Welcome, race fans, to the Sun Journal’s live blog for the 43rd running of the HP Hood Oxford 250. We will be here all day and night to cover one of the biggest short track races in the country. You can also follow us on Twitter. Follow @SJ_Sports and @WilTalkSports. More Oxford 250 coverage: Wayne Helliwell powers […]
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The Hot Corner: The Oxford 250, March Madness style
My 32-year streak is ending. For the first time since I was 11, sitting five rows from the top in Turn 1 and hooting and hollering as Mike Rowe became the first homegrown winner, I will not be in attendance at the HP Hood Oxford 250. I have moved to the great Commonwealth of Kentucky, […]
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Payea claims ACT 100 at Oxford
OXFORD — Vermont veteran Scott Payea powered his way under Brad Babb on lap 82 and survived a late-race restart challenge from Eddie MacDonald to win the Dave’s Small Engine 100 for American-Canadian Tour Late Models on Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Payea was one of four drivers to lead the event that featured […]
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#Oxford250: Glen Luce leads big field into Oxford 250
OXFORD — It’s an historic race built on rich tradition, one which has truly defined the careers of all those lucky enough to taste the spoils of victory. The 43rd annual HP Hood Oxford 250 is set for this Sunday afternoon, and from all angles, appears to have another strong mix of drivers young […]
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Former Oxford 250 winners: Where Are They Now?
The list of past winners in the HP Hood Oxford 250 reads like a who’s who of short track stock car racing. With the 43rd running now upon us, we chose to reflect a moment on those elite drivers and find out what they’re up to in 2016. 1974: Race fans across New England and […]
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#Oxford250: Jamie Aube on top in the late 1980s
Vermont native Jamie Aube became a household name in New England during the 1980s, along with short track icons like Robbie Crouch, Joey Kourafas, Randy Lajoie and Tommy Rosati. If you went to a major race in the Northeast, chances are that Aube was listed among the favorites to win. When the North Ferrisburg native […]
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Bown won 250 for two different teams
Portland, Oregon native Chuck Bown made a big impact during his years of racing in New England. As the original driver of Quint Boisvert’s famed “Skoal Bandit,” Bown was about as high-profile as they came in northeastern short track circles. The first time he won the 250 in 1986 took place when the race was […]
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#Oxford250: Derek Lynch conquered Oxford 250 against tall odds
Second-generation racer Derek Lynch was one of a handful of Canadian drivers to make his mark on the famed Oxford 250. Like his talented and easy-going father, Dave, the younger Lynch had the 250 up on a pedestal. Dave had towed down from Ontario in 1979 and ended up with a solid seventh-place finish. His […]
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Oxford 250: Past winners Robbins, Luce look for a return to victory lane
The Dixfield native and 2002 winner of the HP Hood Oxford 250 has his sights set on another win in one of the biggest short track races in the country. “A bunch of us were talking earlier about how time goes by so fast,” Robbins said during media day for the 43rd running of the […]
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Brackett notches second SLM win at Oxford
TJ Brackett powered around the outside of early leader Shawn Knight on lap 20 and pulled away to claim the 50-lap Super Late Model Trophy Dash on Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. The two-time track champion (2013-14) from Buckfield won his first race this year on May 28, and appears to be back in […]