Jul 23, 2011 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Joey Doiron: PASS North Series
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, returns to PASS North Series competition this weekend when the series makes its return to a popular facility, running the Brackett Mechanical 150 at historic Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Saturday, July 23. The series last competed at the track in 2006, while Doiron attempted the marquee TD Bank Oxford 250 in a Late Model back in 2009. Doiron has won especially well on the flat short tracks this season, posting a Top-5 finish at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway earlier this month and a Top-10 finish at Star Speedway in May.
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Jul 23, 2011 | Modified Racing Series, Touring Series News
Claremont, NH – The final tabulations are in, the numbers are staggering too most.
“Ricky’s Race For Kids” did what it was intended to do. Present a quality purse for
racers to compete for and raise as much money as possible for David’s House,
the Lebanon, NH., based facility that provides a home away from home for
needy families When the final figures were totaled this week, mission accomplished.
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Jul 22, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
TD Bank Oxford 250
Dragon Thinks Oxford 250 Win Could Be In The Cards
MILTON, Vt. – Brent Dragon thought he was doing another team a favor. Instead, it turned into one of the best opportunities the veteran Vermont driver has ever had to win the TD Bank Oxford 250.
“It on Saturday last year, and we weren’t practicing that much with our car.,” said Dragon, who has an Oxford 250 pole and a fourth-place finish in the race over the last three seasons. “Donnie and David (Avery) came over and said their driver wasn’t here and they needed someone to take the car out and just let them know if it was fairly close on the setup.
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Jul 22, 2011 | Maine Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Clark claims win number four after a tough night at the races for many
Thompson CT (7/21) Johnny Clark snatched the lead away from Cassius Clark on a lap 60 restart to capture his fourth PASS North win of 2011 in a wild 100 lap Pro All Stars Series (PASS) National Championship event at Thompson (CT) International Speedway. Cassius Clark crossed the stripe in second and Travis Benjamin completed the podium
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Jul 22, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Graniteville’s John Donahue rebounded from an eventful Mid-Season Championship just a week ago with a win on Casella night Thursday, July 21 at Thunder Road. Donahue came from the 13th starting position and worked his way through heavy traffic to earn his third win of the season.
Joey Becker led early from the outside pole after a caution on the original green. He would hold a comfortable lead for the first 30 laps before it appeared his car started going away. Dave Whitcomb made a power move on the outside on lap 30 to take the lead. He would hold the lead for less than a lap as Donahue moved from the outside of Becker to under Whitcomb in the blink of an eye.
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Jul 22, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
TD Bank Oxford 250
Hoar, Paya Hope To Add Missing Piece To Resume
GEORGIA, Vt. – Between them, they have 14 ACT Late Model Tour championships, more wins than anybody in the history of ACT, the former track record at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and wins from Florida to the Canadian provinces. Name a big race in the northeast, and chances are Brian Hoar or car owner Rick Paya have won it.
There is one omission from that resume, however – one they aim to add this weekend in the 38th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 at historic Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine.
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