American 200

The American 200 presented by Black's Tire and Auto Service was an ARCA Racing Series race that took place at Rockingham Speedway in 1973 and from 2008 until 2010. Charlie Glotzbach won the inaugural event,^[1] while Ty Dillon won the final event.^[2]

American 200

ARCA Racing Series
Venue	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina
First race	1973
Last race	2010
Distance	200 miles (320 km)
Laps	200
Previous names	Tar Heel 300 (1973) Carolina 500 (2008) ARCA Re/MAX Carolina 200 (2009 spring)

History

During the inaugural race, Charlie Glotzbach led 285 laps out of 295 to win ahead of Charlie Blanton, who was two laps down. Before the race, only 13 cars were able to qualify before rain moved into the area, causing the remainder of the grid lined up according to sign-in time at the track.^[1] In 2008, Joey Logano won after taking the pole position and leading 257 laps out of 312.^[3] In 2009 Sean Caisse won the spring event, and Parker Kligerman won in the fall.^[4][5] The final race was held in 2010, and was won by Ty Dillon.^[2]

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
				Laps	Miles (km)
1973[1]	June 10	Charlie Glotzbach	Chevrolet	295	300 (480)	2:31:56	118.476
1974 - 2007	Not held
2008[3]	May 4	Joey Logano	Chevrolet	312	312 (502)	3:16:16	95.38
2009	April 19[4]	Sean Caisse	Chevrolet	200	200 (320)	1:54:28	104.834
	October 11[5]	Parker Kligerman	Dodge	200	200 (320)	1:51:08	107.978
2010[2]	April 19	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	200	200 (320)	1:51:17	107.829

References

1. "Tar Heel 300". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
2. "2010 American 200 Presented by Black's Tire and Auto". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
3. "2008 Carolina 500". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
4. "2009 ARCA Re/Max Carolina 200". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
5. "2009 ARCA Re/Max American 200". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

External links

• Racing-Reference.info – Rockingham Speedway