The A-GAME 200 is a
NASCAR Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
stock car
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race that takes place during the spring at
Dover Motor Speedway
Dover Motor Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway and later Dover International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware. The track has hosted at least one NASCAR Cup Series race each year since 1969, including two per year ...
.
History
The race was broadcast in the United States on
ESPN
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until 2015, when the race moved to
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
. In 2016, the race was moved to the second week of May because of the
NASCAR All-Star Race
The NASCAR All-Star Race, formerly known as The Winston from 1985 to 2003, the Nextel All-Star Challenge from 2004 to 2007, the Sprint All-Star Race from 2008 to 2016, and the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race from 2017 to 2019, is an annual NAS ...
, and was 200 laps in total with two 40 lap heats and 120 lap main as part of the Xfinity 'Dash 4 Cash' program. In 2017, the race would not use the heat races and would utilize NASCAR's new stage format with stages 1 and 2 being 60 laps each, with last stage being the final 80 laps.
The 2020 race was originally scheduled for May 2 before being postponed to August 22 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. As part of a revised track schedule, the race was held the day before the original fall event, also named the
Drydene 200.
The 2022 race was held in the month of April for the first time and A-GAME, an energy drink where former
MLB
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player
Johnny Damon
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is the company's chairman of the board, became the title sponsor of the race,
replacing Drydene. A-GAME sponsored both driver
Jason White and
RSS Racing
RSS Racing (also known as Ryan Shane Sieg Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series. The team is owned by Rod Sieg and Pamela Sieg. The main spons ...
in 2021 and 2022 in the Xfinity Series.
Past winners
*2010 and 2011: Races extended due to
NASCAR overtime.
*2016: Race split into 120 lap feature, preceded by two 40 lap heat races for the Xfinity 'Dash 4 Cash' program.
*2020: Race postponed from May 2 to August 22 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Multiple winners (drivers)
Multiple winners (teams)
Manufacturer wins
Qualifying race winners
References
External links
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1982 establishments in Delaware
NASCAR Xfinity Series races
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Annual sporting events in the United States