NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
pickup truck racing series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). It is the lowest of the company's three national divisions, behind the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series; the only NASCAR series to race production pickup truck-based stock cars; and as of 2025, the most recently established NASCAR-sanctioned national racing competition.
Sears, Roebuck & Co held naming rights from 1995 through 2008, originally via its Craftsman tool brand; the series was called the NASCAR SuperTruck Series in its inaugural season and the Craftsman Truck Series thereafter. In 2009, Camping World took over the sponsorship; the series was called the Camping World Truck Series from 2009 through 2018, the Gander Outdoors Truck Series in 2019, the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series in 2020, and again Camping World Truck Series in 2021 and 2022. Stanley Black & Decker – which acquired the Craftsman brand in 2017 – took over in 2023, and revived the Craftsman branding. Beginning in 2027, FedEx Freight will take over the naming rights and the series will be called the FedEx Freight Truck Series.
History
Craftsman Truck Series (1995–2008, 2023–2026)
The idea for the Truck Series dates to 1991. A group of SCORE off-road racers (Dick Landfield, Jimmy Smith, Jim Venable, and Frank "Scoop" Vessels) had concerns about desert racing's future, and decided to create a pavement truck racing series. They visited NASCAR Western Operations Vice President Ken Clapp to promote the idea, who consulted Bill France Jr. with it, but the plans fell apart.
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