The Vankor 350 was a
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of thr ...
race at
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° ...
. The 1999 race was 300 kilometers and the 2000 race was 400 kilometers, and became 350 kilometers in 2001. The race moved to the spring for the 2019 season.
Past winners
*2000:
Greg Biffle
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clinched the 2000 series title in this race; additionally, driver
Tony Roper was severely injured in a crash on lap 33, and died the following day, becoming the third NASCAR fatality that year.
*2001: Race postponed from September 15 because of the
September 11 attacks
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.
*2006, 2007, 2011 & 2014: Race extended because of a
green–white–checker finish
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.
*2020: Race postponed from March 27 to July 18 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Even though the race kept its name, the distance was that of the race run in June, which is 400 kilometers/167 laps.
Multiple winners (drivers)
Multiple winners (teams)
Manufacturer wins
See also
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2011 WinStar World Casino 350K
References
External links
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Former NASCAR races
NASCAR Truck Series races
1999 establishments in Texas
2020 disestablishments in Texas
Recurring sporting events established in 1999
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2020
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