The regular season will end with the race at Watkins Glen International on August 7. By. In 1997, NASCAR started phasing pit stops. 1 Super Truck Series by Craftsman 1.1 1995 2 Craftsman Truck Series 2.1 1996-2002 2.2 2003-2008 3 Camping World Truck Series 3.1 2009-2018 3.2 2021-present 4 Gander Outdoors Truck Series 4.1 2019-2020 5 Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series 5.1 2020-2021 [2], Four demonstration races were held at Mesa Marin Raceway, Portland Speedway, Saugus Speedway and Tucson Raceway Park. Since racing to the yellow flag was prohibited until 1998 (and again in 2003 under the current free pass rule), scoring reverted to the last completed lap, and until racing back to the line was legalized in 1998, if the yellow waved during the first lap of a green-white-checkered finish, the entire situation would be reset. [32] In 1999, full pit stops were added, with drivers being allowed to pit during races, but were not allowed to change more than two tires during a stop. A current Truck Series field could be split into three groups: Cup drivers that compete as owner-drivers like Busch, or to receive additional money like David Gilliland; Truck regulars who compete full-time in the series; and young drivers who use the Truck Series to enter NASCAR. The 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is the 27th season of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. To save teams money by not requiring teams to hire pit specialists and buy extra tires, and because some tracks – Saugus Speedway, Flemington Raceway, Tucson Raceway Park, Evergreen Speedway and Colorado National Speedway most notably—did not have a pit road safe enough for pit stops, or had pits outside the track, starting with the second race of the series in Tucson, NASCAR adopted a five-minute "halftime" break, in place of pit stops, where teams could make any changes they would want to the truck. In 2001, NASCAR moved the series exclusively to cable, first with ESPN, and in 2003, switched to Speed, a network which provided supplemental coverage for Fox's coverage of NASCAR events. It’s a pickup truck racing series. The Tradition Continues in the fall with the famed Southern 500® NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race and NASCAR Xfinity Series over … [27], In later years, though, the Truck Series has also become a place for Cup veterans without a ride to make their living[9] which included Ricky Craven, Jimmy Spencer, Dennis Setzer, Brendan Gaughan (who started his career in a family-owned team, and after his Nextel Cup attempt, returned to the family operation), Rich Bickle, Andy Houston, Todd Bodine, Bobby Hamilton Jr. and previous champions Johnny Benson, Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday, Ted Musgrave, and Jack Sprague. In 1998, a CBS-televised race in Pikes Peak scheduled for 186 laps ran 198 laps (12 extra laps) because of multiple attempts, and the last such race, in Gateway International Raceway in 2004, lasted 14 additional laps (16.25 miles). The Japanese automaker became the first foreign nameplate to race in NASCAR during the sport's modern era. [3] Tucson held four events that winter, which were nationally televised during the Winter Heat Series coverage. [2] A group of SCORE off-road racers (Dick Landfield, Jimmy Smith, Jim Venable, and Frank "Scoop" Vessels)[3] had concerns about desert racing's future, and decided to create a pavement truck racing series. The series name reverted to Camping World Truck Series starting in 2021. [5] The series also attracted the attention of drivers like sprint car racing star Sammy Swindell, Walker Evans of off-road racing fame, open-wheel veteran Mike Bliss, and Atlanta Falcons head coach Jerry Glanville. At the event at Eldora, qualifying sets the lineups for a series of heat races which then determines the lineup. TSN2, Sun The green flag drops at Daytona … The track first hosted races in May from 2005-2013 and 2020. About Spire Holdings … Spire Holdings is an emerging sports property and agency stakeholder. [18][19] The Camping World Truck Series name was restored in 2021. Here are our available NASCAR Camping World Truck Series diecast collectible trucks - check them out, they are very popular and for good reason. [5] While a new series, it garnered immediate support from many prominent Winston Cup Series team owners and drivers. Additionally, the longest tracks run by the series, Phoenix International Raceway and Milwaukee Mile, were one mile long. (Although reducing the Truck Series attempts at a green-white-checkered finish to one, the rule change was part of NASCAR's implementation of the rule to the Cup and Busch Series due to complaints regarding NASCAR's policy at the time regarding late race cautions; the policy stated that a red flag would be thrown during a late race caution to attempt to ensure the race would finish under green but if a caution occurred after the window for the red flag, the race would end under caution regardless of where the incident occurred or how severe it was). Verstappen leads last day of testing. Truck Standings for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. [14] On January 19, 2016, NASCAR announced the introduction of a playoff format similar to the NASCAR Cup Series Chase for the Championship: the format consists of eight drivers across three rounds, with two drivers being eliminated after each round. Sheldon Creed will look to defend his Truck Series title. Road courses were phased out by 2001, the last race being in 2000 at Watkins Glen International, but returned in 2013 with the Truck race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. These rules were influential in driver development. }}. The Infamous 2012 Clint Bowyer-Jeff Gordon Fight in Phoenix. ET. Prominent Cup owners Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, and Jack Roush owned truck teams, and top drivers such as Dale Earnhardt and Ernie Irvan also fielded SuperTrucks for others. The idea for the Truck Series dates back to 1991. Check Out Our Racing 10 Line Scratch Off Cards! The Truck Series was the first major NASCAR series to feature Toyota, with the Toyota Tundra model making its debut in the series in 2004; Toyota had previously competed in the mostly-regional level Goody's Dash Series. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Averages and Statistics Truck Driver Averages at Atlanta NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Season . Home TRUCK SERIES 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Schedule. Along with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Friday night, Darlington will host the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday, May 8, 2021 and the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday, May 9, 2021.