Jun 15, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
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The 2014 edition of the Oxford 250 just received the entry blank from the legendary Steve Park who will be bringing his G Body Parts, Sunoco, Super Late Model to compete in this year’s mega event at Oxford Plains Speedway. Park, a two time Sprint Cup Series winner became the 45th entrant for the race scheduled for Sunday, July 20, 2014 at 2pm.
“I have always wanted to compete in the Oxford 250, stated Park. This is one of the most prestigious racing events in the Northeast, and to be a part of it in 2014 really excites me. I used to attend this race with my dad when I was younger, and I always hoped to drive in this event some time during my life, and now thanks to G Body Parts, Sunoco, New England Racing Fuel and car owner Dickie Woodman, we will be there attempting to add an Oxford 250 win to my resume. I am looking forward to coming up to the State of Maine a little bit early to enjoy what the Oxford area has to offer. Some of my great friends and supporters from Key Parts have also purchased a suite for the Oxford 250 weekend, and I plan on spending a lot of time meeting and greeting their Key Parts family. I haven’t felt this excited in a long time, it’s going to be a great experience.”
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Jun 13, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
Once again bad weather has forced the management to pull the plug for racing at Oxford Plains Speedway for Friday night, June 13th. A forecast of 80% chance of showers, heavy rains, and severe thunderstorms prompted the decision.
Track Vice President Michael Mayberry stated, “The forecast just looks horrible, and with such a big night of racing planned it’s the right thing to do. Applebee’s Night featured our own Budweiser Pro Late Models, Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stocks, Ripley & Fletcher Ford Outlaw Sportsman, Bandits, and the all new Dave’s Small Engine Repair, PASS Northeast Late Model Series featuring the Husqvarna 100. With racecars coming from throughout New England for the PASS Series event, we wanted to let them know well ahead of time so that they didn’t waste a lot of dollars making the trek, and then getting rained out. We are working on a rain date as we speak and it will be announced in the very near future.”
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Jun 12, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford Plains Speedway is excited to announce a new event for 2014, the inaugural “Band Slam” which will feature four red hot local bands, including The Ride, Jett Sett, Brittany Johnson, and Little Nicky which are all very talented local groups that mainly focus on playing classic rock hits from the 70’s and 80’s, along with a mix of newer music, and have years of experience playing in front of large audiences.
The concert will be held on Saturday, July 26th, starting at 2:00pm, and will continue until 10:00pm. The stage for the concert will be located on the infield of the 3/8 mile oval, which will allow music enthusiasts to get up close to the stage, and enjoy a great day of music, dancing, food, beverages and fun. In between sets, and band changes, we will open up the stage to allow music buffs to show off their singing talents by performing karaoke for everyone to enjoy. Pre-sale tickets purchased before Friday, July 25th are $10 and tickets purchased the day of the event are $15 per person.
May 16, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
For the second consecutive weekend, rain has forced Oxford Plains Speedway to postpone their Friday night, Budweiser Oxford Championship Racing Series.
“It was just too bad that the rains came in like they did as there were thirty-one Pro Late Models in the pit area stated General Manager, Dick Therrien. It was $5 Buck Friday, presented by 99.9 The Wolf, and the Maine Motorcycle Safety program, and it looked like we were going to have a great crowd as even in the rain the cars were pouring into the parking lot. We have come up with a great plan for the fans to use their tickets.”
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May 16, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
The newly proposed Mini-Cup division that was scheduled to run weekly in the Budweiser Oxford Championship Series on Friday nights will be moved to the Go-Kart Series that is scheduled to start in June of 2014.
“The division just can’t get off the ground stated Oxford Plains Speedway, General Manager, Dick Therrien. We had quite a bit of interest during our organizational meetings, but the interest apparently were just tire kickers, and unfortunately you can’t race with just a couple of cars. We want to thank Barry Morris and Parker Varney for supporting us, and hopefully some others will join in when the Go-Kart season kicks off.”
Oxford Plains Speedway officials are looking at expanding the numbers of races for the new four cylinder Bandit division which will now debut on Friday, May 30th. A revised schedule will be released in the very near future.
May 10, 2014 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway
Showers moved into the Oxford, Maine area shortly after mid-day on Friday, May 9th, thus forcing management to pull the plug on Maine Motorcycle Highway Safety Night at Oxford Plains Speedway.
The next event on the calendar is a big one as 99.9 and 99.3FM, “The Wolf”, Maine’s #1 country music station, in conjunction with Oxford Plains Speedway, presents Fan Appreciation Night, dubbed $5 Buck Friday, on Friday, May 16th at 7:30pm. All general admission seats are just $5! Bring a friend, a neighbor, a coworker and all the family to this great show featuring the Budweiser Pro Late Models, Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stocks, Ripley & Fletcher Ford Outlaw Sportsman, NELCAR Legends, and Mini- Cup cars.
For more information pertaining to Oxford Plains Speedway visit the OPS website at www.oxfordplains.com, or call the Track hotline at 207-539-8865. Oxford Plains Speedway is located on Route 26 in Oxford, Maine.
