Garrett Hall & Crew in Victory Lane (Troy Bregy Photo)
Oxford, ME- The first Granite State Pro Stock Series race at Oxford Plains Speedway saw Locals Bobby Timmons of Windham, ME on the pole and Derek Kneeland of Sebago, ME on the outside. At the start of the race Kneeland and Hall were in tight competition for the lead, until the middle of the race when Hall held the lead for much of the remaining laps.
In third place for much of the race and showing the patience of a veteran racer, fourteen-year-old Gabe Brown ran impressive race. Series regular and the current point leader Mike O’Sullivan of Springfield MA, was consistent all night and moved from thirteenth position to tenth by the end of the race. This granted him a provisional position in the Oxford 250 on Sunday. Former series champion Derek Griffith also ran consistently throughout the race starting eleventh and finishing seventh in the race.
By the halfway point of the race Bryan Kruczek of Newmarket, NH had taken over the second position. On lap 77 series regular Barry Gray of Belchertown, MA brought out the caution, leading to a restart, which gave Brown the opportunity to pass Kruczek. This gave Brown the chance to chase down the leader, unfortunately lap traffic spread out the field. Hall solidified his lead on the field to take the checkers.
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Unofficial Finish
1 94 Garrett Hall
2 47 Babe Brown
3 00 Bryan Kruczek
4 09ME Justin Drake
5 48 Bobby Timmons
6 60 DJ Shaw
7 12 Derek Griffith
8 2D Chad Dow
9 23 Dave Farington
10 08 Mike O’Sullivan
11 44 Rusty Poland
12 7oz Grant Aither
13 43 Devin O’Connell
14 21 Josh King
15 36 Ryan Robbins
16 90 Derek Kneeland
17 72 Scott MacMichael
18 29 Barry Gray
19 39 Nick Lascuola
20 81 Dan Winter
21 05 Phil Richardson
22 73 Charlie Buxton
23 0 Shane Green
24 2 Chola Shay
25 11 Jeff Burgess
26 09 Jeremy Davis
27 1 John Rideout
Contingency Winner
Car #
Name
AR Bodies (Hard Luck)
09 Jeremy Davis
O’Reilly Auto Parts (3rd Place)
00 Bryan Kruczek
O’Reilly Auto Parts (Last Car on the Lead Lap)
90 Derek Kneeland
Five Star Bodies 5th Place
48 Bobby Timmons
Sunoco Heat Winner
90 Derek Kneeland
Sunoco Heat Winner
48 Bobby Timmons
Sunoco Heat Winner
94 Grant Hall
VDL Fuel 4th Place
09 Justin Drake
Race Parts NH Hard Charger
2 Chad Dow
Track: Oxford Plains Speedway.
.375 mile Oxford , ME
Race- Oxford 100
Time of Race- 40:20
Best Lap Time- 15.609
Best Lap By- Bryan Kruczek
Cautions- (3) 36, 77, 77
Margin of Victory- .490
Lap Leaders- (4) – Derek Kneeland 15, Bobby Timmons 3, Garrett Hall 77, Bryan Kruczek 5