Toyota 200
The Toyota 200 was a discontinued NASCAR Xfinity Series event held from 1983 to 2004 as an accompanying race to the Southern 500. When the Southern 500 was dropped from the schedule and Darlington's Busch Series schedule was reduced to one race, this race was removed in favor of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway because of the Ferko lawsuit.
NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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Venue | Darlington Raceway |
Location | Darlington, South Carolina, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Toyota |
First race | 1983, 2020 (re-added for that year only) |
Last race | 2004 |
Distance | 200.8 miles (323.156 km) |
Previous names | Darlington 250 (1983) Darlington 200 (1984) Pontiac Winners' Circle 200 (1985) Gatorade 200 (1986–1995, 2002) Dura-Lube 200 Presented by BI-LO (1998) Dura Lube 200 (1996–1997, 1999-2000) South Carolina 200 (2001) Winn-Dixie 200 Presented by PepsiCo (2003) BI-LO 200 (2004) |
Most wins (driver) | Mark Martin (5) |
Most wins (team) | Roush Racing (8) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Ford (9) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.366 mi (2.198 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The race was also held in the spring of 2020 at Darlington Raceway after NASCAR announced it would be running one Darlington race in May (the fall Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 date still stood, which is held on Labor Day weekend accompanying the Southern 500), replacing the Chicagoland Speedway race[1] as part of the changes to it due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mark Martin has led all drivers in race wins with five. Only three other drivers, Harry Gant, Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt won multiple Darlington 200s, with Gant and Burton winning three times and Earnhardt two.
Past winners
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | ||
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Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
1983 | September 4 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Butch Mock | Pontiac | 183 | 249.978 (402.3) | 1:54:14 | 131.299 | |
1984 | September 1 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Pontiac | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:50:25 | 109.115 | |
1985 | August 31 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | DarWal, Inc. | Chevrolet | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:43:20 | 116.595 | |
1986 | September 1 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Pontiac | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 2:06:02 | 95.468 | |
1987 | September 5 | 7 | Harry Gant | Whitaker Racing | Buick | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:56:45 | 103.196 | |
1988 | September 3 | 7 | Harry Gant | Whitaker Racing | Buick | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:28:35 | 136.009 | |
1989 | September 2 | 7 | Harry Gant | Whitaker Racing | Buick | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:41:06 | 119.17 | |
1990 | September 1 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Horace Isenhower | Pontiac | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:28:22 | 136.342 | |
1991 | August 31 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:29:49 | 134.141 | |
1992 | September 5 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:27:13 | 138.14 | |
1993 | September 4 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:42:25 | 117.638 | |
1994 | September 3 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 111* | 151.626 (244.018) | 1:12:53 | 124.824 | |
1995 | September 2 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:44:36 | 115.183 | |
1996 | August 31 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Labonte Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:33:47 | 128.468 | |
1997 | August 30 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:42:02 | 118.08 | |
1998 | September 5 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Shoemaker Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:37:46 | 123.233 | |
1999 | September 4 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:31:07 | 132.227 | |
2000 | September 2 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:41:55 | 118.215 | |
2001 | September 1 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:57:34 | 102.479 | |
2002 | August 31 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 74* | 101.084 (162.678) | 1:05:33 | 92.525 | |
2003 | August 30 | 5 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:45:00 | 114.744 | |
2004 | November 13 | 66 | Jamie McMurray | Rusty Wallace Racing | Dodge | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:49:49 | 109.711 | |
2005 – 2019 |
Not held | |||||||||
2020 | May 21* | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 147 | 200.802 (323.159) | 1:44:26 | 115.367 |
- 1994 and 2002: Race shortened due to rain.
- 2020: Race postponed from Tuesday to Thursday due to rain
Multiple winners (drivers)
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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5 | Mark Martin | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000 |
3 | Harry Gant | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Jeff Burton | 1997, 2001, 2002 | |
2 | Dale Earnhardt | 1986, 1991 |
Multiple winners (teams)
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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8 | Roush Racing | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
3 | Whitaker Racing | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
2 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 1986, 1991 |
See also
- Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 - the fall Darlington's Xfinity Series event.
- Winn-Dixie 300 – Another NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was sponsored by Bi-Lo Holdings.
References
- Norris, Brad. "NASCAR realigns 2020 schedule, shifts events from Chicagoland, Richmond, Sonoma". NASCAR.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.