September 1st, 2008 by Donnie Redd | Posted in Drivers, History | No Comments »
1997, Roy Binkley becomes the first champion of the NASCAR SuperTruck division at Nashville Speedway USA. Binkley was the last champion (1996) of the NASCAR Limited Late Model division.
1998, Tandy Marlin wins his first championship driving the red numeral #14. The Marlin family has won many championships at Nashville. Tandy is the cousin of Sterling Marlin.
1999, Gary Wade Finley, Jr. of Harvest, AL won the 1999 NASCAR SuperTruck title with consistency. Finley did not visit victory lane in 1999 and won the title by one point. Finley has also won championships at Huntsville (AL) Speedway, NASCAR Goodys Dash Series Champion and won a Goodys Dash Series event at Daytona International Speedway.
2000, Mike Reynolds, the first driver in the history of Nashville to win championships in the Late Model Stock Car and SuperTruck divisions.
2001, Tandy Marlin returns as champion, Championship #2 for Marlin in the NASCAR SuperTruck division.
2002, Allen Carter after winning championships in the Limited Sportsman divison at Nashville made claim to the 2002 NASCAR SuperTruck title.
2003, Scott Borchetta wins his first championship in the NASCAR SuperTruck division. Ironically the year 2003 (to date) is the only year the SuperTruck divison was not NASCAR sanctioned.
2004, Repeat, two time champion, Scott Borchetta makes it two in a row as the first driver to win back to back titles in the NASCAR SuperTruck division.
2005, Threepeat, Borchetta driving the WSIX #98 the first driver to win three championships in a row in the NASCAR SuperTruck division. Borchetta retired from racing after the 2005 season and today is a successful owner in the SuperTruck division with rookie driver, Bobby Buttrey.
2006, Nicholas Formosa claimed the championship driving for the family owned team. The Formosa name has long been associated with the track. Nicky Formosa, father of Nicholas is a former LMSC champion. Tony, Jr., uncle of Nicholas has won many events at Nashville. Papa Formosa the driving force behind the team got a lot of enjoyment working with and being around Nicholas in 2006.
2007, Daniel Victory, Rookie wins championship in the SuperTruck division. Victory won the 2005 NASCAR Grand National Sportsman division championship. He was not a stranger to the high banks of Nashville. Despite his rookie status in the division he showed the competition he had what it took to win the title.
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