With the recent extended period of arctic cold still fresh on the mind here in central Maine, race fans are starting to dream about the 2018 short track season and hoping to bask in some warm spring sun. They’ll all have an opportunity to gather this coming weekend in the state capitol, as the 30th […]
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Six to join Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame
GRAY — Officers of the Maine Vintage Race Car Association, parent organization behind the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame, announced the six inductees who comprise its Class of 2018 on Sunday. Car builder Steve Leavitt, engine builder Dave MacMaster, snowmobile racer Tom Peters, along with drivers Rick Zemla, Doug Ripley and Dave St. Clair make […]
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Gerry claims PASS finale at Oxford; Benjamin wins series championship
Former Beech Ridge Motor Speedway champion and 2017 Oxford 250 winner Curtis Gerry drives off Turn 4 at Oxford Plains Speedway during qualifying for Saturday’s PASS North season finale. Gerry backed up his August victory by winning the 150. OXFORD — Reigning Oxford 250 winner and former Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Pro Series champion Curtis […]
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PASS finale set for Saturday at Oxford Plains Speedway
Two-time Oxford 250 winner and 2012 Pro All-Stars Series champion Travis Benjamin drives off Turn 4 at Oxford Plains Speedway earlier this season. Benjamin holds a 25-point lead over Turner’s Glen Luce going in to Saturday’s season finale. OXFORD — A battle between a pair of seasoned oval track warriors that began down in Thompson, […]
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Spencer, Tardiff prevail at Oxford
OXFORD — Dennis Spencer Jr. earned his second Super Late Model victory of the season, while Alan Tardiff prevailed in a points tiebreaker to claim his first premier-class championship Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Spencer, of Oxford, started 11th on the 18-car grid. The two-time Oxford Late Model champion (1999-2000) took the lead from […]
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Lanpher earns second title at Beech Ridge
SCARBOROUGH — When the 2017 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) season was just hitting high gear back in late April, Reid Lanpher went on a tear. He and crew chief Jason Ricker, of Poland, won a 150-lap race at Oxford on Apr. 23, and followed that impressive run by winning the PASS 300 at Beech […]
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Poland's David Whittier in winning form at Oxford
POLAND — While most of the attention in Oxford Plains Speedway’s Street Stock division this year was focused on veteran Billy Childs Jr. and his battle with Bryce Mains for the title, another driver was quietly going about his business a little more under the radar. For 25-year-old Poland native David Whittier, the 2017 season […]
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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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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 […]
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#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 […]