The 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the fourth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Ron Hornaday Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the championship.
Teams & Drivers List of full-time teams at the start of 1998.
TeamTruck(s)Driver(s)Listed owner(s)Crew chief Addington Racing Chevrolet C/K60 Andy Houston (R) Mike Addington Rick Ren Brevak Racing Ford F-15031 Tony Roper Shelly Brevak Joe Shear Jr. Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet C/K37 Scot Walters (R) Clarence Brewer Terry Shirley Charles Hardy Motorsports Chevrolet C/K35 Ron Barfield Jr. Charles Hardy Cal Dooley Chesrown Racing Chevrolet C/K6 Rick Carelli Marshall Chesrown George Church Circle Bar Racing Ford F-15014 Rick Crawford Tom Mitchell Roland Wlodyka CSG Motorsports Ford F-15057 Chuck Bown Kerry Scherer Tony Gibson Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet C/K16 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt Fred Graves Gloy/Rahal Racing Ford F-15055 Dave Rezendes Tom Gloy Kevin Caldwell Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet C/K24 Jack Sprague Rick Hendrick Dennis Connor Impact Motorsports Ford F-15086 Stacy Compton David Hodson Kevin Cram Irvan-Simo Racing Ford F-15044 Boris Said Mark Simo Jay Smith K Automotive Racing Dodge Ram29 Bob Keselowski Kay Keselowski Ron Keselowski Ken Schrader Racing Chevrolet C/K52 Mike Wallace Ken Schrader Tim Kohuth L&R Racing Dodge Ram18 Butch Miller Ron Norick Doug Strother90 Lance Norick Mike Cheek Liberty Racing Ford F-15084 Wayne Anderson (R) Jim Herrick Troy Selberg Lucore Motorsports Ford F-15082 Randy Nelson (R) Steve Lucore Dave Nelson MB Motorsports Ford F-15026 Doug George Mike Mittler Mike Mittler McCray Racing Chevrolet C/K42 Rick McCray Sandy McCray Rickey McCray PacWest S/T Motorsports Dodge Ram78 Dominic Dobson (R) Dominic Dobson Walter Giles Phelon Motorsports Ford F-15066 Bryan Reffner Dale Phelon Les Back Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet C/K3 Jay Sauter Richard Childress Todd Berrier Petty Enterprises Dodge Ram43 Jimmy Hensley Richard Petty Freddy Fryar Roehrig Motorsports Ford F-15019 Tony Raines Carmela Roehrig Scott Treichler Roush Racing Ford F-15050 Greg Biffle (R) Jack Roush Randy Goss99 Joe Ruttman Matt Chambers SealMaster Racing Chevrolet C/K88 Terry Cook Duke Thorson Tim Murphy Spears Motorsports Chevrolet C/K75 Kevin Harvick Wayne Spears John McQueen Ultra Motorsports Ford F-1502 Mike Bliss Marlene Smith Barry Dodson Wharton Racing Chevrolet C/K10 Lonnie Rush Jr. Jerry Wharton Jim Daly Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet C/K61 Randy Tolsma Steve Coulter Dave Fuge
Schedule
No. Race title Track Date 1 Chevy Trucks Challenge Walt Disney World Speedway, Bay Lake January 18 2 Florida Dodge Dealers 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead April 4 3 Chevy Trucks 150 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix April 19 4 Craftsman 200 by NAPA Portland Speedway, Portland April 25 5 NAPACARD 200 Evergreen Speedway, Monroe May 9 6 Yellow Freight 200 I-70 Speedway, Odessa May 23 7 Parts America 150 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen May 30 8 Pronto Auto Parts 400K Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth June 5 9 Loadhandler 200 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol June 20 10 DieHard 200 The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis July 4 11 NAPA Autocare 200 Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth July 11 12 The No Fear Challenge California Speedway, Fontana July 18 13 Tempus Resorts 300K Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain July 25 14 Cummins 200 by Dodge Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg July 30 15 Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon August 2 16 Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200 Flemington Speedway, Flemington August 8 17 Federated Auto Parts 250 Nashville Speedway USA, Lebanon August 15 18 Lund Look 275K Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka August 23 19 Kroger 225 Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville August 29 20 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 10 21 Memphis 200 Memphis Motorsports Park, Millington September 13 22 Ram Tough 200 Gateway International Raceway, Madison September 19 23 NAPA 250 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway September 26 24 Kragen/Exide 151 Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma October 11 25 Dodge California Truck Stop 300 Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield October 19 26 GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix October 24 27 Sam's Town 250 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas November 8
Races +No.RacePole positionMost laps ledWinning driver 1 Chevy Trucks Challenge Chuck Bown Chuck Bown Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 2 Florida Dodge Dealers 400 Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Rick Crawford Ford 3 Chevy Trucks 150 Stacy Compton Jack Sprague Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 4 Craftsman 200 by NAPA Greg Biffle Stacy Compton Stacy Compton Ford 5 NAPACARD 200 Joe Ruttman Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Chevrolet 6 Yellow Freight 200 Tony Raines Tony Raines Tony Raines Ford 7 Parts America 150 Ron Fellows Ron Hornaday Jr. Joe Ruttman Ford 8 Pronto Auto Parts 400K Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Tony Raines Ford 9 Loadhandler 200 Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 10 DieHard 200 Jack Sprague Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Ford 11 NAPA Autocare 200 Mike Bliss Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 12 The No Fear Challenge Andy Houston Ron Hornaday Jr. Jack Sprague Chevrolet 13 Tempus Resorts 300K Mike Bliss Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 14 Cummins 200 by Dodge Randy Tolsma Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Chevrolet 15 Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader Mike Wallace Andy Houston Andy Houston Chevrolet 16 Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200 Stacy Compton Stacy Compton Terry Cook Chevrolet 17 Federated Auto Parts 250 Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Jimmy Hensley Dodge 18 Lund Look 275K Boris Said Tom Hubert Stacy Compton Ford 19 Kroger 225 Terry Cook Mike Bliss Tony Raines Ford 20 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 Joe Ruttman Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Chevrolet 21 Memphis 200 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 22 Ram Tough 200 Greg Biffle Rick Carelli Rick Carelli Chevrolet 23 NAPA 250 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Jay Sauter Chevrolet 24 Kragen/Exide 151 Tom Hubert Boris Said Boris Said Ford 25 Dodge California Truck Stop 300 Ron Hornaday Jr. Mike Bliss Dennis Setzer Dodge 26 GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300 Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Ford 27 Sam's Town 250 Jack Sprague Mike Bliss Jack Sprague Chevrolet
Chevy Trucks Challenge
The Chevy Trucks Challenge was held January 18 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.
Top ten results
#16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #50 - Joe Ruttman #6 - Rick Carelli #24 - Jack Sprague #80 - Greg Biffle #87 - Joe Nemechek #3 - Jay Sauter #29 - Bob Keselowski #18 - Butch Miller #78 - Rich Bickle
Failed to qualify: Lance Norick (#90), Curtis Markham (#32), David Starr (#9), Dennis Setzer (#04), Freddie Query (#20), Ken Bouchard (#77), Andy Michner (#46), Rick McCray (#42), Billy Bigley (#26), Kirk Shelmerdine (#03), Joe Bush (#67), Dave Goulet (#70), Dave Stacy (#12), Jimmy Davis (#13), Ricky Johnson (#63), Randy Nelson (#82), Kelly Denton (#30), Monty Klein (#47), Rob Morgan (#46), Billy Pauch (#06), Michael Dokken (#64), Jay Stewart (#33), Danny Bagwell (#28)
Florida Dodge Dealers 400
The Florida Dodge Dealers 400 was held April 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.
Top ten results
#14 - Rick Crawford* #24 - Jack Sprague #3 - Jay Sauter #50 - Greg Biffle #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #86 - Stacy Compton #29 - Bob Keselowski #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #55 - Dave Rezendes #37 - Scot Walters
Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#91), Dennis Setzer (#04), Michael Dokken (#64), Mike Garvey (#68), Jamie Skinner (#5), Ken Bouchard (#77), B. A. Wilson (#85), Rick McCray (#42), Tommy Archer (#4), Scott Lagasse (#81), Dominic Dobson (#78), Tim Bolton (#97), Joe Madore (#93), Rob Morgan (#46), Jason Roche (#21), Bobby Myers (#63) This was Crawford's first career Truck Series victory.
Chevy Trucks 150
The Chevy Trucks 150 was held April 19 at Phoenix International Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole.
Top ten results
#16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #24 - Jack Sprague #86 - Stacy Compton #60 - Andy Houston #14 - Rick Crawford #3 - Jay Sauter #99 - Joe Ruttman #66 - Bryan Reffner #19 - Tony Raines #61 - Randy Tolsma
Failed to qualify: Milan Garrett (#85) and Randy Nelson (#82)
Craftsman 200 by NAPA
The Craftsman 200 by NAPA was held April 25 at Portland Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top ten results
#86 - Stacy Compton* #61 - Randy Tolsma #6 - Rick Carelli #24 - Jack Sprague #19 - Tony Raines #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #66 - Bryan Reffner #3 - Jay Sauter #99 - Joe Ruttman #31 - Tony Roper
Failed to qualify: Jason Roche (#21) This was Compton's first career Truck Series victory.
NAPACARD 200
The NAPACARD 200 was held May 9 at Evergreen Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.
Top ten results
#24 - Jack Sprague #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #61 - Randy Tolsma #86 - Stacy Compton #52 - Mike Wallace #31 - Tony Roper #6 - Rick Carelli #66 - Bryan Reffner #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #18 - Butch Miller
Failed to qualify: none
Yellow Freight 200
The Yellow Freight 200 was held May 23 at I-70 Speedway. Tony Raines won the pole.
Top ten results
#19 - Tony Raines #99 - Joe Ruttman #2 - Mike Bliss #66 - Bryan Reffner #24 - Jack Sprague #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #52 - Mike Wallace #31 - Tony Roper #84 - Wayne Anderson #60 - Andy Houston
Failed to qualify: Richard Hinds (#81), Rick McCray (#42), Joe Bush (#67), Joe Madore (#93), Randy Nelson (#82), Doug George (#26), Ryan McGlynn (#00)
Parts America 150
The Parts America 150 was held May 30 at Watkins Glen International. Ron Fellows won the pole. Race leader Ron Hornaday Jr. was penalized in the closing laps for jumping a restart and pulled into victory lane regardless to protest NASCAR's call.
Top ten results
#99 - Joe Ruttman #3 - Jay Sauter #44 - Boris Said #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #24 - Jack Sprague #28 - Mark Simo #2 - Mike Bliss #98 - Rob Rizzo #61 - Randy Tolsma #52 - Mike Wallace
Failed to qualify: Randy Nelson (#82), Doug George (#26), Mike Ewanitsko (#40), Lonnie Rush Jr. (#10), Mike Hope (#13), Ryan McGlynn (#00)
Pronto Auto Parts 400
The Pronto Auto Parts 400K was held June 5 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Mike Bliss suffered a broken scapula in a multi-car crash on the third lap.
Top ten results
#19 - Tony Raines #60 - Andy Houston #99 - Joe Ruttman #75 - Kevin Harvick #86 - Stacy Compton #24 - Jack Sprague #48 - Ron Fellows #5 - Dave Rezendes #6 - Rick Carelli #88 - Terry Cook
Failed to qualify: Rob Rizzo (#98), Doug George (#93), Joe Gaita (#83), Chris Horn (#58), Jay Stewart (#33) Kenny Allen replaced Randy Nelson in the #82 for the race after Nelson fell ill following qualifying.
Loadhandler 200
The Loadhandler 200 was held June 20 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.
Top ten results
#16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #24 - Jack Sprague #99 - Joe Ruttman #52 - Mike Wallace #61 - Randy Tolsma #19 - Tony Raines #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #31 - Kevin Cywinski #43 - Jimmy Hensley #66 - Bryan Reffner
Failed to qualify: Danny Bagwell (#28), Tim Bolton (#97), Ed Berrier (#92), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Joe Gaita (#83), Rob Morgan (#57)
DieHard 200
The DieHard 200 was held July 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Jack Sprague won the pole.
Top ten results
#2 - Mike Bliss #43 - Jimmy Hensley #24 - Jack Sprague #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #50 - Greg Biffle #6 - Rick Carelli #99 - Joe Ruttman #52 - Mike Wallace #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #18 - Butch Miller
Failed to qualify: Tammy Jo Kirk (#51), Ken Bouchard (#11), B. A. Wilson (#85), Rob Rizzo (#98), Terry Fisher (#41), Barry Bodine (#7), Joe Bush (#67), Jerry Glanville (#81), Danny Bagwell (#28), Chris Horn (#58), Tim Bolton (#97), Randy Nelson (#82)
NAPA Autocare 200
The NAPA Autocare 200 was held July 11 at Nazareth Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole.