OXFORD — Three-time Oxford Plains Speedway champion Tim Brackett will partner with Oxford Hills Middle School’s Aspire Higher race team for next weekend’s 43rd annual HP Hood Oxford 250. Brackett, who won titles at the track in 2005, 2010 and 2015, is currently leading the Super Late Model point standings. This opportunity with the students […]
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Brackett ends streak with second win at Oxford
Three-time track champion Tim Brackett earned his second Super Late Model win of the season Saturday night, ending a streak of 13 different winners at Oxford Plains Speedway. Brackett, of Buckfield, started 10th on the 20-car grid and quickly wheeled his way into contention behind early leader Shawn Knight and Hebron veteran Alan Wilson. Brackett […]
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Gerry notches first Super Late Model win at Oxford
OXFORD — Veteran short track driver Curtis Gerry hadn’t really planned on competing at Oxford Plains Speedway last weekend. Yet if you ask him about it today, he’ll tell you he’s elated the decision was made to go. Gerry, of Waterboro, a weekly racer at Andy Cusack’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, dominated the 50-lap Super […]
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Spencer earns first SLM win of season at Oxford
Two-time Late Model champion Dennis Spencer Jr. (1999, 2000) became the tenth different winner in as many races when he claimed the 50-lap Applebee’s Trophy Dash for Super Late Models Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. The savvy veteran from Oxford outgunned visitors Mike Fowler and Derek Griffith for top honors, while Trevor Sanborn finished […]
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Hinkley chasing Rebel crown at Oxford
OXFORD — After several years of working on race teams, building cars for others and working to make them faster, Shaun Hinkley decided it was time to get back behind the wheel. He’d tested the waters of Street Stock action on a couple of occasions in the past, but at the time, it didn’t work […]
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Polvinen breaks through in SLM at Oxford
AUBURN — It was a long road to get there, but in the end, the rewards were worth it. When former motocross racer turned stock car driver Adam Polvinen wheeled his Super Late Model into Oxford’s Victory Lane on June 4, it capped a multi-year journey that began when he traded two wheels for four. […]
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Basil Bryant II
1953 – 2016 AUBURN — Basil Bryant II, formerly of East Hebron, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 15, at Bolster Heights Assisted Living Facility, after a short battle with liver disease. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 3, 1953, to Basil Bryant Sr. and Louise (Keene) Bryant of Hebron. He lived most of […]
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Second annual ACT/PASS twinbill kicks off busy season at Oxford
OXFORD — In April 2015, the first-ever Twin 150s featuring the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and the Vermont-based American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Models drew the largest opening-day crowd Oxford Plains Speedway had enjoyed in years. The full-fendered doubleheader was a result of “peace talks” between principals of the two groups and delivered all of […]
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Motorsports Expo kicks off Friday at Augusta Civic Center
For the 28th consecutive year, central Maine race fans, teams and industry members will gather for the Northeast Motorsports Expo & Trade Show when it kicks off Friday at the Augusta Civic Center. Founded in 1989 by the late Tim Attaya, the Motorsports Expo is now in the hands of Steve Perry, host of the […]
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Eugene I. Frost Sr.
1950 – 2015 AUBURN — Eugene I. Frost Sr., 65, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was a resident of Crescent Avenue in Rumford. Born in Rumford on Sept. 2, 1950, he was a son of Irving and Loretta (Patrie) Frost. He was a graduate of Stephens High School in […]