Boyd Gaming 300

Boyd Gaming 300

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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Corporate sponsor	Boyd Gaming
First race	1997
Distance	300 miles (482.80 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Las Vegas 300 (1997) Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 (1998) Sam's Town 300 (1999–2013)
Most wins (driver)	Mark Martin (4)
Most wins (team)	Roush Fenway Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (10)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The Boyd Gaming 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has been scheduled as either the third, fourth, or fifth race of the season for the Xfinity Series since it was first held in 1997.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1997	March 16	Jeff Green	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:37:41	114.153
1998	February 28	Jimmy Spencer	Spencer Motor Ventures	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:37:43	114.129
1999	March 6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:13:57	134.37
2000	March 4	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:13:13	135.118
2001	March 3	Todd Bodine	Buckshot Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:23:17	125.625
2002	March 2	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:25:24	123.796
2003	March 1	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:35:44	115.582
2004	March 6	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:20	122.172
2005	March 12	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:21	122.158
2006*	March 11	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	206*	309 (497.287)	2:28:08	125.158
2007*	March 10	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:52:12	104.53
2008	March 1	Mark Martin	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	202*	303 (487.631)	2:48:09	108.118
2009	February 28	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	209*	313.5 (504.529)	2:56:16	106.713
2010	February 27	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:27:38	121.924
2011*	March 5	Mark Martin	Turner Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:15:33	132.792
2012	March 10	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:46	129.969
2013	March 9	Sam Hornish Jr.	Penske Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:23:54	125.087
2014	March 8	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:22	131.997
2015	March 7	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:50	126.021
2016	March 5	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:03:47	145.415

• 2006, 2008, & 2009: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
• 2006: Last race on an old layout.
• 2007: First race on a new layout.
• 2011: Brad Keselowski blew a tire on the final lap in Turn 1, Mark Martin won, and Danica Patrick finished 4th, the best finish for her and a female in any of NASCAR's top three series.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Mark Martin	1999, 2005, 2008, 2011
3	Jeff Burton	2000, 2002, 2007
2	Kevin Harvick	2004, 2010

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
6	Roush Fenway Racing	1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012
3	Richard Childress Racing	2004, 2007, 2015
2	Team Penske	2013, 2014

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
10	Chevrolet	1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015
8	Ford	1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
1	Dodge	2006
	Toyota	2016

References

• Racing-Reference.info – Las Vegas Motor Speedway Race Results

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