Fort Kent native Austin Therrialt waits by his car after introductions for the Oxford 250 on Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway. (Brewster Burns photo) OXFORD — Many storylines begged for attention heading into the 45th annual Oxford 250. One was defending champion Curtis Gerry and how he would fare on Sunday. Gerry pulled off into […]
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Auto racing: Mike Rowe earns win No. 152 at Oxford
OXFORD — Mike Rowe loves to prove why age and experience are better than youth and enthusiasm whenever he gets the chance. The savvy, skilled, easy-going veteran from Turner made a rare, yet successful, appearance at his former home track over the past weekend, leading wire-to-wire in the 50-lap Super Late Model main event to […]
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Auto racing: New Gloucester native Myers a real guru with tires
New Gloucester native Dalton Myers checks tire pressures on Derek Ramstrom’s Pro All Series (PASS) North series entry. Myers took an interest in race tires at an early age and has become a go-to guru for race teams around the northeast. (Submitted photo) For 24-year-old New Gloucester native Dalton Myers, keeping track of race tires […]
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Auto racing: Kennedy gaining ground at Beech Ridge
Most race fans who attend Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on a regular basis know about the rich talent pool within each division. When they look at the premier Pro Series, Sport Series and ever-popular Wildcat division in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action on Saturday nights, they don’t have to look very far to see skilled […]
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#Oxford250: The dollar still a driving force, not a deterrent
For 43 years dozens of racers have been battling to be the first car to the black-and-white checkered flag in the Oxford 250. Mike Rowe has been first three times, to go along with a second and a third. He’s been competing in the prestigious race for decades and has only had that black-and-white fabric […]
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#Oxford250 : Three years of Rowe dominance
The Rowe name has been a fixture since the beginning, but there was a stretch in the 2000s during which the Turner family owned the Oxford 250. Mike Rowe drove in the first race — then the Oxford 200 — in 1974, and has qualified more than 30 times since. He became the first Maine […]
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Taylor dominates PASS North finale at Oxford; Rowe collects series title
OXFORD — At this point in his career, Jeff Taylor has nothing left to prove. With nine track championships to his credit, the man who’s won nearly every major short track race around the northeast — except the Oxford 250 — has done it all. Taylor powered around the outside of Scott Robbins on lap […]