It is the story that won’t go away. Easy in this culture that struggles comically to separate rumor from fact to wish that it would. Failure to learn from the blink of an eye that has linked Tony Stewart and Kevin Ward Jr. for eternity, however, would heap tragedy upon tragedy. Ward’s life inexplicably is […]
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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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Around the Track: Farrington on top at Beech Ridge
JAY — It wasn’t that long ago when a young man from Franklin County was tearing up karting tracks up and down the Eastern seaboard, and even out into parts of the Midwest. After several record-setting seasons in karts, Jay native Dave Farrington Jr. jumped directly into a Pro Stock in 2008, and thus began […]
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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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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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Local Racing Roundup: No. 9 … No. 9 … Martin keeps beat going at Oxford
No-repeat Friday simply transitioned into new-winner Saturday at Oxford Plains Speedway. Shawn Martin highlighted the track’s return to its traditional night of racing, becoming the ninth different Budweiser Pro Late Model feature winner in nine events this season. He’s no new face in victory lane, of course. Martin, of Turner, is a past speedway champion […]
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Vintage racers in spotlight at Summerfest
AUBURN — Officers of the Maine Vintage Race Car Association (MVRCA) are making final preparations for their annual Summerfest, a celebration of this state’s rich motor sports history. The event is set for this Sunday, Aug. 3, at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough. Pit gates will open at 10 a.m., with a cookout planned […]
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Auto Racing: Treadwell’s rookie dreams come true
AUBURN — When the odds are stacked heavily against a goal we’re trying to achieve, it can be easy to just throw in the towel and say, “enough is enough.” Yet when Auburn native Kyle Treadwell was dreaming about qualifying for the famed Oxford 250 as a rookie in the track’s Pro Late Model division, he […]
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Local Auto Racing: King fends off Farrington in Beech Ridge classic
Two of Maine’s rising super late model stars picked up Saturday night where they left off a week ago in Oxford 250 qualifying — and stepped up the drama considerably. Once again it was Tyler King of Livermore Falls and Dave Farrington Jr. of Jay proving that the age-old sports rivalry between their communities is […]