List of NASCAR Truck Series champions

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The Truck Series championship trophy during the first Craftsman Truck Series era Nascar Craftsman Truck Series Trophy (5198807937).jpg
The Truck Series championship trophy during the first Craftsman Truck Series era

The NASCAR Truck Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1995 to Mike Skinner. [1] The first driver to win multiple Championships was Ron Hornaday Jr., in 1996 and 1998. [2] The most recent Drivers' Champion is Ty Majeski who won his first championship in 2024.

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Overall, Twenty-One different drivers have won the Championship, with Ron Hornaday Jr. holding the record for most titles at four. Crafton has the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning two from 2013 to 2014. [3] Erik Jones is the youngest driver to claim the NASCAR Truck Series Championship, being 19 years, 5 months, and 21 days old when he won the 2015 title. [4] Hornaday is the oldest winner of the NASCAR Truck Series Title; he was 51 years, 4 months and 24 days old when he won the 2009 championship. [5]

By season

SeasonDriverOwnerNo.ManufacturerStWsTTPPtsGap
1995 Mike Skinner Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 20818103224126
1996 Ron Hornaday Jr. (1) Dale Earnhardt 16 Chevrolet (2)244232383153
1997 Jack Sprague (1) Rick Hendrick 24 Chevrolet (3)2632353969232
1998 Ron Hornaday Jr. (2) Dale Earnhardt (2)16 Chevrolet (4)27622240723
1999 Jack Sprague (2) Rick Hendrick (2)24 Chevrolet (5)25319137478
2000 Greg Biffle Jack Roush 50 Ford 2451843826230
2001 Jack Sprague (3) Rick Hendrick (3)24 Chevrolet (6)244177367073
2002 Mike Bliss Steve Coulter 16 Chevrolet (7)255184335946
2003 Travis Kvapil Steve Coulter (2)16 Chevrolet (8)25122038379
2004 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton 4 Dodge 254160362446
2005 Ted Musgrave Jim Smith (2)1 Dodge (2)251151353555
2006 Todd Bodine (1) Stephen Germain 30 Toyota 2531613666127
2007 Ron Hornaday Jr. (3) Kevin Harvick 33 Chevrolet (9)254221398254
2008 Johnny Benson Bill Davis 23 Toyota (2)25518337257
2009 Ron Hornaday Jr. (4) Kevin Harvick (2)33 Chevrolet (10)2562043959187
2010 Todd Bodine (2) Stephen Germain (2)30 Toyota (3)2542023937207
2011 Austin Dillon Richard Childress (2)3 Chevrolet (11)2521658886
2012 James Buescher Steve Turner 31 Chevrolet (12)2241408086
2013 Matt Crafton (1) Duke Thorson 88 Toyota (3)22119080440
2014 Matt Crafton (2) Duke Thorson (2)88 Toyota (4)22217083321
2015 Erik Jones Kyle Busch 4 Toyota (5)23319589915
2016 Johnny Sauter Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. 21 Chevrolet (13)23319140304
2017 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch (2)4 Toyota (6)23521540351
2018 Brett Moffitt Shigeaki Hattori 16 Toyota (7)23613040406
2019 Matt Crafton (3) Duke Thorson (3)88 Ford (2)23018340352
2020 Sheldon Creed Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. (2)2 Chevrolet (14)23513440405
2021 Ben Rhodes (1) Duke Thorson (4)99 Toyota (9)22216040342
2022 Zane Smith Bob Jenkins 38 Ford (3)23419340405
2023 Ben Rhodes (2) Duke Thorson (5)99 Ford (4)23114040321
2024 Ty Majeski Mike Curb 98 Ford (5)23314640405

By driver

Ron Hornaday Jr. celebrates the first of his four Truck Series titles in 1996 Ron Hornaday 1996 Championship.jpg
Ron Hornaday Jr. celebrates the first of his four Truck Series titles in 1996
DriverTotalSeasons
Ron Hornaday Jr. 4 1996, 1998, 2007, 2009
Jack Sprague 3 1997, 1999, 2001
Matt Crafton 2013, 2014, 2019
Todd Bodine 2 2006, 2010
Ben Rhodes 2021, 2023
Mike Skinner 1 1995
Greg Biffle 2000
Mike Bliss 2002
Travis Kvapil 2003
Bobby Hamilton 2004
Ted Musgrave 2005
Johnny Benson 2008
Austin Dillon 2011
James Buescher 2012
Erik Jones 2015
Johnny Sauter 2016
Christopher Bell 2017
Brett Moffitt 2018
Sheldon Creed 2020
Zane Smith 2022
Ty Majeski 2024

Regular Season Champions

Since 2018 NASCAR has awarded a regular season championship for the driver with the most points heading into the playoffs with 2017 being grandfathered in. [6]

SeasonDriverOwner/TeamNumberManufacturer
2017 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch (Kyle Busch Motorsports)4 Toyota
2018 Johnny Sauter Maury Gallagher (GMS Racing)21 Chevrolet
2019 Grant Enfinger Mike Curb (ThorSport Racing)98 Ford
2020 Austin Hill Shigeaki Hattori (Hattori Racing Enterprises)16 Toyota
2021 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch (Kyle Busch Motorsports)4 Toyota
2022 Zane Smith Bob Jenkins (Front Row Motorsports)38 Ford
2023 Corey Heim David Gilliland (Tricon Garage)11 Toyota
2024 Christian Eckes Bill McAnally (McAnally-Hilgemann Racing)19 Chevrolet
2025 Corey Heim (2) David Gilliland (Tricon Garage)11 Toyota

See also

References

  1. "1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on August 16, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  2. "Camping World Truck Series Driver Champions". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  3. Livingstone, Seth. "Matt Crafton wins second straight Truck Series title". NASCAR. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  4. Turner, Jared (November 20, 2015). "Erik Jones becomes youngest Camping World Truck Series champion". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  5. "The Race: Phoenix Int'l Raceway – Lucas Oil 150". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. "NASCAR unveils Regular Season Championship trophies". Official Site Of NASCAR. August 14, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2022.