Dec 2, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Later race dates, Thursday 'Summer Slam' highlight 2009 OPS race schedule
OXFORD, Maine – In hopes of courting the favor of Mother Nature, Oxford Plains Speedway has announced one subtle adjustment and a major, new wrinkle to its 2009 racing schedule.
After years of traditionally employing a slate that progressed from just after Easter until Labor Day, OPS will unfurl the green flag on Sunday, May 17, with the New England Dodge Dealers ACT 150.
To accommodate that change, the speedway will stretch the season deep into October, concluding with the rebirth of “Halloween on Wheels” on Sunday, Oct. 25.
Speedway owner Bill Ryan also announced the creation of the Oxford Championship Series Summer Slam — three monthly events to be held on Thursday nights. Those programs will feature added distances for all three divisions and will count toward both the season championship and the Agren Appliance Triple Crown.
“Every season we evaluate the weather and the number of race dates, and we try to organize a schedule that will give our drivers and fans the chance to see the most racing in the most comfortable conditions,” Ryan said. “We’re excited about the 2009 schedule because it provides more opportunities to race in September and October as well as moving some of those cold April and May nights to July and August.”
The 2009 season will commence with the traditional practice day for all divisions on Saturday, May 9. Forty race dates dot an ambitious schedule from there, covering the full spectrum of racing divisions and family entertainment.
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Sep 14, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Patrick Laperle of St. Denis, Quebec, dominated the final 101 laps to capture the New England Dodge Dealers 150 American-Canadian Tour event Saturday at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Laperle took the lead from Glen Luce on lap 50 and survived a brief battle with ACT rookie Nick Sweet after the third and final restart of the race on lap 144.
The result represented the second ACT win at Oxford for Laperle and career-best finishes on the tour for runner-up Sweet and third-place Luce.
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Aug 31, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – So much for playing it conservatively.
Five drivers entered Polly's Variety Championship Night at Oxford Plains Speedway with a relatively comfortable point lead Saturday. None of them left anything to chance, however, finishing in the top five to clinch their championships in style.
By running fourth in the Oxford Networks Late Model 40-lap feature, Travis Adams won his third consecutive crown and fourth of his career.
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Aug 31, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Jason Black limped across the finish line Friday night on a flat right front tire to win the 75-lap Unicel Motor Mayhem full-size Enduro, completing a sweep of the two events at Oxford Plains Speedway this season.
Black took the lead on lap 8 and eventually lapped the remainder of the field, a development that proved necessary when the telltale sparks shooting from the side of his ride worsened as the white flag appeared.
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Aug 24, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Any spectators heading for the exits early in hopes of beating the traffic Saturday night should learn a valuable lesson: Never walk out on an Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Mini Stock feature at Oxford Plains Speedway while Justin Karkos is still involved.
Karkos rallied from the rear of the field three times, regaining a lost lap on one occasion, to pocket an improbable victory in the Time Warner Cable/99.9 The Wolf 100.
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Aug 16, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Beattie, Blackwell, Thompson, Armington, Varney also crowned
OXFORD, Maine – Kyle Metivier did everything within his power to capture the JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series in the Unrestricted division, winning his second straight 20-lap feature to conclude the season Friday night.
Robbie Wentworth crossed the line exactly where he needed to finish to earn the title, however. A sixth-place finish left Wentworth with a two-point advantage in the age 16-and-up class.
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