By Bruce Nuttleman
An ROL Insider Original Article

The NASCAR Camping World Series (formerly Craftsman Truck Series) celebrated it's tenth anniversary a few years ago. Sadly, it's not inconceivable that the 2009 NCWS season may be the last. The headlines in the news scream financial disaster for the world, if not the entire universe. Who really knows if those in the Corporate offices of NASCAR factored a cyclical economic downturn (on steroids) in their plans over the past several seasons? As early as last year, it was painfully obvious that the NCWS was (at best) facing some serious issues in fielding a full field of trucks.

Recent rules changes in the NCWS include a limit of five men over the wall, limiting pit stop adjustments to gas OR tires (but not both) and a sealed engine program. These new rules are designed to lower the cost to compete and breathe economic life back into a series that is in dire straits.