NorthernTool.com 250
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NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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Venue | Milwaukee Mile |
Location | West Allis, Wisconsin |
Corporate sponsor | Northern Tool + Equipment |
First race | 1984 |
Last race | 2009 |
Distance | 250 miles (402.336 km) |
Laps | 250 |
Previous names | Red Carpet 200 (1984) Milwaukee Sentinel 200 (1985) Havoline 250 (1993–1994) Sears Auto Center 250 (1995–1997) DieHard 250 (1998–1999) Sears DieHard 250 (2000) GNC Live Well 250 (2001–2003) Alan Kulwicki 250 Pres. by Forest County Potawatomi Racing (2004) SBC 250 (2005) AT&T 250 (2006–2007) Camping World RV Rental 250 (2008) NorthernTool.com 250 (2009) |
Most wins (driver) | Greg Biffle Carl Edwards (2) |
Most wins (team) | Roush Fenway Racing (4) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (9) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1 mi (1.6 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The NorthernTool.com 250[1] is a discontinued NASCAR Xfinity Series race held at the Milwaukee Mile. From 1984 to 1985, the race was 200 laps, 200 miles (321.9 km) long. From 1986 to 1992, no race was held. In 1993, the race returned, and was increased to 250 laps, 250 miles (402.3 km), a distance it would remain at until the final race was held in 2009. The race was traditionally held Sunday afternoons, while the Cup Series was either off or at a different venue, but starting in 2004, the race was 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 Xfinity Series at the time of the lawsuit, was not associated with the wireless industry.[2] The 2010 race was canceled and the date was moved across Wisconsin to Road America.[3]
Past winners
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | ||
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||
1984 | May 13 | Sam Ard | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:03:26 | 97.206 | |
1985 | Aug 18 | Jack Ingram | Jack Ingram Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:55:15 | 104.121 | |
1986 – 1992 |
Not held | ||||||||
1993 | July 4 | Steve Grissom | Grissom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:48:12 | 89.003 | |
1994 | July 3 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:28:31 | 100.999 | |
1995 | July 2 | Dale Jarrett | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:37:16 | 95.379 | |
1996 | July 7 | Buckshot Jones | Buckshot Racing | Ford | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 3:02:24 | 82.237 | |
1997 | July 5 | Randy LaJoie | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:31:18 | 99.141 | |
1998 | July 5 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:33:14 | 97.89 | |
1999 | July 4 | Casey Atwood | Brewco Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:33:17 | 97.858 | |
2000 | July 2 | Jeff Green | ppc Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:48:09 | 89.206 | |
2001 | July 1 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:26:30 | 102.389 | |
2002 | June 30 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:39:16 | 94.182 | |
2003 | June 29 | Jason Keller | ppc Racing | Ford | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:25:30 | 103.093 | |
2004 | June 26 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:26:59 | 102.052 | |
2005 | June 25 | Johnny Sauter | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 200* | 200 (321.868) | 2:03:12 | 97.403 | |
2006 | June 24 | Paul Menard | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 258* | 258 (415.21) | 3:08:41 | 82.042 | |
2007 | June 23 | Aric Almirola* | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:56:03 | 85.203 | |
2008 | June 21 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:43:37 | 91.678 | |
2009 | June 20 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 250 | 250 (402.336) | 2:26:01 | 102.728 |
- 2005: race shortened due to rain.
- 2006: race extended due to a green-white-checker finish.
- 2007: 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, giving him his first Nationwide Series win.
- 2009: the last race at the track is won by Carl Edwards
References
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- ^ "Mile Hammers Out Agreement With Northern Tool + Equipment". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR_NASCAR_ATT?SITE=GENERIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-09-07-14-41-18
- ^ "NASCAR News, Results, Schedule & Standings". Sporting News. Retrieved 9 April 2018.