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events in the

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have been held annually at

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since 1997. From 1997 through 2004, a single race was held each year in the spring. Following the

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, a second race was added in the fall for the 2005 season, with two races a year until 2022. For the 2023 season, the spring race was removed from the schedule, and the following year the remaining race was moved from its fall date to a spring one.

Current race

The Andy's Frozen Custard 300 is a

stock car race that takes place at

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is the previous race winner.

History

The race came about from the results of the

in 2004. With

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forced to forfeit its

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weekend as a result of the lawsuit, TMS gained a second weekend on the schedule for the

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and Xfinity Series racing, and fifth race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs. The 2008 race was won by

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, breaking Kevin Harvick's string of three consecutive wins in this race. In 2021, the race gained sponsorship from

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and was branded the Andy's Frozen Custard 335 to celebrate the company's 35th anniversary. Despite the number that represents the distance in the name being changed from 300 to 335, the actual length remained 300 miles. It was only 335 as a promotion for their anniversary. The event from 2022-present would be titled the Andy's Frozen Custard 300.

Past winners

*2010 and 2025: Races extended due to

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Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

Former second race

The SRS Distribution 250 was a

race that took place each spring at

since

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. Since

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, this has been one of two races for the series at the track.

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was the last winner of the race.

History

In 2011, the race became a Friday night race after being held on Saturday afternoon since 1997. In 2017, the race returned to being on a Saturday afternoon and My Bariatric Solutions, a part of Wise Health System, became the title sponsor of the race. In 2021, the race was moved from April to June and paired with the track's spring Truck Series race, which had previously been held in June, and the

NASCAR All-Star Race All-star game, All-Star events are annually held in the NASCAR Cup Series at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Beginning in 2008, NASCAR began the practice of using Roman numerals to identify each race, but ended one ...

, which moved from

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to Texas that year. Also, the distance of the race was reduced from 300 to 250 miles and Alsco became the title sponsor of the race that year. In 2022, the All-Star Race and the Xfinity and Truck races on the same weekend were moved from June to May. SRS Distribution was the title sponsor of the race that year.

Past winners

*1999 and 2002: Races shortened due to rain. *2006, 2020 and 2021: Races extended due to

. *2010: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain. *2020: Race postponed from March 28 due to the

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. Austin Cindric declared winner after Kyle Busch was disqualified for failing inspection.

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

References

External links

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