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NASCAR Truck Series fall race at Martinsville Speedway

United Rentals 200
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Venue Martinsville Speedway
Location Ridgeway, Virginia, United States
First race 2003
Last race 2021
Distance 105.2 miles (169.3 km)
Laps 200
Stages 1/2: 50 each
Final stage: 100
Previous names Advance Auto Parts 200 (2003)
Kroger 200 (2004–2015)
Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions (2016–2018)
NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 (2019–2020)
United Rentals 200 (2021)
Most wins (driver) Denny Hamlin
Bubba Wallace
Johnny Sauter (2)
Most wins (team) Kyle Busch Motorsports (6)
Most wins (manufacturer) Toyota (11)
Surface Asphalt
Concrete (turns)
Length 0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Turns 4

The United Rentals 200 was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that took place in the fall at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. The race was first run in 2003 and was the first fall Truck Series race at Martinsville since the Kroger 250 moved from the fall to the spring in 1999.

In 2020, as part of schedule realignment, the fall race became the only Truck Series race at the track as NASCAR decided to give the track one Xfinity Series race instead. This schedule change was done in a swap with Richmond Raceway, which previously had two Xfinity Series races and zero Truck Series races and would now have one Xfinity Series race and one Truck Series race (which replaced the spring race at Martinsville).

In 2022, the fall Truck Series race at Martinsville was moved to the spring and there was no fall Truck Series race at the track for the first time since 2002.

History[edit]

Although winners of the NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville were given grandfather clocks in substitution of a race trophy, only the winners of the spring Truck Series race would also get a grandfather clock. That would change in 2010 as the winners of both Truck Series races at Martinsville got a grandfather clock.[1]

In the 2013 race, Bubba Wallace became the first African American to win in a Truck Series race in series history and the first African American driver since 1963 to win a race in any of NASCAR’s three national series.[2] He won back-to-back races at Martinsville when he drove his Kyle Busch Motorsports truck to the win in the 2014 fall Martinsville race. That year, his truck number was changed from No. 54 to No. 34 for this one race as a tribute to fellow African American driver Wendell Scott being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame a few months later.

The 2020 race was held at night and became the Truck Series’ only annual visit to Martinsville.[3][4] That year and in 2019, the NASCAR Hall of Fame was the title sponsor.[5]United Rentals became the title sponsor of the fall Truck Series race at Martinsville in 2021,[6] which was the last year the Truck Series held a race in the fall at the track.

Past winners[edit]

Multiple winners (drivers)[edit]

Multiple winners (teams)[edit]

# Wins Team Years Won
6 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019
3 GMS Racing 2016, 2018, 2021
2 Roush Racing 2003, 2005
Bill Davis Racing 2007, 2008
ThorSport Racing 2015, 2020

Manufacturer wins[edit]

# Wins Make Years Won
11 Japan Toyota 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
4 United States Chevrolet 2010, 2016, 2018, 2021
3 United States Ford 2003, 2005, 2020
1 United States Dodge 2004

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sordelett, Damien (October 23, 2010). “Hornaday finally conquers Martinsville, wins Grandfather Clock”. WSLS-TV. Roanoke, VA. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  2. ^ Ryan, Nate (October 26, 2013). “Darrell Wallace Jr. makes NASCAR history with victory”. USA Today.
  3. ^ Norman, Brad (April 3, 2019). “2020 schedules for Xfinity Series, Gander Trucks unveiled”. NASCAR. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Norman, Brad (October 30, 2020). “Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series ready to set Championship 4 under the lights”. NASCAR. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  5. ^ “The NASCAR Hall of Fame Partners with Martinsville Speedway for the NASCAR Hall of Fame 200”. Martinsville Speedway. August 15, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  6. ^ “United Rentals named Official Rental Equipment Partner of NASCAR”. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 8, 2021.
  7. ^ “2003 Advance Auto Parts 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  8. ^ “2004 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  9. ^ “2005 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  10. ^ “2006 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  11. ^ “2007 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. ^ “2008 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  13. ^ “2009 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  14. ^ a b “2010 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. ^ “2011 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  16. ^ “2012 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ^ “2013 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  18. ^ “2014 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  19. ^ “2015 Kroger 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  20. ^ “2016 Texas Roadhouse 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  21. ^ “2017 Texas Roadhouse 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  22. ^ “2018 Texas Roadhouse 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  23. ^ a b “2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  24. ^ “2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  25. ^ a b “2021 United Rentals 200”. Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

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