Matt Crafton News

Busy weekend for Robby Gordon:

Busy weekend for Robby Gordon:

November 20, 2009
The final race weekend of the 2009 season will also mark one of the busiest weekends of the year for #7-Robby Gordon. Before going to Homestead-Miami Speedway to compete in the 400-mile race on Sunday afternoon, Gordon will travel to the Baja Peninsula to compete in

Crafton to practice, qualify #7 Dodge for Robby Gordon:

Crafton to practice, qualify #7 Dodge for Robby Gordon:

November 17, 2009
While Jimmie Johnson focuses on a fourth straight championship, Robby Gordon has a title of his own to clinch this week. Leading the SCORE International Off-Road Standings, Gordon plans to race the #77 Monster Energy / Toyo Tire Trophy Truck in the Baja 1000, the final

Robby thanks Jim Beam, Crafton to help out:

Robby thanks Jim Beam, Crafton to help out:

November 16, 2009
The Phoenix Sprint Cup race was the final appearance of Jim Beam on the hood of Robby Gordons #7 Toyota and the end of a five-year partnership between the two companies. Jim Beam has been a great partner to the Robby Gordon Motorsports organization since its formation

Racing Resources says…Monday Rundown:

Racing Resources says…Monday Rundown:

November 9, 2009
*Kyle Busch won the WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch won his 16th series race in his 67th start. Busch posted his first series victory at Texas in his sixth start; he had finished second three times at Texas. Busch led twice for 54 laps including

Hornaday & KHI battling for two titles; VFW adorns #33 at Texas:

Hornaday & KHI battling for two titles; VFW adorns #33 at Texas:

November 2, 2009
Not only is Ron Hornaday racing for the driver's championship, owner of the #33 truck DeLana Harvick is also racing for the owner's title. Hornaday currently holds a 202 point lead over Matt Crafton in the driver's battle. On the other side Harvick leads Billy Ballew

Racing Resources says…Monday Rundown:

Racing Resources says…Monday Rundown:

November 2, 2009
* Kyle Busch won the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. It was his 15th Truck win in his 66th career start and his first series victory at Talladega in his third start there. * Busch posted his sixth win of 2009, tying him with Ron Hornaday Jr. for the most

Racing Resources…Monday rundown:

Racing Resources…Monday rundown:

October 26, 2009
* Timothy Peters won the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. It was his first series win in his 64th start. * Peters is the fourth first-time winner in 2009. He becomes the sixth first-time winner at Martinsville. * Red Horse Racing posted its third series victory

Future uncertain for several drivers for next season:

Future uncertain for several drivers for next season:

October 24, 2009
As the 2009 campaign reaches the homestretch with just five races left, many drivers find themselves in a race to secure the funding to return to their team or move to a new one. [Timothy] Peters, who moved from Premier Racing to Red Horse earlier this year, is one

Sauter resigns with ThorSport Racing for 2010:

Sauter resigns with ThorSport Racing for 2010:

October 23, 2009
Johnny Sauter isn't just coming to Martinsville Speedway this weekend off of his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory, but he's also arriving with a new contract with ThorSport Racing to return in 2010. Sauter, who has 76 starts in what is now the

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Martinsville:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Martinsville:

October 19, 2009
*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 26 Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Sauter won the race, crossing the finish line 2.474 seconds over second-place Matt Crafton. The victory was the first for Sauter in 31 NASCAR Camping

Racing Resources says…Monday post-race rundown:

Racing Resources says…Monday post-race rundown:

September 28, 2009
* Johnny Sauter won the Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was his first series win in his 31st start. Sauter is the third first-time winner in 2009. He has three Nationwide Series wins. * Sauter is the first rookie of the year candidate to win since Scott

New Hampshire images added:

New Hampshire images added:

September 23, 2009
Added the following images from New Hampshire; #2-Dupli Color Chevy driven by Kevin Harvick, #4-Equpment Express Chevy driven by J.R. Fitzpatrick, #30-Lumber Liquidators Toyota driven by Todd Bodine, #33-Copart Chevy driven by Ron Hornaday Jr., #88-Menards/Sylvania

Racing Resources says….post-race rundown:

Racing Resources says….post-race rundown:

September 21, 2009
*Kyle Busch won the Heluva Good! 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was Busch's 14th series win in his 65th start and his first Trucks win at New Hampshire in his fifth start. *Busch has now won in all three National Touring Series on six different tracks. He

Sylvania sponsoring Crafton at New Hampshire:

Sylvania sponsoring Crafton at New Hampshire:

September 14, 2009
Matt Crafton will be driving the #88 [Thorsport Racing] Sylvania Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Sept. 19th. Osram Sylvania is a leader in lighting solutions that feature innovative design and energy saving technology. The company

Racing Resources says…rundown following Gateway:

Racing Resources says…rundown following Gateway:

September 14, 2009
*Mike Skinner won the Copart 200 at Gateway International Raceway. Skinner is the 11th different race winner at Gateway. He has now won on 21 different tracks in the Truck series. It was his third victory in 2009. Skinner's last win came at Iowa last week; the last