NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |
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Venue | Richmond Raceway |
Corporate sponsor | Clean Harbors |
First race | 1995 |
Distance | 187.50 miles (301.8 km) |
Laps | 250 Stages 1/2: 70 each Final stage: 110 |
Previous names | Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout (1995–1996) Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (1997–1999, 2003) Kroger 200 (2000–2001, 2004) Richmond Is For Lovers 200 (2002) Cheerios Betty Crocker 200 (2005) ToyotaCare 250 (2020–2021) Worldwide Express 250 (2022–2023) |
The Clean Harbors 250 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond Raceway. The race was initially held from 1995 to 2005 before being removed from the schedule in 2006. The race returned to the Truck Series schedule 14 years later in 2020. [1] In the race's first stint on the Truck Series schedule, it was 200 laps. When it returned in 2020, the distance was 250 laps.
In 2020, NASCAR removed the spring Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in favor of a race at Richmond Raceway in the spring. This schedule change was done in a swap with Martinsville, which previously had two Truck Series races and zero Xfinity Series races and would now have one Truck Series race and one Xfinity Series race. As a result, the Xfinity Series would lose their spring race at Richmond in favor of a race at Martinsville in the fall. In its first year back on the schedule in 2020, the Truck Series race at Richmond would be moved to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race would be held as scheduled in April in 2021. In 2022, the race was moved to August. Worldwide Express would become the title sponsor of the race as Toyota moved their title sponsorship to the track's one Xfinity Series race (replacing GoBowling.com as the title sponsor of that race). [2]
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Ref | ||||||
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||||||
1995 | September 7 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 112.5 (181.051) | 1:25:53 | 78.595 | [3] | |||||
1996 | September 5 | 3 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 93 (149.668) | 1:10:56 | 78.665 | [4] | |||||
1997 | September 4 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | K Automotive Racing | Dodge | 200 | 150 (241.401) | 1:26:21 | 104.227 | [5] | |||||
1998 | September 10 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 150 (241.401) | 1:44:48 | 85.878 | [6] | |||||
1999 | September 9 | 50 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 196* | 147 (236.573) | 1:42:28 | 86.007 | [7] | |||||
2000 | September 7 | 66 | Rick Carelli | Phelon Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 150 (241.401) | 1:31:12 | 98.684 | [8] | |||||
2001 | September 6 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 150 (241.401) | 1:34:04 | 95.677 | [9] | |||||
2002 | September 5 | 33 | Tony Stewart | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 150 (241.401) | 1:38:32 | 91.34 | [10] | |||||
2003 | September 4 | 33 | Tony Stewart | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 150 (241.401) | 1:38:50 | 91.062 | [11] | |||||
2004 | September 9 | 1 | Ted Musgrave | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 209* | 156.75 (252.264) | 1:51:43 | 84.186 | [12] | |||||
2005 | September 8 | 5 | Mike Skinner | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 201* | 150.75 (242.608) | 1:49:35 | 82.54 | [13] | |||||
2006 – 2019 | Not held | ||||||||||||||
2020 | September 10* | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 250 | 187.50 (301.752) | 1:58:59 | 94.551 | [14] | |||||
2021 | April 17 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 187.50 (301.752) | 2:25:58 | 77.072 | [15] | |||||
2022 | August 13 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 187.50 (301.752) | 1:56:56 | 96.209 | [16] | |||||
2023 | July 29 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 187.50 (301.752) | 1:59:32 | 94.116 | [17] | |||||
2024 | August 10 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 250 | 187.50 (301.752) | 2:25:18 | 77.426 | [18] |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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2 | Mike Skinner | 1996, 2005 |
Jack Sprague | 1998, 2001 | |
Tony Stewart | 2002, 2003 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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3 | Hendrick Motorsports | 1995, 1998, 2001 |
2 | Andy Petree Racing | 2002, 2003 |
Kyle Busch Motorsports | 2021, 2022 | |
ThorSport Racing | 2020, 2024 |
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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7 | Chevrolet | 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001-2003, 2023 |
4 | Ford | 1999, 2000, 2020, 2024 |
3 | Toyota | 2005, 2021, 2022 |
2 | Dodge | 1997, 2004 |
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