NASCAR Xfinity Series at Charlotte (fall race) explained

Race Title:Drive for the Cure 250
Track Map:CharlotteMotorSpeedway Roval track map.jpg
Series Long:NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue:Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location:Concord, North Carolina, United States
Sponsor:Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
First Race:1973
Distance:250 kilometres (155.34 mi)
Laps:67
Stages 1/2: 20 each
Final stage: 27
Previous Names:World Service Life 300 (1973–1978)
Unnamed/Unknown (1979)
Charlotte 300 (1980)
Miller High Life 300 (1981)
Miller Time 300 (1982–1984)
Miller 400 (1985)
All Pro 300 (1986–1994)
All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 (1995–2000)
Little Trees 300 (2001–2003)
Lowe's Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300 (2004)
Dollar General 300 (2005–2010, 2012–2013)
Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage (2011)
Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (2014–2017)
Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (2018)
Most Wins Driver:Darrell Waltrip
A. J. Allmendinger (4)
Most Wins Team:Roush Fenway Racing (6)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Chevrolet (21)
Surface:Asphalt
Length Mi:2.28
Turns:17

The Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race that takes place at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The 1985 race was extended to 400.5miles, which still stands as the longest race distance run in Xfinity Series history.

It is held before the NASCAR Cup Series' Bank of America Roval 400 in the playoffs.

In 2018, the race was shifted to run the "Roval" infield road course configuration of Charlotte. With this, the race length was shortened from 300 miles to 200 kilometers (125 miles). It would also move up a week on the Xfinity Series schedule, the middle race of the first round of the playoffs. Chase Briscoe became the first Xfinity Series driver to win the race in its Roval configuration.[1] The race was increased to 67 laps and 250 km (155.34 mi) in 2019.[2]

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
LapsMiles (km)
Oval
1973October 612Bobby AllisonChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:08:46123.969
1974October 5Bobby AllisonChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:30:07119.973
1975October 4Ray HendrickChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:32:36117.955
1976October 23*Ray HendrickDick ArmstrongChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:34:03116.845
1977October 8Darrell WaltripChevrolet178*267 (429.695)
1978October 712Bobby AllisonAMC200300 (482.803)2:17:20131.068
1979October 6Darrell WaltripPontiac200300 (482.803)
1980October 4Dave MarcisPontiac200300 (482.803)2:30:03119.96
1981October 10Gary BaloughPontiac200300 (482.803)135.678
1982October 917Darrell WaltripDarWal, Inc.Pontiac200300 (482.803)2:25:46123.485
1983October 800Sam ArdThomas Brothers RacingOldsmobile200300 (482.803)2:07:25141.269
1984October 617Darrell WaltripDarWal, Inc.Pontiac200300 (482.803)2:26:45123.499
1985October 517Terry LabonteDarWal, Inc.Pontiac267400.5 (644.542)2:51:03140.485
1986October 48Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt, Inc.Pontiac200300 (482.803)2:09:07138.746
1987October 107Harry GantWhitaker RacingBuick200300 (482.803)2:16:30131.868
1988October 825Rob MorosoDick MorosoOldsmobile200300 (482.803)2:25:32123.683
1989October 725Rob MorosoDick MorosoOldsmobile200300 (482.803)2:22:49126.035
1990October 648Sterling MarlinFred TurnerOldsmobile200300 (482.803)2:16:05132.272
1991October 57Harry GantWhitaker RacingBuick200300 (482.803)2:27:37121.937
1992October 101Jeff GordonBill Davis RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:28:49120.954
1993October 960Mark MartinRoush RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:37:37113.96
1994October 814Terry LabonteLabonte MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:13:30134.831
1995October 760Mark MartinRoush RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:11:57136.415
1996October 560Mark MartinRoush RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:24:03124.957
1997October 420Jimmy SpencerCrestinger RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:21:38127.089
1998October 334Mike McLaughlinTeam 34Chevrolet200300 (482.803)2:03:49145.376
1999October 921Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:15:06133.235
2000October 717Matt KensethReiser EnterprisesChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:04:05145.064
2001October 660Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:09:05139.445
2002October 129Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:06:22142.443
2003October 11*7Greg BiffleEvans MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:01:09148.576
2004October 1520Mike BlissJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:43:21110.193
2005October 1439Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge200300 (482.803)2:55:36102.506
2006October 1332Dave BlaneyBraun RacingChevrolet203*304.5 (490.045)2:50:45106.999
2007October 1229Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:29:40120.267
2008October 1018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:53:40103.647
2009October 1618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:19:41128.863
2010October 1522Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge200300 (482.803)2:23:16125.64
2011October 1460Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:14:08134.195
2012October 1220Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:10:07138.337
2013October 1154Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:14:53133.449
2014October 1022Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord200300 (482.803)2:27:20122.172
2015October 933Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)1:58:24152.027
2016October 9*12Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord200300 (482.803)2:05:23143.56
2017October 742Alex BowmanChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:26:43122.685
"Roval" road course
2018September 2998Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord55125.4 (201.812)1:32:3581.267
2019September 2810A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet67155.34 (249.996)2:06:3073.726
2020October 1016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet68*157.76 (253.890)2:43:0558.041
2021October 916A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet68*157.76 (253.890)2:07:1474.396
2022October 816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet72*164.16 (264.525)2:21:3770.771
2023October 71Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet67155.34 (249.996)2:00:3177.387
2024October 12

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
DriverYears Won
4Darrell Waltrip1977, 1979, 1982, 1984
A. J. Allmendinger2019-2022
3Bobby Allison1973, 1974, 1978
Mark Martin1993, 1995, 1996
Kyle Busch2008, 2009, 2013
2Ray Hendrick1975, 1976
Rob Moroso1988, 1989
Harry Gant1987, 1991
Terry Labonte1985, 1994
Greg Biffle2001, 2003
Jeff Burton2002, 2007
Brad Keselowski2010, 2014
Joey Logano2012, 2016

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
6Roush Fenway Racing1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2011
5Joe Gibbs Racing2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
4Team Penske2005, 2010, 2014, 2016
Kaulig Racing2019-2022
3DarWal, Inc.1982, 1984, 1985
2Whitaker Racing1987, 1991
Dick Moroso1988, 1989
Richard Childress Racing2007, 2015

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
MakeYears Won
21 Chevrolet1973–1977, 1994, 1997–2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019–2023
10 Ford1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018
7 Pontiac1979–1982, 1984–1986
4 Oldsmobile1983, 1988–1990
Toyota2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
2 Buick1987, 1991
Dodge2005, 2010
1 AMC1978

References

  1. Web site: Chase Briscoe gets first Xfinity win in inaugural Charlotte road course race . Spencer, Reid . . September 29, 2018 . October 1, 2018.
  2. Web site: Charlotte Motor Speedway Enhances ROVAL™ with Expanded Backstretch Chicane. Charlotte Motor Speedway. June 23, 2019. June 23, 2019.

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