Subway Firecracker 250

Subway Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue Daytona International Speedway
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Corporate sponsor Subway
Coca-Cola
First race 2002
Distance 250 miles (400 km)
Laps 100
Previous names Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 (2002)
Winn-Dixie 250 (2003)
Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo (2004–2007)
Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (2008)
Subway Jalapeño 250 (2009–2012)
Most wins (driver) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (3)
Most wins (team) Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Richard Childress Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (9)
Circuit information
Surface Asphalt
Length 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns 4

The Subway Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that is held at Daytona International Speedway. Scheduled as a 250-mile (400 km) race, it has been held the night before the Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 during Independence Day weekend since 2002.

This is the final restrictor plate race of held each season for the Xfinity Series. Until 2006, there had been a different winner in each race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. became the first repeat winner when he won the 2006 event.

The 2010 running of the event marked the first of four races using the Nationwide Series version of the Car of Tomorrow, other three being at Michigan, Richmond (September), Charlotte (October).

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2002 July 5 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Pontiac 100 250 (402.336) 1:59:09 125.892
2003 July 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 100 250 (402.336) 1:37:35 153.715
2004 July 2 Mike Wallace Biagi Brothers Racing Ford 100 250 (402.336) 1:51:06 135.014
2005 July 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 104* 260 (418.429) 1:51:19 140.141
2006 June 30 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 103* 257.5 (414.406) 1:55:52 133.343
2007 July 7* Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102* 255 (410.382) 1:50:00 139.091
2008 July 4 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 105* 262.5 (422.452) 1:41:07 155.761
2009 July 3 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102* 255 (410.382) 2:04:28 122.924
2010 July 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102* 255 (410.382) 1:44:37 146.248
2011 July 1 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 250 (402.336) 1:49:57 136.426
2012 July 6 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 101* 252.5 (406.359) 1:54:44 132.045
2013 July 5 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 101* 252.5 (406.359) 1:43:56 145.767
2014 July 4 Kasey Kahne JR Motorsports Chevrolet 103* 257.5 (414.406) 1:38:24 157.012
2015 July 4 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 104* 260 (418.429) 1:57:28 132.804
2016 July 1 Aric Almirola Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 103* 257.5 (414.406) 2:07:29 121.192

The following races have been lengthened because of overtime. Note that from 2004 through 2009, only one attempt was permitted. Starting in 2010 to 2015, a maximum of three attempts are permitted, But starting in 2016 overtime is tolerated.

Only one race has been rescheduled from its original date.

Multiple winner (driver)

# Wins Driver Years won
3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2003, 2006, 2010

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years won
3 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 2003, 2005, 2006
Joe Gibbs Racing 2008, 2011, 2013
Richard Childress Racing 2009, 2010, 2015
2 Biagi Brothers Racing/Biagi-DenBeste Racing 2004, 2016

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years won
9 United States Chevrolet 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
3 Japan Toyota 2008, 2011, 2013
2 United States Ford 2004, 2016
1 United States Pontiac 2002

Television broadcasters

In 2002, 2004 and 2006, the race was held on Fox. In 2003 and 2005, the race was held on TNT, In 2007–2014, the race was held on ABC and ESPN2. Starting in 2015, the race is being aired on NBCSN.

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2002 Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Larry McReynolds
2003 TNT Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons
Wally Dallenbach
2004 Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Larry McReynolds
2005 TNT Bill Weber Benny Parsons
Wally Dallenbach
2006 Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Larry McReynolds
2007 ABC Jerry Punch Rusty Wallace
Andy Petree
2008
2009
2010 Allen Bestwick Dale Jarrett
Andy Petree
2011
2012
2013 ESPN2
2014
2015 NBCSN Rick Allen Jeff Burton
Steve Letarte
2016
2017

Notable moments

References

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