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Contender Boats 250
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueHomestead–Miami Speedway
LocationHomestead, Florida, United States
Corporate sponsorContender Boats
First race1995 (1995)
Distance250.5 miles (403.1 km)
Laps167
Stages 1/2: 40 each
Final stage: 87
Previous namesJiffy Lube Miami 300 (1995–1998)
HotWheels.com 300 (1999)
Miami 300 (2000)
GNC Live Well 300 (2001)
Ford 300 (2002–2011)
Ford EcoBoost 300 (2012–2019)
Hooters 250 / Contender Boats 250 (2020)
Most wins (driver)Joe Nemechek (3)
Most wins (team)Joe Gibbs Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The Contender Boats 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that take place at Homestead–Miami Speedway. For much of its history, it was the final race of the Xfinity season. Myatt Snider is the defending winner.

Race history

From 2002 to 2019, the race was a part of the Ford Championship Weekend, and was the Championship Round for the Xfinity Series. It previously took place the day before the Ford EcoBoost 400, the former Championship round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

In 2020, the race date was changed to early spring as part of a schedule realignment. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was moved to June and changed from a single 300-mile race to two races combined for a total distance of 501 miles, replacing a date at Iowa Speedway.[1] Hooters assumed naming rights for the first race, while Contender Boats, a local boat manufacturer, sponsored the second, a Dash 4 Cash event.[2][3][4] The Sunday race was originally named the 2020Census.gov 300 as the United States Census was going on at the time of the initially-scheduled date.[5]

For the 2021 season, the race was originally announced as reverting to its original 300-mile distance with Contender Boats returning as title sponsor,[6] but it instead remained at 250 miles with 167 laps and the Contender Boats 250 race name.[7][8]

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
LapsMiles (km)
1995November 532Dale JarrettDale JarrettFord200300 (482.803)3:16:2892.229
1996November 388Kevin LepageLepage RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:32:04119.158
1997November 987Joe Nemechek*NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:39:26112.9
1998November 159Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:18:53129.605
1999November 1387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:24:28124.596
2000November 1124Jeff GordonJG MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:23:29125.45
2001November 1087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:16:10132.191
2002November 1623Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingPontiac200300 (482.803)2:25:42123.542
2003November 1538Kasey KahneAkins MotorsportsFord200300 (482.803)2:28:18121.376
2004November 2029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet202*303 (487.631)2:45:22110.482
2005*November 1939Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge200300 (482.803)2:24:41124.41
2006November 1817Matt KensethRoush RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:22:16126.523
2007*November 1729Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:39:59112.512
2008November 1560Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:33:24117.34
2009November 2118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:21:49126.924
2010November 2018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:42:32110.747
2011November 1922Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge200300 (482.803)2:30:47119.377
2012November 175Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:19:44128.817
2013November 1648Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:45:06109.025
2014*[9]November 1520Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota206*309 (497.287)2:40:36115.442
2015November 2142Kyle LarsonHScott MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:20:20128.266
2016November 1919Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:34:34116.455
2017November 1800Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:12:13136.14
2018November 179Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:08:06140.515
2019November 162Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:31:49118.564
2020June 13*20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota167250.5 (403.140)2:06:34118.752
June 14*98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord177*265.5 (427.280)2:15:52117.247
2021February 27*2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet179*268.5 (432.108)2:30:59103.72

Notes

  • 2004, 2014, 2020 II, & 2021: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
  • 2020: Race postponed from March 21 due to COVID-19 pandemic; event format changed to twin 250-mile races due to Iowa Speedway's cancellation.
  • 2021: Race moved from February 20 due to scheduling changes triggered by Auto Club Speedway's cancellation.

Track configuration notes

  • 1995–1996: Rectangular oval
  • 1997–2002: True oval; low banking
  • 2003–present: True oval; steep, progressive banking

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
3Joe Nemechek1997, 1999, 2001
2Jeff Burton1998, 2007
Kyle Busch2009, 2010
Brad Keselowski2011, 2013
Matt Kenseth2006, 2014
Tyler Reddick2018, 2019

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
5Joe Gibbs Racing2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020 (1 of 2)
4Richard Childress Racing2004, 2007, 2019, 2021
3NEMCO Motorsports1997, 1999, 2001
Roush Fenway Racing1998, 2006, 2008
Penske Racing2005, 2011, 2013
2JR Motorsports2012, 2018
Stewart-Haas Racing2017, 2020 (1 of 2)

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
12 Chevrolet1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
8 Ford1995, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2020 (1 of 2)
5 Toyota2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020 (1 of 2)
2 Dodge2005, 2011
1 Pontiac2002

See also

  • Baptist Health 200
  • Dixie Vodka 400
  • Ford Championship Weekend

References

  1. ^ Norris, Brad. "NASCAR realigns 2020 schedule, shifts events from Chicagoland, Richmond, Sonoma". NASCAR.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dash 4 Cash is back: 2020 dates, tracks, results for Xfinity Series". NASCAR. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hooters Backing First Of Two Miami Xfinity Races". Speed Sport. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Contender Boats Named Entitlement Sponsor for One of Homestead-Miami Speedway's Two 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Races". Homestead–Miami Speedway (Press release). June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Homestead-Miami Speedway's NASCAR Xfinity Series Race to be Named 2020CENSUS.GOV 300". Homestead–Miami Speedway. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Contender Boats to Serve as Entitlement Partner for Upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway". Homestead–Miami Speedway. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season". NASCAR. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Contender Boats 250". Homestead–Miami Speedway. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "2014 Ford EcoBoost 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

External links

  • Homestead-Miami Speedway race results at Racing-Reference


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