Stock car races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, since 1996. The 200-mile race, originally a 250-mile race between 1996 and 2002, is currently known as Baptist Health 200 for sponsorship reasons.
Kyle Larson is the race's defending winner.
History Beginning as a 250-mile race, the inaugural race in 1996 was won by Ford racing driver Dave Rezendes after starting the race tenth on the grid. The following year, John Nemechek was seriously injured in a crash during the race and died several days later, becoming the first of two drivers (the other being Tony Roper in 2000) to die from injuries sustained in a crash in the Truck Series.
Kenny Irwin Jr. and Rick Crawford won the second and third running of the race, while Mike Wallace won the event in 1999 after going an extra seven miles. In 2000, Chevrolet racing driver, Andy Houston won the event after qualifying third on the grid; the highest starting position for any of the winners at the time. Ted Musgrave won the final 250-mile race ahead of Travis Kvapil in 2001.
For the 2002 running of the race, the race's distance was shortened by 50 miles and was moved to November, becoming the last race in the championship season. Ron Hornaday Jr. recorded the win ahead of the defending winner Musgrave. The next five runnings of the race were won by Bobby Hamilton, Kasey Kahne, Todd Bodine, Mark Martin and Johnny Benson Jr. In 2008, Bodine became the first driver to win the event more than once. Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Johnny Sauter won the next three editions of the event in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
In 2020, the race was moved from the season finale to the third round of the schedule. Although initially scheduled for Friday, March 20, the race was postponed to Saturday, June 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Baptist Health assumed naming rights for the event.
The 2021 race was replaced by the BrakeBest Brake Pads 159 at the Daytona International Speedway road course, a move that followed the Cup and Xfinity Series changing from Auto Club Speedway to Daytona because of COVID-19. However, the two higher series retained their Homestead races for the 2021 season.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 1996 March 177 Dave Rezendes Geoff Bodine Racing Ford167250.5 (403.14)2:30:12102Report 1997 March 1698 Kenny Irwin Jr. Liberty Racing Ford167250.5 (403.14)2:34:1398.565Report 1998 April 414 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford167250.5 (403.14)2:11:17114.475Report 1999 March 202 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford172*258 (415.21)2:20:58109.813Report 2000 February 2660 Andy Houston Addington Racing Chevrolet167250.5 (403.14)1:55:50129.755Report 2001 March 41 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge167250.5 (403.14)2:07:11118.176Report 2002 November 1511 Ron Hornaday Jr. Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet134201 (323.478)1:30:30133.26Report 2003 November 144 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge134201 (323.478)1:40:08120.439Report 2004 November 192 Kasey Kahne Ultra Motorsports Dodge134201 (323.478)1:44:56114.93Report 2005 November 19*30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota134201 (323.478)1:40:34119.92Report 2006* November 176 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford134201 (323.478)1:35:42126.019Report 2007 November 1623 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Toyota138*207 (333.134)1:32:20134.513Report 2008 November 1430 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota137*205.5 (330.72)1:36:57127.179Report 2009 November 204 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet136*204 (328.306)1:32:43132.015Report 2010 November 1918 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota134201 (323.478)1:41:43118.55Report 2011 November 1813 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Chevrolet119*178.5 (287.267)1:25:25125.385Report 2012 November 1633 Cale Gale Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet140*210 (337.962)1:43:47121.407Report 2013 November 1551 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota148*222 (357.274)2:01:57109.225Report 2014 November 1454 Bubba Wallace Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota134201 (323.478)1:45:59113.791Report 2015 November 2088 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota134201 (323.478)1:35:10126.725Report 2016 November 189 William Byron Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota134201 (323.478)1:32:57129.747Report 2017 November 1729 Chase Briscoe Brad Keselowski Racing Ford134201 (323.478)1:28:58135.556Report 2018 November 1616 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota134201 (323.478)1:30:13133.684Report 2019 November 1516 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota134201 (323.478)1:31:43131.492Report 2020 June 13*51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota134201 (323.478)1:54:23105.435Report 2021* Not held 2022 October 2266 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota134201 (323.478)1:30:35133.137Report 2023 October 2142 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 134201 (323.478)1:48:41110.965Report 2024 October 269 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet134201 (323.478)1:41:13119.15Report 2025 March 2107 Kyle Larson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet134201 (323.478)1:43:01117.068Report2026November 6Report
Notes 2016–2019, 2026: Races were held as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race. 1999, 2007–2009, and 2012–2013: Race was extended due to a NASCAR overtime finish. 2011: Race shortened due to rain. 2020: Race postponed from March 20 to June 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021: Race canceled and moved to the Daytona road course due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple winners (drivers) # of wins Driver Years won 3 Kyle Busch 2010, 2013, 2020 2 Todd Bodine 2005, 2008
Multiple winners (teams) # of wins Team Years won 5 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 20203 Ultra Motorsports 1999, 2001, 2004 ThorSport Racing 2011, 2015, 20222 Germain Racing 2005, 2008 Hattori Racing Enterprises 2018, 2019
Manufacturer wins # of wins Make Years won 12 Toyota 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013–2016, 2018–2020, 2022 8 Chevrolet 2000, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2023–2025 6 Ford 1996–1999, 2006, 2017 3 Dodge 2001, 2003, 2004
See also NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race Hard Rock Bet 300 Straight Talk Wireless 400 NASCAR Championship Weekend
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