Copart 200 (Gateway)

The Copart 200 was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that took place at Gateway International Raceway from 1998 to 2010.

Past winners:

• 2010 Kevin Harvick (race postponed from Friday night to Saturday afternoon due to power outage.)
• 2009 Mike Skinner (race extended to 162 laps/202 miles due to a green-white-checker finish)
• 2008 Ron Hornaday Jr.
• 2007 Johnny Benson Jr.
• 2006 Todd Bodine
• 2005 Ted Musgrave
• 2004 David Starr (race extended to 174 laps/217 miles due to four green-white checker finishes)
• 2003 Brendan Gaughan
• 2002 Terry Cook
• 2001 Ted Musgrave
• 2000 Jack Sprague
• 1999 Greg Biffle
• 1998 Rick Carelli

Through the years recap

Rick Carelli won the first truck race at Gateway. A year later Greg Biffle won the first night race for the series at Gateway. In 2000, the race date was moved to May, and the time of race was once again day. Jack Sprague not only won that race, but holds the average speed record for the event to this day. A year later Ted Musgrave won the event after showers moved the race back into the evening.

In 2004, the NASCAR Craftsman truck was using its version of the green-white-checkered rule, which stated that every race must end under green, for the last time. With 5 laps left in the race Jack Sprague cut a tire bringing out the caution. Caution would come out. On the first green-white-checkered attempt a wreck in turn 1 brought the yellow flag out again. The very next green flag saw first and second position drivers, Shane Hmiel and Bobby Hamilton get together bringing the yellow out again. On the second attempt on the back straightway, Dennis Setzer's truck was involved in an accident that had the truck sliding on its side against the wall. After 3 attempts to finish the race under green David Starr came out on top in a race with a record for most green-white-checkered laps and most attempts. Shortly thereafter NASCAR adopted a universal green-white-checkered rule for all three of its major series which said that if the caution flag comes out at any time during the green-white-checkered run the race will end under caution.