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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville (fall race)

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For the spring Truck Series race at Martinsville, see Long John Silver's 200.
For the Xfinity race at Sonoma with a similar name, see Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250.
Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenueMartinsville Speedway
LocationRidgeway, Virginia, United States
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 (2021-2023)
Most wins (driver)Denny Hamlin
Bubba Wallace
Johnny Sauter (2)
Most wins (team)Kyle Busch Motorsports (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (11)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Concrete (turns)
Length0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Turns4

Pickup truck races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has been held at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia during the fall since 2003, when the original Martinsville Trucks race that was originally held during the fall was moved to the spring in 1999. The 200-lap 105.2 miles (169.3 km) race is currently known as Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 for sponsorship reasons.

In 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).

In 2022, the fall Truck Series race at Martinsville was moved to the spring and there was no fall Truck Series race at the track for the first time since 2002. The race returned in 2024.

History

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Although winners of the NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville were given grandfather clocks in substitution of a race trophy, only the winners of the spring Truck Series race would also get a grandfather clock. That would change in 2010 as the winners of both Truck Series races at Martinsville got a grandfather clock.[1]

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.[2] 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.

The 2020 race was held at night and became the Truck Series' only annual visit to Martinsville.[3][4] That year and in 2019, the NASCAR Hall of Fame was the title sponsor.[5] United Rentals became the title sponsor of the fall Truck Series race at Martinsville in 2021,[6] which was the last year the Truck Series held a race in the fall at the track.

In 2024, the fall race would return under the Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200.[7]

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2003 October 18 50 Jon Wood Roush Racing Ford 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:27:35 72.069 [8]
2004 October 23 2 Jamie McMurray Ultra Motorsports Dodge 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:43:47 60.819 [9]
2005 October 22 99 Ricky Craven Roush Racing Ford 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:38:07 64.332 [10]
2006 October 21 60 Jack Sprague Wyler Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:44:54 60.172 [11]
2007 October 20 5 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:45:58 59.566 [12]
2008 October 18 23 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:32:32 68.213 [13]
2009 October 24 1 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:31:04 69.312 [14]
2010 October 23 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 206* 108.356 (174.382) 1:42:37 63.356 [15]
2011 October 29 18 Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:35:49 65.876 [16]
2012 October 27 51 Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:30:42 69.579 [17]
2013 October 26 54 Bubba Wallace Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:34:47 66.594 [18]
2014 October 25 34 Bubba Wallace Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:44:20 60.498 [19]
2015 October 31 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:44:08 60.615 [20]
2016 October 29 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:25:29 73.839 [21]
2017 October 28 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:32:55 67.932 [22]
2018 October 27 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 105.2 (169.302) 1:31:05 69.299 [23]
2019 October 26 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 201* 105.726 (170.148) 1:50:02 57.651 [24]
2020 October 30 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 200 105.2 (169.302) 2:00:27 52.403 [25]
2021 October 29 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 204* 107.304 (172.788) 1:54:09 56.402 [26]
2024 November 1

Multiple winners (drivers)

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

Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins Team Years Won
6 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2011, 2012, 2013, 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

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# Wins Make Years Won
11 Japan Toyota 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
4 United States Chevrolet 2010, 2016, 2018, 2021
3 United States Ford 2003, 2005, 2020
1 United States Dodge 2004

References

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  1. ^ Sordelett, Damien (October 23, 2010). "Hornaday finally conquers Martinsville, wins Grandfather Clock". WSLS-TV. Roanoke, VA. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  2. ^ Ryan, Nate (October 26, 2013). "Darrell Wallace Jr. makes NASCAR history with victory". USA Today.
  3. ^ Norman, Brad (April 3, 2019). "2020 schedules for Xfinity Series, Gander Trucks unveiled". NASCAR. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Norman, Brad (October 30, 2020). "Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series ready to set Championship 4 under the lights". NASCAR. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "The NASCAR Hall of Fame Partners with Martinsville Speedway for the NASCAR Hall of Fame 200". Martinsville Speedway. August 15, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "United Rentals named Official Rental Equipment Partner of NASCAR". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Martinsville Speedway and Zip join forces for fall NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series playoff race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 5, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "2003 Advance Auto Parts 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "2004 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "2005 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "2006 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "2007 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "2008 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "2009 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "2010 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "2011 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ^ "2012 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "2013 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  19. ^ "2014 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "2015 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  21. ^ "2016 Texas Roadhouse 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  22. ^ "2017 Texas Roadhouse 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  23. ^ "2018 Texas Roadhouse 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  24. ^ a b "2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  25. ^ "2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  26. ^ a b "2021 United Rentals 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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