Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Truck Series have been held at Kansas Speedway, in Kansas City, Kansas during numerous seasons and times of year since 2001. Both races are 134 laps and each.
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. Also beginning in 2020, the track began hosting an annual fall race as a replacement for the race at Eldora Speedway due to COVID-19, from 2020–2024, and returning in 2026. A third race was added after an event was moved from Chicagoland Speedway due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Current race
The RaceToStopSuicide.com 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas that has been held since 2001. The race is held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Hollywood Casino 400. Kaden Honeycutt is the defending race winner.
History The inaugural race was run on July 7, 2001, and was won by Ricky Hendrick.
The race has had multiple sponsors including: O'Reilly Auto Parts, SFP, Toyota Tundra, 37 Kind Days, Ally, and WillCo Intelligent Stored Energy (WISE) Power.
In 2022, AdventHealth became the new title sponsor of the Cup and Truck Series spring races at Kansas. The name of the Truck Series race was decided by a contest for AdventHealth employees. The winning name was "Heart of America". In 2025, to promote National Nurses Week, the race was renamed as the Heart of Health Care 200.
In 2026, the race was moved to the fall, joining the Hollywood Casino 400, after the O'Reilly Series race at Kansas was moved to the spring. The race was called the RaceToStopSuicide.com 200.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 2001 July 7 17 Ricky Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:00:09125.094 Report 2002 July 6 16 Mike Bliss Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:03:43121.487 Report 2003 July 5 50 Jon Wood Roush Racing Ford167250.5 (403.14)2:11:33114.253 Report 2004 July 3 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford167250.5 (403.14)2:21:48105.994 Report 2005 July 2 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota170*255 (410.382)2:10:23117.346 Report 2006 July 1 10 Terry Cook ppc Racing Ford167250.5 (403.14)2:14:42111.581 Report 2007 April 28 99 Erik Darnell Roush Fenway Racing Ford167250.5 (403.14)2:00:49124.405 Report 2008 April 26 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:22:02105.82 Report 2009 April 25/27* 5 Mike Skinner Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota132*198 (318.65)2:08:1192.68 Report 2010 May 2 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:15:29110.936 Report 2011 June 4 2 Clint Bowyer Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:04:32120.691 Report 2012 April 21 31 James Buescher Turner Motorsports Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:04:06121.112 Report 2013 April 20 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota167250.5 (403.14)2:25:53103.028 Report 2014 May 9 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota167250.5 (403.14)2:20:25107.039 Report 2015 May 8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota167250.5 (403.14)1:47:31139.875 Report 2016 May 6 9 William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota170*255 (410.382)2:21:00108.511 Report 2017 May 12 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota167250.5 (403.14)2:18:34108.468 Report 2018 May 11 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota167250.5 (403.14)1:52:03134.137 Report 2019 May 10 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)2:01:41123.517 Report 2020* July 24 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota134201 (323.477)1:35:27126.349 Report July 25* 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford134201 (323.477)1:58:13102.016 Report 2021 May 1 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota140*210 (337.961)1:45:22119.582 Report 2022 May 14 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford134201 (323.477)1:34:26127.709 Report 2023 May 6 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet134201 (323.477)1:59:24101.005 Report 2024 May 4 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota134201 (323.477)1:30:52132.722 Report 2025 May 10 7 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet134201 (323.477)1:48:49110.829 Report 2026 September 26 11 Kaden Honeycutt Tricon Garage Toyota134201 (323.477)2:09:4192.996 Report
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.
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 Tricon Garage 2024, 2026
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 12 Toyota 2005, 2009, 2013-2018, 2020 (Race 1 of 2), 2021, 2024, 2026 9 Chevrolet 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010-2012, 2019, 2023, 2025 6 Ford 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2020 (Race 2 of 2), 2022
Fall race
The NASCAR Truck Series fall race at Kansas Speedway is an annual fall race held at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas since 2020. The race will be held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Hollywood Casino 400. Corey Heim is the defending race winner.
History The race was initially added to the series' schedule in 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of the series' race at Eldora Speedway in Ohio.
The fall race did not return for 2021. The race returned in 2022, now replacing the fall race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as an annual event.
It was removed from the schedule following the 2024 season, and will return for the 2027 season.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 2020* October 17 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet139*208.5 (335.547)1:44:18119.942 Report 2021 Not held 2022 September 9 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota134200 (321.867)1:42:11118.023 Report 2023 September 8 19 Christian Eckes McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet134200 (321.867)1:47:43111.96 Report 2024 September 27 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota134200 (321.867)1:35:50125.843 Report 2025–2026 Not Held
2020: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 2 Chevrolet 2020, 2023 Toyota 2022, 2024
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