NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race
NASCAR truck racing series
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Homestead–Miami Speedway. The 134-lap race can also be known as the Baptist Health 200 as the race winner's (not championship) trophy has the name on it. The race has been the last race of the year for the Truck Series since 2020.
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |
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| Venue | Homestead–Miami Speedway |
| Location | Homestead, Florida, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | None |
| First race | 2016 |
| Distance | 201 miles (323 km) |
| Laps | 134 Stages 1/2: 40 Final stage: 54 |
| Previous names | Ford EcoBoost 200 (2016–2019) Lucas Oil 150 (2020-2022) Craftsman 150 (2023-2024) |
| Most wins (team) | Hattori Racing Enterprises (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota (5) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
Corey Heim is the race's defending winner.
History
In 2016, The Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series both implemented a playoff system, similar to the NASCAR Cup Series, Homestead–Miami Speedway was the original home until 2019.
Since 2020, it has been part of the NASCAR Championship Weekend replacing Homestead–Miami.[1] In 2023, when Craftsman returned to become the title sponsor of the Truck Series, they took over the title sponsorship of the race, replacing Lucas Oil.[2] The 2023 race was controversial. Fans had noted that drivers had no respect on the track, which contributed to the amount of wrecks and overtime restarts in the final laps. The race would end up finishing around 11 PM MST, one of the latest that a NASCAR race has finished. With a race time of 2 hours, 27 minutes, and 32 seconds, it is also one of the longest Truck Series races in history.[3]
Past winners
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
| Homestead–Miami Speedway | |||||||||||
| 2016 | November 18 | 9 | William Byron | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:32:57 | 129.747 | Report | [4] |
| 2017 | November 17 | 29 | Chase Briscoe | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:28:58 | 135.556 | Report | [5] |
| 2018 | November 16 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:30:13 | 133.684 | Report | [6] |
| 2019 | November 15 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 201 (323.478) | 1:31:43 | 131.492 | Report | [7] |
| Phoenix Raceway | |||||||||||
| 2020 | November 6 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 156* | 156 (251.057) | 1:34:01 | 99.557 | Report | [8] |
| 2021 | November 5 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 150 (241.401) | 1:30:34 | 99.374 | Report | [9] |
| 2022 | November 4 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 154* | 154 (247.838) | 1:43:49 | 89.003 | Report | [10] |
| 2023 | November 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 179* | 179 (288.071) | 2:27:32 | 72.797 | Report | [11] |
| 2024 | November 8 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 150 | 150 (241.401) | 1:44:19 | 86.276 | Report | [12] |
| 2025 | October 31 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 161* | 161 (259.103) | 1:50:29 | 87.434 | Report | [13] |
| Homestead–Miami Speedway | |||||||||||
| 2026 | November 6 | Report | |||||||||
- 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2025: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.