Toyota Care 250

This article is about the spring Nationwide Series race. For the fall Nationwide Series race, see Virginia 529 College Savings 250.

Toyota Care 250

Venue	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Sponsor	Toyota
First race	1982
Distance	187.5 miles (301.8 km)
Laps	250
Previous names	Eastern 150 (1982-1983) Wrangler 150 (1984) Pontiac 200 (1990-1991) Hardee's 200 (1992-1993) Hardee's 250 (1994-1995, 1998-2003) Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (1996-1997) Funai 250 (2004-2005) Circuit City 250 (2006-2007) Lipton Tea 250 (2008-2009) Bubba Burger 250 (2010-2011) Virginia 529 College Savings Plan 250 (2012)

The Toyota Care 250 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race was first held during the inaugural season for the Nationwide Series in 1982, as a 150 lap event. The race was removed from the schedule after 1984. It returned to the series starting in 1990 as a 200 lap race. It was expanded to the current 250 lap distance in 1994.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1982	February 20	Tommy Houston	Mike Day	Chevrolet	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:24:35	57.667
1983	February 26	Sam Ard	Howard Thomas	Oldsmobile	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:06:14	73.639
1984	February 25	Sam Ard	Howard Thomas	Oldsmobile	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:04:58	75.084
1985 – 1989	Not held
1990	February 24	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	200	150 (241.401)	1:42:10	88.091
1991	February 23	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	150 (241.401)	1:37:40	92.156
1992	March 7	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	150 (241.401)	1:32:15	97.561
1993	March 6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	150 (241.401)	1:26:44	103.766
1994	March 5	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:03:17	91.253
1995	March 4	Kenny Wallace	Fil Martocci	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:56:50	96.291
1996	March 2	Jeff Purvis	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:54:36	98.168
1997	March 1	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:10:08	86.45
1998	June 5	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:57:26	95.799
1999	May 14	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:04:55	90.06
2000	May 5	Jeff Green	ppc Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:18:51	81.023
2001	May 4	Jimmy Spencer	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:13:53	84.028
2002	May 3	Jason Keller	ppc Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:20:23	80.138
2003	May 2	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:30:42	74.652
2004	May 14	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:12:19	85.023
2005	May 13	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	253*	189.75 (305.373)	2:12:50	85.709
2006	May 5/6*	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:22:17	79.068
2007	May 4	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:02:25	91.899
2008	May 2	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	253*	189.75 (305.373)	1:58:18	96.238
2009	May 1	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:09:48	86.672
2010	April 30	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	252*	189 (304.166)	2:04:21	91.194
2011	April 29	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	251*	188.25 (302.959)	1:44:11	108.415
2012	April 27	Kurt Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:48:06	104.07
2013	April 26	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:14:18	83.768

• 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2011: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
• 2006: Race was delayed because of rain and finished at midnight.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
3	Mark Martin	1993, 1997, 1999
2	Sam Ard	1983, 1984
	Harry Gant	1991, 1992
	Kevin Harvick	2003, 2006
	Kyle Busch	2004, 2009
	Denny Hamlin	2008, 2011
	Brad Keselowski	2010, 2013

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
4	Roush Racing	1993, 1997, 1998, 1999
3	Richard Childress Racing	2003, 2006, 2007
	Joe Gibbs Racing	2008, 2009, 2011
2	Howard Thomas	1983, 1984
	Whitaker Racing	1991, 1992
	Phoenix Racing	1996, 2001
	ppc Racing	2000, 2002
	Penske Racing	2010, 2013

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
9	Chevrolet	1982, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
8	Ford	1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2013
4	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
2	Oldsmobile	1983, 1984
	Buick	1991, 1992
1	Pontiac	1990
	Dodge	2010

Television broadcasters

Year	Network	Host	Pre-race analysts	Lap-by-lap	Color commentator(s)	Pit reporters
2012	ESPN	Nicole Briscoe	Brad Daugherty Rusty Wallace	Allen Bestwick	Dale Jarrett Andy Petree	Dave Burns Jamie Little Jerry Punch Vince Welch
2011
2010		Allen Bestwick		Marty Reid
2009	ABC			Jerry Punch		Dave Burns Jamie Little Shannon Spake Vince Welch
2008						Dave Burns Jamie Little Shannon Spake Mike Massaro
2007		Suzy Kolber	Brad Daugherty		Rusty Wallace Andy Petree	Dave Burns Jamie Little Allen Bestwick Mike Massaro
2006	Fx	Chris Myers	Jeff Hammond Darrell Waltrip Phil Parsons	Mike Joy	Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds	Dick Berggren Steve Byrnes Matt Yocum Jeanne Zelasko
2005
2004
2003	TNT	Bill Weber	Tony Stewart	Allen Bestwick	Tony Stewart Wally Dallenbach	Bill Weber Dave Burns Marty Snider Matt Yocum Benny Parsons
2002					Benny Parsons Rusty Wallace	Bill Weber Dave Burns Marty Snider Matt Yocum
2001					Benny Parsons Wally Dallenbach