NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington (fall race)

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Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
Darlington raceway.svg
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueDarlington Raceway
LocationDarlington, South Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsorVeterans of Foreign Wars and Sport Clips
First race1983
Distance200.8 miles (323.156 km)
Laps147[1]
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 57
Previous namesDarlington 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)
Most wins (driver)Mark Martin (5)
Most wins (team)Roush Racing (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (9)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Turns4

The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series event held from 1983 to 2004 and from 2015 to present as an accompanying race to the Southern 500.

Mark Martin has led all drivers in race wins with five. Four other drivers, Harry Gant, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt and Denny Hamlin won multiple fall Darlington races, with Gant and Burton winning three times and Earnhardt and Hamlin two.

Past winners[]

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1983 September 4 75 Neil Bonnett Pontiac 183 249.978 (402.3) 1:54:14 131.299
1984 September 1 47 Ron Bouchard Race Hill Farm Team Pontiac 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:50:25 109.115
1985 August 31 17 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:43:20 116.595
1986 September 1 8 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Pontiac 147 200.802 (323.159) 2:06:02 95.468
1987 September 5 7 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:56:45 103.196
1988 September 3 7 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:28:35 136.009
1989 September 2 7 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:41:06 119.17
1990 September 1 32 Dale Jarrett Pontiac 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:28:22 136.342
1991 August 31 3 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:29:49 134.141
1992 September 5 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:27:13 138.14
1993 September 4 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:42:25 117.638
1994 September 3 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 111* 151.626 (244.018) 1:12:53 124.824
1995 September 2 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:44:36 115.183
1996 August 31 5 Terry Labonte Labonte Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:33:47 128.468
1997 August 30 9 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:42:02 118.08
1998 September 5 64 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:37:46 123.233
1999 September 4 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:31:07 132.227
2000 September 2 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:41:55 118.215
2001 September 1 9 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:57:34 102.479
2002 August 31 9 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 74* 101.084 (162.678) 1:05:33 92.525
2003 August 30 5 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:45:00 114.744
2004 November 13 66 Jamie McMurray Rusty Wallace Racing Dodge 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:49:49 109.711
2005

2014
Not held
2015 September 5 20 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:25:14 141.355
2016 September 3 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:33:36 128.719
2017 September 2 18 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 148* 202.168 (325.357) 1:52:03 108.256
2018 September 1 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:48:22 111.179
2019* August 31 00 Cole Custer* Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:41:08 119.131
2020 September 5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:58:32 101.643
2021 September 4 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 152* 207.632 (334.096) 2:01:38 102.422
2022 September 3
  • 1994, and 2002: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 2017 and 2021: Race extended due to NASCAR Overtime.
  • 2019: Cole Custer declared winner after Denny Hamlin was disqualified due to failing inspection.

Multiple winners (drivers)[]

# Wins Driver Years Won
5 Mark Martin 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000
3 Harry Gant 1987, 1988, 1989
Jeff Burton 1997, 2001, 2002
2 Dale Earnhardt 1986, 1991
Denny Hamlin 2015, 2017

Multiple winners (teams)[]

# Wins Team Years Won
8 Roush Racing 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
3 Whitaker Racing 1987, 1988, 1989
Joe Gibbs Racing 2015, 2017, 2020
2 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 1986, 1991
JR Motorsports 2016, 2021

Manufacturer wins[]

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
10 United States Ford 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2018, 2019
7 United States Chevrolet 1985, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2016, 2021
5 United States Pontiac 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992
3 United States Buick 1987, 1988, 1989
Japan Toyota 2015, 2017, 2020
1 United States Dodge 2004

References[]

  1. ^ "Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season". NASCAR. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

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