O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

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O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Texas Motor Speedway
Location	Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Corporate sponsor	O'Reilly Auto Parts
First race	1997
Distance	300 miles (480 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Coca-Cola 300 (1997–1999) Albertsons 300 (2000) Jani-King 300 (2001) O'Reilly 300 (2002–2009) O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (2010-2016)
Most wins (driver)	Kyle Busch (5)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing Roush Fenway Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (7)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place each spring at Texas Motor Speedway, and was first held in 1997. In 2005, TMS was rewarded with a second Xfinity Series event in November, the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. In 2011, the race became a Friday night race after being held on Saturday afternoon since 1997. In 2017, the race would return to Saturday afternoon. Kyle Busch is the defending winner of the event after winning it in 2016.

Matt Kenseth passes Denny Hamlin to win the 2007 event

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1997	April 5	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:03	122.993
1998	April 4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:29:47	120.174
1999	March 27	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	163*	244.5 (393.484)	1:55:08	127.417
2000	April 1	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:46:28	108.13
2001	March 31	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:37	126.212
2002	April 6	Jeff Purvis	Brewco Motorsports	Chevrolet	116*	174 (280.025)	1:42:13	102.136
2003	March 29	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:32:41	117.891
2004	April 3	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:54	115.482
2005	April 16	Kasey Kahne	Akins Motorsports	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:01	126.746
2006	April 8	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge	206*	309 (497.287)	2:22:38	129.984
2007	April 14	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:06	126.671
2008	April 5	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	1:58:39	151.707
2009	April 4	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:04:55	144.096
2010	April 19*	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:07:53	140.753
2011*	April 8	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:01:43	147.884
2012	April 13	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:31	126.301
2013	April 12	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:25:20	123.853
2014	April 4	Chase Elliott	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:10:52	137.545
2015	April 10	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:15:21	132.989
2016	April 8	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:07:33	141.121

• 1999 and 2002: Race shortened due to rain.
• 2006: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
• 2010: Race postponed twice from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
• 2011: First scheduled night race in Texas Motor Speedway history. Carl Edwards gives the Ford Mustang its first Nationwide win since the introduction of the series new car.
• 2014: Chase Elliott gets the first career win and is the second youngest Nationwide Series at Texas with 18 years, 4 months and 7 days after Joey Logano.
• 2015: Erik Jones got his first career win after 8 starts and is the third youngest Xfinity Series winner at Texas with 18 years 11 months, 18 days, after Joey Logano and Chase Elliott.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
5	Kyle Busch	2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016
3	Mark Martin	1997, 1999, 2000
2	Matt Kenseth	2004, 2007

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
6	Roush Fenway Racing	1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2012
	Joe Gibbs Racing	2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
7	Ford	1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012
6	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016
5	Chevrolet	1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014
2	Dodge	2005, 2006

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