NASCAR Xfinity Series at Bristol (spring race)

Annual NASCAR race held at Bristol Motor Speedway

The race last run as the Cheddar's 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the first of two Bristol races on the schedule. The first Busch Series race at Bristol was 150 laps, and was won by Phil Parsons in 1982. The race was not held in 1984. The race increased in length several times since then: it was lengthened to 200 laps in 1985, 250 laps in 1990, and 300 laps in 2006. In 2016, the race format was changed to include two 50 lap heat races and a 200 lap feature for a total of 300 laps, as part of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program. In 2017 that format did not return and instead reverted to its 300 lap distance with the new stage format. Stages 1 and 2 were 85 laps each, with stage 3 being the final 130 laps. The race was removed from the 2021 schedule as the Xfinity Series did not follow the NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck Series in switching their first Bristol races to the dirt configuration. When the Cup and Truck spring race returned to the concrete surface in 2024, the Xfinity date was not reinstated.

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph) Laps Miles (km) 1982 March 13 28 Phil Parsons Johnny Hayes Racing Pontiac15079.95 (128.667)0:59:2080.848 1983 May 21 7 Morgan Shepherd Whitaker Racing Oldsmobile15079.95 (128.667)0:56:1685.255 1984 Not held 1985 March 30 17 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Chevrolet200106.6 (171.556)1:26:0074.372 1986 April 5 77 Morgan Shepherd Morgan Shepherd Buick200106.6 (171.556)1:26:0071.511 1987 April 11 97 Morgan Shepherd Morgan Shepherd Buick200106.6 (171.556)1:25:1675.032 1988 April 9 8 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet200106.6 (171.556)1:28:3876.162 1989 April 10 75 Rick Wilson Charlie Henderson Oldsmobile200106.6 (171.556)1:14:3485.776 1990 April 7 2 L. D. Ottinger Parker Racing Oldsmobile250133.25 (214.445)1:40:0179.936 1991 April 13 44 Bobby Labonte Labonte Motorsports Oldsmobile250133.25 (214.445)1:26:0792.839 1992 April 4 7 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick250133.25 (214.445)1:26:0292.929 1993 April 3 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac250133.25 (214.445)1:42:3777.911 1994 April 9 44 David Green Labonte Motorsports Chevrolet250133.25 (214.445)1:38:3681.085 1995 April 1 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet250133.25 (214.445)1:29:1089.664 1996 March 30 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford250133.25 (214.445)1:33:1985.783 1997 April 12 9 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford250133.25 (214.445)1:46:5874.743 1998 March 28 66 Elliott Sadler Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet250133.25 (214.445)1:45:5575.484 1999 April 10 57 Jason Keller Progressive Motorsports Chevrolet250133.25 (214.445)1:49:3073.014 2000 March 25 82 Sterling Marlin SABCO Racing Chevrolet250133.25 (214.445)1:46:5274.813 2001 March 24 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Chevrolet250133.25 (214.445)1:50:5372.103 2002 March 23 21 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet250133.25 (214.445)2:00:5866.093 2003 March 22 21 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet250133.25 (214.445)1:57:0368.304 2004 March 27 8 Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports Chevrolet250133.25 (214.445)1:42:2178.114 2005 April 4* 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet256*136.448 (219.591)2:17:3159.534 2006 March 25* 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet300159.9 (257.334)2:13:5971.606 2007 March 24 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford300159.9 (257.334)2:29:4964.038 2008 March 15 2 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet171*91.143 (146.68)1:09:2078.874 2009 March 21 33 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet300159.9 (257.334)2:00:2179.717 2010 March 20 12 Justin Allgaier Penske Racing Dodge300159.9 (257.334)2:05:1476.609 2011 March 19 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota300159.9 (257.334)1:52:3985.166 2012 March 17 2 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet300159.9 (257.334)1:41:1694.74 2013 March 16 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota300159.9 (257.334)1:57:1181.872 2014 March 15 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota300159.9 (257.334)1:50:0487.165 2015 April 18 22 Joey Logano* Team Penske Ford300159.9 (257.334)1:50:0087.218 2016*April 16 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota200106.6 (171.556)1:08:1093.829 2017April 22 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota300159.9 (257.334)2:21:3867.738 2018 April 14 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota300159.9 (257.334)2:21:5767.857 2019 April 6 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota300159.9 (257.334)1:45:0391.328 2020 June 1* 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet303*161.499 (259.907)2:19:0369.687
2005 and 2020: Race extended due to a NASCAR overtime finish. 2005: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain. 2006: Race had a snow delay after 32 laps, which led to it finishing under the lights. 2008: Race shortened due to rain. 2015: Joey Logano won the race after leading all 300 laps. 2016: The main event was reduced to 200 laps, while the other 100 laps were divided into two heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program. 2020: Race postponed from April 4 to May 30 due to the COVID 19 pandemic, then postponed until June 1 due to logistical issues resulting from the postponement of Cup race at Charlotte from May 27 to May 28.

# Wins Team Years Won7 Joe Gibbs Racing 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 20195 Richard Childress Racing 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 20123 Roush Fenway Racing 1996, 1997, 20072 Whitaker Racing 1983, 1992 Morgan Shepherd 1986, 1987 Dale Earnhardt, Inc./Chance 2 1988, 2004 Labonte Motorsports 1991, 1994 Diamond Ridge Motorsports 1995, 1998 Team Penske 2010, 2015

YearDateRaceDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph) Laps Miles (km) 2016April 16 1 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50 26.65 (42.89)00:13:16121.047 2 2 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50 26.65 (42.89)00:13:15120.977