VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200

VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Darlington Raceway
Location	Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsor	Veterans of Foreign Wars and Sport Clips
First race	1982
Distance	200.802 miles (323.159 km)
Laps	147
Previous names	TranSouth 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)
Most wins (driver)	Denny Hamlin (4)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (9)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (11)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Turns	4

The VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Darlington Raceway, it is held the day before the Bojangles Southern 500, the Sprint Cup Series race.

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 recently signed a multi-year deal to be the primary sponsor of this 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	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1982	April 3	Geoffrey Bodine	Frank Plessinger	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:33:23	129.018
1983	Run during Southern 500 weekend as a 250-mile race.
1984	April 14	Ron Bouchard	Race Hill Farm Team	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	2:04:55	97.992
1985	April 13	Jack Ingram	Jack Ingram Racing	Oldsmobile	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:51:05	108.46
1986	April 12	Darrell Waltrip	DarWal, Inc.	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:37:37	123.423
1987	March 28	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:27:24	137.85
1988	March 26	Geoffrey Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:44:18	115.514
1989	April 1	Geoffrey Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:41:31	118.681
1990	March 31	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:32:54	129.689
1991	April 6	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:44:16	115.551
1992	March 28	Robert Pressley	Alliance Motorsports	Oldsmobile	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:31:59	130.982
1993	March 27	Robert Pressley	Alliance Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:50:20	109.197
1994	March 26	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:42:08	117.965
1995	March 25	Larry Pearson	Martin Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:51:28	108.087
1996	March 23	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:39:46	120.763
1997	March 22	Randy LaJoie	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:44:15	115.569
1998	March 21	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:59:57	100.443
1999	March 20	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:38:48	121.945
2000	March 18	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:46:08	113.519
2001	March 17	Jeff Green	ppc Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:33:35	128.742
2002	March 16	Jeff Burton*	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:37:03	124.143
2003	March 17*	Todd Bodine	Herzog Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:36:44	124.55
2004	March 20	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:40:17	120.141
2005	May 6	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:43:39	116.238
2006	May 12	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:52:36	106.999
2007	May 11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	2:10:26	92.37
2008	May 9	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	149*	203.534 (327.556)	1:53:59	107.139
2009	May 8	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	153*	208.998 (336.349)	1:47:33	116.596
2010	May 7	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:56:50	103.122
2011	May 6	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:40:56	119.364
2012	May 11	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	151*	206.266 (331.952)	1:50:29	112.017
2013	May 10	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:32:06	130.816
2014	April 11	Chase Elliott	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:45:55	113.751
2015	September 5	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	147	200.802 (323.159)	1:25:14	141.355

• 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: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Denny Hamlin	2006, 2007, 2010, 2015
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
9	Joe Gibbs Racing	1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
7	Roush Fenway Racing	1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009
2	Hendrick Motorsports	1988, 1989
	Alliance Motorsports	1992, 1993

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
11	Chevrolet	1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2014
8	Ford	1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009
6	Toyota	2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
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. p. 7.

External links

• Racing-Reference.info - Darlington Raceway Race Results