1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman

The field has finished qualifying for the Ford Credit 125 at the Mesa Marin Raceway.

35 trucks all competed to see who would race, but only 30 could make the field.

Rick Carelli won the pole with a time of 21.558 seconds, beating Ron Hornaday Jr. by 0.001 seconds.

Other Noticeables:

Rick Carelli scored his first career pole in his 4th start,
Ken Schrader, the winner of the race at Saugus, will not be racing this week.
Points Leader Joe Ruttman will start 7th.
Steve McEachern, Jerry Glanville, Mike Hurlbert, Bob Jones and T.J. Clark failed to qualify for the race.

1.6-Rick Carelli
2.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
3.75-Bill Sedgwick
4.51-Kerry Teague
5.7-Dave Rezendes
6.10-Stan Fox
7.84-Joe Ruttman
8.98-Butch Miller
9.21-Tobey Butler
10.38-Sammy Swindell
11.08-Mike Bliss
12.31-Jack Sprague
13.37-Bob Strait
14.25-Roger Mears
15.24-Scott Lagasse
16.29-Bob Keselowski
17.1-P.J. Jones
18.58-Wayne Jacks
19.14-John Kinder
20.87-John Nemechek
21.83-Steve Portenga
22.3-Mike Skinner
23.20-Walker Evans
24.57-Bob Walker
25.88-Jerry Churchill
26.74-Gary Collins
27.89-Troy Beebe
28.2-Dave Ashley
29.99-Pancho Carter
30.06-Butch Gilliland

Did Not Qualify
31.54-Steve McEachern
32.81-Jerry Glanville
33.11-Mike Hurlbert
34.Bob Jones
35.23-T.J. Clark

Race #4 of the season was the Ford Credit 125 at the Mesa Marin Raceway.

Lap by Lap Summary/Rundown:

Pre-Race: It is a sunny day in Bakersfield, California as points leader Joe Ruttman looks to add to his point lead.

Race:

Lap 1: Polesitter Rick Carelli led the field to the green but it was Ron Hornaday Jr. leading the first lap.

Lap 4: Bill Sedgwick passes Hornaday for the lead.

Lap 10: Hornaday Jr. passes Sedgwick on the outside to take the lead.

Lap 14: Caution Flag #1-Panco Carter's Engine blows up while running in 30th spot, causing a multi-truck accident in Turns 3 and 4.

Lap 19: Green Flag as Hornaday Jr. lead the field back to the restart but Bill Sedgwick quickly passes him and takes the lead.

Lap 21: Rick Carelli, the pole sitter, engine begins to blow as he makes a pit stop for repairs.

Lap 25: Caution Flag #2-John Kinder is spun on the Frontstreach after a tap from Sammy Swindell.

Lap 30: Green Flag Butch Miller passes Sedgwick in Turn 4 and takes the lead for the first time today.

Lap 42: Caution Flag #3-John Nemechek is tapped by third place Ron Hornaday Jr. as he spins in Turn 1 bringing out the caution.

Lap 45: Green Flag as Bill Sedwick leads the field back to green.

Lap 50: The Top 5 are: Bill Sedgwick, Butch Miller, Ron Hornaday Jr., P.J. Jones and Mike Skinner.

Lap 100: Caution Flag #4-Troy Beebe Spins on the Frontstreach after contact from Jerry Churchill.

Lap 106: Green Flag/Caution Flag #5-As Butch Miller leads the field to the green, he misses a shift causing the field to run into the back of Miller, creating a huge pile up.

Lap 110: The leader is Bob Keselowski who is the leader due to a scoring error.

Lap 112: Green Flag: Bob Keselowski leads the field to the green as Jack Sprague is second trying to get around him.

Lap 113: Caution Flag #5-Bob Keselowski and John Kinder spin out on the Backstreach when Kinder has a flat tire.

Lap 117: Green Flag: Jack Sprague was scored the leader under caution only for his Transmission to break handing the lead back to Keselowski as only three trucks are on the lead lap due to the scoring error from Nascar after the Caution Flag flew right at the green.

Lap 125: Checkered Flag: Bob Keselowski crosses under the line by himself to score his first career win.

Other Noticeables:
Bob Keselowski won his first race in the SuperTruck Series by Craftsman,
Keselowski led 14 of the 200 laps;inculding the final 9 laps.
Butch Miller dominated the day for the second race in a row leading 66 of the 125 laps only for his Engine to blow up while running 3rd with 11 laps to go.

1.29-Bob Keselowski (17 laps led)
2.25-Roger Mears
3.16-Ron Hornaday Jr. (13 laps led)
4.51-Kerry Teague-1
5.08-Mike Bliss-1
6.38-Sammy Swindell-1
7.14-John Kinder-2
8.3-Mike Skinner-2
9.74-Gary Collins-2
10.1-P.J. Jones-2
11.75-Bill Sedgwick-2 (27 laps led)
12.83-Steve Portenga-2
13.10-Stan Fox-2
14.57-Bob Walker-3
15.58-Wayne Jacks-3
16.84-Joe Ruttman-3
17.88-Jerry Churchill-3
18.7-Dave Rezendes-3
19.20-Walker Evans-4
20.2-Dave Ashley-4
21.24-Scott Lagasse Jr.-5
22.21-Tobey Butler-5
23.6-Rick Carelli-6
24.06-Butch Gilliland-6 laps
25.87-John Nemechek-8 laps (Engine)
26.31-Jack Sprague-9 laps (Transmission) (4 laps led)
27.37-Bob Strait-9 laps (Accident) (1 lap)
28.98-Butch Miller-11 laps (Engine) (66 laps led)
29.89-Troy Beebe-15 laps (Accident)
30.99-Pancho Carter-112 laps (Camshaft)

Rick Carelli-Pole
Ron Hornaday Jr.-1-3
Bill Sedgwick-4-10
Ron Hornaday Jr.-11-20
Bill Sedgwick-21-24
Butch Miller-25-42
Bill Sedgwick-43-50
Butch Miller-51-64
Bill Sedgwick-65-68
Butch Miller-69-80
Bill Sedgwick-81-84
Butch Miller-85-106
Bob Keselowski-107-110
Jack Sprague-111-112
Bob Keselowski-113
Jack Sprague-114
Bob Strait-115
Jack Sprague-116
Bob Keselowski-117-125

17 Lead Changes among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 6 for 31 laps
Lap 14 (Trucks #31, 38, 7, 21, 14, 58, 83, 74 and 20 Accident Turns 3 and 4),
Lap 25 (Truck #14 Spin Frontstreach after contact from 38),
Lap 42 (Truck #87 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 16),
Lap 100 (Truck #89 Spin Frontstreach after contact from 38),
Lap 106 (Trucks #98, 25 and 75 Accident Frontstreach),
Lap 113 (Truck #29 and 14 Spin Backstreach),

Margin of Victory: 15.629 Seconds


Top 10 in Points:
1.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.: 603 points (+4 spots)
2.75-Bill Sedgwick-5 points
3.84-Joe Ruttman-8 points (-2 spots)
4.24-Scott Lagasse-57 points
5.98-Butch Miller-64 points (-2 spots)
6.1-P.J. Jones-69 points (+1 spot) (tied)
7.3-Mike Skinner-69 points (+1 spot) (tied)
8.88-Jerry Churchill-104 points (+1 spot)
9.31-Jack Sprague-105 points (-3 spots)
10.29-Bob Keselowski-117 points (+7 spots)

The field has finished qualifying for the Maxx Race Cards 200 at the Portland Speedway.

With only 26 trucks appearing for qualifying, that ment everyone would make the field.

Mike Skinner won the pole with a time of 23.753 seconds, beating Mike Bliss by 0.130 seconds.

Other Noticeables:

Mike Skinner scored his second career pole,
Skinner's first pole was the first race of the season at Phoenix
Points Leader Ron Hornaday Jr., who starts 5th, is looking to build on his 5 point lead over Bill Sedgwick.

1.3-Mike Skinner
2.08-Mike Bliss
3.98-Butch Miller
4.37-Bob Strait
5.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
6.21-Tobey Butler
7.75-Bill Sedgwick
8.31-Jack Sprague
9.87-John Nemechek
10.84-Joe Ruttman
11.7-Geoffrey Bodine
12.10-Dennis Wooldridge
13.20-Walker Evans
14.29-Bob Keselowski
15.24-Scott Lagasse
16.99-Pancho Carter
17.6-Rick Carelli
18.1-P.J. Jones
19.83-Steve Portenga
20.58-Wayne Jacks
21.51-Kerry Teague
22.38-Sammy Swindell
23.14-John Kinder
24.81-Jerry Glanville
25.11-Mike Hurlbert
26.88-Jerry Churchill

Race #5 of the season was the Maxx Race Cards 200 at the Portland Speedway.

Lap by Lap Summary/Rundown:

Pre-Race: Racing conditions are fair today as Ron Hornaday Jr. looks to have a good points day in Portland, OR.

Race:

Lap 1: Polesitter Mike Skinner leads the field to the green at 3:50 PM.

Lap 4: Geoffrey Bodine moves up into 2nd place, 0.521 seconds behind Mike Skinner.

Lap 10: Hornaday Jr. passes Sedgwick on the outside to take the lead.

Lap 29: Miker Skinner begins to lap the field, putting Walker Evans 1 lap down.

Lap 50: Mike Skiner continutes to lead as the Top 5 are: Skinner, Bill Sedgwick, Geoffrey Bodine, Bob Keselowski and Mike Bliss.

Lap 71: Caution Flag #1-Walker Evan's truck runs out of gas in Turn 2 and stops on the race track just as the leaders begin to pit.

Lap 77: Green Flag as Mike Skinner leads the field back to the restart.

Lap 100: 100 Laps complete 100 to go as Mike Skinner has yet to be passed, his lead is 2 seconds over Bill Sedgwick.

Lap 120: Mike Skinner begins to put the Top 15 down a lap as P.J. Jones is lapped.

Lap 150: Mike Skinner's lead is 5.214 seconds over Bill Sedgwick, Tobey Butler, Geoffrey Bodine, Butch Miller and Bob Keselowski

Lap 198: John Kinder riding around in the 23rd position when his Piston blows as he pulls off the track in Turn 1 but no caution comes out as the field takes the white flag.

Lap 199: White Flag: Mike Skinner is dealing with heavy lap traffic as Bill Sedgwick has cut his lead down to under 2 seconds as he tries to make a last lap pass on Skinner.

Lap 200: Checkered Flag: Skinner holds off Sedgwick for the win, using lap traffic to slow himself and Sedgwick down to hold on for the win at Portland.

Other Noticeables:
Mike Skinner won his first race in the SuperTruck Series by Craftsman,
Mike Skinner led all of the 200 laps; he becomes the first driver to win lap-to-lap.
Bill Sedgwick, by finishing 2nd took over the points lead; he leads Ron Hornaday Jr. by 31 points.

1.3-Mike Skinner (200 laps led)
2.75-Bill Sedgwick
3.21-Tobey Butler
4.7-Geoffrey Bodine
5.6-Rick Carelli
6.98-Butch Miller
7.29-Bob Keselowski
8.31-Jack Sprague
9.84-Joe Ruttman
10.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
11.87-John Nemechek-1 lap
12.08-Mike Bliss-1 lap
13.10-Dennis Wooldridge-1 lap
14.83-Steve Portenga-1 lap
15.81-Jerry Glanville-1 lap
16.1-P.J. Jones-2 laps
17.99-Pancho Carter-2 laps
18.58-Wayne Jacks-2 laps
19.24-Scott Lagasse-3 laps
20.37-Bob Strait-3 laps
21.88-Jerry Churchill-4 laps
22.38-Sammy Swindell-4 laps
23.14-John Kinder-17 laps (Piston)
24.11-Mike Hurlbert-17 laps
25.51-Kerry Teague-18 laps
26.20-Walker Evans-19 laps

Mike Skinner-1-200

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 1 for 5 laps
Lap 71 (Truck #20 Stalled Turn 2)

Margin of Victory: 1.784 Seconds