Toyota Care 250

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This article is about the spring Xfinity Series race. For the fall Xfinity Series race, see Virginia 529 College Savings 250.
Toyota Care 250
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue Richmond International Raceway
Location Richmond, Virginia, United States
Corporate sponsor Toyota
First race 1982
Distance 26.25 miles (42.25 km)
(heat races)
105 miles (169 km)
(feature)
Laps 35 (heat races)
140 (feature)
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–present)
Most wins (driver) Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Mark Martin (3)
Most wins (team) Joe Gibbs Racing
Roush Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (11)
Circuit information
Surface Asphalt
Length 0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Turns 4

The ToyotaCare 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, 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 will have two 35-lap heat races and a 140-lap feature.[1]

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1982 February 20 Tommy Houston Mike Day Chevrolet 150 81.3 (130.839) 1:24:35 57.667
1983 February 26 Sam Ard Thomas Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 150 81.3 (130.839) 1:06:14 73.639
1984 February 25 Sam Ard Thomas Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 150 81.3 (130.839) 1:04:58 75.084
1985
–
1989		 Not held
1990 February 24 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 200 150 (241.401) 1:42:10 88.091
1991 February 23 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 200 150 (241.401) 1:37:40 92.156
1992 March 7 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 200 150 (241.401) 1:32:15 97.561
1993 March 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 150 (241.401) 1:26:44 103.766
1994 March 5 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:03:17 91.253
1995 March 4 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 250 187.5 (301.752) 1:56:50 96.291
1996 March 2 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 250 187.5 (301.752) 1:54:36 98.168
1997 March 1 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:10:08 86.45
1998 June 5 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 250 187.5 (301.752) 1:57:26 95.799
1999 May 14 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:04:55 90.06
2000 May 5 Jeff Green ppc Racing Chevrolet 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:18:51 81.023
2001 May 4 Jimmy Spencer Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:13:53 84.028
2002 May 3 Jason Keller ppc Racing Ford 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:20:23 80.138
2003 May 2 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:30:42 74.652
2004 May 14 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:12:19 85.023
2005 May 13 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 253* 189.75 (305.373) 2:12:50 85.709
2006 May 5/6* Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:22:17 79.068
2007 May 4 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:02:25 91.899
2008 May 2 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 253* 189.75 (305.373) 1:58:18 96.238
2009 May 1 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:09:48 86.672
2010 April 30 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 252* 189 (304.166) 2:04:21 91.194
2011 April 29 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 251* 188.25 (302.959) 1:44:11 108.415
2012 April 27 Kurt Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 250 187.5 (301.752) 1:48:06 104.07
2013 April 26 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 250 187.5 (301.752) 2:14:18 83.768
2014 April 25 Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 187.5 (301.752) 1:58:54 94.617
2015 April 24 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 187.5 (301.752) 1:50:47 101.55
2016* April 23 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 149* 111.75 (179.844) 1:11:37 93.623
  • 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2016: Race extended due to overtime.
  • 2006: Race was delayed because of rain and finished at midnight.
  • 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.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
3 Mark Martin 1993, 1997, 1999
Kevin Harvick 2003, 2006, 2014
Denny Hamlin 2008, 2011, 2015
2 Sam Ard 1983, 1984
Harry Gant 1991, 1992
Kyle Busch 2004, 2009
Brad Keselowski 2010, 2013

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
4 Roush Racing 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999
Joe Gibbs Racing 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015
3 Richard Childress Racing 2003, 2006, 2007
2 Thomas Brothers Racing 1983, 1984
Whitaker Racing 1991, 1992
Phoenix Racing 1996, 2001
ppc Racing 2000, 2002
Penske Racing 2010, 2013
JR Motorsports 2014, 2016

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
11 United States Chevrolet 1982, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016
8 United States Ford 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2013
5 Japan Toyota 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
2 United States Oldsmobile 1983, 1984
United States Buick 1991, 1992
1 United States Pontiac 1990
United States Dodge 2010

Qualifying race winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2016 April 23 1[2] Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35 26.25 (42.25) 00:13:43 114.824
2[3] Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35 26.25 (42.25) 00:13:42 114.964

Television broadcasters

Year Network Host Pre-race analysts Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s) Pit reporters
2001 TNT Bill Weber Tony Stewart Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons
Wally Dallenbach		 Bill Weber
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Matt Yocum
2002 Benny Parsons
Rusty Wallace
2003 Tony Stewart
Wally Dallenbach		 Bill Weber
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Matt Yocum
Benny Parsons
2004 Fx Chris Myers Jeff Hammond
Darrell Waltrip
Phil Parsons		 Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Larry McReynolds		 Dick Berggren
Steve Byrnes
Matt Yocum
Jeanne Zelasko
2005
2006
2007 ABC Jerry Punch Suzy Kolber Brad Daugherty Rusty Wallace
Andy Petree		 Dave Burns
Jamie Little
Allen Bestwick
Mike Massaro
2008 Allen Bestwick
Marty Reid		 Brad Daugherty
Rusty Wallace		 Rusty Wallace
Carl Edwards
Andy Petree
Michael Waltrip
Darrel Waltrip		 Dave Burns
Jamie Little
Shannon Spake
Mike Massaro
2009 Dave Burns
Jamie Little
Shannon Spake
Vince Welch
2010 ESPN
SPEED		 Allen Bestwick Dave Burns
Jamie Little
Jerry Punch
Mike Massaro
Krista Voda
Hermie Sadler
Ray Dunlap
2011 Nicole Briscoe Allen Bestwick
Marty Reid
Rick Allen
2012
2013
2014
2015 FS1 Danielle Trotta Michael Waltrip Adam Alexander Brad Keselowski
Michael Waltrip		 Chris Neville
Matt Yocum
Vince Welch
2016 FS1 Danielle Trotta Michael Waltrip Adam Alexander Michael Waltrip
Joey Logano		 Chris Neville
Hermie Sadler
Vince Welch

References

  1. ↑ Racing-Reference.info - Richmond International Raceway Race Results
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