BellSouth Mobility 320 explained

BellSouth Mobility 320
Series Long:NASCAR Busch Series
Venue:Nashville Speedway USA
Sponsor:BellSouth Mobility
First Race:1984
Last Race:2000
Distance:190.72miles
Track Map:NashvilleSpeedwayMap.svg
Laps:320
Previous Names:Nashville 200 (1984)
CarQuest 200 (1988)
Granger Select 200 (1989)
Opryland USA 320 (1995)
BellSouth / Opryland USA 320 (1996)
BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320 (1997-1998)
BellSouth Mobility 320 (1999-2000)

The BellSouth Mobility 320 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Nashville Speedway USA, in Nashville, Tennessee. Debuting as a 200 lap race of 119.2miles, it was originally held only during the 1984 season. The event returned the schedule in 1988, and again in 1989, after which it was removed a second time. The race returned to the Busch circuit yet again in 1995, this time the race distance being extended from 200 to 320 laps, now covering 190.7miles in distance. The race remained on the Busch Series schedule for the next six seasons, but was removed a third and final time following the 2000 season.

Two other short tracks, Myrtle Beach Speedway and South Boston Speedway, were also removed from the Busch Series schedule after the 2000 season. This extra room created on the schedule was used to help add new races at Chicagoland Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, and Kentucky Speedway starting in 2001.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
1984April 28Jack IngramJack Ingram RacingPontiac200119.2 (191.833)1:19:3989.793[1]
1988May 21Darrell WaltripDarWal, Inc.Chevrolet200119.2 (191.833)1:16:1393.838[2]
1989May 20Rick MastA.G. Dillard MotorsportsBuick200119.2 (191.833)1:21:3687.290[3]
1995March 19David GreenLabonte MotorsportsChevrolet320190.72 (306.934)2:26:1878.217[4]
1996March 17Bobby LabonteLabonte MotorsportsChevrolet320190.72 (306.934)2:57:2764.487[5]
1997April 19Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet320190.72 (306.934)2:57:1664.554[6]
1998March 15Mike McLaughlinTeam 34Chevrolet320190.72 (306.934)2:17:5582.972[7]
1999April 3Jeff GreenProgressive MotorsportsChevrolet320190.72 (306.934)2:16:5283.608[8]
2000April 8Randy LaJoiePhoenix RacingChevrolet320190.72 (306.934)2:28:3577.015[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1984 Nashville 200. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: 1988 CarQuest 200. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  3. Web site: 1989 Granger Select 200. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  4. Web site: 1995 Opryland USA 320. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  5. Web site: 1996 BellSouth/Opryland USA 320. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  6. Web site: 1997 BellSouth Mobility/Opryland USA 320. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  7. Web site: 1998 BellSouth Mobility/Opryland USA 320. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  8. Web site: 1999 BellSouth Mobility 320. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  9. Web site: 2000 BellSouth Mobility 320. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.

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