NASCAR Xfinity Series at Indianapolis Raceway Park
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NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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Venue | Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Indiana |
Corporate sponsor | Kroger |
First race | 1982 |
Last race | 2012 |
Distance | 137.2 miles (220.801 km) |
Laps | 200 |
Stock car races in the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series were held at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in Clermont, Indiana between 1982 to 2012. The race was sponsored by Kroger during its entire existence in the second-tier series calendar, and was thus named Kroger 200.
It originally debuted as a summer night race, and was the only major NASCAR event in the state of Indiana. In previous years, USAC stock car races were held at the facility, although the two events were not associated.
In 1994, the Kroger 200 was moved to the night before the Winston Cup Series' Brickyard 400 at the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It appropriately began serving as an unofficial support race for larger Speedway's event. From 1994 to 2000, it was held on Friday night. Beginning in 2001, when the Brickyard 400 moved to Sundays, this race was held on Saturday night.
From 1995 to 2011, the race was held as a doubleheader weekend with the Truck Series AAA Insurance 200.
In 2012, the race was held for the last time in the foreseeable future. Starting in 2013 the Nationwide Series moved to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indiana 250. An ARCA race took its place.
Race results
[edit]Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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1982 | August 13 | Morgan Shepherd | Whitaker Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 2:02:26 | 67.234 | [1] |
1983 | August 13 | Tommy Houston | Mike Day | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:43:25 | 79.600 | [2] |
1984 | August 4 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:32:56 | 88.579 | [3] |
1985 | June 22 | Jimmy Hensley | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:24:56 | 96.923 | [4] |
1986 | June 21 | Butch Miller | Throop Motorsports | Pontiac | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:49:08 | 75.431 | [5] |
1987 | June 6 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:52:09 | 73.402 | [6] |
1988 | August 6 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing | Buick | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:47:32 | 76.553 | [7] |
1989 | August 5 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:37:16 | 84.633 | [8] |
1990 | August 4 | Steve Grissom | Grissom Racing Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:48:43 | 75.719 | [9] |
1991 | August 3 | Bobby Labonte | Labonte Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:48:16 | 76.034 | [10] |
1992 | August 1 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:38:04 | 83.943 | [11] |
1993 | July 31 | Tracy Leslie | Parker Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:57:57 | 69.792 | [12] |
1994 | August 5 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:40:14 | 82.156 | [13] |
1995 | August 4 | Jason Keller | KEL Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:35:21 | 80.335 | [14] |
1996 | August 2 | Randy LaJoie | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:46:09 | 77.551 | [15] |
1997 | August 1 | Randy LaJoie | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 2:18:00 | 59.652 | [16] |
1998 | July 31 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:44:23 | 78.883 | [17] |
1999 | August 6 | Jason Keller | Progressive Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:52:19 | 73.293 | [18] |
2000 | August 4 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:43:23 | 79.626 | [19] |
2001 | August 4 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:53:05 | 72.785 | [20] |
2002 | August 3 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:40:39 | 81.788 | [21] |
2003 | August 2 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:31:25 | 90.049 | [22] |
2004 | August 7 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:41:19 | 81.25 | [23] |
2005 | August 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chance 2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204* | 139.944 (225.218) | 1:55:08 | 72.93 | [24] |
2006 | August 5 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:41:02 | 81.478 | [25] |
2007 | July 28 | Jason Leffler | Braun Racing | Toyota | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:42:43 | 80.143 | [26] |
2008 | July 26 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:42:14 | 80.522 | [27] |
2009 | July 25 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:39:01 | 83.138 | [28] |
2010 | July 24 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201* | 137.886 (221.906) | 1:42:29 | 80.727 | [29] |
2011 | July 30 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 204* | 139.944 (225.218) | 1:40:36 | 83.466 | [30] |
2012 | July 28 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 200 | 137.889 (218.971) | 1:49:00 | 81.398 |
- 2005, 2010, & 2011: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.[24][29][30]
- 2007: First win for Toyota.
References
[edit]- ^ "1982 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1983 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1984 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1985 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1986 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1987 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1988 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1989 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1990 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1991 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1992 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1993 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1994 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1995 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1996 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1997 Kroger NASCAR 200 presented by Ziploc". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1998 Kroger 200 presented by the Fifth Third Bank". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "1999 Kroger 200 presented by Fifth Third Bank". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "2000 Kroger 200 by The Fifth Third Bank". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "2001 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "2002 Kroger 200 presented by Tom Raper RVs". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "2003 Kroger 200 presented by Tom Raper RVs". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "2004 Kroger 200 presented by Tom Raper RVs". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "2005 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "2006 Kroger 200 Benefiting Riley Hospital for Children". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "2007 Kroger 200 Benefiting Riley Hospital for Children". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "2008 Kroger 200 Benefiting Riley Hospital for Children". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "2009 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "2010 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "2011 Kroger 200 Benefiting Riley Hospital for Children". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Lucas Oil Raceway race results at Racing-Reference