Long John Silver's 200 Explained

Race Title:Long John Silver's 200
Track Map:Martinsville Speedway track map.png
Series Long:NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue:Martinsville Speedway
Location:Ridgeway, Virginia, United States
Sponsor:Long John Silver's
First Race:1995
Distance:105.2miles[previously {{convert|131.5|mi|km}}]
Laps:200
Stages 1/2: 50 each
Final stage: 100
Previous Names:Goody's 150 (1995)
Hanes 250 (1996–1997)
NAPA 250 (1998–2000)
Advance Auto Parts 250 (2001–2003)
Kroger 250 (2004–2015)
Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (2016–2018)[1]
TrüNorth Global 250 (2019)[2]
Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 (2022)
Most Wins Driver:Kevin Harvick
Dennis Setzer (3)
Most Wins Team:Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
Richard Childress Racing
ThorSport Racing (3)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Chevrolet (14)
Surface:Asphalt
Concrete (turns)
Length Mi:0.526
Turns:4

The Long John Silver's 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Martinsville Speedway in the spring.

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

Joe Ruttman won the inaugural Truck Series spring race, at Martinsville in 1999.[3]

In the 2004 race, Brad Keselowski made his NASCAR national series debut.

Dennis Setzer's win in the 2008 race was the last Truck Series win for Dodge before they rebranded their Truck Series vehicles to Ram Trucks starting in 2009. It was also the last win for his team, Bobby Hamilton Racing, which closed down at the end of the season.

In the 2013 race, Chase Elliott made his NASCAR national series debut.

Kyle Busch won the last Truck Series spring race at Martinsville before the race was removed from the schedule in 2020.

When the Truck Series had a spring race at Martinsville again in 2022 as a result of the fall race being moved to the spring, the race length was 200 laps instead of 250 like the previous Truck Series spring races at Martinsville.

In 2023, Long John Silver's became the title sponsor of the race, replacing Blue-Emu.[4]

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
1995Sep 2584Joe RuttmanIrvan-Simo RacingFord15078.9 (126.977)1:12:1865.072[5]
1996Sep 213Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet255*134.13 (215.861)2:04:5564.434[6]
1997Sep 2717Rich BickleDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet (2)256*134.656 (216.707)1:47:1875.296[7]
1998Sep 263Jay SauterRichard Childress Racing (2)Chevrolet (3)250131.5 (211.628)1:49:2172.154[8]
1999April 1743Jimmy HensleyPetty EnterprisesDodge250131.5 (211.628)1:46:1374.282[9]
2000April 104Bobby HamiltonBobby Hamilton RacingDodge (2)250131.5 (211.628)1:49:5071.836[10]
2001April 72Scott RiggsUltra MotorsportsDodge (3)250131.5 (211.628)1:51:2370.836[11]
2002April 1346Dennis SetzerMorgan-Dollar MotorsportsChevrolet (4)250131.5 (211.628)2:02:0564.628[12]
2003April 1246Dennis Setzer (2)Morgan-Dollar Motorsports (2)Chevrolet (5)250131.5 (211.628)1:57:5466.921[13]
2004April 1714Rick CrawfordCircle Bar RacingFord (2)254*133.604 (215.014)2:10:2261.49[14]
2005April 947Bobby LabonteMorgan-Dollar Motorsports (3)Chevrolet (6)250131.5 (211.628)1:58:2466.639[15]
2006April 111David StarrRed Horse RacingToyota250131.5 (211.628)2:13:1459.219[16]
2007March 315Mike SkinnerBill Davis RacingToyota (2)253*133.078 (214.168)2:09:1861.753[17]
2008March 2918Dennis Setzer (3)Bobby Hamilton Racing (2)Dodge (4)253*133.078 (214.168)2:10:1461.311[18]
2009March 30*2Kevin HarvickKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet (7)251*132.026 (212.475)2:10:0960.865[19]
2010March 272Kevin Harvick (2)Kevin Harvick Inc. (2)Chevrolet (8)250131.5 (211.628)2:05:3962.793[20]
2011April 213Johnny SauterThorSport RacingChevrolet (9)250131.5 (211.628)2:01:5064.761[21]
2012March 312Kevin Harvick (3)Richard Childress Racing (3)Chevrolet (10)250131.5 (211.628)1:51:3170.752[22]
2013April 698Johnny Sauter (2)ThorSport Racing (2)Toyota (3)250131.5 (211.628)2:06:0362.595[23]
2014March 30*88Matt CraftonThorSport Racing (3)Toyota (4)256*134.656 (216.707)1:57:3268.741[24]
2015March 2829Joey LoganoBrad Keselowski RacingFord (3)258*135.708 (218.4)1:59:2268.214[25]
2016April 218Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota (5)255*134.13 (215.861)2:10:1261.811[26]
2017April 123Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet (11)250131.5 (211.628)2:01:3864.867[27]
2018March 24/26*8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet (12)250131.5 (211.628)2:02:0564.628[28]
2019March 2351Kyle Busch (2)Kyle Busch Motorsports (2)Toyota (6)250131.5 (211.628)1:52:2670.175[29]
2020
–
2021		Not held
2022April 77William ByronSpire MotorsportsChevrolet (13)200105.2 (169.303)1:47:3658.662[30]
2023April 1411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota (7)124*65.224 (104.967)1:23:3246.849[31]
2024April 519Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet (14)200105.2 (169.303)1:52:5455.908[32]

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
DriverYears won
3Dennis Setzer2002, 2003, 2008
Kevin Harvick2009, 2010, 2012
2Mike Skinner1996, 2007
Johnny Sauter2011, 2013
Kyle Busch2016, 2019

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears won
3Richard Childress Racing1996, 1998, 2012
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports2002, 2003, 2005
ThorSport Racing2011, 2013, 2014
2Bobby Hamilton Racing2000, 2008
Kevin Harvick Inc.2009, 2010
Kyle Busch Motorsports2016, 2019

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
MakeYears won
14 Chevrolet1996-1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009-2012, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
7 Toyota2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023
4 Dodge1999-2001, 2008
3 Ford1995, 2004, 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alpha Energy Solutions To Sponsor Both Martinsville Speedway Truck Series Races. Alpha Energy Solutions. January 23, 2016. January 23, 2016.
  2. Web site: TrüNorth Global Backs Martinsville Truck Race. Speed Sport. March 21, 2019. March 21, 2019.
  3. Web site: Dave . Rodman . NASCAR-TRUCK: Joe Ruttman returns to Truck Series . Motorsport.com . April 13, 1999 . February 25, 2012 . July 4, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180704093504/https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/joe-ruttman-returns-to-truck-series/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Long John Silver's sponsoring Truck Series race at Martinsville . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . March 6, 2023 . March 7, 2023.
  5. Web site: 1995 Goody's 150. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  6. Web site: 1996 Hanes 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  7. Web site: 1997 Hanes 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  8. Web site: 1998 NAPA 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  9. Web site: 1999 NAPA 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  10. Web site: 2000 NAPA 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  11. Web site: 2001 Advance Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  12. Web site: 2002 Advance Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  13. Web site: 2003 Advance Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  14. Web site: 2004 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  15. Web site: 2005 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  16. Web site: 2006 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2007 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  18. Web site: 2008 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  19. Web site: 2009 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  20. Web site: 2010 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  21. Web site: 2011 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  22. Web site: 2012 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  23. Web site: 2013 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  24. Web site: 2014 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  25. Web site: 2015 Kroger 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  26. Web site: 2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  27. Web site: 2017 Alpha Energy Solutions 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  28. Web site: 2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  29. Web site: 2019 TruNorth Global 250. Racing-Reference. November 15, 2021.
  30. Web site: 2022 Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200. Racing-Reference. April 7, 2022.
  31. Web site: 2023 Long John Silver's 200. Racing-Reference. April 14, 2023.
  32. Web site: 2024 Long John Silver's 200. Racing-Reference. April 5, 2024.
  33. Web site: RAIN RUINS SATURDAY'S SLATE; DOUBLEHEADER PLANNED. NASCAR. March 29, 2014. March 29, 2014.
  34. Web site: Utter. Jim. Martinsville Truck race halted and postponed after just 24 laps. Motorsport.com. March 24, 2018. March 24, 2018.

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