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Alsco 300
File:Alsco300 Charlotte.png
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueCharlotte Motor Speedway
LocationConcord, North Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsorAlsco[1]
First race1978
First race1982
Distance300 miles (480 km)
Laps200 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 110)
Previous namesSportsman 100 (1978)
Sun Drop 300 (1979)
Mello Yello 300 (1980–1984)
Winn-Dixie 300 (1985–1988)
Champion Spark Plug 300 (1989–1994)
Red Dog 300 (1995–1996)
Carquest Auto Parts 300 (1997–2009)
Tech-Net Professional Auto Service 300 presented by CarQuest (2010)
Top Gear 300 (2011)
History 300 (2012–2014)
Hisense 300 (2015)
Hisense 4K TV 300 (2016–2017)
Most wins (driver)Kyle Busch (5)
Most wins (team)Roush Fenway Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet
Ford (10)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The Alsco 300 is an annual 300-mile (482.803 km) NASCAR Xfinity Series race held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina during Memorial Day weekend as a support race for the Coca-Cola 600.

The race's origins trace back to 1978, when a NASCAR race was held the day before the World 600 as a Late Model Sportsman Series race, and in 1982 it became a Busch Series race.

From 2005 to 2009 the race was a Saturday night race. For 2010, the starting time was moved to 2:30 p.m. EST in response to fans wanting an afternoon NNS race and allowing for ABC coverage, allowing it to be part of a television doubleheader weekend for ESPN, paired with the Indianapolis 500 the next day. In 2015, the race's broadcast was transferred to Fox NASCAR after the departure of the NASCAR on ESPN content, allowing both of the races in Charlotte (the Hisense 300 on Saturday, and the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday) to air on Fox.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1978 May 27 7 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:51:45 116.49
1979 May 26 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:17:09 131.243
1980 May 24 21 David Pearson Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:30:17 119.773
1981 May 23 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:36:14 115.212
1982 May 29 77 Harry Gant Harry Gant Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:02 126.731
1983 May 28 15 Dale Earnhardt Robert Gee Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:32:54 117.724
1984 May 26 22 Bobby Allison Frank Plessinger Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:38 126.198
1985 May 25 15 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:30:54 119.284
1986 May 24 15 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:50 139.715
1987 May 23 7 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:54 139.643
1988 May 28 32 Dale Jarrett Horace Isenhower Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:36 139.969
1989 May 27 25 Rob Moroso Dick Moroso Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:11:55 136.45
1990 May 26 32 Dale Jarrett Horace Isenhower Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:01 132.337
1991 May 25 3 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:15:06 133.235
1992 May 23 1 Jeff Gordon Bill Davis Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:31 127.207
1993 May 29 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:08 127.539
1994 May 28 29 Phil Parsons Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:20:57 127.704
1995 May 27 23 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:40 131.707
1996 May 25 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 1:55:32 155.799
1997 May 24 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:47 126.954
1998 May 23 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:14:53 133.449
1999 May 29 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:30:47 119.377
2000 May 27 9 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:27:50 121.759
2001 May 26 10 Jeff Green ppc Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:20:24 128.205
2002 May 25 21 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:29:09 120.684
2003 May 24 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:10:09 138.302
2004 May 29 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:37:31 114.275
2005 May 28 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:32:35 117.968
2006 May 27 60 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:42:33 110.735
2007 May 26 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:07 132.24
2008 May 24 32 Kyle Busch Braun Racing Toyota 202* 303 (487.631) 2:31:05 120.331
2009 May 23 1 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 170* 255 (410.382) 1:58:31 129.096
2010 May 29 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 203* 304.5 (490.045) 2:18:11 132.216
2011 May 28 16 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:11:44 136.64
2012 May 26 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:25:51 123.414
2013 May 25 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:18:33 129.917
2014 May 24 42 Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:00:11 149.771
2015 May 23 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:44 139.824
2016 May 28 18 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206* 309 (497.287) 2:41:54 114.515
2017 May 27 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:38:17 113.72
2018 May 26 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 204* 306 (492.459) 2:49:04 108.596
  • 2008, 2010, 2016, and 2018: Race extended due to an overtime.
  • 2009: Race shortened due to rain.[2]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
5 Kyle Busch 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013
3 Mark Martin 1996, 1998, 1999
2 Morgan Shepherd 1978, 1981
Harry Gant 1982, 1987
Dale Earnhardt 1983, 1991
Tim Richmond 1985, 1986
Dale Jarrett 1988, 1990
Jeff Green 2001, 2002
Matt Kenseth 2003, 2011
Brad Keselowski 2012, 2018

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
6 Roush Fenway Racing 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2011
4 Hendrick Motorsports 1985, 1986, 2004, 2005
3 Joe Gibbs Racing 2010, 2013, 2016
Team Penske 2012, 2017, 2018
2 Horace Isenhower 1988, 1990
Richard Childress Racing 2002, 2015

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
12 United States Ford 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018
10 United States Chevrolet 1979, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2015
9 United States Pontiac 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993
4 Japan Toyota 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016
3 United States Oldsmobile 1984, 1988, 1989
2 United States Dodge 2007, 2012
1 United States Buick 1987

Television broadcasters

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
1978 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett
Chris Economaki
1979
1980 ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett
Larry Nuber
1981
1982 Ned Jarrett
Benny Parsons
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990 TBS Eli Gold Buddy Baker
Geoff Bodine
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1999
1999
2000
2001 FX Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Larry McReynolds
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 ESPN2 Jerry Punch Rusty Wallace
Andy Petree
2008
2009
2010 ABC Allen Bestwick Dale Jarrett
Andy Petree
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015 Fox Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip
Clint Bowyer
2016 FS1
2017
2018 FS1
FS2*
Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip
Erik Jones

2018: Race started on FS1, but was pushed to FS2 due to rain delay

References

  1. ^ http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/fans/news/alsco-makes-history-entitlement-sponsor-for-alsco-300-nascar-xfinity-series-race-may.html
  2. ^ "Bliss wins rain-shortened race, first victory since '04". Sporting News Wire Service. NASCAR. May 25, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012.


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