NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race

For the spring Truck Series race at Phoenix, see Call 811 Before You Dig 200.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenuePhoenix Raceway
LocationAvondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsorNone
First race1995 (1995)
Distance150 miles (241.402 km)
Laps150[1]
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 60
Previous namesSkoal Bandit Copper World Classic 1st (1995)
GM Goodwrench / Delco Battery 200 2nd (1995)
Chevy Desert Star Classic 1st (1996)–1st (1997)
GM Goodwrench / AC Delco 300 2nd (1996)
GM Goodwrench / Delco 300 2nd (1997)
Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 1st (1998), (1999–2000)
GM Goodwrench Service Plus / AC Delco 300 2nd (1998)
Chevy Silverado 150 (2001–2003, 2005)
Chevy Silverado 150 Presented by Valley Chevy Dealers (2004)
Casino Arizona 150 (2006–2007)
Lucas Oil 150 (2008–2022)
Craftsman 150 (2023)
Most wins (driver)Kevin Harvick (4)
Most wins (team)Kyle Busch Motorsports (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (18)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns4

Pickup truck races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has been held at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona during the fall since 1995. The 150-lap, 1 mile (1.6 km) race is known as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race. The race has been the last race of the year for the Truck Series since 2020.

Christian Eckes is the race's defending winner.

History

Lucas Oil was the title sponsor of the race from 2008 to 2022.

From 1995 until 1998, two races were held each year at Phoenix for the series. The first of the two Phoenix races in 1995 was the first-ever race for the series in its history. Since 1999, the track has had one Truck Series race each year and which has been held the fall each year except for 1999 and 2000 when it was held in March and 2011 when it was held in February.

Since 2020, it has been part of the NASCAR Championship Weekend replacing Homestead–Miami.[2] In 2023, when Craftsman returned to become the title sponsor of the Truck Series, they took over the title sponsorship of the race, replacing Lucas Oil.[3] The 2023 race was controversial. Fans had noted that drivers had no respect on the track, which contributed to the amount of wrecks and overtime restarts in the final laps. The race would end up finishing around 11 PM MST, one of the latest that a NASCAR race has finished. With a race time of 2 hours, 27 minutes, and 32 seconds, it is also one of the longest Truck Series races in history.[4]

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1995 February 5 3 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 80 (128.747) 0:54:49 87.565 [5]
October 28 3 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 124 124 (199.558) 1:21:40 91.102 [6]
1996 April 21 24 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 186 186 (299.337) 2:11:38 84.78 [7]
October 26 24 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 186 186 (299.337) 1:57:07 95.289 [8]
1997 April 20 24 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:27:20 103.053 [9]
November 1 80 Joe Ruttman Roush Racing Ford 186 186 (299.337) 1:47:22 103.942 [10]
1998 April 19 16 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:28:29 101.714 [11]
October 24 2 Mike Bliss Ultra Motorsports Ford 186 186 (299.337) 1:48:13 103.669 [12]
1999 March 27 16 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:34:36 95.137 [13]
2000 March 18 18 Joe Ruttman Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 150 150 (241.401) 1:30:11 99.797 [14]
2001 October 26 99 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 159* 159 (255.885) 1:42:53 92.726 [15]
2002 November 8 6 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 152* 152 (244.620) 1:24:26 108.014 [16]
2003 October 31 6 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:23:42 107.527 [17]
2004 November 5 75 David Starr Spears Motorsports Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:39:10 90.756 [18]
2005 November 11 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 150 150 (241.401) 1:33:15 96.515 [19]
2006 November 10 23 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing Toyota 150 150 (241.401) 1:44:23 86.221 [20]
2007 November 9 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:48:09 83.218 [21]
2008 November 7 2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:42:04 88.178 [22]
2009 November 13 4 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 151* 151 (243.01) 1:30:50 99.743 [23]
2010 November 12 2 Clint Bowyer Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:30:25 99.539 [24]
2011 February 25 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 150 (241.401) 1:40:45 89.33 [25]
2012 November 9 18 Brian Scott Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 153* 153 (246.23) 1:44:49 87.581 [26]
2013 November 8 51 Erik Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 150 (241.401) 1:41:25 88.743 [27]
2014 November 7 51 Erik Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 126* 126 (202.777) 1:39:00 76.364 [28]
2015 November 13 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 150 150 (241.401) 1:37:05 92.704 [29]
2016 November 11 51 Daniel Suárez Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 150 (241.401) 1:46:35 84.441 [30]
2017 November 10 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:41:04 89.05 [31]
2018 November 9 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 150 150 (241.401) 1:34:44 95.004 [32]
2019 November 8 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 150 150 (241.401) 1:32:27 97.35 [33]
2020 November 6 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 156* 156 (251.057) 1:34:01 99.557 [34]
2021 November 5 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 150 (241.401) 1:30:34 99.374 [35]
2022 November 4 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 154* 154 (247.838) 1:43:49 89.003 [36]
2023 November 3 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 179* 179 (288.071) 2:27:32 72.797 [37]
2024 November 8 [38]
  • 2001, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2020, 2022, and 2023: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime. 2001 race took 2 attempts. 2023 race took 4 attempts.
  • 2014: Race shortened due to power outage.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
4 Kevin Harvick 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009
3 Jack Sprague 1996 (2 of 2), 1997 (1 of 2)
2 Mike Skinner 1995 (2 of 2)
Joe Ruttman 1997 (1 of 2), 2000
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1998 (1 of 2), 1999
Kyle Busch 2007, 2011
Erik Jones 2013, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
6 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2011–2014, 2016, 2021
5 Kevin Harvick Inc. 2002, 2003, 2008-2010
3 Hendrick Motorsports 1996 (2 of 2), 1997 (1 of 2)
2 Richard Childress Racing 1995 (2 of 2)
Roush Racing 1997 (1 of 2), 2001
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 1998 (1 of 2), 1999
GMS Racing 2017, 2020

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
18 United States Chevrolet 1995 (2 of 2), 1996 (2 of 2), 1997 (1 of 2), 1998 (1 of 2), 1999, 2002–2004, 2007–2010, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023
10 Japan Toyota 2005, 2006, 2011–2016, 2018, 2021
4 United States Ford 1997 (1 of 2), 1998 (1 of 2), 2001, 2022
1 United States Dodge 2000

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