Oxford Plains Speedway - 7/30/06
The TD Banknorth 250

Trevor #41 - 6th     Ben #4 - 39th    Travis #44 - DNQ

The 33rd running of "The 250" saw highs and lows for Richard Moody Racing.
Unfortunately, there were more of the lows. Only the #41 driven by Trevor Sanborn finished the 250, with a fine run to sixth spot.

For the #44 with Travis Khiel, things started to go wrong when his finish in qualifying Heat #4 was disallowed in tech. Then forced to start at the back of the pack in Consi #3, Travis made it up to fourth spot - but only three transferred to the 250. In the last chance race, Travis slowed with a flat left rear and exited the track behind a tow truck with no shot at the 250.

Ben in the #4 cruised to a easy win in Heat #3 for a second row starting spot in the 250. After watching Dale Shaw in the #60 and eventual 250 winner Jeremie Whorff in the #00 battle a bit, Ben took the lead on lap 10 and took off, figuring it was safer to be out ahead alone. But by lap 22 Ben was catching the tail end of the field. And some of those cars that were fighting to stay on the lead lap tangled right in front of Ben. The #72 of Scott Robbins was knocked into Ben's path, and the #4 vaulted over the #72 and over the edge of turn three in a cloud of dust and debris, almost rolling over. Ben was OK except for a sore wrist, and the #4 headed to the infield on the back of that same wrecker.

The third car in the RMR stable was renumbered #41 and raced in partnership with the team of Trevor Sanborn, a  teenage competitor from the Pro Series division at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. From the outside of the front row in Heat #2, Trevor with polesitter Jeremie Whorff took off from the rest of the cars. Trevor had a nice and trouble free run to second and an eight place berth for the 250. In the big race, Trevor ran strongly but by mid-race went a lap down. During the final 90 laps that ran caution free, Trevor at times was battling with leaders Jeremie Whorff and Kyle Busch trying to get his lap back. Just as fast but not able to grab the lap back, Trevor put on quite a show in the #44 to post a sixth place finish for RMR.