Clean Harbors 250

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Clean Harbors 250
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue Richmond Raceway
Corporate sponsor Clean Harbors
First race1995
Distance187.50 miles (301.8 km)
Laps250
Stages 1/2: 70 each
Final stage: 110
Previous namesFas 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.

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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]

Past winners

2021 ToyotaCare 250 2021 ToyotaCare 250 from frontstretch.jpeg
2021 ToyotaCare 250
YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
1995 September 75 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150112.5 (181.051)1:25:5378.595 [3]
1996 September 53 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 12493 (149.668)1:10:5678.665 [4]
1997 September 429 Bob Keselowski K Automotive Racing Dodge 200150 (241.401)1:26:21104.227 [5]
1998 September 1024 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200150 (241.401)1:44:4885.878 [6]
1999 September 950 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 196*147 (236.573)1:42:2886.007 [7]
2000 September 766 Rick Carelli Phelon Motorsports Ford 200150 (241.401)1:31:1298.684 [8]
2001 September 624 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200150 (241.401)1:34:0495.677 [9]
2002 September 533 Tony Stewart Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 200150 (241.401)1:38:3291.34 [10]
2003 September 433 Tony Stewart Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 200150 (241.401)1:38:5091.062 [11]
2004 September 91 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge 209*156.75 (252.264)1:51:4384.186 [12]
2005 September 85 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota 201*150.75 (242.608)1:49:3582.54 [13]
2006
–
2019		Not held
2020 September 10*98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 250187.50 (301.752)1:58:5994.551 [14]
2021 April 174 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 250187.50 (301.752)2:25:5877.072 [15]
2022 August 1318 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 250187.50 (301.752)1:56:5696.209 [16]
2023 July 2942 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 250187.50 (301.752)1:59:3294.116 [17]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
2 Mike Skinner 1996, 2005
Jack Sprague 1998, 2001
Tony Stewart 2002, 2003

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
3 Hendrick Motorsports 1995, 1998, 2001
2 Andy Petree Racing 2002, 2003
Kyle Busch Motorsports 2021, 2022

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
7 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001-2003, 2023
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 1999, 2000, 2020
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 2005, 2021, 2022
2 Flag of the United States.svg Dodge 1997, 2004

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  7. 1 2 "1999 Virginia is For Lovers 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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  13. 1 2 "2005 Cheerios Betty Crocker 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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