Race to Stop Suicide 200
The Race to Stop Suicide 200 presented by Place of Hope is an ARCA Menards Series East race held annually at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The race has been the season-opener for the series each year it has been run and has also been held on the same week or the weekend before the Daytona 500 at the nearby Daytona International Speedway. The defending winner of the race is Max Gutiérrez. History. The race was established in 2014 and held on the same weekend as the track's World Series  of Asphalt race. The race was originally 150 laps and 72 miles long (from 2014 to 2017), then 175 laps and 84 miles long (from 2018 to 2021), and is currently 200 laps and 96 miles long. Past winners. 2015: Race extended due to a green-white-checker finish. 2021: Race extended due to multiple green-white-checker finish attempts.