Finishing the recap series with the 41st through the 49th race, which featured the race’s fourth three-time winner, a Southern driver’s quick success and hard-luck drivers who finally break through.
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My favorite Oxford 250: Finally a win for the home team
Kalle Oakes writes that nothing can top the 1984 race, which was one of the most competitive and caution-filled 250s and ended with Mike Rowe becoming the first Maine driver to be champion.
My favorite Oxford 250: The crowds were back and Cash was Money
The fans — absent a year earlier due to the pandemic — brought the noise in 2021 and Farmington’s Cassius Clark ended his family’s habit of close-but-not-quite, resulting in the best 250 the Sun Journal’s Wil Kramlich has experienced.
The Hot Corner: And the winner of the 50th Oxford 250 will be . . .
Kalle Oakes takes his annual stab at picking the winner of Maine’s crown-jewel race.
Oxford 250 history: The fourth decade
Recapping the 31st through 40th editions, which were highlighted by two big-name NASCAR winners, the Whorff one-two, and a two-timing outlaw.
The top 10 heartbreaks in Oxford 250 history
The 250 makes legends but it also invites heartbreak. Kalle Oakes writes about the biggest close-but-not-quite moments in the race’s first 49 years.
Oxford 250: Win in 2008 a happy memory for Kevin Harvick
The 2014 NASCAR Cup champion, who is retiring after this season, reflects on winning at Oxford Plains Speedway 15 years ago.
The top 10 drivers in Oxford 250 history
Kalle Oakes ranks the cream of the crop in honor of the prestigious short-track race’s 50th edition on Sunday.
Oxford 250: Dennis Spencer Jr. stamping his name on 50th edition of big race
The Turner native and longtime driver is playing a major role in this year’s milestone event as a sponsor and beyond.
Oxford 250 history: The third decade
Recapping the 21st through 30th editions, which were highlighted by Ralph Nason’s three consecutive victories and the first set of father-son winners.