1998 - Craftsman Truck Series - Sams Town 250 Race
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For 2023 (Stanley Black & Decker) Craftsman returned as the primary sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series replacing Camping World. The Truck Series is a modified production pickup truck racing series of NASCAR. In 1947 Bill France gathered promoters from Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest to the Ebony Bar atop the Streamline Inn in Daytona, and drew up the initial rules and regulations of the modern day NASCAR.- the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. The first "true" NASCAR race, in the division that would lead to the present-day Sprint Cup Series, and the Nationwide Series was held at the Charlotte (N.C.) Fairgrounds on June 19, 1949.
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1998 - Craftsman Truck Series - Sams Town 250 Race Results
Race Name - Sams Town 250Date - 11/8/1998Race Track - Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 254 milesPole Speed - 161.749 mphNumber of Cautions - 5Caution Laps - 17Average Race Speed - 130.8 mphLead Changes - 14Total Race Purse - $722,700Race Number - 27 | More Races from 1998 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Jack Sprague | 24 | GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick) | 169 | Chevrolet | 25 | $84,725 |
2 | 10 | Ron Hornaday Jr | 16 | NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 169 | Chevrolet | 5 | $52,250 |
3 | 9 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises) | 169 | Dodge | 0 | $40,250 |
4 | 3 | Jay Sauter | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress) | 169 | Chevrolet | 2 | $29,250 |
5 | 5 | Greg Biffle | 50 | Grainger (Jack Roush) | 169 | Ford | 61 | $25,325 |
6 | 2 | Mike Bliss | 2 | Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith) | 169 | Ford | 68 | $23,875 |
7 | 12 | Joe Ruttman | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 169 | Ford | 3 | $18,475 |
8 | 26 | Mike Stefanik | 66 | Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon) | 168 | Ford | 0 | $16,475 |
9 | 11 | Ron Barfield Jr | 35 | Ortho Lawn Garden Products (Charles Hardy) | 168 | Chevrolet | 3 | $16,475 |
10 | 22 | Butch Miller | 18 | Dana Corporation (Ron Norick) | 168 | Dodge | 0 | $16,350 |
11 | 6 | Andy Houston | 60 | Addington Racing (Mike Addington) | 168 | Chevrolet | 0 | $15,625 |
12 | 21 | Mike Wallace | 52 | Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader) | 168 | Chevrolet | 0 | $15,275 |
13 | 18 | Dennis Setzer | 29 | Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski) | 168 | Dodge | 0 | $14,175 |
14 | 23 | Rick Crawford | 14 | Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $15,075 |
15 | 20 | Doug George | 98 | Big Daddys BBQ Sauce (Jim Herrick) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $14,375 |
16 | 33 | Lance Norick | 90 | NHL (Ron Norick) | 167 | Dodge | 0 | $13,675 |
17 | 7 | Stacy Compton | 86 | Royal Crown Cola (David Hodson) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $14,575 |
18 | 4 | Lonnie Rush Jr | 10 | Ohio State University (Jerry Wharton) | 167 | Chevrolet | 2 | $13,475 |
19 | 39 | BA Wilson | 65 | Llumar Window Films (BA Wilson) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $13,375 |
20 | 15 | Kevin Harvick | 75 | Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) | 167 | Chevrolet | 0 | $14,500 |
21 | 27 | Kevin Cywinski | 31 | Allied Signal Bendix (Bob Brevak) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $13,175 |
22 | 17 | Tony Raines | 19 | Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $14,075 |
23 | 25 | Scot Walters | 37 | Red Man (Clarence Brewer) | 166 | Chevrolet | 0 | $13,950 |
24 | 31 | Tom Hubert | 89 | Cyberdyne Tech (James Liguori) | 166 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,850 |
25 | 24 | Randy Tolsma | 78 | MCI Mopar (Dominic Dobson) | 166 | Dodge | 0 | $13,750 |
26 | 32 | Rick Beebe | 26 | Auto Trim Design Network (Mike Mittler) | 166 | Ford | 0 | $12,650 |
27 | 38 | Nipper Alsup | 92 | Trackscan (Ron Hornaday Jr) | 166 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,550 |
28 | 36 | Boris Said | 44 | Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo) | 166 | Ford | 0 | $12,450 |
29 | 40 | Rick McCray | 42 | Cerritos PontiacGMC (Rick McCray) | 165 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,350 |
30 | 14 | Chuck Bown | 67 | Hill Machinery (Don VanDenBos) | 165 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,250 |
31 | 29 | Sammy Potashnick | 8 | Dunlop Golf (Sammy Potashnick) | 162 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,200 |
32 | 34 | Brendan Gaughan | 20 | Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans) | 160 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,150 |
33 | 8 | Blake Bainbridge | 61 | Burke Automotive Group (Steve Coulter) | 159 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,175 |
34 | 16 | Terry Cook | 88 | PBA Tour (Duke Thorson) | 153 | Chevrolet | 0 | $13,100 |
35 | 13 | Rick Carelli | 6 | REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown) | 135 | Chevrolet | 0 | $13,075 |
36 | 28 | Tammy Jo Kirk | 51 | Peterson Manufacturing (Tammy Jo Kirk) | 115 | Ford | 0 | $12,075 |
37 | 19 | Bryan Reffner | 39 | Ridge Gate Motorsports (Mike Clark) | 94 | Chevrolet | 0 | $13,075 |
38 | 30 | Tony Roper | 55 | Icehouse Beer (Tom Gloy) | 88 | Ford | 0 | $13,075 |
39 | 35 | Scott Hansen | 11 | Nicklaus Golf Equipment (Phil Bonifield) | 39 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,075 |
40 | 37 | Randy Renfrow | 84 | PorterCable Power Tools (Jim Herrick) | 28 | Ford | 0 | $12,075 |