Benjamin Goes For Oxford 250 History
Morrill's Travis Benjamin will try to do something this weekend that only Ralph Nason has done before - win three consecutive Oxford 250 races.
Sunday's race at the famous short track Oxford Plains Speedway will be the 42nd annual. Some big names have been there over the years including Ricky Craven, Kyle and Kurt Busch, Todd and Geoff Bodine, Dale Jarrett, Brad Keslowski, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin to name a few.
Practice for Sunday's race starts today and 75 or so cars will attempt to qualify for one of 42 spots.
Benjamin won his first Oxford 250 in 2013. Last year he beat out Fort Kent's Austin Theriault down the stretch to make in back-to-back. The two wins have netted him close to $60,000 in prize money.
Sunday's Oxford 250 should start about 5:30pm.
Check out the list of winners leading up to Benjamin's 2013-2014 victories...
OXFORD 250 CHAMPIONS
Year | Driver | Hometown | Earnings | |
1974 | Kourafas, Joey | Sharon, MA | $4,500 | |
1975 | Dion, Dave | Hudson, NH | $4,500 | |
1976 | Lindley, Butch | Greenville, SC | $6,375 | |
1977 | Biederman, Don | Oakville, ONT | $6,000 | |
1978 | Pressley, Bob | Asheville, NC | $7,050 | |
1979 | Rosati, Tom | Agawam, MA | $10,000 | |
1980 | Bodine, Geoff | Chemung, NY | $11,200 | |
1981 | Bodine, Geoff | Chemung, NY | $21,400 | |
1982 | Barry, Mike | Bolton, VT | $16,000 | |
1983 | Ellis, Tommy | Richmond, VA | $21,150 | |
1984 | Rowe, Mike | Turner, ME | $26,475 | |
1985 | Dion, Dave | Hudson, NH | $26,600 | |
1986 | Bown, Chuck | Portland, OR | $28,950 | |
1987 | Aube, Jamie | N. Ferrisburg, VT | $31,100 | |
1988 | McCabe, Dick | Kennebunkport, ME | $34,100 | |
1989 | Aube, Jamie | N. Ferrisburg, VT | $35,075 | |
1990 | Bown, Chuck | Portland, OR | $51,872 | |
1991 | Craven, Ricky | Newburgh, ME | $50,025 | |
1992 | Dion, Dave | Hudson, NH | $37,150 | |
1993 | Hanley, Junior | Campbellville, ONT | $40,475 | |
1994 | Lynch, Derek | Norwood, ONT | $33,975 | |
1995 | Whitlock, Dave | Petrolia, ONT | $52,150 | |
1996 | Gelinas, Larry | Scarborough, ME | $50,000 | |
1997 | Rowe, Mike | Turner, ME | $39,800 | |
1998 | Nason, Ralph | Unity, ME | $46,400 | |
1999 | Nason, Ralph | Unity, ME | $42,700 | |
2000 | Nason, Ralph | Unity, ME | $31,900 | |
2001 | Drew, Gary | Windham, ME | $35,400 | |
2002 | Robbins, Scott | Dixfield, ME | $36,900 | |
2003 | Rowe, Ben | Turner, ME | $34,700 | |
2004 | Rowe, Ben | Turner, ME | $29,700 | |
2005 | Rowe, Mike | Turner, ME | $26,000 | |
2006 | Whorff, Jeremie | Bath, ME | $36,600 | |
2007 | Brown, Roger | Lancaster, NH | $35,800 | |
2008 | Harvick, Kevin | Bakersfield, CA | $37,300 | |
2009 | MacDonald, Eddie | Rowley, MA | $35,300 | |
2010 | MacDonald, Eddie | Rowley, MA | $29,800 | |
2011 | Busch, Kyle | Las Vegas, NV | $31,800 | |
2012 | Polewarczyk, Joey Jr. | Hudson, NH | $45,500 | |