O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Texas Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsor	O'Reilly Auto Parts
First race	1997
Distance	300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Coca-Cola 300 (1997–1999) Albertsons 300 (2000) Jani-King 300 (2001) O'Reilly 300 (2002–2009)

The O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place each spring at Texas Motor Speedway, and was first held in 1997. In 2005, TMS was rewarded with a second Xfinity Series event in November, the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. In 2011, the race became a Friday night race after being held on Saturday afternoon since 1997. Erik Jones is the defending winner of the event after winning it in 2015.

Matt Kenseth passes Denny Hamlin to win the 2007 event

Past winners

• 1999 & 2002: Race shortened due to rain.
• 2006: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
• 2010: Race postponed twice from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
• 2011: First scheduled night race in Texas Motor Speedway history. Carl Edwards gives the Ford Mustang its first Nationwide win since the introduction of the series new car.
• 2014: Chase Elliott gets the first career win and is the second youngest Nationwide Series at Texas with 18 years, 4 months and 7 days after Joey Logano.
• 2015: Erik Jones got his first career win after 8 starts and is the third youngest Xfinity Series winner at Texas with 18 years 11 months, 18 days, after Joey Logano and Chase Elliott.

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
7	Ford	1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012
5	Chevrolet	1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014
	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015
2	Dodge	2005, 2006

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