Matt Crafton rumors, news

Matt Crafton news, rumors

  • Matt Crafton finishes final race of final full-time Truck Series season 13th
    • Matt Crafton finishes final race of final full-time Truck Series season 13th
    A 13th-place finish Friday at Phoenix Raceway closed the book on a season where the 49-year-old failed to score a single top-five finish, the first time that‘s happened to him in 22 years. “It was terrible we sucked as bad as we did tonight and we sucked as bad as we did all year,” Crafton […]...2025
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  • Retiring Matt Crafton Critical of Truck Series Racing After Phoenix Finale
    • Retiring Matt Crafton Critical of Truck Series Racing After Phoenix Finale
    The 49-year-old vented frustration about the current Truck chassis after his final season produced his worst results in over 20 years....2025
  • Ty Majeski comes up one sport short in truck championship defense
    • Ty Majeski comes up one sport short in truck championship defense
    By Dustin Albino AVONDALE, Ariz. — After being behind Corey Heim for the bulk of Friday night’s Craftsman Truck Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway, overtime was setting up precisely for Ty Majeski. He was aiming to become the first driver to win consecutive series titles since his ThorSport Racing teammate Matt Crafton accomplished the […]...2025
  • Matt Craftons final lap: a champion, a father, and a fierce competitor bids farewell
    • Matt Craftons final lap: a champion, a father, and a fierce competitor bids farewell
    Matt Crafton‘s most cherished photograph from an extraordinary decades-long NASCAR career captures two of his great treasures — his daughter Elladee and the first of his three NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series championship trophies. The grin on Crafton‘s face as he gazes adoringly at his seven-month old daughter positioned inside the nearly three-foot tall 2013 trophy […]...2025
  • Matt Crafton Doesn’t Hold Back on Currey After Charlotte Wreck
    • Matt Crafton Doesn’t Hold Back on Currey After Charlotte Wreck
    Drama and the Roval go hand in hand, so this Roval weekend, it was Crafton and Currey bringing the fireworks. After the race, the driver of the 88 had a heated confrontation with the driver of the 45, and afterward, Crafton called Bayley Currey an idiot....2025
  • Matt Crafton goes ballistic on Bayley Currey after spin at Charlotte Roval
    • Matt Crafton goes ballistic on Bayley Currey after spin at Charlotte Roval
    Keep your eyes on pit road after this race, folks. Matt Crafton is not going to be too happy with Bayley Currey after this. Crafton got spun by Currey late in the NASCAR Truck Series race at the Charlotte Roval....2025
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Matt Crafton injury and suspension

  • NASCAR / ARCA Race Recap (Richmond Raceway /Illinois State Fairgrounds)
    • 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
  • NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Charlotte / Colorado)
    • 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
  • Father of Nick Sanchez suspended through season for getting involved in son’s fight with Matt Crafton
    • 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
    • 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
  • Nick Sanchez left bloodied in fight with Matt Crafton at Talladega
    • Nick Sanchez left bloodied in fight with Matt Crafton at Talladega
    Sanchez found himself trying to climb back towards the front of the pack after a mid-race penalty during Saturday's NASCAR Truck race at Talladega.Late in the race, he tried to force the issue up the middle in a three-wide situation. He and Crafton made contact, igniting a pileup that involved several trucks.Crafton pulled his damaged truck into Sanchez's team stall, leaving it there.Sanchez went ...2023
  • NASCAR Cup Series Driver Cody Ware Suspended
    • 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
    • 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
  • SPEEDYCASH.Com 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Fact Sheet
    • 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

Timeline

  • 2025
    "Matt Crafton was penalized during the red flag for rain at Las Vegas."

  • 2024
    "In 2023, Wilson spent 11 races atop the pit box for Matt Crafton at ThorSport Racing before departing the team in […]"

  • 2023
    "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"

  • 2022
    "Matt Crafton poked holes in the NASCAR playoff format when he became the first winless champion under it in 2019."

  • 2021
    "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"

  • 2018
    "Teammate Matt Crafton joins him on the front row."

  • 2017
    "Christopher Bell holds off Matt Crafton to win CWTS race at AMS"

  • 2016
    "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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Matt Crafton trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Charlotte / Colorado)
    2025
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  • HighPoint.com 400 Support Series Races Facts
    • 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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Matt Crafton stats and results

  • • Retiring Matt Crafton Critical of Truck Series Racing After Phoenix Finale
    2025
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  • Christian Eckes Wins at Martinsville after Drama-Filled Closing Laps
    • 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
    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
  • NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Round of Eight Drivers
    • 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
  • 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoff Field Set
    • 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
  • 2023 NASCAR Truck Series playoff field set
    • 2023 NASCAR Truck Series playoff field set
    Seven drivers entered the 250-lap race already locked into the playoffs, leaving three spots up for grabs.Matt DiBenedetto, Nick Sanchez, and Matt Crafton managed to score enough points to secure their place in the postseason, while Stewart Friesen was the first driver to miss the cut-line. He missed out by 39pts in the end.Ty Majeski was the class of the field, but Carson Hocevar on fresh tires ....2023
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    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
    2023
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Matt Crafton parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Matt Craftons final lap: a champion, a father, and a fierce competitor bids farewell
    2025
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    2025
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    2025
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  • • Father of Nick Sanchez suspended through season for getting involved in son’s fight with Matt Crafton
    2023
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  • • Matt Crafton, Nick Sanchez Fined After Talladega Fight
    2023
  • Nick Sanchez’s mom shares her account of Matt Crafton fight, reaffirms sucker punch allegations
    • 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
    2023
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  • • Kevin Harvick is 25/1 to win his last Sonoma race
    2023
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  • • NASCAR Cup Series Driver Cody Ware Suspended
    2023
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  • • Cody Ware arrested for assault, suspended by NASCAR
    2023
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Top Matt Crafton news

  • • Matt Crafton rolls to dominant Truck Series win at Atlanta
    2015
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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
  • • 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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Matt Crafton fantasy rankings and news

  • • 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

Matt Crafton schedule, game

  • • Matt Crafton finishes final race of final full-time Truck Series season 13th
    2025
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  • • Ty Majeski comes up one sport short in truck championship defense
    2025
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  • • Matt Crafton Doesn’t Hold Back on Currey After Charlotte Wreck
    2025
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  • • Matt Crafton goes ballistic on Bayley Currey after spin at Charlotte Roval
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  • Crafton Retiring after 2025 Season, Xfinity Series Becomes O’Reillys Series: NASCAR News Flash
    • 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’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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    2025
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  • Matt Crafton to retire from full-time NASCAR Truck racing, ending 25-year streak
    • 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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