NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 1996 season

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The NASCAR - Craftsman Truck Series season review 1996 began on 17 March 1996 with the Florida Dodge Dealers 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway and ended on 11 November 1996 with the Carquest 420K on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway . Ron Hornaday junior won the drivers championship and Jimmy Hensley was named Most Popular Driver . Bryan Reffner won the Rookie of the Year award .

run

Brief overview

date Racetrack run Pole position winner
17. March Homestead Miami Speedway Ford 200 Geoffrey Bodine Dave Rezendes
April 21 Phoenix International Raceway Chevrolet Desert Star 300 Mike Skinner Jack Sprague
May 4th Portland Speedway Craftsman 200 Rich Bickle Ron Hornaday junior
May 11th Evergreen Speedway Jerr-Dan / Nelson Truck 200 Tobey Butler Mike Bliss
25. May Tucson Raceway Park NAPA 200 Bryan Reffner Mike Skinner
June 1st Colorado National Speedway Colorado 200 Rich Bickle Mike Skinner
June 9th Heartland Park Topeka Lund Look 225 Ron Hornaday junior Mike Skinner
June 22 Bristol International Raceway Coca-Cola 200 Mike Skinner Rick Carelli
June 30th Nazareth Speedway DeVilbiss Superfinish 200 Jimmy Hensley Jack Sprague
July 6th Milwaukee Mile Sears Auto Center 200 Mike Bliss Jack Sprague
20th of July Louisville Motor Speedway Ford Dealers 225 Mike Bliss Ron Hornaday junior
July 27th I-70 Speedway Western car 200 Butch Miller Mike Bliss
August 1st O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis Cummins 200 Mike Skinner Mike Skinner
August 10 Flemington Speedway Stevens Beil / Genuine Parts 200 Bryan Reffner Mike Skinner
August 25 Watkins Glen International Parts America 150 Joe Nemechek Ron Hornaday junior
August 31 Nashville Speedway Federated Auto Parts 250 Jack Sprague Dave Rezendes
5th September Richmond International Raceway Fas Mart Truck Shootout Kenny Irwin Jr. Mike Skinner
September 8th New Hampshire International Speedway Pennzoil / VIP triple header Mike Skinner Ron Hornaday junior
21st September Martinsville Speedway Hanes 250 Bobby Hamilton Mike Skinner
September 28th North Wilkesboro Speedway Lowe's 250 Johnny Benson Mark Martin
October 7th Sears Point Raceway Collar 151 Mike Skinner Dave Rezendes
October 14th Mesa Marin Raceway Ford Dealers / Ford Credit 300 Ron Hornaday junior Mike Skinner
October 26th Phoenix International Raceway GM Goodwrench / AC Delco 300 Jack Sprague Jack Sprague
November 3rd Las Vegas Motor Speedway Carquest 420K Bryan Reffner Jack Sprague

Florida Dodge Dealers 400

The season opening race, the Florida Dodge Dealers 400 , took place on March 17, 1996 at Homestead-Miami Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Dave Rezendes
  2. Jack Sprague
  3. Ron Hornaday junior
  4. Ron Barfield
  5. Bryan Reffner
  6. Terry McCarthy
  7. John Nemechek
  8. Jay Sauter
  9. Frank Kimmel
  10. Doug George

Chevrolet Desert Star 300

The Chevrolet Desert Star 300 took place on April 21, 1996 at the Phoenix International Raceway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Jack Sprague
  2. Mike Skinner
  3. Butch Miller
  4. Bryan Reffner
  5. Ron Hornaday junior
  6. Rick Carelli
  7. Joe Ruttman
  8. Ron Barfield
  9. Bobby Gill
  10. Michael Dokken

Craftsman 200

The Craftsman 200 took place on May 4, 1996 at Portland Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Ron Hornaday junior
  2. Mike Bliss
  3. Mike Skinner
  4. Bill Sedgwick
  5. Butch Miller
  6. Rick Carelli
  7. Bryan Reffner
  8. Jack Sprague
  9. Joe Ruttman
  10. Jimmy Hensley

Jerr-Dan / Nelson Truck 200

The Jerr-Dan / Nelson Truck 200 took place on May 11, 1996 at Evergreen Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Bliss
  2. Ron Hornaday junior
  3. Dan Press
  4. Rich Bickle
  5. Mike Skinner
  6. Tobey Butler
  7. Jimmy Hensley
  8. Joe Ruttman
  9. Ron Barfield
  10. Bill Sedgwick

NAPA 200

The NAPA 200 took place on May 25, 1996 at Tucson Raceway Park .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Skinner
  2. Rich Bickle
  3. Ron Hornaday junior
  4. Jimmy Hensley
  5. Jack Sprague
  6. Bill Sedgwick
  7. Bobby Gill
  8. Dave Rezendes
  9. Michael Dokken
  10. Bob Keselowski

Colorado 200

The Colorado 200 took place on June 1, 1996 on Colorado National Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Skinner
  2. Butch Miller
  3. Jimmy Hensley
  4. Jack Sprague
  5. Dave Rezendes
  6. Joe Ruttman
  7. Bill Sedgwick
  8. Ron Hornaday junior
  9. Jay Sauter
  10. Doug George

Lund Look 225

The Lund Look 225 took place on June 9, 1996 at Heartland Park Topeka .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Skinner
  2. Jack Sprague
  3. Ron Hornaday junior
  4. Mike Bliss
  5. Jay Sauter
  6. Johnny Benson
  7. Ken Schrader
  8. Jeff Burton
  9. Dave Rezendes
  10. Bill Sedgwick

Coca-Cola 200

The Coca-Cola 200 took place on June 22, 1996 at Bristol Motor Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Rick Carelli
  2. Dave Rezendes
  3. Jay Sauter
  4. Mike Skinner
  5. Jack Sprague
  6. Joe Ruttman
  7. Bobby Gill
  8. Ron Hornaday junior
  9. Lance Norick
  10. Walker Evans

DeVilbiss Superfinish 200

The DeVilbiss Superfinish 200 took place on June 30, 1996 at Nazareth Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Jack Sprague
  2. Jimmy Hensley
  3. Butch Miller
  4. Jeff Burton
  5. Ron Hornaday junior
  6. Johnny Benson
  7. Joe Ruttman
  8. Geoff Bodine
  9. Rusty Wallace
  10. Bryan Reffner

Sears Auto Center 200

The Sears Auto Center 200 was held on the Milwaukee Mile on July 6th .

Top 10 placements

  1. Jack Sprague
  2. Bill Sedgwick
  3. Ron Hornaday junior
  4. Jimmy Hensley
  5. Mike Bliss
  6. Bobby Gill
  7. Mike Skinner
  8. Dave Rezendes
  9. Mark Gibson
  10. Kenny Allen

Ford Dealers 225

The Ford Dealers 225 took place on July 20, 1996 at Louisville Motor Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Ron Hornaday junior
  2. Mike Skinner
  3. Jimmy Hensley
  4. Dave Rezendes
  5. Joe Ruttman
  6. Bryan Reffner
  7. Rick Carelli
  8. Jack Sprague
  9. Butch Miller
  10. John Nemechek

Western car 200

The Western Auto 200 took place on July 27, 1996 at I-70 Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Bliss
  2. Mike Skinner
  3. Rick Carelli
  4. Ron Hornaday junior
  5. Bill Sedgwick
  6. Doug George
  7. Nathan Buttke
  8. Jimmy Hensley
  9. Dave Rezendes
  10. Rich Bickle

Cummins 200

The Cummins 200 took place on August 1, 1996 at Indianapolis Raceway Park .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Skinner
  2. Jack Sprague
  3. Mike Bliss
  4. Ron Hornaday junior
  5. Rich Bickle
  6. Jay Sauter
  7. Kenny Wallace
  8. Nathan Buttke
  9. Mike McLaughlin
  10. Tony Stewart

Stevens Beil / Genuine Parts 200

The Stevens Beil / Genuine Parts 200 took place on August 10, 1996 at Flemington Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Skinner
  2. Mike Bliss
  3. Rich Bickle
  4. Dave Rezendes
  5. Jack Sprague
  6. Ron Hornaday junior
  7. Rick Carelli
  8. Harry Gant
  9. Jimmy Hensley
  10. Butch Miller

Parts America 150

The Parts America 150 took place on August 25, 1996 at Watkins Glen International .

Top 10 placements

  1. Ron Hornaday junior
  2. Joe Nemechek
  3. Mike Skinner
  4. Jack Sprague
  5. Rich Bickle
  6. Joe Ruttman
  7. Rob Rizzo
  8. Jimmy Hensley
  9. Doug George
  10. Walker Evans

Federated Auto Parts 250

The Federated Auto Parts 250 took place on August 31, 1996 at Nashville Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Dave Rezendes
  2. Ron Hornaday junior
  3. Jack Sprague
  4. Butch Miller
  5. Bryan Reffner
  6. Doug George
  7. Michael Dokken
  8. Jimmy Hensley
  9. Rick Carelli
  10. Mike Bliss

Fas Mart Truck Shootout

The Fas Mart Truck Shootout took place on September 5, 1996 at the Richmond International Raceway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Skinner
  2. Ron Hornaday junior
  3. Mark Martin
  4. Joe Ruttman
  5. Kenny Irwin Jr.
  6. Nathan Buttke
  7. Butch Miller
  8. Harry Gant
  9. Darrell whale trip
  10. Tobey Butler

Pennzoil / VIP Tripleheade

The Pennzoil / VIP triple header took place on September 8th on the | New Hampshire International Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Ron Hornaday junior
  2. Jack Sprague
  3. Mike Bliss
  4. Steve Park
  5. Ernie Irvan
  6. Joe Bessey
  7. Bryan Reffner
  8. Joe Ruttman
  9. Jimmy Hensley
  10. Bill Sedgwick

Hanes 250

The Hanes 250 took place on September 21, 1996 at Martinsville Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Skinner
  2. Butch Miller
  3. Jack Sprague
  4. Ron Hornaday junior
  5. Darrell whale trip
  6. Joe Ruttman
  7. Rich Bickle
  8. Jeff Burton
  9. Jimmy Hensley
  10. Harry Gant

Lowe's 250

The Lowe's 250 took place on September 28, 1996 at North Wilkesboro Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mark Martin
  2. Jack Sprague
  3. Butch Miller
  4. Kenny Wallace
  5. Joe Ruttman
  6. Rick Carelli
  7. Johnny Benson
  8. Rich Bickle
  9. Mike Skinner
  10. Darrell whale trip

Collar 151

The collar 151 took place on October 7, 1996 at Sears Point International Raceway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Dave Rezendes
  2. Ron Hornaday junior
  3. Mike Skinner
  4. Joe Ruttman
  5. Doug George
  6. Jack Sprague
  7. Mike Bliss
  8. Bryan Reffner
  9. Rick Carelli
  10. Jimmy Hensley

Ford Dealers / Ford Credit 300

The Ford Dealers / Ford Credit 300 took place on October 14, 1996 at the Mesa Marin Raceway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Mike Skinner
  2. Ron Hornaday junior
  3. Joe Ruttman
  4. Mike Bliss
  5. Butch Miller
  6. Doug George
  7. Rich Bickle
  8. Walker Evans
  9. Dave Rezendes

GM Goodwrench / AC Delco 300

The GM Goodwrench / AC Delco 300 took place on October 26, 1996 at the Phoenix International Raceway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Jack Sprague
  2. Johnny Benson
  3. Joe Ruttman
  4. Mike Skinner
  5. Ted Musgrave
  6. Tobey Butler
  7. Ron Hornaday junior
  8. Joe Nemechek
  9. Doug George
  10. Harry Gant

Carquest 420K

The Carquest 420K took place on November 3, 1996 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway .

Top 10 placements

  1. Jack Sprague
  2. Bill Elliott
  3. Joe Ruttman
  4. Michael Waltrip
  5. Dave Rezendes
  6. Robby Gordon
  7. Mike Skinner
  8. Ken Schrader
  9. Bryan Reffner
  10. Ron Hornaday junior

Overall driver ranking at the end of the season (Top 50)

  1. Ron Hornaday junior - 3831
  2. Jack Sprague - 3778
  3. Mike Skinner - 3771
  4. Joe Ruttman - 3275
  5. Mike Bliss - 3190
  6. Dave Rezendes - 3179
  7. Butch Miller - 3126
  8. Jimmy Hensley - 3029
  9. Bryan Reffner - 2961
  10. Rick carelli - 2953
  11. Rich Bickle - 2914
  12. Doug George - 2883
  13. John Nemechek - 2615
  14. Bill Sedgwick - 2599
  15. Bob Brevak - 2388
  16. Bob Keselowski - 2281
  17. Walker Evans - 2224
  18. Lance Norick - 2168
  19. Kenny Allen - 2019
  20. Michael Dokken - 1977
  21. Bobby Gill - 1818
  22. TJ Clark - 1603
  23. Nathan Buttke - 1345
  24. Harry Gant - 1267
  25. Mike Hurlbert - 1081
  26. Jay Sauter - 1065
  27. Lonnie Cox - 1027
  28. Charlie Cragan - 864
  29. Ron Barfield - 837
  30. Mark Gibson - 820
  31. Rick Johnson - 786
  32. Andy Genzman - 739
  33. Randy Renfrow - 733
  34. Kenny Wallace - 727
  35. Mike Chase - 692
  36. Tobey Butler - 686
  37. Darrell Whale Trip - 660
  38. Dan Press - 657
  39. Johnny Benson - 616
  40. Butch Gilliland - 611
  41. Steve Portenga - 591
  42. Jeff Burton - 565
  43. Jerry Glanville - 515
  44. Frank Kimmel - 502
  45. Kenny Irwin Jr. - 468
  46. Ken Schrader - 467
  47. David Smith - 429
  48. Joe Gaita - 428
  49. Rob Rizzo - 425
  50. Steve Park - 408

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