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August 13, 2023 · 6:34 pm

Derek McKeen wins his 2nd Mad Bombers feature

Derek McKeen with his mother and brother and tonight’s winner’s trophy

(Oxford ME) The Mad Bombers 20-lap feature is always interesting.

Spinouts, lead changes, and cautions are usually part of the package.

None of that tonight.

Those who started in the front had a good chance to still be there at the end.

Car 161 never trailed in the twenty laps

Derek McKeen (second inside) was one of those benefitting from the nice starting place.

“I was just glad it went green to checker,” said Derek. “That helped us a lot.”

Everyone stayed out of trouble and Derek finished second.

Derek McKeen finishes second……..for a while

“We kept it tight on the inside and didn’t let anybody have any room,” said Derek.

But Derek’s good fortune on the track continued into the tech inspection area on this night.

When the tech inspectors checked the paperwork of the winner, it was discovered the car wasn’t registered to him.

The winner’s mistake cost him first and gave the win to Derek McKeen.

Corey Morgan made his usual run on the Angel’s Expressway

The victory for Derek ends four weeks of serious struggling at OPS; (July 8 – 19^th), (July 22 – 17^th), (July 30 – 14^th), and (August 5 – 18^th).

“We’ve had a lot of good runs (first on May 27^th) and a lot of DNFs,” said Derek. “It’s been a rough year.”

“Unpredictable” would be the best way to describe the Mad Bombers Division after eleven weeks of racing. That is what happens when you put 20+ drivers on a small track for just 20 laps.

The next time out for the Mad Bombers is on the Friday of the Oxford 250 weekend. Worth the watch!

Three of the mothers of Mad Bomber drivers

Cody Macomber Wins Mad Bombers Feature

Cody Macomber (4) finishes ahead of Cam Richards (37R) and Corey Morgan (26)

(Oxford ME) There’s nothing quite like the first time.

“It was awesome,” was how young Cody Macomber summed up his first win in the Mad Bombers Division tonight.

Cody Macomber with his first trophy in the Mad Bombers Division

Cody was in the Rookie Division last year and had been successful there.

“I had plenty of podiums,” he recalled.

This year Cody moved up to the Mad Bombers where the drivers are more experienced, and the field is crowded.

Through the first nine races before tonight it has been tough. Seventh place finishes in May and June were as good as it got.

That’s probably why tonight’s win was so surprising and so sweet for Cody.

I asked Cody what was different that would explain the startling win. “I started up front (behind pole-setter Tony Gibbons) and the car was good.”

Cody starts behind pole-setter Tony Gibbons

Cody stayed low on the track for most of the 20-lap feature and it paid off. Once he had the lead, he kept the inside and forced challengers to try outside passes.