This weekend when Matt Crafton takes the green flag, he will officially surpass Dennis Setzer for second in all-time consecutive starts in the series with 268. Matt Crafton and the #88 Menards/Ideal Door team are betting on a win in this weekend’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Crafton has three top-five and four top-10 finishes at the 1.5-mile oval, and has come close to taking home the big money, finishing second behind teammate Johnny Sauter in 2009. His last three starts at LVMS have all resulted in a top-five finish. This weekend when Crafton takes the green flag, he will officially surpass Dennis Setzer for second in all-time consecutive starts in the series with 268. In addition to running 219 miles behind the wheel of the No. 88 Chevrolet Silverado, Crafton’s week in Vegas includes some extracurricular driving activities. Crafton will embark on the maiden voyage of his newly built sandrail, a lightweight motor vehicle designed for off-road driving and skimming the surface of sand dunes. Be sure to tune in to this weekend’s NCWTS Setup on SPEED to see Crafton hit the dunes with Ray Dunlap.(ThorSport Racing PR)(10-11-2011)
