Butcher won’t be back to defend the titles he won in 2022 and 2023, but there are still many former champions in the field, while others are vying for a first win at Maine’s biggest auto race on Sunday.
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Watch: Joey Doiron wins Celebration of America 300 at Oxford Plains Speedway
Berwick driver earns $40,000 prize by besting field featuring NASCAR’s Kyle Busch, who crashed out of the race with 29 laps remaining.
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Drivers ready to race more laps for more money at Celebration of America 300
Oxford Plains Speedway’s new race poses different challenges than the famed Oxford 250.
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Auto racing: PASS drivers appreciate appearance by Kyle Busch, but don’t fear him on track
New Hampshire driver Derek Griffith has raced, and beaten, NASCAR star within the past year, who will participate in the Celebration of American 300 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
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Oxford 250: Cole Butcher repeats as champion
The Nova Scotia driver becomes the sixth person to win consecutive Oxford 250 titles, taking control over the final 27 laps to capture the 50th edition of Maine’s premier race.
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Eight arrested in ‘melee’ at Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford Police Chief Rickie Jack said the trouble began around midnight when police tried to arrest a Sumner man for driving drunk in the speedway parking lot.
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Oxford 250: Kate Re, Gabe Brown among young drivers hoping to make their mark
Re, 19, and Brown, 20, have high hopes for the 50th running of Maine’s premier stock car race.
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Oxford 250: Young drivers up to snuff at Oxford Plains Speedway
Veteran Dave Farrington said at Wednesday’s media day that he welcomes the younger crowd, such as Kate Re and Gabe Brown, especially when “they are in my rearview mirror, not my windshield.”
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Oxford 250: Austin Theriault returning, teaming up with Travis Mills Foundation
Fort Kent native is getting back in the driver’s seat and will try raise money for wounded veterans.
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Oxford 250: Cole Butcher bumps his way to victory
The Nova Scotia driver takes over lead after making contact with Johnny Clark while racing through traffic with eight laps left, then holds on to become first Canadian since 1995 to win the 250.