Oxford 250 grand marshal Dave Dion shakes hands with driver Derek Griffith during prerace introductions.
Dave Dion, grand marshal for the Oxford 250, watches some of the early races Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway. Dion is a three-time winner of the Oxford 250.
Grand marshal Dave Dion talks with former rival Langis Caron, who dueled with Dion in the 1975 Oxford 250.
Grand marshal Dave Dion addresses the crowd before giving the "Start your engines” command.
Grand marshal Dave Dion signals the start of the race with the green flag.
Former winners of the Oxford 250 gather before the race to be recognized by the fans. Sunday was the 50th running of the prestigious short-track race. From left are Jamie Aube (who won in 1987 and 1989), Dave Dion (1975, 1985, 1992), Travis Benjamin (2013-14, 2017), Derek Lynch (1994), Eddie MacDonald (2009-10), Curtis Gerry (2017), Johnny Clark (2020), Bubba Pollard (2018), Cole Butcher (2022-23), Ben Rowe (2003-04) and Mike Rowe (1984, 1997, 2005).
Jessica Houser, a Dave Dion fan, uses a phone to record Dion as he watches the first laps of the 50th Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway. Dion, a three-time winner of the 250, was the grand master of Sunday's race.
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