NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington
{{short description|NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Darlington}}
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{{Infobox motor race
| Race title = NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington
| Track map = 200px
| Series long = NASCAR Xfinity Series
| Venue = Darlington Raceway
| Location = Darlington, South Carolina, U.S.
| Surface = Asphalt
| Length mi = 1.366
| Turns = 4
}}
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina since the series' inaugural season in 1982.
Initially only one race was held, but starting in 1984 the track hosted two races per year until 2004 when the track lost its fall weekend date as a result of the realignments caused by the Ferko lawsuit. A realignment in 2015 moved the spring race to the pre-Ferko fall slot. The emergency schedule realignment for 2020 resulted in Darlington regaining its second Xfinity date, which became permanent starting from 2021. The track is scheduled to downscale to just one race in 2025.{{Cite web |last=Stumpf |first=Stehphen |url=https://frontstretch.com/2024/08/29/4-burning-questions-reviewing-nascars-2025-schedules/ |title=4 Burning Questions: Reviewing NASCAR’s 2025 Schedules |website=Frontstretch.com |date=August 29, 2024 |access-date=August 31, 2024}}
Spring race
{{Infobox motor race
| Race title = Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
| Logo = File:DAR SPORTSCLIP200 LOGO.webp
| Series long = NASCAR Xfinity Series
| Sponsor = Sport Clips and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
| First race = 1982
| Last race =
| Distance = {{convert|200.802|mi|km}}
| Laps = 147{{cite news|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/01/25/stage-lengths-for-2021-nascar-season/|title=Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season|work=NASCAR|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021}}
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 57
| Previous names = TranSouth 200 (1982)
Dixie Cup 200 (1984–1986)
Country Squire 200 (1987–1989)
Pontiac 200 (1990-1991)
Mark III Vans 200 (1992–1995)
Dura Lube 200 (1996)
SunCom 200 (2000–2001)
darlingtonraceway.com 200 (2002–2003)
Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (1997–1999, 2004–2009)
Royal Purple 200 (2010–2011)
VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (2012–2014)
Toyota 200 (2020)
Steakhouse Elite 200 (2021)
Mahindra ROXOR 200 (2022)
Shriners Children's 200 (2023)
Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 (2024)
| Most wins driver = Mark Martin (5)
| Most wins team = Joe Gibbs Racing (9)
| Most wins manufacturer = Chevrolet (15)
}}
The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina that has been held since 1982. The race is held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Goodyear 400. Brandon Jones is the defending race winner.
=Past winners=
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Date ! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" |Driver ! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |Manufacturer ! colspan="2" |Race Distance ! rowspan="2" |Race Time ! rowspan="2" |Average Speed |
---|
Laps
! Miles (km) |
1982
| April 3 | align="center" | 99 | Frank Plessinger | Pontiac | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:33:23 | align="center" |129.018 |
colspan="10" align="center" | 1983: Not held |
1984
| April 14 | align="center" | 47 | Pontiac | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |2:04:55 | align="center" |97.992 |
1985
| April 13 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:51:05 | align="center" |108.46 |
1986
| April 12 | align="center" | 17 | Pontiac | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:37:37 | align="center" |123.423 |
1987
| March 28 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:27:24 | align="center" |137.85 |
1988
| March 26 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:44:18 | align="center" |115.514 |
1989
| April 1 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:41:31 | align="center" |118.681 |
1990
| March 31 | align="center" | 7 | Buick | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:32:54 | align="center" |129.689 |
1991
| April 6 | align="center" | 32 | Pontiac | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:44:16 | align="center" |115.551 |
1992
| March 28 | align="center" | 59 | Alliance Motorsports | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:31:59 | align="center" |130.982 |
1993
| March 27 | align="center" | 59 | Alliance Motorsports | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:50:20 | align="center" |109.197 |
1994
| March 26 | align="center" | 60 | Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:42:08 | align="center" |117.965 |
1995
| March 25 | align="center" | 92 | Martin Motorsports | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:51:28 | align="center" |108.087 |
1996
| March 23 | align="center" | 60 | Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:39:46 | align="center" |120.763 |
1997
| March 22 | align="center" | 74 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:44:15 | align="center" |115.569 |
1998
| March 21 | align="center" | 44 | Pontiac | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:59:57 | align="center" |100.443 |
1999
| March 20 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:38:48 | align="center" |121.945 |
2000
| March 18 | align="center" | 60 | Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:46:08 | align="center" |113.519 |
2001
| March 17 | align="center" | 10 | Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:33:35 | align="center" |128.742 |
2002
| March 16 | align="center" | 9 | Jeff Burton* | Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:37:03 | align="center" |124.143 |
2003
| March 17* | align="center" | 92 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:36:44 | align="center" |124.55 |
2004
| March 20 | align="center" | 60 | Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:40:17 | align="center" |120.141 |
2005
| May 6 | align="center" | 17 | Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:43:39 | align="center" |116.238 |
2006
| May 12 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:52:36 | align="center" |106.999 |
2007
| May 11 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |2:10:26 | align="center" |92.37 |
2008
| May 9 | align="center" | 20 | Toyota | align="center" |149* | align="center" |203.534 (327.556) | align="center" |1:53:59 | align="center" |107.139 |
2009
| May 8 | align="center" | 16 | Ford | align="center" |153* | align="center" |208.998 (336.349) | align="center" |1:47:33 | align="center" |116.596 |
2010
| May 7 | align="center" | 20 | Toyota | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:56:50 | align="center" |103.122 |
2011
| May 6 | align="center" | 18 | Toyota | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:40:56 | align="center" |119.364 |
2012
| May 11 | align="center" | 20 | Toyota | align="center" |151* | align="center" |206.266 (331.952) | align="center" |1:50:29 | align="center" |112.017 |
2013
| May 10 | align="center" | 54 | Toyota | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:32:06 | align="center" |130.816 |
2014
| April 11 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:45:55 | align="center" |113.751 |
colspan="10" align="center" | 2015–2019: Not held |
2020
| May 21* | align="center" | 98 | Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:44:26 | align="center" |115.367 |
2021
| May 8 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" |148* | align="center" |202.168 (325.357) | align="center" |2:02:51 | align="center" |98.739 |
2022
| May 7 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:51:59 | align="center" |107.589 |
2023
| May 13 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |2:11:04 | align="center" |91.924 |
2024
| May 11 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:48:58 | align="center" |110.567 |
2025
| April 5 | align="center" | 20 | Toyota | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:54:57 | align="center" |104.812 |
- 2003: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
- 2008, 2009, 2012, 2021: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
- 2020: Race added due to the COVID-19 pandemic schedule changes; postponed from Tuesday to Thursday due to rain.
==Multiple winners (drivers)==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
# Wins
! Driver ! Years Won |
---|
5
| 1993–1995, 1999, 2000 |
rowspan="4" | 3
| 2006, 2007, 2010 |
Geoffrey Bodine
| 1982, 1988, 1989 |
Matt Kenseth
| 1999, 2005, 2009 |
Justin Allgaier
| 2021, 2022, 2024 |
rowspan="2" |2
| 1992, 1993 |
Kyle Busch
| 2011, 2013 |
==Multiple winners (teams)==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
# Wins
! Team ! Years Won |
---|
9
| 1998, 2006–2008, 2010–2013, 2025 |
7
| 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 |
4
| 2014, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
rowspan="2" |2
| 1988, 1989 |
Alliance Motorsports
| 1992, 1993 |
==Manufacturer wins==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
# Wins
! Manufacturer ! Years Won |
---|
15
| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet | 1987–1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2021–2024 |
9
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ford | 1994, 1996, 2000–2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2020 |
rowspan="2" | 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} Pontiac | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1998 |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota
| 2008, 2010–2013, 2025 |
2
| {{flagicon|USA}} Oldsmobile | 1985, 1992 |
1
| {{flagicon|USA}} Buick | 1990 |
Fall race
{{Infobox motor race
| Race title = Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
| Logo = File:DAR SPORTSCLIP200 LOGO.webp
| Series long = NASCAR Xfinity Series
| Sponsor = Sport Clips and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
| First race = 1983
| Last race = 2024
| Distance = {{convert|200.802|mi|km}}
| Laps = 147
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 57
| Previous names = Darlington 250 (1983)
Darlington 200 (1984)
Pontiac Winners' Circle 200 (1985)
Gatorade 200 (1986–1995, 2002)
Dura-Lube 200 Presented by BI-LO (1998)
Dura Lube 200 (1996–1997, 1999-2000)
South Carolina 200 (2001)
Winn-Dixie 200 Presented by PepsiCo (2003)
BI-LO 200 (2004)
VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (2015–2016)
Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (2017–2024)
| Most wins driver = Four different drivers with 3 wins each
| Most wins team = Roush Fenway Racing (8)
| Most wins manufacturer = Ford (11)
}}
The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina that has been held since 1983. The race was held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Southern 500. Christopher Bell was the last winner of the event.
=Past winners=
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Date ! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" |Driver ! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |Manufacturer ! colspan="2" |Race Distance ! rowspan="2" |Race Time ! rowspan="2" |Average Speed (mph) |
Laps
! Miles (km) |
---|
1983
|September 4 | align="center" |75 |Butch Mock | align="center" |183 | align="center" |249.978 (402.3) | align="center" |1:54:14 | align="center" |131.299 |
1984
|September 1 | align="center" |47 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:50:25 | align="center" |109.115 |
1985
|August 31 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:43:20 | align="center" |116.595 |
1986
|September 1 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |2:06:02 | align="center" |95.468 |
1987
|September 5 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:56:45 | align="center" |103.196 |
1988
|September 3 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:28:35 | align="center" |136.009 |
1989
|September 2 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:41:06 | align="center" |119.17 |
1990
|September 1 | align="center" |32 |Horace Isenhower | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:28:22 | align="center" |136.342 |
1991
|August 31 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:29:49 | align="center" |134.141 |
1992
|September 5 | align="center" |30 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:27:13 | align="center" |138.14 |
1993
|September 4 | align="center" |60 |Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:42:25 | align="center" |117.638 |
1994
|September 3 | align="center" |60 |Ford | align="center" |111* | align="center" |151.626 (244.018) | align="center" |1:12:53 | align="center" |124.824 |
1995
|September 2 | align="center" |60 |Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:44:36 | align="center" |115.183 |
1996
|August 31 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:33:47 | align="center" |128.468 |
1997
|August 30 | align="center" |9 |Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:42:02 | align="center" |118.08 |
1998
|September 5 | align="center" |64 |Shoemaker Racing | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:37:46 | align="center" |123.233 |
1999
|September 4 | align="center" |60 |Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:31:07 | align="center" |132.227 |
2000
|September 2 | align="center" |60 |Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:41:55 | align="center" |118.215 |
2001
|September 1 | align="center" |9 |Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:57:34 | align="center" |102.479 |
2002
|August 31 | align="center" |9 |Ford | align="center" |74* | align="center" |101.084 (162.678) | align="center" |1:05:33 | align="center" |92.525 |
2003
|August 30 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:45:00 | align="center" |114.744 |
2004
|November 13 | align="center" |66 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:49:49 | align="center" |109.711 |
colspan="10" align="center" |2005–2014: Not held |
2015
|September 5 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:25:14 | align="center" |141.355 |
2016
|September 3 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:33:36 | align="center" |128.719 |
2017
|September 2 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |148* | align="center" |202.168 (325.357) | align="center" |1:52:03 | align="center" |108.256 |
2018
|September 1 | align="center" |22 |Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:48:22 | align="center" |111.179 |
2019*
|August 31 | align="center" |00 |Ford | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:41:08 | align="center" |119.131 |
2020
|September 5 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |1:58:32 | align="center" |101.643 |
2021
|September 4 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |152* | align="center" |207.632 (334.096) | align="center" |2:01:38 | align="center" |102.422 |
2022
|September 3 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |147 | align="center" |200.802 (323.159) | align="center" |2:02:58 | align="center" |97.979 |
2023
|September 2 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |148* | align="center" |202.168 (325.357) | align="center" |1:53:53 | align="center" |106.826 |
2024
|August 31 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |150* | align="center" |204.9 (329.754) | align="center" |1:50:49 | align="center" |110.94 |
- 1994 and 2002: Race shortened due to rain.
- 2017, 2021, 2023 and 2024: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
- 2019: Cole Custer declared winner after Denny Hamlin was disqualified due to failing inspection.
==Multiple winners (drivers)==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!# Wins !Driver !Years Won |
rowspan="4" |3
|1994, 1996, 2000 |
---|
Denny Hamlin
|2015, 2017, 2023 |
Harry Gant
|1987–1989 |
Jeff Burton
|1997, 2001, 2002 |
rowspan="2" |2
|1986, 1991 |
Noah Gragson
|2021, 2022 |
==Multiple winners (teams)==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!# Wins !Team !Years Won |
8
|1993–1995, 1997, 1999–2002 |
---|
5
|2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
3
|2016, 2021, 2022 |
rowspan="2" |2
|1987–1989 |
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
|1986, 1991 |
==Manufacturer wins==
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!# Wins !Manufacturer !Years Won |
11
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ford |1993–1995, 1997, 1999–2002, 2018, 2019 |
---|
8
|{{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet |1985, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2016, 2021, 2022 |
rowspan="2" |5
|{{flagicon|USA}} Pontiac |1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992 |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota
|2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
3
|{{flagicon|USA}} Buick |1987–1989 |
1
|{{flagicon|USA}} Dodge |2004 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Racing-Reference track|Darlington_Raceway|Darlington Raceway}}
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}}
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