1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman

1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman season
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The 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Season, the first one ever to be run, began February 5 and ended October 28. Mike Skinner of Richard Childress Racing won the championship.

See also: 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1995 NASCAR Busch Series

1995 Team Chart

Team	Truck(s)	#	Driver(s)	Primary Sponsor(s)	Listed Owner(s)
Akins/Sutton Motorsports	Ford F-150	38	Sammy Swindell	Channellock Tools	Brad Akins
Clark Racing	Chevrolet C/K	23	T. J. Clark	ASE/American Racing Wheels	Debbie Clark
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet C/K	16	Ron Hornaday	RCCA/Papa John's Pizza	Teresa Earnhardt
Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford F-150	7	Geoff Bodine/Dave Rezendes	Exide Batteries	Geoff Bodine
Glanville Motorsports	Ford F-150	81	Jerry Glanville	n/a	Jerry Glanville
Griffin Racing	Chevrolet C/K	31	Jack Sprague	Performance Race Cars	Bruce Griffin
Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	24	Scott Lagasse	DuPont Refinishes	Rick Hendrick
Irvan-Simo Motorsports	Ford F-150	84	Joe Ruttman	Coca-Cola	Mark Simo
K Automotive Racing	Dodge Ram	29	Bob Keselowski	Winnebago	Ron Keselowski
L&M Racing	Chevrolet C/K	83	Steve Portenga	Coffee Critic	Steve Portenga
Liberty Racing	Ford F-150	98	Butch Miller	Raybestos Brakes	Jim Herrick
Marshall Cheshrown Racing	Chevrolet C/K	6	Rick Carelli	Total Petroleum	Marshall Cheshrown
NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	87	John Nemechek	Burger King/Delco Remy	Andrea Nemechek
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet C/K	3	Mike Skinner	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress
Rosenblum Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	51	Kerry Teague	n/a	Jim Rosenblum
RPM Racing	Ford F-150	11	Mike Hurlbert	n/a	Mike Hurlbert
Spears Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	75	Bill Sedgwick	Spears Manufacturing	Wayne Spears
Strait Racing	Ford F-150	37	Bob Strait	Target Expediting	Bob Strait
Stroppe Motorsports	Ford F-150	14	John Kinder	n/a	Bill Stroppe
Ultra Motorsports	Ford F-150	08	Mike Bliss	Ultra Custom Wheels	Jim Smith
Venable Racing	Ford F-150	21	Tobey Butler	Ortho	Jim Venable
Vessels Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	1	P. J. Jones	Sears Diehard	Scoop Vessels
Walker Evans Racing	Dodge Ram	20	Walker Evans	Barbery Coast	Phyllis Evans

Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic

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. Ron Hornaday won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 5-Terry Labonte
3. 52-Ken Schrader
4. 30-Joe Bessey
5. 07-Geoff Bodine
6. 31-Jack Sprague
7. 98-Butch Miller
8. 84-Joe Ruttman
9. 16-Ron Hornaday
10. 18-Johnny Benson

Racing Champions 200

The Racing Champions 200* was held April 8 at Tucson Raceway Park. The #3 of Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday
2. 1-P. J. Jones
3. 6-Rick Carelli
4. 84-Joe Ruttman
5. 31-Jack Sprague
6. 24-Scott Lagasse
7. 38-Sammy Swindell
8. 75-Bill Sedgwick
9. 98-Butch Miller
10. 7-Dave Rezendes 1 lap down

• This was the first Truck race to have a Green-White-Checker finish. The official distance was 203 laps.

Scott Irvin Chevy 200

The Scott Irvin Chevy 200 was held April 15 at Saugus Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 52-Ken Schrader
2. 7-Geoff Bodine
3. 75-Bill Sedgwick
4. 98-Butch Miller
5. 3-Mike Skinner
6. 16-Ron Hornaday
7. 06-Butch Gilliland
8. 21-Tobey Butler
9. 6-Rick Carelli
10. 37-Bob Strait 1 lap down

Ford Credit 125

The Ford Credit 125 was held April 22 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday
2. 75-Bill Sedgwick
3. 08-Mike Bliss
4. 3-Mike Skinner
5. 98-Butch Miller
6. 31-Jack Sprague
7. 29-Bob Keselowski
8. 84-Joe Ruttman
9. 24-Scott Lagasse
10. 38-Sammy Swindell 1 lap down

Maxx Race Cards 200

The Maxx Race Cards 200 was held May 5 at Portland Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 3-Mike Skinner*
2. 84-Joe Ruttman
3. 98-Butch Miller
4. 21-Tobey Butler
5. 08-Mike Bliss
6. 7-Geoff Bodine
7. 75-Bill Sedgwick
8. 6-Rick Carelli
9. 16-Ron Hornaday
10. 31-Jack Sprague

• Mike Skinner led this race from flag to flag (all 200 laps).

• The #58 of Wayne Jacks rolled over after hitting a large tractor tire that separated pit road from the race track.

Jerr Dan/Nelson 150

The Jerr Dan/Nelson 150 was held May 13 at Evergreen Speedway. The #83 of Steve Portenga won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday
2. 84-Joe Ruttman
3. 98-Butch Miller
4. 3-Mike Skinner
5. 08-Mike Bliss
6. 1-P. J. Jones
7. 7-Dave Rezendes 1 lap down
8. 6-Rick Carelli 1 lap down
9. 52-Ron Esau* 1 lap down
10. 74-Gary Collins 1 lap down

• Driver and owner Ken Schrader cut his thumb in the pits during the race weekend, Esau took over him and finished ninth.

Western Auto 200

The Western Auto 200 was held May 27 at I-70 Speedway. The #16 of Ron Hornaday won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 7-Dave Rezendes
3. 98-Butch Miller
4. 84-Joe Ruttman
5. 83-Steve Portenga
6. 6-Rick Carelli
7. 31-Jack Sprague
8. 75-Bill Sedgwick
9. 37-Bob Strait 1 lap down
10. 29-Bob Keselowski 2 laps down

Ford Credit 200

The Ford Credit 200 was held June 3 at Louisville Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 84-Joe Ruttman
3. 98-Butch Miller
4. 21-Tobey Butler
5. 6-Rick Carelli
6. 83-Steve Portenga
7. 08-Mike Bliss
8. 37-Bob Strait
9. 31-Jack Sprague 1 lap down
10. 88-Randy Churchill 1 lap down

Pizza Plus 150

The Pizza Plus 150 was held June 23 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Sammy Swindell won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 84-Joe Ruttman
2. 7-Geoff Bodine
3. 98-Butch Miller
4. 38-Sammy Swindell
5. 75-Bill Sedgwick
6. 31-Jack Sprague
7. 37-Bob Strait
8. 24-Scott Lagasse
9. 16-Ron Hornaday
10. 29-Bob Keselowski 1 lap down

Sears Auto Center 125

The Sears Auto Center 125 was held July 1 at The Milwaukee Mile. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 30-Dennis Setzer
3. 16-Ron Hornaday
4. 6-Rick Carelli
5. 75-Bill Sedgwick
6. 84-Joe Ruttman
7. 18-Johnny Benson
8. 7-Dave Rezendes
9. 31-Jack Sprague
10. 43-Rodney Combs

Total Petroleum 200

The Total Petroleum 200 was held July 15 at Colorado National Speedway. Ron Hornaday won the pole.

Main article: 1995 Total Petroleum 200

Top Ten Results

1. 98-Butch Miller
2. 3-Mike Skinner
3. 16-Ron Hornaday
4. 75-Bill Sedgwick
5. 7-Dave Rezendes
6. 84-Joe Ruttman
7. 6-Rick Carelli
8. 31-Jack Sprague
9. 83-Steve Portenga
10. 20-Walker Evans 1 lap down

• The margin of victory of this race is officially .001 of a second. Replays during the telecast on CBS showed a virtual dead heat between Miller and Skinner at the Checkered Flag.

Heartland Tailgate 175

The Heartland Tailgate 175 was held July 29 at Heartland Park Topeka. Ron Hornaday won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday
2. 84-Joe Ruttman
3. 5-Terry Labonte
4. 61-Todd Bodine
5. 3-Mike Skinner
6. 52-Darrell Waltrip
7. 31-Jack Sprague
8. 98-Butch Miller
9. 2-Mike Bliss
10. 03-Tommy Archer

• Hornaday led 58 of the 60 laps. The only laps he didn't lead, the two laps before the halfway break, were led by Ruttman.
• 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.

Action Packed Racing Cards 150

The Action Packed Racing Cards 150 was held August 3 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 18-Johnny Benson
3. 6-Rick Carelli
4. 43-Rodney Combs
5. 24-Scott Lagasse
6. 84-Joe Ruttman
7. 2-Mike Bliss
8. 87-John Nemechek
9. 37-Bob Strait
10. 30-Dennis Setzer

• 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.

Stevens Bell/Genuine Car Parts 150

The Stevens Bell/Genuine Car Parts 150* was held August 19 at Flemington Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday
2. 6-Rick Carelli
3. 3-Mike Skinner
4. 25-Jack Sprague*
5. 75-Bill Sedgwick
6. 2-Mike Bliss
7. 84-Joe Ruttman
8. 21-Tobey Butler
9. 7-Dave Rezendes
10. 38-Sammy Swindell

• The race was lengthened to 151 laps due to a Green-White-Checker finish.

• This race was Jack Sprague's debut for Hendrick Motorsports.

Fas Mart SuperTruck Shootout

The Fas Mart SuperTruck Shootout was a 150 lap race held September 7 at Richmond International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 5-Terry Labonte
2. 7-Geoff Bodine
3. 3-Mike Skinner
4. 84-Joe Ruttman
5. 52-Ken Schrader
6. 61-Todd Bodine
7. 32-Derrike Cope
8. 17-Darrell Waltrip
9. 2-Mike Bliss
10. 25-Jack Sprague

Goody's 150

The Goody's 150 was held September 25 at Martinsville Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 84-Joe Ruttman
2. 3-Mike Skinner
3. 18-Johnny Benson
4. 90-Kenny Wallace
5. 00-Hermie Sadler
6. 61-Todd Bodine
7. 2-Mike Bliss
8. 75-Bill Sedgwick
9. 87-John Nemechek
10. 29-Bob Keselowski

Lowe's 150

The Lowe's 150 was held September 30 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 2-Mike Bliss
2. 98-Butch Miller
3. 7-Geoff Bodine
4. 25-Jack Sprague
5. 16-Ron Hornaday
6. 84-Joe Ruttman
7. 61-Todd Bodine
8. 90-Kenny Wallace
9. 24-Scott Lagasse
10. 3-Mike Skinner

• This race marked 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.

Subway 100

The Subway 100 was held October 7 at Sears Point International Raceway. Ron Hornaday won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday
2. 18-Wally Dallenbach
3. 3-Mike Skinner
4. 24-Scott Lagasse
5. 21-Tobey Butler
6. 75-Bill Sedgwick
7. 98-Butch Miller
8. 2-Mike Bliss
9. 7-Dave Rezendes
10. 38-Sammy Swindell

Spears Manufacturing 200

The Spears Manufacturing 200 was held October 15 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Bill Sedgwick won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 2-Mike Bliss
3. 28-Ernie Irvan
4. 25-Jack Sprague
5. 84-Joe Ruttman
6. 98-Butch Miller
7. 24-Scott Lagasse
8. 61-Todd Bodine
9. 75-Bill Sedgwick 1 lap down
10. 18-Johnny Benson 1 lap down

The 2006 Busch Series champion and 2007 Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick makes his debut in the truck series starting and finishing in 27th place, 24 laps down in the #72 racing truck. He was 19 years old when he made his first truck series start.

GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200

The GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200 was held October 28 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 28-Ernie Irvan
3. 7-Geoff Bodine
4. 61-Ted Musgrave
5. 16-Ron Hornaday
6. 25-Jack Sprague
7. 31-Dave Marcis
8. 84-Joe Ruttman
9. 76-David Green
10. 75-Bill Sedgwick

Final Points Standings

1. 3-Mike Skinner - 3224
2. 84-Joe Ruttman - 3098
3. 16-Ron Hornaday - 2986
4. 98-Butch Miller - 2812
5. 31/25-Jack Sprague - 2740
6. 6-Rick Carelli - 2683
7. 75-Bill Sedgwick - 2681
8. 08/2-Mike Bliss - 2636
9. 24-Scott Lagasse - 2470
10. 21-Tobey Butler - 2358
11. 37-Bob Strait - 2182
12. 38-Sammy Swindell - 2109
13. 83-Steve Portenga - 2048
14. 20-Walker Evans - 1744
15. 29-Bob Keselowski - 1742
16. 87-John Nemechek - 1674
17. 1-P. J. Jones - 1519
18. 81-Jerry Glanville - 1482
19. 7-Dave Rezendes - 1453
20. 07/7-Geoff Bodine - 1436
21. 23-T.J. Clark - 1235
22. 51-Kerry Teague - 1221
23. 14-John Kinder - 1183
24. 34-Bob Brevak - 1182
25. 11-Mike Hurlbert - 1146
26. 18-Johnny Benson - 1049
27. 65-Kenny Allen - 992
28. 30-Dennis Setzer - 850
29. 52-Ken Schrader - 828
30. 1-Mike Chase - 767
31. 64-Michael Dokken - 753
32. 61-Todd Bodine - 748
33. 88-Jerry Churchill - 715
34. 43-Rodney Combs - 660
35. 54-Steve McEachern - 613
36. 34-Ray Daniels - 543
37. 5-Terry Labonte - 515
38. 58-Wayne Jacks - 506
39. 06-Butch Gilliland - 501
40. 89-Troy Beebe - 491
41. Darrell Waltrip - 450
42. 74-Gary Collins - 440
43. Ron Esau - 427
44. 90-Kenny Wallace - 420
45. 28-Ernie Irvan - 408
46. 5-Roger Mears - 382
47. 55/88-Randy Churchill - 370
48. 0-Frank Davis - 368
49. 99-Pancho Carter - 349
50. 03-Tommy Archer - 325

External links

• SuperTruck Series Standings and Statistics for 1995
• Welcome to West Coast NASCAR Style Racing

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