Stock car races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series were held at Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tennessee from 1999 to 2009. The 2007 race had twenty-five caution periods, ten more than any other Nationwide Series race that has been held at MMP. The race ended under a green-white-checker finish every year from 2004, when the rule was first implemented in the series, to 2009, the final race at the track.
In 2001, the race was scheduled to be shown on tape delay on TNT. The Busch Series race was postponed due to rain to Sunday, the same day as the Winston Cup event in Martinsville. However, the same storm delayed the Martinsville race, so the Busch Series race was aired live on NBC.
On October 24, 2009, Brad Keselowski won the race at MMP by holding off Kyle Busch to the finish line on the 11th and final annual racing event at MMP, as Dover Motorsports, Inc. announced the closure of Memphis Motorsports Park, a week after that race.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 1999 October 31 Jeff Green Progressive Motorsports Chevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:26:5476.583Report 2000 October 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:01:49 92.352Report 2001 October 14* Randy LaJoie Evans Motorsports Chevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:29:5475.05Report 2002 October 20* Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Pontiac250187.5 (301.752)2:21:4879.337Report 2003 October 18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Team Rensi Motorsports Ford250187.5 (301.752)2:08:1987.674Report 2004 October 23 Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports Chevrolet255*191.25 (307.787)2:26:0478.561Report 2005 October 22 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet254*190.5 (306.58)2:35:3473.473Report 2006 October 28 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet252*189 (304.166)2:32:3374.336Report 2007 October 27 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota253*189.75 (305.373)3:02:1262.487Report 2008 October 25 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford253*189.75 (305.373)2:08:1488.783Report 2009 October 24 Brad Keselowski JR Motorsports Chevrolet254*190.5 (306.58)2:33:4174.374Report
2001–2002: Race postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to rain. 2004–2009: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
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