The NASCAR Classics library has formally added some Craftsman Truck Sequence races.
A complete of 41 races have been added, with these occasions falling below 4 classes: Closest Finishes, Legendary Tracks, Milestone Races and Championship Battles.
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The next races are simply a few of what you’ll be able to anticipate with the most recent uploads:
CLOSEST FINISHES
Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout, September 7, 1995, Richmond Raceway
The fifteenth race in Truck Sequence historical past, and the primary at Richmond Raceway, turned out to be an exhilarating battle to the checkered flag between two NASCAR Cup Sequence stars.
Terry Labonte certified his No. 5 truck for Hendrick Motorsports on the pole for the occasion, headlining a area that included a number of NASCAR Cup Sequence drivers.
Geoff Bodine, Ken Schrader, Derrike Cope and Darrell Waltrip all certified for the race, which kicked off a tripleheader weekend that noticed the Xfinity Sequence and Cup Sequence each in motion.
It didn‘t take lengthy for the primary warning to wave, as a handful of vehicles, together with Labonte‘s teammates Scott Lagasse and Jack Sprague, have been concerned in an accident.
Labonte, Bodine and Ron Hornaday Jr. dominated the race, as they have been the one three drivers to steer a lap. The three traded the lead a number of instances all through the race, because it seemed like one of many three would finish the race in Victory Lane.
The drivers have been battling for the lead with lower than 10 laps remaining, when Bodine made contact with Hornaday Jr., sending him round and into the wall.
This arrange a restart with three laps remaining. When the inexperienced flag waved, Bodine tried to chase down Labonte and caught his bumper as they have been approaching the white flag.
The Cup Sequence stars raced the whole ultimate lap side-by-side, with Mike Skinner proper on their tail. Labonte beat Bodine to the road by inches, taking his No. 5 truck to Victory Lane for the primary time.
LEGENDARY TRACKS
Stevens Beil/Real Automotive Elements 150, August 19, 1995, Flemington Speedway
The Craftsman Truck Sequence took their inaugural tour to Flemington, New Jersey in August of 1995 to Flemington Speedway, which was paved in late 1990. The observe was initially operated as a dust observe because it opened in 1916.
One of many distinctive quirks of the speedway was the usage of styrofoam blocks that have been utilized in entrance of the partitions to assist drivers obtain much less of an influence.
The attention-grabbing form to the observe ended up making a wild occasion, because the warning flag waved 11 instances for 50 laps. Scott Lagasse was the primary driver to hit the styrofoam, as he made contact with it lower than 10 laps into the race.
The 2 largest impacts of the day got here when separate incidents involving John Nemechek‘s No. 87 truck and the No. 83 of Steve Portenga left styrofoam scattered all throughout the observe. Glenn Jarrett proclaimed on the published, “It‘s snowing in August in New Jersey.”
A late warning flag reset the sector as Rick Carelli led the sector again to the inexperienced flag with simply two laps to go.
Ron Hornaday Jr. slid below Carelli as they raced to the white flag. The 2 raced side-by-side for the win, which was captured by Hornaday Jr., regardless of contact from Carelli, which despatched Hornaday‘s No. 16 truck spinning after crossing the road.
MILESTONE RACES
Good Sam Roadside Help Carolina 200, April 15, 2012, Rockingham Speedway
When the checkered flag dropped at Rockingham in February 2004 for the ultimate time, it marked the top of an period.
The NASCAR Cup Sequence debuted on the observe in October 1965, racing there till Matt Kenseth held off Kasey Kahne for the win in an exhilarating end in 2004.
Quick ahead to 2012 and the anticipated return of Rockingham grew to become a actuality, because the Craftsman Truck Sequence made their debut on the observe.
Future Cup Sequence drivers Ross Chastain and Ty Dillon have been within the area that day.
Kahne avenged his loss to Kenseth by main the ultimate 46 laps en path to Victory Lane. The race marked the fifth race of Kahne‘s Truck Sequence profession and fourth victory.
Eventual Truck Sequence champion James Buescher completed second.
CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLES
1998 Sam‘s City 250, November 8, 1998, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
The primary few seasons in Truck Sequence historical past featured dominance from Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday Jr. and Jack Sprague.
The three drivers mixed to win 41 of the primary 70 races and three championships via the primary three seasons.
With Skinner racing within the Cup Sequence, Hornaday Jr. and Sprague‘s pleasant rivalry changed into an intense championship battle between the 2 drivers.
They entered the season finale at Las Vegas first and second in factors, with simply 13 factors separating the 2.
It was no shock when the checkered flag waved that the 2 drivers completed first and second at Las Vegas, with Sprague profitable the race however Hornaday Jr. profitable the title by simply three factors.
