News & Updates
June 12, 2020
Matt Crafton welcomes Jack Links on his No. 88 Menards Ford F-150 for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In 19 Gander Trucks Homestead-Miami starts, Crafton went to Victory Lane in 2015 where he started from the pole position. He has led 154 laps en route to four top-five and 11 top-10 finishes at […]
June 8, 2020
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. 2020 Driver Point Standings: 13th 2020 Owner Point Standings: Spotter: Jason Hedlesky Atlanta Results: Started: 14th Stage 1: 20th Stage 2: 9th Finished: 12th Laps: 136/136 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 12th Owner Points: 13th 2020 Stats: Starts: 4 Laps Completed: 510/510 Laps Led: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 1 Top-five […]
June 4, 2020
Matt Crafton welcomes Rip It Energy Fuel on his No. 88 Menards Ford F-150 for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Crafton holds the record for consecutive starts (456) in Gander Trucks. Among his success in the past 20 seasons, the three-time champion has earned 16 poles, and led 2,575 laps en route […]
May 26, 2020
News and Notes: Matt Crafton welcomes Oklahoma Joe’s Smoker on his No. 88 Menards Ford F-150 for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The last time Crafton took to the track was Feb. 21 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where he started 13th and drove to a fourth-place finish […]
February 24, 2020
Las Vegas Information: Started: 13th Stage 1: 12th Stage 2: 5th Finished: 4th Laps: 134/134 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 13th Owner Points: 15th Crafton’s 2020 Stats: Starts: 2 Laps Completed: 240/240 Laps Led: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top-five Finishes: 1 Top-10 Finishes: 1 Average start: 11.5 Average finish: 9.5
February 24, 2020
In 21 Gander Trucks LVMS starts, Matt Crafton has one pole award (2015), eight top five’s and 12 top 10’s including 140 laps led, averaging a 12.4 finish. He has a series track-best finish of second (2012, 2011, 2009). Crafton holds the record for consecutive starts (454) in the Gander Trucks. Among his success in the past 20 seasons, the […]
February 18, 2020
Daytona Information: Started: 10th Stage 1: 16th Stage 2: 11th Finished: 15th Laps: 106/106 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 17th Owner Points: 19th 2020 Stats Starts: 1 Laps Completed: 106 Laps Led: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top-five Finishes: 0 Top-10 Finishes: 0 Average start: 10th Average finish: 15th
February 18, 2020
Matt Crafton enters the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season as the reigning champion of the series and welcomes Mold Armor onboard of the No. 88 Ford F-150. In 19 Gander Outdoors Truck Series Daytona starts, Crafton earned a series track-best finish of fifth in 2019 and 2010 in addition to averaging a 16.1 start at the […]
November 17, 2019
“It’s an unbelievable feeling to have three, and just the whole group behind me, Duke and Rhonda Thorson, Menard’s and every one of these guys that build these trucks every week, Junior and I are just the lucky ones. I know he makes all the calls, but at the end of the day these guys build these trucks and we’re […]
November 13, 2019
Matt Crafton erased a nine-point deficit last weekend at ISM Raceway to earn the final spot in the Championship 4. This is Crafton’s third appearance in the Championship 4 as he will look to get his third series title on Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He won back-to-back series titles in 2013 and 2014. In 18 Gander Outdoors Truck Series Homestead-Miami […]
November 11, 2019
“The race for our No. 88 IDEAL Door/Menards Ford F-150 was eventful but our truck was a hotrod. It had great long-run speed but towards the end of the race I just didn’t have the track position needed. That second to last restart, we had a bad restart and I told the guys on the team that I would make […]
November 7, 2019
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoffs: Friday’s Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway is the final race of the Round of Six for the Gander Truck Series. Matt Crafton, sits fifth in the series Playoff standings, nine points out of fourth, the final transfer spot. In 18 Gander Trucks ISM starts, Crafton has started second three times (2014, 2010, 2007, […]
