Chicagoland 300 Explained

Race Title:Chicagoland 300
Series Long:NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue:Chicagoland Speedway
Location:Joliet, Illinois, United States
Sponsor:TBA
Distance:300miles
Laps:200 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 110)
Previous Names:Sam's Club Presents The Hills Bros. Coffee 300 (2001)
Tropicana Twister 300 (2002–2004)
USG Durock 300 (2005–2007)
Dollar General 300 (2008–2013)
Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300 (2014)
Furious 7 300 (2015)
Drive for Safety 300 (2016)
TheHouse.com 300 (2017)[1]
Overton's 300 (2018)[2]
Camping World 300 (2019)
Most Wins Driver:Kyle Busch (4)
Most Wins Team:Joe Gibbs Racing (5)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Chevrolet (7)
Surface:Asphalt
Length Mi:1.5
Turns:4

The Chicagoland 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race held annually at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. In 2008 the race has been held at night under Chicagoland Speedway's new lighting system, after being held as a day race for the previous 7 years. However, in 2011, the race returned to daytime. From 2016 to 2017, it served as the final race of NASCAR's "regular season" for the Xfinity Series, Following the race, the top 12 drivers in points standings advance to the seven-race NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs. Starting in 2018, the race moved to June, the weekend before 4th of July. The new race that Las Vegas Motor Speedway acquired from Kentucky Speedway took Chicagoland's former spot.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2001July 1492Jimmie JohnsonHerzog MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:30:40119.469[3]
2002July 132Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:20:37128.008[4]
2003July 1225Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord200300 (482.803)2:18:45129.73[5]
2004July 1044Justin LabonteLabonte MotorsportsDodge200300 (482.803)2:21:58126.79[6]
2005July 921Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:18:06130.34[7]
2006July 842Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge200300 (482.803)2:23:31125.421[8]
2007July 1421Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:12:41135.661[9]
2008July 1118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:04:37144.443[10]
2009July 1020Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:02:10147.34[11]
2010July 918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota203*304.5 (490.045)2:10:37139.875[12]
2011Sept. 1722Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge200300 (482.803)2:01:06148.637[13]
2012Sept. 156Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:10:05138.373[14]
2013Sept. 1454Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:16:34131.804[15]
2014Sept. 135Kevin HarvickJR MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:23:42125.261[16]
2015Sept. 1954Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:11:40136.709[17]
2016Sept. 1720Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:29:17120.576[18]
2017Sept. 167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:15:07133.218[19]
2018June 3042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:13:34134.764[20]
2019June 2900Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord200300 (482.803)2:20:33128.068[21]
2020Not held[22]

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
DriverYears Won
4Kyle Busch2008, 2010, 2013, 2015
3Kevin Harvick2005, 2007, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
6Joe Gibbs Racing2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016
3Richard Childress Racing2002, 2005, 2007
2JR Motorsports2014, 2017
Chip Ganassi Racing2006, 2018

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
MakeYears Won
7 Chevrolet2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018
6 Toyota2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016
3 Dodge2004, 2006, 2011
Ford2003, 2012, 2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TheHouse.com to sponsor Chicagoland races. ESPN. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 13, 2017. September 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: OVERTON'S TO SERVE AS ENTITLEMENT SPONSOR FOR CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY'S 2018 NASCAR NATIONAL SERIES RACES - Chicagoland Speedway. www.chicagolandspeedway.com. 2018-02-10. 2018-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708104802/http://www.chicagolandspeedway.com/Articles/2018/02/Overtons-To-Sponsor-All-Three-NASCAR-National-Series-Races-At-Chicagoland-In-2018.aspx. dead.
  3. Web site: 2001 Sam's Club Presents the Hills Brothers Coffee 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2002 Tropicana Twister 300 Presented by Sam's Club. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2003 Tropicana Twister 300 Presented by Speedway SuperAmerica. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  6. Web site: 2004 Tropicana Twister 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  7. Web site: 2005 USG Durlock 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  8. Web site: 2006 USG Durlock 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  9. Web site: 2007 USG Durlock 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  10. Web site: 2008 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  11. Web site: 2009 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  12. Web site: 2010 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  13. Web site: 2011 Dollar General 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  14. Web site: 2012 Dollar General 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  15. Web site: 2013 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  16. Web site: 2014 Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  17. Web site: 2015 Furious 7 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  18. Web site: 2016 Drive for Safety 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  19. Web site: 2017 TheHouse.com 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  20. Web site: 2018 Overtons 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  21. Web site: 2019 Camping World 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 12, 2023.
  22. Web site: Weaver. Matt. Richmond, Chicagoland, Sonoma Lose NASCAR Race Dates For 2020. Autoweek. May 8, 2020. November 12, 2023.

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