After a long and snowy winter that lingered into mid-April, race fans in central and western Maine will finally get their much-needed fix this weekend with a rare spring doubleheader. Winter-like precipitation and temperatures last Sunday are forcing officials at Oxford Plains Speedway to host an unplanned twin-bill, featuring the season opener for weekly Championship […]
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#Oxford250: Kyle Busch returns to Oxford 250 victorious in 2011
Before his high-profile injury and miraculous run to the Sprint Cup title in 2015 — long before that — Busch entered back-to-back Oxford 250 races in Maine in 2005 and 2006. Things didn’t go so well. “I felt I needed some redemption,” Busch said Friday. Five years later, he got what he was looking for. […]
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Robbins keeps SLM streak alive at Oxford
Former Oxford 250 winner Scott Robbins (2002) kept an amazing streak of no repeat winners alive as he drove to victory in Saturday night’s 50-lap Super Late Model trophy dash Oxford Plains Speedway. Robbins was the eighth different winner in eight races contested thus far in 2016. Robbins, of Dixfield, prevailed in a hotly-contested […]
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Second annual ACT/PASS twinbill kicks off busy season at Oxford
OXFORD — In April 2015, the first-ever Twin 150s featuring the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and the Vermont-based American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Models drew the largest opening-day crowd Oxford Plains Speedway had enjoyed in years. The full-fendered doubleheader was a result of “peace talks” between principals of the two groups and delivered all of […]
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Auto racing: Brackett, Childs seal 2015 points titles at Oxford
OXFORD — Multi-time champion Tim Brackett and rising star Josh Childs earned points championships in their respective divisions during the 2015 regular season finale Saturday at Oxford Plains Speedway. Ryan Robbins (OPS Modifieds), Shaun Hinkley (Bandits), and Jon Lizotte (Figure 8) also locked up their class championships on a perfect afternoon and evening for racing […]
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Oxford 250: Glen Luce captures elusive crown jewel of Maine racing
Turner’s Glen Luce drove inside of Shawn Martin on lap 200 and pulled away to claim the most lucrative victory of his career in the 42nd annual AIM Recycling Oxford 250 Sunday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Luce held off a hard-charging Reid Lanpher for top honors in one of the most exciting late-race battles […]
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Oxford 250: Glen Luce’s win shows strength of Maine racers
OXFORD — Driver Shawn Martin knows a fat wallet and a long line of wealthy sponsors buys a lot of race car, and might make him a regular in the winner’s circle. Martin and a handful of local drivers were facing stiff competition from abroad at the AIM Recycling Oxford 250 presented by Kenny U-Pull […]
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Local Racing: Big wins for Wyatt Alexander, Johnny and Cassius Clark, Brad Babb and Jeremy Davis
Wyatt Alexander, a 15-year-old rookie at Wiscasset Speedway, made the first Pro Stock victory of his career a big one Saturday night. Alexander took advantage of the three early leaders’ late misfortune and ran away with the Boss Hogg 100. The victory was worth more than $3,000 to Alexander, who ascended to the top division […]
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Auto racing: Rose blooming nicely in Street Stock at Oxford
TURNER — After several years of success racing in Oxford’s now-defunct Mini Stock class, one veteran from Turner is enjoying an impressive rookie season in the hotly-contested Street Stock division. Twenty-five year-old Calvin Rose Jr. stepped up to the bigger cars for 2015, with on-track performance that proves he was ready for the move. In […]
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Auto racing: Jamie Heath still a threat, despite cutback to schedule
For more than a decade, one dedicated short track driver from the western Maine hamlet of Waterford has terrorized the ovals. While he is cutting back on his schedule for 2015, he’s always a threat win. Thirty-eight-year-old Jamie Heath has dominated four-cylinder support class action around New England. His tendency to roam and try new […]