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Toyota Care 250

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Corporate sponsor
  
Toyota

Distance
  
301,752 m

Most wins (manufacturer)
  
Chevrolet (11)

First race
  
1982

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Location
  
Richmond, Virginia, United States

Previous names
  
Eastern 150 (1982–1983) Wrangler 150 (1984) Pontiac 200 (1990–1991) Hardee's 200 (1992–1993) Hardee's Frisco 250 (1994) Hardee's 250 (1995, 1998–2003) Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (1996–1997) Funai 250 (2004–2005) Circuit City 250 (2006–2007) Lipton Tea 250 (2008–2009) Bubba Burger 250 (2010–2011) Virginia 529 College Savings Plan 250 (2012) ToyotaCare 250 (2013–present)

Most wins (driver)
  
Denny Hamlin Kevin Harvick Mark Martin (3)

Most wins (team)
  
Joe Gibbs Racing Roush Racing (4)

Laps
  
250 (Stage 1: 75 Stage 2: 75 Stage 3: 100)

Venue
  
Richmond International Raceway

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The ToyotaCare 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race was first held during the inaugural season for the Xfinity Series in 1982, as a 150 lap event. The race was removed from the schedule after 1984. It returned to the series starting in 1990 as a 200 lap race. It was expanded to 250 lap distance in 1994. In 2016 as part of an overhauling of the Richmond spring race weekend, including the new Dash4Cash format, the total of 210-laps and will have two 35-lap heat races and a 140-lap feature. In 2017, the heat races will not be run, and will return to its 250 lap distance with the new stage format which will see stages 1 and 2 at 75 laps long, and stage 3 making up the remaining 100 laps.

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Past winners

  • 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2016: Race extended due to overtime.
  • 2006: Race was delayed because of rain and finished at midnight.
  • 2013: Ryan Reed became the first NASCAR-sanctioned driver with type 1 diabetes to qualify for an Xfinity Series race. He started and finished 16th after running as high as 6th place during the event. He would finish 9th that fall. Roush Fenway Racing announced at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October Reed would run full time beginning next February at Daytona International Speedway during Daytona Speedweeks.
  • 2016: The main event was reduced to 140 laps, while 70 other laps were divided into two heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program.
  • Television broadcasters

  • The 2013 race was moved to ESPNews due to ESPN airing the NBA playoffs and ESPN2 airing NFL Draft coverage.
  • References

    Toyota Care 250 Wikipedia