Drive for the Cure 300

"Dollar General 300" redirects here. For the NASCAR Nationwide Series race of that name held at Chicagoland Speedway from 2008 to 2013, see Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300.

Drive for the Cure 300
NASCAR Xfinity Series


Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location	Concord, North Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsor	Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
First race	1973
Distance	300 miles (480 km)
Laps	200
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)
Circuit information
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 stock car race 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 Sprint Cup Series' Bank of America 500 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
1973	October 6	Bobby Allison		Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:08:46	123.969
1974	October 5	Bobby Allison		Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:30:07	119.973
1975	October 4	Ray Hendrick		Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:32:36	117.955
1976	October 23*	Ray Hendrick	Dick Armstrong	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:34:03	116.845
1977	October 8	Darrell Waltrip		Chevrolet	178	267 (429.695)
1978	October 7	Bobby Allison		AMC	200	300 (482.803)	2:17:20	131.068
1979	October 6	Darrell Waltrip		Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)
1980	October 4	Dave Marcis		Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:30:03	119.96
1981	October 10	Gary Balough		Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)		135.678
1982	October 9	Darrell Waltrip	DarWal, Inc.	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:25:46	123.485
1983	October 8	Sam Ard	Thomas Brothers Racing	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:07:25	141.269
1984	October 6	Darrell Waltrip	DarWal, Inc.	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:26:45	123.499
1985	October 5	Terry Labonte	DarWal, Inc.	Pontiac	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:51:03	140.485
1986	October 4	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:09:07	138.746
1987	October 10	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:30	131.868
1988	October 8	Rob Moroso	Dick Moroso	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:25:32	123.683
1989	October 7	Rob Moroso	Dick Moroso	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:49	126.035
1990	October 6	Sterling Marlin	Fred Turner	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:05	132.272
1991	October 5	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:37	121.937
1992	October 10	Jeff Gordon	Bill Davis Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:28:49	120.954
1993	October 9	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:37:37	113.96
1994	October 8	Terry Labonte	Labonte Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:13:30	134.831
1995	October 7	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:11:57	136.415
1996	October 5	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:24:03	124.957
1997	October 4	Jimmy Spencer	Crestinger Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:38	127.089
1998	October 3	Mike McLaughlin	Team 34	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:03:49	145.376
1999	October 9	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:15:06	133.235
2000	October 7	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:04:05	145.064
2001	October 6	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:09:05	139.445
2002	October 12	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:06:22	142.443
2003	October 11*	Greg Biffle	Evans Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:01:09	148.576
2004	October 15	Mike Bliss	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:43:21	110.193
2005	October 14	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:55:36	102.506
2006	October 13	Dave Blaney	Braun Racing	Chevrolet	203*	304.5 (490.045)	2:50:45	106.999
2007	October 12	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:29:40	120.267
2008	October 10	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:53:40	103.647
2009	October 16	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:19:41	128.863
2010	October 15	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:23:16	125.64
2011	October 14	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:14:08	134.195
2012	October 12	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:10:07	138.337
2013	October 11	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:14:53	133.449
2014	October 10	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:20	122.172
2015	October 9	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	1:58:24	152.027

1976: Race postponed from October 9 to October 23 due to rain.
2003: Race postponed from Friday night to Saturday afternoon due to rain.
2006: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Darrell Waltrip	1977, 1979, 1982, 1984
3	Bobby Allison	1973, 1974, 1978
	Mark Martin	1993, 1995, 1996
	Kyle Busch	2008, 2009, 2013
2	Ray Hendrick	1975, 1976
	Rob Moroso	1988, 1989
	Harry Gant	1987, 1991
	Terry Labonte	1985, 1994
	Greg Biffle	2001, 2003
	Jeff Burton	2002, 2007
	Brad Keselowski	2010, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
6	Roush Fenway Racing	1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2011
5	Joe Gibbs Racing	2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
3	DarWal, Inc.	1982, 1984, 1985
3	Team Penske	2005, 2010, 2014
2	Whitaker Racing	1987, 1991
	Dick Moroso	1988, 1989
	Richard Childress Racing	2007, 2015

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
15	Chevrolet	1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2015
8	Ford	1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014
7	Pontiac	1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
4	Oldsmobile	1983, 1988, 1989, 1990
4	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
2	Buick	1987, 1991
2	Dodge	2005, 2010
1	AMC	1978

References

Racing-Reference.info – Lowe's Motor Speedway Race Results

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