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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Kansas (spring race)

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Pickup truck racingevents in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Serieshave been held annually in the spring atKansas SpeedwayinKansas City, Kansassince 2001. Since 2020, the race has been 134 laps and 201 miles (323 km) long.

Heart of America 200
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenueKansas Speedway
LocationKansas City, Kansas,United States
CorporatesponsorAdventHealth
First race2001
Distance201 miles (323 km)
Laps134[1]
Stages 1/2:30 each
Final stage:74
Previous namesO'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
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The races have had many different corporate sponsors over the years. As of 2024,it is known as theHeart of America 200.

History

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The race logo in 2021

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 racebut 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 raceatEldora Speedwaydue 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,AdventHealthbecame the new title sponsor of the Cup and Truck Series spring races at Kansas, replacingBusch Beerand WISE Power, respectively. The Cup race was called theAdventHealth 400but the name of the Truck Series race was decided by a contest for AdventHealth employees. The winning name was "Heart of America".[8]

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2001 July 7 17 Ricky Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:00:09 125.094 [9]
2002 July 6 16 Mike Bliss Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:03:43 121.487 [10]
2003 July 5 50 Jon Wood Roush Racing Ford 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:11:33 114.253 [11]
2004 July 3 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:21:48 105.994 [12]
2005 July 2 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 170* 255 (410.382) 2:10:23 117.346 [13]
2006 July 1 10 Terry Cook ppc Racing Ford 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:14:42 111.581 [14]
2007 April 28 99 Erik Darnell Roush Fenway Racing Ford 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:00:49 124.405 [15]
2008 April 26 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:22:02 105.82 [16]
2009 April 25/27* 5 Mike Skinner Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota 132* 198 (318.65) 2:08:11 92.68 [17]
2010 May 2 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Chevrolet 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:15:29 110.936 [18]
2011 June 4 2 Clint Bowyer Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:04:32 120.691 [19]
2012 April 21 31 James Buescher Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:04:06 121.112 [20]
2013 April 20 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:25:53 103.028 [21]
2014 May 9 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:20:25 107.039 [22]
2015 May 8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 167 250.5 (403.14) 1:47:31 139.875 [23]
2016 May 6 9 William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 170* 255 (410.382) 2:21:00 108.511 [24]
2017 May 12 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:18:34 108.468 [25]
2018 May 11 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 167 250.5 (403.14) 1:52:03 134.137 [26]
2019 May 10 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 167 250.5 (403.14) 2:01:41 123.517 [27]
2020* July 24 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 134 201 (323.477) 1:35:27 126.349 [28]
July 25 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 134 201 (323.477) 1:58:13 102.016 [29]
2021 May 1 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 140* 210 (337.961) 1:45:22 119.582 [30]
2022 May 14 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 134 201 (323.477) 1:34:26 127.709 [31]
2023 May 6 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 201 (323.477) 1:59:24 101.005 [32]
2024 May 4 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 134 201 (323.477) 1:30:52 132.722 [33]
  • 2005, 2016 and 2021:Race extended due to aNASCAR Overtime finish.
  • 2009:Race suspended on Saturday, finished on Monday and shortened due to rain.
  • 2020 I:Race postponed from May 30 to July 24 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.The race distance was shortened from 250 to 200 miles due to the series having a second race at the track the next day.
  • 2020 II:Race moved fromChicagoland Speedwaydue to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Team Years Won
3 Matt Crafton 2013, 2015, 2020(Race 2 of 2)
Kyle Busch 2014, 2017, 2021

Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins Team Years Won
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

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years Won
11 Toyota 2005, 2009, 2013-2018, 2020(Race 1 of 2),2021, 2024
8 Chevrolet 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010-2012, 2019, 2023
6 Ford 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2020(Race 2 of 2),2022

References

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  1. ^"Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season".NASCAR.January 25, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 31,2021.
  2. ^Wilson, Steven B. (May 3, 2018)."Kansas Speedway Partners With 37KindDays.Org For 37 Kind Day 250".Speedway Digest.RetrievedMay 3,2018.
  3. ^"Digital Ally Sponsoring Kansas Weekend".Motor Racing Network.April 17, 2019.RetrievedApril 17,2019.
  4. ^"2001 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.info.USA Today Sports Media Group.RetrievedApril 20,2013.
  5. ^"NASCAR unveils schedule updates through Aug. 2".NASCAR.com.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 4, 2020.RetrievedJuly 25,2020.
  6. ^Rosen, Jeff (August 6, 2020)."Kansas Speedway gains third NASCAR trucks race of season. That's never happened before".The Kansas City Star.McClatchy.RetrievedOctober 1,2020.
  7. ^"WISE Power to serve as entitlement partner for Truck race at Kansas Speedway".Kansas Speedway(Press release).Jayski's Silly Season Site.April 8, 2021.RetrievedApril 8,2021.
  8. ^"Camping World Truck Series Race at Kansas Renamed Heart of America 200".Jayski's Silly Season Site.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 5, 2022.
  9. ^"2001 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  10. ^"2002 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  11. ^"2003 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  12. ^"2004 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  13. ^"2005 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  14. ^"2006 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  15. ^"2007 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  16. ^"2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  17. ^"2009 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  18. ^"2010 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  19. ^"2011 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  20. ^"2012 SFP 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  21. ^"2013 SFP 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  22. ^"2014 SFP 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  23. ^"2015 Toyota Tundra 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  24. ^"2016 Toyota Tundra 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  25. ^"2017 Toyota Tundra 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  26. ^"2018 37 Kind Days 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  27. ^"2019 Digital Ally 250".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  28. ^"2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  29. ^"2020 E.P.T. 200".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  30. ^"2021 WISE Power 200".Racing-Reference.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  31. ^"2022 Heart of America 200".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2022.
  32. ^"2023 Heart of America 200".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 6,2023.
  33. ^"2024 Heart of America 200".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 4,2024.
  34. ^"NASCAR announces next installment in return to racing schedule".NASCAR.com.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 4, 2020.
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