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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#Oxford250 : Three years of Rowe dominance
The Rowe name has been a fixture since the beginning, but there was a stretch in the 2000s during which the Turner family owned the Oxford 250. Mike Rowe drove in the first race — then the Oxford 200 — in 1974, and has qualified more than 30 times since. He became the first Maine […]
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#Oxford250: Kyle Busch returns to Oxford 250 victorious in 2011
Before his high-profile injury and miraculous run to the Sprint Cup title in 2015 — long before that — Busch entered back-to-back Oxford 250 races in Maine in 2005 and 2006. Things didn’t go so well. “I felt I needed some redemption,” Busch said Friday. Five years later, he got what he was looking for. […]
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Famed Judkins Modified returns to Oxford
OXFORD — Ask any fan of Modified racing to talk about the sports’s rich history, and you’re bound to hear the name Judkins. Bob Judkins was a highly respected car owner in Modifed racing starting back in the 1960s. Considered the father of the “Pinto Revolution,” Judkins changed the landscape of open-wheel short track racing […]
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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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Robbins back in top form at Oxford
During a five-year period starting in 2000, Scott Robbins had everything going his way. After honing his skills since 1992, on-track success came often as he etched his name into short track racing history. During that span, he recorded nine feature wins, won the prestigious Oxford 250 in July 2002 and earned the Pro Stock […]
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Holbrook a valuable asset to local teams
HEBRON — He’s considered one of the top chassis setup and shock package experts in New England, and also serves as crew chief for a Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North team. Ask team owners and veteran drivers in the pit area, and they’ll all tell you he’s at the top of his field. Forty-four-year-old […]
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Oxford 250 Video: This is what it’s like in a race car
Ever wonder what it was like to race around the track at Oxford Plains Speedway? We put a video camera in Dave Farrington’s car when he drove in a qualifying heat for the Oxford 250. #Oxford250 Coverage Glen Luce’s win shows strength of Maine racers The Hot Corner: No more degrees of separation for Glen Luce […]
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The Hot Corner: No more degrees of separation for Glen Luce
OXFORD — Perhaps you’ve played the game: Connect Kevin Bacon to any actor or Babe Ruth to any baseball player in six steps or less. Glen Luce, despite projecting a rugged look and an attitude younger than his 48 chronological years, is that guy at Oxford Plains Speedway. Former son-in-law of Mike Rowe, who won the […]