Drive for the Cure 300
NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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Venue | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Location | Concord, North Carolina, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Blue Cross Blue Shield Association |
First race | 1973 |
Distance | 300 miles (480 km) |
Laps | 200 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 110) |
Previous names |
World Service Life 300 (1973–1978) Unnamed/Unknown (1979) Charlotte 300 (1980) Miller High Life 300 (1981) Miller Time 300 (1982–1984) Miller 400 (1985) All Pro 300 (1986–1994) All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 (1995–2000) Little Trees 300 (2001–2003) Lowe's Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300 (2004) Dollar General 300 (2005–2010, 2012–2013) Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage (2011) |
Most wins (driver) | Darrell Waltrip (4) |
Most wins (team) | Roush Fenway Racing (6) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (15) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race that takes place at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The 1985 race was extended to 400.5 miles (644.5 km), which still stands as the longest race distance run in Xfinity Series history. It is held before the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series' Bank of America 500 in the Cup playoffs, For the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs, it will be the third and final race in the Round of 12.
In 2018, the race will shift to run the infield road course configuration of Charlotte. With this, the race length will be shortened from 300 miles to 300 kilometers (186 miles). It will also move up a week on the Xfinity Series schedule, will be the middle race of the first round of the playoffs.
Past winners
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||
1973 | October 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:08:46 | 123.969 | |
1974 | October 5 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:30:07 | 119.973 | ||
1975 | October 4 | Ray Hendrick | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:32:36 | 117.955 | ||
1976 | October 23* | Ray Hendrick | Dick Armstrong | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:34:03 | 116.845 | |
1977 | October 8 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 178 | 267 (429.695) | ||||
1978 | October 7 | 12 | Bobby Allison | AMC | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:17:20 | 131.068 | |
1979 | October 6 | Darrell Waltrip | Pontiac | 200 | 300 (482.803) | ||||
1980 | October 4 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:30:03 | 119.96 | ||
1981 | October 10 | Gary Balough | Pontiac | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 135.678 | |||
1982 | October 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | DarWal, Inc. | Pontiac | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:25:46 | 123.485 |
1983 | October 8 | 00 | Sam Ard | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:07:25 | 141.269 |
1984 | October 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | DarWal, Inc. | Pontiac | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:26:45 | 123.499 |
1985 | October 5 | 17 | Terry Labonte | DarWal, Inc. | Pontiac | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:51:03 | 140.485 |
1986 | October 4 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Pontiac | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:09:07 | 138.746 |
1987 | October 10 | 7 | Harry Gant | Whitaker Racing | Buick | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:16:30 | 131.868 |
1988 | October 8 | 25 | Rob Moroso | Dick Moroso | Oldsmobile | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:25:32 | 123.683 |
1989 | October 7 | 25 | Rob Moroso | Dick Moroso | Oldsmobile | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:22:49 | 126.035 |
1990 | October 6 | 48 | Sterling Marlin | Fred Turner | Oldsmobile | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:16:05 | 132.272 |
1991 | October 5 | 7 | Harry Gant | Whitaker Racing | Buick | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:27:37 | 121.937 |
1992 | October 10 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:28:49 | 120.954 |
1993 | October 9 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:37:37 | 113.96 |
1994 | October 8 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Labonte Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:13:30 | 134.831 |
1995 | October 7 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:11:57 | 136.415 |
1996 | October 5 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:24:03 | 124.957 |
1997 | October 4 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | Crestinger Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:21:38 | 127.089 |
1998 | October 3 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Team 34 | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:03:49 | 145.376 |
1999 | October 9 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:15:06 | 133.235 |
2000 | October 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Reiser Enterprises | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:04:05 | 145.064 |
2001 | October 6 | 60 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:09:05 | 139.445 |
2002 | October 12 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:06:22 | 142.443 |
2003 | October 11* | 7 | Greg Biffle | Evans Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:01:09 | 148.576 |
2004 | October 15 | 20 | Mike Bliss | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:43:21 | 110.193 |
2005 | October 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:55:36 | 102.506 |
2006 | October 13 | 32 | Dave Blaney | Braun Racing | Chevrolet | 203* | 304.5 (490.045) | 2:50:45 | 106.999 |
2007 | October 12 | 29 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:29:40 | 120.267 |
2008 | October 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:53:40 | 103.647 |
2009 | October 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:19:41 | 128.863 |
2010 | October 15 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:23:16 | 125.64 |
2011 | October 14 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:14:08 | 134.195 |
2012 | October 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:10:07 | 138.337 |
2013 | October 11 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:14:53 | 133.449 |
2014 | October 10 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:27:20 | 122.172 |
2015 | October 9 | 33 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:58:24 | 152.027 |
2016 | October 9* | 12 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:05:23 | 143.560 |
- 1976: Race postponed from October 9 to October 23 due to rain.
- 2003: Race postponed from Friday night to Saturday morning due to rain.
- 2006: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
- 2016: Race postponed from Friday night to late Sunday afternoon due to Hurricane Matthew.
Multiple winners (drivers)
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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4 | Darrell Waltrip | 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984 |
3 | Bobby Allison | 1973, 1974, 1978 |
Mark Martin | 1993, 1995, 1996 | |
Kyle Busch | 2008, 2009, 2013 | |
2 | Ray Hendrick | 1975, 1976 |
Rob Moroso | 1988, 1989 | |
Harry Gant | 1987, 1991 | |
Terry Labonte | 1985, 1994 | |
Greg Biffle | 2001, 2003 | |
Jeff Burton | 2002, 2007 | |
Brad Keselowski | 2010, 2014 | |
Joey Logano | 2012, 2016 | |
Multiple winners (teams)
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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6 | Roush Fenway Racing | 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2011 |
5 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
4 | Team Penske | 2005, 2010, 2014, 2016 |
3 | DarWal, Inc. | 1982, 1984, 1985 |
2 | Whitaker Racing | 1987, 1991 |
Dick Moroso | 1988, 1989 | |
Richard Childress Racing | 2007, 2015 |
Manufacturer wins
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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15 | Chevrolet | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2015 |
9 | Ford | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014, 2016 |
7 | Pontiac | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
4 | Oldsmobile | 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
Toyota | 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 | |
2 | Buick | 1987, 1991 |
Dodge | 2005, 2010 | |
1 | AMC | 1978 |
References
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