The Toyota 200 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (formerly Gateway Motorsports Park). The race has been held each year since 1998 except for 2011, 2012 and 2013. The track closed after the 2010 race, reopened in 2012 under new ownership, and the race returned to the schedule in 2014.
Race history Rick Carelli won the first truck race at Gateway. A year later Greg Biffle won the first night race for the series at Gateway. In 2000, the race date was moved to May, and the time of race was once again day. Jack Sprague not only won that race, but holds the average speed record for the event to this day. A year later Ted Musgrave won the event after showers moved the race back into the evening.
In 2004, the seroes was using its version of the green-white-checkered rule, which stated that every race must end under green. With five laps left in the race Jack Sprague cut a tire bringing out the caution. Caution would come out. On the first green-white-checkered attempt a wreck in turn 1 brought the yellow flag out again. The very next green flag saw first and second position drivers, Shane Hmiel and Bobby Hamilton get together bringing the yellow out again. On the second attempt on the back straightway, Rick Crawford's truck was involved in an accident that had the truck sliding on its side against the wall. On the fourth attempt, David Starr came out on top in a race with a record for most green-white-checkered laps and most attempts. Shortly thereafter NASCAR adopted a universal green-white-checkered rule for all three of its major series which said that if the caution flag comes out at any time during the green-white-checkered run the race will end under caution.
NASCAR-sanctioned events stopped being run at the track after the 2010 season when Dover Motorsports shut down the circuit at the end of the 2010 season. The circuits were sold to former club racer and INDYCAR Indy Lights driver Curtis Francois in 2011, who promptly brought back the NHRA tour in 2012. Francois and NASCAR successfully negotiated the Truck Series return on June 14, 2014.
During the 2016 race, Spencer Gallagher and John Wes Townley crashed in turn one and got into a fight after climbing out of their trucks.
In March 2018, CK Power was announced as the new presenting sponsor for the race, and in June, Villa Lighting and Eaton Electrical Products were announced as that year's title sponsors. CarShield became the title sponsor in 2019 and returned in 2020. Toyota became the title sponsor for the 2021 race at the track, which was the first time that it was the opening race of the Truck Series playoffs.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 1998 September 19 6 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet160200 (321.868)2:00:1799.764 Report 1999 August 20 50 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford160200 (321.868)1:47:17111.853 Report 2000 May 7 24 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet160200 (321.868)1:45:31113.726 Report 2001 May 6 1 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge160200 (321.868)1:46:56112.237 Report 2002 May 5 29 Terry Cook K Automotive Racing Ford160200 (321.868)1:49:46109.323 Report 2003 July 19 62 Brendan Gaughan Orleans Racing Dodge160200 (321.868)2:00:3799.489 Report 2004 July 17 75 David Starr Spears Motorsports Chevrolet174*217.5 (350.032)2:19:17 93.694 Report 2005 April 30 1 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge160200 (321.868)1:58:59100.854 Report 2006 April 29 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota160200 (321.868)2:21:1484.966 Report 2007 September 1 23 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Toyota160200 (321.868)1:55:46 103.657 Report 2008 September 6 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet160200 (321.868)2:07:5193.86 Report 2009 September 12 5 Mike Skinner Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota162*202.5 (325.892)2:16:0689.273 Report 2010* July 17* 2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet160200 (321.868) 1:57:40 101.983 Report2011–2013 Not held 2014 June 14 54 Bubba Wallace Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota160200 (321.868)2:06:1695.037 Report 2015 June 13 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet160200 (321.868)2:03:4596.97 Report 2016 June 25 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota160200 (321.868)2:14:4889.021 Report 2017 June 17 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet160200 (321.868)1:47:18111.836 Report 2018 June 23 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet160200 (321.868)2:20:3885.328 Report 2019 June 22 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet160200 (321.868)1:57:27102.171 Report 2020 August 30 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet160200 (321.868)2:00:2399.682 Report 2021 August 20 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet163*203.75 (327.63)2:31:3180.684 Report 2022 June 4 51 Corey Heim Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota165*206.25 (331.926)2:23:1486.397 Report 2023 June 3 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet162*202.5 (325.892)2:30:29116.898 Report 2024 June 1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota160200 (321.868)2:01:2798.806 Report
2004, 2009, 2021-2023: The race was extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish; 2004 took four attempts. 2010: The race was postponed from Friday night to Saturday afternoon due to power outage and was Susposed to be the last race at Gateway . 2020: Race postponed from August 21 to August 30 due to schedule changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple winners (drivers)
# Wins Driver Years won 2 Ted Musgrave 2001, 2005 Sheldon Creed 2020, 2021Corey Heim2022, 2024
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 4 GMS Racing 2018, 2020, 2021, 20233 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2014, 2016, 20222 Ultra Motorsports 2001, 2005 Kevin Harvick Inc. 2008, 2010
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won12 Chevrolet 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017-2021, 20237 Toyota 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2022, 20243 Dodge 2001, 2003, 20052 Ford 1999, 2002
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