- Feed the Children 300
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Feed The Children 300 Venue Kentucky Speedway Sponsor Feed The Children First race 2001 Distance 300 miles (482.803 km) Laps 200 Previous names Outback Steakhouse 300 (2001) Kroger 300 (2002)
Meijer 300 (2003–2010)
The Feed the Children 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, United States. The distance of the race is 300 miles (482.803 km).
History
Hypermarket chain Meijer was the race's sponsor since 2003 after previous sponsorship from Outback Steakhouse and Kroger. Nabisco, through its Oreo and Ritz brands, had been an associate sponsor since the 2002 race. For 2011, the race is now sponsored by the Nonprofit organization Feed The Children.
Joey Logano is the first repeat winner and did it back to back to back from the pole.
Past winners
Year Date Driver Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)Laps Miles (km) 2001 June 16 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:31:47 118.59 2002 June 15/16* Todd Bodine Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:21:33 127.164 2003 June 14 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:12:14 136.123 2004 June 19 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:22:08 126.642 2005 June 18 Carl Edwards Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:33:42 117.111 2006 June 17 David Gilliland Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 2:35:10 116.004 2007 June 16 Stephen Leicht Ford 200 300 (482.803) 2:32:56 117.698 2008 June 14 Joey Logano Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:12:50 135.508 2009 June 13 Joey Logano Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:20:51 127.796 2010 June 12 Joey Logano Toyota 200 300 (482.803) 2:36:08 115.286 2011 July 8 Brad Keselowski Dodge 200 300 (482.803) 2:10.03 138.408 - 2002: Race started on Saturday night but was finished on Sunday afternoon due to rain.
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