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Drive for the Cure 250

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location	Concord, North Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsor	Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
First race	1973
Distance	250 kilometres (155.34 mi)
Laps	67 Stages 1/2: 20 each Final stage: 27
Previous names	World Service Life 300 (1973–1978) Unnamed/Unknown (1979) Charlotte 300 (1980) Miller High Life 300 (1981) 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, 2012–2013) Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage (2011) Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (2014–2017) Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (2018)
Most wins (driver)	Darrell Waltrip A. J. Allmendinger (4)
Most wins (team)	Roush Fenway Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (22)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	2.28 mi (3.67 km)
Turns	17

The Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is a NASCAR Xfinity 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 Xfinity Series history.

It is held before the NASCAR Cup Series' Bank of America Roval 400 in the playoffs.

In 2018, the race was shifted to run the "Roval" infield road course configuration of Charlotte. With this, the race length was shortened from 300 miles to 200 kilometers (125 miles). It would also move up a week on the Xfinity Series schedule, the middle race of the first round of the playoffs. Chase Briscoe became the first Xfinity Series driver to win the race in its Roval configuration. The race was increased to 67 laps and 250 km (155.34 mi) in 2019.

Past winners

• 1976: Race postponed from October 9 due to rain.
• 1977: Race shortened due to rain.
• 2003: Race postponed from Friday to Saturday due to rain.
• 2006, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2024: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
• 2016: Race postponed from Friday to Sunday afternoon due to rain.

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
22	Chevrolet	1973–1977, 1994, 1997–2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019–2024
10	Ford	1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018
7	Pontiac	1979–1982, 1984–1986
4	Oldsmobile	1983, 1988–1990
	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
2	Buick	1987, 1991
	Dodge	2005, 2010
1	AMC	1978

References

1. Spencer, Reid (September 29, 2018). "Chase Briscoe gets first Xfinity win in inaugural Charlotte road course race". NASCAR. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
2. "Charlotte Motor Speedway Enhances ROVAL™ with Expanded Backstretch Chicane". Charlotte Motor Speedway. June 23, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

External links

• Charlotte Motor Speedway (oval) race results at Racing-Reference
• Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course race results at Racing-Reference

• 1982 establishments in North Carolina
• NASCAR Xfinity Series races
• NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway
• Recurring sporting events established in 1982
• Annual sporting events in the United States