Showing posts with label TD BANK NORTH 250. Show all posts
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2011-04-20

Oxfords Plains Speedway PR: NASCAR STAR KYLE BUSCH ANNOUNCES RETURN TO TD BANK 250 ON JULY 24


OXFORD, Maine (April 20, 2011) – Kyle Busch made quite an impression in his first two TD Bank 250 attempts.

In 2005, he led the race twice for a total of 61 laps. In 2006, Busch looked poised to win the event when his motor expired while leading the event.

Kyle is coming back and will be looking for a victory in 2011.

 

Today, Oxford Plains Speedway and Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Kyle has entered the TD Bank 250 on July 24 and the Brackett Mechanical/RB Performance PASS 150 on July 23.  New England racing fans will have two chances to see Busch compete against the region’s best competitors.

“It’s no secret that I love to race, so I’ll be spending my weekend off from the Sprint Cup Series in July running the late model races at Oxford Plains Speedway,” said Busch. “The track is a lot of fun to drive. It’s very flat, the corners are very round and the straightaway’s aren’t very long. Bill Ryan and his staff treated me excellent during my first two trips to Oxford and the fans there are great. I had one of the fastest cars and led a bunch of laps both years I ran the TD Bank 250 for Steve Perry and SP2 Motorsports, but we weren’t able to seal the deal. This year we decided to bring our own KBM Toyota Camry’s. Hopefully, the third time will be the charm.”

“Kyle is a great racer no matter what kind of car he is in,” Oxford Plains Speedway Owner Bill Ryan said.  “Our fans loved seeing Kyle race in the TD Bank 250 in 2005 and 2006 and now will have another chance to see him try and win in 2011.  Making things even more exciting this year is the fact that Kyle is racing in the PASS race on Saturday night.  He will be a threat to win in both events,” Ryan added. 

Since 2004, TD Bank 250 fans have been treated to seeing NASCAR’s elite compete against the region’s best short track pilots.  In addition to Kyle Busch, fans have seen Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, JJ Yeley, Ricky Craven, Kevin Lepage, Terry Labonte, Kevin Harvick, Kenny Wallace, Steve Wallace and Brad Keselowski try to win the TD Bank 250.  Only Harvick has been able to take the checkers, doing so in 2007.

In 2011, the TD Bank 250 weekend will consist of three nights of exciting racing.  On Friday, July 22, the Oxford Acceleration Series and PASS Modifieds will take center stage.  Saturday brings the Brackett Mechanical/RB Performance PASS 150 accompanied by Oxford’s Strictly Stock and Mini Stock divisions.  Saturday will also be the first day the TD Bank 250 Late Models hit the track for practice.  Sunday, the TD Bank 250 green flag flies at 2 pm. 

TD Bank 250 tickets are priced at $50, $40 and $30. A seating chart is available on online at www.oxfordplains.com. Tickets for the Brackett Mechanical/RB Performance PASS 150 are $25.  Special discount ticket packages are available for the weekend.  For more information about specific seat availability or to purchase tickets, please stop by the Speedway office on Route 26 or call (207) 539-8865 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Oxford Plains Speedway is a 3/8-mile asphalt oval located on Route 26 in Oxford, Maine. With main grandstand seating for 13,000, it is the largest spectator sports facility in the State of Maine. More than 350 men, women and children compete weekly at OPS throughout the summer in a variety of racing endeavors on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights and selected Sunday afternoons. For a full schedule of 2011 events, log on towww.oxfordplains.com.

 


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2010-07-25

2010 Oxford 250

Voici un album de 582 photographies prises lors TD Banknorth 250, disputé sur le circuit du Oxford Plains Speedway à Oxford, Maine les 18 et 19 juillet 2010.

This a 582 photo album of the TD Banknorth 250, held at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine on July 18-19, 2010.


 

C’est Eddie MacDonald qui a remporté l’épreuve devançant Brian Hoar et Corey Morgan.

 

Patrick Laperle (7e) et Karl Allard (20e) ont été les seuls québécois/canadiens à se qualifier pour la finale.  79 voitures étaient ont tenté de se tailler une place sur la grille des 39 partants.

 

Sur place, Yvon Bédard, Éric Giguère, Justin Holtom, Pete Shepperd et Donald Theetge n’ont pu faire la grande finale qui payait 25,000$ au gagnant et 100$ pour chacun des tours menés.

 

Les seuls canadiens à avoir remporté l’épreuve au fil des 37 années d’histoire de l’épreuve ont été : Don Biderman, Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch et Dave Withlock.

 

Les photos ont été prises par Chantal Roy et M.P. Roy.

Eddie MacDonald won the event leading Brian Hoar and Corey Morgan.

 

Patrick Laperle (7th place finish) and Karl Allard (20th) were the only Quebec/Canada drivers who qualified for the main event.  79 drivers attempted to qualify for one of the 39 starter positions.

 

On site but could not qualify were Yvon Bédard, Éric Giguère, Justin Holtom, Pete Shepperd and Donald Theetge from Canada.  The win paid 25,000$ and 100$ was awared by lap lead.

 

In the history of the race, 37 years, only Don Biderman, Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch and Dave Withlock brought the hardware north of the border.

 

These photographs were taken by Chantal Roy and M.P. Roy

 


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2010-07-19

PR Nick Sweet

SWEET TIES BEST FINISH IN TD BANK 250

Mechanical failure costs top 5 finish

 

Oxford, ME – Barre, VT’s Nick Sweet tied his best career TD Bank 250 finish of 6th on Sunday’s 37th running of the event at Oxford Plains Speedway.  Sweet started his day drawing the final starting position, 11th in his qualifying heat.  It took Sweet only two laps to race 3-wide up to 5th, and then made it to the fourth and final qualifying position by the end of  the 15 lap heat race to qualify 23rd in the 250.  Sweet knew he had his work cut out for him after he drew his starting position. “I knew at that moment that I need to race hard, and probably have to utilize all of the grooves if I was going to qualify in round one, so I took some chances which paid off.”

 

 Seventy-nine cars attempted to make the 39 car field, including NASCAR Nationwide point leader Brad Keselowski, who took a provisional starting position.  Six time and defending ACT Late Model Tour champion Brian Hoar earned the pole position by winning the first qualifying heat. 

 

Sweet started his surge ahead at the drop of the green flag, quickly racing his way into the top 15 using both inside and outside lanes on the 1/3 mile flat oval.  It wasn’t long however before race leader Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH caught up to Sweet, putting him a lap down just after the half-way point.  “We were just settling in a good rhythm at that point,” recalls Sweet. “We weren’t pushing it too hard but making our way up through.” “Brad was just so fast he lapped a lot of cars early.”   Sweet would fight back in the later stages, passing Leighton to get back on the lead lap before the final caution on lap 203.  “It felt really good to be able to race past Leighton to get my lap back, the caution fell at the perfect time so I could stay on the lead lap.”  That final caution was for Leighton himself, who cut a right front tire going into turn four, spinning off the track in turns 1 and 2. 

 

Pole sitter Brian Hoar, who had only taken one new tire on a lap 140 restart when most drivers took 4, pitted during that final caution, replacing his used up 3 Goodyear tires with fresh ones, for a final charge from 5th position.  Sweet restarted inside the top five with less just 47 laps to go, and was in fifth position on lap 249, behind leader Eddie MacDonald, Cory Morgan, Brian Hoar, and Brent Dragon.  After crossing the line under the white flag, the rear end in the #88 broke, sending Sweet spinning off of turn one.  The STJAUTO.COM Pontiac never made it to the line for the checkered flag, and Sweet was credited with 6th position, the first car one lap down. 

 

You could see the disappointment on Sweet’s face.  “This was not the finish we were hoping for, we had such a strong car, I can’t believe we broke on the white flag.”  This ties the team’s best TD Bank 250 finish, which was in his rookie year in 2008. 

 

Mike Loschiavo, one of the owners of the Saint J Auto group understands the disappointment with the finish but was overall impressed with the performance. “The TD Bank 250 is such a tough race to qualify for.  We were happy to see the Saint J Auto car in contention with some of the best drivers in New England.” 

 

Sweet and the Saint J Auto team will change their focus back to their home track, Thunder Road International Speedbowl where they are in a heated championship point battle, trailing point leader David Pembroke by just 22 points with 6 point-counting races remaining this season. The next race is Thursday night.

 

More information on sweet racing can be found at www.sweetracing88.com, Saint J Auto’s complete inventory can be found at www.stjauto.com.

 

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Media Contact: Troy Germain

 

 


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