Focused Health 250 (Atlanta) Explained

Race Title:Focused Health 250
Track Map:Atlanta Motor Speedway.svg
Series Long:NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue:Atlanta Motor Speedway
Location:Hampton, Georgia
Sponsor:Focused Health
First Race:2021
Distance:251.02miles
Laps:163[1]
Stages 1/2: 40 each
Final stage: 83
Previous Names:Credit Karma Money 250 (2021)
Alsco Uniforms 250 (2022-2023)
Most Wins Team:Joe Gibbs Racing (2)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Toyota (2)
Surface:Asphalt
Length Mi:1.54
Turns:4

The Focused Health 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. The race is one of two Xfinity Series races at Atlanta along with the RAPTOR King of Tough 250 in the spring.

History

The track had previously always held one Busch/Nationwide/Xfinity Series race, but in 2021, when the NASCAR Cup Series got a second race at Atlanta for the first time since 2010, this Xfinity Series race was added to the schedule on the same weekend in July as the new Cup Series race.[2] Credit Karma held the naming rights to the race that year.[3] In 2022, Alsco replaced Credit Karma as the title sponsor.[4] When the start times for all of NASCAR's events were announced, the 2023 event will become a Saturday night event to coincide with the track's second Cup race returning to a nighttime event.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed
(mph)
ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
2021July 1054Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota164*252.56 (406.72)2:18:59109.032Report[5]
2022July 921Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet163251.02 (404.24)1:57:36128.071Report[6]
2023July 820John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota169*260.26 (419.119)2:24:33108.029Report[7]
2024September 7Report

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
MakeYears Won
2 Toyota2021, 2023
1 Chevrolet2022

Notes and References

  1. News: Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season. NASCAR. January 25, 2021. January 31, 2021.
  2. News: Pair of Xfinity Series races at AMS announced for 2021 season. Atlanta Motor Speedway. October 30, 2020. January 31, 2021.
  3. Speedway Motorsports welcomes Credit Karma Money as new partner in NASCAR. Speedway Motorsports. Atlanta Motor Speedway. June 8, 2021. June 8, 2021.
  4. Web site: Nalley Automotive Group, Alsco Uniforms Sponsoring Xfinity Races at Atlanta in 2022 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . October 21, 2021.
  5. Web site: 2021 Credit Karma Money 250. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  6. Web site: 2022 Alsco Uniforms 250. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  7. Web site: 2023 Alsco Uniforms 250. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.