Crafton looking to repeat win at Charlotte:

Matt Crafton returns to Charlotte for Friday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 hoping he’s again holding the winning race ticket. In six starts at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, driving the #88 Menards Chevy, Crafton has finished in the top ten; finishing ninth in ’04 and ’05,eighth in ’06, seventh in ’07 and picking up his first series win in 2008. Five races into the 2009 season, California native, Crafton finds himself perched fourth in the standings; only 94 points behind leader Mike Skinner.(Thorsport Racing PR)(5-12-2009)