O'Reilly 300

O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

Venue	Texas Motor Speedway
Sponsor	O'Reilly Auto Parts
First race	1997
Distance	300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Coca-Cola 300 (1997-1999) Albertsons 300 (2000) Jani-King 300 (2001) O'Reilly 300 (2002-2009)

The O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place each spring at Texas Motor Speedway, and was first held in 1997. In 2005, TMS was rewarded with a second Nationwide Series event in November, the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. In 2011 this race will become a Friday Night race when before it was always on a Saturday Afternoon.

Matt Kenseth passes Denny Hamlin to win the 2007 event

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
				Laps	Miles (km)
1997	April 5	Mark Martin	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:03	122.993
1998	April 4	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:29:47	120.174
1999	March 27	Mark Martin	Ford	163*	244.5 (393.484)	1:55:08	127.417
2000	April 1	Mark Martin	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:46:28	108.13
2001	March 31	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:37	126.212
2002	April 6	Jeff Purvis	Chevrolet	116*	174 (280.025)	1:42:13	102.136
2003	March 29	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:32:41	117.891
2004	April 3	Matt Kenseth	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:54	115.482
2005	April 16	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:01	126.746
2006	April 8	Kurt Busch	Dodge	206*	309 (497.287)	2:22:38	129.984
2007	April 14	Matt Kenseth	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:06	126.671
2008	April 5	Kyle Busch	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	1:58:39	151.707
2009	April 4	Kyle Busch	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:04:55	144.096
2010	April 19*	Kyle Busch	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:07:53	140.753
2011*	April 8	Carl Edwards	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:01:43	147.884

• 1999 & 2002: Race shortened due to rain.
• 2006: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
• 2010: Race postponed twice from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
• 2011: First scheduled night race in Texas Motor Speedway history. Carl Edwards gives the Ford Mustang it's first Nationwide win since the introduction of the series new car.