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. (more…)
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. (more…)
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. (more…)
Brian Hoar: PASS North Series
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., finished eighth in his PASS North Series debut at the Brackett Mechanical 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Saturday, July 23. Hoar, who started 18th in the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge, steadily worked his way to the front, cracking the Top-10 by the halfway mark of the event. He got caught up in the track position game on a couple of late restarts but was ultimately able to post a Top-10 finish in an event that more than 40 cars attempted to qualify for. It was the first career Super Late Model start for both Hoar and RPM, which will complete its doubleheader weekend by running the 38th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 on Sunday. (more…)
Lonnie Sommerville: PASS North Series
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, finished third in the PASS North Series’ return to Oxford Plains Speedway, the Brackett Mechanical 150 on Saturday, July 23. Sommerville started 11th and slowly worked his way to the front, cracking the Top-5 on Lap 113. He used a daring three-wide move on a late restart to put the Mulkern Racing No. 48 A.E. McKay Builders/Community Pharmacies Chevrolet on the podium. (more…)
