NorthernTool.com 250

NorthernTool.com 250

Venue	Milwaukee Mile
Sponsor	Northern Tool + Equipment
First race	1984
Distance	250 miles (402.3 km)
Laps	250
Previous names	Various - see results table

The NorthernTool.com 250 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at the Milwaukee Mile. From 1984-1985, the race was 200 laps, 200 miles (321.9 km) long. From 1986-1992, no race was held. In 1993, the race returned, and was increased to 250 laps, 250 miles (402.3 km), a distance it has remained at since. The race was traditionally held Sunday afternoons, while the Winston Cup Series was either off or at a different venue, but starting in 2004, the race has been run on Saturday night.

Until the race sponsor changed to Camping World in 2008, the sponsorship of this race was not affected by the September 7, 2007 settlement between AT&T and NASCAR in regard to a grandfathered sponsorship deal, as Anheuser-Busch, the sponsor of the now NASCAR Nationwide Series at the time of the lawsuit, was not associated with the wireless industry. The 2010 race has been canceled and the date has been moved across Wisconsin to Road America.

Race results

Year	Date	Race Name	Winning Driver	Car	Race Distance		Time of Race	Winning Speed
					Miles	Laps
1984	May 13	Red Carpet NASCAR 200	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile	200	200	02:03:26	97.206 mph
1985	Aug 18	Milwaukee Sentinel 200	Jack Ingram	Pontiac	200	200	01:55:15	104.121 mph
1993	July 4	Havoline Formula 3 250	Steve Grissom	Chevrolet	250	250	02:48:12	89.003 mph
1994	July 3	Havoline Formula 3 250	Mike Wallace	Chevrolet	250	250	02:28:31	100.999 mph
1995	July 2	Sears Auto Center 250	Dale Jarrett	Ford	250	250	02:37:16	95.379 mph
1996	July 7	Sears Auto Center 250	Buckshot Jones	Ford	250	250	03:02:24	82.237 mph
1997	July 5	Sears Auto Center 250	Randy LaJoie	Chevrolet	250	250	02:31:18	99.141 mph
1998	July 5	DieHard 250	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	250	250	02:33:14	97.890 mph
1999	July 4	DieHard 250	Casey Atwood	Chevrolet	250	250	02:33:17	97.858 mph
2000	July 2	DieHard 250	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	250	250	02:48:09	89.206 mph
2001	July 1	GNC Live Well 250	Greg Biffle	Ford	250	250	02:26:30	102.389 mph
2002	June 30	GNC Live Well 250	Greg Biffle	Ford	250	250	02:39:16	94.182 mph
2003	June 29	GNC 250	Jason Keller	Ford	250	250	02:25:30	103.093 mph
2004	June 26	Alan Kulwicki 250 presented by Forest County Potawatomi Racing	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet	250	250	02:26:59	102.052 mph
2005	June 25	SBC 250	Johnny Sauter	Dodge	200	200 [a]	02:03:12	97.403 mph
2006	June 24	AT&T 250	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	258	258 [b]	03:08:41	82.042 mph
2007	June 23	AT&T 250	Aric Almirola [c]	Chevrolet	250	250	02:56:03	85.203 mph
2008	June 21	Camping World RV Rental 250	Carl Edwards	Ford	250	250	02:43:37	91.678 mph
2009	June 20	NorthernTool.com 250	Carl Edwards	Ford	250	250	02:26:01	102.728 mph

• ^[a] - Race shortened to 200 laps, 200 miles (321.9 km) due to rain.
• ^[b] - Race extended to 258 laps, 258 miles (415.2 km) due to a green-white-checker finish.
• ^[c] - Aric Almirola started the race for Denny Hamlin, who had arrived to the track late. After Hamlin arrived, he took over the car and went on to win. Because Almirola started the race, he was credited with the victory, gaving him his only Nationwide Series win to date.

References

• Racing-Reference.info - Milwaukee Mile Race Results