History 300

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History 300

Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Sponsor	History Channel
First race	1982
Distance	300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Mello Yello 300 (1982–1984) 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)

The History 300 is an annual 300-mile (482.803 km) NASCAR Nationwide Series points race held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina during Memorial Day weekend. The event, first held in 1982, is held the day before the Coca-Cola 600.

From 2005-09 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 ESPN on ABC coverage, allowing it to be part of a television doubleheader weekend for ESPN, paired with the Indianapolis 500 the next day.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
1982	May 29	Harry Gant	Harry Gant	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:02	126.731
1983	May 28	Dale Earnhardt	Robert Gee	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:32:54	117.724
1984	May 26	Bobby Allison	Frank Plessinger	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:38	126.198
1985	May 25	Tim Richmond	Hendrick Motorsports	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:30:54	119.284
1986	May 24	Tim Richmond	Hendrick Motorsports	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:08:50	139.715
1987	May 23	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	300 (482.803)	2:08:54	139.643
1988	May 28	Dale Jarrett	Horace Isenhower	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:08:36	139.969
1989	May 27	Rob Moroso	Dick Moroso	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:11:55	136.45
1990	May 26	Dale Jarrett	Horace Isenhower	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:01	132.337
1991	May 25	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:15:06	133.235
1992	May 23	Jeff Gordon	Bill Davis Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:31	127.207
1993	May 29	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:08	127.539
1994	May 28	Phil Parsons	Phil Parsons Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:20:57	127.704
1995	May 27	Chad Little	Mark Rypien Motorsports	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:40	131.707
1996	May 25	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	1:55:32	155.799
1997	May 24	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:47	126.954
1998	May 23	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:14:53	133.449
1999	May 29	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:30:47	119.377
2000	May 27	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:50	121.759
2001	May 26	Jeff Green	ppc Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:20:24	128.205
2002	May 25	Jeff Green	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:29:09	120.684
2003	May 24	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:10:09	138.302
2004	May 29	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:37:31	114.275
2005	May 28	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:32:35	117.968
2006	May 27	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:42:33	110.735
2007	May 26	Kasey Kahne	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:07	132.24
2008	May 24	Kyle Busch	Braun Racing	Toyota	202*	303 (487.631)	2:31:05	120.331
2009	May 23	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	170*	255 (410.382)	1:58:31	129.096
2010	May 29	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	203*	304.5 (490.045)	2:18:11	132.216
2011	May 28	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:11:44	136.64
2012	May 26	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:25:51	123.414
2013	May 25	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:18:33	129.917
Notes: 2008 and 2010: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish. 2009: Race shortened due to rain.^[1] References:^[2]

Multiple winners (drivers)

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

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
6	Roush Fenway Racing	1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2011
4	Hendrick Motorsports	1985, 1986, 2004, 2005
2	Horace Isenhower	1988, 1990
2	Joe Gibbs Racing	2010, 2013

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
10	Ford	1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2011
7	Chevrolet	1991, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009
6	Pontiac	1982, 1993, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993
3	Oldsmobile	1984, 1988, 1989
3	Toyota	2008, 2010, 2013
2	Dodge	2007, 2012
1	Buick	1987

Modified race winners

1977 – Harry Gant
1978 – Morgan Shepherd
1980 – David Pearson
1981 – Morgan Shepherd

References

↑ "Bliss wins rain-shortened race, first victory since '04". Sporting News Wire Service. NASCAR. May 25, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
↑ "Past Race Winners". Charlotte Motor Speedway. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

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