Legendary driver, car owner and Maine native Gardiner Leavitt received another well-deserved honor on Tuesday, as directors of the New England Auto Racers (NEAR) Hall of Fame announced its eight-member Class of 2017. A diverse group of drivers, car owners, a crew chief and a world-class announcer comprise the new class, raising the total to […]
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Fort Kent's Austin Theriault registers dramatic last-lap win in ARCA Series
Fort Kent’s Austin Theriault took advantage of two last-lap incidents to claim his series-leading fourth win of the ARCA Racing Series on Sunday over the 4-mile Road America road course in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Austin Cindric and Dalton Sargeant each led on the last lap only to be involved in incidents that allowed Theriault to take […]
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Some greats still chasing first Oxford 250 win
OXFORD — When he started his racing career, Tracy Gordon says plan was to become the youngest driver to ever win the Oxford 250. The question back then was if, not when. Prior to Sunday’s Scott’s Recreation Oxford 250 presented by Fastway Trailer Products, a few decades into Gordon’s career, the questions is “when,” and […]
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Curtis Gerry wins 44th Oxford 250 (WITH VIDEO)
OXFORD — Defending Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Pro Series champion Curtis Gerry drove outside of Scott McDaniel on lap 198, survived four late restarts and hung on to win the 44th annual Scott’s Recreation Oxford 250 Sunday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Gerry, of Waterboro, led the race from laps 124 to 171 before pitting […]
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#Oxford250 news and notes: Drivers travel from near and far; Cash money for Cassius Clark
Justin Drake (09) of Vassalboro and Wayne Helliwell Jr. (27) of Pelham, New Hampshire, jockey for position during a heat race at the Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday. Both drivers qualified for the main event after finishing in the top four in their heat. Helliwell was the defending champion. OXFORD — The […]
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#Oxford250: Live updates from the Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD — Keep up to date with the race right here, with periodic dispatches from the track all day. Also, all Tweets from the day’s action bearing the tag #Oxford250 wil apear below, aggregating all of your top comments in one spot. Enjoy! 11:15 a.m. – The second practice session for the SLMs just wrapped up, […]
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#Oxford250: Running the 250 a costly endeavor
When most race fans think about a high-profile, short-track race like the prestigious Scott’s Recreation Oxford 250, presented by Fastway Trailer Products, some things that immediately come to mind are prestige, history and an elite list of winners, along with the big paycheck and huge trophy each of those winners receive. What many people may […]
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#Oxford250: Weekly SLM racing requires support
OXFORD — There’s an old anecdote in racing that reads as follows: The fellow considering a new race car asks the car builder, “How much is this going to cost me?” The answer has always been, “How fast do you want to go?” The lesson here is, simply, “money buys speed.” To run the premier […]
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#Oxford250: The dollar still a driving force, not a deterrent
For 43 years dozens of racers have been battling to be the first car to the black-and-white checkered flag in the Oxford 250. Mike Rowe has been first three times, to go along with a second and a third. He’s been competing in the prestigious race for decades and has only had that black-and-white fabric […]
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#Oxford250: Forty-four reasons I miss being in Maine for this race
The South harbors everything I expected it would when I moved here 15 months ago. Winters are milder. There’s a joint that sells chicken and/or barbecue on every corner. People have accents much more delightful than my own. And most of the stuff people told me I’d miss, I don’t. Never really developed a crush […]