Circle City 200 Explained

Race Title:Circle City 200
Track Map:Indianapolis Raceway Park-Oval.svg
Series Long:ARCA Menards Series
Series Short:AMS
Venue:Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
Location:Brownsburg
First Race:1971
Distance:137.2miles
Laps:200
Previous Names:Indianapolis 100 (1972)
IRP ARCA 200 (1983)
Carquest ARCA 200 (1984)
Kroger 200 (June 1985)
Carquest 150 (August 1985)
Ansell Protective Gloves 200 (2011)
Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 (2012)
Scott Get Geared Up 200 (2014)
Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 (2015–2017)
Shore Lunch 200 (2018)
Herr's Potato Chips 200 (2019)
Calypso Lemonade 200 (2020)
Reese's 200 (2022–2023)
Most Wins Driver:Chandler Smith (3)
Most Wins Team:Venturini Motorsports (5)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Toyota (6)
Length Mi:0.686
Turns:4

The Circle City 200 is a 137.2miles, 200-lap annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in Brownsburg, Indiana. The inaugural event was held on June 19, 1971 and was won by Ramo Stott. The race has been run each year since 2011 except for 2013 and 2021.

History

ARCA debuted at the track in 1971, when it ran for two years consecutively, and once more in 1974.[1] The race returned again in 1983, when it ran for three consecutive years with a second race in 1985. The track remained off the schedule until 2011, when it was added back to the schedule. The race would again go on hiatus for the 2013 season, but returned in 2014. Calypso Lemonade became the title sponsor of the race in 2020.[2] The race was taken off the schedule in 2021 but added back on in 2022 and Reese's became the title sponsor of the race that year.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceReport
LapsMiles (km)
0.625miles paved oval
1971June 197Ramo StottPlymouth10062.5 (100.584)Report
1972June 1026Ralph LathamChevrolet10062.5 (100.584)Report
1973Not held
1974July 6Bruce GouldFord100Report
1974

1982
Not held
0.686miles paved oval
1983June 111Marvin SmithJim CoyleBuick10068.6 (110.401)Report
1984July 775Bob SchachtTom Reet RacingPontiac10068.6 (110.401)Report
1985June 2200Jimmy HensleyThomas Brothers RacingOldsmobile200137.2 (220.802)Report
August 375Bob SchachtTom Reet RacingPontiac150102.9 (165.602)Report
1986

2010
Not held
2011July 2841Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet203*139.258 (224.114)Report
2012July 2744Frank KimmelThorSport RacingToyota200137.2 (220.802)Report
2013Not held
2014July 254Brandon JonesTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet200137.2 (220.802)Report
2015July 2401Travis BradenPlatinum MotorsportsChevrolet200137.2 (220.802)Report
2016July 2277Chase BriscoeCunningham MotorsportsFord200137.2 (220.802)Report
2017July 2177Dalton SargeantCunningham MotorsportsFord200137.2 (220.802)Report
2018October 615Christian EckesVenturini MotorsportsToyota200137.2 (220.802)Report
2019October 520Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota167*114.562 (184.370)Report
2020July 420Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota200137.2 (220.802)Report
2021Not held
2022July 2915Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota200137.2 (220.802)Report
2023August 1120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota200137.2 (220.802)Report
2024July 1928Connor ZilischPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet202*139.2 (222.802)Report

Notes:

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
3Chandler Smith2019, 2020, 2022
2Bob Schacht1984, August 1985

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
5Venturini Motorsports2018–2020, 2022, 2023
2Tom Reet Racing1984, August 1985
Cunningham Motorsports2016, 2017

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
ManufacturerYears Won
6Toyota2012, 2018–2020, 2022, 2023
5Chevrolet1972, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2024
3Ford1974, 2016, 2017
2Pontiac1984, August 1985
1Plymouth1971
Buick1983
OldsmobileJune 1985

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Untitled. UltimateRacingHistory.com. April 3, 2020.
  2. Web site: Calypso Named Title Sponsor of ARCA Menards Series Event in Indy . ARCARacing.com . June 23, 2020 . June 27, 2020.
  3. Web site: Ansell Protective Gloves 200. Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. April 3, 2020.
  4. Web site: Herr's Potato Chips 200. Racing-reference.info. NASCAR. April 3, 2020.