The Long John Silver's 200 is a
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at
Martinsville Speedway in the spring.
In 2020, as part of
schedule realignment, the fall race became the only Truck Series race at the track as NASCAR decided to give the track one
Xfinity Series race instead. This schedule change was done in a swap with
Richmond Raceway, which previously had two Xfinity Series races and zero Truck Series races and would now have one Xfinity Series race and one Truck Series race (which replaced the spring race at Martinsville).
In 2022, the fall Truck Series race at Martinsville was moved to the spring and there was no fall Truck Series race at the track for the first time since
2002
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.
History
Joe Ruttman won the inaugural Truck Series spring race, at Martinsville in
1999
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.
In the 2004 race,
Brad Keselowski made his NASCAR national series debut.
Dennis Setzer's win in the
2008
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race was the last Truck Series win for
Dodge
Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence Dodge was Chrysler's mid-priced brand above P ...
before they rebranded their Truck Series vehicles to
Ram Trucks
Ram Trucks, stylized as RAM and formerly known as the Ram Truck Division (of Chrysler), is an American brand of light to mid-weight trucks and other commercial vehicles, and a division of Stellantis (previously Fiat Chrysler Automobiles). It was ...
starting in
2009
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. It was also the last win for his team,
Bobby Hamilton Racing
Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia is a disbanded NASCAR racing team. It was owned by four-time Winston Cup winner and 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton until his death on January 7, 2007. Bobby Hamilton Jr. was given owners ...
, which closed down at the end of the season.
In the 2013 race,
Chase Elliott made his NASCAR national series debut.
Kyle Busch won the last Truck Series spring race at Martinsville before the race was removed from the schedule in 2020.
When the Truck Series had a spring race at Martinsville again in 2022 as a result of the fall race being moved to the spring, the race length was 200 laps instead of 250 like the previous Truck Series spring races at Martinsville.
In 2023,
Long John Silver's became the title sponsor of the race, replacing Blue-Emu.
Past winners
*1996, 1997, 2004, 2007–09 and 2014–2016: Race extended due to a
NASCAR Overtime finish.
*2009: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
*2014: Race postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to rain.
*2018: Race red-flagged after 23 laps due to snow and rain, forcing the remainder to be postponed from Saturday to Monday.
Multiple winners (drivers)
Multiple winners (teams)
Manufacturer wins
References
External links
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