NASCAR Xfinity Series at Bristol (spring race)

Cheddar's 300
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Bristol Motor Speedway
Location	Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Corporate sponsor	Alsco
First race	1982
Last race	2020
Distance	159.9 miles (257.3 km)
Laps	300; Stages 1/2: 85 each; Final stage: 130
Previous names	Southeastern 150 (1982–1983); Budweiser 200 (1985–1989); Budweiser 250 (1990–1993); Goody's 250 (1994–1995); Goody's Headache Powder 250 (1996); Moore's Snacks 250 (1997–1999); Cheez-It 250 (2000–2001); Channellock 250 (2002–2003); Sharpie Professional 250 (2004–2005); Sharpie Mini 300 (2006–2008); Scotts Turf Builder 300 (2009–2010); Scotts EZ Seed 300 (2011); Ford EcoBoost 300 (2012); Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 (2013); Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 (2014–2015) ; Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 (2016–2018); Alsco 300 (2019)
Most wins (driver)	Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (17)
Circuit information
Surface	Concrete
Length	0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Turns	4

The race last run as the Cheddar's 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the first of two Bristol races on the schedule.

The first Busch Series race at Bristol was 150 laps, and was won by Phil Parsons in 1982. The race was not held in 1984. The race increased in length several times since then: it was lengthened to 200 laps in 1985, 250 laps in 1990, and 300 laps in 2006.

In 2016, the race format was changed to include two 50-lap heat races and a 200-lap feature for a total of 300 laps, as part of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program. In 2017 that format did not return and instead reverted to its 300-lap distance with the new stage format. Stages 1 and 2 were 85 laps each, with stage 3 being the final 130 laps.

The race was removed from the 2021 schedule as the Xfinity Series did not follow the NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck Series in switching their first Bristol races to the dirt configuration.^[4] When the Cup and Truck spring race returned to the concrete surface in 2024, the Xfinity date was not reinstated.

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
1982	March 13	28	Phil Parsons	Johnny Hayes Racing	Pontiac	150	79.95 (128.667)	0:59:20	80.848
1983	May 21	7	Morgan Shepherd	Whitaker Racing	Oldsmobile	150	79.95 (128.667)	0:56:16	85.255
1984	Not held
1985	March 30	17	Darrell Waltrip	DarWal, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:26:00	74.372
1986	April 5	77	Morgan Shepherd	Morgan Shepherd	Buick	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:26:00	71.511
1987	April 11	97	Morgan Shepherd	Morgan Shepherd	Buick	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:25:16	75.032
1988	April 9	8	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:28:38	76.162
1989	April 10	75	Rick Wilson	Charlie Henderson	Oldsmobile	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:14:34	85.776
1990	April 7	2	L. D. Ottinger	Parker Racing	Oldsmobile	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:40:01	79.936
1991	April 13	44	Bobby Labonte	Labonte Motorsports	Oldsmobile	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:26:07	92.839
1992	April 4	7	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:26:02	92.929
1993	April 3	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:42:37	77.911
1994	April 9	44	David Green	Labonte Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:38:36	81.085
1995	April 1	29	Steve Grissom	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:29:10	89.664
1996	March 30	60	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:33:19	85.783
1997	April 12	9	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:46:58	74.743
1998	March 28	66	Elliott Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:45:55	75.484
1999	April 10	57	Jason Keller	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:49:30	73.014
2000	March 25	82	Sterling Marlin	SABCO Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:46:52	74.813
2001	March 24	17	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:50:53	72.103
2002	March 23	21	Jeff Green	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	2:00:58	66.093
2003	March 22	21	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:57:03	68.304
2004	March 27	8	Martin Truex Jr.	Chance 2 Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:42:21	78.114
2005	April 4*	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	256*	136.448 (219.591)	2:17:31	59.534
2006	March 25*	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:13:59	71.606
2007	March 24	60	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:29:49	64.038
2008	March 15	2	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	171*	91.143 (146.68)	1:09:20	78.874
2009	March 21	33	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:00:21	79.717
2010	March 20	12	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:05:14	76.609
2011	March 19	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:52:39	85.166
2012	March 17	2	Elliott Sadler	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:41:16	94.74
2013	March 16	54	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:57:11	81.872
2014	March 15	54	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:50:04	87.165
2015	April 18	22	Joey Logano*	Team Penske	Ford	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:50:00	87.218
2016*	April 16	20	Erik Jones^[5]	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:08:10	93.829
2017	April 22	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:21:38	67.738
2018	April 14	18	Ryan Preece	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:21:57	67.857
2019	April 6	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:45:03	91.328
2020	June 1*	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	303*	161.499 (259.907)	2:19:03	69.687

2005 and 2020: Race extended due to a NASCAR overtime finish.
2005: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
2006: Race had a snow delay after 32 laps, which led to it finishing under the lights.
2008: Race shortened due to rain.
2015: Joey Logano won the race after leading all 300 laps.
2016: The main event was reduced to 200 laps, while the other 100 laps were divided into two heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program.
2020: Race postponed from April 4 to May 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then postponed until June 1 due to logistical issues resulting from the postponement of Cup race at Charlotte from May 27 to May 28.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Kyle Busch	2006, 2011, 2013, 2014
3	Morgan Shepherd	1983, 1986, 1987
3	Kevin Harvick	2003, 2005, 2009
2	Elliott Sadler	1998, 2012
2	Erik Jones	2016, 2017

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
7	Joe Gibbs Racing	2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
5	Richard Childress Racing	2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012
3	Roush Fenway Racing	1996, 1997, 2007
2	Whitaker Racing	1983, 1992
	Morgan Shepherd	1986, 1987
	Dale Earnhardt, Inc./Chance 2	1988, 2004
	Labonte Motorsports	1991, 1994
	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	1995, 1998
	Team Penske	2010, 2015

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
17	Chevrolet	1985, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2020
7	Toyota	2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
4	Oldsmobile	1983, 1989, 1990, 1991
4	Ford	1996, 1997, 2007, 2015
3	Buick	1986, 1987, 1992
2	Pontiac	1982, 1993
1	Dodge	2010

Qualifying race winners

Year	Date	Race	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	Race	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
2016	April 16	1^[6]	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	50	26.65 (42.89)	00:13:16	121.047
2016	April 16	2^[7]	2	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	50	26.65 (42.89)	00:13:15	120.977

References

^ Page, Scott (December 5, 2019). "Alsco/Cheddar's to sponsor Spring XFINITY race at Bristol". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "BMS Officials Announce Drive To Stop Diabetes 300 Presented By Lilly Diabetes". Bristol Motor Speedway. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
^ "Alsco adds Bristol Motor Speedway to Xfinity Series race sponsorship lineup". 24 January 2019.
^ Crandall, Kelly (October 30, 2020). "33 races on tap for 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series". Racer. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Race Results". Motor Racing Network (MRN). April 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
^ "2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Heat 1 Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 16, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
^ "2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Heat 2 Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 16, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

External links

Bristol Motor Speedway race results at Racing-Reference

[1] Page, Scott (December 5, 2019). "Alsco/Cheddar's to sponsor Spring XFINITY race at Bristol". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[2] "BMS Officials Announce Drive To Stop Diabetes 300 Presented By Lilly Diabetes". Bristol Motor Speedway. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.

[3] "Alsco adds Bristol Motor Speedway to Xfinity Series race sponsorship lineup". 24 January 2019.

[4] Crandall, Kelly (October 30, 2020). "33 races on tap for 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series". Racer. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[5] "2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Race Results". Motor Racing Network (MRN). April 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

[heat1-6] "2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Heat 1 Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 16, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

[heat2-7] "2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Heat 2 Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 16, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

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