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Home of The OXFORD 250 |
The 47th Annual Oxford 250
AUGUST 28-30, 2020 |
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OPS SCHEDULE PDF
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2020 OPS SCHEDULE PAGE |
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5/30 & 5/31 CANCELLED |
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Attention Race fans ... We have been working with local and
state representatives and had high hopes that
we had a shot at getting approval to race.
While state and local representatives have been great to
work with, we are still unable to get our plan to safely
operate the Speedway approved. We are optimistic that
this will change soon and are looking to hold open
practices within the coming weeks. |
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Curtis Gerry - SLM |
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PHOTOS BY ORIANA LOVELL
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Four of Five OCS Champs to
Defend,
One
Moving On Up |
Oxford, ME - 4-23-20 - A weather-tame
month of March has slowly melted away any remnants of
winter, and pending any crazy spring storms, the
attention starts to turn toward the upcoming 2020
season. Checking in on our 2019 OCS Champions, we find
that four of the five are set to return to their
respective divisions to attempt a repeat of 2019. Only
the T&M Funding Rookie Champion Brady Childs will make
the jump to a higher class.
Crazy Horse Racing
and High Performance Parts Super Late Model Champion
Curtis Gerry #7g is geared up for his second full time
season at Oxford Plains Speedway (OPS). Arguably the
most successful SLM driver at OPS in the last few
seasons with nearly a dozen wins declared his intent
late in 2018 to run weekly at the famed 3/8 mile oval.
The season couldn't have gone much better for the
Waterboro driver as Gerry clinched the championship with
a race left still on the schedule. "Our first full year
at Oxford exceeded our expectations. There are a bunch
of excellent drivers that are really great to race with.
We had a lot of fun and we certainly hope that 2020 is
just as successful as 2019." The Driver of the black 7G
looks to become the first back to back title winner
since Tim Brackett accomplished the feat in 2015-2016.
Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Champion Matt Dufault #61
has his sights set on his third championship, a feat
accomplished only by Kurt Hewins and the late Larry
Emerson. That will be no easy task in 2020 as the list
of competitors is long and deep on any given Saturday
night. "I think it is really wide open. Some guys have
new cars and some of the guys built up a good notebook
on their cars coming back," said Dufault. "Last year we
were really aggressive trying different things, and I
feel like we have it narrowed down to what works good. I
can't wait to get started, it should be a barn burner!
As an 18 time winner in the competitive Street Stock
class, Dufault has moved to within 10 wins of Skip
Tripp, the division's all-time leader.
Oxford's Chad Wills #54 was a first time champion last
year in The Spencer Group Paving Bandit class. As the
division starts its seventh full season, Wills believes
the division is ripe for one of the best years yet. The
driver of the familiar black and yellow KHM number 54
is, as of this writing, the only former bandit champion
slated to compete in the division full time in 2020.
While that experience is handy, it does not lock him
into the head table for the banquet at years end. Wills
points out, "a lot of people improved at the end of
2019. It should be a very competitive class in 2020. My
goal right now is to just contend for the championship."
The chore will be made a bit more difficult in 2020 as
the division moves back to a 3 week rolling average to
determine lineups. Known for his week to week
consistency, Wills will most likely find himself
starting at or near the back of the weekly lineups and
forced to make his way to the front week in and week out
to maintain that steadiness.
One of the most exciting divisions at OPS is the
Full-Size Figure 8 divisions presented by the Vierra
State Farm Agency. The 2019 title winner Larry Lizotte
#00 is set to etch his name in the record books as a
multi-time champion, like his hall of fame father, five-
time champion Jon Lizotte. No matter what though, the
younger Lizotte is mostly just looking to have a whole
lot of fun this coming year. "I just want to be as
competitive as last year. No matter how I finish I know
I had fun. I enjoy racing with the guys in the Figure 8
division," said the 2019 champ. The Oxford Figure 8
division is known as one of the most competitive
divisions in the state. The 2020 season promises to have
several experienced drivers returning to the class
making it both extra exciting, and more difficult for a
repeat champion.
The lone driver not returning to defend their
championship from 2019 is the teen aged chauffeur from
Leeds, Brady Childs #1. After a very successful couple
of years in the T&M Funding Rookie division, the third
generation driver is making the switch to Wednesday
nights and the more powerful Harnish HVAC Outlaw class.
Childs, winner of seven races in the rookie class, is
hoping to make his mark as he embarks on a new racing
venture, but is also keeping expectations realistic. "My
goal for 2020 is to just do a good job. I'm not
expecting to go win," said the youngster, "It's all
about the fun. I enjoy how close my family gets when we
are racing and I just like to go fast." With a family
pedigree as lengthy as any in New England, and enough
laps in a full sized car over the past two year, Childs
is almost certain to be a factor to win on any given
night.
No matter the driver, the 2020 season at
Oxford Plains Speedway promises to be a great one!
For more information on Oxford Plains Speedway or
for tickets call the speedway office at 207-539-8865.
Be sure to follow OPS on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/Official-Page-of-Oxford-Plains-Speedway-127141156054/.
For marketing opportunities call 207-693-6497
and email
passracing@roadrunner.com or 207-577-1836 and
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2020 OPS FORMS |
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2020 OPS LICENSE APPLICATION PDF |
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New
for 2020
The
Spencer Group Bandits Division
will move to a 3 week rolling
average to
determine the heat and feature
lineups. All other divisions will remain as they were
in 2019. |
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2020 OPS RULES |
Contact for Bandits &
Acceleration Series Divisions:
Jamie Heath - 207-890-5700 |
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2020 SUPER LATE MODEL RULES PDF |
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2020 PASS MODS RULES PDF |
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2020 STREET STOCKS RULES PDF |
Tread width rule for
Honey Badger Street
Stock Series events is 66.5
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2020 BANDITS RULES PDF |
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2020 CRUISERS RULES PDF |
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2020 OUTLAW-LADIES RULES PDF |
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2/18
2020 ROOKIE DIVISION RULES
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2020 RUNNIN' REBELS RULES PDF |
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2020 SPORT TRUCKS RULES PDF |
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2020 TIGER CAT FIGURE 8 RULES PDF |
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CORRECT BELT INSTALLATION PDF |
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OPS DRIVER SPOTLIGHT |
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PHOTOS BY ORIANA LOVELL
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Defending Street Stock
Champion
Just
Having Fun, Pays It Forward |
When asked what his goals in racing were, two
time defending Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Street
Stock Champion Matt Dufault provided an unexpected
answer. "I know my car owner really likes winning
championships," said the 15 year veteran, "But for me I
just want to win races. I'd love to move up into Super
Late Models but I can't really afford to do it. I'm very
happy running Street Stocks. There's always good guys to
race. They are some of the best in the New England no
doubt about it."
From a driver who has won 10
races over the past two seasons to accompany those
championships most people would think the Turner driver
is intent on a adding a third title to his resume.
Dufault, however, seems more intent on having fun. "I
don't get out much unless it's on Saturday from April to
September (racing cars) - I don't have a lot of crew but
my car owner Rodney Williams, my girlfriend Jessie, my
Mom, Jacob Vaughn and Kameron Weir sometimes. I think a
lot of guys know I don't really have any crew so if
something goes bad a bunch of racers will come out of
the stands and help me out. That's pretty awesome, I'm
lucky to have them on our side."
While Dufault is
quick to be thankful, he can often be found chatting up
fellow racers or offering advice to a struggling
competitor. "I've basically done my own setups my whole
career. No one ever really gave me the keys to something
that's bad fast so that's really gratifying," The 38
time Oxford winner pronounced, "I like pay it forward
when I can and help people get the same enjoyment out of
it that I do."
The driver of the familiar blue 61
got the bug by just going to the races as a fan with pal
Troy Jordan as a teenager. "My dad thought we were going
out partying and just saying we were going to the races,
but we were actually just going to the races."
It didn't take long before the itch to drive led him to
the Runnin' Rebels class. Dufault was not always the
front runner he is today, that took a lot of trial and
error to figure it out. These trying times are most
likely where he got his desire to help others run fast
too. "When I first started out we struggled because we
just didn't have the knowledge," he said after giving a
young racer a brand new helmet he wasn't using, "so if I
can lend a hand, or make it easier to get going, then
maybe that racer will stay with it. Plus, I can tell
him, 'Here, take this helmet and go out there and hit
people, 'cause that's what racing is all about.'"
While obviously tongue in cheek, he acknowledges,
"Stuff breaks, you get in wrecks, and sometimes people
run you like crap, but that's all just part of it. You
find a way to get there next week."
One thing is
for certain, Matt Dufault doesn't forget to have fun
along the way to winning his share of races. And whether
he wins it all or not seems to be less important than
the time spent at the track or in the garage among
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TIM BRACKETT - CALVIN ROSE JR. - CURTIS
GERRY |
OPS SLM PREVIEW:
The Most Competitive
Division
in the Northeast |
Oxford, ME - 2-26-20 - No less than 24
different faces have graced the number one position over
the past two seasons in Oxford Championship Series
Budweiser Super Late Model competition. With car counts
often in the mid to high 20s, Oxford Plains Speedway has
one of the most competitive divisions in the entire
Northeast and beyond. Looking ahead to the upcoming
season, 2020 promises to be no different.
One of
the hottest drivers at OPS over the last few years has
been Waterboro's Curtis Gerry who has declared his
intent to defend his 2019 championship. The pilot of the
familiar black 7g has visited victory lane 10 times over
the past few seasons between Championship Series Racing
and Pro All Stars Series competition, including the
prestigious 2017 Oxford 250.
Ready to take to
the fight in the battle to unseat the 7g will be the
father son duo of Tim and TJ Brackett from Buckfield,
Maine. The Brackett's have long been stalwarts at OPS
for the better part of 35 plus years and boast 6
championships with over 75 wins between them. Tim
debuted a new car last season and now that the bugs have
been worked out, looks to contend for multiple wins and
share in the title hunt with son TJ. The younger
Brackett, who has showed a lot of speed and narrowly
missed the 2018 championship, suffered some injuries
last season which derailed him from full time
competition. TJ looks to bounce back in and battle for
the big prize.
Another father son duo also
promises to make their mark in 2020. This duo is led by
driver Calvin Rose Jr and his dad Calvin Sr. Toward the
end of 2019 they purchased a Distance Chassis that they
raced one time as a shakedown. Driver 8 won multiple
championships and races in support divisions before
making the jump to the powerful SLM class in 2017. With
their first win in 2018, and a pair in 2019, the Rose
Racing Team is poised to make the leap from contender to
champion.
Not to be outdone, 15 year old Kate Re
will make her debut in the high powered full-fendered
cars in 2020. Kate is a PASS MODS graduate who tallied a
pair of wins and a fourth place point finish in 2019.
Taking delivery of a new Fury chassis, and plenty of
test time promises that the young hot shoe will likely
be a force right from the get go.
Several other
drivers have yet to finalize full 2020 plans but have
stated they will be racing most, if not all, of the
races at the famed 3/8 mile oval in Oxford and any one
of them can be a threat to win it all. Veteran Alan
Wilson debuted a new Shaw chassis midway through 2019
and promptly visited the podium. Ryan Robbins as well as
Scott Robbins always field ultra-fast and beautifully
prepared cars. Shawn Martin is a multi-time race winner
and former champion. Josh Childs made his presence known
mid-way through 2019 winning a feature and qualifying
for the 250 and he has purchased both an OPS and a PASS
license. Ryan Deane showed a lot of speed in his
Distance Racing Chassis prior to a season ending wreck
with a few weeks remaining. Jeff White is a hard
charging former champion and a threat to win any race he
enters. Add to the mix nine time champion Jeff Taylor,
race winners Scott McDaniel, Scott Moore, and young gun
Austin Teras with occasional visits from Kyle Treadwell
or Pass regulars like Derrick Griffith and Travis
Benjamin, and it doesn't take long to realize that there
are 30+ drivers that could show up and win on any given
Saturday!
For More information on Oxford Plains
Speedway or marketing opportunities call the speedway
office at 207-539-8865. Be sure to follow on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/Official-Page-of-Oxford-Plains-Speedway. |
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2020 HONEY BADGER BAR & GRILL
STREET STOCK SERIES
SCHEDULE |
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KYLE HEWINS - SKIP TRIPP - BILLY CHILDS |
Eight Races On Tap For
2020
Honey
Badger Street Stock Series |
Naples, ME - 2-24-20- The fourth year of the
fledgling Honey Badger Street Stock Series (HBSSS) will
is set to grow to eight races for the 2020 season. Born
from a series of open races in 2017 at Oxford Plains
Speedway, The HBSSS has grown into a very popular
proving ground for street stock drivers all across
Northern New England as they test their talents against
some of the region's best. This year's edition of the
series sanctioned by the Pro-All Star Series (Pass) is
slated for five races at hub track Oxford Plains
Speedway, along with one event each at Speedway 95,
White Mountain Motorsports Park, and Thunder Road.
"We are very pleased with continued success of this
series," said PASS President Tom Mayberry, "We have been
very deliberate with slow and steady growth to make sure
we are giving the racers what they want, without
affecting the weekly shows."
This year's schedule
starts off with a pair of races at Oxford Plains
Speedway on April 26th and May 31st as a part of visits
from the Pass tour. Skip Stanley, Kyle Hewins, Jordan
Russell, and Kenny Harrison were all victorious in
fields of at least 20 drivers per race in 2019. Speedway
95 on June 21st will host race three where Hewins hopes
to snag another win at the narrow Bangor speed plant
before a return to the home track of Oxford Plains on
July 3rd and August 16th.
White Mountain
Motorsports Park will be the site of round six where
Oxford Skip Tripp hopes for a repeat of last year's
dominating performance while runner-up and 2019 HBSSS
Champion hopes to stop him in his tracks. The tight New
Hampshire quarter mile has quickly become a driver
favorite in the last two year.
One of the more
exciting new races is a trek across the mountains to
scenic Thunder Road Speed bowl in Barre Vt. as a part of
the historic Milk Bowl Weekend. "We wanted to give the
guys a chance to race at a couple of different venues
while keeping in mind that these are grass roots racers
on a budget," Mayberry said. "We considered adding
Loudon, but that is a big race with a lot of unknowns,
so we opted to keep that as an open and add in Thunder
Road for the first time."
The Series then returns
to Oxford Plains Speedway for its championship race on
October 17th. Last year's Honey Badger Street Stock
Point Series was taken down by Leeds Driver Billy Childs
Jr who also won the late season Triple Crown. Jordon
Russell, Kyle Hewins, Kenny Harrison and Shawn Knight
rounded out the top five. Add to that list multi-time
champion Matt Dufault, Brian Caswell, and Skip Tripp who
has stated his intentions to run the entire series,
along with several top drivers from surrounding tracks
and the series looks to continue in 2020 with strong
fields and heavy competition.
For More
information on Oxford Plains Speedway or tickets call
the speedway office at 207-539-8865. Be sure to follow
on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/Official-Page-of-Oxford-Plains-Speedway.
For More information on the Pro All Stars Series
visit
www.proallstarsseries.com. or like on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/ProAllStarsSeries/
For
marketing opportunities call 207-693-6497 and email
passracing@roadrunner.com or 207-577-1836 and
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2020 HONEY BADGER BAR & GRILL
STREET STOCK SERIES
SCHEDULE
April 26 - Oxford Plains Speedway
May 31
- Oxford Plains Speedway
June 21 - Speedway 95
July 3 - Oxford Plains Speedway
August 16 -
Oxford Plains Speedway
Sept 19 - White Mountain
Motorsports Park
Oct. 2 - Thunder Road
International Speedbowl
Oct. 17 - Oxford Plains
Speedway |
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2020 Oxford 250 Entries Top 40
a Full Seven Months in
Advance! |
Oxford, ME - 1-31-20 - The 2020 edition
of the Oxford 250 has reached the highest number of
entries for this time of year in nearly a decade. King
Racing veteran Cassius Clark officially filed the 43rd
entry for the prestigious race set to be run in the last
weekend in August, nearly seven months away. This puts
the pace well ahead of the last few years when the
historic weekend drew 55 or more of the best Super Late
Model drivers in the nation.
"We are absolutely
thrilled that so many top-notch drivers are already
committing to be a part of one of the biggest weekends
on the Eastern Seaboard," said PASS President Tom
Mayberry, "The last few 250s have had some phenomenal
racing, and by the looks of our entry list so far, this
year will be no exception."
Two-time race winner
Ben Rowe in his familiar yellow number 4 was the first
of this year's entrants even before the calendar flipped
into 2020. It wasn't long after that when entries began
to flood the Rte. 26 office. Northeast Legend Mike Rowe
was the 20th driver to officially file his intent to
compete in his 38th Oxford 250 in hopes to add to his
three previous wins in three different decades.
The impressive entry list reads like a Who's Who of
Super Late Model racing in the Northeast, including
nine-time track champion Jeff Taylor, 2019 track
champion and multi-time Pro-All Star Series (PASS)
winner Curtis Gerry, and back-to-back winner Eddie
MacDonald who still seeks his first 250 win in a SLM.
Making the long haul all the way from Washington
State will be Super Late Model standout Garret Evans
whose lone appearance in 2016 resulted in a
disappointing 23rd place finish after running near the
front most of the day. Local young hot shoes like Austin
Teras and Josh Childs, who have both been feature
winners at the famed 3/8 mile oval, promise to make the
veterans earn their way, while the Canadian contingent
will be represented by Cole Butcher, who has shown a
tremendous amount of speed in several races.
Among the most recent entries are the likes of
three-time 250 Champion Travis Benjamin, four-time PASS
Champion DJ Shaw, and last year's runner up Derek
Griffith who will all compete to wear the wreath at the
end of 250 laps. With 43 of the best drivers in America
already on the entry list, the 47th annual Oxford 250
promises to be the best yet with the entry list sure to
rise in coming months.
For more information on
Oxford Plains Speedway or tickets call the speedway
office at 207-539-8865 or keep an eye on
www.oxfordplains.com and be sure to follow on
Facebook at
facebook.com/Official-Page-of-Oxford-Plains-Speedway.
For marketing opportunities call 207-693-6497 or
email
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Aggressive and Exciting
Schedule
On Tap
For Oxford Plains in 2020 |
Oxford, ME - 1-25-20 - 42 events spread
across seven action packed months are on tap for at
Oxford Plains Speedway this season. Among the highlights
are six visits from the ever-popular Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) with the marquee event being the 47th
annual Oxford 250 running from August 28-30. The
American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will also make two stops at
the famed 3/8-mile oval including the Oxford 250 weekend
when they join the powerful ISMA Supermodifieds making
their first appearance since 2014. Additionally, the
schedule features a full complement of Championship
Series, Acceleration Series, Motor Mayhems, and the
Show, Shine, and Drag to round out a diverse and
aggressive schedule.
All the action kicks off the
last weekend in April with an open practice for all
divisions is slated for Saturday followed by Sunday's
second season race for both the Pro All Star Series and
American Canadian Tour. Also on tap that day will be the
first of 15 events for the PASS MODS Tour as well as
race 1 of an 8 race schedule for the Honey Badger Street
Stock Series.
Five Oxford championship Series
events, the first of three Motor Mayhem events, and the
debut of the Oxford Acceleration Series are featured in
a busy month of May. The first double weekend of the
year will end of the month as the Pass SLM, PASS MODS,
Honey Badger Street Stocks and NEMST are on tap for May
31.
Back-to-back racing days makes its return on
a rare Thursday July 2nd show featuring all 11 OPS
divisions as well as a spectacular fireworks show. The
very next night PASS SLM, MODS, and Honey Badger Streets
will debut a different style of race as they come back
for Triple Twins. The SLMs will run two 75 lap races,
MODS a pair of 35 lappers, and Streets will double down
for 25 laps in what promises to make for some
interesting strategy in the short sprint races.
July and August roll along with multiple special events,
including fan meet and greets, backpack giveaways, Show,
Shine and Drag, Christmas in July, and racecar rides all
leading up the biggest short track weekend in the
northeast with the 47th annual Oxford 250 August
28-30th. Coming off a very successful 2019, pre-entries
are already nearing 30 and renewal ticket sales are
ahead of last year's pace when over 600 campers jammed
the OPS parking lot for the legendary weekend.
As the calendar turns into September and October, the
action keeps coming with the third installment of the
Motor Mayhem on September 5th, followed by OPS
Championship night featuring all 11 divisions on the
12th. October will feature the OPS Finale Weekend with a
PASS 125, MODS, Streets and ACT Flying Tigers on the
17th. The very next day is the always entertaining
Armageddon of Destruction Pumpkin Bash which will also
feature a new road course event along with a flagpole
ramp jump race!
A very busy season closes out
with the return of the Automotive Swap meets on October
31 and November 1 before the speedway prepares for its
annual season ending OPS Awards Banquets. With many of
the popular events from the past few years, combined
with the healthy dose of new and exciting events, 2020
is shaping up to be one of the greatest seasons in
years.
For more information on Oxford Plains
Speedway or marketing opportunities call the speedway
office at 207-539-8865. Be sure to follow on Facebook at
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