NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Kansas (spring race)

Pickup truck racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held annually in the spring at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas since 2001. Since 2020, the race has been 134 laps and 201 miles (323 km) long.

Heart of America 200

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue	Kansas Speedway
Location	Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Corporate sponsor	AdventHealth
First race	2001
Distance	201 miles (323 km)
Laps	134[1] Stages 1/2: 30 each Final stage: 74
Previous names	O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (2001–2011) SFP 250 (2012–2014) Toyota Tundra 250 (2015–2017) 37 Kind Days 250 (2018)[2] Digital Ally 250 (2019)[3] Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 (2020, 1st) e.p.t. 200 (2020, 2nd) WISE Power 200 (2021)
Most wins (driver)	Matt Crafton Kyle Busch (3)
Most wins (team)	Kyle Busch Motorsports (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Toyota (11)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The races have had many different corporate sponsors over the years. As of 2024^[update], it is known as the Heart of America 200.

History

The race logo in 2021

The inaugural race was run on July 7, 2001, and was won by Ricky Hendrick.^[4]

In 2020, the track had three Truck Series races, starting with a doubleheader in July due to the schedule changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5] Also beginning in 2020, the track began hosting an annual fall race but it wouldn’t return after the 2024 season. The track's third race, the Clean Harbors 200, was added to the schedule as a replacement for the race at Eldora Speedway due to COVID-19.^[6] This race, held on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series' playoff race at the track, was added back on the series' schedule as a permanent race in 2022.

In 2021, WillCo Intelligent Stored Energy (WISE) Power became the title sponsor of the race.^[7] In 2022, AdventHealth became the new title sponsor of the Cup and Truck Series spring races at Kansas, replacing Busch Beer and WISE Power, respectively. The Cup race was called the AdventHealth 400 but the name of the Truck Series race was decided by a contest for AdventHealth employees. The winning name was "Heart of America".^[8]

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
2001	July 7	17	Ricky Hendrick	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:00:09	125.094	[9]
2002	July 6	16	Mike Bliss	Xpress Motorsports	Chevrolet	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:03:43	121.487	[10]
2003	July 5	50	Jon Wood	Roush Racing	Ford	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:11:33	114.253	[11]
2004	July 3	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:21:48	105.994	[12]
2005	July 2	30	Todd Bodine	Germain Racing	Toyota	170*	255 (410.382)	2:10:23	117.346	[13]
2006	July 1	10	Terry Cook	ppc Racing	Ford	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:14:42	111.581	[14]
2007	April 28	99	Erik Darnell	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:00:49	124.405	[15]
2008	April 26	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:22:02	105.82	[16]
2009	April 25/27*	5	Mike Skinner	Randy Moss Motorsports	Toyota	132*	198 (318.65)	2:08:11	92.68	[17]
2010	May 2	13	Johnny Sauter	ThorSport Racing	Chevrolet	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:15:29	110.936	[18]
2011	June 4	2	Clint Bowyer	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:04:32	120.691	[19]
2012	April 21	31	James Buescher	Turner Motorsports	Chevrolet	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:04:06	121.112	[20]
2013	April 20	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:25:53	103.028	[21]
2014	May 9	51	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:20:25	107.039	[22]
2015	May 8	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	167	250.5 (403.14)	1:47:31	139.875	[23]
2016	May 6	9	William Byron	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	170*	255 (410.382)	2:21:00	108.511	[24]
2017	May 12	51	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:18:34	108.468	[25]
2018	May 11	18	Noah Gragson	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	167	250.5 (403.14)	1:52:03	134.137	[26]
2019	May 10	45	Ross Chastain	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	167	250.5 (403.14)	2:01:41	123.517	[27]
2020*	July 24	16	Austin Hill	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	134	201 (323.477)	1:35:27	126.349	[28]
	July 25	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Ford	134	201 (323.477)	1:58:13	102.016	[29]
2021	May 1	51	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	140*	210 (337.961)	1:45:22	119.582	[30]
2022	May 14	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	134	201 (323.477)	1:34:26	127.709	[31]
2023	May 6	23	Grant Enfinger	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	134	201 (323.477)	1:59:24	101.005	[32]
2024	May 4	11	Corey Heim	Tricon Garage	Toyota	134	201 (323.477)	1:30:52	132.722	[33]

• 2005, 2016 and 2021: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
• 2009: Race suspended on Saturday, finished on Monday and shortened due to rain.
• 2020 I: Race postponed from May 30 to July 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race distance was shortened from 250 to 200 miles due to the series having a second race at the track the next day.
• 2020 II: Race moved from Chicagoland Speedway due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[34]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
3	Matt Crafton	2013, 2015, 2020 (Race 2 of 2)
	Kyle Busch	2014, 2017, 2021

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
5	Kyle Busch Motorsports	2014, 2016-2018, 2021
4	ThorSport Racing	2010, 2013, 2015, 2020 (Race 2 of 2)
3	Roush Fenway Racing	2003, 2004, 2007
2	Kevin Harvick Inc.	2008, 2011

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
11	Toyota	2005, 2009, 2013-2018, 2020 (Race 1 of 2), 2021, 2024
8	Chevrolet	2001, 2002, 2008, 2010-2012, 2019, 2023
6	Ford	2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2020 (Race 2 of 2), 2022

References

1. "Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season". NASCAR. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
2. Wilson, Steven B. (May 3, 2018). "Kansas Speedway Partners With 37KindDays.Org For 37 Kind Day 250". Speedway Digest. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
3. "Digital Ally Sponsoring Kansas Weekend". Motor Racing Network. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
4. "2001 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference.info. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
5. "NASCAR unveils schedule updates through Aug. 2". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 4, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
6. Rosen, Jeff (August 6, 2020). "Kansas Speedway gains third NASCAR trucks race of season. That's never happened before". The Kansas City Star. McClatchy. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
7. "WISE Power to serve as entitlement partner for Truck race at Kansas Speedway". Kansas Speedway (Press release). Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
8. "Camping World Truck Series Race at Kansas Renamed Heart of America 200". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 5, 2022.
9. "2001 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
10. "2002 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
11. "2003 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
12. "2004 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
13. "2005 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
14. "2006 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
15. "2007 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
16. "2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
17. "2009 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
18. "2010 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
19. "2011 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
20. "2012 SFP 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
21. "2013 SFP 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
22. "2014 SFP 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
23. "2015 Toyota Tundra 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
24. "2016 Toyota Tundra 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
25. "2017 Toyota Tundra 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
26. "2018 37 Kind Days 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
27. "2019 Digital Ally 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
28. "2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
29. "2020 E.P.T. 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
30. "2021 WISE Power 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
31. "2022 Heart of America 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
32. "2023 Heart of America 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
33. "2024 Heart of America 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
34. "NASCAR announces next installment in return to racing schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 4, 2020.

External links

• Kansas Speedway race results at Racing-Reference

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