Drive for Safety 300

Drive for Safety 300

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Chicagoland Speedway
Location	Joliet, Illinois, United States
Corporate sponsor	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
First race	2001
Distance	300 miles (480 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Sam's Club Presents The Hills Bros. Coffee 300 (2001) Tropicana Twister 300 (2002–2004) USG Durock 300 (2005–2007) Dollar General 300 (2008–2013) Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300 (2014) Furious 7 300 (2015) Drive for Safety 300 (2016)
Most wins (driver)	Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet Toyota (5)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

Justin Labonte celebrates after his first Busch Series victory during the 2004 event.

2002 infield during the pre-race for the Tropicana 400.

The Drive for Safety 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race held annually at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. In 2008 the race has been held at night under Chicagoland Speedway's new lighting system, after being held as a day race for the previous 7 years. However, in 2011, the race returned to daytime, For 2016, it will serve as the final race of NASCAR's "regular season" for the Xfinity Series, Following the race, the top 12 drivers in points standings advance to the seven-race NASCAR Xfinity Series Chase.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
2001	July 14	Jimmie Johnson	Herzog Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:30:40	119.469
2002	July 13	Johnny Sauter	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:20:37	128.008
2003	July 12	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:18:45	129.73
2004	July 10	Justin Labonte	Labonte Motorsports	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:58	126.79
2005	July 9	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:18:06	130.34
2006	July 8	Casey Mears	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:23:31	125.421
2007	July 14	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:12:41	135.661
2008	July 11	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:04:37	144.443
2009	July 10	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:02:10	147.340
2010	July 9	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	203*	304.5 (490.045)	2:10:37	139.875
2011	Sept. 17	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:01:06	148.637
2012	Sept. 15	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:10:05	138.373
2013	Sept. 14	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:34	131.804
2014	Sept. 13	Kevin Harvick	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:23:42	125.261
2015	Sept. 19	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:11:40	136.709
2016	Sept. 17	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:29:17	120.576

• 2010: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Kyle Busch	2008, 2010, 2013, 2015
3	Kevin Harvick	2005, 2007, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
6	Joe Gibbs Racing	2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016
3	Richard Childress Racing	2002, 2005, 2007

Manufacturer wins

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

References

• Racing-Reference.info - Chicagoland Speedway Race Results