NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway

NASCAR Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway
NASCAR Truck Series
VenueMartinsville Speedway
LocationRidgeway, Virginia, United States
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Concrete (turns)
Length0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Turns4

Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Truck Series have been held at Martinsville Speedway, in Ridgeway, Virginia during numerous seasons and times of year since the series' inception in 1995. The current race is 200 laps and 105.2 miles (169.303 km).

First held in 1995, a race event in the spring and/or fall has been held at the track every year. As part of the 2020 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. In 2022, the fall race was moved to the spring and there was no fall race at the track for the first time since 2002. In 2024, the fall race returned. In 2026, the spring race was removed in favor of the fall event.

Current race

Black's Tire 200
Corporate sponsorBlack's Tire
First race2003
Distance105.2 miles (169.3 km)
Laps200
Stages 1/2: 50 each
Final stage: 100
Previous namesAdvance Auto Parts 200 (2003)
Kroger 200 (2004–2015)
Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions (2016–2018)
NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 (2019–2020)
United Rentals 200 (2021)
Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 (2024)
Slim Jim 200 (2025)
Most wins (driver)Denny Hamlin
Bubba Wallace
Johnny Sauter (2)
Most wins (team)Kyle Busch Motorsports (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (12)

The Black's Tire 200 is a NASCAR Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race is held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Xfinity 500.

Corey Heim is the defending race winner.

History

The race was added to the NASCAR Truck Series schedule in 2003 and was won by Jon Wood. The race has been held since in most years then. The 2020 race was held at night and became the Truck Series' only annual visit to Martinsville. That year and in 2019, the NASCAR Hall of Fame was the title sponsor. United Rentals became the title sponsor of the fall Truck Series race at Martinsville in 2021, which was the last year the Truck Series held a race in the fall at the track.

The race returned in 2024. Since then, the race has had various title sponsors, such as Zip Buy Now, Pay Later, Slim Jim, and Black's Tire.

Records made

In the 2013 race, Bubba Wallace became the first African American to win in a Truck Series race in series history and the first African American driver since 1963 to win a race in any of NASCAR's three national series. He won back-to-back races at Martinsville when he drove his Kyle Busch Motorsports truck to the win in the 2014 fall Martinsville race. That year, his truck number was changed from No. 54 to No. 34 for this one race as a tribute to fellow African American driver Wendell Scott being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame a few months later.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2003 October 18 50 Jon Wood Roush Racing Ford 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:27:35 72.069 Report
2004 October 23 2 Jamie McMurray Ultra Motorsports Dodge 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:43:47 60.819 Report
2005 October 22 99 Ricky Craven Roush Racing Ford 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:38:07 64.332 Report
2006 October 21 60 Jack Sprague Wyler Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:44:54 60.172 Report
2007 October 20 5 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:45:58 59.566 Report
2008 October 18 23 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:32:32 68.213 Report
2009 October 24 1 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:31:04 69.312 Report
2010 October 23 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 206* 108.356 (174.382) 1:42:37 63.356 Report
2011 October 29 18 Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:35:49 65.876 Report
2012 October 27 51 Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:30:42 69.579 Report
2013 October 26 54 Bubba Wallace Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:34:47 66.594 Report
2014 October 25 34 Bubba Wallace Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:44:20 60.498 Report
2015 October 31 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:44:08 60.615 Report
2016 October 29 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:25:29 73.839 Report
2017 October 28 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:32:55 67.932 Report
2018 October 27 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:31:05 69.299 Report
2019 October 26 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 201* 105.726 (170.148) 1:50:02 57.651 Report
2020 October 30 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 200 105.2 (169.302) 2:00:27 52.403 Report
2021 October 29 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 204* 107.304 (172.788) 1:54:09 56.402 Report
2022
–
2023
Not held
2024 November 1 19 Christian Eckes McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:36:12 65.613 Report
2025 October 24 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 203* 106.778 (171.841) 1:49:49 58.340 Report
2026 October 30 Report

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years won
2 Denny Hamlin 2011-2012
Bubba Wallace 2013-2014
Johnny Sauter 2016, 2018

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years won
6 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2011-2014, 2017, 2019
3 GMS Racing 2016, 2018, 2021
2 Roush Racing 2003, 2005
Bill Davis Racing 2007-2008
ThorSport Racing 2015, 2020

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years won
12 Japan Toyota 2006-2009, 2011-2015, 2017, 2019, 2025
5 United States Chevrolet 2010, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2024
3 United States Ford 2003, 2005, 2020
1 United States Dodge 2004

Former race

Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200
Corporate sponsorBoys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge
First race1995
Last race2025
Distance105.2 miles (169.3 km)
Laps200
Stages 1/2: 50 each
Final stage: 100
Previous namesGoody'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)
TrüNorth Global 250 (2019)
Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 (2022)
Long John Silver's 200 (2023-2024)
Most wins (driver)Kevin Harvick
Dennis Setzer (3)
Most wins (team)Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
Richard Childress Racing
ThorSport Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (15)

The Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 was a NASCAR Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race was held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Cook Out 400.

Daniel Hemric was the final race winner.

History

The 2019 Truck Series spring race at Martinsville

In 1995, Joe Ruttman won the inaugural Truck Series race at Martinsville. The race was held every year until 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).

The race was sponsored by Alpha Energy Solutions, TrüNorth Global, Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief, Long John Silver's, and the Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge. The spring race was dropped in 2026.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed
(mph)
Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1995 September 25 84 Joe Ruttman Irvan-Simo Racing Ford 150 78.9 (126.977) 1:12:18 65.072 Report
1996 September 21 3 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 255* 134.13 (215.861) 2:04:55 64.434 Report
1997 September 27 17 Rich Bickle Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 256* 134.656 (216.707) 1:47:18 75.296 Report
1998 September 26 3 Jay Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:49:21 72.154 Report
1999 April 17 43 Jimmy Hensley Petty Enterprises Dodge 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:46:13 74.282 Report
2000 April 10 4 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:49:50 71.836 Report
2001 April 7 2 Scott Riggs Ultra Motorsports Dodge 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:51:23 70.836 Report
2002 April 13 46 Dennis Setzer Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Chevrolet 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:02:05 64.628 Report
2003 April 12 46 Dennis Setzer Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Chevrolet 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:57:54 66.921 Report
2004 April 17 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford 254* 133.604 (215.014) 2:10:22 61.49 Report
2005 April 9 47 Bobby Labonte Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Chevrolet 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:58:24 66.639 Report
2006 April 1 11 David Starr Red Horse Racing Toyota 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:13:14 59.219 Report
2007 March 31 5 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota 253* 133.078 (214.168) 2:09:18 61.753 Report
2008 March 29 18 Dennis Setzer Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 253* 133.078 (214.168) 2:10:14 61.311 Report
2009 March 30* 2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 251* 132.026 (212.475) 2:10:09 60.865 Report
2010 March 27 2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:05:39 62.793 Report
2011 April 2 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Chevrolet 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:01:50 64.761 Report
2012 March 31 2 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:51:31 70.752 Report
2013 April 6 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:06:03 62.595 Report
2014 March 30* 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 256* 134.656 (216.707) 1:57:32 68.741 Report
2015 March 28 29 Joey Logano Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 258* 135.708 (218.4) 1:59:22 68.214 Report
2016 April 2 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 255* 134.13 (215.861) 2:10:12 61.811 Report
2017 April 1 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:01:38 64.867 Report
2018 March 24/26* 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:02:05 64.628 Report
2019 March 23 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:52:26 70.175 Report
2020
–
2021
Not held
2022 April 7 7 William Byron Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 200 105.2 (169.303) 1:47:36 58.662 Report
2023 April 14 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 124* 65.224 (104.967) 1:23:32 46.849 Report
2024 April 5 19 Christian Eckes McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 200 105.2 (169.303) 1:52:54 55.908 Report
2025 March 28 19 Daniel Hemric McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 200 105.2 (169.303) 1:50:02 57.364 Report

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years won
3 Dennis Setzer 2002, 2003, 2008
Kevin Harvick 2009, 2010, 2012
2 Mike Skinner 1996, 2007
Johnny Sauter 2011, 2013
Kyle Busch 2016, 2019

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years won
3 Richard Childress Racing 1996, 1998, 2012
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 2002, 2003, 2005
ThorSport Racing 2011, 2013, 2014
2 Bobby Hamilton Racing 2000, 2008
Kevin Harvick Inc. 2009, 2010
Kyle Busch Motorsports 2016, 2019
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing 2024, 2025

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years won
15 United States Chevrolet 1996-1998, 2002-2003, 2005, 2009-2012, 2017-2018, 2022, 2024-2025
7 Japan Toyota 2006-2007, 2013-2014, 2016, 2019, 2023
4 United States Dodge 1999-2001, 2008
3 United States Ford 1995, 2004, 2015

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