Jun 19, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
This time, it counts: Zach Bowie gets his first
OXFORD, Maine – Some teenage drivers' biggest concern is passing the road test to secure their driver's license. For third-generation driver Zach Bowie, the chief obstacle of his short time behind the wheel has been passing the technical inspection process at Oxford Plains Speedway.
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Jun 15, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Darrell Moore turned his first lap around Oxford Plains Speedway less than a year ago. It didn't take him long to look as comfortable behind the wheel as a kid playing a video game.
The Oxford Championship Series rookie made his first win a special one, capturing the Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy 100 for the Mini Stock division.
Moore took the lead for good on lap 74 from Bill Childs Sr. — one of Oxford's most enduring veterans and the man who sold him the car he drove to victory. That outside pass came after at least a dozen laps of side-by-side racing, with the two leaders running virtually door-to-door but never making contact.
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Jun 14, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Dubuc inherits first career win in 2nd start on a busy Wednesday night at tech shack
OXFORD, Maine – Oxford Plains Speedway Acceleration Series fans were reminded Wednesday night that the driver who takes the leisurely lap of honor and gets to rattle off a list of thank-yous and sponsors into the victory lane microphone isn't always the winner.
First place changed hands in three of eight 20-lap features after the technical inspectors gave the leaders a fine-toothed comb.
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Jun 7, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
Davis stops Varney's bid for milestone, enjoys one of his own in kart competition
OXFORD, Maine – Brandon Varney's bid to become only the second driver in JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series history to win three features in one night ended Friday with a mechanical malady and a different milestone victory by Troy Davis.
Varney ruled the Box Stock and Purple Plate features, then led the first seven laps of the Blue Plate main event before his kart lost power under caution.
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Jun 7, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Oxford Plains Speedway somehow won the weather lottery again Wednesday night, and five of the eight feature winners in the opening round of the Acceleration Series benefited from that same brand of luck.
Without season points to rely upon for handicapping purposes, starting positions were determined by blind draw. Competitors fortunate enough to pluck a front-row pill from the bag wound up winning five of the main events.
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Jun 2, 2008 | Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Billy Childs Jr. survived five caution flags and contact that impacted virtually every driver in the field to win the 40-lap Oxford Networks Late Model main event Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.
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