The ads all say how tough the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series is, and how racy it can be. They proved one thing for sure: The controversies can flare and the finishes intense.
Whether it be Ron Hornaday and Kevin Harvick having words with Kyle Busch about his driving techniques after the race, I think the fact that race officials had to seriously resort to reviewing the ever faithful photo finish!
The Cool City Customs 200 at Michigan had the No. 99 and No. 23 trucks side by side coming out of the final turn and crossing the finish line with Eric Darnell taking the checkered flag by a mere 0.005 seconds in front of Johnny Benson. This finish made this the closest in NASCAR history since the inception of electronic timing!
Despite all the technological advances we see in the Cup side of things, the truck series has given us some good, technological free racing. When a driver gets the boot from Cup because they aren't the youngest or hottest commodity out there, they can come to the truck series and either get a ride or make a ride for themselves and Bobby Hamilton proved that.
The ruck series is where the real wheel men can still do just that, wheel the beasts around the pavement. The COT is coming along and is now closer than ever to the trucks, but I've always enjoyed the racing where it can still get pretty rough and fender bumpin' and still be good racing and not be aero dependent like the old cars were.
What a finish. Sorry Ricky, we now have a closer finish to fawn over for a while!!
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