Matt Crafton News

1st Wed Practice:

1st Wed Practice:

February 15, 2006
for the GM Flex Fuel 250 is over. Top five in speed were: #13-Kerry Earnhardt 188.719 #88-Matt Crafton 188.474 #14-Rick Crawford 188.127 #6-Mark Martin 188.115 #75-Aric Almirola 187.825, although late in practice, Almirola spun out. He managed to keep it off the wall

May named Director of Competition at ThorSport Racing:

May named Director of Competition at ThorSport Racing:

February 3, 2006
ThorSport Racing has announced that Steve May has joined their team as Director of Competition. May brings with him over three decades worth of experience. May previously worked with Cale Yarborough, Bill Elliott and Geoff Bodine, among others. ThorSports multi-truck

Las Vegas Autograph Sessions:

Las Vegas Autograph Sessions:

September 23, 2005
Some of the biggest stars in both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the Champ Car World Series will participate in separate autograph sessions during the week leading up to the Las Vegas Double in the Desert. All 18 Champ Car drivers including defending race and

Crawford wins at New Hampshire:

Crawford wins at New Hampshire:

September 17, 2005
#14-Rick Crawford won the Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway for his first win since Martinsville last season and the first for Ford since Carl Edwards at Bristol in Aug 2004, and his 4th of his career. Crawford became the 10th consecutive different

Crafton wins pole at NHIS:

Crafton wins pole at NHIS:

September 17, 2005
#88-Matt Crafton won the pole for the Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway with a track record lap of 128.819mph for his first career Truck Series pole. Starting 2nd is #38-Brandon Whitt, followed by #17-David Reutimann, #60-Chad Chaffin and #14-Rick

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

September 17, 2005
This is Matt Crafton's first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Bud Pole. His best previous start, second, came at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 19, 2004. Crafton is the 13th different Bud Pole winner of the season. The Bud Pole winner has gone on to win the Sylvania

Testing at Richmond:

Testing at Richmond:

August 29, 2005
As the hours and minutes tick down to the waving of the green flag for the Chase weekend at Richmond International Raceway, several NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series teams have tests planned at the 3/4-mile facility. Test sessions at Richmond International

#88 Team, Driver fined from infraction:

#88 Team, Driver fined from infraction:

August 9, 2005
NASCAR announced that penalties have been issued to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver, owner and crew chief resulting from a rule violation during post-race inspection at Indianapolis Raceway Park on Aug. 5. Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Chevrolet, was fined

Setzer wins at IRP:

Setzer wins at IRP:

August 5, 2005
#46-Dennis Setzer won the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park, dominating the race and leading the most laps and increasing his points lead to 227 points over #1-Ted Musgrave, who finished 14th. It is Setzers 4th win of 2005 and 16th of his career

Kansas News and Notes:

Kansas News and Notes:

June 28, 2005
Shake-up in the points standings again Its looking like another exciting year in the battle for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Setzer led 152 of 200 laps to win the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200, his second victory in six days. Setzer trailed Bobby Hamilton

#200 for ThorSport Racing:

#200 for ThorSport Racing:

June 16, 2005
ThorSport Racing will reach an exclusive milestone in the Paramount Health Insurance 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. When the green flag drops over the team's two trucks, the #13 ThorSport Racing Chevrolet driven by Tracy Hines and the #88 Menards

Sprague wins at Texas:

Sprague wins at Texas:

June 10, 2005
#16-Jack Sprague won the Chex 400 at Texas Motor Speedway for his first 2005 win. #23-Johnny Benson finished 2nd and said during his interview he was 'bummed', it is Benson's 4th career 2nd place finish in 35 career starts. Rounding out the top-5 were #46-Dennis Setzer

Texas News and Notes:

Texas News and Notes:

June 7, 2005
Renshaw in bounce-back at Dover Even champions occasionally feel the sting of failing to qualify for a race but that fact doesnt completely erase the disappointment. When Deborah Renshaw (#8 EasyCare Vehicle Service Dodge) missed last months race at Lowes Motor Speedway

Lowe’s Motor Speedway News and Notes:

Lowe’s Motor Speedway News and Notes:

May 19, 2005
Todd Bodine (# 66 Fiddle Back Racing Toyota) is skeptical that the grinding of the race surface has significantly altered the personality of Lowes Motor Speedway. Its definitely different, but its the same old Lowes; just a lot faster and a lot smoother, said Bodine

Truck Series Testing Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Truck Series Testing Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

April 25, 2005
More than 20 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams will be testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway Tuesday evening in preparation for the Quaker Steak & Lube 200 presented by Click It or Ticket on Friday night, May 20. The trucks will be on the track from 3:00 - 6:00pm/et and