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Bob Bahre owned
and operated Oxford Plains Speedway from 1964 to 1986. The
former Connecticut resident brought big time auto racing to
Maine - first with the NASCAR Modified / Sportsman divisions (1965
& 1966), the NASCAR Grand National Series (Nextel Cup)
(1966-1968), the NASCAR Grand Touring Series (1969-1970) and the
NASCAR Late Model-Busch Series.
He introduced
the term "open competition" or "open comp"
to Maine auto racing in 1971 with the creation of the 'Getty
Open' - a 100-lap "run what you brung" race. In 1974, Bob created
an extra-distance, big purse event called the OXFORD 200 - the richest one-day
Late Model short track event in the country. The race was
lengthened the next year to 250 laps.
Presently, Bob and family owns New Hampshire International
Speedway. |
