NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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Venue | Nashville Superspeedway |
Corporate sponsor | Tennessee Lottery [1] |
First race | 2001 |
Distance | 250 miles (400 km) |
Laps | 188 [2] Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 50 Final stage: 93 |
Previous names | Pepsi 300 Presented by Mapco/Williams (2001) Pepsi 300 Presented by Kroger (2002) Pepsi 300 (2003–2008) Nashville 300 (2009–2011) |
The Tennessee Lottery 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Traditionally held on Holy Saturday from 2001 to 2011, the race was removed when Dover Motorsports ceased operations of this track and Gateway International Raceway. [3] It was reinstated in 2021 when Dover Motorsports took the second date away from Dover International Speedway and realigned it to reopening the Nashville Superspeedway, with the date moved to the Cup weekend in June. [4]
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Report | Ref | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
2001 | April 14 | 60 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:50:08 | 105.773 | Report | [5] |
2002 | April 13 | 10 | Scott Riggs | ppc Racing | Ford | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:42:04 | 111.038 | Report | [6] |
2003 | April 12 | 37 | David Green | Brewco Motorsports | Pontiac | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:26:38 | 122.724 | Report | [7] |
2004 | April 10 | 99 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chevrolet | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:27:15 | 122.211 | Report | [8] |
2005 | March 26 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:24:37 | 124.436 | Report | [9] |
2006 | April 15 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:40:56 | 111.82 | Report | [10] |
2007 | April 7 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:20:32 | 128.051 | Report | [11] |
2008 | March 22 | 29 | Scott Wimmer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:14:12 | 134.095 | Report | [12] |
2009 | April 11 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:32:19 | 118.145 | Report | [13] |
2010 | April 3 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:37:49 | 114.028 | Report | [14] |
2011 | April 23 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 225 | 299.925 (482.682) | 2:23:32 | 125.375 | Report | [15] |
2012 – 2020 | Not held | ||||||||||
2021 | June 19 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 189* | 251.37 (404.54) | 2:20:48 | 107.118 | Report | [16] |
2022 | June 25 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 250 (402.335) | 2:05:44 | 119.319 | Report | [17] |
2023 | June 24 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 196* | 260.68 (419.522) | 2:40:21 | 97.542 | Report | [18] |
2024 | June 29 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | 250 (402.335) | 1:57:36 | 127.571 | Report | [19] |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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2 | Carl Edwards | 2007, 2011 |
Kevin Harvick | 2006, 2010 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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3 | Roush Fenway Racing | 2001, 2007, 2011 |
Joe Gibbs Racing | 2009, 2021, 2024 | |
2 | Richard Childress Racing | 2006, 2008 |
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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6 | Chevrolet | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2022, 2023 |
4 | Ford | 2001, 2002, 2007, 2011 |
3 | Toyota | 2009, 2021, 2024 |
1 | Dodge | 2005 |
Pontiac | 2003 | |
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