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[[Has brief:: 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.]]
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==
==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.<ref>[https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1996-06-23-3085795-story.html ''Morning Call'' article reporting on the first Craftsman Truck Series race to occur on Nazareth Speedway, and Rusty Wallace's preparation for it.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref>
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.<ref>[https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1996-06-23-3085795-story.html ''Morning Call'' article reporting on the first Craftsman Truck Series race to occur on Nazareth Speedway, and Rusty Wallace's preparation for it.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref>


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.<ref>[https://www.deseret.com/1996/6/30/19251499/sports-briefs ''Deseret News'' summarising Jimmy Hensley winning the pole position.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref><ref>''Jeff Burton'' book discussing Wallace and Burton qualifying for and racing in the 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200. Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref> The race itself was to be broadcast on CBS the following day at around 1:40 p.m..<ref>[https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1996-06-27-3085263-story.html ''Morning Call'' article detailing the television schedule for the qualifying and race.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref> However, the race was delayed for four hours because of heavy rain.<ref>''Orange County Register'' reporting on the race being delayed for four hours because of showers. Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/showblog?id=2676 ''Racing-Reference'' discussing how the rain delays meant CBS did not broadcast the race.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref> 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.<ref>[https://greensboro.com/frenchman-wins-first-official-stage-of-tour-de-france-race/article_50b81136-1c4e-5d32-8d0c-f99d44604223.html ''Greensboro News and Record'' reporting on Sprague winning the shortened race.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref>
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.<ref>[https://www.deseret.com/1996/6/30/19251499/sports-briefs ''Deseret News'' summarising Jimmy Hensley winning the pole position.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref><ref>[https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Jeff_Burton/jLJbAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT27 ''Jeff Burton'' book discussing Wallace and Burton qualifying for and racing in the 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200]. Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref> The race itself was to be broadcast on CBS the following day at around 1:40 p.m..<ref>[https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1996-06-27-3085263-story.html ''Morning Call'' article detailing the television schedule for the qualifying and race.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref> However, the race was delayed for four hours because of heavy rain.<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/santa-ana-orange-county-register-evening-jul-01-1996-p-68/ ''1st July 1996 edition of Santa Ann Orange County Register'' reporting on the race being delayed for four hours because of showers]. Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref> 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.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20210308133848/https://www.racing-reference.info/showblog?id=2676 Archived ''Racing-Reference'' discussing how the rain delays meant CBS did not broadcast the race.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref> 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.<ref>[https://greensboro.com/frenchman-wins-first-official-stage-of-tour-de-france-race/article_50b81136-1c4e-5d32-8d0c-f99d44604223.html ''Greensboro News and Record'' reporting on Sprague winning the shortened race.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref>


==Availability==
==Availability==
[[Has brief:: 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,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0IM9pcOtsp77JLluJrlLN_SeNrXAseAW YouTube playlist listing the televised races of the 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.] Retrieved 10 Jul '21</ref> none of the TNN footage of the race is currently publicly accessible.
[[Has brief:: 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.


==Video==
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
*[[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)]]         
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]]   
*[[1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]         
*[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]         
*[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series 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 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 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 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 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 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 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 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]               
*[[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 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 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]
*[[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 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]   
*[[1972 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]         
*[[1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]         
*[[1972 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]         
*[[1972 Rebel 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]         
*[[1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]         
*[[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]         
*[[1974 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]         
*[[1974 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]         
*[[1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)]]       
*[[1975 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1975 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1975 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]]         
*[[1975 World 600 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]       
*[[1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Rebel 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]       
*[[1976 Riverside 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Talladega 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Winston 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1978 NAPA National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1978)]]
*[[1979 Daytona ARCA 200 (lost footage of ARCA Racing Series race; 1979)]]         
*[[1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]         
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]]   
*[[1981 Coca-Cola 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]]   
*[[1981 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]] 
*[[1982 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1982)]]
*[[1982 Eastern 150 (lost footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]]
*[[1982 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]]         
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]] 
*[[1982 Winston Western 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]
*[[1983 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1983)]] 
*[[1983 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1983)]] 
*[[1983 Southern 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1983)]]         
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]]
*[[1984 Goody's Sportsman 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1984)]]         
*[[1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)‎]]         
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]]         
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]] 
*[[1989 Busch Clash (lost footage of pre-season NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1989)]]
*[[1992 Atlanta 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1992)]]         
*[[Jeff Gordon's 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 crash (lost on-board footage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race crash; 2008)]]
*[[NASCAR (partially found uncut footage of stock car races; 1960-present)]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_DeVilbiss_Superfinish_200/C/ ''Racing-Reference'' listing the race results for the 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200.]
*[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_DeVilbiss_Superfinish_200/C/ ''Racing-Reference'' listing the race results for the 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200.]
*[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_DeVilbiss_Superfinish_200/BCACHEDYOU/ ''Racing-Reference'' listing standings for the 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship post-race.]
*[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_DeVilbiss_Superfinish_200/BCACHEDYOU/ ''Racing-Reference'' listing standings for the 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship post-race.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0IM9pcOtsp77JLluJrlLN_SeNrXAseAW YouTube playlist listing the televised races of the 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.]


==References==
==References==
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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).

See Also

External Links

References