Aaron's 312
There are two races on the NASCAR Busch Series schedule called the Aaron's 312. They're both held in the Spring, with Atlanta Motor Speedway hosting the first one, and Talladega Superspeedway hosting the other. Of all three major NASCAR series (the Nextel Cup Series, the Busch Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series), this is the only series to feature two races of the same name.
The races' sponsor, Aaron's, is a rent-to-own chain of stores all over the United States. The reason that the 12 extra miles are tacked on to the races' distance is because a person can rent a product from Aaron's, and then, in 12 months, take full ownership of it.
The races have the same distance in miles, but it takes a different amount of laps to satisfy each distance. At Atlanta, the race takes 203 laps to complete. At Talladega, it takes 117 laps to complete.
As one can see below, each of the two races has gone through a numerous amount of name changes, and they each debuted in 1992.
See also: List of current NASCAR races
Past winners
Aaron's 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- 2005 Carl Edwards
- 2004 Matt Kenseth
- 2003 Greg Biffle
- 2002 Jamie McMurray
- 2001 Joe Nemechek
- 2000 Mark Martin
Yellow Freight 300
Stihl Power Tools 300
- 1998 Mark Martin
Stihl Outdoor Power Tools 300
- 1997 Mark Martin
Busch Light 300
The Slick 50 300
- 1993 Ward Burton
Atlanta Motor Speedway 300
Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway
- 2005 Martin Truex Jr.
- 2004 Martin Truex Jr.
- 2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- 2002 Jason Keller
Subway 300
- 2001 Mike McLaughlin
Touchstone Energy 300
- 2000 Joe Nemechek
- 1999 Terry Labonte
- 1998 Joe Nemechek
Birmingham 500K
- 1997 Mark Martin
Humminbird 500K
- 1996 Greg Sacks
Humminbird Fishfinder 500K
- 1995 Chad Little
Fram Filter 500K
- 1994 Ken Schrader
- 1993 Dale Earnhardt
- 1992 Ernie Irvan