Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200

Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Darlington Raceway
Location	Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsor	Veterans of Foreign Wars and Sport Clips
First race	1982
Distance	200.802 miles (323.159 km)
Laps	147 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 57)
Previous names	TranSouth 200 (1982); Dixie Cup 200 (1984–1986); Country Squire 200 (1987–1989); Pontiac 200 (1990-1991); Mark III Vans 200 (1992–1995); Dura Lube 200 (1996); SunCom 200 (2000–2001); darlingtonraceway.com 200 (2002–2003); Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (1997–1999, 2004–2009); Royal Purple 200 (2010–2011); VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (2012–2016)
Most wins (driver)	Denny Hamlin (5)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (10)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (11)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Turns	4

The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Darlington Raceway, it is held the day before the Bojangles Southern 500, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race.

The race's longtime sponsor Diamond Hill Plywood is based in Darlington, and is owned and operated by identical twins John and Jim Ramsey.^[1] Their grandfather Sherman Ramsey, who founded Diamond Hill Plywood, sold the land Darlington Raceway was built on to Harold Brasington, and is said to have requested one end (currently Turn 4) of Brasington's new track be built narrower to protect a minnow pond on his property.^[2] Synthetic oil manufacturer Royal Purple recently signed a multi-year deal to be the primary sponsor of this race beginning in 2010. The 2015 running was held during the day, with the race starting at 3:30 PM Eastern Time.

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
1982	April 3	99	Geoffrey Bodine	Frank Plessinger	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:33:23	129.018
1983	not held
1984	April 14	47	Ron Bouchard	Race Hill Farm Team	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	2:04:55	97.992
1985	April 13	11	Jack Ingram	Jack Ingram Racing	Oldsmobile	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:51:05	108.46
1986	April 12	17	Darrell Waltrip	DarWal, Inc.	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:37:37	123.423
1987	March 28	8	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:27:24	137.85
1988	March 26	15	Geoffrey Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:44:18	115.514
1989	April 1	15	Geoffrey Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:41:31	118.681
1990	March 31	7	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:32:54	129.689
1991	April 6	32	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:44:16	115.551
1992	March 28	59	Robert Pressley	Alliance Motorsports	Oldsmobile	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:31:59	130.982
1993	March 27	59	Robert Pressley	Alliance Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:50:20	109.197
1994	March 26	60	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:42:08	117.965
1995	March 25	92	Larry Pearson	Martin Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:51:28	108.087
1996	March 23	60	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:39:46	120.763
1997	March 22	74	Randy LaJoie	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:44:15	115.569
1998	March 21	44	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:59:57	100.443
1999	March 20	17	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:38:48	121.945
2000	March 18	60	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:46:08	113.519
2001	March 17	10	Jeff Green	ppc Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:33:35	128.742
2002	March 16	9	Jeff Burton*	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:37:03	124.143
2003	March 17*	92	Todd Bodine	Herzog Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:36:44	124.55
2004	March 20	60	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:40:17	120.141
2005	May 6	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:43:39	116.238
2006	May 12	20	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:52:36	106.999
2007	May 11	20	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	2:10:26	92.37
2008	May 9	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	149*	203.534 (327.556)	1:53:59	107.139
2009	May 8	16	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	153*	208.998 (336.349)	1:47:33	116.596
2010	May 7	20	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:56:50	103.122
2011	May 6	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:40:56	119.364
2012	May 11	20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	151*	206.266 (331.952)	1:50:29	112.017
2013	May 10	54	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:32:06	130.816
2014	April 11	9	Chase Elliott	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:45:55	113.751
2015	September 5	20	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:25:14	141.355
2016	September 3	1	Elliott Sadler	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:33:36	128.719
2017	September 2	18	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	148*	202.168 (325.357)	1:52:03	108.256
2018	September 1	22	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:48:22	111.179

2002: Jeff Burton led all 147 laps from the pole to win.
2003: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
2008, 2009, 2012, & 2017: Race extended due to an overtime finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
5	Denny Hamlin	2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017
3	Geoffrey Bodine	1982, 1988, 1989
	Mark Martin	1994, 1996, 2000
	Matt Kenseth	1999, 2005, 2009
2	Robert Pressley	1992, 1993
	Kyle Busch	2011, 2013

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
10	Joe Gibbs Racing	1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
7	Roush Fenway Racing	1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009
2	Hendrick Motorsports	1988, 1989
	Alliance Motorsports	1992, 1993
	JR Motorsports	2014, 2016

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
12	Chevrolet	1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016
9	Ford	1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2018
7	Toyota	2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
5	Pontiac	1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1998
2	Oldsmobile	1985, 1992
1	Buick	1990

References

↑ About Diamond Hill Plywood
↑ Fleischman, Bill; Al Pearce (1999). The Unauthorized NASCAR Fan Guide (1998–99). Visible Ink Press. p. 7.

External links

Racing-Reference.info - Darlington Raceway Race Results

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[1] About Diamond Hill Plywood

[Fleischman7-2] Fleischman, Bill; Al Pearce (1999). The Unauthorized NASCAR Fan Guide (1998–99). Visible Ink Press. p. 7.

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