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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Hall claims Granite State Series 100
OXFORD — Veteran Super Late Model driver and Scarborough native Garrett Hall took the lead from Bryan Kruzek on lap 67 and pulled away to victory in the Granite State Pro Stock Series 100 Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Fourteen-year-old New Hampshire drive Gabe Brown started fourth on the 27-car grid and crossed the […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
Granite State Pro Stock Series to debut Saturday
OXFORD — There’s a new twist in the three-day racing spectacle at Oxford Plains Speedway this year. Along with Sunday’s 44th annual Scott’s Recreation Oxford 250, presented by Fastway Trailer Products, on Sunday afternoon and evening, the Granite State Pro Stock Series will make its debut at Oxford on Saturday evening. Several of the Super Late […]
Drivers set for Oxford 250 challenge Sunday
British Columbia native Sarah Cornett-Ching stands beside her new Super Late Model on the front stretch at Oxford Plains Speedway. Cornett-Ching, who lives down south during race season, is hoping for a solid run in Sunday’s Oxford 250. OXFORD — After a long summer of weekly racing, race teams and fans around the northeast are […]
Scott's Recreation, Fastway Trailer Products to sponsor Oxford 250
NAPLES — Oxford Plains Speedway owner and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) President Tom Mayberry announced on Tuesday two new sponsors will team up to sponsor the 44th annual Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway. Maine-based Scott’s Recreation will join with Utah-based Fastway Trailer Products to sponsor the prestigious race, which will air nationwide (tape-delayed) […]
McDaniel picking up steam at Oxford
LIVERMORE — Two well-seasoned drivers who decided to run for points this year in Oxford Plains Speedway’s premier Super Late Model division, Lyman’s Alan Tardiff and long-distance traveler Andy Saunders, of Ellsworth, have rightfully earned most of the headlines thus far in 2017. For 27-year-old Scott McDaniel, of Livermore, the new season has been rewarding […]
The Year in Sports: Triumph, tragedy and never a dull moment
The year 2016 had it all. All across the Twin Cities, the tri-county area and beyond, it was a memorable twelve months for local sports. It’s more than can possibly fit in one story, but this one will try to hit on as many of the standout moments as possible. The memorable wins for local […]