Venue | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
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Location | Concord, North Carolina, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Blue Cross Blue Shield Association |
First race | 1973 |
Distance | 300 miles (480 km) |
Laps | 200 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 110) |
Previous names |
World Service Life 300 (1973–1978) Unnamed/Unknown (1979) Charlotte 300 (1980) Miller High Life 300 (1981) Miller Time 300 (1982–1984) Miller 400 (1985) All Pro 300 (1986–1994) All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 (1995–2000) Little Trees 300 (2001–2003) Lowe's Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300 (2004) Dollar General 300 (2005–2010, 2012–2013) Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage (2011) |
Most wins (driver) | Darrell Waltrip (4) |
Most wins (team) | Roush Fenway Racing (6) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (15) |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is a NASCAR Xfinity Series that takes place at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The 1985 race was extended to 400.5 miles (644.5 km), which still stands as the longest race distance run in Xfinity Series history. It is held before the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series' Bank of America 500 in the Cup playoffs, For the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs, it will be the third and final race in the Round of 12.