News By Topic: Truck Racing

NASCAR Trucks: Willy T. Ribbs 'at home' with Mesa Marin Raceway

Mar 13, 2001

March 13, 2001 Topics of Interest Maybe a New Home: Bakersfield, California is just three hours from Willy T. Ribbs's home in San Jose, CA. If any track will become his new home racetrack, it will be Mesa Marin Raceway. "It's definitely a home race," said Ribbs. "The track is just a few hours from my home, and there wi ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Series Standings, March 9, 2001

Mar 9, 2001

1. Scott Riggs, 335. 2. Ricky Hendrick, 330. 3. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Hamilton Will Have Pressure From Employees in Truck Race

Mar 7, 2001

MARTINSVILLE, VA. (March 7, 2001) – When Bobby Hamilton to returns to Martinsville Speedway to defend his Advance Auto Parts 250 championship, he won’t have to look very far for competition. In fact, he’ll find plenty of action from a couple of guys on his own payroll when the green flag falls on the ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Florida Dodge Dealers 400 Race Results, Homestead

Mar 5, 2001

HOMESTEAD, FL: Following are the race results for the Florida Dodge Dealers 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car model, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (3) Ted Musgrave, Dodge Ram, 167, $46,635. 2. (7) Travis Kvapil, Chev ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Ford Racing Craftsman Truck 400K Post-Race Quotes

Mar 5, 2001

LARRY GUNSELMAN-63-Waterloo Tool Storage Ford F-150 (finished 36th) - WHAT TOOK YOU OUT OF THE RACE? "We blew the freeze plug out of the radiator. I think we burned a head gasket and that caused the freeze plug to blow. We replaced the plug, but when we filled the radiator back up, it still blew water. That's going to ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Kvapil & 'Canned Heat' Silverado take 2nd in Miami

Mar 5, 2001

HOMESTEAD, Fla.-- Florida fans witnessed a repeat performance of Daytona's Craftsman Truck Series season-opening event today; only the names have changed. In today's 250-mile event on Homestead-Miami Speedway's 1.5-mile superspeedway, it was a Dodge in front and a Chevy Silverado rookie in second, as Travis Kvapil took ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Florida Dodge Dealers 400 Race Results, Homestead

Mar 4, 2001

HOMESTEAD, FL: Following are the race results for the Florida Dodge Dealers 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car model, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (3) Ted Musgrave, Dodge Ram, 167, $46,635. 2. (7) Travis Kvapil, Chev ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Hendrick 2nd; 6 Silverados in top 10 in Miami

Mar 4, 2001

RICKY HENDRICK, #17 GMAC/HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS CHEVY SILVERADO, was top Chevy Silverado qualifier today (second, 37.057/145.721), sandwiched between two Dodges (Scott Riggs and Joe Ruttman). HENDRICK: "We pulled it out for Chevrolet today. The guys did it. They designed this Silverado for this track. We haven't done a l ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Ford Racing Craftsman Truck 400K Qualifying Notes & Quotes

Mar 4, 2001

Craftsman Truck Series qualifying for Sunday's 250-mile race began at shortly after 11:00 a.m. today, and amid 80-degree temperatures and clear skies, 36 drivers circled the 1.5-mile Homestead Miami Speedway for their one-lap qualifying run. With a 36-truck field decided among 36 entries, none of the competitors were f ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Chevy Silverado Racing News; GM's SB2 V8 engine Q&A

Feb 28, 2001

(Feb. 28, 2001) -- This weekend's Florida Dodge Dealers 400K event, round 2 of 24 races of the 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, will see the series' debut of GM's SB2 V8 engine with the 12:1 compression ratio in the Chevy Silverados, the same powerplant as on the NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Grand National cars. Tea ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Willy T. Ribbs No. 8 Dodge Race Notes

Feb 28, 2001

Hoping for Better Luck: Willy T. Ribbs and his No. 8 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge will be looking to put Daytona's bad luck behind them and hopefully, record their first top ten finish of the year at the Homestead Miami Speedway. But this maybe a tall order because Ribbs has never raced at the south Florida speedway, no ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Ruttman looking for two in a row at Homestead

Feb 27, 2001

Looking for two in a row: Joe Ruttman and the No. 18 Bobby Hamilton Racing Team will be looking for two wins in a row when they take to the track on Sunday March, 4. Not only will they be looking for two wins in a row, but two poles in a row for both the 2001 season and at the Homestead Miami Speedway. Last year, Ruttm ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Six Silverados Place in Top 10 in Daytona

Feb 17, 2001

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With 28 lead changes among 12 drivers it was clear that the season-opening Craftsman Truck Series event at Daytona International Speedway was a race that every driver wanted to win and every fan wanted to watch. When the checkered flag fell after 104 eventful but otherwise safe laps, rookie Ricky ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Ford driver notes and quotes, Daytona post race

Feb 17, 2001

MICHAEL DOKKEN-31-Brevak Racing Ford F-150 - WHAT HAPPENED FROM YOUR VANTAGE POINT? "Everybody checked up in the front and hit the brakes, and got I into the back of somebody and somebody got into the back of me and turned me around. It was all over from there. I got piledrived by a few trucks from behind. We were earl ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Florida Dodge Dealers 250 Race Results, Daytona

Feb 17, 2001

1. (1) Joe Ruttman, Dodge, 104, $84,310. 2. (5) Ricky Hendrick, Chevy, 104, $52,150. 3. ... Continue reading