The Buckle Up South Carolina 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Darlington Raceway. The distance of the race is approximately 201 miles (323 km), contested over 147 laps.
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |
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| Venue | Darlington Raceway |
| Location | Darlington, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Corporate sponsor | South Carolina Department of Public Safety |
| First race | 2001 |
| Distance | 200.802 miles (323.159 km) |
| Laps | 147 Stages 1/2: 45 each Final stage: 57 |
| Previous names | Darlington 200 (2001, 2004) Craftsman Anniversary 200 (2002) Craftsman 200 (2003) Too Tough To Tame 200 (2010–2011) South Carolina Education Lottery 200 (2020) In It To Win It 200 presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery (2021 September race) LiftKits4Less.com 200 (2021) Dead On Tools 200 (2022) |
| Most wins (driver) | Bobby Hamilton Kasey Kahne Sheldon Creed (2) |
| Most wins (team) | Bobby Hamilton Racing Ultra Motorsports GMS Racing Kyle Busch Motorsports (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Dodge Chevrolet (4) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.366 mi (2.198 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
Ross Chastain is the defending winner of this race, having won it in 2024.
History
First ran in 2001, it was taken off the schedule after the 2004 season. In 2009, they announced after a six-year hiatus, Darlington would return to the Truck Series in August 2010. At the end of the year, they moved the race from August to mid-March for 2011. The race had been held under the lights since 2004. On November 21, 2011, it was announced that the event would once again be removed from the schedule.
The race returned to the Truck Series schedule in 2020 on Labor Day weekend initially as a one-off replacement date for the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also became part of "throwback weekend" with the Cup and Xfinity Series, which already had races at Darlington that weekend.[1] It became a permanent date on the 2021 schedule and was pushed to the throwback weekend, now in May. The Truck Series race would continue to race with the Cup and Xfinity Series there as part of a new second race weekend for those two series there.[2] Another temporary race called the In It To Win It 200 was added for September when the pandemic forced the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park race to be called off again.[3]
The South Carolina Education Lottery sponsored the race in 2020.[4] When it was retained on the 2021 schedule, The 4Less Group took over as title sponsor with its LiftKits4Less.com brand.[5] The State of South Carolina took over naming rights for the temporary 2021 race and the South Carolina Education Lottery returned as the race's associate sponsor after being the title sponsor in 2020. The name of the race was the In It To Win It 200 (presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery) as the state government partnered with the track to give away prizes to those who received a COVID-19 vaccine at the track on the day of the race.[6] Dead On Tools became the title sponsor of the track's one race in 2022.[7]
Past winners
| Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Ref | |
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| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||
| 2001 | May 12 | Bobby Hamilton | Bobby Hamilton Racing | Dodge | 135* | 184.41 (296.779) | 1:44:55 | 105.461 | [8] |
| 2002 | March 15 | Ted Musgrave | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:50:32 | 109 | [9] |
| 2003 | March 14 | Bobby Hamilton | Bobby Hamilton Racing | Dodge | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:30:09 | 133.645 | [10] |
| 2004 | November 13 | Kasey Kahne | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 150* | 204.9 (329.754) | 1:57:10 | 104.927 | [11] |
| 2005 – 2009 | Not held | ||||||||
| 2010 | August 14 | Todd Bodine | Germain Racing | Toyota | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:52:04 | 107.509 | [12] |
| 2011 | March 12 | Kasey Kahne | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:59:44 | 100.625 | [13] |
| 2012 – 2019 | Not held | ||||||||
| 2020 | September 6 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:53:44 | 109.536 | [14] |
| 2021* | May 7 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 2:28:40 | 81.041 | [15] |
| September 5 | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:54:23 | 105.331 | [16] | ||||
| 2022 | May 6 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 149* | 203.534 (327.555) | 2:13:17 | 91.625 | [17] |
| 2023 | May 12 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 158* | 213.096 (342.944) | 2:02:42 | 105.539 | [18] |
| 2024 | May 10 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150* | 204.9 (329.754) | 2:00:33 | 101.983 | [19] |
- 2001: Race shortened due to rain.
- 2004, 2022, 2023 & 2024: Races extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
- 2021 2: Race Add Due to Covid 19 Pandemic Replaced Race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Multiple winners (drivers)
| # Wins | Driver | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bobby Hamilton | 2001, 2003 |
| Kasey Kahne | 2004, 2011 | |
| Sheldon Creed | 2021 (both) |
Multiple winners (teams)
| # Wins | Team | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bobby Hamilton Racing | 2001, 2003 |
| Ultra Motorsports | 2002, 2004 | |
| GMS Racing | 2021 (both) | |
| Kyle Busch Motorsports | 2011, 2022 |
Manufacturer wins
| # Wins | Make | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Dodge | 2001-2004 |
 Chevrolet | 2021 (both), 2023, 2024 | |
| 3 |  Toyota | 2010, 2011, 2022 |
| 1 | Ford | 2020 |
References
External links
- Darlington Raceway race results at Racing-Reference