News & Updates

October 23, 2018

2018 Martinsville Fall Race Preview

No. 88 Chi-Chi’s / Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Martinsville Speedway – Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions Race No. 20 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… “I’m confident going into the last four races […]
October 15, 2018

2018 Talladega Race Recap

Talladega Race Information: Started: 9th Stage 1: 4th Stage 2: 2nd Finished: 26th Laps: 58 / 94 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 10th Playoff Position: 6th   THE BIG ONE ENDS MATT CRAFTON’S FR8AUCTIONS 250 RACE DAY EARLY AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY “All in all, we had a great first two segments. I honestly don’t know […]
October 9, 2018

2018 Talladega Race Preview

No. 88 Fisher Nuts / Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Talladega Superspeedway – Fr8Auctions 250 Race No. 19 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 5th Owner Point Standings: 6th Playoff Standings: 5th Spotter: Stevie Reeves Chatting with Matt Crafton… “Talladega is more about luck than anything. It’s literally a roll of the […]
September 16, 2018

2018 Las Vegas Fall Race Recap

Las Vegas Race Information: Started: 29th Stage 1: 8th Stage 2: 2nd Finished: 5th Laps: 144 / 144 Laps Led: 4 Status: Running Driver Points: 5th Owner Points: 10th Playoff Position: 6th MATT CRAFTON EARNS SEVENTH TOP-FIVE OF 2018 AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY “We had such a good run at the end. I was pushing the 21 [Sauter], and […]
September 11, 2018

2018 Las Vegas Fall Race Preview

No. 88 Ideal Door / Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway – World of Westgate 200 Race No. 18 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 8th Owner Point Standings: 11th Playoff Standings: 5th Spotter: Stevie Reeves Chatting with Matt Crafton… “Las Vegas is always a track I look forward […]
August 27, 2018

2018 Canada Race Recap

Canada Race Information: Started: 4th Stage 1: 5th Stage 2: 5th Finished: 5th Laps: 65/65 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 5th Owner Points: 11th Playoff Position: 5th                    MATT CRAFTON WITHSTANDS WILD FINISH FOR 10TH TOP-10 FINISH OF 2018 SEASON “We were just a little tight all day long. Junior [Joiner] and the guys kept working on it […]
August 23, 2018

2018 Canada Race Preview

Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Motorsports Park – Chevrolet Silverado 250 Race No. 17 of 23   Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 8th Owner Point Standings: 11th Spotter: Gary Mann Chatting with Matt Crafton… “I love road course racing, and I’m definitely looking forward to […]
August 16, 2018

Crafton seals Truck Series playoff spot

 By: Zack Albert NASCAR.com August 16, 2018  at 11:51 pm BRISTOL, Tenn. — Matt Crafton found himself in an unusual position Thursday night, pulling for former teammate Johnny Sauter. A new, championship-eligible winner at Bristol Motor Speedway would have unseated him from postseason contention in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. But Crafton — with an assist from Sauter — held on for […]
August 16, 2018

2018 Bristol Race Recap

Bristol Race Information: Started: 18th Stage 1: 12th Stage 2: 11th Finished: 8th Laps: 200/200 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 8th Owner Points: 11th Playoff Position: 8th   MATT CRAFTON ROUNDS OUT THE 2018 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES PLAYOFF FIELD “Tonight, we just didn’t have track position. We worked our way up [after the start], lost a […]
August 15, 2018

2018 Bristol Race Preview

Matt Crafton, No. 88 Hormel Great Lakes Flooring/Menards Ford F-150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Bristol Motor Speedway – UNOH 200 Race No. 16 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 9th Playoff Position: 8th Spotter: Stevie Reeves Chatting with Matt Crafton… “I’m looking forward to getting on track at Bristol this […]
August 11, 2018

2018 Michigan Race Recap

Michigan Race Information: Started: 11th Stage 1: 16th Stage 2: 6th Finished: 10th Laps: 100/100 Laps Led: 18 Status: Running Driver Points: 6th Owner Points: 9th Playoff Position: 8th   MATT CRAFTON EARNS ANOTHER TOP-10 AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY “It was an up-and-down day for us. We had to start from the tail of the field but worked our way […]
August 9, 2018

2018 Michigan Race Preview

Michigan International Speedway – Corrigan Oil 200 Race No. 15 of 23 Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Carl “Junior” Joiner, Jr. Driver Point Standings: 6th Owner Point Standings: 8th Playoff Position: 8th Spotter: Stevie Reeves   News and Notes:  This Week’s No. 88 Hormel Black Label Bacon/Menards Ford F-150… The No. 88 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 54 for Saturday’s […]