Alsco 300 (Kentucky)

Not to be confused with Kentucky Indy 300 or VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300.

"Meijer 300" redirects here. For the Indy Racing League race, see Meijer Indy 300.

"Alsco 300" redirects here. For the Xfinity Series race at Charlotte, see Alsco 300 (Charlotte). For the Xfinity race at Bristol, see Alsco 300 (Bristol). For the Xfinity race at Las Vegas, see Alsco 300 (Las Vegas).

The Alsco 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, United States. The distance of the race was 300 miles (482.803 km).

Alsco 300

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Kentucky Speedway
Location	Sparta, Kentucky, United States
Corporate sponsor	Alsco
First race	2001
Last race	2020
Distance	300 miles (480 km)
Laps	200 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 110)
Previous names	Outback Steakhouse 300 (2001) Kroger 300 (2002) Meijer 300 (2003–2010) Feed the Children 300 (2011–2013) John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300 presented by Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (2014) Kentucky 300 (2015)
Most wins (driver)	Joey Logano Brad Keselowski Kyle Busch (3)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (7)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

History

Kentucky Speedway, opened in 2000 by Jerry Carrol, held its first Busch Series race in 2001. Brad Paisley sang the National Anthem, and then-Cincinnati Bengals player Corey Dillon gave the command to start engines. This race saw Travis Kvapil go upside down after clipping Rich Bickle's No. 59 car off of Turn 2, and the car slid all the way down the backstretch in the turn three grass. Kevin Harvick won the inaugural event.

Hypermarket chain Meijer was the race's sponsor since 2003 after previous sponsorship from Outback Steakhouse and Kroger. Nabisco, through its Oreo and Ritz brands, had been an associate sponsor since the 2002 race. For 2011, the race was sponsored by the Nonprofit organization Feed The Children. Starting in 2016, the race was sponsored by Alsco.^[1] In 2017, Alsco signed a multi-year agreement to continue being the sponsor of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race.^[2] Alsco is one of only two companies to serve as entitlement sponsor of multiple Xfinity Series events. Each year Alsco provides its sponsorship partners, employees, customer and prospects with over 1,500 tickets to the race.^[3]

The race received a doubleheader in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] The second race, the Shady Rays 200, was held the day before the Alsco 300.^[5]

Kentucky was removed from the 2021 Xfinity schedule.^[6]

David Gilliland won here for an underfunded team in 2006 with 8 starts in his résumé. This win gave him the ride in the 38 car in mid-2006, replacing Elliott Sadler in the 38 car. Joey Logano is the first repeat winner, winning three straight years from 2008 to 2010. Also, four different drivers have won at Kentucky Speedway to claim their first Nationwide Series win. David Gilliland (2006), Stephen Leicht (2007), Joey Logano (2008), and Austin Dillon (2012).

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
						Laps	Miles (km)
2001	June 16	2	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:31:47	118.59
2002	June 15/16*	92	Todd Bodine	Herzog Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:33	127.164
2003	June 14	25	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:12:14	136.123
2004	June 19	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:08	126.642
2005	June 18	60	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:33:42	117.111
2006	June 17	84	David Gilliland	Clay Andrews Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:35:10	116.004
2007	June 16	90	Stephen Leicht	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:32:56	117.698
2008	June 14	20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:12:50	135.508
2009	June 13	20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:20:51	127.796
2010	June 12	20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:36:08	115.286
2011	July 8	22	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:10.03	138.408
2012	June 29	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	1:58:42	151.643
2013	June 28	22	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Ford	170*	255 (410.382)	1:56:39	131.162
2014	June 27	5	Kevin Harvick	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:15:33	132.792
2015	July 10	22	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:12:18	136.054
2016	July 8	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	201*	301.5 (485.217)	2:05:24	144:258
2017	July 8*	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:30:56	119.258
2018	July 13	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:29	131.884
2019	July 12	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:09:05	139.445
2020	July 10	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:13:25	134.916

• 2002: Race started on Saturday night but was finished on Sunday afternoon due to rain.
• 2013: Race shortened due to rain.
• 2016: Race extended due to overtime.
• 2017: Race postponed from Friday night to Saturday afternoon due to severe weather.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
3	Joey Logano	2008, 2009, 2010
	Brad Keselowski	2011, 2013, 2015
	Kyle Busch	2004, 2016, 2017
2	Kevin Harvick	2001, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
6	Joe Gibbs Racing	2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018
4	Team Penske	2011, 2013, 2015, 2020
2	Richard Childress Racing	2001, 2012

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
7	Ford	2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020
6	Chevrolet	2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014
	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018
1	Dodge	2011

Notable races

• 2008: When Joey Logano won, he became the youngest winner in Nationwide Series history, at 18 years old, 21 days, shattering Casey Atwood's record (18 years, 313 days) that stood since 1999.
• 2013: Rain struck Sparta as Feed the Children 300 ending short and the Quaker State 400 was moved to Sunday afternoon. Brad Keselowski won the rain-shortened race and would go on to get wrecked on Sunday as Kurt Busch turned into Keselowski. This may have started the Kurt Busch vs. Keselowski rivalry that would go on to the 2014 5-hour Energy 400.
• 2014: Brad Keselowski overcame a speeding penalty to get a top 5 finish. Kevin Harvick held off a charging Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski.

References

1. "New sponsor for KY Speedway race". WLW. January 21, 2016. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
2. "Alsco Extends Partnership with Kentucky Speedway | News | Fan Info | Kentucky Speedway". www.kentuckyspeedway.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05.
3. "Alsco Celebrates Third Consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway | News | Fan Info | Kentucky Speedway". Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
4. Farmer, Keith (June 4, 2020). "Quaker State rescheduled, adds Xfinity races". WLEX-TV. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
5. "Shady Rays to sponsor XFINITY race at Kentucky Speedway". Kentucky Speedway (Press release). Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
6. Crandall, Kelly (October 30, 2020). "33 races on tap for 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series". Racer. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

External links

• Kentucky Speedway race results at Racing-Reference