NASCAR Xfinity Series at Richmond Raceway

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Richmond Raceway
Location	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Turns	4

Stock car racing events in theNASCAR Xfinity Series have been held atRichmond Raceway, inRichmond, Virginia during numerous seasons and times of year since 1982 until 2024.

ToyotaCare 250

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Richmond Raceway
Location	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Corporatesponsor	Toyota
First race	1982
Last race	2024
Distance	187.5 miles (301.8 km)
Laps	250 Stages 1/2: 75 each Final stage: 100
Previous names	Eastern 150 (1982–1983) Wrangler 150 (1984) Pontiac 200 (1990–1991) Hardee's 200 (1992–1993) Hardee's Frisco 250 (1994) Hardee's 250 (1995, 1998–2003) Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (1996–1997) Funai 250 (2004–2005) Circuit City 250 (2006–2007) Lipton Tea 250 (2008–2009) Bubba Burger 250 (2010–2011) Virginia 529 College Savings Plan 250 (2012) ToyotaCare 250 (2013–2019, 2022–2024) Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250 (2020)
Most wins (driver)	Denny Hamlin Kevin Harvick Mark Martin (3)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (14)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Turns	4

TheToyotaCare 250 was aNASCAR Xfinity Series race that took place atRichmond Raceway inRichmond, Virginia. The race was first held during the inaugural season for the Xfinity Series in 1982 as a 150-lap event. The race was removed from the schedule after 1984. It returned to the series starting in 1990 as a 200 lap race. It was expanded to 250 lap distance in 1994. In 2016, as part of an overhauling of the Richmond spring race weekend, including the new Dash4Cash format, the total of 210-laps and had two 35-lap heat races and a 140-lap feature.^[1] In 2017, the heat races were discontinued (as a result of stage racing being implemented that year), and the race returned to its 250-lap distance with the new stage format: stages 1 and 2 were 75 laps long, and stage 3 made up the remaining 100 laps.

NASCAR removed the spring Richmond race in 2020 in favor of a race atMartinsville Speedway in October, though Richmond still maintained their other race on the Xfinity Series schedule in September, the Go Bowling 250. Even though Richmond lost one of their two Xfinity races, likely in exchange, NASCAR gave the track a Truck Series race to be run in April like the Xfinity Series.^[2] Despite the removal from the regular schedule, the race was briefly restored during the 2020 season as a replacement for theMichigan International Speedway event due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, serving as the second round in a September doubleheader with the Go Bowling 250.^[3][4] Richmond downscaled to one race in 2021.^[5] In 2022, Richmond's one Xfinity Series race moved from September to April. The race was removed from the schedule after the 2025 schedule was announced, as NASCAR moved Richmond's date to Mexico City.^[6]

• 1984: 150 lap distance race time and average speed record.
• 1993: 200 lap distance race time and average speed record.
• 2005, 2008, 2010–11, and 2016–17: Race extended due to aNASCAR overtime finish.
• 2006: Race was delayed because of rain and finished at midnight.
• 2011: 250 lap distance race time and average speed record even with overtime.
• 2016: The main event was reduced to 140 laps, while 70 other laps were divided into two heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program. However, due to a NASCAR overtime from a late caution, the race ran 149 laps instead.
• 2020: After initially being removed from the schedule, the race was added back as the second race of a September doubleheader due toCOVID-19 (replacing the race atMichigan International Speedway).

# Wins	Make	Years won
14	Chevrolet	1982, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023
9	Ford	1993, 1995, 1997-1999, 2002, 2005, 2013, 2019
8	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024
2	Oldsmobile	1983, 1984
	Buick	1991, 1992
1	Pontiac	1990
	Dodge	2010

Go Bowling 250

Corporatesponsor	Go Bowling[7]
First race	1982
Last race	2021
Distance	187.5 miles (301.8 km)
Laps	250 Stages 1/2: 75 each Final stage: 100
Previous names	Harvest 150 (1982) Miller Time 150 (1983) Miller 150 (1984) 7-Eleven 150 (1985) Freedlander 200 (1986–1987) Commonwealth 200 (1988–1989) Autolite 200 (1990–1992) Autolite 250 (1993–1995) Autolite Platinum 250 (1996–1999) Autolite / Fram 250 (2000–2001) Funai 250 (2002–2003) Emerson Radio 250 (2004–2008) Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (2009–2017)
Most wins (driver)	Kevin Harvick Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team)	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Joe Gibbs Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (16)

TheGo Bowling 250 was aNASCAR Xfinity Seriesstock car race that took place atRichmond Raceway inRichmond,Virginia in the month of September. It is held the night before theNASCAR Cup Series race, theFederated Auto Parts 400.Noah Gragson won the 2021 race which was the last year it was run.

In 2018, as part ofschedule realignment, the event became the first race of theNASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs.

In 2020, as part of schedule realignment, this became the only Xfinity Series race at the track as NASCAR decided to give the track oneTruck Series race instead. This schedule change was done in a swap withMartinsville Speedway, which previously had two Truck Series races and zero Xfinity Series races and would now have one Truck Series race and one Xfinity Series race (which replaced the spring race at Richmond).

In 2022, the September Xfinity Series race at Richmond was moved to the spring (in exchange for moving the Truck Series race to the summer race weekend) and there was no September race at the track for the first time in the series' history.

• 1987: Race shortened due to rain. Last race on old half-mile layout.
• 1991: Race moved to a Friday night event.
• 1996: Race postponed from Friday to Sunday due to power outage.
• 2005 & 2007: Races extended due toNASCAR overtime.
• 2008: Race postponed from Friday to Sunday due to rain fromHurricane Hanna.
• 2013: Marked the 1,000th race held in series.^[9]
• 2014: Kyle Busch led all 250 laps.
• 2020: Race held as the first race of a doubleheader weekend (the second race replaced the race atMichigan International Speedway due toCOVID-19).

# Wins	Make	Years won
16	Chevrolet	1986, 1997–1999, 2001–2003, 2005–2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2020–2021
10	Ford	1987, 1993–1996, 2000, 2008–2009, 2013, 2017
5	Toyota	2011, 2014, 2016, 2018–2019
3	Pontiac	1982, 1984–1985
	Oldsmobile	1983, 1989, 1992
	Buick	1988, 1990–1991

• Richmond Raceway race results at Racing-Reference

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