NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenueTalladega Superspeedway
LocationTalladega, Alabama, United States
Corporate sponsorLove's Travel Stops
First race2006
Distance250.04 miles (402.4 km)
Laps94
Stages 1/2: 20 each
Final stage: 54
Previous namesJohn Deere 250 (2006)
Mountain Dew 250 (2007–2010)
Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's (2011)
Fred's 250 (2012–2017)
Fr8Auctions 250 (2018)[1]
Sugarlands Shine 250 (2019)[2]
Chevrolet Silverado 250 (2020–2022)
Most wins (driver)Timothy Peters (3)
Most wins (team)Red Horse Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (10)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Turns4

The Love's RV Stop 250 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Talladega Superspeedway. The race has been in the playoffs ever since the addition of it to the Truck Series schedule and every year since then, the race has been won by a non-playoff driver. The winner has only led the last lap of the race in several recent years it has been run.

Brett Moffitt is the defending winner.

History

Chevrolet, promoting its Silverado truck, was the title sponsor of the race from 2020 to 2022

The race was first held on October 7, 2006, as the John Deere 250.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2006 October 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:48:33 138.207 [3]
2007 October 6 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:55:25 129.985 [4]
2008 October 4 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:43:06 145.513 [5]
2009 October 31 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota 98* 260.68 (419.523) 2:02:21 127.837 [6]
2010 October 30 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 95* 252.7 (406.681) 1:48:51 139.293 [7]
2011 October 22 33 Mike Wallace Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:57:41 127.481 [8]
2012 October 6 7 Parker Kligerman Red Horse Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:56:26 128.85 [9]
2013 October 19 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 2:02:09 122.819 [10]
2014 October 18 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 95* 252.7 (406.681) 1:54:19 132.632 [11]
2015 October 24 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 98* 260.68 (419.523) 2:00:16 130.051 [12]
2016 October 22 24 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 2:05:54 119.161 [13]
2017 October 14 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 95* 252.7 (406.681) 1:57:18 129.258 [14]
2018 October 13 25 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:48:47 137.911 [15]
2019 October 12 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 98* 260.68 (419.523) 2:07:21 122.817 [16]
2020 October 3 4 Raphaël Lessard Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:55:55 129.424 [17]
2021 October 2 12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 99* 263.34 (423.72) 2:06:17 125.119 [18]
2022 October 1 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 95* 252.7 (406.681) 2:12:40 114.286 [19]
2023 September 30 34 Brett Moffitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 99* 263.34 (423.72) 2:26:07 108.136 [20]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
3 Timothy Peters 2014, 2015, 2018
2 Todd Bodine 2007, 2008
Kyle Busch 2009, 2010
Parker Kligerman 2012, 2017

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
3 Red Horse Racing 2012, 2014, 2015
2 Germain Racing 2007, 2008
GMS Racing 2016, 2018
Kyle Busch Motorsports 2010, 2020
Young's Motorsports 2019, 2021

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
10 Japan Toyota 2007-2010, 2012-2015, 2017, 2020
6 United States Chevrolet 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
2 United States Ford 2006, 2023

References

  1. ↑ "Going, going, gone! Talladega Superspeedway welcomes back Freight Auctions for the Fr8Auctions 250". Catchfence. October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "NASCAR, Talladega enter partnership with Sugarlands". NASCAR. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2006 John Deere 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2007 Mountain Dew 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2008 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Winn-Dixie". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2009 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2010 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2011 Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2012 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2013 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "2014 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. ↑ "2015 Fred's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2016 Fred's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  14. ↑ "2017 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. ↑ "2018 Fr8Auctions 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  16. ↑ "2019 Sugarlands Shine 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ↑ "2020 Chevrolet Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  18. ↑ "2021 Chevy Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  19. ↑ "2022 Chevrolet Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  20. ↑ "2023 Love's RV Stop 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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