Drive for the Cure 300

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Drive for the Cure 300
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
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
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.[citation needed] It is held before the Sprint Cup Series' Bank of America 500 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1973 October 6 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 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 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:25:46 123.485
1983 October 8 Sam Ard Thomas Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:07:25 141.269
1984 October 6 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:26:45 123.499
1985 October 5 Terry Labonte DarWal, Inc. Pontiac 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:51:03 140.485
1986 October 4 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:09:07 138.746
1987 October 10 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:30 131.868
1988 October 8 Rob Moroso Dick Moroso Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:25:32 123.683
1989 October 7 Rob Moroso Dick Moroso Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:49 126.035
1990 October 6 Sterling Marlin Fred Turner Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:05 132.272
1991 October 5 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 200 300 (482.803) 2:27:37 121.937
1992 October 10 Jeff Gordon Bill Davis Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:28:49 120.954
1993 October 9 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:37:37 113.96
1994 October 8 Terry Labonte Labonte Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:13:30 134.831
1995 October 7 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:11:57 136.415
1996 October 5 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:24:03 124.957
1997 October 4 Jimmy Spencer Crestinger Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:38 127.089
1998 October 3 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:03:49 145.376
1999 October 9 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:15:06 133.235
2000 October 7 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:04:05 145.064
2001 October 6 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:09:05 139.445
2002 October 12 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:06:22 142.443
2003 October 11* Greg Biffle Evans Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:01:09 148.576
2004 October 15 Mike Bliss Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:43:21 110.193
2005 October 14 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:55:36 102.506
2006 October 13 Dave Blaney Braun Racing Chevrolet 203* 304.5 (490.045) 2:50:45 106.999
2007 October 12 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:29:40 120.267
2008 October 10 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:53:40 103.647
2009 October 16 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:19:41 128.863
2010 October 15 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:23:16 125.64
2011 October 14 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:14:08 134.195
2012 October 12 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:10:07 138.337
2013 October 11 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:14:53 133.449
2014 October 10 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:27:20 122.172
2015 October 9 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 1:58:24 152.027
  • 1976: Race postponed from October 9 to October 23 due to rain.
  • 2003: Race postponed from Friday night to Saturday afternoon due to rain.
  • 2006: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
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

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
6 Roush Fenway Racing 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2011
5 Joe Gibbs Racing 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
3 DarWal, Inc. 1982, 1984, 1985
Team Penske 2005, 2010, 2014
2 Whitaker Racing 1987, 1991
Dick Moroso 1988, 1989
Richard Childress Racing 2007, 2015

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
15 United States Chevrolet 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2015
8 United States Ford 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014
7 United States Pontiac 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
4 United States Oldsmobile 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990
Japan Toyota 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
2 United States Buick 1987, 1991
United States Dodge 2005, 2010
1 United States AMC 1978

References


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