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• 5 Drivers Who Should Replace Ty Majeski in the ThorSport No.98

Majeski is taking over the No. 88 after truck legend and former champion Matt Crafton announced his retirement after 23 years of service to the truck series....2025
• Matt Crafton: A Career That Was One in a Thousand

Most of the time, teams are quick to move on from drivers for all sorts of reasons. Sponsorship, performance stagnating or getting worse, or even for the next big up-and-coming star....2025
• NASCAR 101: What the World Was Like the Last Time Matt Crafton Wasn’t Truck Racing

It looked quite a bit different than it does now....2025
• Crafton Retiring after 2025 Season, Xfinity Series Becomes O’Reillys Series: NASCAR News Flash

Matt Crafton announces his retirement from Thorsport, the Xfinity Series gets a new title sponsor, and NASCAR is considering rule changes on Cup drivers in Xfinity and Truck races....2025
• Matt Crafton Calls It Quits: Three-Time Truck Series Champion Hangs Up His Helmet After 2025

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is about to lose one of its most beloved veterans. Matt Crafton, the three-time champion who has been the heart and soul of ThorSport Racing’s No....2025
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• Matt Crafton’s Legendary NASCAR Truck Career Nears End As Ty Majeski Inherits Storied No. 88 Menards Ride
NASCAR Truck Series veteran Matt Crafton has decided to hang up his helmet. But his iconic ride already has a new pilot, starting in 2026....2025
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• NASCAR / ARCA Race Recap (Richmond Raceway /Illinois State Fairgrounds)

#NASCAR / #ARCA Race Recap (Richmond Raceway / Illinois State Fairgrounds) Winners: Austin Dillon (Cup); Corey Heim (Trucks); Brent Crews (ARCA) plus Craig Lutz (Modified) Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics NASCAR Cup Austin Dillon Defends Richmond Win, Shakes Up Playoff Picture with Key Cup Victory Austin Dillon claimed his sixth career NASCAR Cup Series race troph...2025
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• NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Charlotte / Colorado)

#NASCAR / #ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Charlotte / Colorado) Winners: Ross Chastain (Cup); William Byron (Xfinity); Corey Heim (Trucks) plus Austin Green (ARCA) and Jake Bollman (ARCA West) Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics NASCAR Cup Ross Chastain Overtakes William Byron Late to #Win Coca-Cola 600 Starting from the rear of the field in a backup car his team needed all ...2025
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• Father of Nick Sanchez suspended through season for getting involved in son’s fight with Matt Crafton

Nick Sanchez and Matt Crafton aren’t the only ones facing punishment from NASCAR for their post-race fight at Talladega. Rene Sanchez, Nick’s father, has also been hit with consequences for getting involved in the incident over the weekend....2023
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• Matt Crafton avoids suspension; NASCAR issues fines for fight with Nick Sanchez

NASCAR on Tuesday fined Matt Crafton $25,000 for punching fellow driver Nick Sanchez following the Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway....2023
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• Matt Crafton, Nick Sanchez Fined After Talladega Fight
Additionally, Sanchez's father was suspended for the remainder of the season. Source...2023
• NASCAR Cup Series Driver Cody Ware Suspended

NASCAR Cup Series Driver Cody Ware Suspended Ware was Booked in a North Carolina Jail on a Felony Charge of Strangulation NASCAR has suspended Cup Series driver Cody Ware indefinitely after his arrest in North Carolina, the governing body announced on Tuesday. Ware, who drives the No. 51 car for Rick Ware Racing, was booked in an Iredell County jail on Monday. According to the Sheriff's Off...2023
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• Cody Ware arrested for assault, suspended by NASCAR

Ware missed Sunday's Cup race at the Bristol Dirt with a statement from Rick Ware Racing saying it was "to focus on a personal matter." Matt Crafton drove the car in his absence. Ware, 27, has nearly 100 starts in the Cup Series with just one top-ten (sixth at Daytona in 2022). He has driven for the team owned by his father since he made his debut back in 2017, and currently sits 31st in ...K...2023
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• Kevin Harvick is 30/1 to win at Bristol Dirt race
KEVIN HARVICKBristol Dirt Race AdvanceNo. 4 Busch Light #Break4Busch Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing Event Overview ● Event: Food City Dirt Race (Round 8 of 36)● Time/Date: 7 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 9● Location: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway● Layout: .533-mile, high-banke...2023
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• SPEEDYCASH.Com 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Fact Sheet

SPEEDYCASH.Com 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Fact Sheet Matt Crafton is the only driver in the field with multiple wins. COMPANION EVENT: PPG 375 NTT INDYCAR SERIES race, Sunday, April 2. BROADCAST INFORMATION (All times Central) NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series qualifying, Saturday, April 1, 10 a.m.; TV – FS1. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series SPEEDYCASH.COM 250 race, Sa...2023
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• NASCAR Truck: four teams docked points at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Four NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series teams, three from ThorSport Racing and the other from GMS Racing, were docked 10 driver and owner points before Friday night’s Strat 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. All four were in violation of the same rule relating to their oil reservoir tanks. The No. 13, No. 88 and No. 98 ThorSport Fords of Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton and Grant Enfinger and the N...2020
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"Matt Crafton was penalized during the red flag for rain at Las Vegas."

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"In 2023, Wilson spent 11 races atop the pit box for Matt Crafton at ThorSport Racing before departing the team in […]"

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"Rick Ware Racing’s Cody Ware was ruled out of this past Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway due to a “personal matter”, with three-time Truck Series champion Matt Crafton filling in for […] NASCAR: New Cody Ware arrest details paint disturbing picture - Beyond the Flag - Beyond the Flag - Your #1 Destination for Motorsports News and More"

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"Matt Crafton poked holes in the NASCAR playoff format when he became the first winless champion under it in 2019."

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"Two years ago, Matt Crafton won a championship without winning a race."

2020
"The Number 13, Number 88 and Number 98 ThorSport Fords of Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton and Grant Enfinger and the Number 26 GMS Racing Chevrolet of Tyler Ankrum were found in violation of section 20."

2019
"After Matt Tifft had a seizure at Martinsville Speedway in late October and was replaced by Matt Crafton in the NASCAR Cup Series race at the track that weekend, John […] NASCAR: John Hunter Nemechek to drive for Front Row Motorsports in 2020 - Beyond the Flag - Beyond the Flag - Your #1 Destination for Motorsports News and More"

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"Teammate Matt Crafton joins him on the front row."

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"Christopher Bell holds off Matt Crafton to win CWTS race at AMS"

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"Matt Crafton goes to Victory Lane in the N."

2015
"Two-time and reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Matt Crafton rolled to a dominant victory in Saturday evening's Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway."

2014
"But it's Matt Crafton who steals the spotlight by finishing ninth to secure his second consecutive series championship."

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• HighPoint.com 400 Support Series Races Facts

HighPoint.com 400 Support Series Races Fast Facts Friday - #ARCA Menards Series Saturday #NASCAR Truck & Xfinity Series WHAT: NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 225, NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series CRC Brakleen 150 and ARCA Menards Series Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150. WHERE: Pocono Raceway, a 2.5-mile tri-oval in Long Pond, Pa. WHEN: Friday-Saturday. BR...2023
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• NASCAR Truck: Ben Rhodes, Grant Enfinger re-sign with ThorSport Racing
ThorSport Racing has renewed contracts with Ben Rhodes and Grant Enfingers to keep the drivers in its trucks for the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The race team already announced a contract extension with its two-time champion driver Matt Crafton late last season. Ben Rhodes will drive the No. 41 Ford for ThorSport, Enfinger the No. 98 and Crafton the No. 88. Rhodes has two years ...2018
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• Johnny Sauter signs extension before racing for truck title
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Johnny Sauter signed a contract extension with GMS Racing the same day he was set to defend his NASCAR Truck Series championship. The 39-year-old Sauter will race for the championship Friday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sauter, Matt Crafton, Christopher Bell and Austin Cindric are vying for the title on the 1 ½-mile track. Sauter says “to be able to compete at this lev...2017
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• Christian Eckes Wins at Martinsville after Drama-Filled Closing Laps

Christian Eckes Wins at Martinsville after Drama-Filled Closing Laps MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Christian Eckes wasn’t about to lose a race he had dominated, even if it meant using the front bumper on his No. 19 Chevrolet-twice. After a restart with five laps left in Friday night’s Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 at Martinsville Speedway, Eckes first moved the Toyota of Taylor Gray and then the Ford ...2024
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• Bristol Motor Speedway Doubleheader Tonight

Bristol Motor Speedway Doubleheader Tonight To feature UNOH 200 Truck Playoff Race and Bush's Beans 200 ARCA Series From top left to right: Christian Eckes; Ty Majeski; Carson Hocevar; and Corey Heim Eight drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will get a brand-new start in their Playoff run when they visit challenging Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday, Sept. 14, for the nightcap of w...2023
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• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Round of Eight Drivers

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Round of Eight Drivers Two Matts Drop from Truck Playoffs Ben Rhodes battled an ill-handling truck all night and wound up 25th, two laps down at Kansas Speedway on Friday night. Matt DiBenedetto stormed to a third-place finish in the Kansas Lottery 200. And yet the two Round of 10 contenders ended up on opposite sides of the elimination line as the first...2023
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• 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoff Field Set

2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoff Field Set #NASCARPlayoffs Corey Heim wins regular season Truck Series Championship The 10-driver playoff field for the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is officially set following Saturday’s race at Richmond Raceway. The 10 drivers listed below make up the playoff field. The field includes three former champions: Zane Smith (defending cham...2023
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• Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win his last Sonoma race
KEVIN HARVICKSonoma AdvanceNo. 4 Mobil 1 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing Event Overview ● Event: Save Mart 350k (Round 16 of 36)● Time/Date: 3:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, June 11● Location: Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway● Layout: 1.99-mile, 10-turn road course● Laps/Miles:&nb...2023
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• NASCAR Cup Series Driver Cody Ware Suspended
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• Joey Logano Dominates

Joey Logano Dominates The Dirt ThorSport Teammate Ty Majeski Claims Second Moonlighting in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series on Saturday night, Joey Logano performed the perfect Bristol Stomp in winning the WEATHER GUARD Truck Race on Dirt. The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion swept the first two stages of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track, led 138 of the 150 laps a...2023
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• Crafton, Smith Highlight ‘Fast Five’ Storylines for NCTS Speedycash.Com 250

Crafton, Smith Highlight ‘Fast Five’ Storylines for NCTS Speedycash.Com 250 The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series continues its “Texas Two Step” as the two-race swing through the Lone Star State culminates with Saturday’s SPEEDYCASH.COM 250 at Texas Motor Speedway. The series competitors will shift from last week’s twisting, 3.41-mile Circuit of The Americas permanent road course in Austi...2023
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• Father of Nick Sanchez suspended through season for getting involved in son’s fight with Matt Crafton
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• Matt Crafton, Nick Sanchez Fined After Talladega Fight
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• Nick Sanchez’s mom shares her account of Matt Crafton fight, reaffirms sucker punch allegations

The mother of NASCAR Truck Series driver Nick Sanchez is getting involved in the Talladega feud that unfolded over the weekend. She reaffirmed that Matt Crafton sucker-punched her son following the race....2023
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• Bristol Motor Speedway Doubleheader Tonight
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• Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win his last Sonoma race
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• NASCAR Cup Series Driver Cody Ware Suspended
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• Cody Ware arrested for assault, suspended by NASCAR
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• Tracking the Trucks: Grant Enfinger Leads ThorSport 1-2-3 Finish at Richmond
In a Nutshell: Grant Enfinger scored his third win of the 2020 season when he raced down and passed teammate Matt Crafton in the closing laps of the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway Thursday night (Sept. 10). “This win gives us a lot of momentum heading into the playoffs,” Enfinger said. “We needed it. It’s … The post Tracking the Trucks: Grant Enfinger Leads ThorSport 1-2-3 Fi...2020
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• Matt Crafton rolls to dominant Truck Series win at Atlanta
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• Ryan Blaney wins at Bristol as Matt Crafton stumbles on late restart
Brad Keselowski Racing's Ryan Blaney earned his fourth-career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in Wednesday night's UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway, but it certainly was not easy. Things had been shaping up nicely for Blaney in the opening laps, as he jumped out to a large lead over the competition. However on the first restart of the night on Lap 39, Blaney got a great jump on the res...2015
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• Ryan Blaney wins at Bristol as Matt Crafton stumbles on late restart
Brad Keselowski Racing's Ryan Blaney was able to score his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, overtaking Matt Crafton on a green-white-checkered restart....2015
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• Matt Crafton powers to Truck Series win after others run out of gas
Erik Jones dominates the Camping World Truck Series win at Kansas Speedway, but fails to win after being forced to pit for fuel late in the race. Matt Crafton wins after other run out of gas on the track....2015
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• NASCAR halts race at Kentucky Speedway after truck hits catch fence
NASCAR was forced to end Thursday's UNOH 225 Camping World Truck Series race five laps early after Ben Kennedy's No. 11 truck lifted into the air and damaged the catch fence going into Turn 1. Two-time defending series champion Matt Crafton was declared the winner. ...2015
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• Race results: Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway
Joey Logano made a dramatic pass on a green-white-checkered restart to take the lead from Matt Crafton and Erik Jones at Martinsville Speedway to score his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, becoming the 26th driver to win in all three of NASCAR's national touring series. ...2015
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• John Wes Townley stretches fuel to score first career truck win
John Wes Townley rolled the dice in Las Vegas, and it paid off. Stretching his last tank of fuel to the finish when multiple other frontrunners ran dry in the final laps, Townley collected his first career Camping World Truck Series win on Saturday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Timothy Peters, Ben Kennedy, John Hunter Nemechek and Brandon Jones completed the top five. Championship leader Erik...2015
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• Austin Dillon wins UNOH 175 Camping World Truck Series race
Austin Dillon won the UNOH 175 Camping World Truck Series race Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, leading more than half the race and outlasting the likes of Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter and Kyle Busch to do it. It was the historic 500th all-time start in the Truck Series, and Dillon led 80 of the 175 laps overall. Kyle Busch, whose No. 51 truck was dominant much of the race and led 69 laps,...2015
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• NSCS/NCWTS: OPR Staff and Fan Fantasy Picks for Talladega Superspeedway
As we look towards the next event on the NASCAR schedule, the fantasy pickers at OnPitRoad.com have filed their picks for another weekend. Camping World Truck Series Terry Wagner and Justin Tucker picked the ThorSport teammates Matt Crafton and Johnny Sauter. Both have ran well at Talladega in the past, and are having good seasons to date so far in sitting first and second. With the trend of suc...2014
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• Crafton Retiring after 2025 Season, Xfinity Series Becomes O’Reillys Series: NASCAR News Flash
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• Matt Crafton’s Legendary NASCAR Truck Career Nears End As Ty Majeski Inherits Storied No. 88 Menards Ride
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• Matt Crafton to retire from full-time NASCAR Truck racing, ending 25-year streak

At 49 years old, Matt Crafton has been a part of the NASCAR Truck Series for almost 25 years with 585 starts. He also hasn't missed a single race since the 2000 season in a record streak.However, that run will come to an end after the 2025 season. Crafton, who has three Truck Series championships (2013, 2014, and 2019), will step back from his role as a full-time driver."ThorSport Racing ...Keep r...2025
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• Matt Crafton penalized with photo evidence for unapproved adjustment at Las Vegas

Everyone is watching in the garage and on pit road. Matt Crafton was penalized during the red flag for rain at Las Vegas. The NASCAR Truck Series race was put on hold for a random rain shower and Crafton’s team might have done something wrong....2025
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• Rajah Caruth, Michael McDowell involved in multi-truck wreck late at Daytona

With less than 20 laps to go in the NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona, we have the biggest wreck of the night, collecting multiple trucks. Rajah Caruth, Michael McDowell, Matt Crafton, and others were involved after Jack Wood was turned into the wall....2025
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• Matt Crafton broke NASCAR's playoff system with a winless 2019 title season

Amidst all the criticism of Joey Logano's 2024 run to the NASCAR Cup Series championship, it's important to remember that the three-time champion was not the first driver to "break" the NASCAR playoff format....2024
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• Christian Eckes Wins at Martinsville after Drama-Filled Closing Laps
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• Matt Crafton's steady decline may culminate in driver missing playoffs for first time

They say Father Time comes for us all, but it seems to be getting a particular bead on NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Matt Crafton....2024
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