The Pantry 300

The Pantry 300 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Hickory Motor Speedway, in Hickory, North Carolina. One of the inaugural events of the series from its 1982 season, it was one of five races at the track in 1982, four in 1983 to 1985, three in 1986 and, from 1987 to 1994, was the series' second annual visit to the track, following which only the spring Sundrop 400 remained on the schedule until Hickory Motor Speedway departed the series schedule after the 1998 season. From 1982 to 1987, the second race was the Bobby Isaac Memorial race, which was an established Late Model race at Hickory; that race switched to weekly NASCAR classification in 1988 and remains to this day.^[1] The race distance was 200 laps (72.6 miles (116.8 km)) from 1982 to 1990, 276 laps (100.2 miles (161.3 km)) in 1991, and 300 laps (108.9 miles (175.3 km)) from 1992 to 1994.^[1] The race served as the series' season-ending event in 1992.^[2] Jack Ingram and Tommy Houston were the only multiple winners of the event, each winning twice; the final The Pantry 300 was won by Dennis Setzer, who in doing so became the first rookie in series history to win twice in his rookie season.^[3]

The Pantry 300

NASCAR Busch Series
Venue	Hickory Motor Speedway
First race	1982
Last race	1994
Distance	108.9 miles (175.3 km)
Laps	300
Previous names	Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 (1982–1987) Pepsi 200 (1988–1989) Granger Select 200 (1990) Granger Select 400 (1991) The Pantry 300 (1992–1994)

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1982	September 4	Jack Ingram	Jack Ingram Racing	Pontiac	200	72.6 (116.84)	n/a	n/a
1983	September 3	Tommy Houston	Mason Day Racing	Chevrolet	200	72.6 (116.84)	n/a	60.231
1984	October 13	Larry Pearson	Pearson Racing	Pontiac	200	72.6 (116.84)	1:09:59	62.541
1985	August 10	Ronnie Silver	Silver Racing	Pontiac	200	72.6 (116.84)	1:01:34	70.752
1986	July 26	Jack Ingram	Jack Ingram Racing	Pontiac	200	72.6 (116.84)	1:04:06	67.395
1987	July 25	Dale Jarrett	DAJ Racing	Chevrolet	200	72.6 (116.84)	1:06:03	65.701
1988	July 23	Tommy Houston	Arndt Racing	Buick	200	72.6 (116.84)	1:01:06	70.619
1989	July 22	Tommy Ellis	J&J Racing	Buick	200	72.6 (116.84)	1:05:46	66.234
1990	May 19	Chuck Bown	Hensley Motorsports	Pontiac	200	72.6 (116.84)	1:00:53	71.546
1991	June 15	Jimmy Hensley	Beverly Racing	Oldsmobile	276	100.2 (161.26)	1:28:59	67.555
1992	November 8	Bobby Labonte	Labonte Motorsports	Chevrolet	300	108.9 (175.26)	1:42:25	55.648
1993	November 7	Johnny Rumley	Johnny Rumley	Oldsmobile	300	108.9 (175.26)	1:38:46	66.156
1994	July 31	Dennis Setzer	Alliance Motorsports	Chevrolet	300	108.9 (175.26)	1:38:49	66.122

References

1. "Race Results at Hickory Speedway". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
2. "Newswire". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. November 9, 1992. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
3. "The Pantry 300". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, FL. August 1, 1994. p. 3B. Retrieved 2013-08-19.

External links

• Hickory Speedway race results at Racing-Reference