The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck -based stock cars . The series is one of three national divisions of NASCAR, ranking as the third tier behind the second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series and the top level NASCAR Cup Series .
106-713: The 2023 season was the first with Stanley Black & Decker holding the series' naming rights . Previously, Sears, Roebuck & Co held title sponsorship from 1995 through 2008 with the Craftsman brand, during which the series was known as the NASCAR SuperTruck Series in 1995 and the Craftsman Truck Series from 1996 through 2008. Camping World took over the sponsorship to dub the Camping World Truck Series from 2009 through 2018, followed by
212-531: A 2002 rule change that mandated that any driver competing in a NASCAR national touring series (Truck, Busch, Cup) or any regional series race on the weekend of a national series race must be at least 18 in order to comply with the Master Settlement Agreement. After NASCAR phased out tobacco sponsorships, the minimum age for regional touring series was changed to 16, and the Truck Series' rule regulated
318-516: A Cup Series ride due to lack of sponsorship, shared the No. 29 with Holiday Inn sponsoring. Burton won five times including the finale at Homestead and Wimmer put together several strong finishes in his time in the car, and Childress had his second Busch Series owners' championship in which no full-time driver raced for the team. Holiday Inn signed a multi-year extension near the end of 2007, with Scott Wimmer signing on for 23 races, and Burton filling out
424-537: A best finish of 4th at Nashville In 2003, the team set out to win the Busch Series Owner's Championship with a sponsorship from The Hershey Company 's PayDay brand. Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick was tabbed to drive 15 of the 34 races, with development driver Johnny Sauter filling out the rest of the schedule. Harvick ended up competing 19 races, with three wins and Top 10s in all but one race, and RCR became
530-583: A business unit (BU) within Stanley Security Solutions, this comprised Best Access Systems and several product brands that were sold to Dormakaba in 2016Q4. MAS was dissolved however the brand Sergeant & Greenleaf was retained by Convergent Security Solutions. These were sold to Spectrum Brands in 2012. This was sold to MAT Holdings in 2011. Richard Childress Racing Xfinity Series : 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race ( Phoenix ) Richard Childress Racing (RCR)
636-429: A constant basis. That's just how the system works." BKR ended up shutting down after the 2017 season. To cut costs, NASCAR required teams to use sealed engines, with teams not being allowed to run at most three races with a previously used engine. Additionally, NASCAR reduced the maximum number of pit crew members allowed over the wall for a pit stop from seven to five, and required teams to only take either fuel or tires on
742-697: A full-time return to NASCAR with a full factory-backed effort. While Dodge continued to race in the other series until 2012, the Ram Trucks division (spun off from Dodge after the Fiat Group took control of Chrysler) raced in the Camping World Truck Series in Dodge's place. In 2014, Ram pulled out, leaving the Nationwide Series as the last series with teams fielding Dodge. As of the 2021 season, no teams in
848-461: A half race, which allowed them to learn conserving the truck. Some drivers used the rules to learn tire conservation for other series. In 1997, NASCAR started phasing pit stops. During the 1997 season, trucks could only legally take fuel and make adjustments during pit stops during the race. Tire changes were still illegal except for emergency causes and at break times. For a short time in 1995, NASCAR adopted traditional short-track rules by inverting
954-518: A meeting in a Burbank, California hotel on April 11, 1994; the meeting ultimately led to the creation of the "SuperTruck Series". Four demonstration races were held at Mesa Marin Raceway , Portland Speedway , Saugus Speedway and Tucson Raceway Park . Tucson held four events that winter, which were nationally televised during the Winter Heat Series coverage. Sears, Roebuck, & Co., through
1060-663: A minimal role in this " minor league " series, there is no controversy like the disputes over " Buschwhackers " in the Busch (later Nationwide, now Xfinity Series). No current Cup regulars drive a full Truck Series schedule, although Cup driver Kevin Harvick owned his own team in the series until 2011, Brad Keselowski owned his own team until he announced its cessation of operations in 2017. A current Truck Series field could be split into three groups: Cup drivers that compete as owner-drivers like Busch, or to receive additional money like David Gilliland ; Truck regulars who compete full-time in
1166-443: A minimum age of 16 for any oval circuit two kilometers (1.25 miles) or shorter or road courses, with a rule of 18 for ovals 1.33 miles or longer. In later years, though, the Truck Series has also become a place for Cup veterans without a ride to make their living which included Ricky Craven , Jimmy Spencer , Dennis Setzer , Brendan Gaughan (who started his career in a family-owned team, and after his Nextel Cup attempt, returned to
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#17330848548481272-413: A number of cars at the front of the grid after complaints about some races where drivers led the entire event. That was dropped quickly after some races ended as walkovers for drivers, leading entire races. A more popular rule that was effective until the middle of the 2004 season was the "overtime" rule. Unless interrupted by weather, Craftsman Truck Series races had to end under green flag conditions, and
1378-547: A paint scheme resembling the one used by his late father when he first drove for RCR. Earnhardt would go on to win the race, his first victory in 87 Nationwide Series starts, and the first victory in a Nationwide Car of Tomorrow . Prior to the start, Earnhardt Jr. claimed that it would most likely be the last time he would drive the No. 3 car. In 2012, the team moved to full-time status with Childress's grandson Austin Dillon driving, led by crew chief Danny Stockman. The team had
1484-539: 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. Afterwards, Clapp told the four to build a truck before NASCAR considered it. Bakersfield fabricator Gary Collins built a prototype truck, which was first shown off during Speedweeks for the 1994 Daytona 500 and tested by truck owner Jim Smith around Daytona International Speedway . The truck proved to be popular among fans, and NASCAR arranged
1590-481: A race at Fontana replacing Mansfield) airing on Fox as NASCAR on Fox events. These broadcasts were discontinued in 2011. On August 13, 2013, Speed was converted into Fox Sports 1 (FS1), continuing with all Truck Series race broadcasts, whereas some practice and qualifying sessions were moved to sister channel Fox Sports 2 (FS2). For the 2014 season, the Fred's 250 at Talladega had its race broadcast moved from FS1 to
1696-550: A race, he stayed consistent enough to make the playoffs. On September 12, crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz was suspended for the Bristol playoff race and fined US$ 10,000 after the car was found to have two loose lug nuts following the Kansas race . On October 11, Creed announced he will not return to RCR in 2024. On October 25, 2023, it was revealed that Jesse Love would drive the No. 2 car full-time in 2024 , replacing Creed. Love started
1802-526: A rule similar to those used in longer-distance Super Late Model events such as the Snowball Derby that limited how long a race can go before a competition caution for pit stops or adjustments in an effort to reduce green-flag pit stops, with which younger and more inexperienced drivers were unfamiliar. The limit was 20 minutes of green flag racing (in theory 75 laps at Bristol, or 60 laps at Martinsville), without beneficiaries being awarded. Upon each restart,
1908-469: A seventh-place points finish. Scott's best run by far was at Richmond in September, where he led won the pole and led 229 laps. before being passed on the restart by Brad Keselowski with 11 laps to go, finishing second. Scott's team protested the restart-in-question, and after the race stated "We deserved to win that race." In the spring Richmond race, Scott and Nelson Piquet Jr. got into altercations on
2014-480: A single pit stop in 2009. This requirement was abandoned for the 2010 season. Starting with the 2011 season, NASCAR implemented a new rule that allows drivers to compete for the drivers' championship in only one of the three national touring series (Cup, Xfinity, or Truck) in a given season. On January 19, 2016, NASCAR announced the introduction of a playoff format similar to the NASCAR Cup Series Chase for
2120-439: A sponsor or with limited sponsorship from Zaxby's and other companies for the other seven races. Following the season, Shepherd returned full-time to his Faith Motorsports operation with RCR transferring the No. 21 owners points to Shepherd, while RCR shut the 21 team down. In 2011, RCR briefly restarted its Nationwide program, running a few races with development driver Tim George Jr. and sponsorship from Applebee's . In 2012,
2226-456: A sponsorship from AdvoCare for 20 races, and Bass Pro Shops and American Ethanol for the others. Dillon stayed in the championship hunt throughout the season, sweeping both Kentucky races and easily claiming Rookie of the Year. Dillon would finish third in points behind teammate Elliott Sadler and champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dillon returned in 2013, with a sponsorship from AdvoCare covering
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#17330848548482332-482: A stop. In 1996, some races went to two intermissions for full tire and fuel stops, while longer races were stopped at three times—a limited break near the one-quarter and three-quarter marks for fuel stops, and at the halfway point for fuel and tire stops. If tire wear was a concern, NASCAR also permitted two-tire changes if necessary in the first and third period breaks. These rules were influential in driver development. Drivers had to learn to conserve tire wear for up to
2438-484: A teammate to his sons Jay and Johnny and against his other son Tim . The car appeared again in 2003 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with Johnny Sauter driving and the PayDay sponsorship, as a thank you from Richard Childress for Sauter's help in winning the 2003 owners' championship for the 21 team. In 2004 several drivers including Bobby Labonte , Tony Stewart , Ricky Craven , Brandon Miller and Kevin Harvick ran in
2544-540: Is a Fortune 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware , and a provider of security products. Headquartered in the Greater Hartford city of New Britain, Connecticut , Stanley Black & Decker is the result of the merger of The Stanley Works and Black & Decker on March 12, 2010. The Stanley Works came to existence as a direct result of the 1920 merger of Stanley's Bolt Manufactory, founded by Frederick Trent Stanley in 1843, and
2650-697: Is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series . The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina , and is owned and operated by Richard Childress . In the Cup Series, the team currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams: the No. 3 full-time for Austin Dillon , the No. 8 full-time for Kyle Busch . In the Xfinity Series,
2756-711: The Craftsman brand, served as the sponsor of the series on a three-year deal, and the series was renamed to the Craftsman Truck Series in 1996. In addition, the series' $ 580,000 purse is larger than the Busch Grand National Series ' fund. While a new series, it garnered immediate support from many prominent Winston Cup Series team owners and drivers. Prominent Cup owners Richard Childress , Rick Hendrick , and Jack Roush owned truck teams, and top drivers such as Dale Earnhardt and Ernie Irvan also fielded SuperTrucks for others. The series also attracted
2862-711: The Gander Outdoors Truck Series in 2019, the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series in 2020, and a return to the Camping World name in 2021 and 2022. Stanley Black & Decker, which acquired the Craftsman brand in 2017, took over starting in 2023. The idea for the Truck Series dates back 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
2968-1091: The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway (November 8, 2024). 1995 M. Skinner 1996 R. Hornaday Jr. 1997 J. Sprague 1998 R. Hornaday Jr. 1999 J. Sprague 2000 G. Biffle 2001 J. Sprague 2002 M. Bliss 2003 T. Kvapil 2004 B. Hamilton 2005 T. Musgrave 2006 T. Bodine 2007 R. Hornaday Jr. 2008 J. Benson Jr. 2009 R. Hornaday Jr. 2010 T. Bodine 2011 A. Dillon 2012 J. Buescher 2013 M. Crafton 2014 M. Crafton 2015 E. Jones 2016 J. Sauter 2017 C. Bell 2018 B. Moffitt 2019 M. Crafton 2020 S. Creed 2021 B. Rhodes 2022 Z. Smith 2023 B. Rhodes 2024 T. Majeski Stanley Black %26 Decker Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. , formerly known as The Stanley Works ,
3074-637: The Nabisco brands Oreo and Nilla . Earnhardt won the Daytona race but finished 36th at the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte after being involved in a crash. The No. 3 car returned for one race in 2010 at the Subway Jalapeño 250 at Daytona with a sponsorship from Wrangler , in a joint venture between RCR, JR Motorsports , and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. The car was once again driven by Earnhardt Jr. with
3180-402: The 2008 season. The 2009 season saw a change in the driver lineup for the No. 29 team. Longtime driver Jeff Burton was joined by Cup teammate and 2008 Nationwide Series Champion Clint Bowyer , as well as up and comer Stephen Leicht . Bowyer's championship crew chief Dan Deeringhoff also moved from the No. 2 team over to the 29 for all three drivers. After seeing Burton's name on the window of
3286-564: The 29. The 29 car returned in 2005 at Bristol Motor Speedway as part of a promotion for Reese's Chocolate and Peanut Butter Lovers Cups. The promotion involved the 29 painted as the Chocolate Lovers car and the 21 painted as the Peanut Butter Lovers car. The plan was for Jeff Burton to drive the 29 while Kevin Harvick would drive the 21. Qualifying was rained out, so the entries were switched to assure that both cars would make
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3392-560: The Busch Series in 2001 while running full-time in Winston Cup as well. In 2002, rookie driver Johnny Sauter won at Chicagoland and finished 14th in points. The next year, Ron Hornaday Jr. drove the car full-time, winning one race and posting a third-place finish in points. He followed up that performance with another win and a drop to fourth in points the following year. Hornaday was not re-signed for 2005. In 2005, Clint Bowyer took
3498-522: The Championship : the format consists of eight drivers across three rounds, with two drivers being eliminated after each round. Starting in 2020 season , the playoff was expanded to 10 drivers, with two being eliminated after the first round and four being eliminated after the second round. Camping World signed a seven-year extension in 2014 to remain the title sponsor of the Truck Series until at least 2022. On May 8, 2018, NASCAR and Camping World announced
3604-585: The Craftsman brand from Sears in 2017—under which the series would return to being known as the Craftsman Truck Series beginning in 2023. As part of the deal, Stanley Black & Decker also became the official tool brand of NASCAR. Most of the first drivers in the series were veteran short track drivers who had not made it or struggled to thrive in the other NASCAR national series; for example, 1991 Featherlite Southwest Tour champion Rick Carelli had failed to qualify twelve times for Cup races across 1991–1994, with only nine career Cup starts, but he finished sixth in
3710-795: The Cup Series, it is allied with Kaulig Racing , while Big Machine Racing and Jordan Anderson Racing have a technical alliance with the team in the Xfinity Series. Beyond this, RCR also has collaborative agreements with Beard Motorsports , although these are not technical alliances. RCR has won the NASCAR Cup Series championship six times, all with driver Dale Earnhardt , as well as the Daytona 500 three times; Earnhardt in 1998 , Kevin Harvick in 2007 , and Austin Dillon in 2018 . The team has also fielded cars for notables such as Jeff Burton , Mike Skinner , Ricky Rudd , Neil Bonnett , Ryan Newman , and Clint Bowyer . RCR has fielded this entry in
3816-786: The Fox broadcast network. For the 2018 season, the UNOH 200 at Bristol aired in prime time on Fox. For the 2020 season, the Clean Harbors 200 aired on Fox. In 2022, the CRC Brakleen 150 was moved to Fox. In 2023, the Tyson 250 was moved. Motor Racing Network has exclusive radio broadcasting rights to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The series was notable in seeing the return of Chrysler Corporation factory-supported race vehicles to
3922-592: The Kwikset, Weiser, Baldwin, National Hardware, Stanley, FANAL, Pfister and EZSET brands, was acquired by Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. on December 17, 2012. In July 2016, CEO John F. Lundgren stepped down, with President and COO James M. Loree taking over as CEO. In July 2022, CEO James M. Loree stepped down, with President and CFO Donald Allan, Jr taking over as CEO. Sources: Black and Decker: Home appliances, power tools, hardware, batteries, fastening systems, As of July 22, 2022, Stanley Security Solutions
4028-459: The Nationwide Series since the fall North Carolina Speedway race in 1999, moving the entire team from the Craftsman Truck Series. Kevin Harvick was the first driver of the No. 2 AC Delco -sponsored Chevy, winning three races and winning Rookie of the Year along with a third-place points finish, despite missing the spring race at North Carolina Speedway . He went on to win the championship in
4134-412: The No. 2 Camaro, with Mike Hillman Jr. replacing Phil Gould as crew chief. Scott left the team for Richard Petty Motorsports in Cup Series at the end of the season. In 2016, the No. 2 began fielding variety of drivers driving including Austin Dillon and Paul Menard , with sponsorship from Rheem and Menards . Dillon and Menard would run 27 races combined, with the former winning at Auto Club and
4240-555: The No. 2 car having a best finish of 2nd in the Lilly Diabetes 250 with Menard behind the wheel. On October 5, 2017, it was announced that Matt Tifft will be the driver of the No. 2 car in 2018 and compete for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship. Defending Xfinity Series champion, Tyler Reddick was signed to the team for 2019. He ended up winning his second championship and was the first championship that
4346-465: The No. 21 car after a practice crash at Phoenix, which had proceeded an arrest for possession of alcohol as a minor. RCR said the move was for precautionary reasons, but Townley never returned to the team and would return to his former team RAB Racing . Clint Bowyer took over driving duties at Phoenix, and Scott Riggs drove at Nashville and Kentucky in June. Zaxby's, meanwhile, scaled back to sponsoring 21 of
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4452-502: The No. 21 ran at Charlotte and Homestead with Joey Coulter . The car returned in 2013 with Dakoda Armstrong , Brendan Gaughan , and Kevin Harvick driving, taking a best finish of fifth at Indianapolis. The No. 21 was revived for Daniel Hemric who drove full-time in 2017 and 2018. Despite being a consistent front runner, Hemric never won a race before moving up to the Cup series for the 2019 season. RCR cut back to one full-time team with
4558-537: The No. 21 running a limited schedule with Kaz Grala and Joe Graf Jr. In 2020, the No. 21 was returned to full-time competition after inheriting the No. 2 owner points. This car was shared by Myatt Snider , Anthony Alfredo , Kaz Grala , and Earl Bamber . On October 29, 2021, it was announced that RCR would field two full-time cars again in 2022, with their second car driven by Austin Hill . On January 21, 2022, RCR revealed on their website that Hill's car number would be
4664-469: The No. 21. Hill began the season with a win at Daytona . He also won at Atlanta on his way to the playoffs. Hill was eliminated following the Round of 8 after finishing ninth at Martinsville as a result of a collision with Snider. Following the race, Hill punched Snider in the face on pit road. At the end of the season, he finished sixth in the points standings and won the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of
4770-403: The No. 3 car part time in 2023 with sponsorship coming from Ferris. The No. 21 debuted in 2000, with Rockwell Automation as the sponsor and Childress' son-in-law Mike Dillon as the driver. Dillon posted two Top 10 finishes and finished 23rd in points that year. Six races into 2001, Dillon was injured at Bristol Motor Speedway and it was announced at the time he would be out for the rest of
4876-428: The No. 3 for 2014 with sponsorships from Yuengling , Bass Pro Shops , and WESCO . Dillon earned a pole in the third race of the season at Las Vegas , and scored his first career victory at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway after leading 24 laps, one of only three rookies to win a race in 2014. Dillon earned three poles, seven Top 5 finishes, and 24 Top 10 en route to a fifth-place points finish, losing Rookie of
4982-472: The No. 3 in 2018. The No. 3 car returned for one race in 2022. The car was driven by Jeffrey Earnhardt . It was the first time that Earnhardt drove the No. 3, the number made famous by his grandfather Dale when he drove for RCR in the Cup Series, in NASCAR and the first time he drove for RCR in NASCAR. He finished the race in a career-best second place. On January 25, 2023, RCR announced Ty Dillon will drive
5088-523: The Spring race), poles at both Chicagoland races, and was in contention to win several races. Scott ended the year with career bests in Top 5 finishes (six), Top 10s (23), and average start and finish (6.5 and 9.5 respectively). He would come away with a career-best fourth place in the championship standings, losing a numerical tiebreaker for third with former RCR driver Elliott Sadler . For 2015, Scott returned to
5194-531: The Stanley Rule and Level Company, founded by Frederick's cousin, Henry Stanley, in 1857. DeWalt was acquired in 1960, and sold to Black & Decker. In March 12, 2010 Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker. It’s a wholly owned subsidiary of that company. During World War II, Stanley Works received the Army-Navy "E" Award for excellence in war production. In May 2002,
5300-583: The Truck Series began racing at Eldora Speedway , the first time NASCAR had raced at a dirt track since the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season. As of the 2023 season, the series races on 21 tracks: one dirt track ( Bristol ), two road courses ( Circuit of the Americas and Mid-Ohio ), five short tracks ( Bristol , Martinsville , Richmond , North Wilkesboro , and Indianapolis Raceway Park ), three superspeedways ( Daytona , Talladega , and Pocono ) and nine intermediate ovals. The second most recent addition to
5406-649: The Truck Series competed primarily on short tracks and tracks in the Western United States ; the series' inaugural schedule included races at tracks in Arizona , California , Colorado , Oregon and Washington , with only five races in the Southeastern U.S. , such as Louisville Motor Speedway , which was not run by the Cup Series. Additionally, the longest tracks run by the series, Phoenix International Raceway and Milwaukee Mile , were one mile long. By 1998, most of
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#17330848548485512-542: The Truck Series field Ram trucks. The Truck Series was the first major NASCAR series to feature Toyota , with the Toyota Tundra model making its debut in the series in 2004 ; Toyota had previously competed in the mostly regional level Goody's Dash Series . The Japanese automaker became the first foreign nameplate to race in NASCAR during the sport's modern era. Toyota would later join the Cup series and Xfinity series as well, doing so in 2007 . All figures correct as of
5618-562: The Truck Series' title sponsorship would be switched to its subsidiary Gander Outdoors starting in 2019, renaming it the Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The series was slightly renamed to the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series in 2020, but returned to the Camping World Truck Series branding the following season. On August 26, 2022, NASCAR announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with Stanley Black & Decker —which had acquired
5724-428: The Year honors. Hill began the 2023 season by winning his second straight season opener at Daytona . He also scored wins at Las Vegas , Atlanta , and Pocono . In 2024 , Hill made history by winning his third straight season opener at Daytona . In the next round at Atlanta , his team used fuel strategy to help him take his second win in a row. At Charlotte , Hill and Cole Custer were trading paint on
5830-470: The Year honors to champion Chase Elliott . He followed it up with a career-best 3rd place in points for 2015 and 5th place in 2016 despite not winning a race either year. In 2017, Ty Dillon would run 27 of the 33 races alongside his rookie Cup Series campaign. Scott Lagasse Jr. and Brian Scott would round out the No. 3's schedule. In 2018, Ty would share the No. 3 with his brother Austin along with Jeb Burton and Shane Lee . Brendan Gaughan also drove
5936-582: The attention of drivers like sprint car racing star Sammy Swindell , Walker Evans of off-road racing fame, open-wheel veteran Mike Bliss , and Atlanta Falcons head coach Jerry Glanville . The inaugural race, the Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway , was held on February 5; the race, featuring an event-record crowd of 38,000 spectators, concluded with eventual series champion Mike Skinner holding off Cup veteran Terry Labonte to win. Only one team from
6042-411: The break in a time without stress. However, starting in 1998, NASCAR introduced competition cautions, with each team being awarded four sets of tires; with this rule change, the halftime break was abolished starting with the race at Pikes Peak International Raceway . In 1999, full pit stops were added, with drivers being allowed to pit during races, but were not allowed to change more than two tires during
6148-454: The businesses were predicted to generate revenues of about $ 1.7 billion. Stanley Access Technologies In Q1 2022, Stanley Access Technologies were sold to Allegion for $ 900 million in cash. Stanley Oil & Gas In Q2 2022, Stanley Oil & Gas , comprising three business units, namely STANLEY Inspection , Pipeline Induction Heat Ltd. and CRC-Evans Pipeline International , were sold to Pipeline Technique Limited . Formerly
6254-424: The car during a photoshoot (Burton being the longest-tenured in the 29), the three drivers entered into a competition between each other: whoever could score the most wins in the 17 races between February and July would have their name placed on the car for the remainder of the season, including the other drivers' appearances. Burton was set to drive 7 events in the first half of the season, Bowyer in 6 events including
6360-459: The clock restarted from 20:00, and each caution for an incident reset the clock back to 20:00. As is the case in the short track rules, no competition caution would be used in the final 20 laps, except for tracks where lap times are 50 seconds or greater (Pocono or Mosport), where the limit was ten laps, or Eldora because of its format. In 2017, this was replaced with the stage system adopted by all other NASCAR national series that season. Initially,
6466-509: The company considered moving its corporate headquarters to Bermuda , but public and governmental outcry forced management to reconsider the move. By August 2002, the company had decided to maintain its incorporation in the United States. John F. Lundgren was elected as chairman and chief executive officer in 2004, replacing John Trani, a former protégé of Jack Welch at General Electric . The Hardware & Home Improvement Group, including
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#17330848548486572-464: The cool-down lap and on pit road following several on-track incidents that carried over from prior races. During the physical altercation, which got both teams' crew members involved, Piquet was shown kicking Scott in the groin, which Scott called "just a chicken move." Scott finished 20th in the race. Scott returned RCR in 2014, which included several starts in the No. 33 Cup car. Scott's performance continued to improve, winning another Richmond pole (in
6678-474: The entire Busch Series schedule in three different cars. Burton won at Atlanta, and Harvick won three more races, pulling out to an over 700-point lead in the points standings with five races to go in the 2006 season. AutoZone replaced the sponsorship with Coast Guard in 2007, and Harvick drove along with development driver Timothy Peters , until Peters was replaced by multiple dirt late model series champion Tim McCreadie . Beginning in 2008, Bobby Labonte
6784-407: The entire season. Despite not going to victory lane, the No. 3 team scored five consecutive poles midway through the season and seven total on the year. Dillon managed to stay consistent enough to beat Sam Hornish Jr. for the championship, becoming the first team to win a championship without a victory. Austin would move up to the Cup Series in 2014. For 2014, younger brother Ty Dillon took over
6890-405: The fall Bristol race. Sam Hornish Jr. , Ben Kennedy , Michael McDowell , and Regan Smith would also round out the No. 2 lineup. Hornish would win the spring Iowa race, while McDowell would take his first NASCAR victory at Road America. The 2 team would finish 6th in owners points. For 2017, Dillon and Menard continued to run the No. 2 Camaro. Neither Dillon nor Menard won a race that year, with
6996-449: The family operation), Rich Bickle , Andy Houston , Todd Bodine , Bobby Hamilton Jr. and previous champions Johnny Benson, Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday , Ted Musgrave , and Jack Sprague . Older drivers dominated the series, most with Xfinity and Cup Series experience: in 2007, all the top-10 drivers were over 30 years of age, and 7 of the 10 had Cup experience, as did every race winner except Erik Darnell . Even though novice drivers play
7102-471: The fastest lap counting. At tracks longer than 1.25 miles each truck only gets one timed lap. Road course events use a 2 part knockout qualifying format similar to Formula 1, with the top 12 qualifiers from Q1 advancing to Q2. At the event at Eldora, qualifying sets the lineups for a series of heat races which then determines the lineup. Initially, the series used a number of rules that differed from both Winston Cup and Busch Grand National Series racing. Most of
7208-491: The field (Harvick was a past champion and the No. 29 was not locked in). Burton drove the 21 while Harvick drove the 29. Harvick won the race in this car with Burton finishing second in the 21. Later in the season, Mayflower Transit came on to sponsor Burton after a seven-year relationship with him. On March 17, 2006, Holiday Inn announced its sponsorship of the 29 for ten races with Burton returning as its driver. The new car made its 2006 debut at Richmond. Burton finished in
7314-471: The final year for longtime sponsor AC Delco (sister company GM Goodwrench also withdrew from the Cup Series after 2006); for 2007, BB&T signed on as the sponsor, with Bowyer running 21 races in the No. 2. Kenny Wallace drove for the team in a one-race deal at Gateway International Raceway , with a sponsorship from sandwich chain Jimmy John's . In 2008, Bowyer returned full-time, scoring 18 Top 10s in
7420-551: The first 21 races including a win at Bristol . Bowyer would go on to win the 2008 Nationwide Series title. In 2009, the No. 2 team ran a partial schedule with Sean Caisse and Austin Dillon sharing the ride. The team shut down after 2009. In late 2011, Kevin Harvick sold off his KHI organization , with the Nationwide Series team and equipment going to Childress' stable. KHI's 2 car, driver Elliott Sadler , and sponsor OneMain Financial moved over to RCR. Sadler continued on
7526-631: The first lap of a green-white-checkered finish, the entire situation would be reset. This rule meant some races would be greatly extended. In 1998, a CBS -televised race in Pikes Peak scheduled for 186 laps ran 198 laps (12 extra laps) because of multiple attempts, and the last such race, in Gateway International Raceway in 2004, lasted 14 additional laps (16.25 miles). A July 24, 2004 rule change for NASCAR's three national series meant only one "green-white-checkered" finish can be attempted, and
7632-426: The first races were no longer than 125 miles in length, with many being 150-lap races on short tracks. To save teams money by not requiring teams to hire pit specialists and buy extra tires, and because some tracks – Saugus Speedway , Flemington Raceway , Tucson Raceway Park , Evergreen Speedway and Colorado National Speedway most notably—did not have a pit road safe enough for pit stops , or had pits outside
7738-443: The first season of the series, FDNY Racing , is still racing in the series today. At the end of the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule, Craftsman ended its sponsorship of the series. Subsequently, Camping World signed a seven-year contract with NASCAR, rebranding the series as the Camping World Truck Series. With decreasing money and increasing costs, the series has struggled financially with sponsorship and prize money,
7844-470: The first team to win an owner's points title with two different drivers. Harvick would serve as the team's anchor driver there afterwards, with Clint Bowyer doing the co-driving honors in 2004 and Brandon Miller in 2005 and sponsorships from Reese's Peanut Butter Cups . Jeff Burton drove the car at Bristol in 2005. In 2006, Harvick and Burton split the driving duties in the car with sponsorship from United States Coast Guard , as Harvick attempted to run
7950-416: The frontstretch for fifth place when contact blew a right front tire on Hill's car. He crashed in turn 1 and collected Custer. Hill, showing his displeasure for how he was raced, locked bumpers with Custer's car and left-reared Custer’s damaged car on the backstretch, which sent him into the inside wall. As a result, Hill was fined US$ 25,000 and docked 25 points. Later in the year, Hill won his third race of
8056-431: The inaugural Truck Series championship. It is worth noting that most of the early champions have become NASCAR Cup Series regulars later in their careers, such as 1995 champion Skinner, who joined Richard Childress Racing 's Cup team in 1997, competing on a full-time basis until 2003. Professional football coach Jerry Glanville was among the series' first drivers. As the years went on, a number of younger drivers debuted in
8162-403: The incident occurred or how severe it was). Ironically, the first Truck Series race under the new rules ended with a yellow flag on the final lap. In 2014, NASCAR banned tandem drafting , a method of racing in which two vehicles would line up with each other to gain speed, from the Truck Series. Drivers who commit the act are black-flagged. In the 2016 season, the Truck Series experimented with
8268-562: The latter often being low, while the former would prompt teams to shut down to reduce in size. Teams like Richard Childress Racing , a Cup team with 31 Truck wins, shut down their Truck operations; in RCR's case, after the 2013 season. After the 2014 season, Brad Keselowski stated his Brad Keselowski Racing team had lost $ 1 million despite recording a win that year, and told the Sporting News : "The truck series, you have to be able to lose money on
8374-538: The only driver to win in the No. 33, winning at Richmond and Texas. The No. 33 car returned in 2013 mainly driven by Harvick and Ty Dillon . Tony Stewart would take the No. 33 team to victory lane at the season opener at Daytona, which was marred by a last lap incident. The No. 33 team would take its second and last win of the season with Harvick at Atlanta. Dakoda Armstrong ran Fontana with sponsorship from WinField . Paul Menard , Max Papis , Truck series driver Matt Crafton , and Ryan Gifford all took turns driving
8480-520: The opener at Daytona International Speedway , and Leicht at four standalone events. The drivers did not have as much success as anticipated; Bowyer scored the team's only two wins (the 2nd races at both Daytona and Dover), Burton had 10 top 10s but only two top 5s, and Leicht had 6 top 10s in nine total starts with a best finish of 6th (twice). Burton also made his 300th career Nationwide Series start at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May. After 2009, RCR shut down
8586-590: The race at Mesa Marin Speedway as part of its Wide World of Sports program. In 2001, NASCAR moved the series exclusively to cable, first with ESPN, and in 2003, switched to Speed , a network which provided supplemental coverage for Fox's coverage of NASCAR events . Network television returned to the series from 2007 to 2010 when two races per season (the Kroger 250 at Martinsville and the City of Mansfield 250 at Mansfield , with
8692-399: The race can end under yellow in one of four situations—inclement weather, darkness, the yellow flag waving because of an incident during the final lap of a race, or the yellow flag waving after the one attempt at green-white-checkered begins. This was later extended by NASCAR to three attempts. (Although reducing the Truck Series attempts at a green-white-checkered finish to one, the rule change
8798-525: The race weekend was being staged by CART and not NASCAR, its rules had to be followed. As a result, the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement was effective. Thus, any driver who participated in the race weekend had to be at least 18 years of age. The rule affected Roush Racing 's No. 99 truck driven by Kyle Busch , as he was underage at the time (16) and thus disqualified from the event despite having already qualified. The issue resulted in
8904-399: The rest. The new deal also brought on branding from Holiday Inn Express, which included commercials featuring Burton. Burton had two poles, but also had two DNFs and went winless in 13 starts. Wimmer, meanwhile had a pole at Bristol and 13 top 10s. This included a win at Nashville , where he went by teammate Clint Bowyer with 21 laps to go to take the victory. Wimmer left the team following
9010-406: The rule mandated that all races must end with a minimum of two consecutive laps in green flag condition, often referred to as a "green-white-checkered" finish . Since racing to the yellow flag was prohibited until 1998 (and again in 2003 under the current free pass rule ), scoring reverted to the last completed lap, and until racing back to the line was legalized in 1998, if the yellow waved during
9116-497: The season at Atlanta . During the playoffs, he won at Homestead to make the Championship 4. The 29 car first appeared in 2002, with Kevin Harvick (driver of the 29 Cup Series car) running four races with sponsorship from GM Goodwrench, Action Racing Collectibles, Sonic , and Sylvania . Jim Sauter also made his final career start at the Milwaukee Mile with Rockwell Automation and Nilfisk-Advance sponsorship, racing as
9222-526: The season with a 20th place finish at Daytona . On April 20, he scored his first career win at Talladega . The No. 3 car was initially run in the then- Busch Series by Dale Earnhardt, Inc. beginning in 1989, winning two back-to-back championships with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 1998 and 1999. The No. 3 made its debut as part of the RCR stable in 2002 at the EAS/GNC Live Well 300 at Daytona , driven twice that year by Earnhardt Jr. with sponsorships from
9328-557: The season's 35 races. After the July Daytona race, Morgan Shepherd stepped behind the wheel for several weeks, taking a break for Bristol to handle his car for Faith Motorsports , which didn't make the field. RCR and Shepherd formed Shepherd Racing Ventures on August 31 to keep the No. 21 running the rest of the year. Bowyer drove with the Zaxby's sponsorship at Atlanta , Richmond , Charlotte , and Texas while Shepherd drove either without
9434-433: The season. Since then, he has taken on other roles with the team. His replacement was Mike Skinner but after his injury, Jeff Purvis briefly took over, winning at Pikes Peak, before Skinner returned. After Skinner's release, Robby Gordon had the driving duties for the balance of the season. The next year, Jeff Green and Jay Sauter drove the car. With Green winning twice at Bristol and Charlotte and Sauter having
9540-461: The series schedule is Atlanta Motor Speedway , which returned to hosting Truck races in 2015 after a two-year absence. The most recent addition to the series schedule is North Wilkesboro Speedway which returned to hosting Truck races after a twenty-six–year absence. The 1995 season's races were nationally televised on ESPN , TNN , ABC and CBS . Of the 20-race schedule, TNN aired ten races, while ESPN aired seven races and CBS two, while ABC aired
9646-446: The series, using the series as a springboard for their racing careers. NASCAR stars Greg Biffle , Kevin Harvick , Jamie McMurray , Kurt Busch , Carl Edwards , and Kyle Busch each started in the series. A 2001 Truck Series race incident resulted in a significant NASCAR rule change. In early November of that year, the Truck Series was running as a support race for CART 's Marlboro 500 , that series' final event of its season; since
9752-516: The series; and young drivers who use the Truck Series to enter NASCAR. A Truck Series field currently consists of 36 trucks in races with qualifying. Previously, 32 trucks comprised a field, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the field was increased to 36 in races with qualifying and 40 without to accommodate as many trucks as possible. For most races, a single-truck qualifying format is used. For tracks 1.25 miles and shorter, each truck gets two laps with
9858-480: The short tracks were phased out in favor of speedways of 1 to 2 miles in length, and more of the races were held at tracks that hosted Cup and Busch events concurrently, but some races were held with CART and Indy Racing League events. Road courses were phased out by 2001, the last race being in 2000 at Watkins Glen International , but returned in 2013 with the Truck race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park . Also in 2013,
9964-449: The success from KHI, finishing second in the 2012 drivers championship for the second year in a row to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Even though Sadler scored four wins, it was announced in September that he turned down an extension offered by Childress to continue in the second tier series; he and sponsor OneMain Financial moved to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2013, which included a start in the Cup Series. For 2013, former JGR driver Brian Scott took
10070-591: The team after Holiday Inn pulled its sponsorship. In 2012, the No. 33 car was transferred to RCR to run for the owner's championship. 2011 champion Tony Stewart drove the No. 33 with sponsorship from Nabisco's Oreo and Ritz brands at the season opener in Daytona . Kevin Harvick ran 13 races with South Point, Pinnacle Foods , Hunt Brothers Pizza and AdvancePierre Foods sponsoring, Brendan Gaughan drove for 10 races with South Point sponsoring, Menard ran for 7 races, and Max Papis drove at Road America , both with sponsorship from Menards and Rheem . Harvick would be
10176-451: The team currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro teams: the No. 2 full-time for Jesse Love , the No. 21 full-time for Austin Hill . RCR has had at least one car successfully qualify for every Cup race since 1972 , the longest such active streak, and is known for the longstanding use of the number 3 on its primary race car. In addition to its in-house Cup Series teams, RCR has several technical alliances and partnerships with other teams. In
10282-420: The top ten seven out of the ten times the car raced in 2006, including a win at Dover in June. Burton started 36th after qualifying was rained out, and passed Kurt Busch with 18 laps to go. In 2007 , the No. 29 went full-time and, like the No. 21 several years before, Childress set out to win the owners' championship for a second time without a full-time driver. Burton and Scott Wimmer , who had just lost
10388-530: The track, starting with the second race of the series in Tucson, NASCAR adopted a five-minute "halftime" break, in place of pit stops, where teams could make any changes they would want to the truck. The only time tire changes were possible were for the interest of safety, such as a tire failure, or a danger to the tire. The rule was popular with television and fans, and was spread for the entire schedule afterwards as pit reporters could interview drivers and crew chiefs for
10494-475: The tracks. Chrysler withdrew its factory support of its Dodge and Plymouth brands after the 1972 season to cut costs, though teams continued to campaign cars with Plymouth and Dodge sheetmetal and power plants until 1985. Chrysler funded a small R&D effort, with factory funding and support for Dodge to return to NASCAR for the Craftsman Truck Series with the Dodge Ram pickup truck in 1997. By 2001 Dodge made
10600-476: The wheel of the No. 2 under a multi-year contract (essentially swapping rides with Sadler). He brought sponsorship from the Idaho-based Shore Lodge and Whitetail Club , owned by his father. The No. 2 team also switched back to RCR-style angled number logos from KHI-style logos. Scott had markedly improved consistency from his crash-marred seasons with Gibbs, with three Top 5s and 13 Top 10s en route to
10706-401: The wheel, in a program headed up by veteran crew chief Gil Martin , winning at Nashville Speedway and Memphis Motorsports Park to finish second in points. Bowyer was back in the No. 2 car in 2006 with crew chief Dan Deeringhoff, while Martin moved up to run the No. 07 Jack Daniels-sponsored Cup car for Bowyer's rookie season. Bowyer would finish 3rd in points with a win a Dover . 2006 was
10812-892: Was acquired by Securitas Electronic Security and has been rebranded as Securitas Technology The North American headquarters is located in Fishers, Indiana . This division of Stanley Black & Decker comprises the following primary business units: Likewise, Stanley Security Solutions has operations in the following global markets: Stanley Security Solutions is provider of locks, fire sensors, security cameras, and similar hardware. They also provide software to monitor this hardware. In addition they provide computer security software to protect hardware , software, or electronic data . A partial list of Stanley Security Solutions products: Stanley Securities In Q4 2021, Stanley Black's Commercial Electronic and Healthcare Security business lines- were sold to Securitas for $ 3.2 billion in cash. In 2021,
10918-407: Was part of NASCAR's implementation of the rule to the Cup and Busch Series due to complaints regarding NASCAR's policy at the time regarding late race cautions; the policy stated that a red flag would be thrown during a late race caution to attempt to ensure the race would finish under green but if a caution occurred after the window for the red flag, the race would end under caution regardless of where
11024-469: Was suspended for four races after the car lost a ballast during the 2022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250 at Martinsville Speedway . At the September Darlington race , Creed scored a career-best second place after engaging in a three-car battle with race winner Noah Gragson and Kyle Larson on the closing laps. Creed started the 2023 season with a 34th place DNF at Daytona . Despite not winning
11130-456: Was tapped to drive the 21 car for 15 races of the season. In May 2008, the team shut down due to financial problems but returned at the Emerson Radio 250 to debut Austin Dillon , son of former driver Mike Dillon and grandson to Richard Childress. In 2010, RCR hired John Wes Townley as the driver of car No. 21, with family-owned Zaxby's as the sponsor. On April 9, Townley was pulled from
11236-536: Was won back-to-back while driving for different teams (2018 was in JR Motorsports). On December 10, 2020, it was announced that Myatt Snider will drive the No. 2 car full-time. Snider picked up his first career win in the Contender Boats 250 . On September 14, 2021, it was announced that Sheldon Creed will drive the No. 2 car full-time in 2022 replacing Snider. On April 12, 2022, crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz
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