Pickup truck racing is a form of auto racing

Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...

 which involves modified versions of pickup truck

Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area .-Definition:...

s on racing circuits, mostly oval track

Oval track

Oval track racing, also known as oval racing, is a form of closed-circuit automobile racing that is contested on an oval-shaped track. An oval track differs from a road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction, almost universally left...

s. Race pickup trucks are mechanically similar to coupé

Coupé

A coupé or coupe is a closed car body style , the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time...

-shaped stock cars, with the main difference being the more boxy shape of the cab, which does not give as good aerodynamics as stock cars.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series vehicles have been rapidly evolving since the inception of the series in 1995, in terms of speed, aerodynamics, and engine equipment. The NASCAR series was also the first to use this type of vehicle, unveiled in 1994.

Examples of truck racing series

• NASCAR
  NASCAR
  The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
  
   Camping World Truck Series
• National Pickup Truck Racing Association
• FASCAR Pro Truck and Sportsman Series
  FASCAR Pro Truck and Sportsman Series
  The FASCAR Pro Truck and Sportman Series is a pickup truck racing series that takes place in the Florida area. It was established by the Florida Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing organization as a developmental "stepping stone" for locals with an interest in stock car racing...
  
  
• ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series
  ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series
  The ARCA Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series which runs on numerous short tracks throughout the American Midwest, running mainly in Indiana and Ohio. It races Mid-size trucks with V-6 engines unlike the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series which run Full-size trucks with V-8 engines. Most of...
  
  
• British Pickup Truck Racing
  Pickup Truck Racing
  Pickup Truck Racing is a single make series, and the trucks are governed by the Pickup Truck Racing regulations,. The chassis is made by , who are also responsible for the vehicle used in T Cars, a series for young drivers....
  
  
• Australian V8 Utes
  V8 Utes
  The V8 Ute Racing Series is an Australian motor racing series for utilities, derived from the Australian Production Car Championship. It was conceived in 2000 by PROCAR chief Ross Palmer and launched March 2001, as V8 Brute Utes, at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide...
  
  
• MasterCard Truck Series
  MasterCard Truck Series
  The MasterCard Truck Series was a Mexican pickup truck racing predecessor of Desafío Corona.-Drivers:NASCAR Corona Series drivers participated in the Mastercard Truck Series as Jorge Goeters, Patrick Goeters, Marcelo Nuñez, César Tiberio Jiménez, Sebastián Ocaranza, Sebastián Ocaranza II, Julio...
  
  (2002-2003)