NASCAR Truck Series ‘Triple Truck Challenge’ is Back for the 2020 Season

Last year, the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoor Truck Series introduced the inaugural Triple Truck Challenge. For the uninitiated, the Triple Truck Challenge consisted of three back-to-back races at Texas, Iowa, and the Gateway Motorsports Park in Illinois. Now, the series is set to bring this challenge back following a successful debut in 2019.

This year, NASCAR is switching up the venues and will hold the races at Daytona, Dover, and the World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

The iconic Daytona International Speedway will kick things off on August 16th. However, the drivers will race on the road course instead of the famous oval.

A week later, the paddock heads to the Dover International Speedway on August 21. The Triple Truck Challenge concludes at World Wide Technology Raceway on August 30.

NASCAR Triple Truck Challenge Explained

The inaugural event saw drivers compete for a $50,000 cash prize. In addition to a $50,000 bonus for the race winner of one event. A double-race winner was looking at $150,000.

If a driver managed to win all three events he was set to pocket an additional $300,000 for a total of $500,000 in prize money.

Last year, Greg Biffle came out of retirement to win the first event in 2019 at Texas Motor Speedway. Meanwhile, Brett Moffitt and Ross Chastain took respective wins at Iowa Speedway and at Gateway.

Of course, the 2020 Triple Truck Challenge was supposed to commence from April 18 at Richmond Raceway. Following which they would stop at Dover and the Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 1 and May 15 respectively.

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 forced NASCAR to reschedule every event.

With regard to the race format, all NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoor or NASCAR Truck Series drivers are eligible and there will be no qualifying.

The sport announced the three-race schedule and format ahead of Saturday night’s Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. However, nobody knows if there will be any fans present at any of the venues.

Additionally, full-time Cup series drivers like recent race winner Kyle Busch won’t be allowed to compete in the race.

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