# NASCAR Nationwide Series at Indianapolis Raceway Park

Stock car races in the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series were held at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in Clermont, Indiana, between 1982 and 2011. The race was sponsored by Kroger during its entire existence in the second-tier series calendar, and was thus named Kroger 200.
It originally debuted as a summer night race, and was the only major NASCAR event in the state of Indiana. In previous years, USAC stock car races were held at the facility, although the two events were not associated.
In 1994, the Kroger 200 was moved to the night before the Winston Cup Series' Brickyard 400 at the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It appropriately began serving as an unofficial support race for larger Speedway's event. From 1994 to 2000, it was held on Friday night. Beginning in 2001, when the Brickyard 400 moved to Sundays, this race was held on Saturday night.
From 1995 to 2011, the race was held as a doubleheader weekend with the Truck Series AAA Insurance 200.
In 2011, the race was held for the last time in the foreseeable future. Starting in 2012 the Nationwide Series moved to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indiana 250. An ARCA race took its place.

## Race results

| Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Ref |
| Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Miles (km) | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Ref |
| 1982 | August 13 | Morgan Shepherd | Whitaker Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 2:02:26 | 67.234 | |
| 1983 | August 13 | Tommy Houston | Mike Day | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:43:25 | 79.600 | |
| 1984 | August 4 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:32:56 | 88.579 | |
| 1985 | June 22 | Jimmy Hensley | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:24:56 | 96.923 | |
| 1986 | June 21 | Butch Miller | Throop Motorsports | Pontiac | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:49:08 | 75.431 | |
| 1987 | June 6 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:52:09 | 73.402 | |
| 1988 | August 6 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing | Buick | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:47:32 | 76.553 | |
| 1989 | August 5 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:37:16 | 84.633 | |
| 1990 | August 4 | Steve Grissom | Grissom Racing Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:48:43 | 75.719 | |
| 1991 | August 3 | Bobby Labonte | Labonte Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:48:16 | 76.034 | |
| 1992 | August 1 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:38:04 | 83.943 | |
| 1993 | July 31 | Tracy Leslie | Parker Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:57:57 | 69.792 | |
| 1994 | August 5 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:40:14 | 82.156 | |
| 1995 | August 4 | Jason Keller | KEL Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:35:21 | 80.335 | |
| 1996 | August 2 | Randy LaJoie | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:46:09 | 77.551 | |
| 1997 | August 1 | Randy LaJoie | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 2:18:00 | 59.652 | |
| 1998 | July 31 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:44:23 | 78.883 | |
| 1999 | August 6 | Jason Keller | Progressive Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:52:19 | 73.293 | |
| 2000 | August 4 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:43:23 | 79.626 | |
| 2001 | August 4 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:53:05 | 72.785 | |
| 2002 | August 3 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:40:39 | 81.788 | |
| 2003 | August 2 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:31:25 | 90.049 | |
| 2004 | August 7 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:41:19 | 81.25 | |
| 2005 | August 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chance 2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204* | 139.944 (225.218) | 1:55:08 | 72.93 | |
| 2006 | August 5 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:41:02 | 81.478 | |
| 2007 | July 28 | Jason Leffler | Braun Racing | Toyota | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:42:43 | 80.143 | |
| 2008 | July 26 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:42:14 | 80.522 | |
| 2009 | July 25 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 137.2 (220.801) | 1:39:01 | 83.138 | |
| 2010 | July 24 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201* | 137.886 (221.906) | 1:42:29 | 80.727 | |
| 2011 | July 30 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 204* | 139.944 (225.218) | 1:40:36 | 83.466 | |
* 2005, 2010, & 2011: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
* 2007: First win for Toyota.