Pickup truck racing events in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series have been held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky , during numerous seasons and times of year from 2000 to 2020.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kentucky Speedway
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Location Sparta, Kentucky , United StatesCircuit information
Surface Asphalt
Length 1.5mi (2.4km)
Turns 4
Kentucky received a second date beginning in 2011 as part of NASCAR's 2011 schedule realignment before it went back down to one race in 2013.
Kentucky 201 Kentucky 201
First race 2000
Last race 2012
Distance 201 miles (323.48km)
Laps 134
Previous names Kroger 225 (2000–2002) Built Ford Tough 225 (2003–2010) Kentucky 225 (2011) Kentucky 201 (2012)
Most wins (driver) Ron Hornaday Jr. Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (6)The Kentucky 201 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky . The race, originally held in June or July, was moved to September in 2010. One year later, the race was moved to October. The race, beginning in 2000, was the only Truck Series event at the track until 2010, when another event, the UNOH 225 , was added. In 2012, the event's distance was shortened from 225 to 201 miles, marking the first time the race wasn't 225 miles in length. The race was removed from the 2013 season.
Past winners Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed (mph) Ref Laps Miles (km) 2000 June 17 50 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 150 225 (362.102) 2:17:13 98.385 2001 July 14 2 Scott Riggs Ultra Motorsports Dodge 150 225 (362.102) 1:58:55 113.525 2002 July 13 16 Mike Bliss Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet 150 225 (362.102) 1:34:04 143.515 2003 July 12 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 150 225 (362.102) 1:50:18 122.393 2004 July 10 4 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 153* 229.5 (369.344) 1:52:19 122.6 2005 July 9 46 Dennis Setzer Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Chevrolet 151* 226.5 (364.516) 1:55:25 117.747 2006 July 8 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Incorporated Chevrolet 150 225 (362.102) 1:54:18 118.11 2007 July 14 5 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:46:09 121.179 2008 July 19 23 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:57:50 114.592 2009 July 18 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Incorporated Chevrolet 150 225 (362.102) 1:50:43 121.933 2010 Sept 3 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:43:22 130.603 2011 Oct 1 2 Ron Hornaday Jr. *Kevin Harvick Incorporated Chevrolet 150 225 (362.102) 1:56:20 116.046 2012 Sept 21 31 James Buescher Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 134 201 (323.478) 1:53:43 106.053
2004 and 2005: Race extended due to a green–white–checkered finish .2011: Ron Hornaday Jr.'s 50th NCWTS win.Multiple winner (driver) # Wins Driver Years won 3 Ron Hornaday Jr. 2006, 2009, 2011
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 3 Kevin Harvick Incorporated 2006, 2009, 2011 2 Roush Racing 2000, 2003 Bill Davis Racing 2007, 2008
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 6 United States Chevrolet 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 3 Japan Toyota 2007, 2008, 2010 2 United States Ford 2000, 2003 United States Dodge 2001, 2004
Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 presented by Click It or Ticket
First race 2011
Last race 2020
Distance 225 miles (362km)
Laps 150 (Stage 1: 35 Stage 2: 35 Stage 3: 80)
Previous names UNOH 225 (2011–2015)
Most wins (driver) Kyle Busch (2)Most wins (manufacturer) Toyota (6)The Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 presented by Click It or Ticket was a 225-mile (362 km) annual NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky .
History In the inaugural UNOH 225, which was held on July 7, 2011, Johnny Sauter won the pole position , but Kyle Busch won the race during a green–white–checkered finish . Busch started in the last position after missing the drivers meeting held earlier that day.
The race was removed from the NASCAR schedule in 2021. The final race in 2020 was shortened by lightning and won by Sheldon Creed ; it was the eventual Truck champion's first career series win.
Past winners Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed (mph) Ref Laps Miles (km) 2011 July 7 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 152* 228 (366.93) 1:54:08 119.86 2012 June 28 31 James Buescher Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 150 225 (362.102) 1:51:16 121.33 2013 June 27 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 225 (362.102) 1:45:50 127.559 2014 June 26 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:43:05 130.962 2015 July 9 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 145* 217.5 (350.032) 1:51:17 117.268 2016 July 7 9 William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:55:41 116.698 2017 July 6–7* 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:59:47 112.703 2018 July 12 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 150 225 (362.102) 1:32:00 146.739 2019 July 11 17 Tyler Ankrum DGR-Crosley Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:53:03 119.416 2020 July 11* 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 71* 106.5 (171.394) 1:05:14 97.956
2011: This race was extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish .2015: The race was shortened due to damage to the catchfence from Ben Kennedy 's wreck.2017: Race started Thursday but ended shortly after midnight Friday due to a rain delay.2020: Race moved from July 9 to July 11 due to schedule changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic . The race was shortened due to rain/lightning after the completion of Stage 2 at lap 70.Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 2 Kyle Busch 2011, 2014
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 2 ThorSport Racing 2015, 2018
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 6 Japan Toyota 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 3 United States Chevrolet 2012, 2013, 2020 1 United States Ford 2018
See also External links race results at Racing-Reference