Feed the Children 300

Feed The Children 300

Venue	Kentucky Speedway
Sponsor	Feed The Children
First race	2001
Distance	300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Outback Steakhouse 300 (2001) Kroger 300 (2002) Meijer 300 (2003–2010)

The Feed the Children 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, United States. The distance of the race is 300 miles (482.803 km).

History

Hypermarket chain Meijer was the race's sponsor since 2003 after previous sponsorship from Outback Steakhouse and Kroger. Nabisco, through its Oreo and Ritz brands, had been an associate sponsor since the 2002 race. For 2011, the race is now sponsored by the Nonprofit organization Feed The Children.

Joey Logano is the first repeat winner and did it back to back to back from the pole.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
				Laps	Miles (km)
2001	June 16	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:31:47	118.59
2002	June 15/16*	Todd Bodine	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:33	127.164
2003	June 14	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:12:14	136.123
2004	June 19	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:08	126.642
2005	June 18	Carl Edwards	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:33:42	117.111
2006	June 17	David Gilliland	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:35:10	116.004
2007	June 16	Stephen Leicht	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:32:56	117.698
2008	June 14	Joey Logano	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:12:50	135.508
2009	June 13	Joey Logano	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:20:51	127.796
2010	June 12	Joey Logano	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:36:08	115.286
2011	July 8	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:10.03	138.408

• 2002: Race started on Saturday night but was finished on Sunday afternoon due to rain.

References

• Racing-Reference.info – Kentucky Speedway Race Results