Two-time Oxford Plains Speedway Pro Late Model champion (2013-14) TJ Brackett drives off Turn 4 at Oxford earlier this season. Brackett and his weekly rivals will tackle the enormous challenge of 250 laps Sunday against stiff competition. (Phil Whipple/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — While teenage sensation Gabe Brown has been getting most of the headlines this summer […]
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Oxford 250 entry list high in numbers, loaded with talent
OXFORD — As of early last week, the entry list for the 45th annual Clark’s Scrap Metals Oxford 250 had already swollen to 60, and is expected to approach 70 by the middle of this week. The breakdown in this list overflowing with talented teams includes 37 drivers from Maine, 11 from New Hampshire, four […]
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Oxford 250: Southern SLM cars a different breed
To the casual and even to some hard-core race fans, the differences between one Super Late Model and another are difficult, if not impossible, to see from the grandstands. Yet rest assured, there are differences, especially under the hood. You see, down South on the often high-banked ovals of Virginia, the Carolinas and points beyond, […]
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Three-time Oxford 250 winner Dave Dion was one of a kind
Brad Leighton, in car No. 55, pulls alongside fellow New Hampshire driver Dave Dion (No. 29) on a straightaway during the Stanley 100 race at the New Hampshire International Speedway in July 1996. (Portland Press Herald file photo) He’s one of the most respected and accomplished men to ever strap into a Late Model stock […]
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Auto racing: Curtis Gerry continues to own Oxford Plains Speedway with PASS win
Curtis Gerry of Waterboro won the PASS Super Late Models Oxford 250 Qualifier race Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway. (Jennifer Bechard photo) OXFORD — Curtis Gerry continues to confound the competition at Oxford Plains Speedway. The second-generation Waterboro driver, who burst into the spotlight with his stunning Oxford 250 win last summer, continued his domination […]
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2018, A Look Ahead: Hockey, arena football add to Maine's sports buffet
Maine sports fans have always enjoyed a wide variety of options for their dollars and devotion. In 2018, the sports buffet is adding a couple more entrees for them to sample. The Twin Cities’ second junior hockey team, the Twin City Thunder, officially takes the ice at Norway Savings Bank Arena in August. The U.S. […]
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The Sun Journal Top 10: Looking back on a banner-raising year in sports
To grasp the greatness of the sports year in the tri-county, take a look at what didn’t make the list of the area’s top 10 sports stories of 2017. For instance, the biggest schools finally made some noise in football. Edward Little, Lewiston and Oxford Hills beat out the Portland-area schools for the top three […]
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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 […]