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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races held at Bristol From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee during numerous seasons and times of year since 1995.
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The Weather Guard Truck Race is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The race is held on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series' Food City 500.
History
In 2013, the Truck Series raced at Eldora Speedway in NASCAR's first dirt track race since 1970.[3] Known as the Eldora Dirt Derby, the event ran from 2013 to 2019; it was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was then removed from the 2021 schedule.[4]
Bristol Motor Speedway, a half-mile concrete short track, had its surface covered by clay when it hosted the World of Outlaws dirt late model and sprint car tours in 2000 and 2001. Although successful with over 85,000 in average attendance, the race was canceled after its second year due to logistical difficulties: 14,000 truckloads of materials were needed to convert the track to dirt regulations,[5] which resulted in damage to the streets outside, with 8,000 cubic feet of red clay being hauled in from a nearby farm for the surface.[6][7] The track also had to be widened from 12 to 14 feet and the banking was reduced from 36 to 23 degrees.[6]
On September 30, 2020, NASCAR revealed the 2021 Cup Series schedule, which featured a spring dirt race at Bristol that replaced the existing event on Bristol's normal concrete surface.[8] The Truck Series followed suit in its schedule release on November 19, with the Pinty's Dirt Truck Race being one of two dirt events on the series calendar alongside a July round at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa.[9] The event would run alongside the Cup Series dirt race; World of Outlaws events would also take place on the temporary dirt surface, which began to be laid down in early January 2021.[10]
The 2021 race was originally scheduled for Saturday, March 27 with four heat races to determine the starting grid, but rain forced it to be pushed to Sunday. Rain had been in the forecast entering the weekend, prompting NASCAR to delay the heats on Saturday to deploy "packers"—vehicles like Ford Crown Victorias to pack the dirt together—and late models to test the surface's viability before starting the first heat; it only completed one lap before being halted due to mud accumulating on the trucks' windshields and grilles.[11] Further rain and flash flooding on Sunday resulted in a second postponement to Monday.[12]
On February 13, 2023, it was announced that Weather Guard would become the title sponsor of the Truck Series Bristol dirt race in 2023, replacing Pinty's.[1]
Past winners
- 2021: Race postponed from Saturday to Monday due to rain.[12]
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Fall race
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The UNOH 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place in the summer at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It was usually held on the Wednesday night prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Saturday night race, the Bass Pro Shops Night Race; though in 2018, the race took place on Thursday night and was broadcast in primetime on Fox. When first held in 1995, the race was 150 laps. It was increased to 200 laps the following year, and has remained at that distance since. There were no Truck races held at BMS between 2000 and 2002. Starting in the 2019 event, it became the first race of the playoffs, while in 2020 it switched to the final race in the round of 8.[18]
Past winners
- 1998, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, & 2017: These races were extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
- 2014: Race postponed to Thursday morning due to rain.[46]
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