Venue Kentucky Speedway First race 2001 Laps 200 | Corporate sponsor Alsco Distance 300 miles (480 km) | |
 | ||
Location Sparta, Kentucky, United States | ||
The Alsco 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, United States. The distance of the race is 300 miles (482.803 km).
Contents
History
Kentucky Speedway, opened in 2000, by Jerry Carrol. Darrell Waltrip took place to design part of the racetrack. The first Xfinity Series race was held in 2001. Brad Paisley sang the National Anthem, and then Cincinnati Bengals player Corey Dillon gave the command to start engines. This race is notable when Travis Kvapil went upside down after clipping Rich Bickle's 59 car off of Turn 2, and the car slid all the way down the backstretch in the turn three grass. Kevin Harvick won the inaugural event.
Hypermarket chain Meijer was the race's sponsor since 2003 after previous sponsorship from Outback Steakhouse and Kroger. Nabisco, through its Oreo and Ritz brands, had been an associate sponsor since the 2002 race. For 2011, the race was sponsored by the Nonprofit organization Feed The Children. Starting in 2016, the race was sponsored by Alsco.
David Gilliland, won here in an underfunded team in 2006, with 8 starts in his resume. This win gave him the ride in the 38 car in mid-2006, replacing Elliott Sadler in the 38 car.
Joey Logano is the first repeat winner and did it back to back to back from the pole.
Also, four different drivers have won at Kentucky Speedway to claim their first Nationwide Series win. David Gilliland (2006), Stephen Leicht (2007), Joey Logano (2008), and Austin Dillon (2012).