rowe
6	57	Austin Theriault
7	21	David Oliver
8	4N	Ben Rowe
9	94	Garrett Hall
10	09	Jeremy Davis
11	01x	Jake Crum
12	47	Kelly Moore
13	41	Tracy Gordon
14	7	Travis Benjamin
15	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
16	54	Johnny Clark
17	61	TJ Brackett
18	8	Tate Fogleman
19	64	Garrett Evans
20	88x	Jeff Taylor
21	25	Shawn Knight
22	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.
23	50	Jeff White
24	09x	Justin Drake
25	12	Derek Griffith
26	59	Reid Lanpher
27	55	Dalton Sargeant
28	16	Travis Stearns
29	46	Dennis Spencer, Jr.
30	94x	Shawn Martin
31	44	Kyle Treadwell
32	7nc	Ben Lynch
33	13	Cassius Clark
34	48	Bobby Timmons
35	15	Mike Hopkins
36	00	Bryan Kruczek
37	45	Kodie Conner
38	60b	Tim Brackett
39	35	Derek Ramstrom
40	22	Scott Farrington
41	36	Scott Robbins
42	4	Jeremie Whorff

 

Did Not Qualify: 

0	Spencer Morse
01	Andy Saunders
2	Butch Keene
03	Scott Moore
5x	Billy Childs
05	Jacob Dore
9	JT Thurlow
24x	Gunnar Rowe
34	Jeff Burgess
40	Dan McKeage
42	Corey Bubar
49	Brent Dragon
53	Alan Wilson
73me	Adam Polvinen
75	Gary Smith
88	Kyle Desouza
96	Wyatt Alexander

 

Last Chance Race Results: 

1	48	Bobby Timmons
2	35	Derek Ramstrom
3	15	Mike Hopkins
4	53	Alan Wilson
5	00	Bryan Kruczek
6	01	Andy Saunders
7	75	Gary Smith
8	05	Jacob Dore
9	60b	Tim Brackett
10	9	JT Thurlow
11	0	Spencer Morse
12	45	Kodie Conner
13	4	Jeremie Whorff
14	49	Brent Dragon
15	36	Scott Robbins
16	2	Butch Keene
17	03	Scott Moore
18	73me	Adam Polvinen
19	40	Dan McKeage
20	5x	Billy Childs
21	24x	Gunnar Rowe

 

Last Chance Race Lineup:

1	49	Brent Dragon
2	24x	Gunnar Rowe
3	48	Bobby Timmons
4	0	Spencer Morse
5	15	Mike Hopkins
6	36	Scott Robbins
7	34	Jeff Burgess
8	53	Alan Wilson
9	73me	Adam Polvinen
10	01	Andy Saunders
11	35	Derek Ramstrom
12	75	Gary Smith
13	4	Jeremie Whorff
14	40	Dan McKeage
15	00	Bryan Kruczek
16	22	Scott Farrington
17	03	Scott Moore
18	05	Jacob Dore
19	60b	Tim Brackett
20	42	Corey Bubar
21	45	Kodie Conner
22	5	Billy Childs
23	96	Wyatt Alexander
24	9	JT Thurlow
25	2	Butch Keene
26	88	Kyle Desouza

 

Consolation Race Results:

Consi #1 Unofficial Results 

1	12	Derek Griffith
2	16	Travis Stearns
3	44	Kyle Treadwell
4	49	Brent Dragon
5	0	Spencer Morse
6	34	Jeff Burgess
7	01	Andy Saunders
8	4	Jeremie Whorff
9	22	Scott Farrington
10	60b	Tim Brackett
11	5x	Billy Childs, jr.

Consi #2 Unofficial Results

1	59	Reid Lanpher
2	46	Dennis Spencer, Jr.
3	7nc	Ben Lynch
4	24x	Gunnar Rowe
5	53	Alan Wilson
6	15	Mike Hopkins
7	35	Derek Ramstrom
8	40	Dan McKeage
9	03	Scott Moore
10	42	Corey Bubar
11	96	Wyatt Alexander

Consi #3 Unofficial Results

1	55	Dalton Sargeant
2	94x	Shawn Martin
3	13	Cassius Clark
4	48	Bobby Timmons
5	36	Scott Robbins
6	73me	Adam Polvinen
7	75	Gary Smith
8	00	Bryan Kruczek
9	05	Jacob Dore
10	45	Kodie Conner
11	9	JT Thurlow

Consolation Race Lineups: 

Consi #1

1	16	Travis Stearns
2	44	Kyle Treadwell
3	60b	Tim Brackett
4	12	Derek Griffith
5	22	Scott Farrington
6	49	Brent Dragon
7	4	Jeremie Whorff
8	34	Jeff Burgess
9	0	Spencer Morse
10	5x	Billy Childs
11	01	Andy Saunders
12	2	Butch Keene

 

Consi #2

1	46	Dennis Spencer, Jr.
2	15	Mike Hopkins
3	40	Dan McKeage
4	59	Reid Lanpher
5	42	Corey Bubar
6	7nc	Ben Lynch
7	88	Kyle Desouza
8	53	Alan Wilson
9	24x	Gunnar Rowe
10	35	Derek Ramstrom
11	96	Wyatt Alexander
12	03	Scott Moore

 

Consi #3

1	55	Dalton Sargeant
2	36	Scott Robbins
3	94x	Shawn Martin
4	73me	Adam Polvinen
5	48	Bobby Timmons
6	13	Cassius Clark
7	75	Gary Smith
8	05	Jacob Dore
9	9	JT Thurlow
10	00	Bryan Kruczek
11	45	Kodie Conner

 

Heat Race Results:

Heat #1 Unofficial Finish

1	73	Joey Doiron
2	21	David Oliver
3	01	Andy Saunders
4	41	Tracy Gordon
5	64	Garrett Evans
6	16	Travis Stearns
7	60b	Tim Brackett
8	22	Scott Farrington
9	4	Jeremie Whorff
10	0	Spencer Morse

Heat #2 Unofficial Results

1	60	DJ Shaw
2	4n	Ben Rowe
3	7	Travis Benjamin
4	88x	Jeff Taylor
5	46	Dennis Spencer, Jr.
6	40	Dan McKeage
7	42	Corey Bubar
8	88	Kyle Desouza
9	24x	Gunnar Rowe
10	96	Wyatt Alexander

Heat #3 Unofficial Results

1	7L	Glen Luce
2	94	Garrett Hall
3	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
4	45	Kodie Conner
5	25	Shawn Knight
6	55	Dalton Sargeant
7	94x	Shawn Martin
8	48	Bobby Timmons
9	75	Gary Smith
10	9	JT Thurlow

Heat #4 Unofficial Results

1	27nh	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2	09	Jeremy Davis
3	54	Johnny Clark
4	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.
5	44	Kyle Treadwell
6	12	Derek Griffith
7	49	Brent Dragon
8	34	Jeff Burgess
9	5x	Billy Childs
10	2	Butch Keene

Heat #5 Unofficial Results

1	24	Mike Rowe
2	01x	Jake Crum
3	61	TJ Brackett
4	50	Jeff White
5	15	Mike Hopkins
6	59	Reid Lanpher
7	7nc	Ben Lynch
8	53	Alan Wilson
9	35	Derek Ramstrom
10	03	Scott Moore

Heat #6 Unofficial Results

1	57	Austin Theriault
2	47	Kelly Moore
3	8	Tate Fogleman
4	09x	Justin Drake
5	36	Scott Robbins
6	73x	Adam Polvinen
7	13	Cassius Clark
8	05	Jacob Dore
9	00	Bryan Kruczek

 

Heat Race Lineups:

Heat #1 Lineup

1	60b	Tim Brackett
2	21	David Oliver
3	01	Andy Saunders
4	73	Joey Doiron
5	50	Jeff White
6	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.
7	0	Spencer Morse
8	64	Garrett Evans
9	16	Travis Stearns
10	41	Tracy Gordon

 

Heat #2 Lineup

1	60	DJ Shaw
2	88	Kyle Desouza
3	46	Dennis Spencer, Jr.
4	40	Dan McKeage
5	42	Corey Bubar
6	4n	Ben Rowe
7	96	Wyatt Alexander
8	24x	Gunnar Rowe
9	88x	Jeff Taylor
10	7	Travis Benjamin

 

Heat #3 Lineup

1	25	Shawn Knight
2	7L	Glen Luce
3	45	Kodie Conner
4	94	Garrett Hall
5	55	Dalton Sargeant
6	75	Gary Smith
7	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
8	9	JT Thurlow
9	48	Bobby Timmons
10	94x	Shawn Martin

 

Heat #4 Lineup

1	27nh	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2	09	Jeremy Davis
3	54	Johnny Clark
4	5	Billy Childs
5	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.
6	2	Butch Keene
7	34	Jeff Burgess
8	12	Derek Griffith
9	49	Brent Dragon
10	44	Kyle Treadwell

 

Heat #5 Lineup

1	24	Mike Rowe
2	50	Jeff White
3	03	Scott Moore
4	53	Billy Childs
5	7nc	Ben Lynch
6	01x	Jake Crum
7	61	TJ Brackett
8	35	Derek Ramstrom
9	15	Mike Hopkins
10	59	Reid Lanpher

 

Heat #6 Lineup

1	05	Jacob Dore
2	47	Kelly Moore
3	8	Tate Fogleman
4	57	Billy Childs
5	09x	Justin Drake
6	73me	Adam Polvinen
7	36	Scott Robbins
8	13	Cassius Clark
9	00	Bryan Kruczek

 

Practice Results: 

Practice #1

1	7	Travis Benjamin	15.330
2	59	Reid Lanpher	15.446
3	7L	Glen Luce	15.519
4	13	Cassius Clark	15.572
5	4N	Ben Rowe	15.592
6	61	TJ Brackett	15.603
7	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.	15.614
8	41	Tracy Gordon	15.616
9	55	Dalton Sargeant	15.633
10	57	Austin Theriault	15.646
11	94	Garrett Hall	15.650
12	12	Derek Griffith	15.671
13	24	Mike Rowe	15.685
14	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.	15.686
15	88X	Jeff Taylor	15.691
16	27NH	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.	15.700
17	60	DJ Shaw	15.706
18	94X	Shawn Martin	15.708
19	73	Joey Doiron	15.717
20	15	Mike Hopkins	15.727
21	42	Corey Bubar	15.740
22	09	Jeremy Davis	15.740
23	44	Kyle Treadwell	15.750
24	49	Brent Dragon	15.762
25	54	Johnny Clark	15.764
26	45	Kodie Conner	15.770
27	24x	Gunnar Rowe	15.777
28	36	Scott Robbins	15.787
29	46	Dennis Spencer, Jr.	15.788
30	48	Bobby Timmons	15.792
31	88	Kyle Desouza	15.798
32	09x	Justin Drake	15.804
33	00	Bryan Kruczek	15.804
34	22	Scott Farrington	15.806
35	9	JT Thurlow	15.819
36	35	Derek Ramstrom	15.823
37	03	Scott Moore	15.833
38	21	David Oliver	15.842
39	16	Travis Stearns	15.850
40	64	Garrett Evans	15.851
41	25	Shawn Knight	15.852
42	73me	Adam Polvinen	15.879
43	01x	Jake Crum	15.899
44	34	Jeff Burgess	15.928
45	05	Jacob Dore	15.936
46	0	Spencer Morse	15.956
47	40	Dan McKeage	15.959
48	47	Kelly Moore	15.961
49	4	Jeremie Whorff	15.981
50	60hms	Tim Brackett	15.982
51	7nc	Ben Lynch	15.991
52	53	Alan Wilson	16.025
53	50	Jeff White	16.126
54	8	Tate Fogleman	16.162
55	5	Billy Childs	16.176
56	96	Wyatt Alexander	16.254
57	01	Andy Saunders	16.362
58	75	Gary Smith	16.612

 

Final Practice

1	7	Travis Benjamin	15.538
2	7L	Glen Luce	15.654
3	61	TJ Brackett	15.691
4	27NH	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.	15.720
5	59	Reid Lanpher	15.724
6	12	Derek Griffith	15.726
7	00	Bryan Kruczek	15.732
8	4N	Ben Rowe	15.741
9	54	Johnny Clark	15.751
10	13	Cassius Clark	15.758
11	60	DJ Shaw	15.782
12	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.	15.798
13	73	Joey Doiron	15.802
14	46	Dennis Spencer, Jr.	15.809
15	48	Bobby Timmons	15.820
16	09	Jeremy Davis	15.820
17	36	Scott Robbins	15.824
18	8	Tate Fogleman	15.824
19	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.	15.835
20	35	Derek Ramstrom	15.838
21	21	David Oliver	15.838
22	25	Shawn Knight	15.839
23	49	Brent Dragon	15.844
24	03	Scott Moore	15.883
25	57	Austin Theriault	15.886
26	24	Mike Rowe	15.899
27	88	Kyle Desouza	15.900
28	94	Garrett Hall	15.909
29	9	JT Thurlow	15.913
30	41	Tracy Gordon	15.914
31	09x	Justin Drake	15.934
32	01	Andy Saunders	15.949
33	15	Mike Hopkins	15.950
34	55	Dalton Sargeant	15.954
35	47	Kelly Moore	15.968
36	16	Travis Stearns	15.969
37	7nc	Ben Lynch	15.969
38	53	Alan Wilson	15.977
39	0	Spencer Morse	15.989
40	34	Jeff Burgess	15.999
41	60b	Tim Brackett	16.007
42	40	Dan McKeage	16.012
43	45	Kodie Conner	16.021
44	50	Jeff White	16.057
45	64	Garrett Evans	16.057
46	01x	Jake Crum	16.060
47	4	Jeremie Whorff	16.076
48	94x	Shawn Martin	16.076
49	42	Corey Bubar	16.087
50	75	Gary Smith	16.097
51	24x	Gunnar Rowe	16.097
52	05	Jacob Dore	16.117
53	73me	Adam Polvinen	16.127
54	22	Scott Farrington	16.161
55	5	Billy Childs	16.176
56	96	Wyatt Alexander	16.305
57	88x	Jeff Taylor	16.356
58	2	Butch Keene	16.359

 

Car Count: Unofficially, there are 60 cars in the pit area.

 

Entry List: 

0	Spencer Morse
00	Bryan Kruczek
01	Andy Saunders
01x	Jake Crum
2	Butch Keene
03	Scott Moore
4	Jeremie Whorff
4N	Ben Rowe
5	Dillon Moltz
5x	Dustin Bisson
05	Jacob Dore
7	Travis Benjamin
7L	Glen Luce
7nc	Ben Lynch
8	Tate Fogleman
9	JT Thurlow
09	Jeremy Davis
09x	Justin Drake
12	Derek Griffith
13	Cassius Clark
15	Mike Hopkins
16	Travis Stearns
21	David Oliver
22	Scott Farrington
23	Dave Farrington, Jr.
24	Mike Rowe
24x	Gunnar Rowe
25	Shawn Knight
27nh	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
34	Jeff Burgess
35	Derek Ramstrom
36	Scott Robbins
40	Dan McKeage
41	Tracy Gordon
42	Corey Bubar
44	Kyle Treadwell
45	Kodie Conner
46	Dennis Spencer, Jr.
47	Kelly Moore
48	Bobby Timmons
49	Brent Dragon
50	Jeff White
53	Alan Wilson
54	Johnny Clark
55	Dalton Sargeant
57	Austin Theriault
59	Reid Lanpher
60	DJ Shaw
60hms	Tim Brackett
61	TJ Brackett
64	Garrett Evans
73	Joey Doiron
73me	Adam Polvinen
75	Gary Smith
88	Kyle Desouza
88x	Jeff Taylor
94	Garrett Hall
94x	Shawn Martin
96	Wyatt Alexander
97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.

 

Qualifying Format: There will be six 20-lap qualifying heats leading into a to be determined amount of consolation races and the last chance race.

 

Event Schedule: The Super Late Models have the track for practice from 9-10 a.m. on Sunday morning before a final 40 minute session at 10:50 a.m. The qualifying draw takes place at 12:30 for the all-important qualifying heat races at 1:30 p.m. The estimated start time for the Oxford 250 is between 5:30-6:00 p.m.

 

Who to Watch For: The simple answer to this question is: everyone. The Oxford 250 is wide open this year, but there are a few favorites coming in. If we had to put money on it, we would keep an eye on Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Travis Benjamin and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.

 

Title Fight: DJ Shaw leads Mike Hopkins by 53 points in the PASS North standings, while Ben Rowe holds a five-point lead over Hopkins in the PASS National standings.

 

The Track: Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine; 3/8 mile semi-banked asphalt oval.

 

Weather: It’s shaping up to be a terrific day for racing with temperatures in the low 80s with sun shining over the race track.

 

Next Series Race: Fall Folliage 200 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (ME)

 

 

Speed Central: Helliwell Wins Thrilling Oxford 250