Group of Four Craftsman Trucks, Dodge California 250, Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, California, March 26, 2000
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NASCAR launched its nationwide truck series in 1995. Instead of automobiles, drivers competed in racing vehicles based on production pickups. Craftsman, the popular brand of tools established by Sears, was the title sponsor from 1995 through 2008. Many young drivers got their start in the truck series before moving up to NASCAR's top-level Cup Series.
NASCAR launched its nationwide truck series in 1995. Instead of automobiles, drivers competed in racing vehicles based on production pickups. Craftsman, the popular brand of tools established by Sears, was the title sponsor from 1995 through 2008. Many young drivers got their start in the truck series before moving up to NASCAR's top-level Cup Series.
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Subject Date
26 March 2000
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.125.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Photographs Gift of John G. Clark.
Material
Film Phototransparency
Technique
Photographic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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