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From Press Release
October 16, 2003
4:30 PM EDT (2030 GMT)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule, which opens with the series' first night race at Daytona International Speedway, will consist of 25 events and includes new races at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Speedway, NASCAR officials announced Thursday.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' 10th season will kick off Friday night, Feb. 13 at Daytona International Speedway as part of a national series tripleheader that also will include the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the NASCAR Busch Series. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck season will end Friday, Nov. 19, at Homestead-Miami Speedway as part of another tripleheader weekend.
In next year's schedule, the series will partner with the NASCAR Nextel Cup for 12 race weekends. The series will visit Atlanta Motor Speedway for the first time on Saturday, March 13. Darlington Raceway's event moves from March to Friday, Nov. 12 and will be the first event run under the lights at the legendary "Track Too Tough To Tame."
The schedule again will feature two weekend events partnered with the NASCAR Busch Series, at The Milwaukee Mile on Saturday, June 26 and Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday, Aug. 6.
Eleven stand-alone events, including seven on short tracks (tracks less than a mile in length), complete the schedule. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will visit the State of Ohio for the first time on Sunday, May 16 for a 250-lap event at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, a half-mile track.
Two tracks, Martinsville Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway, will host two races in 2004. The schedule lists 23 different tracks in 19 states.
The initial 2004 on-track preview of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams and drivers will begin with NASCAR Preseason Thunder, scheduled for Jan. 10-12 at Daytona International Speedway.
Feb. 13: Florida Dodge Dealers 250, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Mar. 13: Atlanta 200, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, Ga.
Apr. 17: Martinsville 250, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.
May 16: Ohio 250, Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio
May 21: Hardee's 200, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Charlotte, N.C.
June 4: MBNA America 200, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del.
June 11: O'Reilly 400K, Texas Motor Speedway, Ft. Worth, Texas
June 19: O'Reilly 200, Memphis Motorsports Park, Memphis, Tenn.
June 26: GNC 200, Milwaukee Mile, Milwaukee, Wis.
July 3: O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.
July 10: Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.
July 17: Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200, Gateway International Raceway, St. Louis, Mo.
July 31: Michigan 200, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 6: Power Stroke Diesel 200, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Ind.
Aug. 14: Toyota Tundra 200, Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville, Tenn.
Aug. 25: O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 9: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 200, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 18: New Hampshire 200, New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 25: Las Vegas 350, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev.
Oct. 2: American Racing Wheels 200, California Speedway, Los Angeles, Ca.
Oct. 16 Silverado 350K, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Oct. 23: Martinsville 200, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.
Nov. 5: Chevy Silverado 150, Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz.
Nov. 12: Darlington 200, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.
Nov. 19: Ford 200, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Miami, Fla.
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