Ryan Farrar takes the first checkered flag of the season Saturday morning at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Ryan Farrar is all smiles after taking the first checkered flag of the season Saturday morning at Oxford Plains Speedway. In the background adjusting his glasses is former 250 champion, Ben Rowe and his dad Mike, in stripes to the right.

Lila White, center,from South Paris, wishes her father, Cody, good luck while being held by her mother, Courtney before heading out on the track for his race at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday morning.

Eric Parlin, of Oxford, watches action on the track at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday morning while waiting for his turn.

Despite no fans in the main grandstand and few in the pits, racing at Oxford Plains Speedway got under way Saturday.

Jonathan Emerson, grandson of the late, great, racer Larry Emerson leads Brandon Varney as the two pull away from the field during Saturday's first day of racing at Oxford Plains Speedway. Emerson won the race for his first career victory.

Larry Hewins, middle, of Leeds, watches his son race around the track at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday morning. On the right is his grandson, Carson Hewins of Oxford, watching his dad.

Drivers push their car into place as they line up in the pits before heading onto the track for a race Saturday morning.

Track legends Mike Rowe, left and his son Ben watch the action in the pits Saturday morning.

Ryan Farrar takes off his race suit after taking the first checkered flag of the season Saturday morning at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Kyle Glover looks at the bad news under the hood of his truck after the top of reserve tank of his cooling system blew apart during a race Saturday morning.

Track legend Mike Rowe watches the action.

A woman, one of the few wearing face masks at the track Saturday morning, records a race at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Racers screech around the back turn at OPS Saturday morning.