DC Solar 350

DC Solar 350
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Venue	Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Corporate sponsor	DC Solar
First race	1996
Distance	352.446 kilometres (219 mi)
Laps	146
Previous names	Carquest 420K (1996) Carquest Auto Parts 420K (1997) Sam's Town 250 (1998) The Orleans 250 (1999) Orleans 350 (2001) Las Vegas 350 (2002–2005, 2009) Smith's Las Vegas 350 (2006–2007) Quik Liner Las Vegas 350 (2008) Smith's Food & Drug Store 350 (2010) Smith's 350 (2011–2013) Rhino Linings 350 (2014–2015)
Most wins (driver)	Mike Skinner Jack Sprague (2)
Most wins (team)	Roush Fenway Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (9)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The DC Solar 350 is a 146-lap, 350-kilometre (220 mi) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

History

The checkered flag flies at the 2015 race

The race was first held on November 3, 1996 as the Carquest 420K. The race continued annually until 2000, when the race was removed from the schedule. However, the race returned as an the Orleans 350 in 2001.

In 2011, the race was moved to October as part of the IndyCar weekend and becomes an afternoon race.

In 2012, the race was originally set for October 13 at 12 noon PDT as part of the IndyCar weekend, but Indy Racing League LLC faced issues from the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship, with Truck race being that race's Saturday event, but the IndyCar race was removed as a result of legal issues following the death of Dan Wheldon on Lap 11 of the IndyCar race. As a result, it moved back to late September as a stand-alone race and returned to nighttime.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
1996	November 3	Jack Sprague	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	175	262.5 (422.452)	2:10:24	120.782
1997	November 9	Joe Ruttman	Roush Racing	Ford	175	262.5 (422.452)	2:05:09	125.849
1998	November 8	Jack Sprague	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	169*	253.5 (407.968)	1:56:07	130.801
1999	September 24	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	167	250.5 (403.14)	1:58:08	127.229
2000	Not held
2001	October 14	Ted Musgrave	Ultra Motorsports	Dodge	146	219 (352.446)	1:42:35	128.091
2002	October 13	David Starr	Spears Motorsports	Chevrolet	146	219 (352.446)	1:37:03	135.394
2003	September 27	Brendan Gaughan	Orleans Racing	Dodge	146	219 (352.446)	1:46:07	123.826
2004	September 25	Shane Hmiel	Billy Ballew Motorsports	Chevrolet	146	219 (352.446)	1:46:05	123.865
2005	September 24	Todd Bodine	Germain Racing	Toyota	152*	228 (366.93)	1:48:22	126.238
2006	September 23	Mike Skinner	Bill Davis Racing	Toyota	146	219 (352.446)	1:51:32	117.812
2007	September 22	Travis Kvapil	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	146	219 (352.446)	1:54:12	115.061
2008	September 20	Mike Skinner	Bill Davis Racing	Toyota	147*	220.5 (354.86)	2:10:54	101.07
2009	September 26	Johnny Sauter	ThorSport/CAPG Racing	Chevrolet	146	219 (352.446)	1:42:59	127.593
2010	September 25	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	146	219 (352.446)	1:51:00	118.378
2011	October 15	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	146	219 (352.446)	2:06:16	104.065
2012	September 29	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Turner Motorsports	Chevrolet	146	219 (352.446)	1:57:15	112.068
2013	September 28	Timothy Peters	Red Horse Racing	Toyota	146	219 (352.446)	1:58:40	110.73
2014	September 27	Erik Jones	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	146	219 (352.446)	1:36:07	136.709
2015	October 3	John Wes Townley	Athenian Motorsports	Chevrolet	146	219 (352.446)	1:38:58	132.772
2016	October 1	Tyler Reddick	Brad Keselowski Racing	Ford	146	219 (352.446)	1:31:47	143.163

1998, 2005, and 2008: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
2	Jack Sprague	1996, 1998
2	Mike Skinner	2006, 2008

Multiple winners (Teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
3	Roush Fenway Racing	1997, 1999, 2007
2	Hendrick Motorsports	1996, 1998
2	Bill Davis Racing	2006, 2008

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
9	Chevrolet	1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
5	Toyota	2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014
4	Ford	1997, 1999, 2007, 2016
2	Dodge	2001, 2003

References

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