News & Updates

March 4, 2019

2019 Las Vegas Spring Race Recap

MATT CRAFTON BOUNCES BACK WITH A DAMAGED TRUCK AT LAS VEGAS AND BRINGS HOME A TOP-THREE FINISH “We fought all night. Had some great restarts, we got shuffled back [in the field] but drove it back into the top five. It’s amazing how fast the DampRid/Menards Ford F-150 was with the left rear quarter panel damaged as bad as it […]
March 1, 2019

2019 Las Vegas Spring Race Preview

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: This Week’s No. 88 Menards Ford F-150: The ThorSport Racing team will unload the No. 88 Menards truck following a 14th-place finish at Atlanta last weekend. Intermediate Track Facts: No current NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver is […]
February 26, 2019

2019 Atlanta Race Recap

Atlanta Race Information: Started: 10th Stage 1: 8th Stage 2: 9th Finished: 14th Laps: 130/130 Laps Led: 4 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 8th   “The Rip It / Menards Ford F-150 was fast at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Unfortunately a loose wheel in the late laps of the race led me to come back down pit road. A […]
February 23, 2019

2019 Atlanta Race Preview

Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. 2019 Driver Point Standings: 6th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 7th Spotter: Jason Hedlesky News and Notes: This Week’s No. 88 Rip It/Menards Ford F-150: The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload Saturday’s NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) Ultimate Tailgating 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 23. All About Atlanta: The […]
February 22, 2019

2019 Daytona Race Preview

88 Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. 2019 Driver Point Standings: n/a 2019 Owner Point Standings: n/a Spotter: Jason Hedlesky News and Notes: Truck Series “Iron Man”: In his 430 series starts Crafton has piloted his No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford F-150 to 109 top-five and 225 top-10 finishes. 19th […]
November 25, 2018

2018 Homestead-Miami Race Recap

Miami Race Information: Started: 22nd Stage 1: 5th Stage 2: 4th Finished: 6th Laps: 134 / 134 Laps Led: 4 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 10th   MATT CRAFTON FINISHES SIXTH IN FORD ECOBOOST 200 AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY   “All in all, we had a fast Ford F-150 tonight at Homestead-Miami Speedway, coming from 22nd early in the […]
November 14, 2018

2018 Homestead-Miami Race Preview

No. 88 Ideal Door / Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Homestead-Miami Speedway – Ford EcoBoost 200 Race No. 23 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 5th Owner Point Standings: 10th Spotter: Stevie Reeves Truck: No. 88 Ideal Door / Menards Ford F-150   Chatting with Matt Crafton…   “We’re gunning […]
November 10, 2018

2018 Phoenix Race Recap

Phoenix Race Information: Started: 9th Stage 1: 7th Stage 2: 2nd Finished: 11th Laps: 150 / 150 Laps Led: 1 Status: Running Driver Points: 5th Owner Points: 10th   MATT CRAFTON FINISHES 11TH AT ISM RACEWAY “We had very good speed. We drove through a few [positions] at the beginning of the race, and took two tires, driving to second […]
November 6, 2018

2018 Phoenix Race Preview

No. 88 Ideal Door / Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series ISM Raceway – Lucas Oil 150
 Race No. 22 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 10th Playoff Standings: 6th Spotter: Stevie Reeves Chatting with Matt Crafton… “Phoenix is a unique track, and with the recent changes, […]
November 3, 2018

2018 Texas Fall Race Recap

Texas 2 Race Information: Started: 14th Stage 1: 4th Stage 2: 5th Finished: 9th Laps: 147 / 147 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 10th Playoff Position: 6th   MATT CRAFTON MAKES IT 12TH TOP-10 OF 2018 SEASON “Overall, we had a fast Ideal Door / Menards Ford F-150. We were in the top-five or top-10 […]
October 31, 2018

2018 Texas Fall Race Preview

No. 88 Ideal Door / Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Texas Motor Speedway – JAG Metals 350 Race No. 21 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 10th Playoff Standings: 6th Spotter: Stevie Reeves Chatting with Matt Crafton… “The next two races are important to our No. 88 Ideal […]
October 28, 2018

2018 Martinsville Fall Race Recap

Martinsville Race Information: Started: 10th Stage 1: 3rd Stage 2: 5th Finished: 13th Laps: 200/200 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Playoff Position: 6th   MATT CRAFTON FINISHES 13TH IN THE TEXAS ROADHOUSE 200 AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY  “We were decent – we were way, way too tight. I fought tight all day, fought tight in qualifying and fought tight throughout the […]