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Craftsman Truck Series
Racing Series

NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series began in 1995 as the SuperTruck Series by Craftsman.

The series involves NASCAR vehicles similar to Nextel Cup cars fitted with bodies resembling full-size pickup trucks such as the Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F-150, Dodge Ram and Toyota Tundra instead of cars.

Four off-road racers are credited with the idea of NASCAR's pickup truck racing series.  Dick Landfield, Jimmy Smith, Jim Venable, and Scoop Vessels built a demonstration race truck in 1993 and presented it to NASCAR.  The creation of the SuperTruck Series by Craftsman was announed in May of 1994 in Sonoma, California and first race was a demonstration race in July 1994 in Bakersfield, California.

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Craftman Truck Series Champions

Year	Champion
1995	Mike Skinner
1996	Ron Hornaday
1997	Jack Sprague
1998	Ron Hornaday
1999	Jack Sprague
2000	Greg Biffle
2001	Jack Sprague
2003	Travis Kvapil
2004	Ted Musgrave

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2002 Season Schedule

Incomplete.

Date	Track	Race	Winner
February 15	Daytona International Speedway	Florida Dodge Dealers 250	Robert Pressley
March 15	Darlington Raceway	Craftsman Anniversary 200	Ted Musgrave
April 13	Martinsville Speedway	Advance Auto Parts 250	Dennis Setzer
May 5	Gateway International Raceway	Missouri Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200	Terry Cook
May 19	Pikes Peak International Raceway	Rocky Mountain 200 presented by Dodge	Mike Bliss
May 31	Dover International Speedway	MBNA America 200	Ted Musgrave
June 7	Texas Motor Speedway	O'Reilly 400	Brendan Gaughan
June 22	Memphis Motorsports Park	O'Reilly Auto Parts 200	Travis Kvapil
June 29	The Milwaukee Mile	GNC Live Well 200	Terry Cook

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Article Index

Date	Original Publisher	Article	Author
May 23, 2007	Amazines.com	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Manufacturers' Championship	Anthony Fontanelle

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Last edited October 22, 2009

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