OXFORD -- The PASS North Series race at Riverside Speedway in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, was rained out on Saturday night and moved to today.

That leaves two drivers -- Mike Rowe and Ben Rowe -- who were expecting to run the TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway with serious decisions to make about where to be this afternoon.

Jeff Taylor has lined up as Ben Rowe's replacement in the No. 4 Chevrolet owned by Richard Moody Racing, but even after practicing all day for Sunday's big event at OPS, one he has never won despite all his success at the track in the weekly ranks, Taylor wasn't all that excited either way.

"It really doesn't matter to me," said Taylor, the nine-time track champion from Mercer. "If it mattered that much, I probably would just have done it on my own."

This week was the first time Taylor had been back in a race car since hanging up his helmet at the end of the 2006 season, and it was the first time the former Pro Stock driver had been in a Late Model in his career -- despite building more than 30 of them this year alone at his Distance Racing company.

Tracy Gordon was expected to sub for Mike Rowe at Oxford in the event of a weather situation, but there was discussion at the conclusion of practice on Saturday that Quebec driver Patrick Laperle would park his own car and drive for the Lux Enterprises team.

No final decision had been reached as of Saturday evening.

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There were 93 cars in the pit area on Saturday for the practice sessions in advance of the TD Banknorth 250. More than 180 entries had been filed for the race prior to the weekend.

"That's great for a Saturday," said Oxford Plains owner Bill Ryan. "We get a few stragglers in here tomorrow and get to over 100 cars, I'll be the happiest guy in the world."

"That's great for a Saturday," said Oxford Plains owner Bill Ryan. "We get a few stragglers in here tomorrow and get to over 100 cars, I'll be the happiest guy in the world."

Typically as many as two dozen cars show up on the day of the 250, as a number of race teams around the Northeast compete at their local track on Friday or Saturday night before making the haul to Maine.

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Defending TD Banknorth 250 champion Jeremie Whorff of West Bath found out just more than a week ago that he would be able to defend his crown.

Whorff, who practiced Saturday, will drive for the team owned by Scott Fearn. Fearn supplies cars for Thunder Road Speedbowl competitor Tracie Bellerose, and he also fielded a ride for Nextel Cup driver Kenny Wallace at the Barre, Vt., track earlier this season.

Whorff, who tested earlier this week and spun the car early in the session, said he's adjusting to the Late Model car.

"I learned that you really can't drive it even remotely close to the way you do a Pro Stock," Whorff said. "Driving into the corner, the car just won't hold up on the tires. I think it takes a lot more finesse and a lot more patience. In the 250, I think patience is really going to be a big deal."

Travis Barrett -- 621-5648