Role in Craftsman Truck Series Formation
Mesa Marin was critical to the formation of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Mesa Marin was the site for design, construction and testing of the prototype NASCAR Craftsman Trucks. Track owners son Gary Collins (a former racer) led the team of designers and fabricators who built the first truck.
The track hosted nine NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events between 1995 and 2003. The track added 4,500 seats in 1999, and had a capacity of nearly 12,000.
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