Phoenix fact sheet

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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES FACT SHEET FOR CHEVROLET DESERT STAR CLASSIC 300 K

WHAT: CHEVROLET DESERT STAR CLASSIC 300K, NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE No. 2

WHERE: Phoenix international Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz. l-mile super speedway WHEN: April 21, l 996. Race starts at 1 p.m. (MST)

DISTANCE: 186 Laps. 186 Miles, 300 Kilometers

Sanction: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)

PROMOTER: Phoenix International Raceway, lnc. TV: TNN (Live). CHEVROLET DESERT STAR CLASSIC 300 K AlRTIME: 4 p.m. (EDT) Announcers: Eli Gold and Dick Berggren Pit Reporter: Glenn Jarrett

RADIO: MRN Radio, CHEVROLET DESERT STAR CLASSIC 300 K AlRTIME: 4 p.m. (EDT). Announcers: Joe Moore and Steve Michael

SCHEDULE: Optional Friday, April 19 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES: Registration 7 am Truck practice from 10:30 a.m.. to 12:55 p.m. and 2:15 to 3:10 p.m. Inspection 4 p.m.

Saturday. April 20 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES: Registration and inspection 7 a.m. Drawing to determine order of qualifying 8:30 a.m.. Mandatory Rookie Drivers meeting 8:30 a.m. Practice from 9:30 to 10:55 a.m. One-lap time trials (all positions) 2:30 p.m. Final practice from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Sunday. April 21 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES: Garage opens 7 a.m. Mandatory Drivers meeting 11 a.m.

NOTE: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES registration closes two hours prior to race time.

NOTES OF INTEREST: Mike Skinner is the defending champion at Phoenix international Raceway. Jack Sprague set the one-lap qualifying record of 124.378 mph October 26.1995. There is no 186-lap race record.

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