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SciAps 200
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueNew Hampshire Motor Speedway
LocationLoudon, New Hampshire, United States
Corporate sponsorSciAps[1]
First race1990
Last race2024
Distance211.6 miles (340.5 km)
Laps200
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 110
Previous namesBudweiser 300 (1990–1992)
NE Chevy 250 (1993–1994)
NE Chevy Dealers 250 (1995)
Stanley 200 (1996)
United States Cellular 200 (1997)
Gumout Long Life Formula 200 (1998)
Busch 200 (1999–2000, 2002)
CVS Pharmacy 200 Presented by Bayer (2001)
New England 200 (2003, 2005–2006, 2010–2011)
Siemens 200 (2004)
Camping World 200 presented by RVs.com (2007)
Camping World RV Sales 200 presented by RVs.com (2008)
Camping World RV Sales 200 presented by Turtle Wax (2009)
F.W. Webb 200 (2012)
CNBC Prime's "The Profit" 200 (2013)
Sta-Green 200 (2014)
Lakes Region 200 (2015, 2018)
AutoLotto 200 (2016)
Overton's 200 (2017)
ROXOR 200 (2019)
Ambetter Get Vaccinated 200 (2021)
Crayon 200 (2022)
Ambetter Health 200 (2023)
SciAps 200 (2024)
Former second race:
NE Chevy 250 (1990–1992)
Most wins (driver)Kyle Busch (6)
Most wins (team)Joe Gibbs Racing (14)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (14)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Turns4

Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire from 1990 to 2024. The race was held as a 200 lap (211.6 miles (340.5 km)) race under the SciAps 200 name for sponsorship reasons.

Christopher Bell is the last winner at New Hampshire for the Xfinity Series.

History

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Ambetter was the title sponsor of the race in 2021. They switched their title sponsorship to the Cup Series race at New Hampshire in 2022.

When first held in 1990, the race was 300 laps. It was scaled back to 250 laps, the length of the 1990-1992 fall NHMS race, starting in 1993, and again to its current 200 laps in 1996.

From 1990 to 1992, New Hampshire held a second, 250 lap/264.5 miles (425.7 km) Busch Series race in the fall. The second race was removed from the schedule in 1993, in exchange for a Winston Cup Series race at the track.

During the practice for the 2000 event, Adam Petty died after he lost control of his car after his throttle were stuck wide open going into turn three; Petty's death was caused by a basilar skull fracture from the ensuing impact. Cup Series driver Kenny Irwin Jr. also died under similar circumstances during the practice of thatlook.com 300, occurring eight weeks later at the same track, leading NASCAR to make significant rule changes to maintain driver safety.

Until 2010, in 23 races held at NHMS, there had never been a repeat Xfinity Series winner, the longest such streak in any of NASCAR's national touring series.[2] Kyle Busch broke the streak with victories in 2009 and 2010. He would also win the 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2017 Xfinity Series races at the track. Brad Keselowski and Christopher Bell would later also become repeat winners of the Xfinity Series race at New Hampshire. Additionally, Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing won this race each year from 2008 to 2021 except for Keselowski's two wins in 2012 and 2014, both of which were for Team Penske. He drove a Dodge in 2012 and a Ford in 2014.

The 2020 race was canceled and replaced by a race at Kentucky Speedway due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

In 2021, the race returned to the Xfinity Series schedule and Ambetter (owned by Centene Corporation) became the title sponsor of the race. With them being a healthcare company and the race being held during the time when people were getting COVID-19 vaccines, Ambetter added "get vaccinated" in the name of the race next to their own so it would sound like "better get vaccinated" to encourage people to get a COVID-19 vaccine.[4] On May 21, 2022, it was announced that Crayon Software Experts would be the title sponsor of the Xfinity Series of the race[5] after Ambetter became the title sponsor of the Cup Series race at New Hampshire in 2022 (replacing Foxwoods Resort Casino).[6]

The race was dropped from the Xfinity Series calendar in 2025, along with the races at Richmond and Michigan, as well as the second Darlington race.[7]

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1990 July 15 99 Tommy Ellis J&J Racing Buick 300 317.4 (510.805) 3:41:58 85.797
October 14 22 Rick Mast A.G. Dillard Motorsports Buick 250 264.5 (425.671) 2:44:37 94.405
1991 July 14 36 Kenny Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Pontiac 300 317.4 (510.805) 2:54:38 109.093
October 13 25 Ricky Craven Ricky Craven Chevrolet 250 264.5 (425.671) 2:54:43 90.832
1992 July 12 8 Jeff Burton FILMAR Racing Oldsmobile 300 317.4 (510.805) 3:18:34 95.907
August 23 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 250 264.5 (425.671) 2:47:14 94.897
1993 August 22 59 Robert Pressley Alliance Motorsports Chevrolet 250 264.5 (425.671) 2:57:12 89.56
1994 May 7 82 Derrike Cope Ron Zock Ford 250 264.5 (425.671) 2:59:16 88.527
1995 May 13 23 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Ford 250 264.5 (425.671) 2:31:11 104.972
1996 July 12 74 Randy LaJoie BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:10:57 96.953
1997 May 10 34 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:45:25 76.752
1998 May 9 00 Buckshot Jones Buckshot Racing Pontiac 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:05:55 100.829
1999 May 8 98 Elton Sawyer Akins-Sutton Motorsports Ford 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:03:42 103.324
2000 May 13 36 Tim Fedewa Cicci-Welliver Racing Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:22:04 89.366
2001 May 12 57 Jason Keller ppc Racing Ford 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:56:47 108.714
2002 May 11 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:55:02 110.368
2003 July 19 37 David Green Brewco Motorsports Pontiac 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:57:33 108.005
2004 July 24 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Ford 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:15:29 93.709
2005 July 16 8 Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports Chevrolet 201* 212.658 (342.239) 2:18:33 92.093
2006 July 15 60 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:00:12 105.624
2007 June 30 21 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:06:07 100.669
2008 June 28 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:56:27 109.025
2009 June 27 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:53:26 111.925
2010 June 26 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:54:43 110.673
2011 July 16 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206* 217.948 (350.753) 2:21:48 92.221
2012 July 14 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:58:46 106.899
2013 July 13 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 213* 225.354 (362.672) 2:08:40 105.087
2014 July 12 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:00:41 105.201
2015 July 18 20 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:09:06 98.342
2016 July 16 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:00:31 98.789
2017 July 15 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 1:56:11 109.276
2018 July 21 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:07:27 99.616
2019 July 20 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:01:39 104.365
2020* Not held
2021 July 17 54 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:04:26 102.031
2022 July 16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 211.6 (340.537) 2:27:13 86.240
2023 July 15 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206* 217.948 (350.753) 2:38:40 82.417
2024 June 22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 203* 214.774 (345.645) 2:35:21 82.951

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Driver Years Won
6 Kyle Busch 2009–2011, 2013, 2016, 2017
4 Christopher Bell 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
2 Brad Keselowski 2012, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins Team Years Won
13 Joe Gibbs Racing 2008–2011, 2013, 2015–2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
2 Cicci-Welliver Racing 1997, 2000
Team Penske 2012, 2014

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years Won
13 Japan Toyota 2008–2011, 2013, 2015–2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
9 United States Chevrolet 1991 (1 of 2), 1992 (1 of 2), 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2022
8 United States Ford 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2014
3 United States Pontiac 1991 (1 of 2), 1998, 2003
2 United States Buick 1990 (2 of 2)
1 United States Oldsmobile 1992 (1 of 2)
United States Dodge 2012

References

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  1. ^ "SciAps named entitlement sponsor of 2024 Xfinity race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ New Hampshire Boasts Longest Single-Winner Streak Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Downey, KC (June 4, 2020). "Coronavirus impact: NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway rescheduled". WMUR-TV. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ambetter from NH Healthy Families Named Entitlement Partner for NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at NHMS". New Hampshire Motor Speedway. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Crayon to Sponsor NASCAR Xfinity Race at NHMS". Speed Sport. May 21, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ambetter Named Entitlement Partner for 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Race at New Hampshire". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 24, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Stumpf, Stehphen (August 29, 2024). "4 Burning Questions: Reviewing NASCAR's 2025 Schedules". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
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