List of NASCAR seasons
Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
Table:
Season

Races

Drivers' champion

Manufacturers' champion

1995

20

Mike Skinner

Chevrolet

1996

24

Ron Hornaday Jr.

Chevrolet

1997

26

Jack Sprague

Chevrolet

1998

27

Ron Hornaday Jr.

Chevrolet

1999

25

Jack Sprague

Ford

2000

24

Greg Biffle

Ford

2001

24

Jack Sprague

Dodge

2002

22

Mike Bliss

Chevrolet

2003

25

Travis Kvapil

Dodge

2004

25

Bobby Hamilton

Dodge

2005

25

Ted Musgrave

Chevrolet

2006

25

Todd Bodine

Toyota

2007

25

Ron Hornaday Jr.

Toyota

2008

25

Johnny Benson Jr.

Toyota

2009

25

Ron Hornaday Jr.

Toyota

2010

25

Todd Bodine

Toyota

2011

25

Austin Dillon

Chevrolet

2012

22

James Buescher

Chevrolet

2013

22

Matt Crafton

Toyota

2014

22

Matt Crafton

Toyota

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The 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman 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 .
Michael Skinner ( born June 28 , 1957 ) is an American former stock car racing driver . He has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series , Busch Series and Camping World Truck Series . He has most recently driven the No . 98 Ford Fusion for Phil Parsons Racing in the Cup Series . He is the father of former NASCAR drivers Jamie Skinner and Dustin Skinner . He was born in Susanville , California . Skinner starred as the test driver for the first series of The Grand Tour . He was known as The American , in humorous contrast to the main presenters , who are British .
Chevrolet ( /ˌʃɛvrəˈleɪ/ SHEV-rə-LAY ) , colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company , is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors ( GM ) . Louis Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant started the company on November 3 , 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company . Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2 , 1918 and propelled himself back to the GM presidency . After Durant 's second ousting in 1919 , Alfred Sloan , with his maxim a car for every purse and purpose , would pick the Chevrolet brand to become the volume leader in the General Motors family , selling mainstream vehicles to compete with Henry Ford 's Model T in 1919 and overtaking Ford as the best-selling car in the United States by 1929 . Chevrolet-branded vehicles are sold in most automotive markets worldwide . In Oceania , Chevrolet is represented by Holden Special Vehicles , having returned to the region in 2018 after a 50-year absence with the launching of the Camaro and Silverado pickup truck ( HSV was partially and formerly owned by GM subsidiary Holden , which GM is retiring in 2020 ) . In 2005 , Chevrolet was relaunched in Europe , primarily selling vehicles built by GM Daewoo of South Korea with the tagline Daewoo has grown up enough to become Chevrolet , a move rooted in General Motors ' attempt to build a global brand around Chevrolet . With the reintroduction of Chevrolet to Europe , GM intended Chevrolet to be a mainstream value brand , while GM 's traditional European standard-bearers , Opel of Germany , and Vauxhall of United Kingdom would be moved upmarket . However , GM reversed this move in late 2013 , announcing that the brand would be withdrawn from Europe , with the exception of the Camaro and Corvette in 2016 . Chevrolet vehicles will continue to be marketed in the CIS states , including Russia . After General Motors fully acquired GM Daewoo in 2011 to create GM Korea , the last usage of the Daewoo automotive brand was discontinued in its native South Korea and succeeded by Chevrolet . In North America , Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles , from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks .
The 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the second season of the Craftsman Truck Series , the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States . Ron Hornaday of Dale Earnhardt , Inc. won the championship . ESPN and TNN broadcast eight races each . CBS carried five races while TBS aired three races .
Ronald Lee Hornaday Jr. ( born June 20 , 1958 ) is an American former professional stock car racing driver . He is the father of former NASCAR driver Ronnie Hornaday , and son of the late Ron Hornaday Sr. , a two-time Winston West Champion . Hornaday is a four-time champion in the Camping World Truck Series , his most recent coming in 2009 . He was a long-time driver in NASCAR 's Winston West Series , and is a Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion . He was noticed by Dale Earnhardt while participating in the NASCAR Winter Heat on TNN .
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Jack Sprague ( born August 8 , 1964 ) is an American former racing driver who has competed in all of NASCAR 's three top divisions , most notably in the Craftsman Truck Series , where he won series championships in 1997 , 1999 and 2001 .
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The 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the fifth season of the Craftsman Truck Series , the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States . Jack Sprague of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned champion . See also : 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series , 1999 NASCAR Busch Series
Ford Motor Company , commonly known as Ford , is an American multinational automaker that has its main headquarters in Dearborn , Michigan , a suburb of Detroit . It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16 , 1903 . The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand , and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand . Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller , an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in Jiangling Motors . It also has joint-ventures in China ( Changan Ford ) , Taiwan ( Ford Lio Ho ) , Thailand ( AutoAlliance Thailand ) , Turkey ( Ford Otosan ) , and Russia ( Ford Sollers ) . The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family ; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power . Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines ; by 1914 , these methods were known around the world as Fordism . Ford 's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover , acquired in 1989 and 2000 respectively , were sold to the Indian automaker Tata Motors in March 2008 . Ford owned the Swedish automaker Volvo from 1999 to 2010 . In 2011 , Ford discontinued the Mercury brand , under which it had marketed entry-level luxury cars in the United States , Canada , Mexico , and the Middle East since 1938 . Ford is the second-largest U.S.-based automaker ( behind General Motors ) and the fifth-largest in the world ( behind Toyota , VW , Hyundai-Kia and General Motors ) based on 2015 vehicle production . At the end of 2010 , Ford was the fifth largest automaker in Europe .
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Gregory Jack Biffle ( born December 23 , 1969 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . He currently competes part-time in the Stadium Super Trucks in the Continental Tire truck , and part time in the 24 Hours of LeMans . After racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series in the mid-1990s , he was recommended to Jack Roush by former announcer Benny Parsons . With Roush Racing , he was the 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year . He won the 2000 Craftsman Truck championship . He reprised this progression in the NASCAR Busch Series , winning the 2001 Rookie of the Year , immediately followed by winning the 2002 championship . Biffle drove in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush from 2003 until 2016 , winning 19 races in the No . 16 Ford . He currently is also an analyst for NBC Sports ' show NASCAR America . Biffle , who began his NASCAR career in 1995 , is the first of only three drivers that have won a championship in both the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series , and the sixth of only twenty-nine drivers to win a race in each of NASCAR 's three national series . Biffle returned to NASCAR in 2019 when he ran the 2019 SpeedyCash.com 400 for Kyle Busch Motorsports , where he won .
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Michael D. Bliss ( born April 5 , 1965 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . A journeyman NASCAR competitor and the 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion , he has run in all three national series .
The 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season was the ninth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States . The season included twenty-five races , beginning with the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . Steve Coulter won the Owners ' Championship , while Travis Kvapil won the Drivers ' Championship during the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway . Dodge won the Manufacturers ' Championship with 179 points .
Travis Wade Kvapil ( /ˈkwɔːpəl/ KWAW-pəl ; born March 1 , 1976 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series , driving the No . 1 Chevrolet Silverado for Beaver Motorsports . He was the 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion .
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Charles Robert Hamilton Sr. ( May 29 , 1957 - January 7 , 2007 ) was an American stock car racing driver . A driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship , Hamilton owned Bobby Hamilton Racing . Hamilton 's son , Bobby Hamilton Jr. , was also a NASCAR driver . Hamilton may be best remembered for two of his Winston Cup Series wins . His first career victory at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix was the first win for the No . 43 Petty car since Richard Petty 's last win in 1984 . He also had a memorable win at the Talladega 500 in April 2001 driving the No . 55 car for owner Andy Petree . The entire 500-mile race was run caution-free and was under intense scrutiny from both NASCAR and the media at large , being the first superspeedway race run since the death of Dale Earnhardt at the 2001 Daytona 500 two months earlier . A physically and mentally exhausted Hamilton slumped to the ground after exiting his car and was given oxygen from a tank before giving the standard post-race Victory Lane interview while sitting on the ground , leaning against the drivers door .
The 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the eleventh season of the Craftsman Truck Series , the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States . Ted Musgrave of Ultra Motorsports was crowned the season 's champion . A rule change affected the qualification process in 2005 . The top 30 teams in the owners ' standings at the end of the 2004 season saw their drivers qualify automatically for the first four races of the season , provided they attempted all races in the previous year . However , only 29 teams met the criteria , so at the start of the season , one additional spot was available for the remaining teams on the entry list . After the fourth race , current standings were used to determine the teams guaranteed to have their drivers in the field .
Theodore Musgrave ( born December 18 , 1955 ) is an American former race car driver .
The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the twelfth season of the Craftsman Truck Series , the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States . It was contested over twenty-five races , beginning with the GM Flex Fuel 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . Todd Bodine of Germain Racing won the drivers ' championship .
Todd Bodine ( born February 27 , 1964 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoffrey and Brett Bodine . Bodine is known for his bald head , which has given him the nickname The Onion .
Toyota Motor Corporation ( Japanese : トヨタ自動車株式会社 , Hepburn : Toyota Jidōsha KK , IPA : [ toꜜjota ] , English : /tɔɪˈoʊtə/ ) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota , Aichi , Japan . In 2017 , Toyota 's corporate structure consisted of 364,445 employees worldwide and , as of December 2019 [ update ] , was the tenth-largest company in the world by revenue . Toyota is the second largest automobile manufacturer in the world , behind Volkswagen , based on 2018 unit sales . Toyota was the world 's first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10 million vehicles per year , which it has done since 2012 , when it also reported the production of its 200-millionth vehicle . As of July 2014 [ update ] , Toyota was the largest listed company in Japan by market capitalization ( worth more than twice as much as number 2-ranked SoftBank ) and by revenue . Toyota is the global market leader in sales of hybrid electric vehicles , and one of the largest companies to encourage the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles across the globe . Toyota is also a market leader in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles . Cumulative global sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid passenger car models achieved the 10 million milestone in January 2017 . Its Prius family is the world 's top-selling hybrid nameplate with over 6 million units sold worldwide as of January 2017 [ update ] . The company was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 , as a spinoff from his father 's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles . Three years earlier , in 1934 , while still a department of Toyota Industries , it created its first product , the Type A engine , and its first passenger car in 1936 , the Toyota AA . Toyota Motor Corporation produces vehicles under five brands , including the Toyota brand , Hino , Lexus , Ranz , and Daihatsu .
The 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season was the thirteenth season of the third highest stock car racing series in North America . Sanctioned by NASCAR , the season began on February 16 , 2007 , at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250 , and ended on November 16 , 2007 , with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . Ron Hornaday , Jr. of Kevin Harvick Incorporated was crowned champion .
The 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the fourteenth season of the Craftsman Truck Series , the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States . It was contested over twenty-five races , beginning with the Chevy Silverado HD 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . Johnny Benson of Bill Davis Racing was crowned champion . The season was also the last under the Craftsman sponsorship banner . Sears Holdings Corporation , the owners of the Craftsman brand name of tools , withdrew sponsorship at the end of the season . On October 23 , NASCAR officials confirmed that Camping World would become the title sponsor beginning with the 2009 season .
Jonathan Benson Jr. ( born June 27 , 1963 ) is an American retired stock car racing driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Sr. Benson has raced across NASCAR 's three national series ( Cup , Busch , Truck ) , and his career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship , the 1995 NASCAR Busch Series championship , the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award , and the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship . Benson , who began his NASCAR career in 1993 , is the second of only three drivers that have won a championship in both the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series , and the seventeenth of only twenty-seven drivers to win a race in each of NASCAR 's three national series .
The 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the fifteenth season of the Camping World Truck Series , the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States . It was contested over twenty-five races , beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . The season was the first under the Camping World sponsorship banner . Camping World , announced on October 23 , 2008 , that they would sponsor the series for the next seven seasons . Ron Hornaday won and clinched the championship for Kevin Harvick Incorporated at Phoenix , one race early .
The 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season was the sixteenth season of the third highest stock car racing series in the United States . Beginning at Daytona International Speedway , the season included twenty-five races , which ended with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . During the 2009 off season , NASCAR announced few calendar changes , returning to Darlington Raceway for the first time in six years . Kyle Busch Motorsports won the owners ' championship in their inaugural season , while Todd Bodine won the drivers ' championship during the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway , one race before the final . Toyota won the manufacturers ' championship with 193 points .
The 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season was the seventeenth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States . The season included twenty-five races , beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . During the 2010 season , NASCAR announced a few notable calendar changes , including a race addition at Kentucky Speedway and the removal of Gateway International Raceway from the schedule . DeLana Harvick won the owners ' championship , while Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing won the drivers ' championship with a tenth-place finish at the final race of the season . Chevrolet won the manufacturers ' championship with 193 points .
Austin R. Dillon ( born April 27 , 1990 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . He is the son of former driver and RCR general manager Mike Dillon , older brother of Ty Dillon and grandson of Richard Childress . He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series , driving the No . 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Richard Childress Racing , and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series , driving the No . 21 Chevrolet Camaro for Richard Childress Racing . After winning NASCAR Rookie of the Year in the Truck Series in 2010 , Dillon won the Truck Series championship in 2011 , and later the Nationwide Series championship in 2013 , also one year after his Rookie of the Year title in 2012 . He holds the record for most consecutive poles in the Nationwide Series with four . He is also the winner of the 2018 Daytona 500 , where he won in overtime . He is nicknamed The Ace , a moniker he received from his mother .
The 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season was the eighteenth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States . The season was contested over twenty-two races , beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . NASCAR announced some changes , including the removal of New Hampshire Motor Speedway , Nashville Superspeedway , and Lucas Oil Raceway from the schedule , and moving the Phoenix race back to its traditional fall date . In addition , Rockingham Speedway was added to the schedule , the first NASCAR has raced at Rockingham since 2004.James Buescher of Turner Motorsports claimed his first championship with a 13th-place finish in the season finale . Chevrolet won the Manufacturer 's Championship with 166 points and 12 wins .
James Buescher ( born March 26 , 1990 ) is a former American professional stock car racing driver , and the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion . In 2015 , Buescher left NASCAR to pursue a career in the Real Estate business . Buescher currently owns and operates his own Real Estate business , Buescher Realty LLC . Currently he has no plans of returning to NASCAR . He is the cousin of 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Chris Buescher .
The 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the nineteenth season of the Camping World Truck Series , the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America . The season was contested over twenty-two races , beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing claimed his first championship with only one finish outside the top twenty and by completing every lap of the season . Toyota won the year 's Manufacturers ' Championship , while Kyle Busch Motorsports won the Owners ' Championship , with its No . 51 entry .
Matthew Justin Crafton ( born June 11 , 1976 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . A three-time champion of the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series ( 2013 , 2014 , 2019 ) , he currently races full-time in the series , in which he drives the No . 88 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing .
The 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 20th season of the Camping World Truck Series , the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America . The season was contested over twenty-two races , beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . Toyota entered as the reigning Manufacturers ' Champion , while Matt Crafton entered as the defending Drivers ' Champion , and ended the season with his second consecutive title .