Top Gear 300

Top Gear 300
Top Gear 300
Venue Charlotte Motor Speedway
Sponsor Top Gear (U.S. Series)
First race 1982
Distance 300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps 200
Previous names Mello Yello 300 (1982–1984)

Winn-Dixie 300 (1985–1988)

Champion Spark Plug 300 (1989–1994)

Red Dog 300 (1995–1996)

Carquest Auto Parts 300 (1997–2009)

Tech-Net Professional Auto Service 300 presented by CarQuest (2010)

The Top Gear 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is held the day before the Coca-Cola 600 on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. The race began in its current organization 1982 as the Mello Yello 300; the current sponsorship is from The History Channel and BBC Worldwide through the United States version the BBC's Top Gear franchise.

From 2007-09 the race was a Saturday night race. For 2010, the starting time was moved to 2:30 P.M. EST in response to fans wanting an afternoon NNS race and allowing for ESPN on ABC coverage, allowing it to be part of a television doubleheader weekend for ESPN, paired with the Indianapolis 500 the next day.

Past winners

Late Model Sportsman/Grand American/Modified race

Year Date Driver Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1982 May 29 Harry Gant Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 126.731
1983 May 28 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 117.724
1984 May 26 Bobby Allison Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:38 126.198
1985 May 25 Tim Richmond Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:30:54 119.284
1986 May 24 Tim Richmond Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:50 139.715
1987 May 23 Harry Gant Buick 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:54 139.643
1988 May 28 Dale Jarrett Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:08:36 139.969
1989 May 27 Rob Moroso Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 2:11:55 136.45
1990 May 26 Dale Jarrett Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:01 132.337
1991 May 25 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:15:06 133.235
1992 May 23 Jeff Gordon Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:31 127.207
1993 May 29 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:08 127.539
1994 May 28 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:20:57 127.704
1995 May 27 Chad Little Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:40 131.707
1996 May 25 Mark Martin Ford 200 300 (482.803) 1:55:32 155.799
1997 May 24 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:47 126.954
1998 May 23 Mark Martin Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:14:53 133.449
1999 May 29 Mark Martin Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:30:47 119.377
2000 May 27 Jeff Burton Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:27:50 121.759
2001 May 26 Jeff Green Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:20:24 128.205
2002 May 25 Jeff Green Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:29:09 120.684
2003 May 24 Matt Kenseth Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:10:09 138.302
2004 May 29 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:37:31 114.275
2005 May 28 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:32:35 117.968
2006 May 27 Carl Edwards Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:42:33 110.735
2007 May 26 Kasey Kahne Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:16:07 132.24
2008 May 24 Kyle Busch Toyota 202* 303 (487.631) 2:31:05 120.331
2009 May 23 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 170* 255 (410.382) 1:58:31 129.096
2010 May 29 Kyle Busch Toyota 203* 304.5 (490.045) 2:18:11 132.216
2011 May 28 Matt Kenseth Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:11:44 136.64
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