Empire State 300

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The Empire State 300 is an annual race in the STARS Lowe's Premier Series held at Albany Superspeedway. The race has been the season opener for the series, as well as the biggest race of the year since 1990. The race was originally 450 miles (200 laps) long, but was shortened, originally to 225 miles (100 laps) in 2019 and 2020. Since 2021, the race has been 300 miles (133 laps); the length that the race currently holds to this day.

Gareth Carter and Ben Atkins are the most successful drivers in the races' history, both sharing three wins apiece.

This race is part of the Lowe's Quadruple Crown.

Past Winners

Year Winner Team
450 Mile Era
1990 Ryan Truro Truro Racing
1991 Daniel Miller RA Racing
1992 Dean Dalzell RA Racing
1993 Gareth Carter Carter Racing
1994 Daniel Miller Miller Motorsports
1995 Israel Bruce NYA Motorsports
1996 Todd Benatar Benatar Racing
1997 Gareth Carter Carter Racing
1998 Garrett Wellington Welldone Racing
1999 Kevin Miller Miller Motorsports
2000 Kevin Miller Miller Motorsports
2001 Dean Dalzell West Peak Motorsports
2002 Gareth Carter Carter Racing
2003 Patrick Vaughn Roadrunner Racing
2004 Frank McBrien McBrien Racing
2005 Mac Hanley Carter Racing
2006 Bradley Carlisle RA Racing
2007 Frank McBrien McBrien Racing
2008 Spencer Libra Libra Motorsports
2009 Spencer Libra Libra Motorsports
2010 Ben Atkins McBrien Racing
2011 Grant Macintosh Jersey Motors, Inc.
2012 Ben Atkins McBrien Racing
2013 Israel Bruce NYA Racing
2014 Connor Swift Team Kwik Fit
2015 Ross Carter Carter Racing
2016 Ben Atkins ATK Motorsports
2017 Matilda Dillinger ATK Motorsports
2018 Dustin Houston Last 2 First Racing
225 Mile Era
2019 Grant Macintosh ATK Motorsports
2020 Corbin Rhodes RA Racing
300 Mile Era
2021 Nico Yazawa µ's Racing
2022 Nevaeh Laughlin Macintosh Motorsports, Inc.
2023 Ruby Mayberry Macintosh Motorsports, Inc.
2024 Alex Phillips The Motorsports Team
2025 Kay Douglas Macintosh Motorsports, Inc.
2026 Honoka Kousaka µ's Racing
2027 Rose Kendrick Douglas Motorsports, Inc.
2028 Tanner Steele Kenneth Parker Motorsports
2029 Jessica Dalton ATK Motorsports
2030 Emily Cassidy Macintosh Motorsports, Inc.
2031 Scarlett Sanders Team Minami