Pickup truck racing: Difference between revisions

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'''Pickup truck racing''' is a form of [[auto racing]] which involves modified versions of [[pickup truck]]s on [[ListRace of motor racing trackstrack|racing circuits]], mostly [[Oval track racing|oval tracks]]. Race pickup trucks are mechanically similar to [[coupé]]-shaped [[Stock car racing|stock cars]], with the main difference being the more boxy shape of the cab, which does not have as good aerodynamics as stock cars.

The concept of pickup truck racing started in 1983 when former NASCAR driver [[Buck Baker]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Creek|first=Lee|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19830617&id=4McsAAAAIBAJ&pg=2479,516429&hl=en|title=New sport unveiled: Pickup truck racing|newspaper=[[Star-News]]|date=June 17, 1983|access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19830617&id=IJEiAAAAIBAJ&pg=5157,7733613|title=Baker: race results exceed expectations|newspaper=[[The Sumter Daily Item]]|date=June 17, 1983|access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref> established the [[National Pickup Truck Racing Association]] to help [[Buck Baker Driving School]] graduates start their careers. The series, which did not plan to have a points system, had a ten-race schedule planned with intentions to sell the series to NASCAR. The trucks were built with a [[1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] car base; the four-barrel Cup Series [[carburetor]]s were reduced to two to decrease speeds. The series began to increase in popularity, and the schedule was increased to eleven races. After the season ended, Baker's attempted sale of the series to NASCAR was denied, and was sold to [[Dick Moroso]], with the series being rebranded the [[Moroso Performance All-Pro Pickup Truck Series]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Nickerson|first=Alex|url=http://racersreunion.com/the-original-truck-series/|title=The Original Truck Series|publisher=Racers Reunion|date=August 4, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024523/http://racersreunion.com/the-original-truck-series/|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1991, [[SCORE International]] racers [[Dick Landfield]], [[Jimmy Smith (racing driver)|Jimmy Smith]], [[Jim Venable]] and [[Frank "Scoop" Vessels]] unveiled plans to create a pickup truck series for NASCAR. Three years later, the trucks were unveiled at the [[1994 Daytona 500]], and officially created as the SuperTruck Series.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rockne|first=Dick|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950508&slug=2119918|title=Trucks Pick Up Fans, Sponsors|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=May 8, 1995|access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> After hosting seven exhibition races,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadandtrack.com/?section_id=21&crashnet_id=23027 | title = Press Snoop: NASCAR Truck Series facts. | work = [[Road & Track]] magazine | access-date = 2007-12-14 | date = February 25, 2005 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081011063234/http://www.roadandtrack.com/?section_id=21&crashnet_id=23027 |archive-date=October 11, 2008}}</ref> the series held its first season in 1995. The series, now known as the [[NASCAR Camping WorldCraftsman Truck Series]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campingworld.com/news/index.cfm?pr_id=1100|title=Camping World to be Title Sponsor for NASCAR Truck Series|work=[[Camping World]]|access-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623082647/http://www.campingworld.com/news/index.cfm?pr_id=1100|archive-date=June 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> is one of three national series sanctioned by NASCAR (besides the [[NASCAR Cup Series|Cup Series]] and [[NASCAR Xfinity Series|Xfinity Series]]).<ref>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=Mark|author-link1=Mark Martin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VagwuPZySU4C&q=nascar++series+ladder&pg=PT51|title=NASCAR For Dummies|publisher=[[International Data Group]]|date=2007|isbn=9780470480571|access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref>

**[[Mikel'sNASCAR TrucksCraftsman Truck Series]] (2017-present1995–present)

** [[V8 Utes]] (2001-20172001–2017)

** [[SuperUtes Series]] (2018-present2018–present)

*New Zealand:
** [[SsangYong Racing Series]]

** [[Pick-UpThailand RacingSuper Series]] (2001–20092013–present)