NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |
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Venue | Portland International Raceway |
Location | Portland, Oregon 45°35′49″N122°41′45″W / 45.59694°N 122.69583°W |
Corporate sponsor | Grainger Industrial Supply |
First race | 1999 |
Last race | 2000 |
Distance | 143.591 miles (231 km) (1999) 142.35 miles (229 km) (2000) |
Laps | 73 |
The Grainger Industrial Supply 225K was an annual NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Portland International Raceway in 1999 and 2000. And it was the first time a top three NASCAR national series visited the track. [1]
The race was the 11th race of the 1999 Craftsman Truck series season and the 6th of the 2000 season.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | Ref | |||
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Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||||
1.967 miles (3.166 km) Layout | ||||||||||||
1999 | June 18 | 50 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 73 | 143.591 (231.087) | 1:59:43 | 71.343 | [2] [3] | ||
1.950 miles (3.138 km) Layout | ||||||||||||
2000 | April 22 | 60 | Andy Houston | Addington Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 142.350 (229.090) | 1:54:57 | 74.301 | [4] |
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