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KODIE CONNER #45 |
Southern Ties
Continue At
This Year’s
43rd Annual
HP Hood
Oxford 250 |
NAPLES, ME (August
23) - Since the inaugural HP
Hood Oxford 250 in 1974,
Oxford Plains Speedway's
location has helped insure
that the "best of the best"
in short track racing would
have a chance to take on one
another. Being in Maine, the
HP Hood Oxford 250 has seen
the top short trackers from
New England, the Midwest,
and Canada participate
against one another over the
last 40 years. But since
it's earliest days, the HP
Hood Oxford 250 has been a
showcase for talent from the
Southeastern short track
ranks. South Carolina's
legendary Butch Lindley took
the checkered flag in 1976,
while North Carolina's Bob
Pressley would take the win
two years later, followed by
Virginia's Tommy Ellis in
1983. Drivers like Harry
Gant, Morgan Shepherd, Tommy
Houston, Jimmy Hensley and
others made regular stops at
the 250 throughout the 1980s
and early 1990s.
The
tradition continues today as
another strong contingent of
drivers and teams will be
making the trip up from
Dixie. Defending Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) South
Super Late Model champion,
Tate Fogleman, from Durham,
NC will be attempting his
fourth straight HP Hood
Oxford 250 this weekend.
Fogleman hopes to better the
performance of his dad, Jay,
who finished third in 2013.
Jamie Yelton's
Fathead Racing team competed
in their first HP Hood
Oxford 250 last year with
Tyler Dippel and will return
this year with Newport,
TN's, Jake Crum. Crum is a
former Late Model Stock
champion and captured the
win in the prestigious
Martinsville 300 in 2009.
Florida's Dalton Sargeant
will be competing in his
first HP Hood Oxford 250
this weekend after getting
locked in through the PASS
"non-winners" race at Oxford
Plains in July. Sargeant has
been inching closer to
victory lane in PASS South
as of late, scoring a pair
of third place finishes at
Hickory and South Boston.
PASS South championship
contender, Kodie Conner,
will be making the tow from
Kannapolis, NC as he
attempts his first HP Hood
Oxford 250. After capturing
the PASS Pro Late Model
championship last year,
Conner made the move up to
Super Late Models in 2016
and is currently in the
midst of a tight
championship battle with
Matt Craig. Conner is
excited for his first major
stock car race outside of
the Carolinas.
"With
the race being 250 laps, I
feel that will help me with
experience and I'm hoping we
will be able to come on
strong at the end," says
Conner, who drives the
distinctive looking #45
sponsored by Jerry Conner
Insurance and Champion Spark
Plugs. "I have done some
research on the track and
competition and I know it's
going to be a tight race. I
am going to watch some of
the faster guys to learn and
go from there. I am super
stoked to be competing in my
first HP Hood Oxford 250."
While not names you
would not necessarily
associate with the south,
both Austin Theriault and
Jeramie Whorff have ties to
both sides of the
Mason-Dixon Line. Theriault,
who grew up in Maine and now
lives in North Carolina, was
long a fixture on the Maine
short tracks before moving
on to successful outings
with Brad Keselowski Racing
and Penske Racing. Theriault
just completed a brand new
Super Late Model and hopes
to be a factor as he seeks
his first HP Hood Oxford 250
win. Speaking of wins,
Jeramie Whorff shocked the
racing world with his 250
win in 2006. Whorff will be
seeking his second checkered
flag by teaming with the
Woodman Racing team. Dicky
Woodman made the move down
south a few years ago and
has gone to victory lane
with drivers like Jay
Fogleman and Daniel Hemric.
The South will not be
the only region featured in
Maine this weekend, how
ever, as Garrett Evans makes
the longest trek of all from
Washington State. The
multi-time Pacific Northwest
Super Late Model champion
has traveled over 3000 miles
to compete in his first ever
HP Hood Oxford 250, a trip
that started off with a win
at Spokane Super Oval last
Friday night. But, Evans is
not the first driver to
compete at Oxford Plains
with ties to the Northwest.
Before moving east, Oregon's
Chuck Bown captured the
checkered flag for the HP
Hood Oxford 250 in 1986 and
1990. Evans hopes to
compliment his extensive
trophy case by joining Bown
as a winner of the 250.
The PASS Super Late
Models will not be alone in
making the 43rd Annual HP
Hood Oxford 250 a
celebration of short track
racing. A great slate of
divisions is set to race
starting on Friday, August
26 with the Street Stocks,
Outlaws, Rebels, Trucks,
Cruisers, Bandits, Legends,
and Ladies, plus PASS Super
Late Model practice. The
PASS Super Late Models be on
the track on Saturday,
August 27 for practice in
the morning, followed by
racing in the evening for
the ACT Late Models, Valenti
Modifieds, PASS Modifieds,
Classic Lites, Legends, Mini
Stocks, Wicked Good, and
Street Stocks. On Sunday,
August 28, gates will open
bright and early at 7 AM
with a full day of on track
activities including
practice and heat race
action for the PASS Super
Late Models, followed by
features for the PASS
Modifieds, Street Stocks,
North East Mini Stock Tour,
Legends, Rebels, and finally
the 43rd Annual HP Hood
Oxford 250 to begin at
approximately 5:30 PM.
Entry forms for the 43rd
Annual HP Hood Oxford 250
can be found at
ProAllStarsSeries.com and
OxfordPlains.com.
The Pro All Stars Series is
recognized as North
America's premier
sanctioning body for asphalt
Super Late Models and boasts
such marquee events as the
Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory
Motor Speedway and the
legendary HP Hood Oxford 250
at Oxford Plains Speedway.
For media or
marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at
704-231-2039 or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don't forget to
"Like" the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook or follow
us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14
to keep up with breaking
news as it happens. |
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PASS
"Ironman" Seeks Another
HP
Hood Oxford 250 Triumph |
NAPLES, ME (August
18) - When you mention the
Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
to any race fan across North
America, there's a good
chance that Ben Rowe is the
first driver's name that
comes to mind. As the PASS
North Super Late Model
division's "Ironman", Ben
Rowe has started every race
since the series started in
2001, the only driver to do
so. Along the way, Rowe has
won 4 PASS North series
titles, the 2009 PASS
National and PASS South
championships, and has won
more PASS Super Late Model
races than any other driver,
nearly 50 when combining
both PASS North and South
wins.
Rowe, like most
every other driver from
across the nation, holds the
HP Hood Oxford 250 at Oxford
Plains Speedway in high
regard. As a kid, he watched
his dad, Mike, go to victory
lane in the 1984 running of
the 250 and competed against
him in Mike's wins in 1997
and 2005.
"The
Oxford 250, as it was then
known, was the biggest race
of the year in the Northeast
hands down," said Rowe.
"Everybody from down South
or out West, when you
mentioned that race, they
had heard of it. And whether
it was the money or the
prestige or whatever,
everybody wanted to win the
250. To start with, a lot of
Southerners came down and
had won it and then my dad
was the first driver from
Maine to win it, so it's
always been special for our
family."
It was those
lessons learned from his dad
that helped Ben go to
victory lane in the HP Hood
Oxford 250 in 2003 and 2004,
joining Geoff Bodine, Ralph
Nason, and later Eddie
MacDonald and Travis
Benjamin, as the only
back-to-back winners of the
250 (Note: Nason won three
straight HP Hood Oxford 250s
from 1998-2000). Despite his
wins coming just a year
apart, each race holds a
special place in Ben's heart
for different reasons.
"It was something for me to
watch my dad try to win the
250 for all those years and
finally get it, and then to
win it myself meant
everything for me because I
really knew how hard it was
to win," said Rowe. "The
second year I won it in
2004, I had to pass Matt
Kenseth with just a few laps
left to go to win it and
that made it pretty special
for me."
Ben Rowe has
seen a few things change
over the years in the HP
Hood Oxford 250, especially
the cars competing in the
race. From the Busch North
cars his father raced there
to Pro Stocks, now known as
Super Late Models, to the
slower, heavier Late Models
that raced in the 250 from
2007 to 2012.
This
season has already been
eventful for Ben Rowe and
has him excited about his
chances for another 250 win.
Rowe assured himself a
starting sport for this
year's race by winning his
third Easter Bunny 150 at
Hickory Motor Speedway in
North Carolina. And he
followed that up with a win
in the first PASS North
Super Late Model race of the
year at Oxford Plains
Speedway after a thrilling
three-wide duel with fellow
series champions, Johnny
Clark and DJ Shaw.
For both Ben and Mike Rowe,
it's been a long journey
from Turner, ME to the
pinnacle of short track
racing. But one thing is for
sure, as long there is a HP
Hood Oxford 250, it's a safe
bet the Rowes will be there
up near the front. And
there's nothing Ben Rowe
would love to do more than
join his father as a 3-time
winner of the 250.
The PASS Super Late Models
will not be alone in making
the 43rd Annual HP Hood
Oxford 250 a celebration of
short track racing. A great
slate of divisions is set to
race starting on Friday,
August 26 with the Street
Stocks, Outlaws, Rebels,
Trucks, Cruisers, Bandits,
Legends, and Ladies, plus
PASS Super Late Model
practice. The PASS Super
Late Models be on the track
on Saturday, August 27 for
practice in the morning,
followed by racing in the
evening for the ACT Late
Models, Valenti Modifieds,
PASS Modifieds, Classic
Lites, Legends, Mini Stocks,
Wicked Good, and Street
Stocks.
On Sunday,
August 28, gates will open
bright and early at 7 AM
with a full day of on track
activities including
practice and heat race
action for the PASS Super
Late Models, followed by
features for the PASS
Modifieds, Street Stocks,
North East Mini Stock Tour,
Legends, Rebels, and finally
the 43rd Annual HP Hood
Oxford 250 to begin at
approximately 5:30 PM.
The Pro All Stars Series
is recognized as North
America's premier
sanctioning body for asphalt
Super Late Models and boasts
such marquee events as the
Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory
Motor Speedway and the
legendary HP Hood Oxford 250
at Oxford Plains Speedway.
For media or
marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at
704-231-2039 or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don't forget to
"Like" the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook or follow
us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14
to keep up with breaking
news as it happens. |
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JOHNNY CLARK #54
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GARRETT EVANS
#64 |
43rd Annual HP
Hood Oxford 250
Attracting Drivers From
Across
North America;
Entry List Over 50 |
NAPLES, ME (August
9) - Ever since the first HP
Hood Oxford 250 was held at
Oxford Plains Speedway in
1974, it has attracted not
only the best short track
racers from New England, but
from across North America.
In that first event won by
Joey Kourafas, the precedent
was set that short track
racing's best would assemble
at Oxford for the 250. In
addition to the talented
group of drivers from New
England in the field that
day, Southern aces Bosco
Lowe and 1963 Daytona 500
winner Tiny Lund competed
along with a strong group of
Canadian drivers led by Jean
Paul Cabana. In fact, the
early years of the HP Hood
Oxford 250 were dominated by
Southern drivers such as
Butch Lindley, Bob Pressley,
and Tommy Ellis. The first
Canadian to taste HP Hood
Oxford 250 glory was Don
Biederman in 1977.
This year, the tradition
continues at the HP Hood
Oxford 250 with drivers from
outside the Northeast coming
into challenge New England's
best on their "home" field.
With several weeks remaining
before the race, the entry
list has grown to over 50.
Among those who have already
entered are Pacific
Northwest legend Garrett
Evans, who will be
attempting the HP Hood
Oxford 250 for the first
time in his illustrious
career. Since first
competing with PASS in "The
Race" at North Wilkesboro
Speedway in 2011, the
Wenatchee, WA native has
made several PASS South
starts, but this will be
only his second time ever
competing at Oxford Plains.
Defending PASS Pro Late
Model champion and current
PASS South Super Late Model
championship contender,
Kodie Conner, will make the
trip from Kannapolis, NC for
his first attempt at the
250.
Likewise, Boca
Raton, FL driver Dalton
Sargeant returns to Oxford
Plains Soeedway after
locking up a spot in the 250
via the PASS "non-winners"
race back in July. Sargeant
impressed in his first PASS
South starts in late 2014
and is hoping for big things
in his return to Oxford
Plains.
"Really
looking forward to Oxford
Plains Speedway and
returning for my first try
at the 250," says Sargeant,
driver of the Windows
10/Lane Automotive Toyota
Camry #55. "I cut my teeth
racing in the PASS South
Series, it was home to a few
of my very first starts in a
Super Late Model, so the
series is like home for me."
Canadian drivers have
long been a part of the
history and tradition of the
HP Hood Oxford 250, but none
has gone to victory lane
since Canada's three year
streak of winning came to an
end with Dave Whitlock's
victory in 1995. New
Brunswick's Matt Matheson
will attempt to make the HP
Hood Oxford 250 after
competing with PASS North
this year and finishing
third in the 2013 PASS
National Championship
standings. Multi-time
Maritime champion, John
Flemming, also returns this
year and will be making the
tow from Nova Scotia.
With echoes of races
past reverberating through
Oxford's famed grandstands,
tradition lives as fans and
racers can be assured that
only the best in short track
racing will be vying for a
shot to go to victory lane
on Sunday in the 43rd Annual
HP Hood Oxford 250.
But the PASS Super Late
Models will not be alone in
making the 43rd Annual HP
Hood Oxford 250 a
celebration of short track
racing. A great slate of
divisions is set to race
starting on Friday, August
26 with the Street Stocks,
Outlaws, Rebels, Trucks,
Cruisers, Bandits, Legends,
and Ladies, plus PASS Super
Late Model practice. The
PASS Super Late Models be on
the track on Saturday,
August 27 for practice in
the morning, followed by
racing in the evening for
the ACT Late Models, Valenti
Modifieds, PASS Modifieds,
Classic Lites, Legends, Mini
Stocks, Wicked Good, and
Street Stocks. On Sunday,
August 28, gates will open
bright and early at 7 AM
with a full day of on track
activities including
practice and heat race
action for the PASS Super
Late Models, followed by
features for the PASS
Modifieds, Street Stocks,
North East Mini Stock Tour,
Legends, Rebels, and finally
the 43rd Annual HP Hood
Oxford 250 to begin at
approximately 5:30 PM.
Entry forms for the 43rd
Annual HP Hood Oxford 250
can be found at
ProAllStarsSeries.com and
OxfordPlains.com. The PASS
North Super Late Models and
PASS Modifieds will be in
action again on Friday
night, August 12 at Lee USA
Speedway. Entry forms for
upcoming PASS action at Lee,
South Boston and the 43rd
Annual HP Hood Oxford 250
can be found at
ProAllStarsSeries.com
The Pro All Stars Series
is recognized as North
America's premier
sanctioning body for asphalt
Super Late Models and boasts
such marquee events as the
Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory
Motor Speedway and the
legendary HP Hood Oxford 250
at Oxford Plains Speedway.
For media or
marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at
704-231-2039 or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don't forget to
"Like" the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook or follow
us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14
to keep up with breaking
news as it happens |
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Luce Looks To
Join Elite Company
In
Defense Of HP Hood
Oxford
250 Title |
NAPLES, ME (August
3) - Since it's inception in
1974, the HP Hood Oxford 250
has been an event that can
make\ a racecar driver's
career. Annually, one of the
better attended races in
asphalt short track racing,
the HP Hood Oxford 250 will
once again take place on
August 26-28 at the
legendary Oxford Plains
Speedway, paying $25,000 to
the winner. With additional
lap leader bonus money also
on the line, this year's HP
Hood Oxford 250 winner could
potentially take home up to
$50,000.
With his
win in the inaugural event,
Joey Kourafas cemented his
name in the record books.
Short track legend and South
Carolina racer, Butch
Lindley, became the first
driver outside of New
England to win when he took
the checkered flag in 1976.
And the race took on
international significance
when Ontario's Don Biederman
claimed the win just one
year later. But, the HP Hood
Oxford 250, has also seen
surprise winners like Scott
Robbins, Jeramie Whorff, and
Roger Brown. For many, that
was the case when Turner,
ME's Glen Luce dominated to
take the win last year. But,
Luce has quietly shown
himself to be one of the
strongest drivers in the Pro
All Stars Series (PASS)
North Super Late Model
division over the last
couple of years. And Luce
has definitely noticed a
difference since winning one
of short track racing's most
challenging events.
"I guess the biggest change
I've noticed is that I've
probably signed more
autographs in the last year
since winning than I did in
a lifetime of prior racing,"
says Luce, driver of the
Steven's Electric and Pump
Service #7L. "The team has
just really come together.
We changed setups a little
bit as far as percentages,
went to a 604 crate. All of
the ingredients just worked,
plus having a fabulous
crew."
If Luce can
capture another win this
year, he will join an elite
group of just five drivers
that have been able to win
back-to-back HP Hood Oxford
250s. Former Daytona 500
winner, Geoff Bodine, became
the first driver to win in
consecutive years with his
wins in 1980-1981, followed
by Ralph Nason, who is the
only driver to three-peat,
winning in 1998-2000. Ben
Rowe, Eddie MacDonald, and
most recently, Travis
Benjamin, are the only other
drivers who have managed to
find the magic to the 250
for two years in a row.
Sitting fifth in PASS North
Super Late Model points and
with a win at Thunder Road
International Speedbowl in
May, Luce feels good about
his chances to join this
elite "club."
"Finding the answer to the
250 is huge because it has
changed so many drivers
careers, like Ricky Craven
for instance," says Luce.
"It has definitely given me
some pretty big shoes to
fill coming back to defend.
There's a lot of pressure,
but we just have to do our
thing and worry about our
team and stay consistent."
Among those who have
already entered are Pacific
Northwest legend Garrett
Evans, who will be
attempting the Oxford 250
for the first time in his
illustrious career, 6-time
PASS North Super Late Model
champion, Johnny Clark, the
2014 series champion and
current points leader, DJ
Shaw, 2-time PASS National
Champion, Jay Fogleman, and
his son, Tate, himself the
defending PASS South Super
Late Model champion, former
champion Cassius Clark, and
2015 PASS National Champion,
Joey Doiron.
3-Time
HP Hood Oxford 250 winner,
Mike Rowe, is joined on the
entry list by fellow 250
winners, Travis Benjamin and
Joey Polewarcyzk. The state
of Maine will be well
represented by Reid Lanpher,
David Oliver, Richie
Dearborn, Alan Wilson, Dave
Farrington, Jr., Mike
Hopkins, Adam Polvinen,
Scott Mulkern, Tim and TJ
Brackett, Dennis Spencer,
Jr., Wyatt Alexander, Scott
Robbins, Jacob Dore, Garrett
Hall, Shawn Martin, Gary
Smith, Tracy Gordon, Larry
Gelinas, Dan McKeague, Corey
Bubar, Jeff Taylor, and
veteran Kelly Moore.
New Hampshire natives Bryan
Kruczek and Jeremy Davis
will be hoping to return to
victory lane in the biggest
race of the year, along with
fellow Granite State driver
Derrick Griffith.
Massachusetts' Derek
Ramstrom is hoping his big
race experience will pay off
and will be joined by fellow
New Englanders Travis
Stearns, Kyle Desouza, Brent
Dragon, and North Carolina
transplants, Ben Lynch and
John-Michael Shenette.
Michael Scorzelli will make
the trip from New York as
well as New Brunswick's Matt
Matheson, who will be
looking for a win as he
tries to take the trophy
north of the border.
Entry forms for the 43rd
Annual HP Hood Oxford 250
can be found at
ProAllStarsSeries.com and
OxfordPlains.com. It will be
a big weekend of action that
will also feature the PASS
Modifieds, ACT Late Models,
Valenti Modified Series, the
North East Mini Stock Tour,
and much, much more.
The PASS North Super Late
Models and PASS Modifieds
will be in action again on
Friday night, August 12 at
Lee USA Speedway. Entry
forms for upcoming PASS
action at Lee, South Boston
and the 43rd Annual HP Hood
Oxford 250 can be found at
ProAllStarsSeries.com |
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