From NASCAR Public Relations Office

                NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES FACT SHEET FOR
                               COLORADO 250



WHAT:	COLORADO 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE No. 6

WHERE:	Colorado National Speedway. Erie Colo.
	3/8-mile paved

WHEN:	June 1, 1996. Race starts at 2 p.m. (MDT)

DISTANCE:	250 Laps, 93.75 Miles

SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)

PROMOTER: Colorado National Promotions, Inc.
             
SCHEDULE: Optional Friday, May 31 
 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 
	Registration up 9 a.m. 
	Track practice from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
	Inspection   5 p.m.

Saturday, June 1 
 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 
	Garage opens   6 a.m. 
	Registration and inspection  7 a,m.
	Drawing to determine order of qualifying  7:30 a m. 
	Mandatory Rookie Drivers' meeting 7:30 a.m.
	Practice from 8:30 to 10:30 a m. 
	Time trials (2 laps) 12 noon (all positions). 
	Mandatory Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' meeting  12:45 p.m. 

NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration closes two hours prior 
to race time.


TELEVISION: CBS (Live) COLORADO 250 AlRTlME: 4 p.m. (EDT)
              Announcers: Ken Squier and Ned Jarrett
              Pit Reporters: Mike Joy and Dick Berggren

RADIO:	TBN Radio, 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona 	
		Beach, FL 32114, (904-947-6400.)
		AlRTlME: 4 p.m. (EDT), 					
	Announcers: Joe Moore and Steve 	Michaels

NOTES OF INTEREST: The one-lap qualifying record of 17.183 seconds, 
78.566 mph was set by Ron Hornaday Jr. July 15, 1995 in a Chevrolet. 
This will be the first event at the 250-lap distance.


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