Jul 25, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: TD Bank Oxford 250
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished third in the 38th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, July 24. Theriault, 17 and entering his senior year at Fort Kent High School, started 11th in the 38-car field after qualifying for the first time for the marquee midsummer event. He used pit strategy to work his way into the Top-5 by Lap 187, and he was sitting third on a late restart with 16 laps remaining – first challenging Nick Sweet for second-place and then holding off a hard-charging two-time champion of the event, Eddie MacDonald, to post the podium finish.
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Jul 24, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
Brian Hoar: TD Bank Oxford 250
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., finished fifth in the 38th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, July 24. Hoar, who started 25th in the 38-car field after winning his second-round qualifying race, drove into the Top-15 by the Lap 50 mark of the main event. He then used a one-tire pit stop early to gain track position before stopping for three tires, including both right sides. After restarting in 11th with less than 80 laps remaining, Hoar charged to the Top-5 finish, his second straight in the Oxford 250.
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Jul 24, 2011 | Maine Racing News, Modified Racing Series, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
Oxford Plains, ME — As the saying goes, “good things come to those that wait.”
Joe Doucette and his dedicated crew waited longer than they wanted too. For five years, the Framingham, MA., racer and his team towed their racecar all over New England chasing their dream.
Saturday night, July 23, Doucette and his dedicated crew finally attained their goal. In a perfectly executed late race charge, Doucette nabbed the Valenti Modified Racing Series 100-lap event at the Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford,
ME. Doucette becomes the eighth different winner this season and the fifth different winner of the Oxford race.
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Jul 24, 2011 | Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway
Starting grid — TD Bank 250
1. Ben Ashline, Pittston, Me
2. Quinny Welch, Lancaster, N.H.
3. Jeff White, Winthrop, Me.
4. Shawn Knight, South Paris, Me.
5. Kyle Busch, Las Vegas, Nev.
6. Shawn Martin, Turner, Me.
7. TJ Watson, Cundys Harbor, Me.
8. Shane Green, South Paris, Me
9. Nick Sweet, Barre, Vt.
10. Jeff Taylor, Farmington, Me. (more…)
Jul 24, 2011 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway
Brent Dragon: TD Bank 250
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., did not qualify for the 38th TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, July 24. Dragon, who was spun in his heat race, finished one position short of a qualifying spot in the his last-chance qualifying race. It marks the first time that Dragon failed to qualify for the midsummer event. He finished fourth in 2010 and won the pole for the race in 2009.
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Jul 24, 2011 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Scott Mulkern: PASS North Series
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Scott Mulkern of Falmouth, Maine, finished 11th in the PASS North Series’ return to Oxford Plains Speedway, the Brackett Mechanical 150 on Saturday, July 23. After needing to qualify through the consi to start 27th in the main event, Mulkern moved up a full 16 spots without the aid of a caution flag over the first half of the race. But Mulkern, making just his third start of the season, fought a tight-handling race car over the final 50 laps and settled for the solid 11th-place finish.
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