NorthernTool.com 250

NorthernTool.com 250

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NASCAR Nationwide Series
Venue	Milwaukee Mile
Corporate sponsor	Northern Tool + Equipment
First race	1984
Last race	2009
Distance	250 miles (402.3 km)
Laps	250
Previous names	Red Carpet 200 (1984) Milwaukee Sentinel 200 (1985) Havoline 250 (1993–1994) Sears Auto Center 250 (1995–1997) DieHard 250 (1998–1999) Sears DieHard 250 (2000) GNC Live Well 250 (2001–2003) Alan Kulwicki 250 Pres. by Forest County Potawatomi Racing (2004) SBC 250 (2005) AT&T 250 (2006–2007) Camping World RV Rental 250 (2008) NorthernTool.com 250 (2009)

The NorthernTool.com 250 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at the Milwaukee Mile. From 1984 to 1985, the race was 200 laps, 200 miles (321.9 km) long. From 1986 to 1992, no race was held. In 1993, the race returned, and was increased to 250 laps, 250 miles (402.3 km), a distance it has remained at since. The race was traditionally held Sunday afternoons, while the Winston Cup Series was either off or at a different venue, but starting in 2004, the race has been run on Saturday night.

Until the race sponsor changed to Camping World in 2008, the sponsorship of this race was not affected by the September 7, 2007, settlement between AT&T and NASCAR in regard to a grandfathered sponsorship deal, as Anheuser-Busch, the sponsor of the now NASCAR Nationwide Series at the time of the lawsuit, was not associated with the wireless industry. The 2010 race was canceled and the date was moved across Wisconsin to Road America.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race distance		Race time	Average speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1984	May 13	Sam Ard	Thomas Brothers Racing	Oldsmobile	200	200 (321.868)	2:03:26	97.206
1985	Aug 18	Jack Ingram	Jack Ingram Racing	Pontiac	200	200 (321.868)	1:55:15	104.121
1986 – 1992	Not held
1993	July 4	Steve Grissom	Grissom Racing Enterprises	Chevrolet	250	250 (402.336)	2:48:12	89.003
1994	July 3	Mike Wallace	Owen Racing	Chevrolet	250	250 (402.336)	2:28:31	100.999
1995	July 2	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Ford	250	250 (402.336)	2:37:16	95.379
1996	July 7	Buckshot Jones	Buckshot Racing	Ford	250	250 (402.336)	3:02:24	82.237
1997	July 5	Randy LaJoie	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	250 (402.336)	2:31:18	99.141
1998	July 5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	250	250 (402.336)	2:33:14	97.89
1999	July 4	Casey Atwood	Brewco Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	250 (402.336)	2:33:17	97.858
2000	July 2	Jeff Green	ppc Racing	Chevrolet	250	250 (402.336)	2:48:09	89.206
2001	July 1	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	250	250 (402.336)	2:26:30	102.389
2002	June 30	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	250	250 (402.336)	2:39:16	94.182
2003	June 29	Jason Keller	ppc Racing	Ford	250	250 (402.336)	2:25:30	103.093
2004	June 26	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	250 (402.336)	2:26:59	102.052
2005	June 25	Johnny Sauter	Phoenix Racing	Dodge	200*	200 (321.868)	2:03:12	97.403
2006	June 24	Paul Menard	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	258*	258 (415.21)	3:08:41	82.042
2007	June 23	Aric Almirola*	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	250	250 (402.336)	2:56:03	85.203
2008	June 21	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	250 (402.336)	2:43:37	91.678
2009	June 20	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	250 (402.336)	2:26:01	102.728

• 2005: race shortened due to rain.
• 2006: race extended due to a green-white-checker finish.
• 2007: Aric Almirola started the race for Denny Hamlin, who had arrived to the track late. After Hamlin arrived, he took over the car and went on to win. Because Almirola started the race, he was credited with the victory, giving him his only Nationwide Series win to date.

References

• Racing-Reference.info - Milwaukee Mile Race Results