SOLON — In just his second season driving in the highly-competitive Late Model Sportsman class, Ben Erskine is making good headway. Running at both Unity Raceway on Sunday afternoons and at Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday nights, the 32-year-old athlete from the town of Solon already has a win and four top-10 finishes under his belt. […]
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Auto racing: Childs plays at Wiscasset
When Oxford changed hands from Bill Ryan Jr. to Tom Mayberry, officials elected to replace that class with a more bone-stock, entry-level division for 2013. Not alone in his plight, Childs, of Leeds, decided to take his band of merry racers with their “more evolved and advanced” style of cars on the road. Where they […]
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Oxford 250 ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Sunday in the Park
OXFORD — The first time fate rang Steve Park’s telephone, he left it on the hook. On the answering machine — “voice mail” was a foreign expression in 1996 — was a voice claiming to be that of Dale Earnhardt. The NASCAR legend wanted Park, then a rising star on the Modified and Busch North […]
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The Hot Corner: Benjamin perfect fit with select company
OXFORD — Geoff Bodine. Ralph Nason. Ben Rowe. Eddie MacDonald. Let’s see: One of the top 50 drivers in NASCAR history; an irascible, indomitable local legend; and two guys who are still winning races and championships by the fistful, fluffing up the engraved writing for their regional hall of fame induction plaques someday. Does Travis […]
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New outlook for Farrington at Oxford Plains Speedway
MINOT — Prior to the headline Pro Late Model feature on June 27, Scott Farrington was just another example of your average weekly warrior soldiering along in Oxford’s pit area. Doing his best on a limited budget while learning all he could from others, the easy-going driver from Minot knew some fine evening when the […]
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Local Racing Roundup: Chaisson keeps no-repeat streak intact at OPS
There won’t be a repeat winner in the Budweiser Pro Late Model division at Oxford Plains Speedway heading into Sunday’s Oxford 250. Gary Chiasson of Peru assured that unprecedented oddity Friday night, becoming the eighth different driver to win a 50-lap main event in the top class at the track this season. Chiasson stormed past […]
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Auto Racing: Jordan’s season a slam dunk
TURNER — While a majority of stock car racing fans focus most of their attention on drivers in the premier classes, it’s actually those dozens of volunteer-driven support division teams that keep the sport alive. They’re the ones who toil week-in and week-out with very little fame or reward, committed to racing simply out […]
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Local Racing Roundup: Doiron denies Theriault for Beech Ridge PASS win
In a battle of talented young drivers from opposite ends of the state, Berwick’s Joey Doiron held off Fort Kent’s Austin Theriault on Saturday night to win the Southern Maine Motors Firecracker 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough. It was the first Pro All Stars Series North victory of the season for Doiron, […]