Corporate sponsor DC Solar Laps 146 | First race 1996 | |
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Venue Las Vegas Motor Speedway Location Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Distance 352.446 kilometres (219 mi) | ||
The DC Solar 350 is a 146-lap, 350-kilometre (220 mi) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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History
The race was first held on November 3, 1996 as the Carquest 420K. The race continued annually until 2000, when the race was removed from the schedule. However, the race returned as an the Orleans 350 in 2001.
In 2011, the race was moved to October as part of the IndyCar weekend and becomes an afternoon race.
In 2012, the race was originally set for October 13 at 12 noon PDT as part of the IndyCar weekend, but Indy Racing League LLC faced issues from the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, with Truck race being that race's Saturday event, but the IndyCar race was removed as a result of legal issues following the death of Dan Wheldon on Lap 11 of the IndyCar race. As a result, it moved back to late September as a stand-alone race and returned to nighttime.