The SCCA RaceTruck Challenge started in 1987 with a nine race schedule across North-America.

The first ever SCCA RaceTruck Challenge race was contested at Sears Point International Raceway on 25 April 1987.

Max Jones won the inaugural race driving a Nissan.

Tommy Archer won four out of the eleven races and was declared champion at the end of the season.

Nissan was the strongest marque winning the constructor's title.