Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour – TD Bank Oxford 250

by | Jul 13, 2010 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
TD Bank Oxford 250

ACT Late Model Tour rookie Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, will attempt to qualify for the 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 on Sunday, July 18, at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. This weekend marks Theriault’s first attempt at qualifying for the northeast’s marquee summer stock car racing event — in fact, the 16-year-old driver has never even been to the TD Bank Oxford 250 as a spectator. He has, however, enjoyed most of his ACT success at Oxford. In 2009, Theriault qualified for his first career ACT race at the track, and this year he’s posted his best starting position in an ACT race (sixth) and a top-10 finish on Oxford’s flat layout. He enters the weekend having finished 14th at Airborne Speedway last Saturday night — the highest finishing rookie in the ACT Spring Green 100.

WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance/Hogan Tire/Daigle&Houghton Ford Fusion
NO. OF OXFORD 250 STARTS: 0
BEST CAREER OXFORD 250 FINISH: N/A
LAST OXFORD 250 FINISH: N/A

WHAT: 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
WHEN: Sunday, July 18 — 2 p.m., Qualifying; 6:30 p.m., Race
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Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour – TD Bank Oxford 250

by | Jul 13, 2010 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway

Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
TD Bank Oxford 250

Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., returns to the event that put him squarely on New England’s racing map with the 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 on Sunday, July 18, at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. Polewarczyk has qualified for the last two TD Bank 250s, never starting worse than 12th on a grid of more than 40 cars in both 2008 and 2009. In his first career start in the event, Polewarczyk finished third behind winner and Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick in 2008. He has won a total of $9,700 in prize money over his two starts in the race. Oxford Plains Speedway has proven a special place for the No. 97 team, as two of Polewarczyk’s four career ACT Late Model Tour victories have come at the track.

WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 97 Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision Ford Fusion
NO. OF OXFORD 250 STARTS: 2
BEST CAREER OXFORD 250 FINISH: 3rd (2008)
LAST OXFORD 250 FINISH: 15th (2009)

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Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour – TD Bank Oxford 250

by | Jul 13, 2010 | Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway

Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
TD Bank Oxford 250

Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt. brings a streak of three consecutive top-10 finishes into the 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 on Sunday, July 18, at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. Dragon has made three career starts in the northeast’s marquee summer stock car event, never finishing worse than 10th. Last year, Dragon started on the pole for the first time and led 46 laps en route to a career-best sixth-place finish, and he finished seventh in the 2008 version of the race won by Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick. Dragon has earned a total of $18,000 across his three starts in the event.

WHO: Brent Dragon, Milton, Vt.
TEAM: No. 55 Beverage Mart/Furniture World of VT/Charlesbois Freightliner/Newton Pellets Chevrolet
NO. OF OXFORD 250 STARTS: 3
BEST CAREER OXFORD 250 FINISH: 6th (2009)
LAST OXFORD 250 FINISH: 6th (2009)

WHAT: 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
WHEN: Sunday, July 18 — 2 p.m., Qualifying; 6:30 p.m., Race
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