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Target House 200 was a
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Busch Series
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held at North Carolina Speedway as an accompanying race to the Pop Secret 400. It was last run in 2003, after which the fall weekend of racing at Rockingham was removed from both the Busch as well as Winston Cup Series schedules.
Like its Winston Cup counterpart, the Target House sponsorship carried over to its successor race, the now-Camping World 300 at Auto Club Speedway.
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Target House 200 was a
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Busch Series
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held at North Carolina Speedway as an accompanying race to the Pop Secret 400. It was last run in 2003, after which the fall weekend of racing at Rockingham was removed from both the Busch as well as Winston Cup Series schedules.
Like its Winston Cup counterpart, the Target House sponsorship carried over to its successor race, the now-Camping World 300 at Auto Club Speedway. (Although the race dates were given originally to
Darlington RacewayDarlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition"...
, Rockingham's races were considered to be replaced by the Fontana races because a second race weekend was given to Fontana after the removal of Rockingham.)
In the twenty runnings of this race, Mark Martin led all drivers with six wins.
Harry GantHarry Phil Gant is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the #33 Skoal Bandit car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit.-Nicknames:...
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Morgan ShepherdClay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Busch, and Craftsman Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community...
, and
Jamie McMurrayJames Christopher McMurray is an American race car driver. McMurray is best known for winning the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 as a substitute driver in his second Winston Cup start...
each won this race twice.
Past winners
- 2003 - Jamie McMurray
James Christopher McMurray is an American race car driver. McMurray is best known for winning the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 as a substitute driver in his second Winston Cup start...
- 2002 - Jamie McMurray
- 2001 - Kenny Wallace
Kenny Wallace is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who currently drives the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet Impala SS for Jay Robinson Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He also works as an on-air personality for Speed Channel, on shows such as NASCAR RaceDay...
- 2000 - Jeff Green
Jeff Green is an American stock car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He is currently employed with Key Motorsports driving the #40 NASCAR Craftsman Truck & #31 Nationwide Series race vehicles....
- 1999 - Mark Martin
- 1998 - Elliott Sadler
Elliott William Barnes Sadler is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #19 Stanley Tools Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports, along with Best Buy and McDonald's as alternative sponsors. He has three career Craftsman Truck Series starts, his best finish...
- 1997 - Mark Martin
- 1996 - Mark Martin
- 1995 - Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine is a NASCAR driver. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his reckless driving style and bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion...
- 1994 - Mark Martin
- 1993 - Mark Martin
- 1992 - Mark Martin
- 1991 - Ernie Irvan
Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers...
- 1990 - Steve Grissom
Steve Grissom is a NASCAR Busch Series driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and currently has eleven Busch wins. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing.- Early years :...
- 1989 - Harry Gant
Harry Phil Gant is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the #33 Skoal Bandit car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit.-Nicknames:...
- 1988 - Harry Gant
- 1987 - Morgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Busch, and Craftsman Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community...
- 1986 - Morgan Shepherd
- 1985 - Brett Bodine
Brett Bodine , is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and is the current driver of the pace car in Sprint Cup events. Brett is employed by NASCAR as Director of Cost and Research...
- 1984 - Geoff Bodine
Geoffrey Eli Bodine is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers who are all NASCAR drivers. Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina....