Buckle Up in Your Truck 225

The Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 presented by Click It or Ticket is a 225-mile-long (362 km) annual race NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Kentucky received a second date beginning in 2011 as part of NASCAR's latest round of schedule realignment; since 2000 the track had always held a Truck Series event. For that race, see Kentucky 201.[2]

Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 presented by Click It or Ticket
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
VenueKentucky Speedway
LocationSparta, Kentucky, United States
Corporate sponsorKentucky Transportation Cabinet[1]
First race2011
Distance225 miles (362 km)
Laps150 (Stage 1: 35 Stage 2: 35 Stage 3: 80)
Previous namesUNOH 225 (2011–2015)
Most wins (driver)Kyle Busch (2)
Most wins (team)Kyle Busch Motorsports (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (6)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

History

In the inaugural UNOH 225, which was held on July 7, 2011, Johnny Sauter won the pole position, but Kyle Busch won the race during a green-white-checkered finish.[3] Busch started in the last position after missing the drivers meeting held earlier that day.[4]

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2011 July 7 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 152* 228 (366.93) 1:54:08 119.86
2012 June 28 31 James Buescher Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 150 225 (362.102) 1:51:16 121.33
2013 June 27 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 225 (362.102) 1:45:50 127.559
2014 June 26 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:43:05 130.962
2015 July 9 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 145* 217.5 (350.032) 1:51:17 117.268
2016 July 7 9 William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:55:41 116.698
2017 July 6–7* 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:59:47 112.703
2018 July 12 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 150 225 (362.102) 1:32:00 146.739
2019 July 11 17 Tyler Ankrum DGR-Crosley Toyota 150 225 (362.102) 1:53:03 119.416
2020 July 11* 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 71* 106.5 (171.394) 1:05:14 97.956
  • 2011: This race was extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
  • 2015: The race was shortened due to damage to the catchfence from Ben Kennedy's wreck.
  • 2017: Race started Thursday but ended shortly after midnight Friday due to a rain delay.
  • 2020: Race moved from July 9 to July 11 due to schedule changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was shortened due to rain.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
2 Kyle Busch 2011, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
4 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017
2 ThorSport Racing 2015, 2018

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
6 Toyota 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
3 Chevrolet 2012, 2013, 2020
1 Ford 2018
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References

  1. "Kentucky Speedway news". WLW. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  2. "Kentucky Speedway to host two Truck Series races in 2011". CBS Sports. September 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  3. "2011 UNOH 225". 7 July 2011. Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  4. "Busch goes last to first for Kentucky victory". July 8, 2011. NASCAR. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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