NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Talladega explained

Race Title:Love's RV Stop 225
Series Long:NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue:Talladega Superspeedway
Location:Talladega, Alabama, United States
Sponsor:Love's Travel Stops
First Race:2006
Distance:226.1miles
Laps:85
Stages 1/2: 20 each
Final stage: 54
Previous Names:John Deere 250 (2006)
Mountain Dew 250 (2007–2010)
Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's (2011)
Fred's 250 (2012–2017)
Fr8Auctions 250 (2018)[1]
Sugarlands Shine 250 (2019)[2]
Chevrolet Silverado 250 (2020–2022)
Love's RV Stop 250 (2023)
Love's RV Stop 225 (2024)
Most Wins Driver:Timothy Peters (3)
Most Wins Team:Red Horse Racing (3)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Toyota (10)
Surface:Asphalt
Length Mi:2.66
Turns:4

The Love's RV Stop 225 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Talladega Superspeedway. The race has been in the playoffs ever since the addition of it to the Truck Series schedule and every year since then, the race has been won by a non-playoff driver. The winner has only led the last lap of the race in several recent years it has been run.

Brett Moffitt is the defending winner.

History

The race was first held on October 7, 2006, as the John Deere 250.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2006October 76Mark MartinRoush RacingFord94250.04 (402.4)1:48:33138.207[3]
2007October 630Todd BodineGermain RacingToyota94250.04 (402.4)1:55:25129.985[4]
2008October 430Todd BodineGermain RacingToyota94250.04 (402.4)1:43:06145.513[5]
2009October 3151Kyle BuschBilly Ballew MotorsportsToyota98*260.68 (419.523)2:02:21127.837[6]
2010October 3018Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota95*252.7 (406.681)1:48:51139.293[7]
2011October 2233Mike WallaceKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet94250.04 (402.4)1:57:41127.481[8]
2012October 67Parker KligermanRed Horse RacingToyota94250.04 (402.4)1:56:26128.85[9]
2013October 1998Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota94250.04 (402.4)2:02:09122.819[10]
2014October 1817Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota95*252.7 (406.681)1:54:19132.632[11]
2015October 2417Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota98*260.68 (419.523)2:00:16130.051[12]
2016October 2224Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet94250.04 (402.4)2:05:54119.161[13]
2017October 1475Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota95*252.7 (406.681)1:57:18129.258[14]
2018October 1325Timothy PetersGMS RacingChevrolet94250.04 (402.4)1:48:47137.911[15]
2019October 1220Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet98*260.68 (419.523)2:07:21122.817[16]
2020October 34Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota94250.04 (402.4)1:55:55129.424[17]
2021October 212Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet99*263.34 (423.72)2:06:17125.119[18]
2022October 125Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet95*252.7 (406.681)2:12:40114.286[19]
2023September 3034Brett MoffittFront Row MotorsportsFord99*263.34 (423.72)2:26:07108.136[20]
2024October 4

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
DriverYears Won
3Timothy Peters2014, 2015, 2018
2Todd Bodine2007, 2008
Kyle Busch2009, 2010
Parker Kligerman2012, 2017

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
3Red Horse Racing2012, 2014, 2015
2Germain Racing2007, 2008
GMS Racing2016, 2018
Kyle Busch Motorsports2010, 2020
Young's Motorsports2019, 2021

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
MakeYears Won
10 Toyota2007-2010, 2012-2015, 2017, 2020
6 Chevrolet2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
2 Ford2006, 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Going, going, gone! Talladega Superspeedway welcomes back Freight Auctions for the Fr8Auctions 250. Catchfence. October 5, 2018. October 7, 2018.
  2. Web site: NASCAR, Talladega enter partnership with Sugarlands . . October 12, 2018 . October 13, 2018.
  3. Web site: 2006 John Deere 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2007 Mountain Dew 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  5. Web site: 2008 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Winn-Dixie. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2009 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  7. Web site: 2010 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  8. Web site: 2011 Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  9. Web site: 2012 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  10. Web site: 2013 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  11. Web site: 2014 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  12. Web site: 2015 Fred's 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  13. Web site: 2016 Fred's 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  14. Web site: 2017 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  15. Web site: 2018 Fr8Auctions 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  16. Web site: 2019 Sugarlands Shine 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  18. Web site: 2021 Chevy Silverado 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  19. Web site: 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 250. Racing-Reference. October 1, 2022.
  20. Web site: 2023 Love's RV Stop 250. Racing-Reference. September 30, 2023.

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