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Today on Past Gas: We’re taking a look at the origin of the NASCAR truck series. What makes these big, fast trucks so special? And who were the oddballs who thought to put pickups on a banked oval, anyway? Today on Past Gas, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series!

00:00 Intro
00:28 NASCAR, But Make it Trucks
02:00 Indeed
02:26 We're All Oddballs
03:10 Host intros / Our History With NASCAR Trucks
07:42 Why NASCAR Trucks Are Cool
15:04 OnX Offroad
16:07 Allstate
16:43 History / Timeline
22:19 Let's Hear It For The Boys
25:13 SCORE One For The Pickups
29:53 BetterHelp
31:02 Indeed
32:05 Old Racing, New Rules
34:08 Road Rules + Pioneering Racers
40:15 Humans Of The Craftsman Truck Series – Ron Hornaday, Jr.
43:31 Humans Of The Craftsman Truck Series – Jennifer Jo Cobb and Tammy Jo Kirk
45:36 Names To Watch Out For
49:41 Takeaways
51:21 Outro

Image Credit:
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