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Myrtle Beach 300

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Kentucky Speedway
Location	Sparta, Kentucky, United States
Corporate sponsor	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
First race	2012
Distance	300 miles (480 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Kentucky 300 (2012–2013)
Most wins (driver)	Ryan Blaney (2)
Most wins (team)	Richard Childress Racing Team Penske (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet Ford (2)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The Myrtle Beach 300 is a race run by NASCAR Xfinity Series at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, United States. It was first run in 2012, and was won by the winner of the Feed the Children 300, Austin Dillon. The distance of the race is 300 miles (480 km). This race is used as a filler for the Kentucky Indy 300 race that ran here from 2001 to 2011.

History

The first time that this race was run at Kentucky Speedway was in 2012, and it was won by the contender and winner of the NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and pole winner, Austin Dillon.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
2012	September 22	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:10:55	137.492
2013	September 21	Ryan Blaney	Penske Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:28:36	121.131
2014	September 20	Brendan Gaughan	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:36	127.119
2015	September 26	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	201*	301.5 (485.217)	2:44:06	110.238

• 2015: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
2	Ryan Blaney	2013, 2015

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
2	Richard Childress Racing	2012, 2014
	Team Penske	2013, 2015

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
2	Chevrolet	2012, 2014
	Ford	2013, 2015

Television broadcasters

Year	Network	Host	Pre-race analyst (s)	Lap-by-lap	Color commentator(s)	Pit reporters
2012	ESPN	Nicole Briscoe	Ricky Craven	Dave Burns Marty Reid	Ricky Craven	Mike Massaro Rick Debruhl Jim Noble
2013
2014
2015	NBCSN	Ralph Sheheen	Dale Jarrett	Ralph Sheheen	Dale Jarrett	Jim Noble Alex Hayden Mike Massaro

References

• Racing-Reference.info – 2012 Kentucky 300