NASCAR Xfinity Series at Gateway

Stock car races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois from 1997 to 2010, with the race scheduled to return to the second-tier series calendar in 2025.

NASCAR Xfinity Series at Gateway

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Gateway International Raceway
First race	1997
Distance	250 miles (402.336 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Gateway 300 (1997) Carquest Auto Parts 250 (1998–2001) Charter Pipeline 250 (2002–2003) Charter 250 (2004) Wallace Family Tribute 250 (2005) Busch Silver Celebration 250 (2006) Gateway 250 (2007) Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 (2008–2010) 5-Hour Energy 250 (2010, 2nd)

The race was last held as a 250 miles (402.336 km), except in 1997 where it was a 300 miles (482.803 km). 2010 saw the track receiving a second race, also a 250-mile race, only for the track to be dropped from the-then Nationwide Series calendar for 2011.

Brad Keselowski is the race's defending winner.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Ref
					Laps	Miles (km)
1997	July 26	Elliott Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	240	300 (482.803)	3:48:25	78.803	[1]
1998	October 17	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:23:27	104.566	[2]
1999	July 31	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:23:55	104.227	[3]
2000	July 29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:08:39	116.595	[4]
2001	July 21	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:25:00	103.448	[5]
2002	July 20	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:20:17	106.926	[6]
2003	May 10	Scott Riggs	ppc Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:41:31	92.87	[7]
2004	May 8	Martin Truex Jr.	Chance 2 Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:27:50	101.466	[8]
2005	July 30	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	200	250 (402.336)	2:25:11	103.318	[9]
2006	July 29	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:05:54	119.142	[10]
2007	July 21	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	200	250 (402.336)	2:37:56	94.977	[11]
2008	July 19	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:18:46	108.095	[12]
2009	July 18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	250 (402.336)	2:25:14	103.286	[13]
2010	July 17	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:27:22	101.787	[14]
	October 23	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	250 (402.336)	2:20:21	106.876	[15]

References

1. "1997 Gateway 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
2. "1998 Carquest Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
3. "1999 Carquest Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
4. "2000 Carquest Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
5. "2001 Carquest Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
6. "2002 Charter Pipeline 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
7. "2003 Charter Pipeline 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
8. "2004 Charter 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
9. "2005 Wallace Family Tribute 250 presented by Shop N' Save". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
10. "2006 Busch Silver Celebration 250 presented by Shop N' Save". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
11. "2007 Gateway 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
12. "2008 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
13. "2009 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
14. "2010 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
15. "2010 5-Hour Energy 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

External links

• Gateway International Raceway race results at Racing-Reference

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