Heart of America 200 explained

Race Title:Heart of America 200
Series Long:NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue:Kansas Speedway
Location:Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Sponsor:AdventHealth
First Race:2001
Laps:134[1]
Stages 1/2: 30 each
Final stage: 74
Previous Names:O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (2001–2011)
SFP 250 (2012–2014)
Toyota Tundra 250 (2015–2017)
37 Kind Days 250 (2018)[2]
Digital Ally 250 (2019)[3]
Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 (2020, 1st)
e.p.t. 200 (2020, 2nd)
WISE Power 200 (2021)
Most Wins Driver:Matt Crafton
Kyle Busch (3)
Most Wins Team:Kyle Busch Motorsports (5)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Toyota (11)
Surface:Asphalt
Length Mi:1.5
Turns:4

The Heart of America 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Since 2020, the race has been 134 laps and long.

From 2001 to 2019, the race was one of a few on the Truck Series schedule to be 250 miles (Daytona, Talladega, Texas' 400km event). In 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic schedule changes, the Truck Series had three races at Kansas with the first two being a doubleheader in July after being postponed from May and the other one being held in the fall. Each of the three races was 200 miles instead of 250. In 2021, the track only had one race again but the race distance remained 200 miles.

History

The inaugural race was run on July 7, 2001, and was won by Ricky Hendrick.[4]

In 2020, the track had three Truck Series races, starting with a doubleheader in July due to the schedule changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The track's third race, the Clean Harbors 200, was added to the schedule as a replacement for the race at Eldora Speedway due to COVID-19.[6] This race, held on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series' playoff race at the track, was added back on the series' schedule as a permanent race in 2022.

In 2021, WillCo Intelligent Stored Energy (WISE) Power became the title sponsor of the race.[7] In 2022, AdventHealth became the new title sponsor of the Cup and Truck Series spring races at Kansas, replacing Busch Beer and WISE Power, respectively. The Cup race was called the AdventHealth 400 but the name of the Truck Series race was decided by a contest for AdventHealth employees. The winning name was "Heart of America".[8]

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2001July 717Ricky HendrickHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:00:09125.094[9]
2002July 616Mike BlissXpress MotorsportsChevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:03:43121.487[10]
2003July 550Jon WoodRoush RacingFord167250.5 (403.14)2:11:33114.253[11]
2004July 399Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord167250.5 (403.14)2:21:48105.994[12]
2005July 230Todd BodineGermain RacingToyota170*255 (410.382)2:10:23117.346[13]
2006July 110Terry Cookppc RacingFord167250.5 (403.14)2:14:42111.581[14]
2007April 2899Erik DarnellRoush Fenway RacingFord167250.5 (403.14)2:00:49124.405[15]
2008April 2633Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:22:02105.82[16]
2009April 25/27*5Mike SkinnerRandy Moss MotorsportsToyota132*198 (318.65)2:08:1192.68[17]
2010May 213Johnny SauterThorSport RacingChevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:15:29110.936[18]
2011June 42Clint BowyerKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:04:32120.691[19]
2012April 2131James BuescherTurner MotorsportsChevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:04:06121.112[20]
2013April 2088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota167250.5 (403.14)2:25:53103.028[21]
2014May 951Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota167250.5 (403.14)2:20:25107.039[22]
2015May 888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota167250.5 (403.14)1:47:31139.875[23]
2016May 69William ByronKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota170*255 (410.382)2:21:00108.511[24]
2017May 1251Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota167250.5 (403.14)2:18:34108.468[25]
2018May 1118Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota167250.5 (403.14)1:52:03134.137[26]
2019May 1045Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:01:41123.517[27]
2020July 2416Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota134201 (323.477)1:35:27126.349[28]
July 2588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord134201 (323.477)1:58:13102.016[29]
2021May 151Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota140*210 (337.961)1:45:22119.582[30]
2022May 1438Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord134201 (323.477)1:34:26127.709[31]
2023May 623Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet134201 (323.477)1:59:24101.005[32]
May 411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota134201 (323.477)1:30:52132.722[33]

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
3Matt Crafton2013, 2015, 2020 (Race 2 of 2)
Kyle Busch2014, 2017, 2021

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
5Kyle Busch Motorsports2014, 2016-2018, 2021
4ThorSport Racing2010, 2013, 2015, 2020 (Race 2 of 2)
3Roush Fenway Racing2003, 2004, 2007
2Kevin Harvick Inc.2008, 2011

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
MakeYears Won
11 Toyota2005, 2009, 2013-2018, 2020 (Race 1 of 2), 2021, 2024
8 Chevrolet2001, 2002, 2008, 2010-2012, 2019, 2023
6 Ford2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2020 (Race 2 of 2), 2022

Notes and References

  1. News: Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season. NASCAR. January 25, 2021. January 31, 2021.
  2. Web site: Wilson. Steven B.. Kansas Speedway Partners With 37KindDays.Org For 37 Kind Day 250. Speedway Digest. May 3, 2018. May 3, 2018.
  3. Web site: Digital Ally Sponsoring Kansas Weekend. Motor Racing Network. April 17, 2019. April 17, 2019.
  4. Web site: 2001 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 . USA Today Sports Media Group . Racing-Reference.info . April 20, 2013.
  5. Web site: NASCAR unveils schedule updates through Aug. 2 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . June 4, 2020 . July 25, 2020.
  6. Web site: Jeff . Rosen . Kansas Speedway gains third NASCAR trucks race of season. That's never happened before . . . August 6, 2020 . October 1, 2020.
  7. WISE Power to serve as entitlement partner for Truck race at Kansas Speedway. Kansas Speedway. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 8, 2021. April 8, 2021.
  8. Web site: Camping World Truck Series Race at Kansas Renamed Heart of America 200 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . May 5, 2022.
  9. Web site: 2001 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  10. Web site: 2002 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  11. Web site: 2003 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  12. Web site: 2004 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  13. Web site: 2005 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  14. Web site: 2006 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  15. Web site: 2007 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  16. Web site: 2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2009 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  18. Web site: 2010 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  19. Web site: 2011 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  20. Web site: 2012 SFP 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  21. Web site: 2013 SFP 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  22. Web site: 2014 SFP 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  23. Web site: 2015 Toyota Tundra 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  24. Web site: 2016 Toyota Tundra 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  25. Web site: 2017 Toyota Tundra 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  26. Web site: 2018 37 Kind Days 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  27. Web site: 2019 Digital Ally 250. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  28. Web site: 2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  29. Web site: 2020 E.P.T. 200. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  30. Web site: 2021 WISE Power 200. Racing-Reference. December 31, 2021.
  31. Web site: 2022 Heart of America 200. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2022.
  32. Web site: 2023 Heart of America 200. Racing-Reference. May 6, 2023.
  33. Web site: 2024 Heart of America 200. Racing-Reference. May 4, 2024.
  34. Web site: NASCAR announces next installment in return to racing schedule . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . June 4, 2020.

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