NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |
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Venue | Milwaukee Mile |
Location | West Allis, Wisconsin, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Laborers' International Union of North America [1] |
First race | 1995 |
Distance | 175 miles (281.64 km) |
Laps | 175 |
Previous names | Sears Auto Center 125 (1995) Sears Auto Center 200 (1996) Sears DieHard 200 (1997, 2000) DieHard 200 (1998–1999) GNC Live Well 200 (2001–2002) GNC 200 (2003) Black Cat Fireworks (2004) Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (2005–2007) Camping World RV Sales 200 (2008) Copart 200 (2009) Clean Harbors 175 (2023) |
Most wins (driver) | Johnny Benson Jr. (3) |
Most wins (team) | Ultra Motorsports and Bill Davis Racing (3) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (6) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1 mi (1.6 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The LiUNA! 175 is a race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series that takes place at the Milwaukee Mile in Wisconsin. The race was previously held from the series' first season in 1995 until 2009. The race was removed from the Truck Series schedule in 2010 and it returned to the schedule in 2023.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Ref | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
1995 | July 1 | 3 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 125 (201.168) | 1:25:48 | 87.413 | [2] |
1996 | July 6 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:16:39 | 87.816 | [3] |
1997 | July 5 | 16 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:53:34 | 105.665 | [4] |
1998 | July 4 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Ultra Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:55:00 | 104.347 | [5] |
1999 | July 3 | 50 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:52:27 | 106.714 | [6] |
2000 | July 1 | 99 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:14:26 | 89.264 | [7] |
2001 | June 30 | 1 | Ted Musgrave | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:09:07 | 92.939 | [8] |
2002 | June 29 | 29 | Terry Cook | K Automotive Racing | Ford | 203* | 203 (326.696) | 1:56:34 | 104.49 | [9] |
2003 | June 28 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Orleans Racing | Dodge | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:49:24 | 109.689 | [10] |
2004 | June 25 | 1 | Ted Musgrave | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 205* | 205 (329.915) | 2:27:47 | 83.230 | [11] |
2005 | June 24 | 46 | Dennis Setzer | Morgan-Dollar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 1:49:11 | 109.907 | [12] |
2006 | June 23 | 23 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:20:04 | 85.673 | [13] |
2007 | June 22 | 23 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:05:39 | 95.503 | [14] |
2008 | June 20 | 23 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:13:48 | 89.686 | [15] |
2009 | June 20* | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 200 (321.868) | 2:06:18 | 95.012 | [16] |
2010 – 2022 | Not held | |||||||||
2023 | August 27 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 177.625 (285.860) | 2:04:23 | 85.683 | [17] |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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3 | Johnny Benson Jr. | 2006-2008 |
2 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | 1997, 2009 |
Ted Musgrave | 2001, 2004 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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3 | Ultra Motorsports | 1998, 2001, 2004 |
Bill Davis Racing | 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
2 | Roush Racing | 1999, 2000 |
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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6 | Chevrolet | 1995-1997, 2005, 2009, 2023 |
4 | Ford | 1998-2000, 2002 |
3 | Dodge | 2001, 2003, 2004 |
Toyota | 2006-2008 |
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