BUCKFIELD — Over the past several decades, a handful of family names have become synonymous with success at Oxford Plains Speedway. From the Rowes (Mike, sons Ben and Tom), to the Hammonds (the late Al and son Brad), the Childs’ (Jimmy, Bill Jr. and Bill Sr.) and the Hewins’ (Kurt, Ryan and Kyle), a multi-generational […]
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Local Racing: T.J. Brackett repeats as Oxford champion
It was a grind, and ultimately a wash, in one of the closest battles for the track championship in Oxford Plains Speedway history. T.J. Brackett of Buckfield overcame an early spin to finish ninth in the 75-lap Budweiser Pro Late Model season finale, holding on for a four-point margin over Turner’s Shawn Martin and his […]
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Racing Roundup: Tim this week’s winning Brackett; Farrington knocking on door at Ridge
Meet the elder Brackett, same as the younger Brackett. For the third consecutive week, someone from the prominent Buckfield racing family wheeled into the winner’s circle in the Budweiser Pro Late Model Series at Oxford Plains Speedway, with father Tim ending son T.J.’s two-race winning streak. Tim Brackett, now in his fifth decade of competition […]
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Local Racing Roundup: Brackett, Bowie, Karkos keep hot streaks intact
The question in Oxford Plains Speedway’s Budweiser Pro Late Model division has changed. Through the first three months of the season, the mystery was when the class would see its first repeat winner. Now everyone wonders when, and if, T.J. Brackett will be stopped. Brackett, the defending division champion, won his second consecutive 50-lap feature […]
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Go-kart racing built around families
It’s called” the junior box stock class,” but calling it “the generation class” may seem more appropriate. Go-kart racing is back at Oxford Plains Speedway, and the pits are filled with second-, third- and fourth-generation racers. Colby Brackett, 7, is a first-year driver, but he has lots of depth on his pit crew. The second-grader from […]
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Local Racing Roundup: Brackett, Sweet, Ripley big winners
Oxford Plains Speedway finally has a repeat winner in its Budweiser Pro Late Model division. Reigning champion T.J. Brackett of Buckfield scored the 50-lap victory Saturday night. Brackett won the season opener in May, beginning a streak of nine consecutive different drivers to carry the checkered flag. Don Wentworth of Otisfield finished second, while 14-year-old […]
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Oxford 250: Six parts that wield unseen power
The droplet of gasoline that Butch Lindley and Ben Rowe’s potential winning cars couldn’t digest. The finicky tire that dashed independent racer and Oxford Plains Speedway lifer Alan Wilson’s dreams. A disappearing sun that turns an afternoon also-ran into an evening rocket. Six intangible elements make the 250 almost impossible to predict while giving the […]
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Peeper gets a scare when shot at with blank-firing gun
BRUNSWICK — A man told police he was shot at Thursday as he was peering in a window on Brackett Road. Police who investigated the incident said the man was, in fact, shot at — with a gun that fires blanks. The drama began at about 1:30 p.m. Police said the man who was shot at […]
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Auto Racing: Brackett back in high gear
Tim Brackett of Buckfield was leading the Pro Late Model division point standings at Oxford after four events, with son and defending champion T.J. trailing by just 10 markers. In this past Friday night’s race, Tim managed to salvage a top-10 finish after being caught up in a mid-race melee while running second. In a […]
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Brackett claims Pro Late Model feature at Oxford
OXFORD — Defending track champion TJ Brackett held off an early challenge from his father, managed to keep a hard-charging Kyle DeSouza at bay during several restarts, and hung on to win the 50-lap Norway Savings Bank Trophy Dash for Pro Late Models Friday evening at Oxford Plains Speedway. Troy Jordan (Outlaw Sportsman) and Josh […]