1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The field has finished qualifying for the 11th race of the season the NAPA Autocare 200 at the Nazareth Speedway.

Jay Sauter won the pole, with a time of 34.035 seconds, beating Jimmy Hensley by 0.199 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Jay Sauter won his 1st pole of the year,
Sauter won the 2nd pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since 1997 at Mesa Marin; 14 races ago,
Jack Sprague, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 20th,
Jack Sprague, who will start 20th, has a 51 point lead over Ron Hornaday Jr.

1.3-Jay Sauter
2.43-Jimmy Hensley
3.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
4.18-Butch Miller
5.66-Bryan Reffner
6.90-Lance Norick
7.29-Dennis Setzer
8.99-Joe Ruttman
9.55-Tony Roper
10.86-Stacy Compton
11.75-Kevin Harvick
12.19-Tony Raines
13.51-Tammy Jo Kirk
14.06-Randy MacDonald
15.7-Barry Bodine
16.6-Rick Carelli
17.61-Randy Tolsma
18.37-Scot Walters
19.2-Mike Bliss
20.24-Jack Sprague
21.35-Ron Barfield Jr.
22.78-Dominic Dobson
23.31-Kevin Cywinski
24.52-Mike Wallace
25.60-Andy Houston
26.10-Lonnie Rush Jr.
27.44-Boris Said
28.11-Ken Bouchard
29.50-Greg Biffle
30.88-Terry Cook
31.14-Rick Crawford
32.00-Ryan McGlynn
33.84-Wayne Anderson
34.57-Rob Morgan
35.48-Ron Fellows

Race #11 - NAPA Autocare 200

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 11th stop of 1998 at the Nazareth Speedway, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for the NAPA Autocare 200.

Jay Sauter led the field to the green flag for the second time in his career but his lead would be brief as championship contender Ron Hornaday Jr. took the lead on Lap 4 before losing it back to Sauter on Lap 10 before regaining it on Lap 13 as from then on Hornaday showed why he was a master at the truck series, never being passed on track for the lead, losing the lead only during a round of pit stops, as Hornaday easily drove to his eighth career win.

Other Noticeables:
Ron Hornaday Jr. won his 2nd race of the year,
Hornaday Jr. led 3 times for 189 laps, including the final 107 laps,
It was the 8th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his first since Watkins Glen; 4 races ago,
Ryan McGlynn, who finished 21st, made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut,
Ron Hornaday Jr., who finished 1st, became the new points leader, leading Jack Sprague by 11 points

1.16-Ron Hornaday Jr. (189 laps led)
2.18-Butch Miller
3.99-Joe Ruttman (2 laps led)
4.3-Jay Sauter (6 laps led)
5.37-Scot Walters
6.19-Tony Raines (3 laps led)
7.6-Rick Carelli-1 lap
8.66-Bryan Reffner-1 lap
9.90-Lance Norick-1 lap
10.35-Ron Barfield Jr.-1 lap
11.75-Kevin Harvick-1 lap
12.29-Dennis Setzer-2 laps
13.61-Randy Tolsma-2 laps
14.43-Jimmy Hensley-2 laps
15.24-Jack Sprague-2 laps
16.55-Tony Roper-2 laps
17.60-Andy Houston-2 laps
18.51-Tammy Jo Kirk-3 laps
19.11-Ken Bouchard-3 laps
20.06-Randy MacDonald-4 laps
21.00-Ryan McGlynn-5 laps
22.7-Barry Bodine-5 laps
23.52-Mike Wallace-5 laps
24.57-Rob Morgan-5 laps
25.14-Rick Crawford-6 laps
26.78-Dominic Dobson-6 laps
27.48-Ron Fellows-6 laps
28.50-Greg Biffle-6 laps
29.10-Lonnie Rush Jr.-7 laps
30.31-Kevin Cywinski-7 laps
31.88-Terry Cook-8 laps
32.84-Wayne Anderson-47 laps (Valve)
33.2-Mike Bliss-54 laps (Engine)
34.44-Boris Said-80 laps (Header)
35.86-Stacy Compton-179 laps (Header)

Jay Sauter-1-3
Ron Hornaday Jr.-4-9
Jay Sauter-10-12
Ron Hornaday Jr.-13-88
Joe Ruttman-89-90
Tony Raines-91-93
Ron Hornaday Jr.-94-200

6 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 12 laps
Lap 5 (Truck #43 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 110 (Truck #43 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 160 (Truck #84 Stalled Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 0.633 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 13 Minutes and 38 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 12th race of the season the The No Fear Challenge at the California Speedway.

Tony Raines won the pole, with a time of 44.090 seconds, beating Ron Hornaday Jr. by 0.290 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tony Raines won his 3rd pole of the year,
Raines won the 4th pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since Texas; 4 races ago,
Mike Bliss, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 5th,
Ron Hornaday Jr., who will start 2nd, has a 11 point lead over Jack Sprague

1.19-Tony Raines
2.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
3.99-Joe Ruttman
4.24-Jack Sprague
5.2-Mike Bliss
6.50-Greg Biffle
7.28-Ernie Irvan
8.60-Andy Houston
9.18-Butch Miller
10.44-Boris Said
11.86-Stacy Compton
12.61-Randy Tolsma
13.55-Tony Roper
14.5-Mike Skinner
15.66-Bryan Reffner
16.88-Terry Cook
17.14-Rick Crawford
18.90-Lance Norick
19.75-Kevin Harvick
20.6-Rick Carelli
21.31-Kevin Cywinski
22.52-Mike Wallace
23.57-Matt Hutter
24.29-Dennis Setzer
25.37-Scot Walters
26.51-Tammy Jo Kirk
27.43-Jimmy Hensley
28.35-Ron Barfield Jr.
29.10-Lonnie Rush Jr.
30.78-Randy Renfrow
31.3-Jay Sauter
32.9-David Starr
33.84-Wayne Anderson
34.1-Michael Waltrip
35.81-Jerry Glanville
36.7-Barry Bodine

Did Not Qualify
37.42-Rick McCray
38.82-Randy Nelson
39.85-Milan Garrett

Race #12 - The No Fear Challenge

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 12th stop of 1998 at the California Speedway, in Fontana, California, for the The No Fear Challenge.

Tony Raines led the field to the green flag as for only the second time in series history, drivers raced at the two mile track in southern California, but it was championship points leader Ron Hornaday Jr. who would lead the first lap. Hornaday would have a race long battle with his championship rival Jack Sprague, as the two drivers would swap the lead many times over the course of the event as well as with rookie of the year contender Greg Biffle, before Sprague took the lead for the final time with twenty eight laps to go. Hornaday tried everything he could to get around Sprague, but it wasn't enough, as Sprague would hold on for his first victory of 1998.

Other Noticeables:
Jack Sprague scored his 1st win of the year,
Sprague led 7 times for 58 laps, including the final 28 laps,
It was the 5th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his first since 1997 at Nashville; 20 races ago,
Matt Hutter, who finished 24th, made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut,
Ron Hornaday Jr., who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 1 point

1.24-Jack Sprague (58 laps led)
2.16-Ron Hornaday Jr. (39 laps led)
3.18-Butch Miller
4.60-Andy Houston
5.50-Greg Biffle (3 laps led)
6.28-Ernie Irvan
7.61-Randy Tolsma
8.5-Mike Skinner
9.44-Boris Said
10.2-Mike Bliss
11.14-Rick Crawford
12.66-Bryan Reffner
13.99-Joe Ruttman-1 lap
14.31-Kevin Cywinski-1 lap
15.90-Lance Norick-1 lap
16.6-Rick Carelli-1 lap
17.43-Jimmy Hensley-1 lap
18.55-Tony Roper-1 lap
19.3-Jay Sauter-1 lap
20.88-Terry Cook-2 laps
21.10-Lonnie Rush Jr.-2 laps
22.1-Michael Waltrip-2 laps
23.19-Tony Raines-2 laps
24.57-Matt Hutter-2 laps
25.29-Dennis Setzer-2 laps
26.81-Jerry Glanville-2 laps
27.35-Ron Barfield Jr.-3 laps
28.78-Randy Renfrow-3 laps
29.9-David Starr-4 laps
30.51-Tammy Jo Kirk-5 laps
31.37-Scot Walters-10 laps (Engine)
32.84-Wayne Anderson-48 laps (Accident)
33.86-Stacy Compton-48 laps (Accident)
34.7-Barry Bodine-50 laps (Accident)
35.75-Kevin Harvick-67 laps (Clutch)
36.52-Mike Wallace-72 laps (Camshaft)

Tony Raines-Pole
Ron Hornaday Jr.-1-2
Jack Sprague-3-7
Ron Hornaday Jr.-8-11
Jack Sprague-12
Ron Hornaday Jr.-13-20
Jack Sprague-21-23
Ron Hornaday Jr.-24-36
Jack Sprague-37-39
Ron Hornaday Jr.-40-47
Jack Sprague-48-49
Ron Hornaday Jr.-50-53
Jack Sprague-54-69
Greg Biffle-70-72
Jack Sprague-73-100

13 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 52 (Trucks #37, 7, 19 and 51 Accident Turn 4)

Margin of Victory: 0.320 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 26 Minutes and 8 Seconds