NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Talladega

The Love's RV Stop 225 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Talladega Superspeedway. The race has been in the playoffs ever since the addition of it to the Truck Series schedule and every year since then, the race has been won by a non-playoff driver. The winner has only led the last lap of the race in several recent years it has been run. In 2024, the race distance was reduced from 250 to 225 miles and moved from Saturday afternoon to Friday afternoon.

Love's RV Stop 225

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue	Talladega Superspeedway
Location	Talladega, Alabama, United States
Corporate sponsor	Love's Travel Stops
First race	2006
Distance	226.1 miles (363.9 km)
Laps	85 Stages 1/2: 20 each Final stage: 45
Previous names	John Deere 250 (2006) Mountain Dew 250 (2007–2010) Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's (2011) Fred's 250 (2012–2017) Fr8Auctions 250 (2018)[1] Sugarlands Shine 250 (2019)[2] Chevrolet Silverado 250 (2020–2022) Love's RV Stop 250 (2023) Love's RV Stop 225 (2024)
Most wins (driver)	Timothy Peters (3)
Most wins (team)	Red Horse Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Toyota (10)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Turns	4

Grant Enfinger is the defending winner.

History

Chevrolet, promoting its Silverado truck, was the title sponsor of the race from 2020 to 2022

The race was first held on October 7, 2006, as the John Deere 250.

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
2006	October 7	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	94	250.04 (402.4)	1:48:33	138.207	[3]
2007	October 6	30	Todd Bodine	Germain Racing	Toyota	94	250.04 (402.4)	1:55:25	129.985	[4]
2008	October 4	30	Todd Bodine	Germain Racing	Toyota	94	250.04 (402.4)	1:43:06	145.513	[5]
2009	October 31	51	Kyle Busch	Billy Ballew Motorsports	Toyota	98*	260.68 (419.523)	2:02:21	127.837	[6]
2010	October 30	18	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	95*	252.7 (406.681)	1:48:51	139.293	[7]
2011	October 22	33	Mike Wallace	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	94	250.04 (402.4)	1:57:41	127.481	[8]
2012	October 6	7	Parker Kligerman	Red Horse Racing	Toyota	94	250.04 (402.4)	1:56:26	128.85	[9]
2013	October 19	98	Johnny Sauter	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	94	250.04 (402.4)	2:02:09	122.819	[10]
2014	October 18	17	Timothy Peters	Red Horse Racing	Toyota	95*	252.7 (406.681)	1:54:19	132.632	[11]
2015	October 24	17	Timothy Peters	Red Horse Racing	Toyota	98*	260.68 (419.523)	2:00:16	130.051	[12]
2016	October 22	24	Grant Enfinger	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	94	250.04 (402.4)	2:05:54	119.161	[13]
2017	October 14	75	Parker Kligerman	Henderson Motorsports	Toyota	95*	252.7 (406.681)	1:57:18	129.258	[14]
2018	October 13	25	Timothy Peters	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	94	250.04 (402.4)	1:48:47	137.911	[15]
2019	October 12	20	Spencer Boyd	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	98*	260.68 (419.523)	2:07:21	122.817	[16]
2020	October 3	4	Raphaël Lessard	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	94	250.04 (402.4)	1:55:55	129.424	[17]
2021	October 2	12	Tate Fogleman	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	99*	263.34 (423.72)	2:06:17	125.119	[18]
2022	October 1	25	Matt DiBenedetto	Rackley WAR	Chevrolet	95*	252.7 (406.681)	2:12:40	114.286	[19]
2023	September 30	34	Brett Moffitt	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	99*	263.34 (423.72)	2:26:07	108.136	[20]
2024	October 4	9	Grant Enfinger	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	85	226.1 (363.9)	1:48:24	125.148	[21]

• 2009–10, 2014–2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021-2023: The race was extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
3	Timothy Peters	2014, 2015, 2018
2	Todd Bodine	2007, 2008
	Kyle Busch	2009, 2010
	Parker Kligerman	2012, 2017

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
3	Red Horse Racing	2012, 2014, 2015
2	Germain Racing	2007, 2008
	GMS Racing	2016, 2018
	Kyle Busch Motorsports	2010, 2020
	Young's Motorsports	2019, 2021

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
10	Toyota	2007-2010, 2012-2015, 2017, 2020
7	Chevrolet	2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
2	Ford	2006, 2023

References

1. "Going, going, gone! Talladega Superspeedway welcomes back Freight Auctions for the Fr8Auctions 250". Catchfence. October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
2. "NASCAR, Talladega enter partnership with Sugarlands". NASCAR. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
3. "2006 John Deere 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
4. "2007 Mountain Dew 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
5. "2008 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Winn-Dixie". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
6. "2009 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
7. "2010 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
8. "2011 Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
9. "2012 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
10. "2013 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
11. "2014 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
12. "2015 Fred's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
13. "2016 Fred's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
14. "2017 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
15. "2018 Fr8Auctions 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
16. "2019 Sugarlands Shine 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
17. "2020 Chevrolet Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
18. "2021 Chevy Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
19. "2022 Chevrolet Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
20. "2023 Love's RV Stop 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
21. "2024 Love's RV Stop 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

External links

• Talladega Superspeedway race results at Racing-Reference

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