Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300

Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Bristol Motor Speedway
Location	Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Corporate sponsor	Fitzgerald Glider Kits
First race	1982
Distance	26.65 miles (42.89 km) (heat races) 106.6 miles (171.6 km) (feature)
Laps	50 (heat races) 200 (feature)
Previous names	Southeastern 150 (1982–1983) Budweiser 200 (1985–1989) Budweiser 250 (1990–1993) Goody's 250 (1994–1995) Goody's Headache Powder 250 (1996) Moore's Snacks 250 (1997–1999) Cheez-It 250 (2000–2001) Channellock 250 (2002–2003) Sharpie Professional 250 (2004–2005) Sharpie Mini 300 (2006–2008) Scotts Turf Builder 300 (2009–2010) Scotts EZ Seed 300 (2011) Ford EcoBoost 300 (2012) Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 (2013) Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 (2014–2015)[1]
Most wins (driver)	Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team)	Richard Childress Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (16)
Circuit information
Surface	Concrete
Length	0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Turns	4

The Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300^[2] is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Bristol Motor Speedway, the first of two Bristol races on the schedule. The first Busch Series race at Bristol was 150 laps, and was won by Phil Parsons in 1982. The race was not held in 1984. The race has increased in length several times since then. It was lengthened to 200 laps in 1985, 250 laps in 1990, and 300 laps in 2006. In 2016, the Bristol format was changed to include two 50-lap heat races and a 200-lap feature for a total of 300 laps, as part of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program.

The race has been put on broadcast network television to heighten the popularity of the circuit; Fox's broadcasts of Bristol's Food City 500 were the first time broadcast network television covered the event; the races between 2004 and 2006 aired as Nationwide/Cup Fox doubleheaders. Beginning in 2007 the event aired on ABC as part of ESPN2's new Nationwide Series television package, as ESPN2 had committed to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the time.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1982	March 13	Phil Parsons	Johnny Hayes	Pontiac	150	79.95 (128.667)	0:59:20	80.848
1983	May 21	Morgan Shepherd	Whitaker Racing	Oldsmobile	150	79.95 (128.667)	0:56:16	85.255
1984	Not held
1985	March 30	Darrell Waltrip	DarWal, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:26:00	74.372
1986	April 5	Morgan Shepherd	Morgan Shepherd	Buick	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:26:00	71.511
1987	April 11	Morgan Shepherd	Morgan Shepherd	Buick	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:25:16	75.032
1988	April 9	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:28:38	76.162
1989	April 10	Rick Wilson	Charlie Henderson	Oldsmobile	200	106.6 (171.556)	1:14:34	85.776
1990	April 7	L. D. Ottinger	Parker Racing	Oldsmobile	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:40:01	79.936
1991	April 13	Bobby Labonte	Labonte Motorsports	Oldsmobile	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:26:07	92.839
1992	April 4	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:26:02	92.929
1993	April 3	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:42:37	77.911
1994	April 9	David Green	Labonte Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:38:36	81.085
1995	April 1	Steve Grissom	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:29:10	89.664
1996	March 30	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:33:19	85.783
1997	April 12	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:46:58	74.743
1998	March 28	Elliott Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:45:55	75.484
1999	April 10	Jason Keller	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:49:30	73.014
2000	March 25	Sterling Marlin	SABCO Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:46:52	74.813
2001	March 24	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:50:53	72.103
2002	March 23	Jeff Green	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	2:00:58	66.093
2003	March 22	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:57:03	68.304
2004	March 27	Martin Truex, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	250	133.25 (214.445)	1:42:21	78.114
2005	April 4*	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	256*	136.448 (219.591)	2:17:31	59.534
2006	March 25	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:13:59	71.606
2007	March 24	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:29:49	64.038
2008	March 15	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	171*	91.143 (146.68)	1:09:20	78.874
2009	March 21	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:00:21	79.717
2010	March 20	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	300	159.9 (257.334)	2:05:14	76.609
2011	March 19	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:52:39	85.166
2012	March 17	Elliott Sadler	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:41:16	94.74
2013	March 16	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:57:11	81.872
2014	March 15	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:50:04	87.165
2015	April 18	Joey Logano*	Team Penske	Ford	300	159.9 (257.334)	1:50:00	87.218
2016	April 16	Erik Jones[3]	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200*	106.6 (171.556)	1:08:10	93.829

• 2005: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain and extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
• 2008: Race shortened due to rain.
• 2015: Joey Logano won the race after leading all 300 laps.
• 2016: The main event was reduced to 200 laps, while the other 100 laps were divided into two heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Kyle Busch	2006, 2011, 2013, 2014
3	Morgan Shepherd	1983, 1986, 1987
	Kevin Harvick	2003, 2005, 2009
2	Elliott Sadler	1998, 2012

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
5	Richard Childress Racing	2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012
4	Joe Gibbs Racing	2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
3	Roush Fenway Racing	1996, 1997, 2007
2	Whitaker Racing	1983, 1992
	Morgan Shepherd	1986, 1987
	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	1988, 2004
	Labonte Motorsports	1991, 1994
	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	1995, 1998
	Team Penske	2010, 2015

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
16	Chevrolet	1985, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
4	Oldsmobile	1983, 1989, 1990, 1991
	Ford	1996, 1997, 2007, 2015
	Toyota	2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
3	Buick	1986, 1987, 1992
2	Pontiac	1982, 1993
1	Dodge	2010

Qualifying race winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
						Laps	Miles (km)
2016	April 16	1[4]	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	50	26.65 (42.89)	00:13:16	121.047
		2[5]	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	50	26.65 (42.89)	00:13:15	120.977

References

1. "BMS Officials Announce Drive To Stop Diabetes 300 Presented By Lilly Diabetes". Bristol Motor Speedway. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
2. "Fitzgerald Glider Kits sponsors Dash 4 Cash Heat Racing at BMS April 16". Bristol Motor Speedway. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
3. "2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Race Results". Motor Racing Network (MRN). April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
4. "2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Heat 1 Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
5. "2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Heat 2 Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

External links

• Bristol Motor Speedway
• Sharpie MINI 300 Events Schedule