The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck -based stock cars . The series is one of three national divisions of NASCAR, ranking as the third tier behind the second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series and the top level NASCAR Cup Series .
69-749: The 2023 season was the first with Stanley Black & Decker holding the series' naming rights . Previously, Sears, Roebuck & Co held title sponsorship from 1995 through 2008 with the Craftsman brand, during which the series was known as the NASCAR SuperTruck Series in 1995 and the Craftsman Truck Series from 1996 through 2008. Camping World took over the sponsorship to dub the Camping World Truck Series from 2009 through 2018, followed by
138-548: A 2002 rule change that mandated that any driver competing in a NASCAR national touring series (Truck, Busch, Cup) or any regional series race on the weekend of a national series race must be at least 18 in order to comply with the Master Settlement Agreement. After NASCAR phased out tobacco sponsorships, the minimum age for regional touring series was changed to 16, and the Truck Series' rule regulated
207-494: A business unit (BU) within Stanley Security Solutions, this comprised Best Access Systems and several product brands that were sold to Dormakaba in 2016Q4. MAS was dissolved however the brand Sergeant & Greenleaf was retained by Convergent Security Solutions. These were sold to Spectrum Brands in 2012. This was sold to MAT Holdings in 2011. Camping World Camping World Holdings, Inc.
276-429: A constant basis. That's just how the system works." BKR ended up shutting down after the 2017 season. To cut costs, NASCAR required teams to use sealed engines, with teams not being allowed to run at most three races with a previously used engine. Additionally, NASCAR reduced the maximum number of pit crew members allowed over the wall for a pit stop from seven to five, and required teams to only take either fuel or tires on
345-732: A full-time return to NASCAR with a full factory-backed effort. While Dodge continued to race in the other series until 2012, the Ram Trucks division (spun off from Dodge after the Fiat Group took control of Chrysler) raced in the Camping World Truck Series in Dodge's place. In 2014, Ram pulled out, leaving the Nationwide Series as the last series with teams fielding Dodge. As of the 2021 season, no teams in
414-461: A half race, which allowed them to learn conserving the truck. Some drivers used the rules to learn tire conservation for other series. In 1997, NASCAR started phasing pit stops. During the 1997 season, trucks could only legally take fuel and make adjustments during pit stops during the race. Tire changes were still illegal except for emergency causes and at break times. For a short time in 1995, NASCAR adopted traditional short-track rules by inverting
483-422: A huge development near Franklin, Kentucky called "Garvin's". The development, described by Garvin as "a combination of Disney World , Camping World and Bass Pro Shops ", will feature a large Camping World store with RV 250 service bays; a five-story, 650,000 square foot (60,000 m ) permanent RV trade show and exhibition area; a "free-range" campground with dry-camping sites; camping museum ; and much more. Due to
552-531: A meeting in a Burbank, California hotel on April 11, 1994; the meeting ultimately led to the creation of the "SuperTruck Series". Four demonstration races were held at Mesa Marin Raceway , Portland Speedway , Saugus Speedway and Tucson Raceway Park . Tucson held four events that winter, which were nationally televised during the Winter Heat Series coverage. Sears, Roebuck, & Co., through
621-722: A minimal role in this " minor league " series, there is no controversy like the disputes over " Buschwhackers " in the Busch (later Nationwide, now Xfinity Series). No current Cup regulars drive a full Truck Series schedule, although Cup driver Kevin Harvick owned his own team in the series until 2011, Brad Keselowski owned his own team until he announced its cessation of operations in 2017. 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
690-443: A minimum age of 16 for any oval circuit two kilometers (1.25 miles) or shorter or road courses, with a rule of 18 for ovals 1.33 miles or longer. In later years, though, the Truck Series has also become a place for Cup veterans without a ride to make their living 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
759-413: A number of cars at the front of the grid after complaints about some races where drivers led the entire event. That was dropped quickly after some races ended as walkovers for drivers, leading entire races. A more popular rule that was effective until the middle of the 2004 season was the "overtime" rule. Unless interrupted by weather, Craftsman Truck Series races had to end under green flag conditions, and
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#1732772776336828-539: A pavement truck racing series. They visited NASCAR Western Operations Vice President Ken Clapp to promote the idea, who consulted Bill France Jr. with it, but the plans fell apart. Afterwards, Clapp told the four to build a truck before NASCAR considered it. Bakersfield fabricator Gary Collins built a prototype truck, which was first shown off during Speedweeks for the 1994 Daytona 500 and tested by truck owner Jim Smith around Daytona International Speedway . The truck proved to be popular among fans, and NASCAR arranged
897-485: A race at Fontana replacing Mansfield) airing on Fox as NASCAR on Fox events. These broadcasts were discontinued in 2011. On August 13, 2013, Speed was converted into Fox Sports 1 (FS1), continuing with all Truck Series race broadcasts, whereas some practice and qualifying sessions were moved to sister channel Fox Sports 2 (FS2). For the 2014 season, the Fred's 250 at Talladega had its race broadcast moved from FS1 to
966-560: A rebrand of the Truck Series to the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, a move made as Camping World's 2017 acquisition of the brand has allowed them to brand the series with an outdoors store. After two years with Gander Outdoors branding (the second of which was as the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series), the series reverted to the Camping World Truck Series name in 2021. In October 2020, Camping World acquired
1035-533: A rule similar to those used in longer-distance Super Late Model events such as the Snowball Derby that limited how long a race can go before a competition caution for pit stops or adjustments in an effort to reduce green-flag pit stops, with which younger and more inexperienced drivers were unfamiliar. The limit was 20 minutes of green flag racing (in theory 75 laps at Bristol, or 60 laps at Martinsville), without beneficiaries being awarded. Upon each restart,
1104-490: A single pit stop in 2009. This requirement was abandoned for the 2010 season. Starting with the 2011 season, NASCAR implemented a new rule that allows drivers to compete for the drivers' championship in only one of the three national touring series (Cup, Xfinity, or Truck) in a given season. On January 19, 2016, NASCAR announced the introduction of a playoff format similar to the NASCAR Cup Series Chase for
1173-482: A stop. In 1996, some races went to two intermissions for full tire and fuel stops, while longer races were stopped at three times—a limited break near the one-quarter and three-quarter marks for fuel stops, and at the halfway point for fuel and tire stops. If tire wear was a concern, NASCAR also permitted two-tire changes if necessary in the first and third period breaks. These rules were influential in driver development. Drivers had to learn to conserve tire wear for up to
1242-548: Is a Fortune 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware , and a provider of security products. Headquartered in the Greater Hartford city of New Britain, Connecticut , Stanley Black & Decker is the result of the merger of The Stanley Works and Black & Decker on March 12, 2010. The Stanley Works came to existence as a direct result of the 1920 merger of Stanley's Bolt Manufactory, founded by Frederick Trent Stanley in 1843, and
1311-541: Is an American corporation specializing in selling recreational vehicles (RVs), recreational vehicle parts, and recreational vehicle service. They also sell supplies for camping . The company has its headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois . In October 2016 it became a publicly traded company when it raised $ 251 million in an IPO. Camping World operates over 180 retail/service locations in 46 states, and also sells goods through mail order and online. It claims to be
1380-732: The Craftsman brand, served as the sponsor of the series on a three-year deal, and the series was renamed to the Craftsman Truck Series in 1996. In addition, the series' $ 580,000 purse is larger than the Busch Grand National Series ' fund. While a new series, it garnered immediate support from many prominent Winston Cup Series team owners and drivers. 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 series also attracted
1449-740: The Gander Outdoors Truck Series in 2019, the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series in 2020, and a return to the Camping World name in 2021 and 2022. Stanley Black & Decker, which acquired the Craftsman brand in 2017, took over starting in 2023. The idea for the Truck Series dates back to 1991. A group of SCORE off-road racers (Dick Landfield, Jimmy Smith , Jim Venable, and Frank "Scoop" Vessels ) had concerns about desert racing 's future, and decided to create
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#17327727763361518-623: The IndyCar Series ' Grand Prix at The Glen and forming partnerships with NASCAR team Kevin Harvick Incorporated . Camping World would also sponsor various races and teams in both series over the years, such as Cup driver David Ragan and IndyCar's Scott Dixon in 2017. In 2008, Camping World assumed title sponsorship of the NASCAR Busch East Series and NASCAR Autozone West Series , dubbing them
1587-1109: The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway (November 8, 2024). 1995 M. Skinner 1996 R. Hornaday Jr. 1997 J. Sprague 1998 R. Hornaday Jr. 1999 J. Sprague 2000 G. Biffle 2001 J. Sprague 2002 M. Bliss 2003 T. Kvapil 2004 B. Hamilton 2005 T. Musgrave 2006 T. Bodine 2007 R. Hornaday Jr. 2008 J. Benson Jr. 2009 R. Hornaday Jr. 2010 T. Bodine 2011 A. Dillon 2012 J. Buescher 2013 M. Crafton 2014 M. Crafton 2015 E. Jones 2016 J. Sauter 2017 C. Bell 2018 B. Moffitt 2019 M. Crafton 2020 S. Creed 2021 B. Rhodes 2022 Z. Smith 2023 B. Rhodes 2024 T. Majeski Stanley Black %26 Decker Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. , formerly known as The Stanley Works ,
1656-612: The Camping World Series East and West. Both series names lasted until 2010 when K&N Engineering became the new sponsor. Camping World became the title sponsor of NASCAR's Truck Series in 2009, replacing 13-year sponsor Sears through its Craftsman brand (since sold to Stanley Black & Decker ). The sponsorship started in 2009 and will last until 2022. On May 8, 2018, NASCAR announced an extension of Camping World Holdings' involvement in NASCAR, including
1725-528: The Championship : the format consists of eight drivers across three rounds, with two drivers being eliminated after each round. Starting in 2020 season , the playoff was expanded to 10 drivers, with two being eliminated after the first round and four being eliminated after the second round. Camping World signed a seven-year extension in 2014 to remain the title sponsor of the Truck Series until at least 2022. On May 8, 2018, NASCAR and Camping World announced
1794-585: The Craftsman brand from Sears in 2017—under which the series would return to being known as the Craftsman Truck Series beginning in 2023. As part of the deal, Stanley Black & Decker also became the official tool brand of NASCAR. Most of the first drivers in the series were veteran short track drivers who had not made it or struggled to thrive in the other NASCAR national series; for example, 1991 Featherlite Southwest Tour champion Rick Carelli had failed to qualify twelve times for Cup races across 1991–1994, with only nine career Cup starts, but he finished sixth in
1863-823: The Fox broadcast network. For the 2018 season, the UNOH 200 at Bristol aired in prime time on Fox. For the 2020 season, the Clean Harbors 200 aired on Fox. In 2022, the CRC Brakleen 150 was moved to Fox. In 2023, the Tyson 250 was moved. Motor Racing Network has exclusive radio broadcasting rights to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The series was notable in seeing the return of Chrysler Corporation factory-supported race vehicles to
1932-538: The Freedom Roads brand, the company sells RVs through a network of about three dozen independent dealers. In 2007, the company opened the Camping World RV Sales dealership; formerly known as Stout's RV. It is located on Interstate 65 south of Indianapolis, Indiana . Since then, the chain of dealerships has expanded to more than 100 locations. The company also operates RVs.com. In 2017,
2001-597: The Kwikset, Weiser, Baldwin, National Hardware, Stanley, FANAL, Pfister and EZSET brands, was acquired by Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. on December 17, 2012. In July 2016, CEO John F. Lundgren stepped down, with President and COO James M. Loree taking over as CEO. In July 2022, CEO James M. Loree stepped down, with President and CFO Donald Allan, Jr taking over as CEO. Sources: Black and Decker: Home appliances, power tools, hardware, batteries, fastening systems, As of July 22, 2022, Stanley Security Solutions
2070-542: The Stanley Rule and Level Company, founded by Frederick's cousin, Henry Stanley, in 1857. DeWalt was acquired in 1960, and sold to Black & Decker. In March 12, 2010 Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker. It’s a wholly owned subsidiary of that company. During World War II, Stanley Works received the Army-Navy "E" Award for excellence in war production. In May 2002,
2139-588: The Truck Series began racing at Eldora Speedway , the first time NASCAR had raced at a dirt track since the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season. As of the 2023 season, the series races on 21 tracks: one dirt track ( Bristol ), two road courses ( Circuit of the Americas and Mid-Ohio ), five short tracks ( Bristol , Martinsville , Richmond , North Wilkesboro , and Indianapolis Raceway Park ), three superspeedways ( Daytona , Talladega , and Pocono ) and nine intermediate ovals. The second most recent addition to
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2208-728: The Truck Series competed primarily on short tracks and tracks in the Western United States ; the series' inaugural schedule included races at tracks in Arizona , California , Colorado , Oregon and Washington , with only five races in the Southeastern U.S. , such as Louisville Motor Speedway , which was not run by the Cup Series. Additionally, the longest tracks run by the series, Phoenix International Raceway and Milwaukee Mile , were one mile long. By 1998, most of
2277-598: The Truck Series field Ram trucks. 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 . The Japanese automaker became the first foreign nameplate to race in NASCAR during the sport's modern era. Toyota would later join the Cup series and Xfinity series as well, doing so in 2007 . All figures correct as of
2346-522: The Truck Series' title sponsorship would be switched to its subsidiary Gander Outdoors starting in 2019, renaming it the Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The series was slightly renamed to the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series in 2020, but returned to the Camping World Truck Series branding the following season. On August 26, 2022, NASCAR announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with Stanley Black & Decker —which had acquired
2415-595: 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 . The inaugural race, the Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway , was held on February 5; the race, featuring an event-record crowd of 38,000 spectators, concluded with eventual series champion Mike Skinner holding off Cup veteran Terry Labonte to win. Only one team from
2484-411: The break in a time without stress. However, starting in 1998, NASCAR introduced competition cautions, with each team being awarded four sets of tires; with this rule change, the halftime break was abolished starting with the race at Pikes Peak International Raceway . 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
2553-454: The businesses were predicted to generate revenues of about $ 1.7 billion. Stanley Access Technologies In Q1 2022, Stanley Access Technologies were sold to Allegion for $ 900 million in cash. Stanley Oil & Gas In Q2 2022, Stanley Oil & Gas , comprising three business units, namely STANLEY Inspection , Pipeline Induction Heat Ltd. and CRC-Evans Pipeline International , were sold to Pipeline Technique Limited . Formerly
2622-459: The clock restarted from 20:00, and each caution for an incident reset the clock back to 20:00. As is the case in the short track rules, no competition caution would be used in the final 20 laps, except for tracks where lap times are 50 seconds or greater (Pocono or Mosport), where the limit was ten laps, or Eldora because of its format. In 2017, this was replaced with the stage system adopted by all other NASCAR national series that season. Initially,
2691-568: The company became the inaugural title sponsor of the Professional Bull Riders ' Team Series. Camping World's involvement in racing began in 2006 as a sponsor of NASCAR Busch Series driver John Andretti . The following year, Andretti would also race with Camping World sponsorship in the NASCAR Cup Series and Indianapolis 500 . Other Camping World promotions during the 2007 season included sponsoring races like
2760-516: The company considered moving its corporate headquarters to Bermuda , but public and governmental outcry forced management to reconsider the move. By August 2002, the company had decided to maintain its incorporation in the United States. John F. Lundgren was elected as chairman and chief executive officer in 2004, replacing John Trani, a former protégé of Jack Welch at General Electric . The Hardware & Home Improvement Group, including
2829-558: The company expanded into hunting and fishing gear by acquisition of Gander Mountain , which includes the Gander Outdoors and Overton's brands. In December 2020, Lemonis announced a partnership with electric vehicle manufacturer Lordstown Motors . The deal stated that Camping World act as the service and maintenance provider for the Lordstown Endurance pickup truck, as well as potentially marketing and selling
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2898-539: The company has held the naming rights to Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida , and also sponsors the stadium's Camping World Kickoff college football game. The stadium's bowl game was known as the Camping World Bowl from 2017 to 2019. In 2017, the company became the inaugural title sponsor of Major League Baseball 's League Championship Series . This sponsorship lasted through 2022. In 2023,
2967-449: 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 . Older drivers dominated the series, most with Xfinity and Cup Series experience: in 2007, all the top-10 drivers were over 30 years of age, and 7 of the 10 had Cup experience, as did every race winner except Erik Darnell . Even though novice drivers play
3036-471: The fastest lap counting. At tracks longer than 1.25 miles each truck only gets one timed lap. Road course events use a 2 part knockout qualifying format similar to Formula 1, with the top 12 qualifiers from Q1 advancing to Q2. At the event at Eldora, qualifying sets the lineups for a series of heat races which then determines the lineup. Initially, the series used a number of rules that differed from both Winston Cup and Busch Grand National Series racing. Most of
3105-649: The first lap of a green-white-checkered finish, the entire situation would be reset. This rule meant some races would be greatly extended. 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). A July 24, 2004 rule change for NASCAR's three national series meant only one "green-white-checkered" finish can be attempted, and
3174-426: The first races were no longer than 125 miles in length, with many being 150-lap races on short tracks. 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
3243-443: The first season of the series, FDNY Racing , is still racing in the series today. At the end of the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule, Craftsman ended its sponsorship of the series. Subsequently, Camping World signed a seven-year contract with NASCAR, rebranding the series as the Camping World Truck Series. With decreasing money and increasing costs, the series has struggled financially with sponsorship and prize money,
3312-745: The first two races of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series , Lemonis made a "challenge" to all unsponsored teams for the 2021 Bucked Up 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway . His deal was to give teams $ 15,000 just to have the truck wrapped in Camping World colors and logos, $ 25,000 if the truck comes in the top 10, $ 35,000 for a top 5, and $ 50,000 if the truck wins. Numerous drivers and owners took Lemonis up on his offer, including Creed. Lemonis' sponsorship campaign continued in later races, with his other companies like Good Sam also being involved, and included supporting NASCAR Xfinity Series teams. Ahead of its inaugural season in June 2021, Camping World became
3381-431: The inaugural Truck Series championship. It is worth noting that most of the early champions have become NASCAR Cup Series regulars later in their careers, such as 1995 champion Skinner, who joined Richard Childress Racing 's Cup team in 1997, competing on a full-time basis until 2003. Professional football coach Jerry Glanville was among the series' first drivers. As the years went on, a number of younger drivers debuted in
3450-403: The incident occurred or how severe it was). Ironically, the first Truck Series race under the new rules ended with a yellow flag on the final lap. In 2014, NASCAR banned tandem drafting , a method of racing in which two vehicles would line up with each other to gain speed, from the Truck Series. Drivers who commit the act are black-flagged. In the 2016 season, the Truck Series experimented with
3519-572: The latter often being low, while the former would prompt teams to shut down to reduce in size. Teams like Richard Childress Racing , a Cup team with 31 Truck wins, shut down their Truck operations; in RCR's case, after the 2013 season. After the 2014 season, Brad Keselowski stated his Brad Keselowski Racing team had lost $ 1 million despite recording a win that year, and told the Sporting News : "The truck series, you have to be able to lose money on
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#17327727763363588-728: The naming rights to the National Hot Rod Association 's pro series, branding it the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series . The sponsorship had been spurred by a tweet from Lemonis in September expressing his interest in supporting the NHRA after it had lost its title sponsorship with Coca-Cola . In February 2021, in response to the previous season 's Truck Series champion Sheldon Creed 's truck running nearly unsponsored during
3657-444: The park's owner—took out a loan and opened the store. Garvin amassed a large customer list as the years went by, which proved to be sagacious later when he added a mail-order division to the company. That division thrived, fueling the company's growth for years to come. In 1997, Garvin sold the company to the current owners, Good Sam Enterprises (formerly Affinity Group), of Ventura, California . In 2005, Garvin announced plans for
3726-603: The race at Mesa Marin Speedway as part of its Wide World of Sports program. 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 . Network television returned to the series from 2007 to 2010 when two races per season (the Kroger 250 at Martinsville and the City of Mansfield 250 at Mansfield , with
3795-399: The race can end under yellow in one of four situations—inclement weather, darkness, the yellow flag waving because of an incident during the final lap of a race, or the yellow flag waving after the one attempt at green-white-checkered begins. This was later extended by NASCAR to three attempts. (Although reducing the Truck Series attempts at a green-white-checkered finish to one, the rule change
3864-539: The race weekend was being staged by CART and not NASCAR, its rules had to be followed. As a result, the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement was effective. Thus, any driver who participated in the race weekend had to be at least 18 years of age. The rule affected Roush Racing 's No. 99 truck driven by Kyle Busch , as he was underage at the time (16) and thus disqualified from the event despite having already qualified. The issue resulted in
3933-522: The recession, however, the venture never got off the ground and much of the land proposed for development was sold at auction in October 2011. In early October 2016 Camping World raised $ 251 million in an initial public offering. The 11.4 million shares sold for $ 22 each. Marcus Lemonis co-owns the company with private equity firm Crestview Partners and plans to retain "substantial control" through his ownership of ML Acquisition and ML R.V. Group. Under
4002-406: The rule mandated that all races must end with a minimum of two consecutive laps in green flag condition, often referred to as a "green-white-checkered" finish . 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
4071-461: The series schedule is Atlanta Motor Speedway , which returned to hosting Truck races in 2015 after a two-year absence. The most recent addition to the series schedule is North Wilkesboro Speedway which returned to hosting Truck races after a twenty-six–year absence. The 1995 season's races were nationally televised on ESPN , TNN , ABC and CBS . Of the 20-race schedule, TNN aired ten races, while ESPN aired seven races and CBS two, while ABC aired
4140-446: The series, using the series as a springboard for their racing careers. NASCAR stars Greg Biffle , Kevin Harvick , Jamie McMurray , Kurt Busch , Carl Edwards , and Kyle Busch each started in the series. A 2001 Truck Series race incident resulted in a significant NASCAR rule change. In early November of that year, the Truck Series was running as a support race for CART 's Marlboro 500 , that series' final event of its season; since
4209-521: The series; and young drivers who use the Truck Series to enter NASCAR. A Truck Series field currently consists of 36 trucks in races with qualifying. Previously, 32 trucks comprised a field, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the field was increased to 36 in races with qualifying and 40 without to accommodate as many trucks as possible. For most races, a single-truck qualifying format is used. For tracks 1.25 miles and shorter, each truck gets two laps with
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#17327727763364278-484: The short tracks were phased out in favor of speedways of 1 to 2 miles in length, and more of the races were held at tracks that hosted Cup and Busch events concurrently, but some races were held with CART and Indy Racing League events. 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 . Also in 2013,
4347-534: 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. The only time tire changes were possible were for the interest of safety, such as a tire failure, or a danger to the tire. The rule was popular with television and fans, and was spread for the entire schedule afterwards as pit reporters could interview drivers and crew chiefs for
4416-480: The tracks. Chrysler withdrew its factory support of its Dodge and Plymouth brands after the 1972 season to cut costs, though teams continued to campaign cars with Plymouth and Dodge sheetmetal and power plants until 1985. Chrysler funded a small R&D effort, with factory funding and support for Dodge to return to NASCAR for the Craftsman Truck Series with the Dodge Ram pickup truck in 1997. By 2001 Dodge made
4485-438: The truck at their Camping World centers. As of June 2021, the two companies announced the deal was off. Camping World has major sponsorship involvement in sports, particularly college football and auto racing . In a 2020 interview with Autoweek , Lemonis emphasized the importance of a "conversion rate of familiarity" for sports fans—particularly those from racing series—into potential Camping World customers. Since 2016,
4554-495: The world's largest supplier of RV parts and supplies. The company is heavily involved in sponsorship of sports entities, such as serving as the title sponsor of Camping World Stadium and the Camping World Kickoff , which is played in the same stadium. It is currently the presenting sponsor of the National Hot Rod Association 's Camping World Drag Racing Series and the Professional Bull Riders ' Team Series. It
4623-897: Was acquired by Securitas Electronic Security and has been rebranded as Securitas Technology The North American headquarters is located in Fishers, Indiana . This division of Stanley Black & Decker comprises the following primary business units: Likewise, Stanley Security Solutions has operations in the following global markets: Stanley Security Solutions is provider of locks, fire sensors, security cameras, and similar hardware. They also provide software to monitor this hardware. In addition they provide computer security software to protect hardware , software, or electronic data . A partial list of Stanley Security Solutions products: Stanley Securities In Q4 2021, Stanley Black's Commercial Electronic and Healthcare Security business lines- were sold to Securitas for $ 3.2 billion in cash. In 2021,
4692-489: Was also the official presenting sponsor of Major League Baseball 's League Championship Series and NASCAR 's Camping World Truck Series . Camping World began in 1966 with a small store in Beech Bend Park , an amusement park outside of Bowling Green, Kentucky , which billed its campground as the world's largest. Campers at the park were requesting a store where they could buy supplies, so David Garvin—son of
4761-407: 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
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