Huge Weekend Of Racing Culminates With PASS & ACT Doubleheader At Oxford

May 18, 2018 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News

Huge Weekend Of Racing Culminates With PASS & ACT Doubleheader At Oxford

NAPLES, ME (May 17) – Following a weekend off for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model tour, attention focuses back on Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway. Sunday afternoon’s Honey Badger Bar & Grill 150 will not only bring New England’s best Super Late Model racers together, but they will be joined by the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Models in another 150 lapper and the PASS Modifieds. The weekend of racing at Oxford Plains Speedway actually begins on Saturday night with the Budweiser Championship Series featuring the Super Late Models, Street Stocks, Bandits, Figure 8s and Rookies.
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Super Late Model ace Justin Drake scores Oxford Plains Speedway victory

May 13, 2018 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway

Oxford, Maine — Burnham’s Justin Drake earned his first Oxford Plains Speedway race victory of the season Saturday night.  Drake outran a quality field of Super Late Models in the 50-lap main event, topping the Budweiser Championship Series racing card at the historic Route 26 oval track for the third time in his career.

Drake swapped the early race lead with Ellsworth’s Andy Saunders, then held off challenges from Scott Robbins and Derek Griffith to post the win.  Robbins, of Dixfield, again impressed using the entire racing surface in his drive through traffic into the runner-up position, where he finished.

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Big Month Of May For PASS Continues At Oxford, Concord, & Thunder Road

May 9, 2018 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News

Big Month Of May For PASS Continues At Oxford, Concord, & Thunder Road

NAPLES, ME (May 8) – For racers and fans across the United States, the month of May is huge. And it’s no different for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS), which will feature the best in Super Late Model racing throughout the remainder of the month.

Following a hard fought and exciting race this past Saturday night at Star Speedway for the PASS North Super Late Models which saw Travis Benjamin take the win over Reid Lanpher, the series regulars will get a much deserved weekend off. But, PASS North will return to action on Sunday, May 20 for their second visit of the season to Oxford Plains Speedway for the Honey Badger Bar & Grill 150. Waterboro, ME’s Curtis Gerry will look to continue his dominance of the legendary oval as his competitors look for the key to winning as they prep for August’s $25,000 to win Oxford 250.
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TJ Brackett holds off Gabe Brown in Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model race

May 6, 2018 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway

TJ Brackett holds off Gabe Brown in Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model race

Oxford, Maine – TJ Brackett of Buckfield rocketed into the race lead on the first lap and held on to post his first victory of the season in Sunday’s 50-lap Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model main event at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Brackett, a two-time track champion in the top class at OPS, needed all of his veteran savvy and track position to hold off a determined challenge by 15-year-old newcomer Gabe Brown of Center Conway, New Hampshire. Brown’s last-lap challenge from the outside groove fell short by inches, and just .012-seconds.
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