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Toyota 200
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway
Location Madison, Illinois, U.S.
Corporate sponsor Toyota (title sponsor)
CK Power (presenting sponsor)
First race1998
Last race2024
Distance200 miles (321.869 km)
Laps160 [1]
Stages 1/2: 55 each
Final stage: 50
Previous namesRam Tough 200 Presented by Pepsi (1998, 2001)
Ram Tough 200 (1999)
Ram Tough 200 by Pepsi (2000)
Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 (2002–2004, 2006–2007)
Dodge Ram Tough 200 (2005)
Camping World 200 Presented by Honda Power Equipment (2008)
Copart 200 (2009)
CampingWorld.com 200 (2010)
Drivin' for Linemen 200 (2014–2017)
Villa Lighting delivers the Eaton 200 presented by CK Power (2018)
CarShield 200 presented by CK Power (2019–2020)
Toyota 200 (2021–2024)
Most wins (driver) Ted Musgrave
Sheldon Creed
Corey Heim (2)
Most wins (team) GMS Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Turns4

The Toyota 200 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (formerly Gateway Motorsports Park). The race has been held each year since 1998 except for 2011, 2012 and 2013. The track closed after the 2010 race, reopened in 2012 under new ownership, and the race returned to the schedule in 2014.

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Race history

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CarShield was the title sponsor of the race in 2019 and 2020

Rick Carelli won the first truck race at Gateway. A year later Greg Biffle won the first night race for the series at Gateway. In 2000, the race date was moved to May, and the time of race was once again day. Jack Sprague not only won that race, but holds the average speed record for the event to this day. A year later Ted Musgrave won the event after showers moved the race back into the evening.

In 2004, the NASCAR Craftsman truck was using its version of the green-white-checkered rule, which stated that every race must end under green, for the last time. With five laps left in the race Jack Sprague cut a tire bringing out the caution. Caution would come out. On the first green-white-checkered attempt a wreck in turn 1 brought the yellow flag out again. The very next green flag saw first and second position drivers, Shane Hmiel and Bobby Hamilton get together bringing the yellow out again. On the second attempt on the back straightway, Rick Crawford's truck was involved in an accident that had the truck sliding on its side against the wall. On the fourth attempt, David Starr came out on top in a race with a record for most green-white-checkered laps and most attempts. Shortly thereafter NASCAR adopted a universal green-white-checkered rule for all three of its major series which said that if the caution flag comes out at any time during the green-white-checkered run the race will end under caution.

NASCAR-sanctioned events stopped being run at the track after the 2010 season when Dover Motorsports shut down the circuit at the end of the 2010 season. The circuits were sold to former club racer and INDYCAR Indy Lights driver Curtis Francois in 2011, who promptly brought back the NHRA tour in 2012. Francois and NASCAR successfully negotiated the Truck Series return on June 14, 2014. [2]

During the 2016 race, Spencer Gallagher and John Wes Townley crashed in turn one and got into a fight after climbing out of their trucks. [3]

In March 2018, CK Power was announced as the new presenting sponsor for the race (which they remain to this day), [4] and in June, Villa Lighting and Eaton Electrical Products were announced as that year's title sponsors. [5] CarShield became the title sponsor in 2019 and returned in 2020. [6] Toyota (specifically their dealerships in or near St. Louis) became the title sponsor for the 2021 race at the track, [7] which was the first time that it was the opening race of the Truck Series playoffs. [8]

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
1998 September 196 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 160200 (321.868)2:00:1799.764 [9]
1999 August 2050 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 160200 (321.868)1:47:17111.853 [10]
2000 May 724 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160200 (321.868)1:45:31113.726 [11]
2001 May 61 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge 160200 (321.868)1:46:56112.237 [12]
2002 May 529 Terry Cook K Automotive Racing Ford 160200 (321.868)1:49:46109.323 [13]
2003 July 1962 Brendan Gaughan Orleans Racing Dodge 160200 (321.868)2:00:3799.489 [14]
2004 July 1775 David Starr Spears Motorsports Chevrolet 174*217.5 (350.032)2:19:1793.694 [15]
2005 April 301 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge 160200 (321.868)1:58:59100.854 [16]
2006 April 2930 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 160200 (321.868)2:21:1484.966 [17]
2007 September 123 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Toyota 160200 (321.868)1:55:46103.657 [18]
2008 September 633 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 160200 (321.868)2:07:5193.86 [19]
2009 September 125 Mike Skinner Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota 162*202.5 (325.892)2:16:0689.273 [20]
2010*July 17*2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 160200 (321.868)1:57:40101.983 [21]
2011
–
2013		Not held
2014 June 1454 Bubba Wallace Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 160200 (321.868)2:06:1695.037 [22]
2015 June 1300 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 160200 (321.868)2:03:4596.97 [23]
2016 June 254 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 160200 (321.868)2:14:4889.021 [24]
2017 June 178 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 160200 (321.868)1:47:18111.836 [25]
2018 June 2324 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 160200 (321.868)2:20:3885.328 [26]
2019 June 2245 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 160200 (321.868)1:57:27102.171 [27]
2020 August 302 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 160200 (321.868)2:00:2399.682 [28]
2021 August 202 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 163*203.75 (327.63)2:31:3180.684 [29]
2022 June 451 Corey Heim Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 165*206.25 (331.926)2:23:1486.397 [30]
2023 June 323 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 162*202.5 (325.892)2:30:29116.898 [31]
2024 June 111 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 160200 (321.868)2:01:2798.806 [32]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
2 Ted Musgrave 2001, 2005
Sheldon Creed 2020, 2021
Corey Heim 2022, 2024

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
4 GMS Racing 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
3 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2014, 2016, 2022
2 Ultra Motorsports 2001, 2005
Kevin Harvick Inc. 2008, 2010

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
12 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017-2021, 2023
7 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024
3 Flag of the United States.svg Dodge 2001, 2003, 2005
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 1999, 2002

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