NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Talladega

Love's RV Stop 225
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenueTalladega Superspeedway
LocationTalladega, Alabama, United States
Corporate sponsorLove's Travel Stops
First race2006
Distance226.1 miles (363.9 km)
Laps85
Stages 1/2: 20 each
Final stage: 45
Previous namesJohn Deere 250 (2006)
Mountain Dew 250 (2007–2010)
Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's (2011)
Fred's 250 (2012–2017)
Fr8Auctions 250 (2018)[1]
Sugarlands Shine 250 (2019)[2]
Chevrolet Silverado 250 (2020–2022)
Love's RV Stop 250 (2023)
Love's RV Stop 225 (2024)
Most wins (driver)Timothy Peters (3)
Most wins (team)Red Horse Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (10)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Turns4

The Love's RV Stop 225 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Talladega Superspeedway. The race has been in the playoffs ever since the addition of it to the Truck Series schedule and every year since then, the race has been won by a non-playoff driver. The winner has only led the last lap of the race in several recent years it has been run. In 2024, the race distance was reduced from 250 to 225 miles and moved from Saturday afternoon to Friday afternoon.

Grant Enfinger is the defending winner.

History

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Chevrolet, promoting its Silverado truck, was the title sponsor of the race from 2020 to 2022

The race was first held on October 7, 2006, as the John Deere 250. The race was won by future NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin. The race also saw Todd Bodine receive a penalty for passing below the yellow line with less than ten laps to go. In what could have been a major moment in the championship battle, Bodine recovered from the pentaly to finish fourth and retain a 121-point lead over Johnny Benson.[3]

In 2007, Mountain Dew would become the race sponsor and the race would be known as the Mountain Dew 250. The 2007 running of the race would end in a photo finish as Todd Bodine would edge out Rick Crawford by 0.014 seconds.

Bodine would repeat as the winner of the Mountain Dew 250 in 2008 after chaotic last lap. Colin Braun led the field down the backstretch as Jon Wood and others began to crash in the back of the pack. Going into the third turn, Kyle Busch would go for the lead while being pushed by Bodine. Bodine would make the race-winning move entering the trioval as he moved to the outside of Busch with the help of Ron Hornaday Jr.

The 2009 running of the race would make history for multiple reasons. For the first time in NASCAR National Series event, a father-daughter combo was set to race. Mike Wallace was joined on the entry list by his daughter, Chrissy Wallace. While Chrissy had run Truck Series events in the past, this was the first time her father would be one of the competitors.[4] The race would also mark the first time the event had gone to overtime. With four laps to go, Mike Skinner would be turned into Rick Crawford in what would become a eleven-truck pileup. Championship leader Ron Hornaday Jr was one of the many in the wreck. Kyle Busch and Aric Almirola would lead the field back to green as the sun began to set on the speedway. In a move reminiscent to his race-winning move a year prior, Todd Bodine would pass Busch with help from Matt Crafton in the trioval to take the white flag. Bodine looked like he would win his third straight race at Talladega until the Billy Ballew Motorsports teammates of Busch and Almirola would slingshot past Bodine mere moments before the finish line to give Kyle Busch the victory.

2010 once again saw an overtime finish for the Mountain Dew 250. With three laps to go, a multi-car crash would bring out the caution. The crash saw Ron Hornaday Jr get airborne and land on its' roof as it skid back onto the backing in Turn One. When it reached the banking, the truck began to barrel roll and once again, land on its' roof. The accident brought out the red flag. When the race returned to the green flag, Aric Almirola would lead his former teammate, Kyle Busch, into overtime. Almirola would continue the lead until Busch faked a move to his outside with 200 yards left to the finish line. With Almirola going high, Busch would take the inside line and the two would cross the line side by side. Busch would win his second straight Truck race at Talladega by 0.002 seconds over Almirola. This would be the second closest finish in NASCAR Truck Series history.

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2006 October 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:48:33 138.207 [5]
2007 October 6 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:55:25 129.985 [6]
2008 October 4 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:43:06 145.513 [7]
2009 October 31 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota 98* 260.68 (419.523) 2:02:21 127.837 [8]
2010 October 30 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 95* 252.7 (406.681) 1:48:51 139.293 [9]
2011 October 22 33 Mike Wallace Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:57:41 127.481 [10]
2012 October 6 7 Parker Kligerman Red Horse Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:56:26 128.85 [11]
2013 October 19 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 2:02:09 122.819 [12]
2014 October 18 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 95* 252.7 (406.681) 1:54:19 132.632 [13]
2015 October 24 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 98* 260.68 (419.523) 2:00:16 130.051 [14]
2016 October 22 24 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 2:05:54 119.161 [15]
2017 October 14 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 95* 252.7 (406.681) 1:57:18 129.258 [16]
2018 October 13 25 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:48:47 137.911 [17]
2019 October 12 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 98* 260.68 (419.523) 2:07:21 122.817 [18]
2020 October 3 4 Raphaël Lessard Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:55:55 129.424 [19]
2021 October 2 12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 99* 263.34 (423.72) 2:06:17 125.119 [20]
2022 October 1 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 95* 252.7 (406.681) 2:12:40 114.286 [21]
2023 September 30 34 Brett Moffitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 99* 263.34 (423.72) 2:26:07 108.136 [22]
2024 October 4 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 85 226.1 (363.9) 1:48:24 125.148 [23]

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Driver Years Won
3 Timothy Peters 2014, 2015, 2018
2 Todd Bodine 2007, 2008
Kyle Busch 2009, 2010
Parker Kligerman 2012, 2017

Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins Team Years Won
3 Red Horse Racing 2012, 2014, 2015
2 Germain Racing 2007, 2008
GMS Racing 2016, 2018
Kyle Busch Motorsports 2010, 2020
Young's Motorsports 2019, 2021

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years Won
10 Japan Toyota 2007-2010, 2012-2015, 2017, 2020
7 United States Chevrolet 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
2 United States Ford 2006, 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Going, going, gone! Talladega Superspeedway welcomes back Freight Auctions for the Fr8Auctions 250". Catchfence. October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "NASCAR, Talladega enter partnership with Sugarlands". NASCAR. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Lunkenheimer, Beth (8 October 2006). "Tracking the Trucks: 2006 John Deere 250 at Talladega". Frontstretch. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ Pace, Doug (12 October 2009). "NASCAR's First Father-Daughter Duo To Compete At Talladega". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ "2006 John Deere 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "2007 Mountain Dew 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "2008 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Winn-Dixie". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "2009 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "2010 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "2011 Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "2012 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "2013 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "2014 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "2015 Fred's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "2016 Fred's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "2017 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ^ "2018 Fr8Auctions 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "2019 Sugarlands Shine 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  19. ^ "2020 Chevrolet Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "2021 Chevy Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  21. ^ "2022 Chevrolet Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "2023 Love's RV Stop 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  23. ^ "2024 Love's RV Stop 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
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