Sam's Town 300

Sam's Town 300

Venue	Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sponsor	Boyd Gaming
First race	1997
Distance	300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Las Vegas 300 (1997) Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 (1998)

The Sam's Town 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has been scheduled as either the third, fourth, or fifth race of the season for the Nationwide Series since it was first held in 1997.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
				Laps	Miles (km)
1997	March 16	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:37:41	114.153
1998	February 28	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:37:43	114.129
1999	March 6	Mark Martin	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:13:57	134.37
2000	March 4	Jeff Burton	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:13:13	135.118
2001	March 3	Todd Bodine	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:23:17	125.625
2002	March 2	Jeff Burton	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:25:24	123.796
2003	March 1	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:35:44	115.582
2004	March 6	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:20	122.172
2005	March 12	Mark Martin	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:21	122.158
2006*	March 11	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	206*	309 (497.287)	2:28:08	125.158
2007*	March 10	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:52:12	104.53
2008	March 1	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	202*	303 (487.631)	2:48:09	108.118
2009	February 28	Greg Biffle	Ford	209*	313.5 (504.529)	2:56:16	106.713
2010	February 27	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:38	121.924
2011*	March 5	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:15:33	132.792

• 2006 ,2008, & 2009: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
• 2006: Last race on an old layout.
• 2007: First race on a new layout.
• 2011: Brad Keselowski blows a tire on the final lap in Turn 1, Mark Martin wins, and Danica Patrick finishes 4th, the best finish for her and a female in any of NASCAR's top three series.

References

• Racing-Reference.info – Las Vegas Motor Speedway Race Results