DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule was announced today, a 25-race slate beginning at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, Feb. 17 and ending on Friday, Nov. 17 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The schedule consists of 25 events for the fourth consecutive season and includes a Saturday, Oct. 7 inaugural race at Talladega Superspeedway which, at 2.66 miles in length, will become the largest track on which the series has competed.
The race also marks the first time the series has appeared in the state of Alabama.
The remainder of the schedule closely parallels that of 2005 with one exception.
Next season, Mansfield Motorsports Speedway’s race will be held on Saturday, May 27. It will now follow, rather than precede, the Friday, May 19 race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway that is held in combination with the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge.
The series’ 12th season will see competitors visit 22 tracks in 19 states. Three tracks – Atlanta Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway – will host a pair of events as they did in 2005.
Fifteen events will be held on the same weekend/track in combination with the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Two additional races will be paired with the NASCAR Busch Series. Tripleheader weekends – NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – will take place at nine tracks in 2006.
2006 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE
Date Site
Feb. 17......Daytona International Speedway Feb. 24......California Speedway March 17...Atlanta Motor Speedway April 1.......Martinsville Speedway April 29.....Gateway International Raceway May 19......Lowe’s Motor Speedway May 27......Mansfield Motorsports Speedway June 2.......Dover International Speedway June 9.......Texas Motor Speedway June 17.....Michigan International Speedway June 23.....The Milwaukee Mile July 1........Kansas Speedway July 8........Kentucky Speedway July 15......Memphis Motorsports Park Aug. 4.......Indianapolis Raceway Park Aug. 12.....Nashville Superspeedway Aug. 23.....Bristol Motor Speedway Sept. 16....New Hampshire International Speedway Sept. 23....Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 7.......Talladega Superspeedway Oct. 21.....Martinsville Speedway Oct. 28.....Atlanta Motor Speedway Nov. 3.......Texas Motor Speedway Nov. 10.....Phoenix International Raceway Nov. 17.....Homestead-Miami Speedway
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