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The 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the second season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Ron Hornaday Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the championship.
ESPN and TNN broadcast eight races each. CBS carried five races while TBS aired three races.
List of full-time teams at the start of 1996.
The inaugural Florida Dodge Dealers 400 was held March 17 at Homestead Motorsports Complex. Geoff Bodine won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #0 - Gary Lloyd, #11 - Mike Hurlbert, #23 - T.J. Clark, #25 - Andy Genzman, #55 - Randy Churchill, #59 - Mark Gibson, #70 - G.T. Dallas, #78 - Mike Chase, #82 - Guy Thomas, #84 - Doug Thorpe Jr.
The Chevrolet Desert Star 300 was held April 21 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #02 - Rick McCray, #60 - Joe Madore, #65 - Kenny Allen, #70 - G.T. Dallas
The Craftsman 200 was held May 4 at Portland Speedway. Rich Bickle won the pole. The race was broadcast by TBS.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #60 - Joe Madore
The Jerr-Dan/Nelson Truck 200 was held May 11 at Evergreen Speedway. Tobey Butler won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: none
The NAPA 200 was held May 25 at Tucson Raceway Park. Bryan Reffner won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: none
The Colorado 250 was held June 1 at Colorado National Speedway. Rich Bickle won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #11 - Mike Hurlbert, #22 - Ricky Johnson, #58 - Wayne Jacks
The Lund Look 225 was held June 9 at Heartland Park Topeka. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: none
The Coca-Cola 200 was held June 22 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. On lap 162 Mike Bliss crashed on the front stretch where he hit and rode up the wall and tore down a part of the catch fencing. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: none
The inaugural DeVilibiss Superfinish 200 was held June 30 at Nazareth Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole. The race was supposed to air on CBS; however, after a 3 hour rain delay, CBS left the speedway, and therefore the race was not broadcast. The event wouldn't be shown in its entirety until July 2025, when the full race was posted on YouTube. The race was shortened to 152 laps due to rain.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: none
The Sears Auto Center 200 was held July 6 at The Milwaukee Mile. Mike Bliss won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #25 - Andy Genzman, #69 - Frank Davis
The Ford Dealers 225 was held July 20 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #01 - Billy Ogle Jr., #25 - Andy Genzman
The Western Auto 200 was held July 27 at I-70 Speedway. Butch Miller won the pole. On lap 121 Bob Keselowski crashed in turn 1, broke the wall and rolled down the banking 2 1/2 times. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: none
The Cummins 200 was held August 1 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #25 - Andy Genzman, #26 - Rick Beebe, #41 - Randy Renfrow, #88 - Terry Cook, Mike Wallace
The Stevens Beil/Genuine Parts 200 was held August 10 at Flemington Speedway. Bryan Reffner won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #11 - Mike Hurlbert, Danny Hieber
The Parts America 150 was held August 25 at Watkins Glen International. Steve Park won the pole qualifying the truck driven by Joe Nemechek. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: none
The Federated Auto Parts 250 was held August 31 at Nashville Speedway USA. Jack Sprague won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #25 - Andy Genzman, Brandon Baker
The Fas Mart Truck Shootout was held September 5 at Richmond International Raceway. Kenny Irwin Jr. won the pole. The race was shortened to 124 laps due to rain from Hurricane Fran. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #10 - Mike Colabucci, #25 - Andy Genzman, #90 - Lance Norick, Danny Hieber
The Pennzoil/VIP Tripleheader was held September 8 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: none
The Hanes 250 was held September 21 at Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Hamilton won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #0 - Gary Lloyd, #01 - Billy Ogle Jr., #04 - Ernest Winslow, #11 - Mike Hurlbert, #25 - Andy Genzman, #39 - Jeff Spraker, #53 - Dan Press, #61 - George Kent
The final Lowe's 250 was held September 28 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Johnny Benson won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #0 - Gary Lloyd, #04 - Ernest Winslow, #1 - Ronnie Newman, #11 - Mike Hurlbert, #12 - Dave Smith, #23 - T.J. Clark, #25 - Andy Genzman, #32 - Steve Mendenhall, #50 - Charles Zahn, #54 - Steve McEachern, #63 - Cindy Peterson, #71 - Rick Markle, #81 - Billy Ogle Jr., #82 - Clint Mears, #89 - Jason Jarrett, #90 - Lance Norick, #91 - Brad Means, Greg Clark
The Kragen 151 was held October 5 at Sears Point Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: Bob Strait
The Ford Dealers/Ford Credit 300 was held October 13 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: none
The GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300 was held October 26 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #0 - Chris Trickle, #02 - Rick McCray, #9 - Ron Emmick, #09 - Jon Paques, #11 - Mike Hurlbert, #14 - Butch Gilliland, #23 - T.J. Clark, #25 - Andy Genzman, #29 - Bob Keselowski, #41 - Randy Renfrow, #55 - Doug Adams, #63 - Cindy Peterson, #65 - Kenny Allen, #70 - G.T. Dallas, #74 - Marc Robe
The Carquest 420K was held November 3 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bryan Reffner won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.
Top ten results
Failed to qualify: #00 - Frank Kimmel, #0 - Chris Trickle, #09 - Jon Paques, #10 - Mike Colabucci, #11 - Mike Hurlbert, #12 - Dave Smith, #14 - Butch Gilliland, #20 - Walker Evans, #25 - Andy Genzman, #26 - Ken Bouchard, #36 - Lonnie Cox, #41 - Randy Renfrow, #51 - Perry Tripp, #61 - Randy Tolsma, #65 - Kenny Allen, #68 - Bobby Dotter, #70 - G.T. Dallas, #71 - Stacy Compton, #74 - Marc Robe, #88 - Terry Cook, #92 - Rodney Combs Jr.
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Bryan Reffner was named the 1996 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the year, winning three poles and finishing ninth in points. He was followed by Doug George, who had eight top-tens over the course of the season, and Lance Norick, who split the season between two different teams. Bobby Gill began the year with Spears Motorsports, but was released. Jay Sauter and Lonnie Cox ran abbreviated schedules for their teams.