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Love's RV Stop 225
NASCAR Truck Series
VenueTalladega Superspeedway
LocationLincoln, Alabama, United States
Corporate sponsorLove's Travel Stops
First race2006
Distance226.1 miles (363.9 km)
Laps85
Stages 1/2: 20 each
Final stage: 45
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)
Sugarlands Shine 250 (2019)
Chevrolet Silverado 250 (2020–2022)
Love's RV Stop 250 (2023)
Most wins (driver)Timothy Peters (3)
Most wins (team)Red Horse Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (11)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Turns4

The Love's RV Stop 225 is a NASCAR Truck Series race that takes place at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The race has been in The Chase ever since the addition of it to the Truck Series schedule. Sammy Smith is the defending winner, having won the event in 2026.

History

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The race was first held on October 7, 2006, as the John Deere 250.[1] The race was won by future NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin.[2] In 2007, Mountain Dew would become the race sponsor and the race would be known as the Mountain Dew 250.[3]

The 2009 running of the race would make history for multiple reasons. For the first time in NASCAR National Series event, a father-daughter combo was set to race. Mike Wallace was joined on the entry list by his daughter, Chrissy Wallace. While Chrissy had run Truck Series events in the past, this was the first time her father would be one of the competitors.[4]

The race has had various title sponsors, such as Fr8Auctions,[5] Sugarlands Shine,[6] Chevrolet to promote their Silverado truck,[7] and Love's RV Stop.[8] In 2024, the race kept the same sponsor but the distance was reduced from 250 to 225 miles and was run on a Friday afternoon.[9]

Close finishes

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The race has been known to have many close finishes. In 2007, Todd Bodine would edge out Rick Crawford by 0.014 seconds, the 9th closest finish. In 2010, after a muli-wreck incident, Kyle Busch won by 0.002 seconds over Aric Almirola. This would be the second closest finish in series history. In 2019, Spencer Boyd would beat Todd Gilliland by 0.027 seconds, the 17th closest finish. In the 2021 event, Tate Fogleman would hold off Tyler Hill to get the 28th closest finish. In 2024, the race would end up being the 23rd closest finish when Grant Enfinger would hold off Taylor Gray near the end of the race.

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2006 October 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:48:33 138.207 Report [10]
2007 October 6 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:55:25 129.985 Report [11]
2008 October 4 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:43:06 145.513 Report [12]
2009 October 31 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota 98* 260.68 (419.523) 2:02:21 127.837 Report [13]
2010 October 30 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 95* 252.7 (406.681) 1:48:51 139.293 Report [14]
2011 October 22 33 Mike Wallace Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:57:41 127.481 Report [15]
2012 October 6 7 Parker Kligerman Red Horse Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:56:26 128.85 Report [16]
2013 October 19 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 2:02:09 122.819 Report [17]
2014 October 18 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 95* 252.7 (406.681) 1:54:19 132.632 Report [18]
2015 October 24 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 98* 260.68 (419.523) 2:00:16 130.051 Report [19]
2016 October 22 24 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 2:05:54 119.161 Report [20]
2017 October 14 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 95* 252.7 (406.681) 1:57:18 129.258 Report [21]
2018 October 13 25 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:48:47 137.911 Report [22]
2019 October 12 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 98* 260.68 (419.523) 2:07:21 122.817 Report [23]
2020 October 3 4 Raphaël Lessard Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 94 250.04 (402.4) 1:55:55 129.424 Report [24]
2021 October 2 12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 99* 263.34 (423.72) 2:06:17 125.119 Report [25]
2022 October 1 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet 95* 252.7 (406.681) 2:12:40 114.286 Report [26]
2023 September 30 34 Brett Moffitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 99* 263.34 (423.72) 2:26:07 108.136 Report [27]
2024 October 4 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 85 226.1 (363.9) 1:48:24 125.148 Report [28]
2025 October 17 17 Gio Ruggiero Tricon Garage Toyota 90* 239.4 (385.305) 2:00:27 119.253 Report [29]
2026 October 23 7 Sammy Smith Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 86* 228.76 (368.15) 1:54:10 120.224 Report [30]
  • 2009–2010, 2014–2015, 2017, 2019, 2021–2023, 2025, and 2026: The race was extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Driver Years won
3 Timothy Peters 2014, 2015, 2018
2 Todd Bodine 2007, 2008
Kyle Busch 2009, 2010
Parker Kligerman 2012, 2017
Grant Enfinger 2016, 2024

Multiple winners (teams)

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# 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

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# Wins Make Years won
11 Japan Toyota 2007-2010, 2012-2015, 2017, 2020, 2025
8 United States Chevrolet 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026
2 United States Ford 2006, 2023

References

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  1. ↑ "News & Notes Part I:". Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 9, 2006.
  2. ↑ Lunkenheimer, Beth (October 8, 2006). "Tracking the Trucks: 2006 John Deere 250 at Talladega". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Mountain Dew to sponsor Talladega race:". Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 14, 2007.
  4. ↑ Pace, Doug (October 2, 2009). "NASCAR's First Father-Daughter Duo To Compete At Talladega". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Going, going, gone! Talladega Superspeedway welcomes back Freight Auctions for the Fr8Auctions 250". Catchfence. October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "NASCAR, Talladega enter partnership with Sugarlands". NASCAR. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Chevrolet Returns to Talladega Superspeedway as Sponsor of the Chevy Silverado 250 at TALLADEGA Truck Series Playoff Race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Love's RV Stops to sponsor NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 7, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Talladega Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site.
  10. ↑ "2006 John Deere 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "2007 Mountain Dew 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. ↑ "2008 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Winn-Dixie". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2009 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  14. ↑ "2010 Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. ↑ "2011 Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Fred's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  16. ↑ "2012 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ↑ "2013 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  18. ↑ "2014 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  19. ↑ "2015 Fred's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  20. ↑ "2016 Fred's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  21. ↑ "2017 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  22. ↑ "2018 Fr8Auctions 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  23. ↑ "2019 Sugarlands Shine 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  24. ↑ "2020 Chevrolet Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  25. ↑ "2021 Chevy Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  26. ↑ "2022 Chevrolet Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  27. ↑ "2023 Love's RV Stop 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  28. ↑ "2024 Love's RV Stop 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  29. ↑ "2025 Love's RV Stop 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  30. ↑ "2026 Love's RV Stop 225". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
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