The Boat Race 1863 The Boat Race 1863 The 20th Boat Race between crews from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place on the River Thames on 28 March 1863. Oxford won by 15 lengths in a time of 23 minutes 6 seconds. It took the overall record to ten wins each, the first time since the 1836 race that the scores were level. The race was the third to be held on the ebb tide, along the Championship Course in reverse, from Mortlake to Putney. It was the first time since the race was held in the fashion since
J.T. Putney 17th place while his average finish would end up being 15th place. Total earnings for this driver added up to $63,963 ($ when adjusted for inflation). One of his notable racing accomplishments outside of NASCAR was his seventh-place finish at the 1967 ARCA 250 Daytona Race in a 1966 Chevrolet machine. Putney mainly drove the #22 Chevrolet machine as a driver/owner in the NASCAR Cup Series. When he was not racing on the track, Putney had a day job at American Enka Corp. as a corporate pilot. After his NASCAR career ended, he would fly for Kingsport Press (based out