Dollar General 300

For the NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the same name, held at Chicagoland Speedway, see Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland).

Dollar General 300

Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Sponsor	Dollar General
First race	1982
Distance	300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Miller Time 300 (1982–1984) Miller 400 (1985) All Pro 300 (1986–1994) All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 (1995–2000) Little Trees 300 (2001–2003) Lowe's Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300 (2004) Dollar General 300 (2005-2010)

The Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race that takes place at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The 1985 race was extended to 400.5 miles (644.5 km), which still stands as the longest race distance run in Nationwide Series history^{[citation needed]}.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
				Laps	Miles (km)
1982	October 9	Darrell Waltrip	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:25:46	123.485
1983	October 8	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:07:25	141.269
1984	October 6	Darrell Waltrip	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:26:45	123.499
1985	October 5	Terry Labonte	Pontiac	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:51:03	140.485
1986	October 4	Dale Earnhardt	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:09:07	138.746
1987	October 10	Harry Gant	Buick	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:30	131.868
1988	October 8	Rob Moroso	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:25:32	123.683
1989	October 7	Rob Moroso	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:49	126.035
1990	October 6	Sterling Marlin	Oldsmobile	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:05	132.272
1991	October 5	Harry Gant	Buick	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:37	121.937
1992	October 10	Jeff Gordon	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:28:49	120.954
1993	October 9	Mark Martin	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:37:37	113.96
1994	October 8	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:13:30	134.831
1995	October 7	Mark Martin	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:11:57	136.415
1996	October 5	Mark Martin	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:24:03	124.957
1997	October 4	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:38	127.089
1998	October 3	Mike McLaughlin	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:03:49	145.376
1999	October 9	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:15:06	133.235
2000	October 7	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:04:05	145.064
2001	October 6	Greg Biffle	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:09:05	139.445
2002	October 12	Jeff Burton	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:06:22	142.443
2003	October 11*	Greg Biffle	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:01:09	148.576
2004	October 15	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:43:21	110.193
2005	October 14	Ryan Newman	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:55:36	102.506
2006	October 13	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	203*	304.5 (490.045)	2:50:45	106.999
2007	October 12	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:29:40	120.267
2008	October 10	Kyle Busch	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:53:40	103.647
2009	October 16	Kyle Busch	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:19:41	128.863
2010	October 15	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:23:16	125.64
2011	October 14	Carl Edwards	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:14:08	134.195

• 2003: Race postponed from Friday night to Saturday afternoon due to rain.
• 2006: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.

References

• Racing-Reference.info – Lowe's Motor Speedway Race Results