Wayne Helliwell, Jr. (27) makes the winning pass on Travis Benjamin (photo - Ken MacIsaac)Helliwell, Jr. Beats Benjamin to Win HP Hood Oxford 250 August 29, 2016 Regional OXFORD, ME – With six laps to go in the HP Hood Oxford 250, Wayne Helliwell, Jr. took advantage of lapped traffic and passed Travis Benjamin to take the lead and go on to win the legendary race. Benjamin finished second, DJ Shaw third, with Ben Rowe and Joey Polewarczyk rounding out the top five. Cassius Clark, driving for Pictou, Nova Scotia’s Rollie MacDonald, was sixth. Complete unofficial results follow… (photo- Ken MacIsaac) 1) 27 – Wayne Helliwell Jr. – 250 Laps 2) 7 – Travis Benjamin – 250 3) 60 – DJ Shaw – 250 4) 4n – Ben Rowe – 250 5) 97 – Joey Polewarczyk – 250 6) 13 – Cassius Clark – 250 7) 94 – Garrett Hall – 250 8) 54 – Johnny Clark – 250 9) 7nc – Ben Lynch – 250 10) 7L – Glen Luce – 250 11) 73 – Joey Doiron – 250 12) 48 – Bobby Timmons – 250 13) 15 – Mike Hopkins – 250 14) 41 – Tracy Gordon – 250 15) 55 – Dalton Sargeant – 250 16) 59 – Reid Lanpher – 250 17) 50 – Jeff White – 250 18) 09 – Jeremy Davis – 250 19) 46 – Dennis Spencer – 250 20) 94x – Shawn Martin – 250 21) 21 – David Oliver – 250 22) 24 – Mike Rowe – 250 23) 64 – Garrett Evans – 249 24) 23 – David Farrington – 249 25) 25 – Shawn Knight – 247 26) 12g – Derek Griffith – 247 27) 8F – Tate Fogleman – 245 28) 45 – Kodie Conner – 223 29) 35 – Derek Ramstrom – 202 30) 88x – Jeff Taylor – 193 31) 22 – Scott Farrington – 178 32) 00 – Bryan Kruczek – 174 33) 09x – Justin Drake – 159 34) 4 – Jeremy Whorff. – 124 35) 57 – Austin Theriault – 122 36) 47 – Kelly Moore – 120 37) 36 – Scott Robbins – 112 38) 16me – Travis Stearns – 104 39) 44 – Kyle Treadwell – 62 40) 60b – Tim Brackett – 46 41) 01x – Jake Crum – 8 42) 61 – TJ Brackett – 7 The race saw 59 entries with qualifying through heat races, consis, and a last chance race. A random draw determined starting order in the heats. A multi-car wreck on lap eight of the feature dashed the hopes of many for their run at the checkered flag. The win was worth $29,500 for Helliwell which included the $25,000 first prize plus bonus money. The lion’s share of the lap leader money went to Benjamin who was at the point for 159 laps. While it was Benjamin’s first Oxford 250 win, it was his third PASS win at Oxford this season. The HP Hood Oxford 250 was a PASS North/National combination event. The PASS North SLM division continues its 2016 season September 18 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway near Portland.
