The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (formerly the NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series) is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup Series. On December 3, 2007, Sears Holdings Corporation announced that, at the conclusion of the 2008 season, its Craftsman brand would no longer sponsor the series. Craftsman had been the title sponsor since 1995, the year NASCAR founded the series.
The Camping World Truck Series returns to Darlington Raceway this weekend after a nearly six-year absence with a race that is appropriately named the Too Tough to Tame 200 (7 p.m. ET Saturday on SPEED).
"There's never a corner, a straightaway, not a single moment when you are under green that you can forget about the race track," series points leader Todd Bodine said. "You race it every lap, and you are racing the 35 trucks around you. It takes a lot of patience, and at the same time, you've really got to get after it."
Darlington Raceway / Autostock
The track's unusual egg-shaped configuration and thin racing groove make it difficult for even the most accomplished drivers to navigate. The quickest way around Darlington is the longest way -- next to the wall -- but that increases the risk of multiple excursions into the concrete, leaving drivers with all manner of black marks, or "Darlington stripes," on their cars or trucks.
"Darlington takes 100 percent concentration every lap," said Aric Almirola, who finished 41st in his lone Darlington start in a Nationwide Series car in 2007. "The second you lose focus, the Lady in Black will quickly remind you why she demands so much respect. There's a reason it has a reputation for being such a difficult track. You're always just inches away from adding another stripe to the wall."
Matt Crafton, who competed at Darlington when the Truck Series last rac
The Camping World Truck Series returns to Darlington Raceway this weekend after a nearly six-year absence with a race that is appropriately named the Too Tough to Tame 200 (7 p.m. ET Saturday on SPEED).
"There's never a corner, a straightaway, not a single moment when you are under green that you can forget about the race track," series points leader Todd Bodine said. "You race it every lap, and you are racing the 35 trucks around you. It takes a lot of patience, and at the same time, you've really got to get after it."
Darlington Raceway / Autostock
The track's unusual egg-shaped configuration and thin racing groove make it difficult for even the most accomplished drivers to navigate. The quickest way around Darlington is the longest way -- next to the wall -- but that increases the risk of multiple excursions into the concrete, leaving drivers with all manner of black marks, or "Darlington stripes," on their cars or trucks.
"Darlington takes 100 percent concentration every lap," said Aric Almirola, who finished 41st in his lone Darlington start in a Nationwide Series car in 2007. "The second you lose focus, the Lady in Black will quickly remind you why she demands so much respect. There's a reason it has a reputation for being such a difficult track. You're always just inches away from adding another stripe to the wall."
Matt Crafton, who competed at Darlington when the Truck Series last rac
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway . The race will begin at 23:30 p.m. GMT on August 14, 2010. The race will be televised on This Link
Match scheduled:
Date : 14-08-2010
Time : from 23:30 until 02:00 (GMT)
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The Race
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Too Tough to Tame 200
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's lower circuit, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's CUP circuit, the Sprint Cup. Nationwide Series races are frequently held in the same venue as, and a day prior to, the Sprint Cup race scheduled for that weekend, encouraging fans to attend both events.
The series was previously called the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series. In December 2006, NASCAR officials confirmed that Anheuser-Busch, parent company for Busch Beer, would not renew its sponsorship of NASCAR's No. 2 series after the end of the 2007 Season. On October 3, 2007, it was announced Nationwide Insurance would become the title sponsor beginning with the 2008 season.
The series was previously called the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series. In December 2006, NASCAR officials confirmed that Anheuser-Busch, parent company for Busch Beer, would not renew its sponsorship of NASCAR's No. 2 series after the end of the 2007 Season. On October 3, 2007, it was announced Nationwide Insurance would become the title sponsor beginning with the 2008 season.
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