The Race to Stop Suicide 200 presented by Place of Hope was an ARCA Menards Series East stock car race held annually at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida from 2014 to 2022. The race was always the season opener and took place in February on the same week or the weekend before the Daytona 500 at the nearby Daytona International Speedway.
History
The race was established in 2014 and held on the same weekend as the track's World Series of Asphalt race.
The race was originally 150 laps and 72 miles long (from 2014 to 2017), then 175 laps and 84 miles long (from 2018 to 2021), and finally 200 laps and 96 miles long in the final edition.
Winners Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average speed(mph)LapsMiles 2014 February 16 6 Daniel Suárez Rev Racing Toyota 150 72 (115.873) 1:05:52 93.522 2015 February 15 22 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 151* 73 (117.482) 1:06:10 65.725 2016 February 14 16 Todd Gilliland Bill McAnally Racing Toyota (2) 150 72 (115.873) 1:03:22 68.175 2017 February 19 04 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Racing Chevrolet 150 72 (115.873) 1:09:11 62.443 2018 February 11 54 Todd Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota (3) 175 84 (135.184) 1:18:41 64.054 2019 February 11 16 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing (2) Toyota (4) 175 84 (135.184) 1:13.59 68.123 2020 February 10 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet (2) 175 84 (135.184) 1:15.56 66.374 2021 February 8 30 Max Gutiérrez Rette Jones Racing Ford (2) 187* 89.76 (144.454) 1:23:53 64.203 2022 February 1518Sammy SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota 200 96 (154) 1:59:19 48.275
2015: Race extended due to a green-white-checker finish. 2021: Race extended due to multiple green-white-checker finish attempts.
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