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The Nu Way 225 (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Nu Way 225 Sauced by Blues Hog) is a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois.

History

The race was held at in 2025 when the track return to the Xfinity Series schedule. It was previously held as a , except in 1997 where it was a . Then in 2010 saw the track receiving a second race, also a 250-mile race when Memphis was removed, but the track was dropped from the-then Nationwide Series calendar for 2011. It was announced on August 29, 2024, that Gateway would host an Xfinity event. On August 14, 2025, it was announced that the race would be titled the Nu Way 200 Sauced by Blues Hog. On January 22, 2026, it was announced that the race had been extended to .

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance	Race Time	Average Speed(mph)	Report	Ref
Laps	Miles (km)
1997	July 26	Elliott Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	240	300 (482.803)	3:48:25	78.803	Report
1998	October 17	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:23:27	104.566	Report
1999	July 31	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:23:55	104.227	Report
2000	July 29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:08:39	116.595	Report
2001	July 21	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:25:00	103.448	Report
2002	July 20	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:20:17	106.926	Report
2003	May 10	Scott Riggs	ppc Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:41:31	92.87	Report
2004	May 8	Martin Truex Jr.	Chance 2 Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	250 (402.336)	2:27:50	101.466	Report
2005	July 30	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	200	250 (402.336)	2:25:11	103.318	Report
2006	July 29	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:05:54	119.142	Report
2007	July 21	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	200	250 (402.336)	2:37:56	94.977	Report
2008	July 19	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:18:46	108.095	Report
2009	July 18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	250 (402.336)	2:25:14	103.286	Report
2010	July 17	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	250 (402.336)	2:27:22	101.787	Report
October 23	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	250 (402.336)	2:20:21	106.876	Report
2011–2024	Not held
2025	September 6	Connor Zilisch	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	200 (321.868)	2:12:32	90.543	Report
2026	September 12	Report

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years won
3	Carl Edwards	2006, 2008, 2010
2	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1998-1999
Kevin Harvick	2000-2001
Reed Sorenson	2005, 2007

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years won
4	Roush Fenway Racing	2002, 2006, 2008, 2010
2	Dale Earnhardt Inc.	1998-1999
Richard Childress Racing	2000-2001
Chip Ganassi Racing	2005, 2007

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years won
7	Chevrolet	1997-2001, 2004, 2025
5	Ford	2002-2003, 2006, 2008, 2010
2	Dodge	2005, 2007, 2010 II