Colorado 250

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Colorado 250
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue Colorado National Speedway
First race1995
Last race1997
Distance75.0 miles (121 km) (1995)
93.8 miles (151 km) (1996-1997)
Laps200 (1995)
250 (1996-1997)
Previous namesTotal Petroleum 200 (1995)

The Colorado 250 was a race held at Colorado National Speedway between 1995 and 1997 as part of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (originally SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman). The first race, held as part of the series' inaugural season, was sponsored by Total Petroleum as the Total Petroleum 200, and saw the closest margin of victory in the history of the series as Butch Miller defeated Mike Skinner by 0.001 second. [1]

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Skinner and Ron Hornaday Jr. would win the 1996 and 1997 events; following the 1997 race, the event was moved to Pikes Peak International Raceway. [2]

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed
(mph)
ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
1995 July 1598 Butch Miller Liberty Racing Ford 20075 (120.700)1:20:1456.086 Report [3]
1996 June 13 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 253*94.875 (152.686)1:38:2957.802 Report [4]
1997 July 1916 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 25093.75 (150.876)1:29:1962.978 Report [5]

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