NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Kentucky Speedway

Pickup truck racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, during numerous seasons and times of year from 2000 to 2020.

NASCAR Truck Series at Kentucky Speedway

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue	Kentucky Speedway
Location	Sparta, Kentucky, United States
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

Kentucky received a second date beginning in 2011 as part of NASCAR's 2011 schedule realignment before it went back down to one race in 2013. ^[1]

Kentucky 201

Kentucky 201

First race	2000
Last race	2012
Distance	201 miles (323.48 km)
Laps	134
Previous names	Kroger 225 (2000–2002) Built Ford Tough 225 (2003–2010) Kentucky 225 (2011) Kentucky 201 (2012)
Most wins (driver)	Ron Hornaday Jr.
Most wins (team)	Kevin Harvick Incorporated (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (6)

The Kentucky 201 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. The race, originally held in June or July, was moved to September in 2010. One year later, the race was moved to October. The race, beginning in 2000, was the only Truck Series event at the track until 2010, when another event, the UNOH 225, was added. ^[1] In 2012, the event's distance was shortened from 225 to 201 miles, marking the first time the race wasn't 225 miles in length. The race was removed from the 2013 season.

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
2000	June 17	50	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	150	225 (362.102)	2:17:13	98.385	[2]
2001	July 14	2	Scott Riggs	Ultra Motorsports	Dodge	150	225 (362.102)	1:58:55	113.525	[3]
2002	July 13	16	Mike Bliss	Xpress Motorsports	Chevrolet	150	225 (362.102)	1:34:04	143.515	[4]
2003	July 12	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	150	225 (362.102)	1:50:18	122.393	[5]
2004	July 10	4	Bobby Hamilton	Bobby Hamilton Racing	Dodge	153*	229.5 (369.344)	1:52:19	122.6	[6]
2005	July 9	46	Dennis Setzer	Morgan-Dollar Motorsports	Chevrolet	151*	226.5 (364.516)	1:55:25	117.747	[7]
2006	July 8	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Kevin Harvick Incorporated	Chevrolet	150	225 (362.102)	1:54:18	118.11	[8]
2007	July 14	5	Mike Skinner	Bill Davis Racing	Toyota	150	225 (362.102)	1:46:09	121.179	[9]
2008	July 19	23	Johnny Benson Jr.	Bill Davis Racing	Toyota	150	225 (362.102)	1:57:50	114.592	[10]
2009	July 18	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Kevin Harvick Incorporated	Chevrolet	150	225 (362.102)	1:50:43	121.933	[11]
2010	Sept 3	30	Todd Bodine	Germain Racing	Toyota	150	225 (362.102)	1:43:22	130.603	[12]
2011	Oct 1	2	Ron Hornaday Jr.*	Kevin Harvick Incorporated	Chevrolet	150	225 (362.102)	1:56:20	116.046	[13]
2012	Sept 21	31	James Buescher	Turner Motorsports	Chevrolet	134	201 (323.478)	1:53:43	106.053	[14]

• 2004 and 2005: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
• 2011: Ron Hornaday Jr.'s 50th NCWTS win.

Multiple winner (driver)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
3	Ron Hornaday Jr.	2006, 2009, 2011

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
3	Kevin Harvick Incorporated	2006, 2009, 2011
2	Roush Racing	2000, 2003
	Bill Davis Racing	2007, 2008

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
6	Chevrolet	2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012
3	Toyota	2007, 2008, 2010
2	Ford	2000, 2003
	Dodge	2001, 2004

Buckle Up in Your Truck 225

Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 presented by Click It or Ticket

Corporate sponsor	Kentucky Transportation Cabinet [15]
First race	2011
Last race	2020
Distance	225 miles (362 km)
Laps	150 (Stage 1: 35 Stage 2: 35 Stage 3: 80)
Previous names	UNOH 225 (2011–2015)
Most wins (driver)	Kyle Busch (2)
Most wins (team)	Kyle Busch Motorsports (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Toyota (6)

The Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 presented by Click It or Ticket was a 225-mile (362 km) annual NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky.

History

In the inaugural UNOH 225, which was held on July 7, 2011, Johnny Sauter won the pole position, but Kyle Busch won the race during a green-white-checkered finish. ^[16] Busch started in the last position after missing the drivers meeting held earlier that day. ^[17]

The race was removed from the NASCAR schedule in 2021. ^[18] The final race in 2020 was shortened by lightning and won by Sheldon Creed; it was the eventual Truck champion's first career series win. ^{[19] [20]}

UNOH was the title sponsor of the race from 2011 to 2015.

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
2011	July 7	18	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	152*	228 (366.93)	1:54:08	119.86	[21]
2012	June 28	31	James Buescher	Turner Motorsports	Chevrolet	150	225 (362.102)	1:51:16	121.33	[22]
2013	June 27	3	Ty Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	150	225 (362.102)	1:45:50	127.559	[23]
2014	June 26	51	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	150	225 (362.102)	1:43:05	130.962	[24]
2015	July 9	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	145*	217.5 (350.032)	1:51:17	117.268	[25]
2016	July 7	9	William Byron	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	150	225 (362.102)	1:55:41	116.698	[26]
2017	July 6–7*	4	Christopher Bell	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	150	225 (362.102)	1:59:47	112.703	[27]
2018	July 12	41	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Ford	150	225 (362.102)	1:32:00	146.739	[28]
2019	July 11	17	Tyler Ankrum	DGR-Crosley	Toyota	150	225 (362.102)	1:53:03	119.416	[29]
2020	July 11*	2	Sheldon Creed	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	71*	106.5 (171.394)	1:05:14	97.956	[30]

• 2011: This race was extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
• 2015: The race was shortened due to damage to the catchfence from Ben Kennedy's wreck.
• 2017: Race started Thursday but ended shortly after midnight Friday due to a rain delay.
• 2020: Race moved from July 9 to July 11 due to schedule changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was shortened due to rain/lightning after the completion of Stage 2 at lap 70.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
2	Kyle Busch	2011, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
4	Kyle Busch Motorsports	2011, 2014, 2016, 2017
2	ThorSport Racing	2015, 2018

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
6	Toyota	2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
3	Chevrolet	2012, 2013, 2020
1	Ford	2018

References

1. "Kentucky Speedway to host two Truck Series races in 2011". CBS Sports. September 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
2. "2000 Official Race Results : Kroger 225". 17 June 2000. NASCAR. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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4. "2002 Official Race Results : Kroger 225". 13 July 2002. NASCAR. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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16. "2011 UNOH 225". 7 July 2011. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
17. "Busch goes last to first for Kentucky victory". July 8, 2011. NASCAR. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
18. Pryson, Mike (November 20, 2020). "NASCAR Camping World Truck Schedule for 2021 Includes 2 Dirt Short Tracks". Autoweek . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
19. "Creed wins rain-shortened Gander Trucks race at Kentucky". NASCAR . July 11, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
20. "Sheldon Creed wins 2020 Gander Trucks championship". NASCAR . November 6, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
21. "2011 UNOH 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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23. "2013 UNOH 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
24. "2014 UNOH 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
25. "2015 UNOH 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
26. "2016 Buckle Up In Your Truck 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
27. "2017 Buckle Up In Your Truck 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
28. "2018 Buckle Up In Your Truck 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
29. "2019 Buckle Up In Your Truck 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
30. "2020 Buckle Up In Your Truck 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

External links

• Kentucky Speedway race results at Racing-Reference