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DC Solar 350

DC Solar 350
Las Vegas Motor Speedway.PNG
Venue Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Location Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Corporate sponsor DC Solar
First race 1996
Distance 352.446 kilometres (219 mi)
Laps 146
Previous names Carquest 420K (1996)
Carquest Auto Parts 420K (1997)
Sam's Town 250 (1998)
The Orleans 250 (1999)
Orleans 350 (2001)
Las Vegas 350 (2002–2005, 2009)
Smith's Las Vegas 350 (2006–2007)
Quik Liner Las Vegas 350 (2008)
Smith's Food & Drug Store 350 (2010)
Smith's 350 (2011–2013)
Rhino Linings 350 (2014–2015)
Most wins (driver) Mike Skinner
Jack Sprague (2)
Most wins (team) Roush Fenway Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (9)
Surface Asphalt
Length 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns 4

The DC Solar 350 is a 146-lap, 350-kilometre (220 mi) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The race was first held on November 3, 1996 as the Carquest 420K. The race continued annually until 2000, when the race was removed from the schedule. However, the race returned as an the Orleans 350 in 2001.

In 2011, the race was moved to October as part of the IndyCar weekend and becomes an afternoon race.

In 2012, the race was originally set for October 13 at 12 noon PDT as part of the IndyCar weekend, but Indy Racing League LLC faced issues from the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, with Truck race being that race's Saturday event, but the IndyCar race was removed as a result of legal issues following the death of Dan Wheldon on Lap 11 of the IndyCar race. As a result, it moved back to late September as a stand-alone race and returned to nighttime.



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