OXFORD, Maine – Curtis Gerry became the first repeat winner of the Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model season at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday night
Gerry, the 2017 Oxford 250 champion, padded his lead atop this year’s championship standings in the premiere division at the historic Route 26 oval track.
After starting ninth, Gerry drove his way to the lead in the non-stop 50-lap main event. He finished the race 2.75 seconds ahead of Connecticut invader Ray Christian III, who started the race from 13th.
Christian spent much of the race battling local NASCAR legend and 1984 Oxford Plains Speedway champion Kelly Moore, making his first appearance of the season. Moore spent most of the race running the outside groove and looked strong, posting a third-place finish despite a souring powerplant.
Ivan Kaffel led briefly en route to a fourth-place finish. Shawn Martin completed the top-five rundown. T.J. Brackett led a good chunk of the race before dropping back in the late stages of the 50-lapper.
Kurt Hewins won his third consecutive 30-lap Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stock division main event, taking the lead away from 2017 division champion Billy Childs Jr. on the event’s final restart.
Reigning Street Stock champion and current points leader Matt Dufault was closest to Hewins under the checkered flag. Childs, who claimed Hewins jumped the restart, ended up with the third-place trophy.
Defending Bandits division champion Dustin Salley stayed on top of the standings by racing to his third 20-lap victory of the year in the Bandits division’s main event.  Tyler Green led most of the race and ended up with runner-up honors. Hometown racer Chad Wills was third under the checkered flag.
Larry Lizotte just held off Chachy Hall in the 20-lap Figure 8 race. Lizotte broke a tie with Hall atop the championship standings second win of the season.  Eric Hodgkins drove Kyle Klgore’s machine to a third-place finish.
Brady Childs won for the fourth time this season after an outstanding, race-long battle with runner-up Owen Stuart in the 15-lap Rookie division feature race. Â Maddy Herrick earned a third-place trophy on her 12th birthday.