Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200

The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Darlington Raceway. It is held the day before the Southern 500, the NASCAR Cup Series race.

Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueDarlington Raceway
LocationDarlington, South Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsorVeterans of Foreign Wars and Sport Clips
First race1982 (1982)
Distance200.802 miles (323.159 km)
Laps147
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 57
Previous namesTranSouth 200 (1982)
Dixie Cup 200 (1984–1986)
Country Squire 200 (1987–1989)
Pontiac 200 (1990-1991)
Mark III Vans 200 (1992–1995)
Dura Lube 200 (1996)
SunCom 200 (2000–2001)
darlingtonraceway.com 200 (2002–2003)
Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (1997–1999, 2004–2009)
Royal Purple 200 (2010–2011)
VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (2012–2016)
Most wins (driver)Denny Hamlin (5)
Most wins (team)Joe Gibbs Racing (11)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (11)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Turns4

The race's longtime sponsor Diamond Hill Plywood is based in Darlington, and is owned and operated by identical twins John and Jim Ramsey.[1] Their grandfather Sherman Ramsey, who founded Diamond Hill Plywood, sold the land Darlington Raceway was built on to Harold Brasington, and is said to have requested one end (currently Turn 4) of Brasington's new track be built narrower to protect a minnow pond on his property.[2] Synthetic oil manufacturer Royal Purple signed a multi-year deal to be the primary sponsor of the race beginning in 2010. The 2015 running was held during the day, with the race starting at 3:30 PM Eastern Time.

Past winners
Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1982 April 3 99 Geoffrey Bodine Frank Plessinger Pontiac 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:33:23 129.018
1983
not held
1984 April 14 47 Ron Bouchard Race Hill Farm Team Pontiac 147 200.802 (323.159) 2:04:55 97.992
1985 April 13 11 Jack Ingram Jack Ingram Racing Oldsmobile 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:51:05 108.46
1986 April 12 17 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Pontiac 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:37:37 123.423
1987 March 28 8 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:27:24 137.85
1988 March 26 15 Geoffrey Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:44:18 115.514
1989 April 1 15 Geoffrey Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:41:31 118.681
1990 March 31 7 Harry Gant Whitaker Racing Buick 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:32:54 129.689
1991 April 6 32 Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Pontiac 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:44:16 115.551
1992 March 28 59 Robert Pressley Alliance Motorsports Oldsmobile 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:31:59 130.982
1993 March 27 59 Robert Pressley Alliance Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:50:20 109.197
1994 March 26 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:42:08 117.965
1995 March 25 92 Larry Pearson Martin Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:51:28 108.087
1996 March 23 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:39:46 120.763
1997 March 22 74 Randy LaJoie BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:44:15 115.569
1998 March 21 44 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:59:57 100.443
1999 March 20 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:38:48 121.945
2000 March 18 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:46:08 113.519
2001 March 17 10 Jeff Green ppc Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:33:35 128.742
2002 March 16 9 Jeff Burton* Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:37:03 124.143
2003 March 17* 92 Todd Bodine Herzog Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:36:44 124.55
2004 March 20 60 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:40:17 120.141
2005 May 6 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:43:39 116.238
2006 May 12 20 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:52:36 106.999
2007 May 11 20 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 2:10:26 92.37
2008 May 9 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 149* 203.534 (327.556) 1:53:59 107.139
2009 May 8 16 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 153* 208.998 (336.349) 1:47:33 116.596
2010 May 7 20 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:56:50 103.122
2011 May 6 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:40:56 119.364
2012 May 11 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 151* 206.266 (331.952) 1:50:29 112.017
2013 May 10 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:32:06 130.816
2014 April 11 9 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 147 200.802 (323.159) 1:45:55 113.751
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 with Biagi-DenBeste 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
  • 2002: Jeff Burton led all 147 laps from the pole to win.
  • 2003: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.
  • 2008, 2009, 2012, & 2017: Race extended due to an overtime finish.
  • 2019: Denny Hamlin had originally won the race, but his car failed post-race tech. With NASCAR's new tech policy that if the winning vehicle fails, the vehicle will be disqualified and whomever finished 2nd or is the highest finishing driver whose vehicle passes moves up. Cole Custer originally finished 2nd in the race, but due to Hamlin's car failing, and Custer passing post-race tech, he wound up winning the race despite the fact he never led a lap the whole race. Hamlin was stripped of the win, and wound up finishing last. This was the second time since the rule was put into effect this year that the outcome of a sanctioned-event was determined by the policy.

Multiple winners (drivers)
# Wins Driver Years Won
5 Denny Hamlin 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017
3 Geoffrey Bodine 1982, 1988, 1989
Mark Martin 1994, 1996, 2000
Matt Kenseth 1999, 2005, 2009
2 Robert Pressley 1992, 1993
Kyle Busch 2011, 2013

Multiple winners (teams)
# Wins Team Years Won
11 Joe Gibbs Racing 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020
7 Roush Fenway Racing 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009
2 Hendrick Motorsports 1988, 1989
Alliance Motorsports 1992, 1993
JR Motorsports 2014, 2016

Manufacturer wins
# Wins Make Years Won
12 Chevrolet 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016
10 Ford 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2018, 2019
8 Toyota 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020
5 Pontiac 1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1998
2 Oldsmobile 1985, 1992
1 Buick 1990

References
  1. About Diamond Hill Plywood
  2. Fleischman, Bill; Al Pearce (1999). The Unauthorized NASCAR Fan Guide (1998–99). Visible Ink Press. pp. 7.
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