News By Topic: Truck Racing

NASCAR Trucks: Terry Cook Interview: A banner year with new team

Sep 26, 2001

September 26, 2001 Terry Cook has had a banner year in his first season with veteran owners Bob and Kay Keselowski. The six-year Craftsman Truck Series veteran captured his third career pole at Nazareth in August and currently sits seventh in the point standings, poised for his first top-10 points finish. The one thing ... Continue reading

ARCA Trucks: Slaughter seals second championship; Guinn grabs Flat Rock win

Sep 25, 2001

September 25, 2001 A fourth place finish at Flat Rock Speedway this past Saturday night was enough for 2000 ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series champion Robbin Slaughter to capture the title again, for the second consecutive year. The Columbus, Ohio driver’s third-place qualifying effort and top-five finish were a ... Continue reading

CORR: Toyota's Kincaid wins second consecutive championship

Sep 25, 2001

September 25, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. - Toyota powered off-road racer Jeff Kincaid clinched his second-straight Pro-Lite class championship at the season-ending Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) event in Topeka, Kan., Sept. 22-23. Kincaid, Argonne, Wis., cruised to a third-place finish on Sunday in his Forest County Potawa ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: After scheduled weekend off, Biffle ready for return

Sep 20, 2001

September 20, 2001 After a scheduled weekend off, the Busch Series competitors head back into action this week at the one-mile Dover Downs International Speedway. The week didn't pass, however, without any news on the Busch Series front, as NASCAR announced on Wednesday that Greg Biffle would be fined $15,000 and penal ... Continue reading

ARCA Trucks: Witman tames Toledo, wins second straight race

Sep 18, 2001

September 18, 2001 TOLEDO, OHIO –ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series veteran Johnny Witham posted his third feature win this season and second consecutive victory on Saturday at the newly-paved half-mile oval of Toledo Speedway. It was a perfect day for the Hamilton, Ohio driver, as he scored the Old Milwaukee Pole ... Continue reading

ARCA Trucks: Lincoln Welders Race Results, Toledo

Sep 17, 2001

September 16, 2001 2001 ARCA LINCOLN WELDERS TRUCK SERIES EVENT #11 Toledo Speedway, Toledo OH, 9-15-01 Official Results FIN STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 1 5 Johnny Witham/Hamilton OH West Park Food Distributors Ford 50 Running 2 3 55 Jack Weethee/Grove City OH Weethee Builders-Amerihost Inns-Den's ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Ruttman Working Hard to Get Back Into the Top Five

Sep 11, 2001

September 11, 2001 It has been four races since the Joe Ruttman Dana Racing Team have recorded a top five finish, and they would like nothing more than to break that streak at Texas. "We've had some trouble over the last few weeks, but still managed to get decent finishes," said Ruttman. "Unfortunately, decent won't ge ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Setzer, Sprague take front row at Richmond

Sep 6, 2001

September 6, 2001 Dennis Setzer claimed his second pole position of the season in his Chevy Silverado, and Jack Sprague was close behind, making it an all-Chevy Silverado front row for the fourth time this year: Kentucky: Jack Sprague and Ricky Hendrick Kansas City: Dennis Setzer, Ricky Hendrick Darllington: Jack Sprag ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Another week, another test for Ribbs at Richmond

Sep 5, 2001

September 5, 2001 Earlier in the year, the state of Virginia was not very kind to Willy T. Ribbs when he missed the fourth race of the year at Martinsville, Virginia. Ribbs is hoping that his luck and experence improves at Richmond. “I hope we have a little better trip to Virginia this time around than we did ear ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Hamilton one of many big guns to run at Richmond

Sep 5, 2001

September 5, 2001 With many teams arriving in Richmond for a one-race deal with either a Winston Cup driver or a past Truck Series winner, it became an easy choice for Bobby Hamilton to make the Kroger 200 one of his races for Dana Corporation. Every year, Hamilton is required to make five starts in the No. 4 Dana Dodg ... Continue reading

ARCA Trucks: Weethee earns first ever ARCA win at Illiana

Sep 4, 2001

September 4, 2001 SCHERERVILLE, INDIANA-- Patience was a virtue for seasoned veteran Jack Weethee, as he earned his first ever ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series victory this weekend at Illiana Motor Speedway, dominating the field and leading the last 24 laps of the 100-lap feature. “I passed five trucks and took ... Continue reading

CORR: BorgWarner World Championships at Crandon International Off Road Raceway

Aug 30, 2001

August 30, 2001 WHAT TO LOOK FOR AT CRANDON: GREAVES "SHOOTS" FOR WIN IN BORG WARNER SHOOTOUT - Local Wisconsin off-road racer Johnny Greaves will line up his Forest County Potawatomi Toyota Tundra 4x4 for the first time in the legendary BorgWarner Shootout this weekend at Crandon. Greaves, DePere, Wis., finished third ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Elliott Sadler to drive Motorcraft F 150 at Richmond

Aug 29, 2001

August 29, 2001 DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 28, 2001 - Elliott Sadler and Motorcraft will team up in Richmond, Va., for two races next week. Sadler will drive the #84 Long Brothers Racing F-150, carrying the familiar Motorcraft paint scheme in the Kroger 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond International Speedw ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: 'Like a Rock' Award Update

Aug 28, 2001

August 28, 2001 RICHMOND, Va.: Despite a rare 24th-place finish, 35 laps down, for Travis Kvapil at the Chevy Silverado 200 at Nazareth Speedway last Sunday, after 18 races of the 24-race 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Addington Racing and rookie Kvapil, with 3211 of a possible 3280 laps completed in the No. 60 Ca ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Sprague takes third in Chevy Silverado 200; Biffle wins in a Ford

Aug 27, 2001

August 27, 2001 Jack Sprague did all he could to put a Silverado into the winner's circle at the Chevy Silverado 200, but he couldn't chase down two Fords, which clearly had the edge on this one-mile track. Sprague's last chance to taste victory came on lap 198 of the 200-lap race, after he, in third, and fourth-place ... Continue reading