2 5 0 ▁la ps , ▁, ▁a ▁distance ▁it ▁would ▁remain ▁at ▁until ▁the ▁final ▁race ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁held ▁Sunday ▁af tern o ons , ▁while ▁the ▁Mon ster ▁Energy ▁Cup ▁Series ▁was ▁either ▁off ▁or ▁at ▁a ▁different ▁ven ue , ▁but ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁run ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁race ▁spons or ▁changed ▁to ▁Camp ing ▁World ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁this ▁race ▁was ▁not ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁settlement ▁between ▁AT & T ▁and ▁NAS C AR ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁a ▁grand father ed ▁spons or ship ▁deal , ▁as ▁An he user - Bus ch , ▁the ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁NAS C AR ▁X fin ity ▁Series ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁law suit , ▁was ▁not ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁wireless ▁industry . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁race ▁was ▁can ce led ▁and ▁the ▁date ▁was ▁moved ▁across ▁Wisconsin ▁to ▁Road ▁America . ▁ ▁Past ▁w inners ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 : ▁race ▁short ened ▁due ▁to ▁rain . ▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁race ▁extended ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁green - white - check er ▁finish . ▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁Ar ic ▁Al mi rola ▁started ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁Den ny ▁Ham lin , ▁who ▁had ▁arrived ▁to ▁the