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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at New Hampshire

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NASCAR Truck Series race at New Hampshire
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenueNew Hampshire Motor Speedway
LocationLoudon, New Hampshire, United States
First race1996
Distance185.15 miles (297.97 km)
Laps175 (Stage 1: 55 Stage 2: 55 Stage 3: 65)
Previous namesPennzoil / VIP Tripleheader (1996)
Pennzoil Discount Center 200 (1997)
Pennzoil / VIP Auto Discount Tripleheader (1998)
Pennzoil / VIP Auto Discount 200 (1999)
thatlook.com 200 (2000)
New England 200 (2001–2002)
Sylvania 200 Presented by Lowe's (2004–2005)
New Hampshire 200 (2003, 2006–2007)
Camping World RV Rental 200 Driven by Winnebago Industries (2008)
Heluva Good! 200 (2009)
TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175 (2010)
F.W. Webb 175 (2011)
UNOH 175 (2014–2017)
Most wins (driver)Kyle Busch
Ron Hornaday Jr. (3)
Most wins (team)Kyle Busch Motorsports (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (8)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Turns4

Pickup truck racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire from 1996 to 2017 (except in 2012 and 2013), and again in 2025. Between 2014 and 2017, and again in 2025, it was held the day before the Cup Series' fall race at the track.

The race was 200 laps in length from 1996 until 2010, when the distance was shortened to 175 laps. After a two-year absence from the 2012 and 2013 Truck Series schedules, it returned to the series schedule in 2014.[1] On March 8, 2017, it was announced that Las Vegas Motor Speedway would get a second Cup date, second Xfinity date, and second Truck date. The Cup and Truck races that will be given to Vegas will come from New Hampshire, making the 2017 running the last race. The race returned on the schedule in 2025.[2]

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph
Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1996 September 8 16 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 206* 217.948 (350.753) 2:14:38 97.129 [3]
1997 May 31 3 Jay Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:10:42 97.138 [4]
1998 August 2 60 Andy Houston Addington Racing Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:01:49 104.222 [5]
1999 August 1 1 Dennis Setzer K Automotive Racing Dodge 202* 213.716 (343.942) 2:05:57 101.81 [6]
2000 July 8 99 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 204* 215.832 (347.347) 2:11:29 98.491 [7]
2001 July 21 24 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:56:13 109.244 [8]
2002 July 20 29 Terry Cook K Automotive Racing Ford 207* 219.006 (352.455) 2:06:54 103.549 [9]
2003 September 13 2 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:02:14 103.867 [10]
2004* September 18 24 Travis Kvapil Bang Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:21:53 89.482 [11]
2005 September 17 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:05:24 101.244 [12]
2006 September 16 23 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:17:31 92.323 [13]
2007 September 15 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:55:39 109.78 [14]
2008 September 13 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:09:11 98.279 [15]
2009 September 19 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:53:15 112.106 [16]
2010 September 18 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 175 185.15 (297.97) 1:50:27 100.579 [17]
2011 September 24 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 175 185.15 (297.97) 1:33:35 118.707 [18]
2012

2013
Not held
2014 September 20 00 Cole Custer* Haas Racing Development Chevrolet 175 185.15 (297.97) 1:43:40 107.161 [19]
2015 September 26 33 Austin Dillon GMS Racing Chevrolet 175 185.15 (297.97) 1:56:50 95.084 [20]
2016 September 24 9 William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 175 185.15 (297.97) 1:56:31 95.343 [21]
2017 September 23 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 175 185.15 (297.97) 1:46:05 104.72 [22]
2018

2024
Not held
2025 September 20
  • 1996, 1999, 2000, & 2002: This race was extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
  • 2004: Race delayed 5 hours due to rain from Hurricane Ivan but eventually got underway. After a caution came out with two laps to go in the scheduled distance, an overtime finish was planned, but darkness had rolled in due to the late start. Instead of having an overtime finish, officials decided to end the race under caution at the end of the scheduled distance.[23]
  • 2014: This was Cole Custer's first truck win, making him the youngest winner in NASCAR national touring series history at 16 years, 7 months and 28 days.[24]

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Driver Years Won
3 Ron Hornaday Jr. 1996, 2007, 2008
Kyle Busch 2009, 2010, 2011

Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins Team Years Won
4 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017
2 K Automotive Racing 1999, 2002
Kevin Harvick Inc. 2007, 2008

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years Won
8 United States Chevrolet 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015
7 Japan Toyota 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017
3 United States Ford 2000, 2002, 2005
2 United States Dodge 1999, 2003

References

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  1. ^ "St. Louis, N.H. tracks returning to Truck Series in 2014". Miami Herald. Miami, FL. October 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  2. ^ "2025 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Schedule". August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "1996 Pennzoil / VIP Tripleheader". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "1997 Pennzoil Discount Center 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "1998 Pennzoil / VIP Auto Discount Tripleheader". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "1999 Pennzoil / VIP Discount Auto Center 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "2000 thatlook.com 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "2001 New England 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "2002 New England 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "2003 New Hampshire 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "2004 Sylvania 200 presented by Lowe's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "2005 Sylvania 200 presented by Lowe's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "2006 New Hampshire 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  14. ^ "2007 New Hampshire 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "2008 Camping World RV Rental 200 Driven by Winnebago Industries". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "2009 Heluva Good 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "2010 TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  18. ^ "2011 F.W. Webb 175". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  19. ^ "2014 UNOH 175". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  20. ^ "2015 UNOH 175". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  21. ^ "2016 UNOH 175". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  22. ^ "2017 UNOH 175". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  23. ^ "Kvapil wins as McMurray runs out of gas". ESPN. September 18, 2004. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  24. ^ "16-year-old Cole Custer becomes youngest to win Truck Series race". Sporting News. September 20, 2011. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
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