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Auto Racing: Oxford 250 to be contested on August 28-30 in 2015

Oxford Plains Speedway and Pro All-Star Series officials announced Wednesday that the Oxford 250 will be contested on Aug. 30, 2015. Speedway owner Tom Mayberry made the announcement late Wednesday, and said in a news release that the event will continue to be a Pro All Stars Series-sanctioned, open Super Late Model event.  “By announcing […]

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Oxford 250: Travis Benjamin tastes victory twice

Defending race winner Travis Benjamin came from 27th on the 44-car grid, took over the point at lap 227 and held off a hard-charging Austin Theriault to win his second consecutive Oxford 250 Sunday evening at Oxford Plains Speedway. Josh Childs (Street Stock); Matt Bourgoine (NELCAR Legends); Kris Watson (Outlaw Series); and Mark Lucas (PASS […]

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Oxford 250: King dethroned at tech, twice

OXFORD — Tyler King and his family-operated race team from Livermore Falls made the last-minute decision to skip a race Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway — where it was in contention for a NASCAR Pro Series championship — and focus on trying to qualify for the Oxford 250. The gamble didn’t pay off, […]

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Oxford 250: Benjamin builds off lessons learned

It was a key move at a crucial moment. It was also an act of daring that he borrowed from his own son. “Two weeks before that, he made the same move,” said Benjamin of his son’s go-kart race. “There were two guys side-by-side. He snuck in there in the middle. So that move, I […]