Travis Barrett covers sports for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, including high school soccer, hockey and lacrosse, as well as local auto racing. An award-winning sports writer, he returned to Maine in 2005 after covering professional and college beats in Rhode Island. He has worked in public relations and sports marketing fields during a five-year hiatus from journalism, including a stint as a social media consultant to NASCAR. Travis lives in Oakland with his wife, Sara, and children, Cooper and Samantha. During his off-hours, he openly roots for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins and Liverpool Football Club, while just as openly rooting for anyone playing against the New England Patriots.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Auto racing: Dave Farrington Jr. no longer an Oxford 250 underdog
With four straight victories heading into the Aug. 30 event, Jay driver has plenty of momentum.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2020
Dave Farrington Jr. wins PASS race at Oxford Plains
The driver from Jay earns his fourth straight victory at OPS, but his first ever in a PASS event.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2020
Auto racing notebook: Win for Nick Reno part of wild weekend at Wiscasset Speedway
Logan Melcher off to tough start to season; Oxford 250 to go on as scheduled.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2020
Auto racing: Nick Reno scores Pro Stock win at Wiscasset Speedway
Reno wins 1st Pro Stock feature since 2018 by holding off Kevin Douglass over several late-race restarts.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2020
Auto racing: Andrew McLaughlin opens Wiscasset Speedway season with win
Former champion cruises to win in 50-lap main event on opening night.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2020
Auto racing: Wiscasset Speedway swings open its gates for the 2020 season
Fans allowed in limited numbers, but drivers were eager to get back on the track.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
Johnny Clark returns to PASS victory lane for first time in four years
Six-time series champion said he stopped looking for “magic wand.”
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PublishedJuly 28, 2020
Sidelines: Motorsports in Maine indebted to Bob Bahre
Bahre, who passed away last week, turned stock car racing into gold at both Oxford Plains Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Travis Barrett writes.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2020
Auto racing: Tim Brackett tops Super Late Models at Oxford Plains Speedway
Four-time track champion snaps two-year winless drought with late pass of Joey Doiron.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2020
Auto racing: Stan Meserve leads 2020 Wiscasset Speedway Hall of Fame class
Hoping to begin on-track action next weekend, the speedway inducts six members Saturday.
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