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Article: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. .(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
- Article from:
- Popular Mechanics
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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Truck racing? You betcha! What could be more exciting, or more American, than three dozen brightly-painted pickup trucks hammering grille to tailgate around a high-speed oval track. Over 50 percent of the new vehicle market in the United States is for light trucks rather than cars. If people are buying trucks, why not race trucks? Good ideal
NASCAR started the CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES in 1995. It's been a brilliant success. Though they look like Chew, Ford or Dodge pickups, the race vehicles are pretty much NASCAR Winston Cup race cars fitted with a truck body rather than that off a Monte Carlo or Taurus. A race truck weighs 3400 lbs., has a 112 inch wheelbase and ...