Michael Harrison Wins First Limited Feature on Friday Night at Oxford Plains

A great crowd and weather turned out Friday for the first night of Oxford 250 racing at Oxford Plains Speedway. While the Super Late Model Open was the marquee event, the Limited, Street Stock and Mad Bomber divisions put on a quite a show.

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A 16-car field lined up for the Limiteds' 35-lap feature. It was the No. 85 of Michael Harrison and Phillips in the No. 41 occupying the front row. Once the green flag waved, the battles began.

Harrison took the early lead as mid-pack action from fourth to 10^th heated up quickly. Emerging from those battles was the No. 44 of Shawn Knight and Jordan Russell in the No. 4 machine.

While Harrison continued to lead, Knight began reeling him with 20 to go. Maneuvering to Harrison’s outside, Knight and the No. 85 raced wheel-to-wheel for the next 18 laps cleanly swapping the lead multiple times.

Watching and waiting behind them was the No. 4 of Jordan Russell. He pulled up behind them both and then got under Knight with two to go making enough contact to free Harrison up to take the lead.

When the checkers flew, it was Harrison taking the win for the very first time ever at Oxford.

Street Stock action started off the night with their 30-lap feature. Early in the race, the No. 36 of Richard Spaulding took over the point and held off fellow drivers Joey Israelson in the No. 3 and the No. 4 of Jordon Russell through two cautions.

With the laps ticking down, Russell showed why he’s the current points leader by working his way past Israelson and then setting his sights on Spaulding.

After a spirited battle of rim-to-rim action between the two, Russell took the lead on lap 26 and pulled away to claim the checkered flag.

A full field of Mad Bombers put on a show throughout their 25-lap race. The No. 97 of Brian Conover took off at the green flag and quickly separated him for the mechanized mayhem taking place behind him.

With eight laps remaining, eight cars got together in two separate instances in Turn 1 bringing out the first caution. On the restart, Conover took off again, but a hard charging Nick Wilson in the No. 53 worked him over and took the lead with five to go.

As cars were spinning all over in the remaining laps, Wilson held on to take the win thus denying Conover his first-ever Mad Bomber victory.

-Photo credit: Will Bellamy, Racing America