Race fans and race teams can find pertinent information about this weekend’s 45th Annual Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway (ME) in 51’s Fast Facts below.
Date: August 24-26
Track: Oxford Plains Speedway (3/8-mile paved oval)
Location: 785 Main St. Oxford, ME 04270
Sanction: Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
Distance: 250 laps
General Admission Tickets:
Friday – Adults $15, Seniors/Military $12, Juniors (6-12) $10, Family Four Pack (Two Adults, Two Kids) $35
Saturday – Adults $25, Seniors/Military $23, Juniors (6-12) $12, Family Four Pack (Two Adults, Two Kids) $60
Sunday – $35
Reserved Tickets:
Sunday Only – Rows 11-20 $40, Rows 21-25 $50
Media coverage: Speed51.com will offer a live pay-per-view broadcast of Saturday and Sunday’s racing. Live video tickets can be purchased now by clicking here.
Websites: www.oxfordplains.com, www.proallstarsseries.com
Track phone: (207) 539-8865
Notes: The Oxford 250 is considered by many to be the biggest one-day show in asphalt Super Late Model racing. Nine former winners are currently entered for this year’s race. Thirty-four cars will transfer into the main event through heat races, consolation races and the last chance race. There will be two PASS North provisionals, one PASS South provisional, one PASS National provisional and one Oxford Plains Speedway provisional. There are also a handful of drivers who have earned provisionals for the race through the Road to the Oxford 250 program. The race will feature live pit stops; however, drivers will not lose laps while pitting under caution because caution laps don’t count.
Curtis Gerry, the defending Oxford 250 winner, enters Sunday’s race undefeated in PASS competition at Oxford Plains since his win one year ago. Georgia Super Late Model star Bubba Pollard will be making the trip north to Oxford to make his Oxford 250 debut. Defending ARCA Racing Series champion Austin Theriault will return to the Oxford 250 for just his third race behind the wheel this season. Gabe Brown, a 15-year-old Super Late Model driver from New Hampshire, will be locked into the race as the current SLM points leader at Oxford. Derek Kneeland, the spotter for Kyle Larson on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit, will make a rare appearance behind the wheel of a Super Late Model. Ben Rowe will be bringing out a new Senneker chassis as he attempts to win the Oxford 250 for the third time.
Last Year’s Winner: Curtis Gerry
Previous Oxford 250 Winners:
1974 – Joey Kourafas
1975 – Dave Dion
1976 – Butch Lindley
1977 – Don Biederman
1978 – Bob Pressley
1979 – Tom Rosati
1980 – Geoffrey Bodine
1981 – Geoffrey Bodine
1982 – Mike Barry
1983 – Tommy Ellis
1984 – Mike Rowe
1985 – Dave Dion
1986 – Chuck Bown
1987 – Jamie Aube
1988 – Dick McCabe
1989 – Jamie Aube
1990 – Chuck Bown
1991 – Ricky Craven
1992 – Dave Dion
1993 – Junior Hanley
1994 – Derek Lynch
1995 – Dave Whitlock
1996 – Larry Gelinas
1997 – Mike Rowe
1998 – Ralph Nason
1999 – Ralph Nason
2000 – Ralph Nason
2001 – Gary Drew
2002 – Scott Robbins
2003 – Ben Rowe
2004 – Ben Rowe
2005 – Mike Rowe
2006 – Jeremie Whorff
2007 – Roger Brown
2008 – Kevin Harvick
2009 – Eddie MacDonald
2010 – Eddie MacDonald
2011 – Kyle Busch
2012 – Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
2013 – Travis Benjamin
2014 – Travis Benjamin
2015 – Glen Luce
2016 – Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2017 – Curtis Gerry
Purse: $25,000 to win plus $100 per lap led
Oxford 250 Entry List (As of 8/17/18):
| 00 | Jimmy Renfrew, Jr. |
| 00 | Bryan Kruczek |
| 01 | Sammy Gooden |
| 03 | Joe Squeglia, Jr. |
| 09 | Justin Drake |
| 09 | Jeremy Davis |
| 2 | Lonnie Sommerville |
| 4 | Ben Rowe |
| 4ME | Brad Babb |
| 7 | Travis Benjamin |
| 7G | Curtis Gerry |
| 7L | Glen Luce |
| 7NC | Ben Lynch |
| 8 | Calvin Rose, Jr. |
| 8 | Tate Fogleman |
| 9 | Zach Emerson |
| 9T | Alan Tardiff |
| 12G | Derek Griffith |
| 13 | Cassius Clark |
| 14 | Scott McDaniel |
| 15 | Mike Hopkins |
| 16ME | Travis Stearns |
| 17MA | Eddie MacDonald |
| 23 | Dave Farrington, Jr. |
| 24 | Mike Rowe |
| 26 | Bubba Pollard |
| 27NH | Wayne Helliwell, Jr. |
| 29 | Austin Teras |
| 29 | Trevor Sanborn |
| 35 | Derek Ramstrom |
| 36 | Ryan Robbins |
| 39 | Chad Dow |
| 41 | Tracy Gordon |
| 42 | Kyle Reid |
| 44P | Rusty Poland |
| 45 | Kodie Conner |
| 46 | Dennis Spencer, Jr. |
| 47 | Gabe Brown |
| 47 | Kelly Moore |
| 50 | Jeff White |
| 51 | John Peters |
| 53 | Cole Butcher |
| 54 | Johnny Clark |
| 57 | Austin Theriault |
| 59 | Reid Lanpher |
| 60 | Tim Brackett |
| 60 | DJ Shaw |
| 61 | TJ Brackett |
| 63 | John Salemi |
| 72 | Scott Robbins |
| 73 | Joey Doiron |
| 73ME | Adam Polvinen |
| 88 | Jeff Taylor |
| 89 | Matt Swanson |
| 90 | Derek Kneeland |
| 93 | Ray Christian III |
| 94 | Garrett Hall |
| 94 | Shawn Martin |
| 96 | Wyatt Alexander |
| 97 | Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. |
Event Schedule:
Friday, August 24
11 a.m. – Pit Gates Open
11:30 a.m. – Tech Opens
1 – 4 p.m. – Super Late Model Practice
4 p.m. – Rotating Practice (Trucks, Rebels, Street Stocks, Cruisers, Outlaws, Ladies, Rookies & Bandits)
6 p.m. – Qualifying Heats Begin
To Follow – Features
- Trucks
- Rebels
- Street Stocks
- Cruisers
- Rookies
- Ladies
- Outlaws
- Bandits
- 4 Cylinder Figure 8
Saturday, August 25
9 a.m. – Pit Gates Open
9:30 a.m. – Tech Opens
11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Super Late Model Practice
1:30 p.m. – Rotating Practice (Street Stocks, PASS Mods, ACT, NEMST Cyclones, NE Lites, Wicked Good Vintage)
5 p.m. – Qualifying Heats Begin
- Street Stocks
- PASS Mods
- ACT
- NEMST Cyclones
- NE Classic Lites
- Wicked Good Vintage Racers
To Follow – Features
- Figure 8
- Street Stocks
- PASS Mods
- NEMST Cyclones
- NE Classic Lites
- Wicked Good Vintage Racers
- American-Canadian Tour
Sunday, August 26
7 a.m. – Pit Gates Open
7:15 a.m. – Tech Opens
9 a.m. – Practice Begins (Super Late Models, PASS Mods, Rebels, Street Stocks & NEMST)
1:30 p.m. – Qualifying Heats Begin
- Northeast Mini Stock Tour Heats
- Oxford 250 Heats
- PASS Modified Heats
- Rebel Heats
- Street Stock Heats
Oxford 250 Consolation Races
Rebel Feature
Street Stock Feature
PASS Modified Feature
Oxford 250 Last Chance Race
Northeast Mini Stock Tour Feature
15-Minute Intermission
Oxford 250 Driver Introductions
45th Annual Oxford 250
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