Multiple winners

3, Dave Dion (75, 85, 92)

3, Ralph Nason (98, 99, 00)

3, Mike Rowe (84, 97, 05)

2, Geoff Bodine (80, 81)

2, Chuck Bown (86, 90)

2, Jamie Aube (87, 89)

2, Ben Rowe (03, 04)

2, Eddie MacDonald (09, 10)

Largest winners purse

$52,150, Dave Whitlock (1995)

Smallest winners purse

$4,500 Joey Kourafas (1974)

$4,500 Dave Dion (1975)

Most career earnings

$187,715, Ralph Nason

Most career earnings for non-winner

$66,420, Tracy Gordon

First Maine winner

Mike Rowe (1984)

Last Maine winner

Jeremie Whorff (2006)

First Canadian winner

Don Biederman (1977)

Last Canadian winner

Dave Whitlock (1995)

Multiple runner-up finishes

3, Butch Lindley (77, 80, 82)

3, Robbie Crouch (81, 84, 86)

2, Tommy Houston (90, 91)

2, Tracy Gordon (97, 98)

2, Ben Rowe (99, 00)

Multiple top-3 finishes

6, Butch Lindley (1st-76, 2nd-77, 3rd-78, 2nd-80, 2nd-82, 3rd-84)

5, Joey Kourafas (1st-74, 3rd-76, 2nd-85, 3rd-87, 3rd-90)

5, Dave Dion (1st-75, 1st-85, 3rd-86, 2nd-87, 1st-92)

5, Mike Rowe (1st-84, 1st-97, 3rd-98, 2nd-02, 1st-05)

5, Ralph Nason (2nd-76, 1st-98, 1st-99, 1st-00, 3rd-01)

5, Dick McCabe (3rd-82, 2nd-83, 3rd-85, 1st-88, 2nd-89)

4, Ben Rowe (2nd-99, 2nd-00, 1st-03, 1st-04)

3, Bob Pressley (3rd-77, 1st-78, 3rd-79

3, Robbie Crouch (2nd-81, 2nd-84, 2nd-86)

3, Tracy Gordon (3rd-95, 2nd-97, 2nd-98)

3, Gary Drew (3rd-97, 1st-01, 3rd-03)

2, George Summers (3rd-74, 2nd-75)

2, Geoff Bodine (1st-80, 1st-81)

2, Chuck Bown (1st-86, 1st-90)

2, Jamie Aube (1st-87, 1st-89)

2, Tommy Houston (2nd-90, 2nd-91)

2, Scott Robbins (2nd-01, 1st-02)

2, Eddie MacDonald (1st-09, 1st-10)

Only driver to win after finishing last the previous year

Larry Gelinas (1996)

Only driver to win after finishing second the previous year

Scott Robbins (2002)

Only driver to win last chance race and 250 in same year

Mike Rowe (2005)

Most Times Qualified

30, Mike Rowe (missed 1975, 1977, 1987, 2007, 2008)

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 (1978-1981)

Most pole positions

3, Junior Hanley (79, 82, 94)

2, Dave Dion (75, 76)

2, Morgan Shepherd (77, 78)

2, Dale Shaw (00, 06)

Winners from the 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

37th, Mike Rowe (2005)

Second worst starting position for champion

30th, Roger Brown (2007)

Most positions gained from start to finish

41st – 3rd, Matt Kenseth (2004)

Rain

1979 – postponed one week

1986 – held the next day

1991 – delayed, ran same day

2008 – held the next day

Most Cautions

21 in 1997

Father/Son champions

Rowe, Mike (84, 97, 05) & Ben (03, 04)

Father/Son qualifiers

Allison, Bobby & Davey

Babb, Bob & Bobby

Babb, George & Jerry

Brackett, Tim and T.J.

Clark, Billy and Cassius

Cusack, Ralph & Glenn

Darveau, Dave Sr.& Dave Jr.

Demers, Dennis & Trampas

Dragon, Beaver & Brent

Drew, Homer & Gary

Fraser, Frank & Scott

Gerry, Bob and Brockie

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

Whorff, Bill & Jeremie

Brother qualifiers

Bodine, Brett, Geoff & Todd

Bouchard, Ken & Ron

Burton, Jeff & Ward

Busch, Kurt and Kyle

Dragon, Beaver & Bobby

Labonte, Bobby & Terry

Luce, Glen and Scott

Pinkham, David & Richard

Rosati, John & Tom

Rowe, Ben & Tom

Wallace, Kenny & Rusty

Most successful qualifying attempts by brothers

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

Grandfather/grandson qualifiers

Fadden, Stub & Olsen, Mike

St. Clair, Dave & Josh

1974 – History in the making

Al Grinnan leads the very first lap in Oxford 250 history. Joey Kourafas wins the 200-lap event when George Summers runs out of gas three circuits from the finish.

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.

1976 – Bicentennial bash

Butch Lindley beats Maine’s Ralph Nason in a result that’s still disputed by some to this day.

1978 – Makin’ it look easy

Bob Pressley leads 213 laps en route to victory.

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. Tom Rosati became the youngest race winner.

1980 – When gas cost $20,000 a gallon

Geoff Bodine and Butch Lindley duel for the win. Lindley runs out of fuel on the final lap. Bodine’s tank goes dry on his victory lap.

1981 – Show me the money

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

1982 – Don’t you forget about me

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

1983 – Junkyard dog

Tommy Ellis drives from 26th starting position to win, In his victory lane interview, “Terrible Tommy” decries the local “junkers” he was forced to pass.

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.

1985 – The one that counts

Dave Dion wins by leading only the final lap.

1987 – Marathon, not a sprint

Jamie Aube makes his move over the final 50 laps, taking the lead when OPS weekly racer Billy Clark stops for fuel, and picks up the first of his two 250 titles

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.

1990 – Bown and determined

Chuck Bown outlasts Tommy Houston to win his second 250 en route to a NASCAR NationwideSeries championship

1991 – On his way

Ricky Craven, future NASCAR Cup and Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, wins his home state’s biggest race.

1992 – Glad he came

Dave Dion gets a phone call from track owner Michael Liberty, encouraging him to end his boycott of NASCAR and compete in the 250. Dion shows up and holds off Dale Shaw to become the first three-time winner.

1993 through 1995 – Oh, Canada

Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch and Dave Whitlock take the big prize north of the border, when the race was sanctioned by ACT.

1996 – Larry Who?

Relative unknown Larry Gelinas wins the pole, then wins the race when rookie Ben Rowe runs out of gas with two laps remaining.

1997 – Lucky 13

Thirteen years after his first victory, Mike Rowe sets a new record for most years between 250 triumphs

1998 through 2000 – King Ralph

Ralph Nason is the first driver to win three consecutive 250s.

2001 and 2002 – Home field advantage

Gary Drew and Scott Robbins give victory lane a local flavor.

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 – NASCAR Cup Invasion

Defending NASCAR Cup champion Matt Kenseth and Cup superstar Kurt Busch compete in the TD Bank 250. Kenseth placed 3rd, Busch 13th.

2005 – They’re back

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

2005 – Worst to first

Mike Rowe cannot win the provisional starting spot for most recent race champion, meaning that he needs to win the 50-lap last chance race just to start 37th in the main event. He becomes the first driver in 250 history to win the non-qualifiers’ event and the grand finale.

2006 – Family affair

Jeremie and Bill Whorff becoming the first son-father combo to run one-two in the 250, leading a field that includes NASCAR stars Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Ricky Craven and J.J. Yeley.

2007 – Roger Dodger

“Rocket” Roger Brown tops a staggering field of 97 entries to win the first TD Bank 250 under the late model rules package.

2008 – Through the flood

Kevin Harvick overcomes a flurry of rain delays over the span of two days, wins the second Monday ‘250’ in history and becomes the first active NASCAR Cup driver to do so.

2009 and 2010 – Eddie Mac wins back-to-back

Eddie MacDonald wins both the 2009 and 2010 TD Bank 250.

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