Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
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| Venue | Daytona International Speedway |
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| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | Coca-Cola |
| First race | 2002 |
| Distance | 250 miles (400 km) |
| Laps | 100 (Stage 1: 30 Stage 2: 30 Stage 3: 40) |
| Previous names |
Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 (2002) Winn-Dixie 250 (2003) Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo (2004–2007) Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (2008) Subway Jalapeño 250 (2009–2012) Subway Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (2013–2016) |
| Most wins (driver) | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (3) |
| Most wins (team) |
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Joe Gibbs Racing Richard Childress Racing (3) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (9) |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
The Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that is held at Daytona International Speedway. Scheduled as a 250-mile (400 km) race, it has been held the night before the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series' Coke Zero 400 during Independence Day weekend since 2002.
This is the final restrictor plate race of held each season for the Xfinity Series. Until 2006, there had been a different winner in each race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. became the first repeat winner when he won the 2006 event.
The 2010 running of the event marked the first of four races using the Nationwide Series version of the Car of Tomorrow, other three being at Michigan, Richmond (September), Charlotte (October).
Races have been lengthened due to a NASCAR overtime finish: Note is race is notable for having the most overtime finishes from periods 2005–10 and 2012–present (as of 2016).
Only one race has been rescheduled from its original date.
In 2002, 2004 and 2006, the race was held on Fox. In 2003 and 2005, the race was held on TNT, In 2007–2014, the race was held on ABC and ESPN2. Starting in 2015, the race is being aired on NBCSN.
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