As defending champion T.J. Brackett and Granite State invader Jeremy Davis fight to prevail over Martin, third-generation drivers Spencer Morse, Ryan Hewins and Josh Childs are locked in their own battle atop the Street Stock ranks. Morse is enjoying a career-best season, finishing near the front every week. “It’s been a spectacular season thus far,” […]
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Oxford Plains Speedway’s manager departs
OXFORD — Oxford Plains Speedway General Manager Dick Therrien announced his departure from the company Monday. In an interview, Therrien said the decision was a mutual agreement between himself and owner Tom Mayberry after reaching what he described as an impasse over conflicting philosophies. “Tom and I have a difference of philosophy on how things […]
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Oxford 250: Benjamin builds off lessons learned
It was a key move at a crucial moment. It was also an act of daring that he borrowed from his own son. “Two weeks before that, he made the same move,” said Benjamin of his son’s go-kart race. “There were two guys side-by-side. He snuck in there in the middle. So that move, I […]
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New outlook for Farrington at Oxford Plains Speedway
MINOT — Prior to the headline Pro Late Model feature on June 27, Scott Farrington was just another example of your average weekly warrior soldiering along in Oxford’s pit area. Doing his best on a limited budget while learning all he could from others, the easy-going driver from Minot knew some fine evening when the […]
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Hundreds attend Oxford dragway’s last race of the season
OXFORD — Engulfed in the black truck’s enormous hull, chrome stirrups on the side, a massive toolbox in the bed, the Ford F-350’s shining insignia raised from the anodized sheen of the doors, the smell of burnt rubber, fried food and exhaust intermingling with shouts and a cascade of heat off a sea of asphalt… […]
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Oxford selectmen OK expanded beer sales at Speedway
OXFORD — Racing fans will be able to enjoy a beer — or four — at their seats in the Oxford Plains Speedway grandstands this season. A liquor license application for Polly’s Pit Stop that includes the expansion of beer sales into the stands was approved by the Board of Selectmen on Thursday. According to […]
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Swap meet to be held at Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD — Tom Mayberry’s First Annual Swap Meet and Flea Market will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27, at Oxford Plains Speedway on Route 26. “This is an automotive-themed swap meet, however we will accommodate the public with space for almost anything any individual would like […]