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NASCAR Truck Series spring race at Martinsville "Advance Auto Parts 250" redirects here. For the Busch Series race at Myrtle Beach Speedway in 1997, see Myrtle Beach 250. For the fall Truck Series race at Martinsville, see NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville (fall race). Motor race
Long John Silver's 200
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenueMartinsville Speedway
LocationRidgeway, Virginia, United States
Corporate sponsorLong John Silver's
First race1995
Distance105.2 miles (169.3 km)
Laps200
Stages 1/2: 50 each
Final stage: 100
Previous namesGoody's 150 (1995)
Hanes 250 (1996–1997)
NAPA 250 (1998–2000)
Advance Auto Parts 250 (2001–2003)
Kroger 250 (2004–2015)
Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (2016–2018)
TrüNorth Global 250 (2019)
Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 (2022)
Most wins (driver)Kevin Harvick
Dennis Setzer (3)
Most wins (team)Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
Richard Childress Racing
ThorSport Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (14)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Concrete (turns)
Length0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Turns4

Stock car races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia during the spring since 1999. The 200-lap 105.2 miles (169.3 km) race is currently known as Long John Silver's 200 for sponsorship reasons.

In 2020, as part of schedule realignment, the fall race became the only Truck Series race at the track as NASCAR decided to give the track one Xfinity Series race instead. This schedule change was done in a swap with Richmond Raceway, which previously had two Xfinity Series races and zero Truck Series races and would now have one Xfinity Series race and one Truck Series race (which replaced the spring race at Martinsville).

In 2022, the fall Truck Series race at Martinsville was moved to the spring and there was no fall Truck Series race at the track for the first time since 2002.

History

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TrüNorth Global was the title sponsor of the race in 2019
The 2019 Truck Series spring race at Martinsville
Blue-Emu was the title sponsor of the race in 2022

Joe Ruttman won the inaugural Truck Series spring race, at Martinsville in 1999.

In the 2004 race, Brad Keselowski made his NASCAR national series debut.

Dennis Setzer's win in the 2008 race was the last Truck Series win for Dodge before they rebranded their Truck Series vehicles to Ram Trucks starting in 2009. It was also the last win for his team, Bobby Hamilton Racing, which closed down at the end of the season.

In the 2013 race, Chase Elliott made his NASCAR national series debut.

Kyle Busch won the last Truck Series spring race at Martinsville before the race was removed from the schedule in 2020.

When the Truck Series had a spring race at Martinsville again in 2022 as a result of the fall race being moved to the spring, the race length was 200 laps instead of 250 like the previous Truck Series spring races at Martinsville.

In 2023, Long John Silver's became the title sponsor of the race, replacing Blue-Emu.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed
(mph) 		Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1995 Sep 25 84 Joe Ruttman Irvan-Simo Racing Ford 150 78.9 (126.977) 1:12:18 65.072
1996 Sep 21 3 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 255* 134.13 (215.861) 2:04:55 64.434
1997 Sep 27 17 Rich Bickle Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet (2) 256* 134.656 (216.707) 1:47:18 75.296
1998 Sep 26 3 Jay Sauter Richard Childress Racing (2) Chevrolet (3) 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:49:21 72.154
1999 April 17 43 Jimmy Hensley Petty Enterprises Dodge 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:46:13 74.282
2000 April 10 4 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge (2) 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:49:50 71.836
2001 April 7 2 Scott Riggs Ultra Motorsports Dodge (3) 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:51:23 70.836
2002 April 13 46 Dennis Setzer Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Chevrolet (4) 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:02:05 64.628
2003 April 12 46 Dennis Setzer (2) Morgan-Dollar Motorsports (2) Chevrolet (5) 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:57:54 66.921
2004 April 17 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford (2) 254* 133.604 (215.014) 2:10:22 61.49
2005 April 9 47 Bobby Labonte Morgan-Dollar Motorsports (3) Chevrolet (6) 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:58:24 66.639
2006 April 1 11 David Starr Red Horse Racing Toyota 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:13:14 59.219
2007 March 31 5 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota (2) 253* 133.078 (214.168) 2:09:18 61.753
2008 March 29 18 Dennis Setzer (3) Bobby Hamilton Racing (2) Dodge (4) 253* 133.078 (214.168) 2:10:14 61.311
2009 March 30* 2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet (7) 251* 132.026 (212.475) 2:10:09 60.865
2010 March 27 2 Kevin Harvick (2) Kevin Harvick Inc. (2) Chevrolet (8) 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:05:39 62.793
2011 April 2 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Chevrolet (9) 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:01:50 64.761
2012 March 31 2 Kevin Harvick (3) Richard Childress Racing (3) Chevrolet (10) 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:51:31 70.752
2013 April 6 98 Johnny Sauter (2) ThorSport Racing (2) Toyota (3) 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:06:03 62.595
2014 March 30* 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing (3) Toyota (4) 256* 134.656 (216.707) 1:57:32 68.741
2015 March 28 29 Joey Logano Brad Keselowski Racing Ford (3) 258* 135.708 (218.4) 1:59:22 68.214
2016 April 2 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota (5) 255* 134.13 (215.861) 2:10:12 61.811
2017 April 1 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet (11) 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:01:38 64.867
2018 March 24/26* 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet (12) 250 131.5 (211.628) 2:02:05 64.628
2019 March 23 51 Kyle Busch (2) Kyle Busch Motorsports (2) Toyota (6) 250 131.5 (211.628) 1:52:26 70.175
2020
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2021 		Not held
2022 April 7 7 William Byron Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (13) 200 105.2 (169.303) 1:47:36 58.662
2023 April 14 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota (7) 124* 65.224 (104.967) 1:23:32 46.849
2024 April 5 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet (14) 200 105.2 (169.303) 1:52:54 55.908
2025 March 28 200 105.2 (169.303)
  • 1996, 1997, 2004, 2007–09 and 2014–2016: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
  • 2009: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
  • 2014: Race postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to rain.
  • 2018: Race red-flagged after 23 laps due to snow and rain, forcing the remainder to be postponed from Saturday to Monday.
  • 2023: Race shortened due to rain.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years won
3 Dennis Setzer 2002, 2003, 2008
Kevin Harvick 2009, 2010, 2012
2 Mike Skinner 1996, 2007
Johnny Sauter 2011, 2013
Kyle Busch 2016, 2019

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years won
3 Richard Childress Racing 1996, 1998, 2012
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 2002, 2003, 2005
ThorSport Racing 2011, 2013, 2014
2 Bobby Hamilton Racing 2000, 2008
Kevin Harvick Inc. 2009, 2010
Kyle Busch Motorsports 2016, 2019

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years won
14 United States Chevrolet 1996-1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009-2012, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
7 Japan Toyota 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023
4 United States Dodge 1999-2001, 2008
3 United States Ford 1995, 2004, 2015

References

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