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Menards & Crafton partner for tenth consecutive season:

Menards is again partnering with ThorSport Racing’s No. 88 and driver Matt Crafton for the tenth consecutive season, which is now the longest team/primary sponsor relationship in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series history. ThorSport Racing will also announce a co-primary sponsor for its No. 13 team and driver Johnny Sauter during the ThorSport Racing Media Day being held at the team’s facilities in Sandusky, Ohio on February 3, 2011. ThorSport Racing reached numerous milestones in 2010, including its 500th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start at Pocono, and became the first NCWTS-only team in series history to place two drivers among the top five in the final championship standings (Sauter was third with Crafton fourth). ThorSport Racing has competed in the NCWTS since 1996 (fulltime since 1998), and since 2000 has been the only team to do so based in Ohio.(ThorSport Racing PR)(1-12-2011)