Jun 24, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
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Waterbury, VT – The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) makes its second visit of the 2015 season to Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME on Saturday, June 27 for the Oxford Plains 150. The ongoing championship duel between Wayne Helliwell Jr. and Joey Polewarczyk Jr. will be the featured storyline at the 3/8-mile oval, but a number of drivers are eager to steal the spotlight.
Travis Stearns and Mike Ziter are both coming off season-best runs at White Mountain Motorsports Park and will try to ride the momentum into the Tour’s eighth stop of the 13-race campaign. Auburn, ME’s Stearns looked to be headed for another tough-luck night in the White Mountain 150 after spinning out of the top-five with just 50 laps to go. (more…)
Jun 24, 2015 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
Seventh different Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model winner in seven races
Oxford, Maine — Shawn Knight of South Paris drove from deep in the field to victory lane in the 50-lap Budweiser Championship Series main event, topping the racing card at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday night.
It was Knight’s first start this season in the class, and his impressive performance extended the streak of different Super Late Model winners at OPS to seven this season.
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Jun 15, 2015 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, Maine – After finishing dead last in the previous week’s main event, Scott Farrington of Minot arced to victory lane in the Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model division at Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday night (June 13).
Farrington made a great move underneath reigning track champion TJ Brackett of Buckfield to claim a lead he would not relinquish in the middle stages of the 50-lapper, opening up a healthy lead over the pack that stood up until the checkered flag.
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Jun 9, 2015 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
DEFENDING CHAMPION TJ BRACKETT SCORES FIRST SUPER LATE MODEL VICTORY THIS SEASON AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
Oxford, Maine – Two-time and defending Oxford Plains Speedway Budweiser Super Late Model champion TJ Brackett of Buckfield nailed down his first victory of the season Saturday night in the 50-lap headline race at the historic Route 26 oval.
Brackett took the lead away from Turner teenager and third-generation Oxford racer Gunnar Rowe, who dominated the first half of the race and easily held on to second position after the eventual winner went by.
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May 31, 2015 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
CAREER-FIRST SUPER LATE MODEL WIN FOR KYLE TREADWELL AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY ON WOOD PELLET WAREHOUSE NIGHT
Oxford, Maine – Kyle Treadwell of Buckfield scored for the first time in Budweiser Oxford Championship Series Super Late Model competition, wheeling his Poland Springs 44 to victory lane in convincing fashion on Saturday night (May 30) at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Staring 10th, Treadwell patiently made his way through the top division field, squaring off against former Oxford 250 champion Scott Robbins of Dixfield. For much of the event Robbins was in command, but late restarts, and Treadwell, saw Robbins ending up with the runner-up’s hardware.
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May 24, 2015 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
ALAN WILSON BEST ON MOTORCYCLE SAFETY NIGHT AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
Oxford, Maine – Veteran competitor Alan Wilson of Hebron scored his first victory of the season in the 50-lap Super Late Model feature race on Motorcycle Safety Night presented by the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety, topping the Budweiser Championship Series racing card at Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday night.
Wilson, one of the most prolific winners ever at the historic Route 26 oval, won his first OPS championship in the Street Stock class back in 1979. In Saturday’s Super Late Model main event he charged by early race leader Adam Polvinen and survived a mid-race challenge by reigning track champion TJ Brackett of Buckfield.
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