1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series

Mike Skinner (seen in 2011), the inaugural Truck Series champion

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.

Prior to and after the season, NASCAR conducted seven exhibition races.

This was the first year that Dodge ran in NASCAR in any capacity since 1985.

Teams and drivers

Team	Manufacturer	No.	Race Driver	Crew Chief	Rounds
AAG Racing	Chevrolet	65	Frank Kimmel		1
			Kirk Shelmerdine		1
			Kenny Allen		11
A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Ford	41	A. J. Foyt		1
Akins-Sutton Motorsports	Ford	38	Sammy Swindell	Roland Wlodyka	Full
Archer Racing	Ford	03	Tommy Archer		3
Bobby Allison Motorsports	Ford	32	Derrike Cope		1
Borneman Motorsports	Chevrolet	8	John Borneman		1
Brevak Racing	Ford	4	Bob Brevak		5
		34			6
			Ray Daniels		6
		42	Bob Brevak		1
Bunce Engineering	Chevrolet	63	Ron Esau		2
Collins Motorsports	Chevrolet	74	Gary Collins		4
Cone Racing	Chevrolet	22	Todd Massey		3
Combs Racing	Chevrolet	05	Rodney Combs Jr.		3
Chesrown Racing	Chevrolet	6	Rick Carelli	Joe Garone	Full
		62	Mike Chase		1
Churchill Motorsports	Ford	55	Randy Churchill		1
		88	Jerry Churchill		7
			Randy Churchill		2
			Freddie Query		1
Clark Racing	Chevrolet	23	T. J. Clark		13
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	16	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Doug Richert	Full
		76	Dennis Dyer		1
			David Green		1
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	Chevrolet	17	Darrell Waltrip		3
Decuir Racing	Chevrolet	10	Troy Beebe		1
			Stan Fox		2
			Dennis Wooldridge		3
			Steve Darne		1
			Garrett Evans		2
Dokken Racing	Chevrolet	64	Michael Dokken		9
Doran Racing	Chevrolet	77	Gary St. Amant		2
Jimmy Dick Racing	Chevrolet	79	Jimmy Dick		3
Earl Barban Racing	Ford	90	Kenny Wallace		3
Enerjetix Motorsports	Chevrolet	99	Pancho Carter		3
			Gary Herrin		1
Flores Racing	Chevrolet	57	Bob Walker		2
Genzman Racing	Ford	48	Andy Genzman		2
Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	7	Geoff Bodine	Dave Rezendes	10
			Dave Rezendes		10
		07			1
			Barry Bodine		1
Gigliotti Racing	Chevrolet	82	Lou Gigliotti		1
Glanville Motorsports	Ford	81	Jerry Glanville		15
Grier Lackey Motorsports	Dodge	30	Joe Bessey		1
			Mark Gibson		2
			Jimmy Hensley		3
			Dennis Setzer		5
Griffin Racing	Chevrolet	31	Jack Sprague		13
Hansen Racing	Ford	53	Scott Hansen		1
Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	5	Terry Labonte		3
			Roger Mears		1
		24	Scott Lagasse	Dennis Conner	Full
		25	Roger Mears		3
			Rick Hendrick		1
			Jack Sprague		7
Irvan-Simo Racing	Ford	4	Boris Said		1
		28	Ernie Irvan		4
		84	Joe Ruttman	Sammy Houston	Full
		94	Mark Simo		1
Jacks Racing	Chevrolet	58	Wayne Jacks		5
Joe Bessey Racing	Chevrolet	9	Joe Bessey		1
Jones Racing	Chevrolet	09	Bob Jones		2
K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge	29	Bob Keselowski	Ron Keselowski	16
Ken Schrader Racing	Chevrolet	52	Ken Schrader	Tim Kohuth	7
			Ron Esau		1
			Darrell Waltrip		1
Kevin Harvick, Inc.	Chevrolet	72	Kevin Harvick	Mike Harvick	2
L&M Racing	Chevrolet	83	Steve Portenga	Rob Dehoney	18
Liberty Racing	Ford	98	Butch Miller	Gary Showalter	Full
MacDonald Motorsports	Chevrolet	71	Kenji Momota		2
MB Motorsports	Ford	26	Tony Roper		3
			Andy Brass		1
			Mike Wallace		1
McEachern Motorsports	Chevrolet	54	Steve McEachern		5
NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	87	John Nemechek		15
Nooner Racing	Ford	15	Tim Nooner		2
Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	43	Rodney Combs	Bob Johnson	5
Redding Motorsports	Chevrolet	89	John Nemechek		1
			Troy Beebe		4
			Bugs Hairfield		1
			Dennis Setzer		3
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	3	Mike Skinner	Rich Burgess	Full
		31	Bill Cooper		1
			Dave Marcis		1
Roehrig Motorsports	Chevrolet	18	Johnny Benson		8
			Davy Jones		1
			Wally Dallenbach Jr.		1
Rosenblum Racing	Chevrolet	51	Kerry Teague		12
Roush Racing	Ford	61	Ted Musgrave		1
			Todd Bodine		5
RPM Racing	Ford	11	Mike Hurlbert		12
			Chad Little		3
Sadler Racing	Chevrolet	00	Hermie Sadler		2
Sellers Motorsports	Ford	78	Dirk Stephens		1
Serrano Racing	Chevrolet	40	Carlos Serrano		3
Spears Motorsports	Chevrolet	75	Bill Sedgwick	Dan Press	Full
Strait Racing	Ford	37	Bob Strait		18
Stroppe Motorsports	Ford	14	John Kinder		12
Tallas Racing	Chevrolet	70	G. T. Tallas		3
Ultra Motorsports	Ford	06	Butch Gilliland		5
		08	Mike Bliss		7
			John Borneman		1
		2	Dave Ashley		1
			Mike Bliss	Barry Dodson	12
		12	Bob Strait		1
			Dave Smith		1
Venable Racing	Ford	21	Tobey Butler		Full
Venturini Motorsports	Chevrolet	35	Bill Venturini		2
Vestar Motorsports	Chevrolet	0	Frank Davis		5
		1	P. J. Jones	Leon Ruther	13
			Mike Chase		7
		01	Gary Lloyd		2
			Ricky Johnson		1
			Andy Hillenburg		1
Walker Evans Racing	Dodge	20	Walker Evans		18
		26	Ron Esau		1
		28			1
Winslow Racing	Chevrolet	68	Ernest Winslow	Ronnie Riddle	3

Schedule

The 1995 SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman schedule consisted of twenty races, at eighteen tracks in fifteen states.^[1] In addition, an exhibition race was run following the end of the season at the Homestead-Miami Speedway as a demonstration of the trucks' suitability for larger racetracks.^[2]

No.	Race Title	Track	Date	Network
1	Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale	February 5	TNN
2	Racing Champions 200	Tucson Raceway Park, Tucson	April 8	ESPN
3	Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200	Saugus Speedway, Saugus	April 15	TNN
4	Ford Credit 125	Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield	April 22	ABC
5	Maxx Race Cards 200	Portland Speedway, Portland	May 5	TNN
6	Jerr Dan/Nelson 150	Evergreen Speedway, Monroe	May 13	TNN
7	Western Auto 200	I-70 Speedway, Odessa	May 27	TNN
8	Ford Credit 200	Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville	June 3	ESPN
9	Pizza Plus 150	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	June 23	ESPN
10	Sears Auto Center 125	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis	July 1	CBS
11	Total Petroleum 200	Colorado National Speedway, Erie	July 15	CBS
12	Heartland Tailgate 175	Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka	July 29	TNN
13	Action Packed Racing Cards 150	Indianapolis Raceway Park, Clermont	August 3	ESPN
14	Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 150	Flemington Speedway, Flemington	August 19	TNN
15	Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 7	ESPN
16	Goody's 150	Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville	September 25	ESPN
17	Lowe's 150	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	September 30	ESPN
18	Subway 100	Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma	October 7	TNN
19	Spears Manufacturing 200	Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield	October 15	TNN
20	GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale	October 28	TNN
	NASCAR Supertruck 25	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	November 4	TBS

Season summary

The Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic, the first SuperTruck race to be run, was an 80-lap race held February 5 at Phoenix International Raceway. The second race of the year at Tucson Raceway Park was the first Truck race to have a green–white–checker finish. Mike Skinner led the Maxx Race Cards 200 at Portland Speedway from flag to flag (all 200 laps), while the No. 58 of Wayne Jacks rolled over after hitting a large tractor tire that separated pit road from the race track. In the Total Petroleum 200 at Colorado National Speedway, the margin of victory by Butch Miller over Mike Skinner was officially .001 of a second. Replays during the telecast on CBS showed a virtual dead heat between Miller and Skinner at the checkered flag. In the following race at Heartland Park Topeka, the No. 51 of Kerry Teague was injured in a crash on lap 9 after the throttle hung on his Chevrolet. His truck then spun driver's side first into the wall, making the truck slightly airborne. Teague was airlifted to a local hospital for precautionary reasons. At Indianapolis Raceway Park in the Action Packed Racing Cards 150, on the last lap of the race, the No. 77 of Gary St. Amant (who finished 11th) spun out off of turn 2 and hit a light pole in the infield, knocking out a cluster of lights in the process. The same exact lights were knocked out the next evening during the Busch Grand National race by Chris Diamond; Mike Skinner lead flag to flag again (all 150 laps). The Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 150 at Flemington Speedway saw the race was lengthened to 151 laps due to a green–white–checker finish; the race was Jack Sprague's debut for Hendrick Motorsports.

The Lowe's 150 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on September 30 saw the Truck debut of Ernie Irvan, who had been out of racing for over a year because of critical injuries suffered in practice for the 1994 GM Goodwrench 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Irvan qualified his No. 28 on the outside pole and led 24 laps. However, his truck was unable to answer the call after the halftime break and was credited with a 30th-place finish. The next day, Irvan made his comeback to the Winston Cup Series in a second Texaco/Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing, the No. 88. In the following race at Sears Point Raceway, Ray Daniels in the No. 34 truck flipped out of the course coming to rest on the tire wall after hitting the tires coming out of Turn 10. Daniels was uninjured. Ron Hornaday Jr. led all 40 laps en route to the win.

Results and standings

Races

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Winning manufacturer
1	Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet
2	Racing Champions 200	Mike Skinner	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Chevrolet
3	Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet
4	Ford Credit 125	Mike Skinner	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Chevrolet
5	Maxx Race Cards 200	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet
6	Jerr Dan/Nelson 150	Mike Skinner Steve Portenga*	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Chevrolet
7	Western Auto 200	Ron Hornaday Jr.**	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet
8	Ford Credit 200	Mike Skinner Jack Sprague*	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet
9	Pizza Plus 150	Mike Skinner	Sammy Swindell	Joe Ruttman	Ford
10	Sears Auto Center 125	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet
11	Total Petroleum 200	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Butch Miller	Ford
12	Heartland Tailgate 175	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Chevrolet
13	Action Packed Racing Cards 150	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet
14	Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 150	Joe Ruttman	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Chevrolet
15	Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout	Terry Labonte	Geoff Bodine	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet
16	Goody's 150	Mike Skinner**	Mike Skinner	Joe Ruttman	Ford
17	Lowe's 150	Mike Skinner	Geoff Bodine	Mike Bliss	Ford
18	Subway 100	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Chevrolet
19	Spears Manufacturing 200	Bill Sedgwick	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet
20	GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200	Jack Sprague	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet
	NASCAR Supertruck 25	Mike Skinner Jimmy Hensley*	Mike Skinner	Geoff Bodine	Ford
* - Qualifying was redrawn after time trials; second named driver actually started first. ** - No time trials due to rain

Driver standings

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

Pos. Driver Races Points PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 1 Mike Skinner 1* 27 5* 4 1* 4 1* 1* 20 1* 2 5 1* 3 3 2* 10 3 1 1* 3224 2 Joe Ruttman 8 4 13 8 2 2 4 2 1 6 6 2 6 7 4 1 6 12 5 8 3098 3 Ron Hornaday Jr. 9 1* 6 1* 9 1* 14 16 9 3 3* 1* 19 1* 15 13 5 1* 15* 5 2986 4 Butch Miller 7 9 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 18 1 8 12 14 35 25 2 7 6 22 2812 5 Jack Sprague 6 5 14 6 10 23 7 9 6 9 8 7 28 4 10 20 4 11 4 6 2740 6 Rick Carelli 24 3 9 12 8 8 6 5 23 4 7 11 3 2 12 29 12 15 11 11 2683 7 Bill Sedgwick 12 8 3 2 7 15 8 11 5 5 4 15 27 5 33 8 25 6 9 10 2681 8 Mike Bliss 14 19 3 5 5 13 7 14 13 27 9 7 6 9 7 1 8 2 12 2636 9 Scott Lagasse 11 6 17 9 21 14 12 21 8 14 14 12 5 25 36 16 9 4 7 13 2470 10 Tobey Butler 25 17 8 13 4 18 11 4 11 28 13 16 29 8 20 33 15 5 13 20 2358 11 Bob Strait 15 24 10 11 12 11 9 8 7 11 22 24 9 11 21 28 32 23 21 2182 12 Sammy Swindell 17 7 24 10 13 17 24 13 4* 12 26 21 33 10 17 36 24 10 32 39 2109 13 Steve Portenga 22 21 19 12 5 6 24 20 9 25 17 16 14 11 13 16 24 26 2048 14 Walker Evans 29 18 21 27 23 28 22 12 16 10 17 16 37 34 28 13 23 23 1744 15 Bob Keselowski 22 28 11 7 11 20 10 19 10 25 29 15 29 10 20 25 1742 16 John Nemechek 13 26 14 27 23 22 29 17 15 8 20 19 9 22 30 19 1674 17 P. J. Jones 16 2 16 14 17 6 20 12 16 23 11 22 31 1519 18 Jerry Glanville 27 14 19 DNQ 18 22 25 14 22 21 18 32 18 17 22 1482 19 Dave Rezendes 10 19 7 2 15 8 5 26 9 9 14 1453 20 Geoff Bodine 5 2 6 2 25 2* 15 3* 26 3 1436 21 T. J. Clark 32 23 DNQ 29 21 19 21 33 22 30 12 14 18 40 1235 22 Kerry Teague 19 13 20 17 25 19 17 13 27 23 30 22 1221 23 John Kinder 23 15 22 13 19 17 26 28 34 13 38 31 1183 24 Bob Brevak 18 18 24 24 20 20 12 23 17 DNQ 12 28 1182 25 Mike Hurlbert 26 16 DNQ DNQ 26 25 16 20 16 21 21 24 1146 26 Johnny Benson 10 7 2 11 3 DNQ 10 17 1049 27 Kenny Allen 15 20 31 13 23 26 24 DNQ 17 17 DNQ 992 28 Dennis Setzer 2 12 10 21 34 26 16 35 850 29 Ken Schrader 3 1 INJ 5 32 14 35 27 828 30 Mike Chase 27 24 28 18 19 19 28 16 767 31 Michael Dokken 21 18 26 15 DNQ 21 17 33 DNQ 753 32 Todd Bodine 4 6 6 7 8 748 33 Jerry Churchill 23 12 15 23 24 26 19 715 34 Rodney Combs 10 4 16 14 11 660 35 Steve McEachern 28 15 DNQ 18 26 19 DNQ 613 36 Ray Daniels 25 19 21 20 16 DNQ 543 37 Terry Labonte 2 3 1 515 38 Wayne Jacks 29 22 20 18 14 506 39 Butch Gilliland 31 26 7 29 13 501 40 Troy Beebe 30 25 12 25 16 491 41 Darrell Waltrip 6 8 35 21 450 42 Gary Collins 20 21 20 10 440 43 Ron Esau 9 26 29 20 DNQ 427 44 Kenny Wallace 4 8 15 420 45 Ernie Irvan DNQ 30 3 2 408 46 Roger Mears 21 16 24 29 382 47 Randy Churchill 15 10 15 370 48 Frank Davis 24 19 DNQ 23 DNQ 368 49 Pancho Carter DNQ 28 16 349 50 Tommy Archer 18 10 27 325 51 Jimmy Dick 17 18 22 318 52 Dennis Wooldridge 15 24 19 315 53 Hermie Sadler 13 5 279 54 Rodney Combs Jr. 18 31 23 273 55 Jimmy Hensley 25 18 30 270 56 Todd Massey 25 22 DNQ 249 57 Carlos Serrano 30 19 31 249 58 Mark Gibson 11 22 227 59 Ernest Winslow DNQ 26 DNQ 220 60 Tony Roper 22 DNQ 27 219 61 Bob Jones DNQ 27 213 62 Joe Bessey 4 38 209 63 Bob Walker 18 24 200 64 Gary St. Amant 11 31 200 65 Tim Nooner 28 14 200 66 G. T. Tallas 22 34 DNQ 186 67 Stan Fox 30 18 182 68 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 2 170 69 Chad Little 32 DNQ DNQ 162 70 Ted Musgrave 4 160 71 Dave Marcis 7 146 72 Derrike Cope 7 146 73 John Borneman 33 29 140 74 David Green 9 138 75 Mark Simo 14 121 76 Dirk Stephens 27 119 77 Gary Lloyd DNQ 31 119 78 Bill Venturini DNQ 34 116 79 Kirk Shelmerdine 17 112 80 Garrett Evans 36 36 110 81 A. J. Foyt 18 109 82 Kenji Momota DNQ 37 104 83 Lou Gigliotti 20 103 84 Kevin Harvick 27 DNQ 101 85 Gary Herrin 21 100 86 Andy Genzman DNQ DNQ 95 87 Frank Kimmel 23 94 88 Rick Hendrick 23 94 89 Andy Brass 23 94 90 Bugs Hairfield 24 91 91 Boris Said 24 91 92 Bill Cooper 25 88 93 Ricky Johnson 25 88 94 Dennis Dyer 26 85 95 Davy Jones 28 79 96 Mike Wallace 29 76 97 Dave Ashley 30 73 98 Barry Bodine 30 73 99 Steve Darne 32 67 100 Dave Smith 32 67 101 Andy Hillenburg 33 64 102 Freddie Query DNQ 40 103 Scott Hansen DNQ 3 Pos. Driver PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO Points Races

Key Color Result Gold Winner Silver Finished 2nd–5th Bronze Finished 6th–10th Green Finished 11th–20th Blue Finished 21st or worse Purple Did not finish (DNF) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Tan Withdrew From Race (Wth) White Qualified for another driver (QL) Qualified but replaced due to injury or incident (INQ) Relieved another driver (RL) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or by practice speeds. * – Most laps led. ^1 – Post entry, driver and owner did not score points. Note: DNQ data for this season is incomplete.

See also

• 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
• 1995 NASCAR Busch Series
• 1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races

References

1. "1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Schedule". Motorsport.com. May 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
2. O'Brien, David (November 5, 1995). "Breakthrough Truck Win Super For Bodine". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, FL. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

External links

• Craftsman Truck Series standings and statistics for 1995 - Racing-Reference.info