Cassius Clark of Farmington, Maine wins the 48th Oxford 250. It was his 14th try at the title that eluded his dad, Billy, and every other driver from his county over the years.
— Kal Oakes (@oaksie72) August 30, 2021
How it started. How it ended.#Oxford250 Champs pic.twitter.com/9cbp2Od88b
— Scott Tapley (@ScottTapley) August 30, 2021
A closer look at the banged-up right side of #Oxford250 winner Cassius Clark's car. @sunjournal @Sports_SJ #mesports pic.twitter.com/r9Q7VyCRZ4
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 30, 2021
Cassius Clark wins the 48th #Oxford250, holding off Curtis Gerry at the end! pic.twitter.com/KYF6zNKsd4
— Adam Robinson (@FunkFlashyRob) August 30, 2021
8:46 p.m. — Farmington’s Cassius Clark wins the 48th running of the Oxford 250.
Derek Griffith tried for several laps to pass Cassius Clark but couldn't quite do it. Griffith has fallen back and now Curtis Gerry is taking a shot at Clark.#Oxford250
— Lee Horton (@LeeHortonSJ) August 30, 2021
#Oxford250 13th caution, lap 237. Lots of cars around on backstretch. Cassius Clark had a slim lead on Curtis Gerry, who had been trying to look on outside. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 30, 2021
#Oxford250 Cassius Clark takes the lead right back from Derek Griffith. Less than 25 laps to go. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 30, 2021
#Oxford250 12th caution, Calvin Rose Jr. involved while running in top 20. Joe Pastore also around in turns 3/4. Cassius Clark had good lead on Derek Griffith. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 30, 2021
8:29 p.m. — 30 laps left. Derek Giffith is trying, but Cassius Clark isn’t giving up the lead.
#Oxford250 11th caution, lap 210, Justin Larsen and Devin O'Connell around in turn 4. Cassius Clark held lead on Derek Griffith. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 30, 2021
#Oxford250 9th caution, lap 204. Devin O'Connell off in turn 2. Cassius Clark was leading Derek Griffith, Joey Doiron, Curtis Gerry, Johnny Clark. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 30, 2021
8:13 p.m. — at the 200th lap, Cassius Clark still in the lead. Sprint to the finish.
#Oxford250 8th caution, lap 194. A lapped car spins in front of Cassius Clark in turn 4, but Clark avoids it. Derek Griffith in 2nd. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 30, 2021
8:08 p.m. — Yellow at the 194th lap. Cassius Clark still in first. He built a big lead after that restart, but traffic and a wreck right in front of him made his gap disappear. He lost the lead for a quarter lap but quickly took it back.
#Oxford250 7th caution, lap 177. Leaders collide behind lapped traffic after restart. Cassius Clark comes away with lead but with roughed up right side. Then Joey Doiron, Johnny Clark, Derek Griffith, Bubba Pollard. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 30, 2021
8:00 p.m. — Farmington’s Cassius Clark in the lead at the 178th lap.
#Oxford250, 6th caution, lap 175. Rowland Robinson Jr. off in turn 1. Derek Griffith had big lead on Joey Doiron, Johnny Clark, Curtis Gerry, Bubba Pollard. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
7:51 p.m. — 175th lap. Derek Griffith holding onto the lead.
7:48 p.m. — Last year’s champion, Johnny Clark has moved up to third place at the 167th lap.
7:46 p.m. — Derek Griffith holding on that number one spot. 160th lap.
7:35 p.m. — Derek Griffith overcomes Joey Doiron to grab the lead on the 117th lap.
7:31 p.m. — Joey Doiron now in the lead at the 113th lap.
7:24 p.m. — Fourth yellow on 108th lap. Curtis Gerry is still in the lead. Bubba Pollard is making moves.
7:16 p.m. — Top 5 at 88th lap:
1) Curtis Gerry
2) Joey Doiron
3) Eddie MacDonald
4) Calvin Rose Jr.
5) D.J. Shaw
7:14 p.m. — Yellow at the 88th lap. Curtis Gerry, still in the lead, is picking off lapped cars.
7:09 p.m. — Curtis Gerry still the leader at the 70th lap.
7:08 p.m. — Read Adam Robinson’s notebook from today’s fun:
The cousins frequently share information, to the point where it's "almost like having a two-car team." https://t.co/6bEJt3CuNP by @FunkFlashyRob #mesports #Oxford250
— Sun Journal Sports (@Sports_SJ) August 29, 2021
7:02 p.m. — We’ve reached the 50th lap. Curtis Gerry maintaining his hold on the lead.
#Oxford250 2nd caution, lap 44. Scott Moore (who was Lucky Dog on 1st caution), off in turns 3/4. Curtis Gerry was leading Joey Polewarczyk Jr. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
6:50 p.m. — First yellow of the race comes during the 37th lap.
6:48 p.m. — 30 laps in, Curtis Gerry has grabbed the lead.
6:40 p.m. — The 48th annual Oxford 250 has started.
All 43 starters for the 48th annual #Oxford250. @sunjournal @Sports_SJ pic.twitter.com/czSEfJOInp
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
With eight provisionals, the 43-car starting lineup for the #Oxford250 is complete. Driver introductions taking place now. pic.twitter.com/zDCQh6DWXg
— Travis Barrett (@TBarrettGWC) August 29, 2021
6:06 p.m. — The PASS Mod 50-lap feature is over. The only thing left is the Oxford 250, the real thing. While we wait, catch up on our coverage from this week:
5:27 p.m. — Trevor Sanborn has grabbed the final qualifier spot. Now we wait to see who is added to the race via provisionals.
Trevor Sanborn beats Bubba Pollard in the last-chance qualifier.#Oxford250 pic.twitter.com/mF8dH4E5bp
— Lee Horton (@LeeHortonSJ) August 29, 2021
5:09 p.m. — Jeff Taylor exited last-chance qualifier early in the race, prior to the crash.
The 40-lap #Oxford250 last chance qualifier is underway. Ryan Kuhn had pulled away before a big wreck on Lap 7. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
UPDATED: #Oxford250 unofficial starting lineup following 2nd-round qualifying: pic.twitter.com/lmvrbXuwfJ
— Travis Barrett (@TBarrettGWC) August 29, 2021
#Oxford250 Consi 3 (final consi), Top 3: 7 Travis Benjamin, 54 Johnny Clark, 15 Jake Johnson. 88 Jeff Taylor finished 4th. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
#Oxford250 Consi 2, Top 3: 4 Ben Rowe, 1 Evan Hallstrom, 43 Devin O'Connell. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
#Oxford250 Consi 1, Top 3: 47 Ryan Moore, 12 Derek Griffith, 03 Scott Moore. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
3:39 p.m. — Top three advance.
3:38 p.m. — Consis …… LESSSSSSSGOOOOO
3:35 p.m. — Zach Audet took first in the Northeast Mini Stocks feature.
3:33 p.m. — The consolation races are up next.
#Oxford250 unofficial starting lineup following 1st-round qualifying: pic.twitter.com/CCb218P9UU
— Travis Barrett (@TBarrettGWC) August 29, 2021
2:57 p.m. — It’s hard not to notice that there are a lot of big names missing from the list of qualifiers.
2:52 p.m. — The top five finishers from each of the five heats have earned spots in the Oxford 250. Here is a recap of qualifiers, by heat:
Heat 1
TJ Brackett
Jeremie Whorff
Scott Robbins
Shawn Martin
Josh Childs
Heat 2
DJ Shaw
Ryan Robbins
Dave Farrington
Austin Teras
Brandon Barker
Heat 3
Joey Polewarczyk
Eddie MacDonald
Joe Pastore
Mike Rowe
Dennis Spencer
Heat 4
Curtis Gerrry
Ben Ashline
Dan Winter
Derek Kneeland
Scott McDaniel
Heat 5
Joey Doiron
Kyle DeSouza
Calvin Rose Jr.
Jeff White
Cassius Clark
2:37 p.m. — That wraps up the qualifying heats. So far, Curtis Gerry seems to have the track figured out the best.
#Oxford250 Heat 5 (5th and final), Top 5: 21 Joey Doiron, 1 Kyle DeSouza, 8 Calvin Rose Jr., 50 Jeff White, 13 Cassius Clark. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
#Oxford250 Heat 4, Top 5: 7 Curtis Gerry, 99 Ben Ashline, 81, Dan Winter, 90 Derek Kneeland, 14 Scott McDaniel. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
2:29 p.m. — Curtis Gerry passes a lot of the field to win Heat 4 comfortably.
Halfway through Heat 4, Curtis Gerry passes a bunch of cars and now has a comfortable lead about halfway through. #Oxford250
— Lee Horton (@LeeHortonSJ) August 29, 2021
Bubba Pollard just spun out early in Heat 4. #Oxford250
— Lee Horton (@LeeHortonSJ) August 29, 2021
#Oxford250 Heat 3, Top 5: 97 Joey Polewarczyk, 17 Eddie MacDonald, 20 Joe Pastore, 24 Mike Rowe, 12 Dennis Spencer. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
2:19 — Joey Polewarczyk finishes first in Heat 3.
3 Josh Childs also transfers (so top 5) #Oxford250 #mesports https://t.co/uCbwuYLT9t
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
#Oxford250 Heat 1, top 4 (all transfer to feature: 61 TJ Brackett, 00 Jeremie Whorff, 72 Scott Robbins, 94 Shawn Martin. #mesports
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
1:58 — TJ Bracket finishes first in the first qualifying heat. Veterans Ben Rowe and Jeff Taylor and 2001 winner Gary Drew finish out of the qualifying.
1:52 — The first qualifying race is about to begin. IT’S STARTING.
1:40 — The Northeast Mini Stock Tour cars are on the track. About to get fast here at Oxford Plains Speedway.
1:25 p.m. — The qualifying heats are about five minutes away from starting.
1:01 p.m. — The draws are complete. Let’s get this thing started.
Here's the full draw for the 48th #Oxford250. @Sports_SJ @sunjournal #mesports pic.twitter.com/PYx4HviJXu
— Wil Kramlich (@WilTalkSports) August 29, 2021
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