News & Updates
June 10, 2019
“I tried to get to his (Biffle) bumper with four to go in Turn 1 but got really tight and couldn’t make up the difference – it’s so aero dependent. I really wanted to get a win tonight at Texas Motor Speedway.” – Matt Crafton Texas Race Information: Started: 10th Stage 1: 1st Stage 2: 8th Finished: 2nd Laps: 167/167 […]
June 6, 2019
In 37 Gander Trucks starts at Texas, Matt Crafton has led 429 laps en route to two wins (2015, 2014), 15 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes, three poles (2015, 2010, 2009) and has completed 5674/5815 laps at the track, averaging an 8.9 finish. Crafton holds the record for consecutive starts (438) in the Gander Truck Series. Among his success in […]
May 24, 2019
“I didn’t really want that last restart. I wanted to be a little closer to the No. 99. Kyle (Busch) was definitely the class. All in all, we had two poles in a row and definitely have the right foot forward – making progress. I just wish we could get a win and get that monkey off of our back. […]
May 16, 2019
In 16 Gander Truck Series starts at Charlotte, Matt Crafton has led 101 laps en route to two wins (2016, 2008), six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes. Crafton’s best start is second (2014). Additionally, he has the most starts (16), the most top-10 finishes (12), has completed the most laps (2,159), and has the most lead lap finishes (15) of […]
May 13, 2019
“It was nice to lead some laps early. We just fought tight the last half of race. Could never get the truck freed up. We had good short run speed at the beginning and then terrible the last half of the race. Ready to go on to Charlotte.” Kansas Race Information: Started: 1st Stage 1: 6th Stage 2: 6th Finished: […]
May 8, 2019
In 18 Gander Outdoors Series starts at Kansas, Matt Crafton has recorded two wins (2015, 2013) five top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. 2019 Driver Point Standings: 6th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: Jason Hedlesky Crafton’s Kansas Stats Starts: 18 Highest start: 2nd (2017, 2015) Highest finish: 1st (2015, 2013) Last race […]
May 6, 2019
“We overcame a lot of adversity. We started in the back due to a motor problem and after the first segment we had a plug wire come loose to where we had to start in the back again. It’s great for the ThorSport organization having all four of our Ford F-150 trucks in the top six.” -Matt Crafton Dover Race […]
May 3, 2019
Among active drivers, Matt Crafton has the most starts (18), the most top-five (6) and most top-10 (11) finishes, has completed the most laps (3,184) and has the most lead lap finishes (12). Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. 2019 Driver Point Standings: 6th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: Jason Hedlesky Crafton’s Dover Stats Starts: 18 Highest […]
April 1, 2019
MATT CRAFTON GRABS HIS 16TH CONSECUTIVE TOP-10 FINISH AT TEXAS “We were off. We still need to be better on the short run and have better short run speed that we didn’t have tonight. In the end it wasn’t a bad day for our Flex Seal / Menards Ford F-150 and ThorSport as a group.” Texas Race Information: Started: 12th […]
March 28, 2019
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. 2019 Driver Point Standings: 8th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 10th Spotter: Jason Hedlesky News and Notes: Take me back to Texas 2018: The No. 88 Flex Seal/Menards driver, Matt Crafton, will make his 37th NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series start Friday night. In 36 previous starts, The ThorSport Racing driver has three poles (November […]
March 25, 2019
“The No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford F-150 had a solid day at Martinsville and was able to leave with an eighth-place finish in spite of having to restart in the back for the beginning of Stage 2 due to a pit road penalty. Not the finish I would have liked, but on to Texas.” Martinsville Race Information: Started: 6th Stage […]
March 24, 2019
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. 2019 Driver Point Standings: 6th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: Jason Hedlesky News and Notes: Friday Fun: The No. 88 Menards/Ideal Door Ford F-150 unloaded at Martinsville Speedway Friday where it took to the track for two practices. Matt Crafton posted an 18th-place finish in the first practice and a 16th-place […]
