NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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Venue | Texas Motor Speedway |
Location | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Corporate sponsor | Andy's Frozen Custard [1] |
First race | 2005 |
Distance | 300 miles (480 km) |
Laps | 200 Stages 1/2: 65 each Final stage: 70 |
Previous names | O'Reilly Challenge (2005–2009) O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (2010–2016) O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (2017–2020) Andy's Frozen Custard 335 (2021) |
Most wins (driver) | Kevin Harvick (4) |
Most wins (team) | Joe Gibbs Racing (8) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota (8) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The Andy's Frozen Custard 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race that takes place at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.
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The race came about from the results of the Ferko lawsuit in 2004. With Darlington Raceway forced to forfeit its Southern 500 weekend as a result of the lawsuit, TMS gained a second weekend on the schedule for the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series racing, and fifth race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs.
The 2008 race was won by Kyle Busch, breaking Kevin Harvick's string of three consecutive wins in this race.
In 2021, the race gained sponsorship from Andy's Frozen Custard and was branded the Andy's Frozen Custard 335 to celebrate the company's 35th anniversary. Despite the number that represents the distance in the name being changed from 300 to 335, the actual length remained 300 miles. It was only 335 as a promotion for their anniversary. The event in 2022 will be titled the Andy's Frozen Custard 300.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||
2005 | November 5 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:10:25 | 138.019 |
2006 | November 4 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:03:32 | 145.71 |
2007 | November 3 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:04:49 | 144.212 |
2008 | November 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:07:45 | 140.9 |
2009 | November 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:21:58 | 126.79 |
2010 | November 6 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 205* | 307.5 (494.873) | 2:09:41 | 142.27 |
2011 | November 5 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:05:28 | 142.464 |
2012 | November 3 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:06:50 | 141.919 |
2013 | November 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:04:33 | 144.52 |
2014 | November 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:13:31 | 134.815 |
2015 | November 7 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:08:56 | 139.607 |
2016 | November 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:07:40 | 140.992 |
2017 | November 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:14:28 | 133.862 |
2018 | November 3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:34:05 | 116.82 |
2019 | November 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:34:27 | 116.543 |
2020 | October 24 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:35:21 | 115.867 |
2021 | October 16 | 54 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:35:48 | 115.533 |
2022 | September 24 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:38:21 | 113.672 |
2023 | September 23 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:47:59 | 107.153 |
2024 | April 13 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:22:53 | 125.977 |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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4 | Kevin Harvick | 2005-2007, 2012 |
3 | Kyle Busch | 2008, 2009, 2014 |
2 | Brad Keselowski | 2013, 2015 |
John Hunter Nemechek | 2021, 2023 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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8 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2019-2021, 2023 |
4 | Richard Childress Racing | 2005-2007, 2012 |
2 | Roush Fenway Racing | 2010, 2011 |
Team Penske | 2013, 2015 | |
JR Motorsports | 2022, 2024 |
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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8 | Toyota | 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2019-2021, 2023 |
7 | Chevrolet | 2005-2007, 2012, 2016, 2022, 2024 |
5 | Ford | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018 |
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