NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |
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Venue | Talladega Superspeedway |
Location | Talladega, Alabama, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Chevrolet [1] |
First race | 2006 |
Distance | 250.04 miles (402.4 km) |
Laps | 94 Stages 1/2: 20 each Final stage: 54 |
Previous names | John Deere 250 (2006) Mountain Dew 250 (2007–2010) Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's (2011) Fred's 250 (2012–2017) Fr8Auctions 250 (2018) [2] Sugarlands Shine 250 (2019) [3] |
Most wins (driver) | Timothy Peters (3) |
Most wins (team) | Red Horse Racing (3) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota (10) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 2.66 mi (4.28 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The Chevrolet Silverado 250 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Talladega Superspeedway. It was first held on October 7, 2006, as the John Deere 250. Matt DiBenedetto is the defending winner.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Ref | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
2006 | October 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:48:33 | 138.207 | [4] |
2007 | October 6 | 30 | Todd Bodine | Germain Racing | Toyota | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:55:25 | 129.985 | [5] |
2008 | October 4 | 30 | Todd Bodine | Germain Racing | Toyota | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:43:06 | 145.513 | [6] |
2009 | October 31 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Billy Ballew Motorsports | Toyota | 98* | 260.68 (419.523) | 2:02:21 | 127.837 | [7] |
2010 | October 30 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 95* | 252.7 (406.681) | 1:48:51 | 139.293 | [8] |
2011 | October 22 | 33 | Mike Wallace | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:57:41 | 127.481 | [9] |
2012 | October 6 | 7 | Parker Kligerman | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:56:26 | 128.85 | [10] |
2013 | October 19 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 2:02:09 | 122.819 | [11] |
2014 | October 18 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 95* | 252.7 (406.681) | 1:54:19 | 132.632 | [12] |
2015 | October 24 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 98* | 260.68 (419.523) | 2:00:16 | 130.051 | [13] |
2016 | October 22 | 24 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 2:05:54 | 119.161 | [14] |
2017 | October 14 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | 95* | 252.7 (406.681) | 1:57:18 | 129.258 | [15] |
2018 | October 13 | 25 | Timothy Peters | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:48:47 | 137.911 | [16] |
2019 | October 12 | 20 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98* | 260.68 (419.523) | 2:07:21 | 122.817 | [17] |
2020 | October 3 | 4 | Raphaël Lessard | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 94 | 250.04 (402.4) | 1:55:55 | 129.424 | [18] |
2021 | October 2 | 12 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99* | 263.34 (423.72) | 2:06:17 | 125.119 | [19] |
2022 | October 1 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 95* | 252.7 (406.681) | 2:12:40 | 114.286 | [20] |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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3 | Timothy Peters | 2014, 2015, 2018 |
2 | Todd Bodine | 2007, 2008 |
Kyle Busch | 2009, 2010 | |
Parker Kligerman | 2012, 2017 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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3 | Red Horse Racing | 2012, 2014, 2015 |
2 | Germain Racing | 2007, 2008 |
GMS Racing | 2016, 2018 | |
Kyle Busch Motorsports | 2010, 2020 | |
Young's Motorsports | 2019, 2021 |
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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10 | Toyota | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020 |
6 | Chevrolet | 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
1 | Ford | 2006 |
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