NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |
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Venue | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Location | Concord, North Carolina, United States |
Corporate sponsor | North Carolina Education Lottery |
First race | 2003 |
Distance | 201 miles (323.478 km) |
Laps | 134 [1] Stages 1/2: 30 each Final stage: 74 |
Previous names | Hardee's 200 (2003) Infineon 200 (2004) Quaker State & Lube 200 Presented by Click It or Ticket (2005) Quaker State & Lube 200 (2006) Quaker State & Lube 200 Presented by Circle K (2007) |
Most wins (driver) | Kyle Busch (8) |
Most wins (team) | Kyle Busch Motorsports (7) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (11) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The North Carolina Education Lottery 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held in mid-May at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. From the inaugural running in 2003 to 2019, the race was a companion event to the NASCAR All-Star Race in mid-May.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Ref | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
2003 | May 16 | 1 | Ted Musgrave | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 136* | 204 (328.306) | 1:46:39 | 114.768 | [2] |
2004 | May 21 | 46 | Dennis Setzer | Morgan-Dollar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:52:03 | 107.631 | [3] |
2005 | May 20 | 15 | Kyle Busch | Billy Ballew Motorsports | Chevrolet | 136* | 204 (328.306) | 1:57:03 | 104.571 | [4] |
2006 | May 19 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Billy Ballew Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:36:36 | 124.845 | [5] |
2007 | May 18 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 136* | 204 (328.306) | 1:39:40 | 122.809 | [6] |
2008 | May 16 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Chevrolet | 138* | 207 (333.134) | 1:51:24 | 111.49 | [7] |
2009 | May 15 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:39:34 | 121.125 | [8] |
2010 | May 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:49:59 | 109.653 | [9] |
2011 | May 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:58:41 | 101.615 | [10] |
2012 | May 18 | 6 | Justin Lofton | Eddie Sharp Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:49:51 | 109.786 | [11] |
2013 | May 17 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:53:54 | 105.882 | [12] |
2014 | May 16 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:59:54 | 100.584 | [13] |
2015 | May 15 | 00 | Kasey Kahne | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 139* | 208.5 (335.548) | 1:37:01 | 128.947 | [14] |
2016 | May 21* | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:25:01 | 141.855 | [15] |
2017 | May 19 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:49:32 | 110.103 | [16] |
2018 | May 18 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:47:02 | 112.675 | [17] |
2019 | May 17 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:44:53 | 114.985 | [18] |
2020 | May 26* | 24 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:47:42 | 111.978 | [19] |
2021 | May 28 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:45:29 | 114.331 | [20] |
2022 | May 27 | 41 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 143* | 214.5 (345.204) | 1:42:17 | 125.827 | [21] |
2023 | May 26 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:43:10 | 116.898 | [22] |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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8 | Kyle Busch | 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019 |
2 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | 2007, 2009 |
Matt Crafton | 2008, 2016 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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7 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021 |
3 | ThorSport Racing | 2008, 2016, 2023 |
2 | Billy Ballew Motorsports | 2005, 2006 |
Kevin Harvick Inc. | 2007, 2009 | |
GMS Racing | 2018, 2020 |
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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11 | Chevrolet | 2004-2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022 |
8 | Toyota | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 |
1 | Dodge | 2003 |
Ford | 2023 |
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