Subway Firecracker 250

Subway Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
Venue Daytona International Speedway
Sponsor Subway, Coca-Cola
First race 2002
Distance 250 miles (402.336 km)
Laps 100
Previous names Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 (2002)
Winn-Dixie 250 (2003)
Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo (2004–2007)
Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (2008)
Subway Jalapeño 250 (2009–2012)

The Subway Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place under the lights at Daytona International Speedway. It is held the night before the Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 on Independence Day weekend in early July since 2002. Its scheduled distance is 250 miles (400 km).


This is the final restrictor plate race of held each season for the Xfinity Series. Until 2006, there had been a different winner in each race. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. became the first repeat winner when he won the 2006 event.

The 2010 running of the event marked the first of four races using the Nationwide Series version of the Car of Tomorrow, other three being at Michigan, Richmond (September), Charlotte (October).

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2002 July 5 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Pontiac 100 250 (402.336) 1:59:09 125.892
2003 July 4 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 100 250 (402.336) 1:37:35 153.715
2004 July 2 Mike Wallace Biagi Brothers Racing Ford 100 250 (402.336) 1:51:06 135.014
2005 July 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 104* 260 (418.429) 1:51:19 140.141
2006 June 30 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 103* 257.5 (414.406) 1:55:52 133.343
2007 July 7* Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102* 255 (410.382) 1:50:00 139.091
2008 July 4 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 105* 262.5 (422.452) 1:41:07 155.761
2009 July 3 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102* 255 (410.382) 2:04:28 122.924
2010 July 2 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102* 255 (410.382) 1:44:37 146.248
2011 July 1 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 250 (402.336) 1:49:57 136.426
2012 July 6 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 101* 252.5 (406.359) 1:54:44 132.045
2013 July 5 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 101* 252.5 (406.359) 1:43:56 145.767
2014 July 4 Kasey Kahne JR Motorsports Chevrolet 103* 257.5 (414.406) 1:38:24 157.012

Multiple winner (driver)

# Wins Driver Years Won
3 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2003, 2006, 2010

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
3 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 2003, 2005–2006
Joe Gibbs Racing 2008, 2011, 2013
2 Richard Childress Racing 2009–2010

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
8 United States Chevrolet 2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2012, 2014
3 Japan Toyota 2008, 2011, 2013
1 United States Pontiac 2002
United States Ford 2004

Notable moments

References

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