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*[[1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)]]          
*[[1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)]]      
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]           
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]           
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]]     
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]]     
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*[[1963 Richmond 250 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session and race; 1963)]]           
*[[1963 Richmond 250 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session and race; 1963)]]           
*[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]           
*[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]           
*[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]  
*[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]
*[[1964 Richmond 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session; 1964)]]    
*[[1964 Richmond 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session; 1964)]]
*[[1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]           
*[[1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]           
*[[1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]           
*[[1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]           
*[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]           
*[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]           
*[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]           
*[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]           
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]           
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]
*[[1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]     
*[[1967 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]           
*[[1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]
*[[1968 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1968)]]     
*[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]           
*[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]           
*[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]           
*[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]           
*[[1970 Wilkes 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]          
*[[1970 Wilkes 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]  
*[[1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]          
*[[1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]              
*[[1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]           
*[[1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]           
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]         
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]         
*[[1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]           
*[[1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]           
*[[1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]           
*[[1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]           
*[[1971 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]          
*[[1971 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]
*[[1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)]]         
*[[1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]                    
*[[1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]  
*[[1972 Bowman-Gray 100 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand American Series race; 1972)]]       
*[[1972 Bowman-Gray 100 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand American Series race; 1972)]]       
*[[1972 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]     
*[[1972 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]     

Revision as of 13:31, 1 February 2023

1996devilbisssuperfinish2001.jpg

Rusty Wallace competing in his only Craftsman Truck Series start.

Status: Partially Found

The 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 was the ninth race of the 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Occurring on June 30th at Nazareth Speedway, the race would be won by eventual 1996 runners-up Jack Sprague. This race was also notable for being the only Craftsman Truck Series start for 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace, and for being the only 1996 Craftsman Truck Series to not be televised live because of rain delays.

Background

With the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series having achieved great success in its inaugural season, with an average of 1.7 million for all 24 1995 races broadcast live on television, the 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 marked the first time the series was raced at Nazareth Speedway. The race's hype influenced several Winston Cup drivers to compete. Among them was the 1989 Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace, who competed in a Ford F-150 under Miller Beer colors. According to Wallace, 20% of his motivation for competing in the race was to help promote it for the speedway's owner, Roger Penske, in an attempt to increase crowd attendance. Despite expressing interest in competing in the final race of the series, Carquest 420K on November 3rd at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Wallace would never race for the series again, making the 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 the only Craftsman Truck Series race he would compete in.[1]

Qualifying occurred on June 29th, with Jimmy Hensley winning the pole position, ahead of Wallace who qualified 7th, and Jeff Burton who was in 16th.[2][3] The race itself was to be broadcast on CBS the following day at around 1:40 p.m..[4] However, the race was delayed for four hours because of heavy rain.[5] This had the effects of causing the race to be shortened from 200 to 152 laps, but also resulted in CBS not showing the race by the time the showers ceased.[6] Jack Sprague would go on to win the race, passing fellow title challenger Ron Hornaday Jr on lap 112, and beating Hensley for first. Wallace ended up finishing ninth. Sprague won $39,575 of the $286,925 prize money for the race, and ended up joint-first in the standings with Hornaday Jr on 1,439 points.[7]

Availability

While CBS did not televise the race live, over a minute of footage of the 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 was shown in the opening recap of the 1996 Sears Auto Center 200 the following week. According to Racing-Reference, TNN may have broadcast the race a few days after it occurred, during the middle of the night. However, unlike televised footage from other 1996 Craftsman Truck Series races that are now accessible on YouTube, none of the TNN footage of the race is currently publicly accessible.

Gallery

The only currently known footage of the race (0:00-1:08).

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