ARUNDEL — Joey Doiron’s 2013 Oxford 250 trophy dominates the living room decor at his family’s home in Berwick, the angel’s wings at its crest extending three feet above the wooden base. It probably is a strategic placement, serving the same purpose as the defeated Super Bowl team sticking around to see its conqueror showered […]
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New outlook for Farrington at Oxford Plains Speedway
MINOT — Prior to the headline Pro Late Model feature on June 27, Scott Farrington was just another example of your average weekly warrior soldiering along in Oxford’s pit area. Doing his best on a limited budget while learning all he could from others, the easy-going driver from Minot knew some fine evening when the […]
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Local Racing Roundup: Chaisson keeps no-repeat streak intact at OPS
There won’t be a repeat winner in the Budweiser Pro Late Model division at Oxford Plains Speedway heading into Sunday’s Oxford 250. Gary Chiasson of Peru assured that unprecedented oddity Friday night, becoming the eighth different driver to win a 50-lap main event in the top class at the track this season. Chiasson stormed past […]
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Auto Racing: Jordan’s season a slam dunk
TURNER — While a majority of stock car racing fans focus most of their attention on drivers in the premier classes, it’s actually those dozens of volunteer-driven support division teams that keep the sport alive. They’re the ones who toil week-in and week-out with very little fame or reward, committed to racing simply out […]
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Auto Racing: King rolling at Ridge
LIVERMORE FALLS — While youth and exuberance may be the dominant trend in NASCAR racing, it’s generally the veterans who set the pace and visit the podium on a regular basis. Yet from the premier Sprint Cup Series on down to the weekly Whelen All-American Series classes at short tracks across the country, a number […]
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Unity Raceway may not open this year after dispute over lease
Unity Raceway is in limbo. The stock car racetrack, which was bought in 1980 by Ralph and Nancy Nason, is sitting idle while the Nasons hope someone will lease the track for the season, which usually begins in mid-May. Jere Humphrey had a two-year lease with the Nasons but they parted ways last fall after […]
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TD Bank 250: Middle-aged and hitting its stride
It started out as a 200-lap battle back in 1974, expanded to 250 in 1975 and in the years since, has grown into one of the biggest short track stock car racing spectacles east of the Mississippi River. Sunday, the famed TD Bank 250 celebrates 40 years of competition at Oxford Plains Speedway. After being […]