Kroger 200 (Nationwide)

For the Truck Series race at Martinsville, see Kroger 200.

Kroger 200 (Nationwide)

NASCAR Nationwide Series
Venue	Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Indiana
Corporate sponsor	Kroger
First race	1982
Last race	2011
Distance	137.2 miles (220.801 km)
Laps	200

The Kroger 200 was a race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series which took place at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in Clermont, Indiana.

It originally debuted as a summer night race, and was the only major NASCAR event in the state of Indiana. In previous years, USAC stock car races were held at the track, although the two events were not associated.

In 1994, the Kroger 200 was moved to the night before the Winston Cup Brickyard 400 at the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It appropriately began serving as an unofficial support race for larger Speedway's event. From 1994–2000, it was held on Friday night. Beginning in 2001, when the Brickyard 400 moved to Sundays, this race was held on Saturday night.

From 1995–2011, the race was held as a doubleheader weekend with the Truck Series AAA Insurance 200.

The race was sponsored by Kroger during its entire existence from 1982–2011. It is the only race to keep its title sponsor since the inception of the series.

In 2011, the race was held for the last time in the foreseeable future. Starting in 2012, the Nationwide Series moved to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indiana 250. An ARCA race is scheduled to take its place.

Race results

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1982	August 13	Morgan Shepherd	Whitaker Racing	Oldsmobile	200	137.2 (220.801)	2:02:26	67.234
1983	August 13	Tommy Houston	Mike Day	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:43:25	79.600
1984	August 4	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing	Pontiac	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:32:56	88.579
1985	June 22	Jimmy Hensley	Thomas Brothers Racing	Oldsmobile	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:24:56	96.923
1986	June 21	Butch Miller	Throop Motorsports	Pontiac	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:49:08	75.431
1987	June 6	Larry Pearson	Pearson Racing	Pontiac	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:52:09	73.402
1988	August 6	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing	Buick	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:47:32	76.553
1989	August 5	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:37:16	84.633
1990	August 4	Steve Grissom	Grissom Racing Enterprises	Oldsmobile	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:48:43	75.719
1991	August 3	Bobby Labonte	Labonte Motorsports	Oldsmobile	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:48:16	76.034
1992	August 1	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorports	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:38:04	83.943
1993	July 31	Tracy Leslie	Parker Racing	Oldsmobile	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:57:57	69.792
1994	August 5	Mike Wallace	Owen Racing	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:40:14	82.156
1995	August 4	Jason Keller	KEL Racing	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:35:21	80.335
1996	August 2	Randy LaJoie	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:46:09	77.551
1997	August 1	Randy LaJoie	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	2:18:00	59.652
1998	July 31	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:44:23	78.883
1999	August 6	Jason Keller	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:52:19	73.293
2000	August 4	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:43:23	79.626
2001	August 4	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:53:05	72.785
2002	August 3	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:40:39	81.788
2003	August 2	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:31:25	90.049
2004	August 7	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:41:19	81.25
2005	August 6	Martin Truex, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	204*	139.944 (225.218)	1:55:08	72.93
2006	August 5	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:41:02	81.478
2007	July 28	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing	Toyota	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:42:43	80.143
2008	July 26	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:42:14	80.522
2009	July 25	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	137.2 (220.801)	1:39:01	83.138
2010	July 24	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	201*	137.886 (221.906)	1:42:29	80.727
2011	July 30	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	204*	139.944 (225.218)	1:40:36	83.466

• 2005, 2010, & 2011: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.

USAC Stock Car race

• 1961 – Don White
• 1961 – Len Sutton
• 1961 – Norm Nelson
• 1962 – Norm Nelson
• 1963 – A. J. Foyt
• 1963 – A. J. Foyt
• 1964 – Fred Lorenzen
• 1965 – Norm Nelson
• 1965 – Paul Goldsmith
• 1966 – Norm Nelson
• 1967 – Parnelli Jones
• 1968 – A. J. Foyt
• 1969 – Parnelli Jones
• 1970 – A. J. Foyt
• 1971 – Dave Whitcomb
• 1972 – Roger McCluskey
• 1980 – Joe Ruttman
• 1982 – Scott Stovall

References

• Racing-Reference.info – O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis Race Results
• Ultimate Racing History – Indianapolis Raceway Park Race Results