| Homer
Drew was still a teenager when he began racing in the Class 'B'
six-cylinder division at Beech Ridge Speedway in the late
1950's.
Bob
Bushley took notice of the youngster with the "foot to
floor" driving style. Bob liked what he saw, so, he retired
as a driver and put the youngster in the seat of the famed
"P-38".
Homer
won three Class 'A' championships in the "P-38" and
two titles in the Jerry Seavey Class 'B' coupe. In 1968, Homer
won both the Class 'A' and Class 'B' championships, only the
second driver ever to accomplish the feat.
Homer
was just as adept on the asphalt as he was on the clay surface
of Beech Ridge. He was nearly unbeatable in the eight-race Getty
Open Comp Series at Oxford Plains Speedway in 1973 - winning
five of the eight 100-lap events.
He
also won races at Arundel Speedway, Unity Raceway, Wiscasset
Speedway and Speedway 95.
In
2000, Homer Drew became the first driver from Maine to be
inducted into the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame.
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