Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200 Explained

Type:CUST
Description:Race 3 of 20 in the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman season
Race Name:Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200
Details Ref:[1] [2]
Year:1995
Location:Saugus Speedway in Santa Clarita, California
Course Mi:0.333
Course Km:0.536
Distance Laps:200
Distance Mi:66.6
Distance Km:107.1
Weather:c
Avg:43.526mi/h
Pole Driver:Mike Skinner
Pole Team:Richard Childress Racing
Pole Time:16.038 sec
Most Driver:Mike Skinner
Most Team:Richard Childress Racing
Most Laps:115
Car:52
First Driver:Ken Schrader
First Team:Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Network:The Nashville Network
Announcers:Glenn Jarrett and Larry McReynolds

The Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200 was a NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman race held at Saugus Speedway in Santa Clarita, California on April 15, 1995. The third of 20 races in the series' inaugural season, it was run on the shortest track the series ever competed on; it was won by Winston Cup Series regular Ken Schrader.

Report

Pole position for the race was won by Mike Skinner, who was the fastest in qualifying for the second time in the series' three races to that point. Geoff Bodine qualified second, while Ken Schrader, P. J. Jones and Butch Miller filled out the top five qualifying spots.[1] Twenty-six trucks attempted to qualify for the twenty-four truck starting grid; Pancho Carter and Mike Hurlbert failed to qualify for the event.[1]

At a length of, Saugus Speedway was the shortest track on the series schedule.[3] Held before a record crowd,[4] the race was won by Ken Schrader, driving the No. 52 Chevrolet for Ken Schrader Racing; Schrader led 54 of the race's 200 laps, and won by 1.7 seconds over Geoff Bodine.[1] Bill Sedgwick, Butch Miller and Mike Skinner completed the top five finishers, while Ron Hornaday Jr., Butch Gilliland, Tobey Butler, Rick Carelli and Bob Strait rounded out the top ten.[2] Early in the race Schrader was penalized to the rear of the field for causing an accident involving Jones; Jerry Glanville was given a five-lap penalty late in the race for causing an accident involving then-leader Skinner.[5]

Nine trucks finished on the lead lap;[1] twelve caution flags slowed the event for 18 laps.[1] One red-flag period for oil on the track stopped the race for 28 minutes.[6] Only two of the 24 trucks that started the race failed to finish the event, the No. 30 of Mark Gibson dropping out of the race following an accident, while the No. 14 of John Kinder retired from the event due to driver fatigue.[1]

Results

DriverTeamManufacturerPoints
13 52 200 180
22 7 200 170
311 75 200 165
45 98 200 160
51 3 200 155
610 16 200 150
712 06 200 146
88 21 200 142
99 6 200 138
1016 37 199 134
116 29 199 130
1213 89 199 127
137 84 198 124
1415 31 198 121
1524 88 194 118
164 1 191 115
1717 24 189 112
1824 57 184 109
1921 81 180 106
2022 51 174 103
2118 20 172 100
2219 30 137 97
231414 117 94
2423 38 117 91

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995 Scott Irvan Chevrolet / Craftsman 200 . Racing-Reference . USA Today Sports Media Group . 2014-04-01.
  2. Web site: 1995 Official Race Results : Scott Irvin Chevrolet Craftsman 200. NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. 2014-04-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20050307051810/http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/1995/3/data/results_official.html. 2005-03-07.
  3. Web site: Super Inaugural Season For SuperTruck Series. Reisner. Mel. November 1, 1995. Associated Press. 2014-04-01.
  4. Web site: SuperTrucks Driving Record Attendance. Glick. Shav. April 20, 1995. Los Angeles Times. 2014-04-01. Los Angeles, CA.
  5. Web site: Schrader Bumps Into a Wild Victory at Saugus. Glick. Shav. April 16, 1995. Los Angeles Times. 2014-04-01. Los Angeles, CA.
  6. Web site: Hornaday Keeps Truckin' for Sixth. Rodgers. Bryan. April 16, 1995. Los Angeles Times. 2014-04-01. Los Angeles, CA.