1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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Ron Hornaday Jr., wife Lindy Hornaday, and team owners Teresa and Dale Earnhardt celebrate Hornaday's 1996 Truck Series championship

The 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the second season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Ron Hornaday Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the championship.

ESPN and TNN broadcast eight races each. CBS carried five races while TBS aired three races.

Teams and drivers

Full-time schedule

List of full-time teams at the start of 1996.

Team	Truck(s)	No.	Driver(s)	Listed owner(s)
AAG Racing	Chevrolet C/K	65	Kenny Allen	Shiela Allen
Brevak Racing	Ford F-150	31	Bob Brevak	Shelly Brevak
Carnes-Cox-Higgs Racing	Chevrolet C/K	36	Lonnie Cox 14(R)	Larry Carnes
Chek Racing	Chevrolet C/K	8	John Nemechek	John Nemechek
Chesrown Racing	Chevrolet C/K	6	Rick Carelli	Marshall Chesrown
Clark Racing	Chevrolet C/K	23	T. J. Clark 18	Debbie Clark
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet C/K	16	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Teresa Earnhardt
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	17	Bill Sedgwick 23	Darrell Waltrip
			Ken Schrader 1
Dokken Racing	Chevrolet C/K	64	Michael Dokken 18	Wayne Dokken
Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford F-150	7	Dave Rezendes	Geoff Bodine
Grandaddy Racing	Dodge Ram	30	Jimmy Hensley	Grier Lackey
Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	24	Jack Sprague	Rick Hendrick
Irvan-Simo Racing	Ford F-150	44	Bryan Reffner (R)	Mark Simo
K Automotive Racing	Dodge Ram	29	Bob Keselowski	Ron Keselowski
Liberty Racing	Ford F-150	98	Butch Miller 20	Jim Herrick
			Dorsey Schroeder 1
			Kenny Irwin Jr. 3
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet C/K	3	Mike Skinner	Richard Childress
Penske Racing	Ford F-150	22	Ricky Johnson 4	Roger Penske
			Kenny Wallace 6
			Rusty Wallace 1
Petty Enterprises	Dodge Ram	43	Rich Bickle	Richard Petty
Roush Racing	Ford F-150	80	Joe Ruttman	Jack Roush
RPM Racing	Ford F-150	11	Mike Hurlbert	Mike Hurlbert
Spears Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	75	Bobby Gill 11(R)	Wayne Spears
			Nathan Buttke 13
Ultra Motorsports	Ford F-150	2	Mike Bliss	Marlene Smith
Venable Racing	Ford F-150	21	Doug George (R)	Jim Venable
Walker Evans Racing	Dodge Ram	19	Lance Norick 14(R)	Phyllis Evans
			Butch Miller 3
			Johnny Chapman 2
		20	Walker Evans

Part-Time schedule

Team	Truck(s)	No.	Driver(s)	Listed Owner(s)	Rounds
Arne Henriksen	Ford F-150	73	Bob Schacht	Arne Henriksen	1
B & R Racing	Chevrolet C/K	27	Terry McCarthy (R)	Cheryl Cox	2
Bernie Cox	Chevrolet C/K	05	Monty Klein	Bernie Cox	1
Billy Ballew Motorsports	Ford F-150	15	Mark Gibson	Billy Ballew	8
			Bobby Gill (R)		3
			Ricky Johnson		5
Billy Ogle Jr.	Chevrolet C/K	01	Billy Ogle Jr.	Billy Ogle Jr.	3
		81			1
Black Tip Racing	Chevrolet C/K	00	Frank Kimmel	Andy Campbell	5
Blake Racing	Chevrolet C/K	12	Dave Smith (R)	Bob Blake	6
Bob Best	Chevrolet C/K	33	Harry Gant	Bob Best	11
Brevak Racing	Ford F-150	1	Ken Bouchard	Bob Brevak	1
Carl Wegner	Chevrolet C/K	68	Bobby Dotter	Carl Wegner	2
Charles Zahn	Ford F-150	50	Mark Day	Charles Zahn	1
Chesrown Racing	Chevrolet C/K	66	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Marshall Chesrown	1
			Mike McLaughlin		1
Combs Racing	Chevrolet C/K	49	Rodney Combs Jr. (R)	Susan Combs	2
			Rodney Combs		1
Coulter Racing	Chevrolet C/K	61	Randy Tolsma	Steve Coulter	2
Courtney Register	Chevrolet C/K	32	Steve Mendenhall (R)	Courtney Register	5
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet C/K	76	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt	1
Dan Obrist	Chevrolet C/K	73	Dan Obrist	Dan Obrist	1
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	5	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	5
Del Markle	Chevrolet C/K	71	Rick Markle (R)	Del Markle	2
Dollar Motorsports	Ford F-150	14	Marc Robe	David Dollar	1
		74			2
Doran Racing	Chevrolet C/K	77	Scott Lagasse	Kevin Doran	4
			Gary St. Amant		1
			Bobby Labonte		1
Elliott Racing	Ford F-150	94	Ron Barfield Jr. (R)	Bill Elliott	7
Ernie Cope Racing	Chevrolet C/K	38	Ernie Cope	Gina Cope	4
Foyt Enterprises	Ford F-150	51	A. J. Foyt	A. J. Foyt	1
		56			1
Gary Miller	Chevrolet C/K	34	Jerry Robertson (R)	Gary Miller	1
Genzman Racing	Ford F-150	25	Andy Genzman	DeWilton Genzman	13
Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford F-150	07	Geoff Bodine	Geoff Bodine	4
			Barry Bodine		2
Gerhart Racing	Chevrolet C/K	85	Bobby Gerhart	Bobby Gerhart	3
Glanville Motorsports	Ford F-150	81	Jerry Glanville	Jerry Glanville	5
Grandaddy Racing	Dodge Ram	03	Kelly Denton	Grier Lackey	2
Grubb Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	4	Wayne Grubb	Kevin Grubb	2
		55	Kevin Grubb		2
Irvan-Simo Racing	Ford F-150	28	Boris Said	Mark Simo	3
			Ernie Irvan		3
			Butch Miller		1
Jimmy Davis	Ford F-150	13	Jimmy Davis	Jimmy Davis	2
Joe Bessey Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	9	Joe Bessey	Joe Bessey	1
Joe Horner	Chevrolet C/K	32	Kenny Hendrick	Joe Horner	4
Joe Madore	Chevrolet C/K	60	Joe Madore (R)	Joe Madore	5
Ken Schrader Racing	Chevrolet C/K	52	Ken Schrader	Ken Schrader	3
			Tobey Butler		6
Liberty Racing	Ford F-150	62	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Jim Herrick	1
Mansion Motorsports	Ford F-150	01	Gary Lloyd	Thee Dixon	2
			Randy MacDonald
		0	Gary Lloyd		5
			John Blewett III		1
MB Motorsports	Ford F-150	26	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Mike Mittler	1
			Randy Porter		1
			Rick Beebe		2
			Michael Dokken		1
			Ken Bouchard		1
McCray Racing	Chevrolet C/K	02	Rick McCray	Rick McCray	4
Michael Waltrip Racing	Ford F-150	1	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip	1
Mike Colabucci	Chevrolet C/K	1	Mike Colabucci	Mike Colabucci	1
		10			2
			Curtis Markham		1
		15	Mike Collabucci		1
Mike Harvick	Chevrolet C/K	72	Kevin Harvick (R)	Mike Harvick	4
MJ Racing	Chevrolet C/K	39	Jeff Spraker	Milo Januska	3
Mountanos Racing	Chevrolet C/K	38	Mark Mountanos	Linda Mountanos	1
		83	Steve Portenga		6
Mueller Brothers Racing	Chevrolet C/K	4	Robbie Reiser	Mueller Brothers	1
			Tony Stewart		1
		42	Robbie Reiser		2
NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	87	Joe Nemechek	Joe Nemechek	2
Norick Racing	Ford F-150	90	Lance Norick (R)	Ron Norick	10
Press Racing	Chevrolet C/K	53	Dan Press	Dan Press	7
Proctor Racing	Ford F-150	5	Jerry Robertson (R)	Rudy Proctor	1
Randy Dixon		04	Ernest Winslow	Randy Dixon	2
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet C/K	03	Jay Sauter (R)	Richard Childress	1
Rizzo Racing	Ford F-150	27	Rob Rizzo	Rob Rizzo	4
Roehrig Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	18	Johnny Benson	Kurt Roehrig	4
			David Green		1
			Steve Park		1
			Michael Dokken		1
			Robby Gordon		1
Rosenblum Racing	Chevrolet C/K	51	Ritchie Petty	Jim Rosenblum	1
			T.J. Clark		1
			Perry Tripp		2
Roush Racing	Ford F-150	99	Jeff Burton	Jack Roush	4
			Mark Martin		2
			Ted Musgrave		2
Sellers Motorsports	Ford F-150	78	Mike Chase	Steven Sellers	8
Serrano Racing	Chevrolet C/K	40	Carlos Serrano	Carlos Serrano	3
Shenandoah Valley Motorsports	Ford F-150	1	Ronnie Newman	Harry Johnson	1
		11	Joe Gaita (R)		2
		71			3
			Dave Stacy		1
SKB Racing	Chevrolet C/K	92	Charlie Cragan (R)	Raymond Scanlan	9
			Rodney Combs Jr. (R)		1
Spicer Racing	Chevrolet C/K	48	Casey Atwood	Chuck Spicer	1
			Bobby Hamilton		2
Star Nursery Racing Team	Chevrolet C/K	0	Chris Trickle	Chuck Trickle	2
Strait Racing	Ford F-150	37	Bob Strait	Jim Spicuzza	1
Stroppe Motorsports	Ford F-150	14	Butch Gilliland (R)	Bill Stroppe	8
Team SABCO	Chevrolet C/K	42	Jay Sauter (R)	Felix Sabates	7
			Robby Gordon		1
Thorpe Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	84	Doug Thorpe Jr. (R)	Doug Thorpe Jr.	2
ThorSport Racing	Chevrolet C/K	88	Terry Cook	Duke Thorson	5
Toy Box Racing	Dodge Ram	59	Mark Gibson	Mark Gibson	1
True Dee Paques	Chevrolet C/K	09	Jon Paques	True Dee Paques	3
Turnage Racing	Ford F-150	41	Randy Renfrow	Greg Turnage	10
Ultra Motorsports	Ford F-150	4	Bill Elliott	Jim Smith	1
USA Racing	Chevrolet C/K	9	Davy Jones	Wilbur Bunce	1
			Greg Marlowe		1
			Michael Dokken		1
			Andy Michner		1
Venturini Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	35	Bill Venturini	Cathy Venturini	1
Vestar Motorsports	Chevrolet C/K	1	Andy Hillenburg	Scoop Vessels	2
Walker Evans Racing	Dodge Ram	02	Johnny Chapman	Walker Evans	2
			Steve Park		1
Wayne Jacks	Chevrolet C/K	58	Wayne Jacks	Wayne Jacks	3

Schedule

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
1	Florida Dodge Dealers 400	Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead	March 17
2	Chevrolet Desert Star 300	Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix	April 21
3	Craftsman 200	Portland Speedway, Portland	May 4
4	Jerr-Dan/Nelson Truck 200	Evergreen Speedway, Monroe	May 11
5	NAPA 200	Tucson Raceway Park, Tucson	May 25
6	Colorado 250	Colorado National Speedway, Dacono	June 1
7	Lund Look 225	Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka	June 9
8	Coca-Cola 200	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	June 22
9	DeVilbiss Superfinish 200	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth	June 30
10	Sears Auto Center 200	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis	July 6
11	Ford Dealers 225	Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville	July 20
12	Western Auto 200	I-70 Speedway, Odessa	July 27
13	Cummins 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg	August 1
14	Stevens Beil/Genuine Parts 200	Flemington Speedway, Flemington	August 10
15	Parts America 150	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 25
16	Federated Auto Parts 250	Nashville Speedway USA, Nashville	August 31
17	Fas Mart Truck Shootout	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 5
18	Pennzoil/VIP Tripleheader	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon	September 8
19	Hanes 250	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	September 21
20	Lowe's 250	North Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro	September 28
21	Kragen 151	Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma	October 5
22	Ford Dealers/Ford Credit 300	Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield	October 13
23	GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300	Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix	October 26
24	Carquest 420K	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas	November 3

Races

Florida Dodge Dealers 400

The inaugural Florida Dodge Dealers 400 was held March 17 at Homestead Motorsports Complex. Geoff Bodine won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.

Top ten results

1. 7-Dave Rezendes
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
4. 94-Ron Barfield Jr.
5. 44-Bryan Reffner
6. 27-Terry McCarthy
7. 8-John Nemechek
8. 42-Jay Sauter -1
9. 00-Frank Kimmel -1
10. 21-Doug George -1

Chevrolet Desert Star 300

The Chevrolet Desert Star 300 was held April 21 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.

Top ten results

1. 24-Jack Sprague
2. 3-Mike Skinner
3. 98-Butch Miller
4. 44-Bryan Reffner
5. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
6. 6-Rick Carelli
7. 80-Joe Ruttman
8. 94-Ron Barfield Jr.
9. 75-Bobby Gill
10. 64-Michael Dokken -1

Craftsman 200

The Craftsman 200 was held May 4 at Portland Speedway. Rich Bickle won the pole. The race was broadcast by TBS.

Top ten results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
2. 2-Mike Bliss
3. 3-Mike Skinner
4. 17-Bill Sedgwick
5. 98-Butch Miller
6. 6-Rick Carelli
7. 44-Bryan Reffner
8. 24-Jack Sprague
9. 80-Joe Ruttman
10. 30-Jimmy Hensley

Jerr-Dan/Nelson Truck 200

The Jerr-Dan/Nelson Truck 200 was held May 11 at Evergreen Speedway. Tobey Butler won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.

Top ten results

1. 2-Mike Bliss
2. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
3. 53-Dan Press
4. 43-Rich Bickle
5. 3-Mike Skinner
6. 52-Tobey Butler
7. 30-Jimmy Hensley
8. 80-Joe Ruttman
9. 94-Ron Barfield Jr.
10. 17-Bill Sedgwick -1

NAPA 200

The NAPA 200 was held May 25 at Tucson Raceway Park. Bryan Reffner won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.

Top ten results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 43-Rich Bickle
3. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
4. 30-Jimmy Hensley
5. 24-Jack Sprague
6. 17-Bill Sedgwick
7. 75-Bobby Gill
8. 7-Dave Rezendes
9. 64-Michael Dokken
10. 29-Bob Keselowski

Colorado 250

The Colorado 250 was held June 1 at Colorado National Speedway. Rich Bickle won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.

Top ten results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 98-Butch Miller
3. 30-Jimmy Hensley
4. 24-Jack Sprague
5. 7-Dave Rezendes
6. 80-Joe Ruttman
7. 17-Bill Sedgwick
8. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
9. 42-Jay Sauter
10. 21-Doug George

Lund Look 225

The Lund Look 225 was held June 9 at Heartland Park Topeka. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.

Top ten results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
4. 2-Mike Bliss
5. 42-Jay Sauter
6. 18-Johnny Benson
7. 52-Ken Schrader
8. 99-Jeff Burton
9. 7-Dave Rezendes
10. 17-Bill Sedgwick

Coca-Cola 200

The Coca-Cola 200 was held June 22 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. On lap 162 Mike Bliss crashed on the front stretch where he hit and rode up the wall and tore down a part of the catch fencing. The race was broadcast on ESPN.

Top ten results

1. 6-Rick Carelli
2. 7-Dave Rezendes
3. 42-Jay Sauter
4. 3-Mike Skinner
5. 24-Jack Sprague
6. 80-Joe Ruttman
7. 75-Bobby Gill
8. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
9. 19-Lance Norick -1
10. 20-Walker Evans -1

DeVilbiss Superfinish 200

The inaugural DeVilibiss Superfinish 200 was held June 30 at Nazareth Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole. The race was supposed to air on CBS; however, after a 3 hour rain delay, CBS left the speedway, and therefore the race was not broadcast. This was the only Truck Series start for Rusty Wallace. The race was shortened to 152 laps due to rain.

Top ten results

1. 24-Jack Sprague
2. 30-Jimmy Hensley
3. 98-Butch Miller
4. 99-Jeff Burton
5. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
6. 18-Johnny Benson
7. 80-Joe Ruttman
8. 07-Geoff Bodine
9. 22-Rusty Wallace
10. 44-Bryan Reffner

Sears Auto Center 200

The Sears Auto Center 200 was held July 6 at The Milwaukee Mile. Mike Bliss won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.

Top ten results

1. 24-Jack Sprague
2. 17-Bill Sedgwick
3. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
4. 30-Jimmy Hensley
5. 2-Mike Bliss
6. 75-Bobby Gill
7. 3-Mike Skinner
8. 7-Dave Rezendes -1
9. 15-Mark Gibson -2
10. 65-Kenny Allen -2

Ford Dealers 225

The Ford Dealers 225 was held July 20 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.

Top ten results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
2. 3-Mike Skinner
3. 30-Jimmy Hensley
4. 7-Dave Rezendes
5. 80-Joe Ruttman
6. 44-Bryan Reffner
7. 6-Rick Carelli
8. 24-Jack Sprague
9. 98-Butch Miller
10. 8-John Nemechek

Western Auto 200

The Western Auto 200 was held July 27 at I-70 Speedway. Butch Miller won the pole. On lap 121 Bob Keselowski crashed in turn 1, broke the wall and rolled down the banking 2 1/2 times. The race was broadcast on TNN.

Top ten results

1. 2-Mike Bliss
2. 3-Mike Skinner
3. 6-Rick Carelli
4. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
5. 17-Bill Sedgwick
6. 21-Doug George
7. 75-Nathan Buttke -1
8. 30-Jimmy Hensley -1
9. 7-Dave Rezendes -1
10. 43-Rich Bickle -1

Cummins 200

The Cummins 200 was held August 1 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.

Top ten results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 2-Mike Bliss
4. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
5. 43-Rich Bickle
6. 42-Jay Sauter
7. 22-Kenny Wallace
8. 75-Nathan Buttke
9. 66-Mike McLaughlin
10. 4-Tony Stewart

• Mike Skinner lead flag to flag (all 200 laps).

Stevens Beil/Genuine Parts 200

The Stevens Beil/Genuine Parts 200 was held August 10 at Flemington Speedway. Bryan Reffner won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.

Top ten results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 2-Mike Bliss
3. 43-Rich Bickle
4. 7-Dave Rezendes
5. 24-Jack Sprague
6. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
7. 6-Rick Carelli
8. 33-Harry Gant
9. 30-Jimmy Hensley
10. 98-Butch Miller -1

Parts America 150

The Parts America 150 was held August 25 at Watkins Glen International. Steve Park won the pole qualifying the truck driven by Joe Nemechek. The race was broadcast on ESPN.

Top ten results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
2. 87-Joe Nemechek
3. 3-Mike Skinner
4. 24-Jack Sprague
5. 43-Rich Bickle
6. 80-Joe Ruttman
7. 27-Rob Rizzo
8. 30-Jimmy Hensley
9. 21-Doug George
10. 20-Walker Evans

Federated Auto Parts 250

The Federated Auto Parts 250 was held August 31 at Nashville Speedway USA. Jack Sprague won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.

Top ten results

1. 7-Dave Rezendes
2. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
3. 24-Jack Sprague
4. 98-Butch Miller
5. 44-Bryan Reffner
6. 21-Doug George
7. 64-Michael Dokken
8. 30-Jimmy Hensley
9. 6-Rick Carelli
10. 2-Mike Bliss -1

Fas Mart Truck Shootout

The Fas Mart Truck Shootout was held September 5 at Richmond International Raceway. Kenny Irwin Jr. won the pole. The race was shortened to 124 laps due to rain from Hurricane Fran. The race was broadcast on ESPN.

Top ten results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
3. 99-Mark Martin
4. 80-Joe Ruttman
5. 62-Kenny Irwin Jr.
6. 75-Nathan Buttke
7. 98-Butch Miller
8. 33-Harry Gant
9. 5-Darrell Waltrip
10. 52-Tobey Butler

Pennzoil/VIP Tripleheader

The Pennzoil/VIP Tripleheader was held September 8 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.

Top ten results

1. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 2-Mike Bliss
4. 18-Steve Park
5. 28-Ernie Irvan
6. 9-Joe Bessey
7. 44-Bryan Reffner
8. 80-Joe Ruttman
9. 30-Jimmy Hensley -1
10. 17-Bill Sedgwick -1

Hanes 250

The Hanes 250 was held September 21 at Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Hamilton won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.

Top ten results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 98-Butch Miller
3. 24-Jack Sprague
4. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
5. 5-Darrell Waltrip
6. 80-Joe Ruttman
7. 43-Rich Bickle
8. 99-Jeff Burton
9. 30-Jimmy Hensley
10. 33-Harry Gant

Lowe's 250

The final Lowe's 250 was held September 28 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Johnny Benson won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.

Top ten results

1. 99-Mark Martin
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 98-Butch Miller
4. 22-Kenny Wallace
5. 80-Joe Ruttman
6. 6-Rick Carelli
7. 18-Johnny Benson
8. 43-Rich Bickle
9. 3-Mike Skinner
10. 5-Darrell Waltrip

Kragen 151

The Kragen 151 was held October 5 at Sears Point Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.

Top ten results

1. 7-Dave Rezendes
2. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
3. 3-Mike Skinner
4. 80-Joe Ruttman
5. 21-Doug George
6. 24-Jack Sprague
7. 2-Mike Bliss
8. 44-Bryan Reffner
9. 6-Rick Carelli
10. 30-Jimmy Hensley

Ford Dealers/Ford Credit 300

The Ford Dealers/Ford Credit 300 was held October 13 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.

Top ten results

1. 3-Mike Skinner
2. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
3. 80-Joe Ruttman
4. 2-Mike Bliss
5. 24-Jack Sprague
6. 19-Butch Miller
7. 21-Doug George
8. 43-Rich Bickle
9. 20-Walker Evans -1
10. 7-Dave Rezendes -1

GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300

The GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300 was held October 26 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.

Top ten results

1. 24-Jack Sprague
2. 18-Johnny Benson
3. 80-Joe Ruttman
4. 3-Mike Skinner
5. 99-Ted Musgrave
6. 52-Tobey Butler
7. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
8. 87-Joe Nemechek
9. 21-Doug George
10. 33-Harry Gant

Carquest 420K

The Carquest 420K was held November 3 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bryan Reffner won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.

Top ten results

1. 24-Jack Sprague
2. 4-Bill Elliott
3. 80-Joe Ruttman
4. 1-Michael Waltrip
5. 7-Dave Rezendes
6. 18-Robby Gordon
7. 3-Mike Skinner
8. 52-Ken Schrader
9. 44-Bryan Reffner
10. 16-Ron Hornaday Jr.

Final points standings

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

Drivers

Pos. Driver Races Points HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 1 Ron Hornaday Jr. 3 5 1* 2 3 8 3 8 5 3 1* 4* 4 6 1* 2 2 1 4 22 2 2* 7 10 3831 2 Jack Sprague 2 1* 8 12 5 4 2 5 1 1* 8 14 2 5 4 3 29 2* 3 2 6 5 1* 1* 3778 3 Mike Skinner 20* 2 3 5 1 1* 1* 4* 14 7 2 2 1* 1* 3 16* 1* 27 1 9* 3 1 4 7 3771 4 Joe Ruttman 19 7 9 8 15 6 23 6 7 17 5 20 22 27 6 13 4 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 3275 5 Mike Bliss 27 28 2 1* 19 23 4 21 11 5 13 1 3 2 22 10 20 3 16 12 7 4 14 12 3190 6 Dave Rezendes 1 22 32 11 8 5 9 2 12 8 4 9 16 4 23 1 11 23 12 32 1* 10 22 5 3179 7 Butch Miller 24 3 5 27 16 2 19 11 3 27 9 11 13 10 11 4 7 26 2 3 26 6 13 13 3126 8 Jimmy Hensley 26 27 10 7 4 3 28 25 2* 4 3 8 25 9 8 8 13 9 9 16 10 18 30 17 3029 9 Bryan Reffner (R) 5 4 7 24 11 16 14 23 10 24 6 12 20 12 13 5 19 7 17 34 8 13 18 9 2961 10 Rick Carelli 16 6 6 13 23 19 24 1 16 11 7 3 18 7 24 9 15 13 29 6 9 34 16 14 2953 11 Rich Bickle 21 30 27 4 2* 32 12 19 15 20 27 10 5 3 5 18 16 12 7 8 29 8 11 11 2914 12 Doug George (R) 10 19 14 14 21 10 17 14 22 19 18 6 28 15 9 6 24 21 13 15 5 7 9 16 2883 13 John Nemechek 7 14 12 20 17 12 21 20 20 29 10 16 26 14 16 21 27 20 14 19 16 19 17 27 2615 14 Bill Sedgwick 30 18 4 10 6 7 10 28 28 2 17 5 30 11 14 23 21 10 34 17 20 29 23 2599 15 Bob Brevak 11 13 26 18 24 14 20 24 26 15 22 21 19 21 21 15 28 18 25 28 19 23 32 25 2388 16 Bob Keselowski 32 34 16 16 10 28 27 16 34 13 31 23 21 18 18 11 33 19 19 24 17 28 DNQ 18 2281 17 Walker Evans 28 36 18 23 18 18 16 10 32 30 26 24 27 20 10 17 30 14 30 26 24 9 31 DNQ 2224 18 Lance Norick (R) 18 16 24 22 26 24 22 9 29 33 15 17 24 13 28 34 DNQ 25 23 DNQ 13 22 36 31 2168 19 Kenny Allen 34 DNQ 15 17 29 21 26 15 25 10 29 27 16 19 30 26 28 21 36 14 17 DNQ DNQ 2019 20 Michael Dokken 12 10 17 29 9 29 32 26 23 18 20 25 30 7 31 15 11 27 24 35 1977 21 Bobby Gill (R) 23 9 20 26 7 11 15 7 18 6 11 22 11 11 1818 22 T. J. Clark DNQ 12 20 15 31 22 31 24 23 17 15 33 34 33 DNQ 22 12 DNQ 30 1603 23 Nathan Buttke 7 8 19 29 28 6 17 28 21 27 14 25 33 1345 24 Harry Gant 13 21 12 8 20 8 24 10 31 10 21 1267 25 Mike Hurlbert DNQ 30 32 DNQ 32 33 34 28 33 DNQ 31 27 30 DNQ DNQ 32 25 DNQ DNQ 1081 26 Jay Sauter (R) 8 11 9 5 3 25 6 22 1065 27 Lonnie Cox (R) 21 31 30 26 29 21 25 18 29 24 31 35 DNQ 1027 28 Charlie Cragan (R) 14 31 19 16 19 15 25 35 27 864 29 Ron Barfield Jr. (R) 4 8 11 9 28 27 19 837 30 Mark Gibson DNQ 12 9 14 15 32 23 20 17 820 31 Ricky Johnson 25 15 DNQ 30 27 23 21 15 38 786 32 Andy Genzman DNQ 17 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 20 DNQ DNQ 739 33 Randy Renfrow 27 21 DNQ 28 26 12 24 35 DNQ DNQ 733 34 Kenny Wallace 18 7 14 4 33 12 727 35 Mike Chase DNQ 29 13 19 13 33 30 26 692 36 Tobey Butler 6 10 14 31 6 34 686 37 Darrell Waltrip 11 9 5 10 20 660 38 Dan Press 29 3 12 27 DNQ 33 24 657 39 Johnny Benson 6 6 7 2 616 40 Butch Gilliland (R) 15 24 23 21 25 30 DNQ DNQ 611 41 Steve Portenga 15 28 13 17 31 25 591 42 Jeff Burton 8 4 14 8 565 43 Jerry Glanville 22 20 22 22 14 515 44 Frank Kimmel 9 30 12 12 DNQ 502 45 Kenny Irwin Jr. 32 5 15 26 40 468 46 Ken Schrader 36 7 13 8 467 47 Dave Smith (R) 29 23 24 23 DNQ DNQ 429 48 Joe Gaita (R) 28 30 18 30 23 428 49 Rob Rizzo 7 22 11 37 425 50 Steve Park 11 QL 4 15 408 51 Terry Cook 12 DNQ 25 21 DNQ 371 52 Gary Lloyd DNQ 29 29 25 DNQ DNQ 366 53 Geoff Bodine 33 8 17 39 364 54 Boris Said 16 13 16 354 55 Mark Martin 3 1 350 56 Scott Lagasse 25 17 30 32 340 57 Ernie Cope 19 28 27 31 337 58 Kevin Harvick (R) 35 31 30 11 331 59 Johnny Chapman 32 26 29 23 322 60 Ernie Irvan 25 5 29 319 61 Kenny Hendrick 28 26 35 23 316 62 Joe Nemechek 2 8 312 63 Joe Madore (R) DNQ DNQ 25 19 301 64 Carlos Serrano 21 14 28 300 65 Robbie Reiser 26 22 19 288 66 Bobby Gerhart 26 27 15 285 67 Steve Mendenhall (R) 31 24 22 DNQ 277 68 Robby Gordon 13 6 274 69 Rick McCray DNQ 12 32 DNQ 268 70 Jeff Spraker 12 29 DNQ 243 71 Billy Ogle Jr. DNQ 19 DNQ DNQ 235 72 Wayne Jacks 17 DNQ 34 234 73 Rodney Combs Jr. (R) 13 26 DNQ 228 74 Terry McCarthy (R) 6 33 214 75 Ted Musgrave 5 36 210 76 Mike Colabucci 27 28 DNQ DNQ 208 77 Barry Bodine 20 23 197 78 Wayne Grubb 32 18 176 79 Andy Hillenburg 14 36 176 80 Bill Elliott 2 170 81 Kevin Grubb 18 35 167 82 Kelly Denton 36 18 164 83 Michael Waltrip 4 160 84 Jon Paques 15 DNQ DNQ 159 85 Jerry Robertson (R) 20 36 158 86 Bobby Hamilton 31* 25 158 87 Joe Bessey 6 150 88 Rick Beebe 22 DNQ 149 89 A. J. Foyt 33 28 143 90 Marc Robe 33 DNQ DNQ 141 91 Mike McLaughlin 9 138 92 Rusty Wallace 9 138 93 Doug Thorpe Jr. (R) DNQ 25 137 94 Tony Stewart 10 134 95 Bobby Dotter 20 DNQ 131 96 Bob Strait 31 DNQ 128 97 Davy Jones 13 124 98 Ken Bouchard 16 DNQ 116 99 Ronnie Newman 26 DNQ 113 100 Danny Hieber DNQ DNQ 113 101 Dave Stacy 17 112 102 Ritchie Petty 17 112 103 G. T. Tallas DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 106 104 Rodney Combs 20 103 105 Rick Markle (R) 35 DNQ 101 106 Dorsey Schroeder 21 100 107 Dan Obrist 22 97 108 Randy Porter 22 97 109 John Blewett III 22 97 110 Andy Michner 24 91 111 Gary St. Amant 25 88 112 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 25 88 113 Monty Klein 26 85 114 Ernest Winslow DNQ DNQ 80 115 Randy Tolsma 29 DNQ 77 116 Greg Marlowe 29 76 117 Mark Mountanos 30 73 118 Randy MacDonald 30 73 119 Bill Venturini 31 70 120 Mark Day 31 70 121 Bob Schacht 32 67 122 Curtis Markham 32 67 123 Casey Atwood 32 67 124 Jimmy Davis 33 64 125 Perry Tripp 35 DNQ 62 126 Bobby Labonte 34 61 127 David Green 34 61 128 Mike Wallace DNQ 58 129 Frank Davis DNQ 55 130 Brandon Baker DNQ 55 131 George Kent Jr. DNQ 46 132 Randy Churchill DNQ 46 133 Chris Trickle DNQ DNQ 44 134 Ron Emmick DNQ 34 135 Guy Thomas DNQ 25 136 Jason Jarrett DNQ 25 137 Steve McEachern DNQ 22 138 Cindy Peterson DNQ DNQ 17 139 Brad Means DNQ 16 140 Clint Mears DNQ 13 141 Doug Adams DNQ 13 142 Charles Zahn DNQ 4 143 Greg Clark DNQ 1 144 Stacy Compton DNQ 1 Pos. Driver HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS Points Races

Key Color Result Gold Winner Silver Finished 2nd–5th Bronze Finished 6th–10th Green Finished 11th–20th Blue Finished 21st or worse Purple Did not finish (DNF) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Tan Withdrew From Race (Wth) White Qualified for another driver (QL) Qualified but replaced due to injury or incident (INQ) Relieved another driver (RL) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or by practice speeds. * – Most laps led. 1 – Post entry, driver and owner did not score points.

Rookie of the Year

Bryan Reffner was named the 1996 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the year, winning three poles and finishing ninth in points. He was followed by Doug George, who had eight top-tens over the course of the season, and Lance Norick, who split the season between two different teams. Bobby Gill began the year with Spears Motorsports, but was released. Jay Sauter and Lonnie Cox ran abbreviated schedules for their teams.

See also

• 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
• 1996 NASCAR Busch Series
• 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series

References

• Craftsman Truck Series standings and statistics for 1996 - Racing-Reference.info