Chicagoland 300

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The Chicagoland 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race held annually at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. In 2008 the race has been held at night under Chicagoland Speedway's new lighting system, after being held as a day race for the previous 7 years. However, in 2011, the race returned to daytime. From 2016 to 2017, it served as the final race of NASCAR's "regular season" for the Xfinity Series, Following the race, the top 12 drivers in points standings advance to the seven-race NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs. Starting in 2018, the race moved to June, the weekend before 4th of July. The new race that Las Vegas Motor Speedway acquired from Kentucky Speedway took Chicagoland's former spot.

Chicagoland 300
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueChicagoland Speedway
LocationJoliet, Illinois, United States
Corporate sponsorTBA
First race2001 (2001)
Last race2019 (2019)
Distance300 miles (480 km)
Laps200 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 110)
Previous namesSam's Club Presents The Hills Bros. Coffee 300 (2001)
Tropicana Twister 300 (2002–2004)
USG Durock 300 (2005–2007)
Dollar General 300 (2008–2013)
Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300 (2014)
Furious 7 300 (2015)
Drive for Safety 300 (2016)
TheHouse.com 300 (2017)[1]
Overton's 300 (2018)[2]
Camping World 300 (2019)
Most wins (driver)Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team)Joe Gibbs Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (7)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4
Justin Labonte celebrates after his only Busch Series victory during the 2004 event.
2002 infield during the pre-race for the Tropicana 400.

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2001 July 14 92 Jimmie Johnson Herzog Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:30:40 119.469 [3]
2002 July 13 2 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:20:37 128.008 [4]
2003 July 12 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:18:45 129.73 [5]
2004 July 10 44 Justin Labonte Labonte Motorsports Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:58 126.79 [6]
2005 July 9 21 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:18:06 130.34 [7]
2006 July 8 42 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:23:31 125.421 [8]
2007 July 14 21 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:12:41 135.661 [9]
2008 July 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:04:37 144.443 [10]
2009 July 10 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:02:10 147.34 [11]
2010 July 9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 203* 304.5 (490.045) 2:10:37 139.875 [12]
2011 Sept. 17 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:01:06 148.637 [13]
2012 Sept. 15 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:10:05 138.373 [14]
2013 Sept. 14 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:34 131.804 [15]
2014 Sept. 13 5 Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:23:42 125.261 [16]
2015 Sept. 19 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:11:40 136.709 [17]
2016 Sept. 17 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:29:17 120.576 [18]
2017 Sept. 16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:15:07 133.218 [19]
2018 June 30 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:13:34 134.764 [20]
2019 June 29 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:20:33 128.068 [21]
2020* Not held [22]

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Driver Years Won
4 Kyle Busch 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015
3 Kevin Harvick 2005, 2007, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins Team Years Won
6 Joe Gibbs Racing 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016
3 Richard Childress Racing 2002, 2005, 2007
2 JR Motorsports 2014, 2017
Chip Ganassi Racing 2006, 2018

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years Won
7   Chevrolet 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018
6   Toyota 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016
3   Dodge 2004, 2006, 2011
  Ford 2003, 2012, 2019

References

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  1. ^ Jayski's Silly Season Site (September 13, 2017). "TheHouse.com to sponsor Chicagoland races". ESPN. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "OVERTON'S TO SERVE AS ENTITLEMENT SPONSOR FOR CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY'S 2018 NASCAR NATIONAL SERIES RACES - Chicagoland Speedway". www.chicagolandspeedway.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. ^ "2001 Sam's Club Presents the Hills Brothers Coffee 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "2002 Tropicana Twister 300 Presented by Sam's Club". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "2003 Tropicana Twister 300 Presented by Speedway SuperAmerica". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "2004 Tropicana Twister 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "2005 USG Durlock 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "2006 USG Durlock 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "2007 USG Durlock 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "2008 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "2009 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "2010 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "2011 Dollar General 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  14. ^ "2012 Dollar General 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "2013 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  16. ^ "2014 Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "2015 Furious 7 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  18. ^ "2016 Drive for Safety 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "2017 TheHouse.com 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "2018 Overtons 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  21. ^ "2019 Camping World 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  22. ^ a b Weaver, Matt (May 8, 2020). "Richmond, Chicagoland, Sonoma Lose NASCAR Race Dates For 2020". Autoweek. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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