Alsco 300 (Charlotte)

The Alsco 300 is an annual 300-mile (482.803 km) NASCAR Xfinity Series race held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina during Memorial Day weekend as a support race for the Coca-Cola 600.

Alsco 300
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueCharlotte Motor Speedway
LocationConcord, North Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsorAlsco - Linen and Uniform Rental Services[1]
First race1978
First race1982
Distance300 miles (480 km)
Laps200
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 110
Previous namesSportsman 100 (1978)
Sun Drop 300 (1979)
Mello Yello 300 (1980–1984)
Winn-Dixie 300 (1985–1988)
Champion Spark Plug 300 (1989–1994)
Red Dog 300 (1995–1996)
Carquest Auto Parts 300 (1997–2009)
Tech-Net Professional Auto Service 300 presented by CarQuest (2010)
Top Gear 300 (2011)
History 300 (2012–2014)
Hisense 300 (2015)
Hisense 4K TV 300 (2016–2017)
Most wins (driver)Kyle Busch (6)
Most wins (team)Roush Fenway Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The race's origins trace back to 1978, when a NASCAR race was held the day before the World 600 as a Late Model Sportsman Series race, and in 1982 it became a Busch Series race. The race just celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018 as one of the most popular races on the NASCAR XFINITY Series schedule.[2]

From 2005 to 2009 the race was a Saturday night race. For 2010, the starting time was moved to 2:30 p.m. EST in response to fans wanting an afternoon NNS race and allowing for ABC coverage, allowing it to be part of a television doubleheader weekend for ESPN, paired with the Indianapolis 500 the next day. In 2015, the race's broadcast was transferred to Fox NASCAR after the departure of the NASCAR on ESPN content, allowing both of the races in Charlotte (the Hisense 300 on Saturday, and the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday) to air on Fox.

In 2018, Alsco, a linen and uniform rental services company, became the entitlement sponsor for the Charlotte Motor Speedway race. Alsco also sponsors the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway, making it one of only two companies to serve as an entitlement sponsor of multiple Xfinity Series events.[3]

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1978 May 27 7 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 67 100.5 (161.739) 0:51:45 116.49
1979 May 26 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:17:09 131.243
1980 May 24 21 David Pearson Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:30:17 119.773
1981 May 23 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:36:14 115.212
1982 May 29 77 Harry Gant Harry Gant Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:02 126.731
1983 May 28 15 Dale Earnhardt Robert Gee Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:32:54 117.724
1984 May 26 22 Bobby Allison Frank Plessinger Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:38 126.198
1985 May 25 15 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:30:54 119.284
1986 May 24 15 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:50 139.715
1987 May 23 7 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:54 139.643
1988 May 28 32 Dale Jarrett Horace Isenhower Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:36 139.969
1989 May 27 25 Rob Moroso Dick Moroso Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:11:55 136.45
1990 May 26 32 Dale Jarrett Horace Isenhower Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:01 132.337
1991 May 25 3 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:15:06 133.235
1992 May 23 1 Jeff Gordon Bill Davis Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:31 127.207
1993 May 29 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:08 127.539
1994 May 28 29 Phil Parsons Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:20:57 127.704
1995 May 27 23 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:40 131.707
1996 May 25 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 1:55:32 155.799
1997 May 24 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:47 126.954
1998 May 23 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:14:53 133.449
1999 May 29 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:30:47 119.377
2000 May 27 9 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:27:50 121.759
2001 May 26 10 Jeff Green ppc Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:20:24 128.205
2002 May 25 21 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:29:09 120.684
2003 May 24 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:10:09 138.302
2004 May 29 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:37:31 114.275
2005 May 28 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:32:35 117.968
2006 May 27 60 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:42:33 110.735
2007 May 26 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:07 132.24
2008 May 24 32 Kyle Busch Braun Racing Toyota 202* 303 (487.631) 2:31:05 120.331
2009 May 23 1 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 170* 255 (410.382) 1:58:31 129.096
2010 May 29 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 203* 304.5 (490.045) 2:18:11 132.216
2011 May 28 16 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:11:44 136.64
2012 May 26 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:25:51 123.414
2013 May 25 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:18:33 129.917
2014 May 24 42 Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:00:11 149.771
2015 May 23 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:44 139.824
2016 May 28 18 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206* 309 (497.287) 2:41:54 114.515
2017 May 27 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:38:17 113.72
2018 May 26 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 204* 306 (492.459) 2:49:04 108.596
2019 May 25 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:42:37 110.69
2020 May 25 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 203* 304.5 (490.045) 2:43:30 111.743
2021 May 29
  • 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, and 2020: Race extended due to an overtime finish.
  • 2009: Race shortened due to rain.[4]
  • 2020: Race postponed from May 23 to May 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
6 Kyle Busch 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2020
3 Mark Martin 1996, 1998, 1999
2 Morgan Shepherd 1978, 1981
Harry Gant 1982, 1987
Dale Earnhardt 1983, 1991
Tim Richmond 1985, 1986
Dale Jarrett 1988, 1990
Jeff Green 2001, 2002
Matt Kenseth 2003, 2011
Brad Keselowski 2012, 2018

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
6 Roush Fenway Racing 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2011
4 Hendrick Motorsports 1985, 1986, 2004, 2005
Joe Gibbs Racing 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020
3 Team Penske 2012, 2017, 2018
Richard Childress Racing 2002, 2015, 2019
2 Horace Isenhower 1988, 1990

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
12 Ford 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018
11 Chevrolet 1979, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019
9 Pontiac 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993
5 Toyota 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020
3 Oldsmobile 1984, 1988, 1989
2 Dodge 2007, 2012
1 Buick 1987

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-03-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Alsco Makes History as Entitlement Sponsor for the Alsco 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series Race on May 26". www.charlottemotorspeedway.com.
  3. "Alsco named entitlement sponsor for Xfinity race at Charlotte - NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. 4 March 2018.
  4. "Bliss wins rain-shortened race, first victory since '04". Sporting News Wire Service. NASCAR. May 25, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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