NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race

For the spring Truck Series race at Phoenix, see Call 811 Before You Dig 200.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Phoenix Raceway. The 150-lap, 1 mile (1.6 km) race can also be known as the Craftsman 150 as the race winner's (not championship trophy) trophy has the name on it. The race has been the last race of the year for the Truck Series since 2020.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue	Phoenix Raceway
Location	Avondale, Arizona, United States
Corporate sponsor	None
First race	1995 (1995)
Distance	150 miles (241.402 km)
Laps	150[1] Stages 1/2: 45 each Final stage: 60
Previous names	Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic 1st (1995) GM Goodwrench / Delco Battery 200 2nd (1995) Chevy Desert Star Classic 1st (1996)–1st (1997) GM Goodwrench / AC Delco 300 2nd (1996) GM Goodwrench / Delco 300 2nd (1997) Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 1st (1998), (1999–2000) GM Goodwrench Service Plus / AC Delco 300 2nd (1998) Chevy Silverado 150 (2001–2003, 2005) Chevy Silverado 150 Presented by Valley Chevy Dealers (2004) Casino Arizona 150 (2006–2007) Lucas Oil 150 (2008–2022) Craftsman 150 (2023–)
Most wins (driver)	Kevin Harvick (4)
Most wins (team)	Kyle Busch Motorsports (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (18)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1 mi (1.6 km)
Turns	4

Ty Majeski is the race's defending winner.

History

Lucas Oil was the title sponsor of the race from 2008 to 2022.

From 1995 until 1998, two races were held each year at Phoenix for the series. The first of the two Phoenix races in 1995 was the first-ever race for the series in its history. Since 1999, the track has had one Truck Series race each year and which has been held the fall each year except for 1999 and 2000 when it was held in March and 2011 when it was held in February.

Since 2020, it has been part of the NASCAR Championship Weekend replacing Homestead–Miami.^[2] In 2023, when Craftsman returned to become the title sponsor of the Truck Series, they took over the title sponsorship of the race, replacing Lucas Oil.^[3] The 2023 race was controversial. Fans had noted that drivers had no respect on the track, which contributed to the amount of wrecks and overtime restarts in the final laps. The race would end up finishing around 11 PM MST, one of the latest that a NASCAR race has finished. With a race time of 2 hours, 27 minutes, and 32 seconds, it is also one of the longest Truck Series races in history.^[4]

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
1995	February 5	3	Mike Skinner	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	80	80 (128.747)	0:54:49	87.565	[5]
	October 28	3	Mike Skinner	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	124	124 (199.558)	1:21:40	91.102	[6]
1996	April 21	24	Jack Sprague	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	186	186 (299.337)	2:11:38	84.78	[7]
	October 26	24	Jack Sprague	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	186	186 (299.337)	1:57:07	95.289	[8]
1997	April 20	24	Jack Sprague	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:27:20	103.053	[9]
	November 1	80	Joe Ruttman	Roush Racing	Ford	186	186 (299.337)	1:47:22	103.942	[10]
1998	April 19	16	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:28:29	101.714	[11]
	October 24	2	Mike Bliss	Ultra Motorsports	Ford	186	186 (299.337)	1:48:13	103.669	[12]
1999	March 27	16	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:34:36	95.137	[13]
2000	March 18	18	Joe Ruttman	Bobby Hamilton Racing	Dodge	150	150 (241.401)	1:30:11	99.797	[14]
2001	October 26	99	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	159*	159 (255.885)	1:42:53	92.726	[15]
2002	November 8	6	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	152*	152 (244.620)	1:24:26	108.014	[16]
2003	October 31	6	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:23:42	107.527	[17]
2004	November 5	75	David Starr	Spears Motorsports	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:39:10	90.756	[18]
2005	November 11	30	Todd Bodine	Germain Racing	Toyota	150	150 (241.401)	1:33:15	96.515	[19]
2006	November 10	23	Johnny Benson Jr.	Bill Davis Racing	Toyota	150	150 (241.401)	1:44:23	86.221	[20]
2007	November 9	51	Kyle Busch	Billy Ballew Motorsports	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:48:09	83.218	[21]
2008	November 7	2	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:42:04	88.178	[22]
2009	November 13	4	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	151*	151 (243.01)	1:30:50	99.743	[23]
2010	November 12	2	Clint Bowyer	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:30:25	99.539	[24]
2011	February 25	18	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	150	150 (241.401)	1:40:45	89.33	[25]
2012	November 9	18	Brian Scott	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	153*	153 (246.23)	1:44:49	87.581	[26]
2013	November 8	51	Erik Jones	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	150	150 (241.401)	1:41:25	88.743	[27]
2014	November 7	51	Erik Jones	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	126*	126 (202.777)	1:39:00	76.364	[28]
2015	November 13	17	Timothy Peters	Red Horse Racing	Toyota	150	150 (241.401)	1:37:05	92.704	[29]
2016	November 11	51	Daniel Suárez	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	150	150 (241.401)	1:46:35	84.441	[30]
2017	November 10	21	Johnny Sauter	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:41:04	89.05	[31]
2018	November 9	16	Brett Moffitt	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	150	150 (241.401)	1:34:44	95.004	[32]
2019	November 8	52	Stewart Friesen	Halmar Friesen Racing	Chevrolet	150	150 (241.401)	1:32:27	97.35	[33]
2020	November 6	2	Sheldon Creed	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	156*	156 (251.057)	1:34:01	99.557	[34]
2021	November 5	18	Chandler Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	150	150 (241.401)	1:30:34	99.374	[35]
2022	November 4	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	154*	154 (247.838)	1:43:49	89.003	[36]
2023	November 3	19	Christian Eckes	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Chevrolet	179*	179 (288.071)	2:27:32	72.797	[37]
2024	November 8	98	Ty Majeski	ThorSport Racing	Ford	150	150 (241.401)	1:44:19	86.276	[38]

• 2001, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2020, 2022, and 2023: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime. 2001 race took 2 attempts. 2023 race took 4 attempts.
• 2014: Race shortened due to power outage.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Kevin Harvick	2002, 2003, 2008, 2009
3	Jack Sprague	1996 (2 of 2), 1997 (1 of 2)
2	Mike Skinner	1995 (2 of 2)
	Joe Ruttman	1997 (1 of 2), 2000
	Ron Hornaday Jr.	1998 (1 of 2), 1999
	Kyle Busch	2007, 2011
	Erik Jones	2013, 2014

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
6	Kyle Busch Motorsports	2011–2014, 2016, 2021
5	Kevin Harvick Inc.	2002, 2003, 2008-2010
3	Hendrick Motorsports	1996 (2 of 2), 1997 (1 of 2)
2	Richard Childress Racing	1995 (2 of 2)
	Roush Racing	1997 (1 of 2), 2001
	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	1998 (1 of 2), 1999
	GMS Racing	2017, 2020

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
18	Chevrolet	1995 (2 of 2), 1996 (2 of 2), 1997 (1 of 2), 1998 (1 of 2), 1999, 2002–2004, 2007–2010, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023
10	Toyota	2005, 2006, 2011–2016, 2018, 2021
5	Ford	1997 (1 of 2), 1998 (1 of 2), 2001, 2022, 2024
1	Dodge	2000

References

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21. "2007 Casino Arizona 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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23. "2009 Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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26. "2012 Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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29. "2015 Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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32. "2018 Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
33. "2019 Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
34. "2020 Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
35. "2021 Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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38. "2024 Craftsman Truck Series Championship". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

External links

• Phoenix Raceway race results at Racing-Reference

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