1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic

First NASCAR truck series race CUST Race 1 of 20 in the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series season Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic 1995 2 5 1995 1 20 Phoenix-international-raceway-2011.svg Layout of Phoenix International Raceway 18th Annual Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona 1 1.609 80 80 128.748 87.565 mph km/h on Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing 30 3 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing TNN Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Ernie Irvan The 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic was a pickup truck race held on February 5, 1995 at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. It was the first event of the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series, the first season of what is now the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the first edition of what is now the Craftsman 150. Ron Hornaday Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the pole position, while Mike Skinner of Richard Childress Racing won the race after leading a race-high 30 laps. Background thumb|left|Phoenix International Raceway (pictured in 2011), the site of the Copper World Classic Phoenix International Raceway, which opened in 1964, began hosting NASCAR Winston Cup Series races in 1988.http://www.phoenixraceway.com/Visiting-PIR/About-PIR/History-and-Timeline.aspx History and Timeline Phoenix International Raceway October 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022173320/http://www.phoenixraceway.com/Visiting-PIR/About-PIR/History-and-Timeline.aspx 2015-10-22 dead The track is 1 mi km off on long; the banking in turns 1–2 and the backstretch is 10–11 degrees, while the dogleg and turns 3–4 are 8–9° and the frontstretch is 3°.http://www.phoenixraceway.com/Visiting-PIR/About-PIR.aspx About PIR Phoenix International Raceway October 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150112012233/http://www.phoenixraceway.com/Visiting-PIR/About-PIR.aspx 2015-01-12 dead The Truck Series was planned in 1991 and officially created in 1994.Rockne Dick https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19950508/2119918/trucks-pick-up-fans-sponsors Trucks Pick Up Fans, Sponsors The Seattle Times May 8, 1995 February 19, 2015 During the year, seven exhibition racesHuntting Lynn http://www.roadandtrack.com/?section_id=21&crashnet_id=23027 Press Snoop: NASCAR Truck Series facts. Road & Track February 18, 2015 February 25, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20081011063234/http://www.roadandtrack.com/?section_id=21&crashnet_id=23027 October 11, 2008 were held and broadcast by TNN under the Winter Heat Series banner.Stephens Tim http://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/strait-nascar-join-truckers/article_9ccb61a6-0232-52b9-9858-8f1fb3df6e47.html Strait, NASCAR join truckers The Times of Northwest Indiana October 9, 1994 February 19, 2015 TNN returned to cover the Copper World Classic.http://pantagraph.newspapers.com/newspage/73521192/ The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois · Page 59 The Pantagraph February 4, 1995 October 28, 2015 Regarding Phoenix being the site of the series' inaugural race, Ron Hornaday stated, "Phoenix fits right into a lot of these drivers' hands because they all came from short tracks."McFadin Daniel http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/26/real-rivals-ron-hornaday-jack-sprague-and-the-truck-series-of-old/ Real Rivals: Ron Hornaday, Jack Sprague and the Truck series of old NBC Sports September 26, 2015 October 28, 2015 The race was one of five held for the 18th Annual Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic. Various drivers were attracted to the event, including Cup Series drivers Ken Schrader, Geoff Bodine and Terry Labonte,Norman Brad http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/3/12/throwback-thursday-truck-series-race-1995-phoenix.html #TBT: First-ever Truck Series Race NASCAR March 12, 2015 October 26, 2015 September 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929080010/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/3/12/throwback-thursday-truck-series-race-1995-phoenix.html dead the latter having won the Cup race at Phoenix in 1994. Other drivers included off-road racing champion Roger Mears and former National Football League head coach Jerry Glanville.http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1995_Skoal_Bandit_Copper_World_Classic/C 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic Racing-Reference October 26, 2015Zeller Bob https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1995/rt9502/950205/02080017.htm NASCAR Gets Truckin' The Roanoke Times February 5, 1995 November 29, 2015 In the field of 33 drivers that competed in the race,http://www.popularspeed.com/remember-when-mike-skinner-and-the-truck-series-arrives/ Remember When: Mike Skinner and the Truck Series Arrives Popular Speed July 30, 2014 October 27, 2015 Hornaday, Mike Skinner, Joe Ruttman, Butch Miller, Jack Sprague, Rick Carelli, Bill Sedgwick, Scott Lagasse, Tobey Butler and Sammy Swindell would eventually compete in all twenty races in the 1995 season.http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1995/C NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman standings for 1995 Racing-Reference October 27, 2015 Qualifying Ron Hornaday won the pole with a lap speed of 123.665 mph km/h. Ken Schrader (122.695 mph km/h on), Terry Labonte (122.324 mph km/h on), Johnny Benson Jr. (122.266 mph km/h on) and Joe Bessey (122.220 mph km/h on) rounded out the top five.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19950204&id=xlAeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3055,613450&hl=en Hornaday claims top Truck spot TimesDaily February 4, 1995 October 27, 2015 Race A crowd of 38,000 attended the race. Ron Hornaday led the first 23 laps of the race. During that timespan, two caution flags were flown: on lap 4, Troy Beebe spun out in turn 2, and on lap 17, Gary Collins spun in turn 4. On lap 24, Terry Labonte look the lead, and after a lap, the third caution occurred when seven trucks (Tobey Butler, John Borneman, Bob Keselowski, Steve McEachern, Bill Sedgwick, Jerry Glanville and T. J. Clark) crashed in turn 4. Labonte led until lap 29, and Hornaday led for three laps. On lap 33, Mike Skinner claimed first, leading for 29 laps; Skinner lost the lead on lap 61, when a yellow flag for debris was flown. Labonte reclaimed the lead during the period. On lap 72, Sedgwick, Keselowski and Bob Strait spun in the dogleg, bringing out another caution. Five laps later, the final yellow of the race was flown when Glanville, Kerry Teague, Scott Lagasse and P. J. Jones crashed in turn 4. When the green flag waved with two laps to go, Skinner retook the lead from Labonte, and held off Labonte's attempted charge to win by .09 seconds.Pennell Jay http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kyle-busch-mike-skinner-ron-hornaday-camping-world-truck-series-milestone-loudon-092515 History lesson: Camping World Truck Series to hit milestone Foxsports.com September 25, 2015 October 26, 2015 Ken Schrader finished third, followed by Joe Bessey, Geoff Bodine, Jack Sprague, Butch Miller, Joe Ruttman, Hornaday and Johnny Benson. Six drivers did not finish the race: Rick Carelli (engine), Walker Evans (valve), Troy Beebe (suspension), Butch Gilliland (engine), Clark and Borneman (crashes). Results Race results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Led Laps led Points 1 16 3 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 30 180 2 3 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 80 24 170 3 2 52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Chevrolet 80 0 165 4 5 30 Joe Bessey Grier Lackey Motorsports Dodge 80 0 160 5 9 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 80 0 155 6 15 31 Jack Sprague Griffin Racing Chevrolet 80 0 150 7 17 98 Butch Miller Liberty Racing Ford 80 0 146 8 7 84 Joe Ruttman Irvan-Simo Racing Ford 80 0 142 9 1 16 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 80 26 138 10 4 18 Johnny Benson Jr. Roehrig Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 134 11 10 24 Scott Lagasse Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 130 12 13 75 Bill Sedgwick Spears Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 127 13 32 89 John Nemechek Redding Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 124 14 11 08 Mike Bliss Ultra Motorsports Ford 80 0 121 15 20 37 Bob Strait Strait Racing Ford 80 0 118 16 14 1 P. J. Jones Vestar Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 115 17 12 38 Sammy Swindell Akins-Sutton Motorsports Ford 80 0 112 18 21 03 Tommy Archer Archer Racing Ford 80 0 109 19 22 51 Kerry Teague Rosenblum Racing Chevrolet 80 0 106 20 18 74 Gary Collins Collins Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 103 21 6 25 Roger Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 100 22 23 29 Bob Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 79 0 97 23 27 88 Jerry Churchill Churchill Motorsports Ford 79 0 94 24 8 6 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 78 0 91 25 19 21 Tobey Butler Venable Racing Ford 78 0 88 26 30 11 Mike Hurlbert RPM Racing Ford 76 0 85 27 25 81 Jerry Glanville Glanville Motorsports Ford 76 0 82 28 26 54 Steve McEachern McEachern Motorsports Chevrolet 74 0 79 29 28 20 Walker Evans Walker Evans Racing Dodge 51 0 76 30 24 10 Troy Beebe Decuir Racing Chevrolet 31 0 73 31 31 06 Butch Gilliland Ultra Motorsports Ford 30 0 70 32 29 23 T. J. Clark Clark Racing Ford 22 0 67 33 33 8 John Borneman Borneman Motorsports Chevrolet 22 0 64Source: Standings after the race thumb|With the win, Mike Skinner (pictured in 2011) was the points leader. Pos Driver Points 1 Mike Skinner 180 2 Terry Labonte 170 (−10) 3 Ken Schrader 165 (−15) 4 Joe Bessey 160 (−20) 5 Geoff Bodine 155 (−25) 6 Jack Sprague 150 (−30) 7 Butch Miller 146 (−34) 8 Joe Ruttman 142 (−38) 9 Ron Hornaday Jr. 138 (−42) 10 Johnny Benson Jr. 134 (−46)Source: References Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic Category:NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway