NASCAR Xfinity Series at Bristol (spring race)
Annual NASCAR race held at Bristol Motor Speedway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The race last run as the Cheddar's 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the first of two Bristol races on the schedule.
NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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Venue | Bristol Motor Speedway |
Location | Bristol, Tennessee, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Alsco[1] |
First race | 1982 (1982) |
Last race | 2020 |
Distance | 159.9 miles (257.3 km) |
Laps | 300 Stages 1/2: 85 each Final stage: 130 |
Previous names | Southeastern 150 (1982–1983) Budweiser 200 (1985–1989) Budweiser 250 (1990–1993) Goody's 250 (1994–1995) Goody's Headache Powder 250 (1996) Moore's Snacks 250 (1997–1999) Cheez-It 250 (2000–2001) Channellock 250 (2002–2003) Sharpie Professional 250 (2004–2005) Sharpie Mini 300 (2006–2008) Scotts Turf Builder 300 (2009–2010) Scotts EZ Seed 300 (2011) Ford EcoBoost 300 (2012) Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 (2013) Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 (2014–2015)[2] Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 (2016–2018) Alsco 300 (2019)[3] |
Most wins (driver) | Kyle Busch (4) |
Most wins (team) | Joe Gibbs Racing (7) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (17) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Concrete |
Length | 0.533 mi (0.858 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The first Busch Series race at Bristol was 150 laps, and was won by Phil Parsons in 1982. The race was not held in 1984. The race increased in length several times since then: it was lengthened to 200 laps in 1985, 250 laps in 1990, and 300 laps in 2006.
In 2016, the race format was changed to include two 50-lap heat races and a 200-lap feature for a total of 300 laps, as part of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program. In 2017 that format did not return and instead reverted to its 300-lap distance with the new stage format. Stages 1 and 2 were 85 laps each, with stage 3 being the final 130 laps.
The race was removed from the 2021 schedule as the Xfinity Series did not follow the NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck Series in switching their first Bristol races to the dirt configuration.[4] When the Cup and Truck spring race returned to the concrete surface in 2024, the Xfinity date was not reinstated.