Stock car racing events in theNASCAR Xfinity Series had been held atKentucky Speedway inSparta, Kentucky, during numerous seasons and times of year from 2001 to 2020.

NASCAR Xfinity Series at Kentucky Speedway

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Kentucky Speedway
Location	Sparta, Kentucky,United States
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

TheAlsco 300 was aNASCAR Xfinity Series race held atKentucky Speedway inSparta, Kentucky,United States. The distance of the race was 300 mi (480 km)

Alsco 300

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Corporatesponsor	Alsco
First race	2001
Last race	2020
Distance	300 miles (480 km)
Laps	200 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 110)
Previous names	Outback Steakhouse 300 (2001) Kroger 300 (2002) Meijer 300 (2003–2010) Feed the Children 300 (2011–2013) John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300 presented by Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (2014) Kentucky 300 (2015)
Most wins (driver)	Joey Logano Brad Keselowski Kyle Busch (3)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (7)

Kentucky Speedway, opened in 2000 by Jerry Carrol, held its first Busch Series race in 2001.Brad Paisley sang the National Anthem, and then-Cincinnati Bengals playerCorey Dillon gave the command to start engines. This race sawTravis Kvapil go upside down after clippingRich Bickle's No. 59 car off of Turn 2, and the car slid all the way down the backstretch in the turn three grass.Kevin Harvick won the inaugural event.

Hypermarket chainMeijer was the race's sponsor since 2003 after previous sponsorship fromOutback Steakhouse andKroger.Nabisco, through its Oreo and Ritz brands, had been an associate sponsor since the 2002 race. For 2011, the race was sponsored by theNonprofit organizationFeed The Children. Starting in 2016, the race was sponsored byAlsco.^[1] In 2017, Alsco signed a multi-year agreement to continue being the sponsor of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race.^[2] Alsco is one of only two companies to serve as entitlement sponsor of multiple Xfinity Series events. Each year Alsco provides its sponsorship partners, employees, customer and prospects with over 1,500 tickets to the race.^[3]

Kentucky was removed from the 2021 Xfinity schedule.^[4]

• 2002: Race started on Saturday night but was finished on Sunday afternoon due to rain.
• 2013: Race shortened due to rain.
• 2016: Race extended due toovertime.
• 2017: Race postponed from Friday night to Saturday afternoon due to severe weather.

# Wins	Make	Years won
7	Ford	2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020
6	Chevrolet	2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014
	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018
1	Dodge	2011

Shady Rays 200

Corporatesponsor	Shady Rays
First race	2012
Last race	2020
Distance	300 mi (480 km)
Laps	200 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 110)
Previous names	Kentucky 300 (2012–2013) VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (2014–2017) Shady Rays 200 (2020)
Most wins (driver)	Ryan Blaney (2)
Most wins (team)	Team Penske (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (4)

TheShady Rays 200 was a race run byNASCAR Xfinity Series atKentucky Speedway inSparta, Kentucky,United States. It was first run in2012, and was won by the winner of theFeed the Children 300,Austin Dillon. The distance of the race was 300 miles (480 km).

This race was used as a filler for theKentucky Indy 300 race that ran here from 2001 to 2011. Starting in 2016, it was the first race in the Round of 12 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs. On March 8, 2017, it was announced thatLas Vegas Motor Speedway, another SMI track, would get a second Cup date, a second Xfinity date, and a second Truck date. While the Fall Cup race and Truck race atNew Hampshire Motor Speedway went there, Kentucky lost this race and was moved to Las Vegas.

The first time that this race was run was in 2012, and it was won byAustin Dillon, the contender and winner of theNASCAR Rookie of the Year award and pole winner.

Despite being off the schedule since 2017, the race was briefly restored during the 2020 season as a replacement for theNew Hampshire Motor Speedway event due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, in a July doubleheader with the Alsco 300.^[5][6] The race, the Shady Rays 200, was held the day before the Alsco 300.^[7]

• 2015 & 2020: Race extended due to agreen–white–checker finish.
• 2017: Race distance time and average speed record.
• 2020: Race added due to COVID-19 pandemic replacedNew Hampshire Motor Speedway.

# Wins	Make	Years won
4	Chevrolet	2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
3	Ford	2013, 2015, 2020

• Kentucky Speedway race results at Racing-Reference

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