It didn’t take long for Brandon Varney to get hooked on racing. He became, as he says, “pretty tons destined” to race.
His dad and mom met at a race tune, and he attended his first race at Oxford Plains Speedway when he was simply six days old. His grandfather, father, a couple of uncles, and an aunt all have grown to become laps on the track. “It became best a be counted of time before I did as nicely,” said Varney, who lives in Auburn.
But Varney hasn’t simply turned laps at Oxford; he’s become rapid ones, with wins following him to anything race car he jumps into. He started racing go-karts when he turned eight and hacked up 50 victories and five championships. It wasn’t till four years ago that the nearly 22-12 months-antique began racing in inventory vehicles. Still, he has made up for a misplaced time, already compiling 31 greater wins and championships, with his fourth season at Oxford now not over.
Nearly half of those wins (15) got here in the six-cylinder Cruiser division of Oxford’s Wednesday night time Acceleration Series races, nine inside the four-cylinder Rebels, three each in Bandits (another 4-cylinder department), and determine-eight. A couple of weeks ago, he was given his first win inside the eight-cylinder Acceleration Series Outlaw division.
For a person used to triumphing and in one-of-a-kind divisions, getting a victory so early in his first season in an 8-cylinder car became a marvel for Varney. “The handiest intention for this season is to win one,” Varney said. “Being a rookie in a class that I’ve by no means raced in earlier than and reaping that already is just excellent for our crew. “I am simply happy we had been as rapid as we were this year with a contemporary-built automobile. All of our goals have been met for 12 months already.” Varney stated he doesn’t suppose there was a lot of an adjustment for him individually going from one vehicle to every other, with the muscle memory from all of the laps he’s taken around the track permitting him to make them soar.
In the remaining year, he proved his potential to power various cars correctly. At the same time, he gained three distinct divisions inside the identical nighttime, a feat he believed he was the primary Oxford driving force to achieve. Former Oxford Plains public address announcer and Sun Journal sports activities creator and editor Kalle Oakes also couldn’t forget hearing about the feat ever being achieved earlier than Varney did.
Varney called it one of his preferred racing memories, but his time in the seat of his 8-cylinder Camaro—his family crew painted it blue this year instead of the black that adorned his previous rides—is fast turning into a favorite as well.
“I love it a lot, shifting up to an eight-cylinder. There is a lot of extra electricity, and you need to be on the pinnacle of your game to get them to head right,” Varney said. “I love the venture and the praise of being in a large car.”Attending the track every week and making it worthwhile has also been valuable for Varney and his Varney Racing family crew. The automobile gets worked on during the week at his dad and mom’s Mechanic Falls home, and a circle of relatives and buddies—a few who double as sponsors and vice versa—also pitch in.
“My circle of relatives and crew are the first-class humans in the pits that I can ask for; I’m just glad I can make them proud on the song,” Varney stated. Brandon thanked his dad, Kevin (who also has frolicked in the seats of race motors over the last couple of years) for spearheading sponsorship efforts. As a result, the car is sponsored by dozens of smaller sponsors, unlike the main sponsors visible on NASCAR rides and local traveling series cars. “Getting sponsorship at any stage can be very tough. However, we are blessed to have some top-notch people that help us each year,” Varney stated. “As a crew, we all work hard to collect, hold, and most importantly, represent our sponsors as high-quality as possible.”
