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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |
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Venue | Kansas Speedway |
Location | Kansas City, Kansas,United States |
Corporatesponsor | AdventHealth |
First race | 2001 |
Distance | 201 miles (323 km) |
Laps | 134[1] Stages 1/2: 30 each Final stage: 74 |
Previous names | O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (2001–2011) SFP 250 (2012–2014) Toyota Tundra 250 (2015–2017) 37 Kind Days 250 (2018)[2] Digital Ally 250 (2019)[3] Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 (2020, 1st) e.p.t. 200 (2020, 2nd) WISE Power 200 (2021) |
Most wins (driver) | Matt Crafton Kyle Busch (3) |
Most wins (team) | Kyle Busch Motorsports (5) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota (11) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Pickup truck racing events in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held annually in the spring atKansas Speedway inKansas City, Kansas since 2001. Since 2020, the race has been 134 laps and 201 miles (323 km) long.
The races have had many different corporate sponsors over the years. As of 2024[update], it is known as theHeart of America 200.
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The inaugural race was run on July 7, 2001, and was won byRicky Hendrick.[4]
In 2020, the track had three Truck Series races, starting with a doubleheader in July due to the schedule changes caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5] Also beginning in 2020, the track began hosting an annualfall race but it wouldn’t return after the2024 season. The track's third race, the Clean Harbors 200, was added to the schedule as a replacement forthe race atEldora Speedway due to COVID-19.[6] This race, held on the same weekend as theNASCAR Cup Series' playoff race at the track, was added back on the series' schedule as a permanent race in 2022.
In 2021, WillCo Intelligent Stored Energy (WISE) Power became the title sponsor of the race.[7] In 2022,AdventHealth became the new title sponsor of the Cup and Truck Series spring races at Kansas, replacingBusch Beer and WISE Power, respectively. The Cup race was called theAdventHealth 400 but the name of the Truck Series race was decided by a contest for AdventHealth employees. The winning name was "Heart of America".[8]
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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3 | Matt Crafton | 2013, 2015, 2020(Race 2 of 2) |
Kyle Busch | 2014, 2017, 2021 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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5 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 2014, 2016-2018, 2021 |
4 | ThorSport Racing | 2010, 2013, 2015, 2020(Race 2 of 2) |
3 | Roush Fenway Racing | 2003, 2004, 2007 |
2 | Kevin Harvick Inc. | 2008, 2011 |
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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11 | ![]() | 2005, 2009, 2013-2018, 2020(Race 1 of 2), 2021, 2024 |
8 | ![]() | 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010-2012, 2019, 2023 |
6 | ![]() | 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2020(Race 2 of 2), 2022 |
Previous race: SpeedyCash.com 250 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Heart of America 200 | Next race: Wright Brand 250 |
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