Race to Stop Suicide 200

The Race to Stop Suicide 200 presented by Place of Hope was an ARCA Menards Series East stock car race held annually at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida from 2014 to 2022. The race was always the season opener and took place in February on the same week or the weekend before the Daytona 500 at the nearby Daytona International Speedway.

Race to Stop Suicide 200
ARCA Menards Series East
VenueNew Smyrna Speedway
LocationNew Smyrna Beach, Florida
First race2014
Last race2022
Distance96 miles (154 km)
Laps200
Previous namesNew Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS (2014)
The Hart to Heart Breast Cancer Foundation 150 (2015)
Jet Tools 150 (2016–2018)
New Smyrna 175 (2019)
Skip's Western Outfitters 175 (2020)
Jeep Beach 175 (2021)[1]
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.48 mi (0.77 km)
Turns4

History

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The race was established in 2014 and held on the same weekend as the track's World Series of Asphalt race.[2]

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 finally 200 laps and 96 miles long in the final edition.

Winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average speed
(mph)
Laps Miles
2014[3] February 16 6 Daniel Suárez Rev Racing Toyota 150 72 (115.873) 1:05:52 93.522
2015[4] February 15 22 Austin Hill Austin Hill Racing Ford 151* 73 (117.482) 1:06:10 65.725
2016[5] February 14 16 Todd Gilliland Bill McAnally Racing Toyota (2) 150 72 (115.873) 1:03:22 68.175
2017[6] February 19 04 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Racing Chevrolet 150 72 (115.873) 1:09:11 62.443
2018[7] February 11 54 Todd Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota (3) 175 84 (135.184) 1:18:41 64.054
2019[8] February 11 16 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing (2) Toyota (4) 175 84 (135.184) 1:13.59 68.123
2020[9] February 10 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet (2) 175 84 (135.184) 1:15.56 66.374
2021[10] February 8 30 Max Gutiérrez Rette Jones Racing Ford (2) 187* 89.76 (144.454) 1:23:53 64.203
2022 February 15 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 96 (154) 1:59:19 48.275

2015: Race extended due to a green-white-checker finish.
2021: Race extended due to multiple green-white-checker finish attempts.

References

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  1. ^ "East Series Opener At New Smyrna To Be Titled Jeep Beach 175". ARCARacing.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Remillard, Jason (February 11, 2014). "NASCAR K&N Pro Series East ready to kick off 2014 season at New Smyrna Speedway". MassLive. Advance Publications. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "2014 New Smyrna 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "2015 The Hart to Heart Breast Cancer Foundation 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 Jet Tools 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "2017 Jet Tools 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "2018 New Smyrna 175". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "2019 New Smyrna 175". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "2020 Skip's Western Outfitters 175". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "2021 Jeep Beach 175". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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