NASCAR Xfinity Series 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
(mph)

Laps

! Miles (km)

1982

| April 3

| align="center" | 99

| Geoffrey Bodine

| 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

| Ron Bouchard

| Race Hill Farm Team

| 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

| Jack Ingram

| Jack Ingram Racing

| Oldsmobile

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:51:05

| align="center" |108.46

1986

| April 12

| align="center" | 17

| Darrell Waltrip

| DarWal, Inc.

| 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

| Dale Earnhardt

| Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:27:24

| align="center" |137.85

1988

| March 26

| align="center" | 15

| Geoffrey Bodine

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:44:18

| align="center" |115.514

1989

| April 1

| align="center" | 15

| Geoffrey Bodine

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:41:31

| align="center" |118.681

1990

| March 31

| align="center" | 7

| Harry Gant

| Whitaker Racing

| 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

| Dale Jarrett

| Dale Jarrett

| 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

| Robert Pressley

| Alliance Motorsports

| Oldsmobile

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:31:59

| align="center" |130.982

1993

| March 27

| align="center" | 59

| Robert Pressley

| Alliance Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:50:20

| align="center" |109.197

1994

| March 26

| align="center" | 60

| Mark Martin

| Roush Racing

| 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

| Larry Pearson

| Martin Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:51:28

| align="center" |108.087

1996

| March 23

| align="center" | 60

| Mark Martin

| Roush Racing

| 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

| Randy LaJoie

| BACE Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:44:15

| align="center" |115.569

1998

| March 21

| align="center" | 44

| Bobby Labonte

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| 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

| Matt Kenseth

| Reiser Enterprises

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:38:48

| align="center" |121.945

2000

| March 18

| align="center" | 60

| Mark Martin

| Roush Racing

| 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

| Jeff Green

| ppc Racing

| 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*

| Roush Racing

| 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

| Todd Bodine

| Herzog Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:36:44

| align="center" |124.55

2004

| March 20

| align="center" | 60

| Greg Biffle

| Roush Racing

| 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

| Matt Kenseth

| Roush Racing

| 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

| Denny Hamlin

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:52:36

| align="center" |106.999

2007

| May 11

| align="center" | 20

| Denny Hamlin

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |2:10:26

| align="center" |92.37

2008

| May 9

| align="center" | 20

| Tony Stewart

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| 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

| Matt Kenseth

| Roush Fenway Racing

| 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

| Denny Hamlin

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| 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

| Kyle Busch

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| 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

| Joey Logano

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| 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

| Kyle Busch

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| 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

| Chase Elliott

| JR Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| 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

| Chase Briscoe

| Stewart-Haas Racing

| 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

| Justin Allgaier

| JR Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |148*

| align="center" |202.168 (325.357)

| align="center" |2:02:51

| align="center" |98.739

2022

| May 7

| align="center" | 7

| Justin Allgaier

| JR Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:51:59

| align="center" |107.589

2023

| May 13

| align="center" | 10

| Kyle Larson

| Kaulig Racing

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |2:11:04

| align="center" |91.924

2024

| May 11

| align="center" | 7

| Justin Allgaier

| JR Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:48:58

| align="center" |110.567

2025

| April 5

| align="center" | 20

| Brandon Jones

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| 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

| Mark Martin

| 1993–1995, 1999, 2000

rowspan="4" | 3

| Denny Hamlin

| 2006, 2007, 2010

Geoffrey Bodine

| 1982, 1988, 1989

Matt Kenseth

| 1999, 2005, 2009

Justin Allgaier

| 2021, 2022, 2024

rowspan="2" |2

| Robert Pressley

| 1992, 1993

Kyle Busch

| 2011, 2013

==Multiple winners (teams)==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
# Wins

! Team

! Years Won

9

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| 1998, 2006–2008, 2010–2013, 2025

7

| Roush Fenway Racing

| 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009

4

| JR Motorsports

| 2014, 2021, 2022, 2024

rowspan="2" |2

| Hendrick Motorsports

| 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

|Neil Bonnett

|Butch Mock

|Pontiac

| align="center" |183

| align="center" |249.978 (402.3)

| align="center" |1:54:14

| align="center" |131.299

1984

|September 1

| align="center" |47

|Ron Bouchard

|Race Hill Farm Team

|Pontiac

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:50:25

| align="center" |109.115

1985

|August 31

| align="center" |17

|Darrell Waltrip

|DarWal, Inc.

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:43:20

| align="center" |116.595

1986

|September 1

| align="center" |8

|Dale Earnhardt

|Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

|Pontiac

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |2:06:02

| align="center" |95.468

1987

|September 5

| align="center" |7

|Harry Gant

|Whitaker Racing

|Buick

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:56:45

| align="center" |103.196

1988

|September 3

| align="center" |7

|Harry Gant

|Whitaker Racing

|Buick

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:28:35

| align="center" |136.009

1989

|September 2

| align="center" |7

|Harry Gant

|Whitaker Racing

|Buick

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:41:06

| align="center" |119.17

1990

|September 1

| align="center" |32

|Dale Jarrett

|Horace Isenhower

|Pontiac

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:28:22

| align="center" |136.342

1991

|August 31

| align="center" |3

|Dale Earnhardt

|Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:29:49

| align="center" |134.141

1992

|September 5

| align="center" |30

|Michael Waltrip

|Bahari Racing

|Pontiac

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:27:13

| align="center" |138.14

1993

|September 4

| align="center" |60

|Mark Martin

|Roush Racing

|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

|Mark Martin

|Roush Racing

|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

|Mark Martin

|Roush Racing

|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

|Terry Labonte

|Labonte Motorsports

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:33:47

| align="center" |128.468

1997

|August 30

| align="center" |9

|Jeff Burton

|Roush Racing

|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

|Dick Trickle

|Shoemaker Racing

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:37:46

| align="center" |123.233

1999

|September 4

| align="center" |60

|Mark Martin

|Roush Racing

|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

|Mark Martin

|Roush Racing

|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

|Jeff Burton

|Roush Racing

|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

|Jeff Burton

|Roush Racing

|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

|Brian Vickers

|Hendrick Motorsports

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:45:00

| align="center" |114.744

2004

|November 13

| align="center" |66

|Jamie McMurray

|Rusty Wallace Racing

|Dodge

| 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

|Denny Hamlin

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:25:14

| align="center" |141.355

2016

|September 3

| align="center" |1

|Elliott Sadler

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:33:36

| align="center" |128.719

2017

|September 2

| align="center" |18

|Denny Hamlin

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

| align="center" |148*

| align="center" |202.168 (325.357)

| align="center" |1:52:03

| align="center" |108.256

2018

|September 1

| align="center" |22

|Brad Keselowski

|Team Penske

|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

|Cole Custer*

|Stewart-Haas Racing

|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

|Brandon Jones

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |1:58:32

| align="center" |101.643

2021

|September 4

| align="center" |9

|Noah Gragson

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |152*

| align="center" |207.632 (334.096)

| align="center" |2:01:38

| align="center" |102.422

2022

|September 3

| align="center" |9

|Noah Gragson

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |147

| align="center" |200.802 (323.159)

| align="center" |2:02:58

| align="center" |97.979

2023

|September 2

| align="center" |19

|Denny Hamlin

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

| align="center" |148*

| align="center" |202.168 (325.357)

| align="center" |1:53:53

| align="center" |106.826

2024

|August 31

| align="center" |20

|Christopher Bell

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

| 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)==

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!# Wins

!Driver

!Years Won

rowspan="4" |3

|Mark Martin

|1994, 1996, 2000

Denny Hamlin

|2015, 2017, 2023

Harry Gant

|1987–1989

Jeff Burton

|1997, 2001, 2002

rowspan="2" |2

|Dale Earnhardt

|1986, 1991

Noah Gragson

|2021, 2022

==Multiple winners (teams)==

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!# Wins

!Team

!Years Won

8

|Roush Fenway Racing

|1993–1995, 1997, 1999–2002

5

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024

3

|JR Motorsports

|2016, 2021, 2022

rowspan="2" |2

|Whitaker Racing

|1987–1989

Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

|1986, 1991

==Manufacturer wins==

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!# 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

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