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Race car driver Tom Abele Jr., left, and Bob Lucas wait Tuesday to have the No. 32 car pass inspection at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Abele will compete during Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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Chris Cookson, center, and Devin Landry install a quick fill on Cookson’s son’s race car Tuesday at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Max Cookson will compete during Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
NASCAR star Kyle Busch’s autograph is scribed on the car he will drive during Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Race crews push their cars through inspection Tuesday at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Drivers were at the track Tuesday for practice laps prior to the start of Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Theo Doiron, 4, and his sister, Evelyn Doiron, 6, pass out pinwheels Tuesday that they and their older sister, Mackenzie Doiron, pulling wagon, made to celebrate the Fourth of July at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. The siblings’ father, Joey Doiron, will race during Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300 at the racetrack. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Race car driver Austin Teras, left, talks with crew member William Hicks in the pits Tuesday at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Teras will compete during Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Johnny Clark spends time in the pits Tuesday at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Clark will compete during Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
NASCAR driver Daniel Hemric runs laps during practice Tuesday at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Hemric will compete in the Celebration of America 300 on Wednesday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Jerry Babb of Windham adjusts the height of Mike Scorzelli’s race car Tuesday at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Scorzelli will compete during Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Race car driver Max Cookson, center, talks with a member of his pit crew Tuesday at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Cookson will compete during Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Ethan Hicken, right, and Rob Gauthier check the pressure Tuesday on tires for driver Cassius Clark at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Clark will compete during Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Race crews get their cars ready Tuesday at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Drivers were at the track Tuesday for practice laps prior to the start of Wednesday’s Celebration of America 300. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...