| 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.
| Year | Date | Driver | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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| 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 |
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