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events in the

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have been held at

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, in

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during numerous seasons and times of year since 2001.

Spring race

The Heart of Health Care 200 is a

race at

that has been held since 2001. The race is held on the weekend of the

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is the defending race winner.

History

The inaugural race was run on July 7, 2001, and was won by

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. In 2020, the track had three Truck Series races, starting with a doubleheader in July due to the schedule changes caused by the

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. Also beginning in 2020, the track began hosting an annual fall race but it wouldn’t return after the 2024 season. The track's third race, the Clean Harbors 200, was added to the schedule as a replacement for the race at

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due to COVID-19. This race, held on the same weekend as the

' playoff race at the track, was added back on the series' schedule as a permanent race in 2022. In 2021, WillCo Intelligent Stored Energy (WISE) Power became the title sponsor of the race. In 2022,

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became the new title sponsor of the Cup and Truck Series spring races at Kansas, replacing

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and WISE Power, respectively. The Cup race would be called the AdventHealth 400 but the name of the Truck Series race was decided by a contest for AdventHealth employees. The winning name was "Heart of America".

Past winners

*2005, 2016 and 2021: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. *2009: Race suspended on Saturday, finished on Monday and shortened due to rain. *2020 I: Race postponed from May 30 to July 24 due to the

. The race distance was shortened from 250 to 200 miles due to the series having a second race at the track the next day. *2020 II: Race moved from

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due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

Fall race

The Kubota Tractor 200 was an annual fall race held at

since

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. It was removed from the schedule following the

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History

The race was initially added to the series' schedule in 2020 after the

resulted in the cancellation of the series' race at

in Ohio. It then replaced the fall race at

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as an annual event.

Past winners

*2020: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.

Manufacturer wins

References

External links

* 2001 establishments in Kansas Recurring sporting events established in 2001 Annual sporting events in the United States

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