The NorthernTool.com 250 is a discontinued NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at the Milwaukee Mile. From 1984 to 1985, the race was 200 laps, long. From 1986 to 1992, no race was held. In 1993, the race returned, and was increased to 250 laps, , a distance it would remain at until the final race was held in 2009. The race was traditionally held Sunday afternoons, while the Cup Series was either off or at a different venue, but starting in 2004, the race was 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 series at the time of the lawsuit, was not associated with the wireless industry.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR_NASCAR_ATT?SITE=GENERIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-09-07-14-41-18 The 2010 race was canceled and the Wisconsin date was moved north to Road America.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 1984 May 13 Sam Ard Thomas Brothers Racing Oldsmobile200200 (321.868)2:03:2697.206 Report 1985 Aug 18 Jack Ingram Jack Ingram Racing Pontiac200200 (321.868)1:55:15104.121 Report1986–1992 Not held 1993 July 4 Steve Grissom Grissom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet250250 (402.336)2:48:1289.003 Report 1994 July 3 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Chevrolet250250 (402.336)2:28:31100.999 Report 1995 July 2 Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Ford250250 (402.336)2:37:1695.379 Report 1996 July 7 Buckshot Jones Buckshot Racing Ford250250 (402.336)3:02:2482.237 Report 1997 July 5 Randy LaJoie BACE Motorsports Chevrolet250250 (402.336)2:31:1899.141 Report 1998 July 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet250250 (402.336)2:33:1497.89 Report 1999 July 4 Casey Atwood Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet250250 (402.336)2:33:1797.858 Report 2000 July 2 Jeff Green ppc Racing Chevrolet250250 (402.336)2:48:0989.206 Report 2001 July 1 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford250250 (402.336)2:26:30102.389 Report 2002 June 30 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford250250 (402.336)2:39:1694.182 Report 2003 June 29 Jason Keller ppc Racing Ford250250 (402.336)2:25:30103.093 Report 2004 June 26 Ron Hornaday Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet250250 (402.336)2:26:59102.052 Report 2005 June 25 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge200*200 (321.868)2:03:1297.403 Report 2006 June 24 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet258*258 (415.21)3:08:4182.042 Report 2007 June 23 Aric Almirola* Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet250250 (402.336)2:56:0385.203 Report 2008 June 21 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford250250 (402.336)2:43:3791.678 Report 2009 June 20 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford250250 (402.336)2:26:01102.728 Report
2005: Race shortened due to rain. 2006: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime. 2007: Denny Hamlin finished the race in relief of Almirola (Hamlin was supposed to start but arrived late due to Cup Series commitments). Per NASCAR rules Almirola is credited with the victory and the points.
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