Sports are all about emotions. Good storylines and personable characters stir thoseemotions and capture the hearts of fans. One of the best storylines in sports comes when a seemingly endless wait concludeswith a major victory. The Boston Red Sox winning the 2004 World Series after an 86-year drought, Dale Earnhardt winning the 1998 Daytona 500
Hall of Famer Alan Kulwicki’s Ties to Maine Racing Monday, April 1st marks the 31st anniversary of Alan Kulwicki’s death. Kulwicki is a NASCAR Hall of Famer who defined what it was to be a successful underdog in the sport of auto racing. He went from having nothing to becoming the 1992 NASCAR Cup Series champion as
2/4/24 A January afternoon to remember .. Every long time race fan has a favorite era of the sport in their memories. The years, tracks, tours and even type of racecars might differ, but it’s typically a period that we can call our owngolden age of racing. The competition was close, the drivers were larger
Cookson Cleans House in 2023Max Cookson did some serious sweeping during the 2023 racing season. He won the Oxford Plains Speedway track championship. He won the PASS North Super Late Model championship. He won the PASS National Super Late Model championship. He won the prestigious Boss Hogg 150 at Wiscasset Speedway. Finally, he was voted
Twisted Thoughts by Mike Twist Recently, the Maine Vintage Race Car Association asked on their Facebook page, “What isyour most memorable Oxford 250?” The fans ran with that question and there were some great answers posted: 1984, when Dick McCabe and Geoff Bodine battled hard, but it was Mike Rowe who won. 1985, when the
TWISTED THOUGHTS – BY MIKE TWIST Maine has a number of historic oval racetracks within its borders. Storied facilities such as Oxford, Wiscasset, Speedway 95, Unity and Spud are set to roar to life again in 2023. We are also blessed with memories of tracks such as Beech Ridge, Arundel, Sanford, Belfast and Brewer. The
