NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News | Matt Crafton 2018
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News | Matt Crafton. Based Sandusky, Ohio, ThorSport Racing is the longest-tenured NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. In 2018 Matt once again joins ThorSport owners Duke and Rhonda Thorson with the team’s No. 88 Menards.
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Talladega Recap
Talladega Race Information: Started: 9th Stage 1: 4th Stage 2: 2nd Finished: 26th Laps: 58 / 94 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 10th Playoff Position: 6th THE BIG ONE ENDS MATT CRAFTON’S FR8AUCTIONS 250 RACE DAY EARLY AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY “All in all, we had a great first two segments. I honestly don’t know what happened – so close...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Talladega Preview
No. 88 Fisher Nuts / Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Talladega Superspeedway – Fr8Auctions 250 Race No. 19 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 5th Owner Point Standings: 6th Playoff Standings: 5th Spotter: Stevie Reeves Chatting with Matt Crafton… “Talladega is more about luck than anything. It’s litera...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Las Vegas 2 Recap
Las Vegas Race Information: Started: 29th Stage 1: 8th Stage 2: 2nd Finished: 5th Laps: 144 / 144 Laps Led: 4 Status: Running Driver Points: 5th Owner Points: 10th Playoff Position: 6th MATT CRAFTON EARNS SEVENTH TOP-FIVE OF 2018 AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY “We had such a good run at the end. I was pushing the 21 [Sauter], and we weren’t doing really good. I had an idea - the 1...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Las Vegas II Preview
No. 88 Ideal Door / Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway – World of Westgate 200 Race No. 18 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 8th Owner Point Standings: 11th Playoff Standings: 5th Spotter: Stevie Reeves Chatting with Matt Crafton… “Las Vegas is always a track I look forward to comp...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Canada Recap
Canada Race Information: Started: 4th Stage 1: 5th Stage 2: 5th Finished: 5th Laps: 65/65 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 5th Owner Points: 11th Playoff Position: 5th MATT CRAFTON WITHSTANDS WILD FINISH FOR 10TH TOP-10 FINISH OF 2018 SEASON “We were just a little tight all day long. Junior [Joiner] and the guys kept working on...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Canada Preview
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Motorsports Park – Chevrolet Silverado 250 Race No. 17 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 8th Owner Point Standings: 11th Spotter: Gary Mann Chatting with Matt Crafton… “I love road course racing, and I’m definitel...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Bristol Recap
Bristol Race Information: Started: 18th Stage 1: 12th Stage 2: 11th Finished: 8th Laps: 200/200 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 8th Owner Points: 11th Playoff Position: 8th MATT CRAFTON ROUNDS OUT THE 2018 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES PLAYOFF FIELD “Tonight, we just didn’t have track position. We worked our way up [after the start], lost a bunch of spots...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Bristol Preview
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Hormel Great Lakes Flooring/Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Bristol Motor Speedway – UNOH 200 Race No. 16 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 9th Playoff Position: 8th Spotter: Stevie Reeves Chatting with Matt Crafton… “I’m looking forward to getting o...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Michigan Recap
Michigan Race Information: Started: 11th Stage 1: 16th Stage 2: 6th Finished: 10th Laps: 100/100 Laps Led: 18 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 9th Playoff Position: 8th MATT CRAFTON EARNS ANOTHER TOP-10 AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY “It was an up-and-down day for us. We had to start from the tail of the field but worked our way up front to lead the ra...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Michigan Preview
Michigan International Speedway – Corrigan Oil 200 Race No. 15 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 8th Playoff Position: 8th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Hormel Black Label Bacon/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 54...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Pocono Recap
Pocono Race Information: Started: 20th Stage 1 Finish: 12th Stage 2 Finish: 20th Finished: 9th Laps: 60/60 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 8th TOP-10 FINISH FOR MATT CRAFTON AT POCONO “We struggled all weekend for some reason. We were just loose, really, really loose today, and never could quite get it dialed-in. We’ve got two more races to get thi...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Pocono Raceway Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Goof Off/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 66 for Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Gander Outdoors 150 at Pocono Raceway. This chassis, which was...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Eldora Recap
Eldora Race Information: Started: 4th Stage 1 Position: 8th Stage 2 Position: 7th Finished: 4th Laps: 153/153 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 8th MATT CRAFTON MUSCLES HIS WAY TO A TOP-FIVE FINISH AT ELDORA SPEEDWAY “The track was just so much different than it was last night. We missed the setup big time, and ended up way too free, and just did our...
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Matt Crafton – Eldora Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 7th Owner Point Standings: 9th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 69 for Wednesday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Eldora Dirt Derby at Eldora Speedway. This chassis will...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Kentucky Recap
Kentucky Race Information: Started: 30th Stage 1 Position: 6th Stage 2 Position: 9th Finished: 3rd Laps: 150/150 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 7th Owner Points: 9th 3RD-PLACE FINISH FOR MATT CRAFTON AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY “We put ourselves in a deficit after qualifying – just got real loose – started 30th and drove to sixth after the first run. All-and-all I’m h...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Kentucky Preview
No. 88 Great Lakes/Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kentucky Speedway – Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 Race No. 12 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 7th Owner Point Standings: 9th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Great Lakes/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Chicagoland Recap
Chicago Race Information: Started: 8th Stage 1 Position: 12th Stage 2 Position: 6th Finished: 11th Laps: 149/150 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 7th Owner Points: 9th LATE-RACE PIT CALL RESULTS IN AN 11TH-PLACE FINISH FOR MATT CRAFTON AT CHICAGO "Our pit crew did an awesome job - gained us some spots on pit road. Unfortunately, we struggled with the balance of...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Chicagoland Preview
No. 88 Shasta/Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chicagoland Speedway – Overton’s 225 Race No. 11 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 7th Owner Point Standings: 9th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Shasta/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No....
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Gateway Recap
Gateway Race Information: Started: 6th Stage 1 Position: 3rd Stage 2 Position: 11th Finished: 20th Laps: 156/160 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 7th Owner Points: 9th ALTERNATOR ISSUES RELEGATE MATT CRAFTON TO A 20TH-PLACE FINISH AT GATEWAY “We had a fast Menards Ford F-150 tonight, all weekend, until the alternator problems late in the race. Even after we fixed t...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Gateway Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: Steven Simmons News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 IDEAL Door / Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 58 for Saturday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Eaton 200 presented by CK Power at Gateway Motorsp...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Iowa Recap
Iowa Race Information: Started: 2nd Stage 1 Position: 2nd Stage 2 Position: 10th Finished: 26th Laps: 135/200 Laps Led: 20 Status: Crash Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 8th CRAFTON STARTS A TRACK-BEST SECOND AND LEADS LAPS, BUT A LATE-RACE INCIDENT RELEGATES THE MENARDS DRIVER TO A 26TH-PLACE FINISH AT IOWA "Just racing around a bunch of people that are weapon...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Iowa Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 5th Owner Point Standings: 7th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Jack Links/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 48 for Saturday night’s M&M’s 200 Presented by Casey’s General Store at Iowa Speedway. This particular chassis,...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Texas 1 Recap
Texas Race Information: Started: 9th Stage 1 Position: 2nd Stage 2 Position: 10th Finished: 5th Laps: 167/167 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 5th Owner Points: 7th TOP-FIVE FINISH FOR MATT CRAFTON IN TEXAS “Track position and raw speed were what we were lacking tonight. We were a top-five, top-three truck, in the right circumstance. On that last restart I tried to dri...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Texas 1 Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Matador Beef Jerky/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. “26” for Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Rattlesnake 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Charlotte Recap
Charlotte Race Information: Started: 8th Stage 1 Position: 9th Stage 2 Position: 7 Finished: 11th Laps: 134/134 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 8th 11TH-PLACE FINISH FOR MATT CRAFTON IN CHARLOTTE "We just struggled tonight with being free. Our Mold Armor/Menards Ford F-150 was better up top, and when I lifted early. We had a top-five run going,...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Charlotte Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Mold Armor/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 54 for Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) NC Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedwa...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Kansas Recap
Kansas Race Information: Started: 3rd Stage 1 Position: 8th Stage 2 Position: 9th Finished: 6th Laps: 167/167 Laps Led: 4 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 8th SIXTH-PLACE FINISH FOR MATT CRAFTON AT KANSAS "Our FlexSeal/Menards Ford F-150 didn't respond in the race like we expected it to. We just struggled with free on entry, tight off throughout the race. We...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Kansas Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 FlexSeal/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 57 for Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) 37 Kind Days 250 at Kansas Speedway. Th...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Dover Recap
Dover Race Information: Started: 10th Stage 1 Position: 7th Stage 2 Position: 3rd Finished: 2nd Laps: 210/210 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 8th SEASON-BEST, SECOND-PLACE FINISH FOR MATT CRAFTON AT DOVER "We just weren't very good on short runs. On long runs, after 15 to 20 laps, we were decent, we just didn't have very good short run speed. Jo...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Dover Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 7th Owner Point Standings: 9th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 48 for Friday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) JEGS 200 at Dover International Speedway. This ch...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Martinsville Recap
Martinsville Race Information: Started: 2nd Stage 1 Position: 2nd Stage 2 Position: 4th Finished: 15th Laps: 250/250 Laps Led: 2 Status: Running Driver Points: 7th Owner Points: 9th LATE RACE INCIDENT RELEGATES MATT CRAFTON TO A 15TH-PLACE FINISH AT MARTINSVILLE "We were just really loose to start the race, and had no drive off. All and all, we were still pretty de...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Martinsville Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 9th Owner Point Standings: 10th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 58 for Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Las Vegas Recap
Las Vegas Race Information: Started: 12th Stage 1 Position: 10th Stage 2 Position: N/A Finished: 29th Laps: 40/134 Laps Led: 0 Status: Brakes Driver Points: 9th Owner Points: 10th PART FAILURE YIELDS 29TH-PLACE FINISH FOR MATT CRAFTON IN LAS VEGAS "We had a part failure tonight that sidelined us early. We came to the garage twice to try and fix the problem, but ended up just...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Las Vegas Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 2nd Owner Point Standings: 2nd Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Black Label Bacon/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 57 for Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Stratosphe...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Atlanta Recap
Atlanta Race Information: Started: 2nd Stage 1 Position: 2nd Stage 2 Position: 4th Finished: 5th Laps: 134/134 Laps Led: 7 Status: Running Driver Points: 2nd Owner Points: 2nd A BIG GAIN IN POINTS FOR MATT CRAFTON FOLLOWING A TOP-FIVE RUN AT ATLANTA Talk about the green-white-checkered flag finish in today's Active Pest Control 200... "Brett (Moffitt) cleared him, an...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Atlanta Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 12th Owner Point Standings: 13th Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Rip It/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 48 for Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Active Pest Control 200 at...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Daytona Recap
Daytona Race Information: Started: 6th Finished: 19th Laps: 97/100 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 12th Owner Points: 13th TOUGH NIGHT FOR MATT CRAFTON YIELDS A 19TH-PLACE FINISH IN SEASON- OPENER AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY "Tonight just wa...
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Matt Crafton – 2018 Daytona Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl "Junior" Joiner, Jr. 2017 Driver Point Standings: 3rd 2017 Owner Point Standings: 3rd 2017 Playoff Position: 3rd Spotter: Stevie Reeves News and Notes: This Week's No. 88 Fisher Nuts/Menards Ford F-150... The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 40 for Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Next...
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Matt Crafton – Ford Performance Media Quotes
Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 88 Ford F-150 sat down with the media during the NASCAR Media Tour on Tuesday, January 23 to talk about the switch to Ford, and the 2018 season... HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE MOVE TO FORD? “We’re looking forward to working with Ford - they’re what I started with in NASCAR. In my old Southwest Tour days, in 1997, I started racing a Ford out west and that...