NORWAY – Former Oxford Plains Speedway announcer Robert “Bobby” Walker said Thursday that he’s getting a new set of wheels, more specifically a free, motorized wheelchair to replace the one that burned when his house was torched this week.

The 61-year-old resident of Norway Rehabilitation and Living Center said he has had eight people offering him replacements, free of charge.

“I don’t need eight, so I’m going to take one,” he said. “I don’t want to start a used chair shop.”

Walker, who is also a Norway selectman and member of the town Fire Department, is recovering from a stroke and only has use of his right hand.

The replacement wheelchair comes from Kenny Robbins, a race car driver from Dixfield. The chair belongs to Robbins’ mother-in-law, who is getting a new wheelchair for herself.

It’s being delivered Saturday, Walker said.

According to Walker, friends at Maietta Construction in Scarborough have made a connection with Home Care Services in Portland, which offered to customize the wheelchair at no charge.

This isn’t the first time Walker has benefited from community support.

Drivers and spectators at the speedway on Route 26 in Oxford contributed toward getting Walker his first motorized wheelchair.

And on Saturday, a benefit dance is planned for Walker from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Four Seasons Function Center, Main Street, Paris, according to his daughter, Melissa Walker.

There will be music by DJ Rick Cummings, who along with center owners Scott Buffington and Todd Truman are donating their facilities and services.

There will be door prizes, including tickets to the June 30 Busch race at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, and a guest book for messages that will be made into a scrapbook.

Minimum donation is $10 at the door, Melissa said. Donations may also be sent to Walker care of Melissa Walker, 72 Deer Hill Road, Harrison, ME 04040.

She said her father is also receiving visitors at the living center at 29 Marion Ave.

Walker said he was overwhelmed with the support he’s received.

“It’s amazing,” he said.

Meanwhile, state fire investigators are continuing to look into who is responsible for the fire that destroyed Walker’s home on Country Club Road shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday. When firefighters arrived the ranch-style home was already engulfed in flames, destroying the uninsured contents that included Walker’s extensive racing memorabilia collection as well as his wheelchair.

Investigator Richard Shepard said Thursday night that the team is “following up some leads and doing further interviews.” He said results of tests on debris sent to the state crime lab have not been released yet.

Staff Editor Mary Delamater contributed to this report.