NASCAR Busch Series at Nazareth Speedway
NASCAR Busch Series race
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Stock car races in the now-NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series were held at Nazareth Speedway in Nazareth, Pennsylvania between 1988 to 2004, after the owners, International Speedway Corporation, closed the facility. The race was replaced with a race (currently known as Mission 200 at Watkins Glen) at Watkins Glen, another ISC-owned track.
VenueNazareth Speedway
LocationNazareth, Pennsylvania, United States
Corporate sponsorGoulds Pumps, ITT Industries
First race1988
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| NASCAR Busch Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Nazareth Speedway |
| Location | Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | Goulds Pumps, ITT Industries |
| First race | 1988 |
| Last race | 2004 |
| Distance | 200 miles (321.9 km) |
| Laps | 200 |
| Previous names | Pennsylvania 300 (1988) GM parts 300 (1989) Pontiac 300 (1990) Pontiac 200 (1991-1992) Laneco 200 (1993) Meridian Advantage 200 (1994-1996) Core States Advantage 200 (1997) First Union 200 (1998-1999) Econo Lodge 200 (2000) Nazareth 200 (2001) Stacker 2 200 (2002) Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200 (2003-2004) |
| Most wins (driver) | Tim Fedewa Ron Hornaday Jr. (2) |
| Most wins (team) | BACE Motorsports (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (10) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.946 mi (1.522 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
After the closure of the track, the O'Reilly Series would return to racing in Pennsylvania when Pocono Raceway held its inaugural O'Reilly Series event, the Pocono Green 250 in 2016.
Past winners
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
| 1988 | May 7 | 22 | Rick Mast | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Buick | 300 | 300 (482.803) | 3:27:13 | 86.873 | Report | [1] |
| 1989 | April 30 | 81 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Ted Conder | Buick | 300 | 300 (482.803) | 3:40:35 | 81.601 | Report | [2] |
| 1990 | May 12 | 25 | Jimmy Hensley | Dick Moroso | Oldsmobile | 300 | 300 (482.803) | 3:08:08 | 95.676 | Report | [3] |
| 1991 | May 11 | 63 | Chuck Bown | Hensley Motorsports | Pontiac | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:54:32 | 104.772 | Report | [4] |
| 1992 | May 9 | 34 | Todd Bodine | Team 34 | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:15:39 | 88.463 | Report | [5] |
| 1993 | May 23 | 59 | Robert Pressley | Alliance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:07:40 | 94.191 | Report | [6] |
| 1994 | May 22 | 2 | Ricky Craven | RC Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:14:22 | 89.308 | Report | [7] |
| 1995 | May 21 | 55 | Tim Fedewa | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:28:00 | 81.081 | Report | [8] |
| 1996 | May 19 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:05:53 | 84.181 | Report | [9] |
| 1997 | May 18 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:09:27 | 92.7 | Report | [10] |
| 1998 | May 17 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:13:07 | 90.146 | Report | [11] |
| 1999 | May 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Reiser Enterprises | Chevrolet | 168* | 168 (270.369) | 2:14:13 | 75.102 | Report | [12] |
| 2000 | July 16 | 3 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:14:38 | 89.131 | Report | [13] |
| 2001 | May 20 | 60 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:55:25 | 103.971 | Report | [14] |
| 2002 | May 18 | 57 | Jason Keller | ppc Racing | Ford | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:29:05 | 80.492 | Report | [15] |
| 2003 | May 18 | 2 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:57:07 | 102.462 | Report | [16] |
| 2004 | May 23 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chance 2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:48:29 | 110.616 | Report | [17] |
- 1999: Race shortened due to darkness after a five-hour rain delay.