ThorSport Racing, the longest-tenured team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, announced today its 2012 lineup of drivers and sponsorships on their “charge towards a championship.” Returning for an unprecedented 12th year is Matt Crafton, who will pilot the #88 Menards Toyota Tundra in 2012; the relationship is one of the longest-running sponsorship partnerships in NCWTS history between a sponsor and driver. Johnny Sauter, 2011 driver champion runner-up and a ThorSport Racing driver since 2009, returns to the seat for a fourth season with the #13 Hot Honeys/Curb Records Toyota Tundra. Rookie Dakoda Armstrong rounds out the stout lineup, actively racing for the Rookie of the Year title in the #98 EverFi/Drive for Savings Toyota Tundra for a full season. Crafton, after a win in Iowa in 2011, returns to the track at Daytona with a renewed focus on a championship trophy, as well as a new crew chief. Longtime friend and member of the #88 team, Carl Joiner, takes to the top of the pit box as crew chief of the #88 Ideal Door/Menards Toyota Tundra team. Sauter, after two visits to Victory Lane in 2011 and a narrow miss by six points of the championship, he’s got nothing but positive vibes in his corner about the 2012 season. He returns with longtime crew chief and best friend, Joe Shear, Jr. atop the pit box. A sponsor and partner of both Johnny’s and ThorSport Racing for their fourth year, Curb Records returns with the #13 for the season. Sauter also brings a partner on board with the Hot Honeys Honey Roasted Chipotle-flavored peanuts. In a partnership with The Peanut Roaster, the #13 will rotate race hoods throughout the season, focusing on a variety of peanut brands and products. Rookie Dakoda Armstrong, earning his first top 10 finish in 2011, returns to ThorSport Racing in 2012 ready to tackle the chase for a Rookie of the Year trophy. He brings with him his 2011 crew chief, Dan Stillman, and his #98 EverFi/Drive for Savings Toyota Tundra team.(ThorSport Racing PR)(2-10-2012)
