BetRivers 200 explained

Race Title:BetRivers 200
Series Long:NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue:Dover Motor Speedway
Location:Dover, Delaware, United States
Sponsor:BetRivers
First Race:1982
Distance:200miles
Laps:200
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 110
Previous Names:Sportsman 200 (1982–1983)
Budweiser 200 (1984–1991)
Goodwrench 200 (1992)
Goodwrench / Delco 200 (1993–1994)
GM Goodwrench / Delco 200 (1995–1996)
GM Goodwrench / Delco Batteries 200 (1997)
MBNA Platinum 200 (1998–2002)
MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 (2003)
MBNA America 200 (2004)
MBNA RacePoints 200 (2005)
StonebridgeRacing.com 200 (2006)
Dover 200 (2007)
Heluva Good! 200 (2008–2010)
5-hour Energy 200 (2011–2013)
Buckle Up 200 (2014–2015)
Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200 (2016)
OneMain Financial 200 (2017–2018)
Allied Steel Buildings 200 (2019)
Drydene 200 (2020–2021)
A-GAME 200 (2022–2023)
Most Wins Driver:Justin Allgaier
Greg Biffle
Todd Bodine
Kyle Busch
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Carl Edwards
Joey Logano
Darrell Waltrip
Ryan Truex (2)
Most Wins Team:Joe Gibbs Racing (8)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Chevrolet (17)
Surface:Concrete
Length Mi:1
Turns:4

The BetRivers 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race that takes place during the spring at Dover Motor Speedway.

History

The race was broadcast in the United States on ESPN until 2015, when the race moved to Fox. In 2016, the race was moved to the second week of May because of the NASCAR All-Star Race, and was 200 laps in total with two 40 lap heats and 120 lap main as part of the Xfinity 'Dash 4 Cash' program. In 2017, the race would not use the heat races and would utilize NASCAR's new stage format with stages 1 and 2 being 60 laps each, with last stage being the final 80 laps.

The 2020 race was originally scheduled for May 2 before being postponed to August 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] As part of a revised track schedule, the race was held the day before the original fall event, also named the Drydene 200.[2]

The 2022 race was held in the month of April for the first time and A-GAME, an energy drink where former MLB player Johnny Damon is the company's chairman of the board, became the title sponsor of the race,[3] replacing Drydene. A-GAME sponsored both driver Jason White and RSS Racing in 2021 and 2022 in the Xfinity Series.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
LapsMiles (km)
1982May 1575Joe RuttmanButch MockPontiac200200 (321.868)1:47:27111.679
1983May 1401Ricky RuddEmanuel ZervakisOldsmobile200200 (321.868)1:41:27118.285
1984May 1900Sam ArdThomas Brothers RacingOldsmobile200200 (321.868)1:47:15111.888
1985May 1817Darrell WaltripDarWal, Inc.Chevrolet200200 (321.868)1:50:10108.926
1986May 1717Darrell WaltripDarWal, Inc.Pontiac200200 (321.868)1:51:12107.914
1987May 3031Mark MartinBruce LawmasterFord200200 (321.868)1:58:20101.408
1988June 481Bobby Hillin Jr.Ted ConderBuick200200 (321.868)1:46:55112.236
1989June 375Rick WilsonCharlie HendersonOldsmobile200200 (321.868)1:45:09114.122
1990June 230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac200200 (321.868)1:51:01108.091
1991June 134Todd BodineTeam 34Buick200200 (321.868)1:41:25118.323
1992June 159Robert PressleyAlliance MotorsportsOldsmobile200200 (321.868)2:14:0889.408
1993June 534Todd BodineTeam 34Chevrolet200200 (321.868)1:42:45116.694
1994June 49Mike WallaceOwen RacingChevrolet200200 (321.868)2:04:5996.013
1995June 334Mike McLaughlinTeam 34Chevrolet200200 (321.868)1:56:38102.887
1996June 174Randy LaJoieBACE MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)2:04:3696.308
1997May 3144Bobby LabonteLabonte MotorsportsPontiac200200 (321.868)1:44:56114.358
1998May 303Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet200200 (321.868)1:32:12130.152
1999June 53Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet200200 (321.868)2:11:2491.324
2000June 357Jason Kellerppc RacingChevrolet200200 (321.868)2:00:2199.709
2001June 21Jimmy SpencerPhoenix RacingChevrolet200200 (321.868)2:11:1891.394
2002June 160Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord200200 (321.868)1:48:22110.735
2003May 3187Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)1:54:40104.651
2004June 560Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord200200 (321.868)2:16:2887.934
2005June 48Martin Truex Jr.Chance 2 MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)2:03:2397.258
2006June 329Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200200 (321.868)1:55:37103.791
2007June 260Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord200200 (321.868)2:09:0492.975
2008May 3118Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)1:46:46112.395
2009May 3088Brad KeselowskiJR MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)2:08:4893.168
2010May 1518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota205*205 (329.915)1:48:53112.965
2011May 1460Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord209*209 (336.352)2:11:4595.18
2012June 218Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)1:48:36110.497
2013June 122Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord200200 (321.868)1:47:58111.145
2014May 3154Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)1:44:35114.741
2015May 3060Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord200200 (321.868)1:43:39115.774
2016May 1420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota120120 (193.121)0:58:36122.867
2017June 342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet200200 (321.868)2:04:0596.709
2018May 57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)2:02:2398.053
2019May 420Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)1:48:56110.159
2020August 22*7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)1:48:57110.142
2021May 1522Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord200200 (321.868)2:10:4791.755
2022April 308Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet200200 (321.868)1:55:17104.091
2023April 2919Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200200 (321.868)1:51:57107.191
2024April 2720Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingJoe Gibbs Racing208*208 (334.743)2:45:0187.395

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
DriverYears Won
2Darrell Waltrip1985, 1986
Todd Bodine1991, 1993
Dale Earnhardt Jr.1998, 1999
Greg Biffle2002, 2004
Carl Edwards2007, 2011
Joey Logano2012, 2013
Kyle Busch2010, 2014
Justin Allgaier2018, 2020
Ryan Truex2023, 2024

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
8Joe Gibbs Racing2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024
5Roush Fenway Racing2002, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015
4JR Motorsports2009, 2018, 2020, 2022
2DarWal, Inc.1985, 1986
Team 341991, 1993
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.1998, 1999
Team Penske2013, 2021

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
MakeYears Won
17 Chevrolet1985, 1993-1996, 1998-2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
8 Ford1987, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021
Toyota2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024
4 Pontiac1982, 1986, 1990, 1997
Oldsmobile1983, 1984, 1989, 1992
2 Buick1988, 1991

Qualifying race winners

YearDateRaceDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
LapsMiles (km)
2016May 1417Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4040 (64.374)0:16:11148.301
23Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4040 (64.374)0:23:43101.195

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dover to host NASCAR Cup Series doubleheader as part of unprecedented six races in three days on Aug. 21-23 . . . July 10, 2020 . July 11, 2020 . March 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210307032118/https://www.doverspeedway.com/news-media/2020/07/08/dover-to-host-nascar-cup-series-doubleheader-as-part-of-unprecedented-six-races-in-three-days-on-aug-21-23/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Drydene to sponsor four Cup Series, Xfinity Series races at Dover on Aug. 22-23 . . . July 10, 2020 . July 11, 2020 . March 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304155604/https://www.doverspeedway.com/news-media/2020/07/10/drydene-to-sponsor-four-cup-series-xfinity-series-races-at-dover-on-aug-22-23/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Dover Motor Speedway partners with A-GAME for April 30 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash Race . . . March 14, 2022 . March 19, 2022 . March 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314141027/https://www.doverspeedway.com/2022/03/14/a-game-200/ . dead .

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