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| Valvoline: The brand trusted by NASCAR Craftsman Truck drivers |
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The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series promises to be the most competitive
in years. The 11-year-old series has become a crossroads for racers taking a
variety of career paths. Defending champion Ted Musgrave is a case in point.
The NASCAR Nextel Cup Series veteran found a home in the truck series and
won the championship in 2006 with Jim Smith's Ultra Motorsports.
With Smith, a truck series original, not fielding a team this year, Musgrave
moves from a Dodge to a Toyota Tundra.
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Veteran stars like Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday and Jack Sprague have found
their way back to the popular series. NASCAR's versions of the pickup trucks—
available to consumer—provide great racing excitement.
Manufacturers in the series include Ford, Toyota, Dodge and Chevy. Rumors
even have Honda eyeing the series for the future.
Evernham Motorsports is running truck rookie Erin Crocker in a Dodge Truck
this season with Betty Crocker sponsorship and Valvoline lubricants support.
In addition to Crocker's Dodge, Valvoline lubricates all the Toyota trucks
in 2006.
A Craftsman Truck Series race vehicle is longer, wider and taller than a
Nextel Cup car, with significantly larger rear spoilers collecting air and
creating aerodynamic drag than Cup cars. The results are slower speeds and,
over the past few years at least, consistently closer racing.
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