1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman
Mike Skinner (seen in 2011), the inaugural Truck Series champion
The 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series season was the inaugural season of the NASCAR SuperTruck Series. The season began on February 5, 1995 and ended on October 28. Mike Skinner of Richard Childress Racing won the championship.
Teams and drivers
Schedule
The 1995 SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman schedule consisted of twenty races, at eighteen tracks in fifteen states.[1] In addition, an exhibition race was run following the end of the season at the Homestead Motorsports Complex as a demonstration of the trucks' suitability for larger racetracks.[2]
No. |
Race Title |
Track |
Date |
Network |
1 |
Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic |
Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale |
February 5 |
TNN |
2 |
Racing Champions 200 |
Tucson Raceway Park, Tucson |
April 8 |
ESPN |
3 |
Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200 |
Saugus Speedway, Saugus |
April 15 |
TNN |
4 |
Ford Credit 125 |
Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield |
April 22 |
ABC |
5 |
Maxx Race Cards 200 |
Portland Speedway, Portland |
May 5 |
TNN |
6 |
Jerr Dan/Nelson 150 |
Evergreen Speedway, Monroe |
May 13 |
TNN |
7 |
Western Auto 200 |
I-70 Speedway, Odessa |
May 27 |
TNN |
8 |
Ford Credit 200 |
Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville |
June 3 |
ESPN |
9 |
Pizza Plus 150 |
Bristol International Raceway, Bristol |
June 13 |
ESPN |
10 |
Sears Auto Center 125 |
Milwaukee Mile, West Allis |
July 1 |
CBS |
11 |
Total Petroleum 200 |
Colorado National Speedway, Erie |
July 15 |
CBS |
12 |
Heartland Tailgate 175 |
Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka |
July 29 |
TNN |
13 |
Action Packed Racing Cards 150 |
Indianapolis Raceway Park, Clermont |
August 3 |
ESPN |
14 |
Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 150 |
Flemington Speedway, Flemington |
August 19 |
TNN |
15 |
Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout |
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond |
September 7 |
ESPN |
16 |
Goody's 150 |
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville |
September 25 |
ESPN |
17 |
Lowe's 150 |
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro |
September 30 |
ESPN |
18 |
Subway 100 |
Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma |
October 7 |
TNN |
19 |
Spears Manufacturing 200 |
Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield |
October 15 |
TNN |
20 |
GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200 |
Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale |
October 28 |
TNN |
|
NASCAR Supertruck 25 |
Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead |
November 4 |
TBS |
Season summary
The Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic, the first SuperTruck race to be run, was an 80-lap race held February 5 at Phoenix International Raceway. The second race of the year at Tucson Raceway Park was the first Truck race to have a green–white–checker finish. Mike Skinner led the Maxx Race Cards 200 at Portland Speedway from flag to flag (all 200 laps), while the #58 of Wayne Jacks rolled over after hitting a large tractor tire that separated pit road from the race track. In the Total Petroleum 200 at Colorado National Speedway, the margin of victory by Butch Miller over Mike Skinner was officially .001 of a second. Replays during the telecast on CBS showed a virtual dead heat between Miller and Skinner at the Checkered Flag. In the following race at Heartland Part Topeka, the #51 of Kerry Teague was injured in a crash on lap 9 after the throttle hung on his Chevrolet. His truck then spun driver's side first into the wall, making the truck slightly airborne. Teague was airlifted to a local hospital for precautionary reasons. At Indianapolis Raceway Park in the Action Packed Racing Cards 150, on the last lap of the race, the #77 of Gary St. Amant (who finished 11th) spun out off of turn 2 and hit a light pole in the infield, knocking out a cluster of lights in the process. The same exact lights were knocked out the next evening during the Busch Grand National race by Chris Diamond; Mike Skinner lead flag to flag again (all 150 laps). The Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 150 at Flemington Speedway saw the race was lengthened to 151 laps due to a green–white–checker finish; the race was Jack Sprague's debut for Hendrick Motorsports.
The Lowe's 150 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on September 30 saw the truck debut of Ernie Irvan, who had been out of racing for over a year because of critical injuries suffered in practice for the 1994 GM Goodwrench 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Irvan qualified his #28 on the outside pole and led 24 laps. However, his truck was unable to answer the call after the halftime break and was credited with a 30th-place finish. The next day, Irvan made his comeback to the Winston Cup Series in a second Texaco/Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing, the #88. In the following race at Sears Point Raceway, Ray Daniels in the #34 truck flipped out of the course coming to rest on the tire wall after hitting the tires coming out of Turn 10. Daniels was uninjured. Ron Hornaday, Jr. led all 40 laps en route to the win.
Results and standings
Races
No. |
Race |
Pole position |
Most laps led |
Winning driver |
Winning manufacturer |
1 |
Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Mike Skinner |
Chevrolet |
2 |
Racing Champions 200 |
Mike Skinner |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
3 |
Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200 |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Ken Schrader |
Chevrolet |
4 |
Ford Credit 125 |
Mike Skinner |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
5 |
Maxx Race Cards 200 |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Chevrolet |
6 |
Jerr Dan/Nelson 150 |
Mike Skinner Steve Portenga* |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
7 |
Western Auto 200 |
Ron Hornaday, Jr.** |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Chevrolet |
8 |
Ford Credit 200 |
Mike Skinner Jack Sprague* |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Chevrolet |
9 |
Pizza Plus 150 |
Mike Skinner |
Sammy Swindell |
Joe Ruttman |
Ford |
10 |
Sears Auto Center 125 |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Chevrolet |
11 |
Total Petroleum 200 |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Butch Miller |
Ford |
12 |
Heartland Tailgate 175 |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
13 |
Action Packed Racing Cards 150 |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Chevrolet |
14 |
Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 150 |
Joe Ruttman |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
15 |
Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout |
Terry Labonte |
Geoff Bodine |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
16 |
Goody's 150 |
Mike Skinner** |
Mike Skinner |
Joe Ruttman |
Ford |
17 |
Lowe's 150 |
Mike Skinner |
Geoff Bodine |
Mike Bliss |
Ford |
18 |
Subway 100 |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
19 |
Spears Manufacturing 200 |
Bill Sedgwick |
Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
Mike Skinner |
Chevrolet |
20 |
GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200 |
Jack Sprague |
Mike Skinner |
Mike Skinner |
Chevrolet |
|
NASCAR Supertruck 25 |
Mike Skinner Jimmy Hensley* |
Mike Skinner |
Geoff Bodine |
Ford |
* - Qualifying was redrawn after time trials; second named driver actually started first. ** - No time trials due to rain |
Drivers
|
Key
Color | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | Finished 2nd–5th |
Bronze | Finished 6th–10th |
Green | Finished 11th–20th |
Blue | Finished 21st or worse |
Purple | Did Not Finish (DNF) |
Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
Pink | Did Not Qualify (DNQ) |
Tan | Withdrew From Race (Wth) |
White |
Qualified for another driver (QL) |
Qualified but replaced due to injury or incident (INQ) |
Blank |
Did Not Participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Did not arrive (DNA) |
Bold – Pole position awarded by time.
Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or by practice speeds.
* – Most laps led.
1 – Post entry, driver and owner did not score points.
Note: DNQ data for this season is incomplete. |
See also
References