NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Michigan International Speedway

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Michigan International Speedway
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue Michigan International Speedway
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, United States
Corporate sponsor Henry Ford Health System [1]
First race1999
Distance200 miles (321.869 km)
Laps100 (Stage 1: 30 Stage 2: 30 Stage 3: 40)
Previous namesgoracing.com 200 (1999)
Michigan 200 (2000, 2002, 2007, 2009)
Sears 200 (2003)
Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 (2004)
Paramount Health Insurance 200 (2005)
Con-way Freight 200 (2006)
Cool City Customs 200 (2008)
VFW 200 (2010–2012)
Michigan National Guard 200 (2013)
Careers For Veterans 200 (2014)
Careers For Veterans 200 presented by Cooper Standard and Brad Keselowski's Checkered Flag Foundation (2015–2016)
LTi Printing 200 (2017)
Corrigan Oil 200 (2018–2019) [2]
Most wins (driver) Greg Biffle
Travis Kvapil
Brett Moffitt (2)
Most wins (team) Roush Fenway Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer) Toyota (8)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Turns4

Pickup truck racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan in 1999 and 2020, and is scheduled to return to the track in 2025. The race was last held as the Henry Ford Health System 200.

Contents

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
Ref
LapsMiles (km)
1999 July 2450 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 100200 (321.868)1:38:27121.889 [3]
2000 July 2250 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 100200 (321.868)1:26:42138.408 [4]
2001 Not held
2002 July 2718 Robert Pressley Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 100200 (321.868)1:24:23142.208 [5]
2003 July 2662 Brendan Gaughan Orleans Racing Dodge 100200 (321.868)1:17:54154.044 [6]
2004 July 3124 Travis Kvapil Bang Racing Toyota*100200 (321.868)1:35:38125.479 [7]
2005 June 1846 Dennis Setzer Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Chevrolet 100200 (321.868)1:38:03122.387 [8]
2006 June 1723 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Toyota 102*204 (328.306)1:45:02116.534 [9]
2007 June 166 Travis Kvapil Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100200 (321.868)1:28:39135.364 [10]
2008 June 1499 Erik Darnell Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100200 (321.868)1:25:27140.433 [11]
2009 June 136 Colin Braun Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100200 (321.868)1:31:43130.838 [12]
2010 June 1251 Aric Almirola Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota 100200 (321.868)1:41:13118.558 [13]
2011 August 202 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 102*204 (328.306)1:36:53126.338 [14]
2012 August 1830 Nelson Piquet Jr. Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 100200 (321.868)1:26:01139.508 [15]
2013 August 1731 James Buescher Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 100200 (321.868)1:39:48120.24 [16]
2014 August 1698 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 100200 (321.868)1:14:29161.11 [17]
2015 August 1551 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 100200 (321.868)1:33:04128.94 [18]
2016 August 2711 Brett Moffitt Red Horse Racing Toyota 100200 (321.868)1:47:24111.732 [19]
2017 August 1299 Darrell Wallace Jr. MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 100200 (321.868)1:34:52126.493 [20]
2018 August 1116 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 100200 (321.868)1:32:11130.175 [21]
2019 August 1016 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 105*210 (337.961)1:50:54113.616 [22]
2020 August 721 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 107*214 (344.398)2:12:2996.918 [23]
2021

2024
Not held

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
2 Greg Biffle 1999, 2000
Travis Kvapil 2004, 2007
Brett Moffitt 2016, 2018

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
5 Roush Fenway Racing 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009
2 Turner Scott Motorsports 2012, 2013
Hattori Racing Enterprises 2018, 2019

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
8 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
6 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020
5 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009
2 Flag of the United States.svg Dodge 2002, 2003

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