Five former winners are entered in Sunday’s race, along with Oxford 250 winners Johnny Clark and Curtis Gerry.
Travis Barrett
Staff Writer
Travis Barrett covers sports for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, including high school soccer, hockey and lacrosse, as well as local auto racing. An award-winning sports writer, he returned to Maine in 2005 after covering professional and college beats in Rhode Island. He has worked in public relations and sports marketing fields during a five-year hiatus from journalism, including a stint as a social media consultant to NASCAR. Travis lives in Oakland with his wife, Sara, and children, Cooper and Samantha. During his off-hours, he openly roots for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins and Liverpool Football Club, while just as openly rooting for anyone playing against the New England Patriots.
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Emotional Johnny Clark embraces stirring victory in 47th annual Oxford 250
After winning everything there was to win, Hallowell driver finally wins the one race missing from his resume.
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Oxford 250 notebook: Lewis Anderson makes his dream come true
One year after a stroke, the racer from Hollis competes in two Street Stock features prior to the Oxford 250.
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Auto racing: Johnny Clark wins first Oxford 250 title
Clark, of Hallowell, takes the victory in an event he first entered in 1997, holding off another longtime contender – Jeff Taylor.
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The 47th annual Oxford 250 gears up for race that will be unlike any other in its history
Oxford Plains Speedway forges ahead with the most challenging event it’s ever hosted.
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Sidelines: Auto racing fans should prepare for the unexpected in this Oxford 250
Given everything that’s happened this season, there’s no way to tell how the 47th running of this event will shake out, Travis Barrett writes.
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Dave Farrington Jr. wins PASS race at Oxford Plains
The driver from Jay earns his fourth straight victory at OPS, but his first ever in a PASS event.
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Auto racing: Tim Brackett tops Super Late Models at Oxford Plains Speedway
Four-time track champion snaps two-year winless drought with late pass of Joey Doiron.
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Auto racing: Stan Meserve leads 2020 Wiscasset Speedway Hall of Fame class
Hoping to begin on-track action next weekend, the speedway inducts six members Saturday.
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Nick Sweet wins PASS race at Oxford Plains
The Vermont driver earns second career OPS win, and Wayne Helliwell Jr. emerges victorious following late-race drama in the ACT 150.