Texas 250

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"O'Reilly 300" and "O'Reilly Auto Parts 300" redirect here. For the Truck Series race in 1999, see Vankor 350. For the fall Xfinity race, see Andy's Frozen Custard 335.

Alsco Uniforms 250
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueTexas Motor Speedway
LocationFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Corporate sponsorAlsco[1]
First race1997
Distance250.5 miles (403.1 km)
Laps167[2]
Stages 1/2: 40 each
Final stage: 87
Previous namesCoca-Cola 300 (1997–1999)
Albertsons 300 (2000)
Jani-King 300 (2001)
O'Reilly 300 (2002–2009)
O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (2010–2016)
My Bariatric Solutions 300 (2017–2020)
Alsco Uniforms 250 (2021)[3]
Most wins (driver)Kyle Busch (7)
Most wins (team)Joe Gibbs Racing (9)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford
Toyota (9)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The Texas 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place each spring at Texas Motor Speedway, and was first held in 1997. In 2005, TMS was rewarded with a second Xfinity Series event in November, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300. In 2011, the race became a Friday night race after being held on Saturday afternoon since 1997, returning to Saturday afternoon in 2017. Kyle Busch is the defending winner of the event after winning it in 2021. In 2021, the race was moved from April to June as a part of All-Star Race Weekend, in which Texas will host the All-Star Race for the first time, but the distance was reduced from 300 to 250 miles.

Matt Kenseth passes Denny Hamlin to win the 2007 event

Past winners[]

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1997 April 5 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:27:03 122.993
1998 April 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:29:47 120.174
1999 March 27 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 163* 244.5 (393.484) 1:55:08 127.417
2000 April 1 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:46:28 108.13
2001 March 31 2 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:37 126.212
2002 April 6 37 Jeff Purvis Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet 116* 174 (280.025) 1:42:13 102.136
2003 March 29 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:32:41 117.891
2004 April 3 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:54 115.482
2005 April 16 38 Kasey Kahne Akins Motorsports Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:01 126.746
2006 April 8 39 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 206* 309 (497.287) 2:22:38 129.984
2007 April 14 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:06 126.671
2008 April 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 1:58:39 151.707
2009 April 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:04:55 144.096
2010 April 19* 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:07:53 140.753
2011* April 8 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:01:43 147.884
2012 April 13 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:31 126.301
2013 April 12 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:25:20 123.853
2014 April 4 9 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:10:52 137.545
2015 April 10 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:15:21 132.989
2016 April 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:07:33 141.121
2017 April 8 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:49 131.563
2018 April 7 22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:24:01 124.986
2019 March 30 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:32:05 118.56
2020 July 18* 22 Austin Cindric* Team Penske Ford 201* 301 (485.217) 2:22:32 126.918
2021 June 12 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 171* 256.5 (412.796) 2:22:48 107.773
2022 May 21
  • 1999 and 2002: Races shortened due to rain.
  • 2006, 2020 and 2021: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
  • 2010: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
  • 2020: Race postponed from March 28 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Austin Cindric declared winner after Kyle Busch was disqualified for failing inspection.

Multiple winners (drivers)[]

# Wins Driver Years Won
7 Kyle Busch 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021
3 Mark Martin 1997, 1999, 2000
2 Matt Kenseth 2004, 2007
Erik Jones 2015, 2017

Multiple winners (teams)[]

# Wins Team Years Won
9 Joe Gibbs Racing 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
6 Roush Fenway Racing 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2012
3 Team Penske 2006, 2018, 2020

Manufacturer wins[]

# Wins Make Years Won
9 United States Ford 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2020
Japan Toyota 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
5 United States Chevrolet 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014
2 United States Dodge 2005, 2006

References[]

  1. ^ "Alsco Widens Its Footprint with Speedway Motorsports in 2021". Speedway Motorsports (Press release). Business Wire. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season". NASCAR. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. ^ Jayski's Silly Season Site (March 13, 2017). "Wise Health System to sponsor Texas' April XFINITY Series race". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

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