NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

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The logo of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series until 2008
Colin Brown (2008)

The Gander Outdoors Truck Series is a racing series organized by NASCAR , which is contested with converted pickups that are based on the design of the vehicles in the Sprint Cup .

Emergence

The story of the Camping World Truck Series began when a few off-road racers made a prototype of a pickup truck based on the NASCAR cars . The project was first presented during the 1994 Daytona 500 . This mix of truck , pickup and the Sprint Cup racing cars also proved extremely popular in other test races during the regular season, and so NASCAR founded the American racing series, initially known as the SuperTruck Series, in 1995, which only got its current name a year later received. The first well-known racing teams to take part included Richard Childress Racing , Hendrick Motorsports and Roush Racing .

Two big differences to the Sprint Cup and the Nationwide Series are that, on the one hand, they differ in several points of the regulations and that the length of the races is usually only about 125 miles , which is just over 200 kilometers , whereas one NASCAR Sprint Cup races can be up to 600 miles in length (at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway ).

Television broadcast

The first races in the series were broadcast in the US on ESPN , TNN , WTBS , ABC , and CBS . In 2001 the American sports broadcaster ESPN (which has since been bought by ABC ) secured the American exclusive rights for the broadcast. The Speed ​​Channel then got this in 2003, which still broadcasts every race today (with the exception of the two that were broadcast by Fox this season). The TruckSeries.com website has been reporting on every race result in the series since 2001, providing all relevant race information from qualifying to the final race results.

Technical details

Mike Skinner's 2006 Camping World Truck Series pickup truck. In the Sprint Cup he is currently driving a Toyota Tundra with the number 5.
  • Displacement: 5.8 l (358 in³) V8 engine with central camshaft and OHV valve control (Pushrod)
  • Translation: 4-speed manual
  • Weight:
    • without driver: 1455 kg (3,200 pounds )
    • with driver: 1545 kg (3,400 pounds )
  • Output : 485–522 kW (650–700 hp )
  • Fuel: 98 octane unleaded petrol
  • Tank capacity: 83.2 liters
  • Fuel delivery: carburetor
  • Air-fuel mixture ratio: 12: 1
  • Naturally aspirated engine
  • Carburetor: Quadruple carburetor with a maximum mixture flow rate of 390 cubic feet per minute (184 liters per second)
  • Wheelbase: 2.8 m (112 in)

Manufacturer 1995 – today

Chrysler LLC
Ford Motor Company
GM
Toyota

Camping World Truck Series Champions

See the list of NASCAR champions for a detailed description

Rookie of the Year Award Winner (Best Newbie)

For a full account of the best newcomers, see NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award

Most Popular Driver Award Winner (Most Popular Driver)

Web links

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