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NASCAR Truck Series at Kansas
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenueKansas Speedway
LocationKansas City, Kansas, United States
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at Kansas Speedway, in Kansas City, Kansas during numerous seasons and times of year since 2001.

Spring race

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Heart of America 200
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Corporate sponsorAdventHealth
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 Heart of America 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas that has been held since 2001. The race is held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' AdventHealth 400. Corey Heim is the defending race winner.

History

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The inaugural race was run on July 7, 2001, and was won by Ricky Hendrick.[4]

In 2020, the track had three Truck Series races, starting with a doubleheader in July due to the schedule changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Also beginning in 2020, the track began hosting an annual fall race but it wouldn’t return after the 2024 season. The track's third race, the Clean Harbors 200, was added to the schedule as a replacement for the race at Eldora Speedway due to COVID-19.[6] This race, held on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series' playoff race at the track, was added back on the series' schedule as a permanent race in 2022.

The race logo in 2021

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, replacing Busch Beer and WISE Power, respectively. The Cup race would be called the AdventHealth 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]

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]
2025 May 10
  • 2005, 2016 and 2021: Race extended due to a NASCAR 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 the COVID-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 from Chicagoland Speedway due 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 Japan Toyota 2005, 2009, 2013-2018, 2020 (Race 1 of 2), 2021, 2024
8 United States Chevrolet 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010-2012, 2019, 2023
6 United States Ford 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2020 (Race 2 of 2), 2022

Fall race

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Kubota Tractor 200
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Corporate sponsorKubota
First race2020
Last race2024
Distance201 miles (323 km)
Laps134
Stages 1/2: 30 each
Final stage: 74
Previous namesClean Harbors 200 (2020)
Kansas Lottery 200 (2022–2023)
Kubota Tractor 200 (2024)
Most wins (driver)Brett Moffitt
John Hunter Nemechek
Christian Eckes
Corey Heim (1)
Most wins (team)GMS Racing
Kyle Busch Motorsports
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Tricon Garage (1)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet
Toyota (2)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The Kubota Tractor 200 was an annual fall race held at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas since 2020. It was removed from the schedule following the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.[35]

History

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The race was initially added to the series' schedule in 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of the series' race at Eldora Speedway in Ohio.[36] It then replaced the fall race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as an annual event.[37]

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2020* October 17 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 139* 208.5 (335.547) 1:44:18 119.942 [38]
2021 Not held
2022 September 9 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 200 (321.867) 1:42:11 118.023 [39]
2023 September 8 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 134 200 (321.867) 1:47:43 111.96 [40]
2024 September 27 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 134 200 (321.867) 1:35:50 125.843 [41]

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years Won
2 United States Chevrolet 2020, 2023
Japan Toyota 2022, 2024

References

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  2. ^ Wilson, Steven B. (May 3, 2018). "Kansas Speedway Partners With 37KindDays.Org For 37 Kind Day 250". Speedway Digest. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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  35. ^ "2025 schedule". August 29, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  36. ^ Rosen, Jeff (August 6, 2020). "Kansas Speedway gains third NASCAR trucks race of season. That's never happened before". The Kansas City Star. McClatchy. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  37. ^ "Back to the Future: New venues, return of familiar locations highlight 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series slates". NASCAR. September 29, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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  39. ^ "2022 Kansas Lottery 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
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  41. ^ "2024 Kubota Tractor 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
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