June 22, 2026 — Oxford, Maine — After an up-and-down start to the 2026 Pro All Star Series (PASS) season, Center Conway, New Hampshire’s Gabe Brown looks to have finally steadied the ship. The 23-year-old picked up his first PASS North win of the season and fifth of his career in a 150-lap showdown at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway on June 21. 2026.
Brown originally crossed the line a distant second as it appeared that Alexendre “Fireball” Tardif had grabbed his first PASS victory. However, Tardif was stripped of the win in post-race technical inspection, with Brown inheriting the victory ahead of Mainers Joey Doiron and Johnny Clark.
Until that point, the day looked like a near-repeat of the previous Sunday’s Star 150 for Brown. He was again the dominant driver early, leading the first 95 laps from the pole. But as Mike Hopkins got past Brown late in the going at Star Speedway, Tardif swept past Brown for the lead on the 96th circuit at Oxford.
Tardif pulled away from there as Brown focused on pacing himself and holding onto second in a caution-free event. Doiron was able to reach third on the track from his ninth starting position, but Brown kept him comfortably at bay, thus putting himself in position to eventually be named the winner.
It was a redeeming moment for Brown as he got his first triumph driving for Bobby Webber Racing. Brown took over the seat late in 2025, and though he had scored two runner-up finishes so far in 2026, he’d also suffered numerous crashes and mechanical problems, including one that cost him a likely victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Brown and Webber were finally able to share a victory together as Brown unofficially climbed to a tie for second with Doiron in the season-long PASS North standings.
Point leader and reigning champion D.J. Shaw maintained his hold with a fourth-place finish. Tom Abele Jr. was the highest-finishing Oxford weekly racer in fifth. Garrett Hall, Derek Griffith, Brandon Barker, Jimmy Renfrew Jr., and Cole Robie completed the top 10.
Naples, Maine’s Spencer Morse had a perfect day in the Kennebec Equipment Rental PASS Modifieds to get his first win of the season. Like Brown, Morse earned the pole in qualifying. He then led every single lap around the 3/8-mile oval.
Outside polesitter Tyler Connolly dogged Morse the entire event but could never mount a serious challenge. It was Morse’s eighth career PASS Mod victory at Oxford, putting him just two behind a share of the all-time lead.
Connolly was second while Bill Penfold came in third for the second straight week. Cody Macomber, Jeremy Davis, Chanler Harrison, Matty Sanborn, Jacoby Maines, Rick Thompson Jr., and Thomas Brackett rounded out the top 10.
Hometown racer Kenny Hoyt continued his torrid streak in a 40-lap open event for the Green Lawn Solutions Mad Bombers. Just eight days after picking up his first win in the division, Hoyt secured his second, matching Morse’s performance by leading flag-to-flag from the pole position.
No one had anything for Hoyt as he took the checkered flag 3.4 seconds ahead of invader Brian Caswell, the defending Lee USA Speedway Ridge Runner champion. Brandon Caron completed the podium, followed by Michael Derden and Danny Wear.
The PASS Super Late Models and Kennebec Equipment PASS Modifieds return to Oxford Plains Speedway for the Celebration of America 300 on Wednesday and Thursday, July 1 and 2. A pair of 75-lap qualifying races on Wednesday will set the field for the crown-jewel PASS National event with the 300-lap main event on Thursday. The PASS Mods are part of the Thursday card. Post time is 6:00 p.m. ET on both days.
The two-day extravaganza includes events for Oxford’s weekly Dow Excavating Limited Sportsmen, Street Stocks, Green Lawn Solutions Mad Bombers, KHM Thunder Stocks, and 207 Flight School Runnin’ Rebels. Visit www.proallstarsseries.com or www.oxfordplains.com for the full schedule and other information. The event will be live streamed on RacingAmerica.TV for those who can’t be at the track.
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