3 Dave Dion

3 Ralph Nason

3 Mike Rowe

2 Geoff Bodine

2 Chuck Bown

2 Jamie Aube

2 Ben Rowe

Largest purse

$52,150 Dave Whitlock (1995)

Smallest purse

$4,500 Joey Kourafas (1974)

$4,500 Dave Dion (1975)

Career earnings

$187,715 Ralph Nason

First Maine winner

Mike Rowe (1984)

Last Maine winner

Ben Rowe (2004)

Multiple runner-ups

3 Butch Lindley

3 Robbie Crouch

2 Tommy Houston

2 Tracy Gordon

2 Ben Rowe

Most top 3 finishes

6 Butch Lindley

5 Joey Kourafas

5 Dave Dion

5 Ralph Nason

5 Dick McCabe

4 Ben Rowe

4 Mike Rowe

3 Bob Pressley

3 Robbie Crouch

3 Tracy Gordon

3 Gary Drew

Last to first

Larry Gelinas (1996)

Most Times Qualified

29 Mike Rowe (missed 75, 77, 87)

Youngest winner

Tom Rosati, 19 (1979)

Oldest winner

Ralph Nason, 60 (2000)

Only woman to start

Karen Schulz, started and finished 42nd (1989)

Largest field

47 (1988)

Smallest field

36 (78-81)

Most pole positions

3 Junior Hanley (79, 82, 94)

2 Dave Dion (75, 76)

2 Morgan Shepard (77, 78)

Winners from pole position

Dave Dion (1975)

Geoff Bodine (1981)

Larry Gelinas (1996)

Gary Drew (2001)

Ben Rowe (2003)

Most last place finishes

2, Keith Cavanaugh (78, 84)

2, Jeff Stevens (88, 98)

Worst starting position for champion

26th, Tommy Ellis (1983)

26th, Mike Rowe (1997)

Hardest charge to the front

41st – 3rd, Matt Kenseth (2004)

Rain

1979 – postponed one week

1986 – held the next day

1991 – delayed, ran same day

Average starting position for champion

10th

Most Cautions

21 in 1997

Father/Son champions

Rowe, Mike (84, 97) & Ben (03)

Father/Son competitors

Allison, Bobby & Davey

Babb, Bob & Bobby

Babb, George & Jerry

Cusack, Ralph & Glenn

Darveau, Dave Sr.& Dave Jr.

Drew, Homer & Gary

Fraser, Frank & Scott

Lynch, David & Derek

Maietta, Mike Sr. & Mike Jr.

Pressley, Bob & Robert

Ripley, Doug & Daren

Rowe, Mike, Ben & Tom

Shaw, Henry Jr. & Andy

Tripp, John & Bob

Brother competitors

Bodine, Brett, Geoff & Todd

Bouchard, Ken & Ron

Burton, Jeff & Ward

Dragon, Beaver & Bobby

Labonte, Bobby & Terry

Pinkham, David & Richard

Rosati, John & Tom

Rowe, Ben & Tom

Wallace, Kenny & Rusty

1974 – History in the making

Al Grinnan leads the very first lap in Oxford 250 history

1979 – Where’s Junior?

Junior Hanley qualifies on the pole, but does not compete. Hanley was unable to make the show after the race was rained out and rescheduled for the following week.

1981 – Show me the money

Lap money is offered for the first time in the race’s history.

1984 – Lucky 6

Mike Rowe becomes the only driver to win with a V-6 under the hood. Chuck Bown was the first to qualify with the engine in 1983, he finished 22nd.

1984 – Who’s In Front?

The race featured 17 lead changes between Geoff Bodine, Robbie Crouch, Morgan Shepherd Dick McCabe and race winner Mike Rowe.

1978 – Makin’ it look easy

Bob Pressley leads 213 laps en route to victory.

1985 – The one that counts

Dave Dion wins by leading only the final lap.

He Ain’t Heavy…

The Dragon Brothers, Beaver & Bobby, competed in the same TD Banknorth 250 ten times. (74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85)

1975 – What’s your price?

Dwayne “Tiny” Lund starts the race by buying a starting position from a previously qualified driver. Lund starts at the rear, 37th position, and finishes 22nd.

1989 – Movin’ on up

Ricky Craven finishes sixth after starting 43rd.

1989 – Generation Gap

Stub Fadden and Mike Olsen become the only grandfather and grandson to qualify for the race. Stub finished 25th, Mike 17th.

1982 – Don’t you forget about me

Mike Barry comes back after being a lap down to win.

2003 – Front Rowe

Ben Rowe starts on the pole, alongside his father and two-time champion, Mike Rowe. Ben won the event with Mike placing fourth.

2004 – Nextel Cup Invasion

Defending Nextel Cup champion Matt Kenseth and Cup superstar Kurt Busch compete in the TD Banknorth 250. Kenseth placed third, Busch 13th.

2005 – They’re back

Kenseth announces his intentions to return to the TD Banknorth 250 along with Busch’s younger brother, Nextel Cup rookie Kyle Busch.