Owner(s) | Duke Thorson Rhonda Thorson Mike Curb |
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Base | Sandusky, Ohio |
Series | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
Race drivers | 13. TBA 88. Matt Crafton 98. Ty Majeski 99. Ben Rhodes |
Sponsors | 13. TBA 88. Menards 98. TBA 99. TBA |
Manufacturer | Ford |
Opened | 1996 |
Career | |
Debut | Nationwide Series: 2008 Kroger 200 (IRP) Truck Series: 1996 Sears Auto Center 200 (Milwaukee) |
Latest race | Nationwide Series: 2008 Food City 250 (Bristol) Truck Series: 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix) |
Races competed | Total: 704 Nationwide Series: 2 Truck Series: 660 ARCA Racing Series: 42 |
Drivers' Championships | Total: 7 Nationwide Series: 0 Truck Series: 6 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 ARCA Racing Series: 1 2013 |
Race victories | Total: 54 Nationwide Series: 0 Truck Series: 48 ARCA Racing Series: 6 |
Pole positions | Total: 43 Nationwide Series: 0 Truck Series: 43 ARCA Racing Series: 1 |
ThorSport Racing is an American professional stock car racing team competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. [1] Founded in 1996 as SealMaster Racing and based in Sandusky, Ohio, the team is owned by Duke Thorson and his wife, Rhonda. Currently, it fields five teams: the No. 13 for TBA, the No. 88 for Matt Crafton, the No. 98 for Ty Majeski, and the No. 99 for Ben Rhodes. ThorSport has claimed six Truck Series championships: three with Crafton (2013, 2014, 2019), two with Rhodes (2021, 2023), and one with Majeski. [2] Notably, it is the longest-running team in the Truck Series, with at least one truck in every season since 1996.
In 2008, ThorSport Racing made its Nationwide Series debut with Shelby Howard driving the No. 13 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in two races, starting at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and Bristol. Howard finished 20th and 23rd in those events.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNC | Pts |
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2008 | Shelby Howard | 13 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP 20 | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI 23 | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||
In 1998, ThorSport Racing—then known as SealMaster Racing—fielded the No. 8 truck at Mesa Marin for Jerry Cook. Cook started 34th but retired early, finishing 32nd.
In 1999, the team again fielded the No. 8 truck, this time at Phoenix for Joe Ruttman.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCWTC | Pts |
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1998 | Jerry Cook | 8 | Chevy | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR 32 | PHO | LVS | ||
1999 | Joe Ruttman | HOM | PHO 34 | EVG | MMR | MAR | MEM | PPR | I70 | BRI | TEX | PIR | GLN | MLW | NSV | NZH | MCH | NHA | IRP | GTY | HPT | RCH | LVS | LVL | TEX | CAL |
In 2004, the No. 13 truck debuted with Tina Gordon as the driver, backed by sponsorships from Vassarette and Microtel. Gordon left the team after five races due to injuries sustained at Atlanta, and the truck was then driven by Lance Hooper and Paul White for several races. After a string of disappointing finishes, Jimmy Spencer took the wheel at Loudon, achieving an 18th-place finish. Jason Small and Andy Houston closed out the season.
In 2005, Tracy Hines drove the truck, securing a fifth-place finish at Richmond with sponsorship from David Zoriki Motorsports. Hines was released with two races remaining, and Chad Chaffin and Johnny Sauter completed the season in his place.
In 2006, Kerry Earnhardt drove the No. 13 truck, achieving his best finish of 11th place twice—once at Nashville and again at Las Vegas.
In 2007, Earnhardt was not retained for another season, and rookie Willie Allen was signed as his replacement. Allen achieved two top-ten finishes and won Rookie of the Year, but he was replaced at the end of the season by USAR Hooters Pro Cup driver Shelby Howard.
In 2008, Howard achieved two top-ten finishes driving the BobCat Company/FarmPaint.com Chevy but ended the season ranked seventeenth in points and was subsequently released.
In 2009, Johnny Sauter returned to ThorSport Racing as a full-time driver with sponsorship from Fun Sand. The team entered a partnership with Mike Curb, and Sauter secured the team's third win at Las Vegas, also achieving ThorSport's first-ever 1-2 finish, with teammate Matt Crafton finishing second. Sauter ended the season 6th in points. In 2010, Sauter earned his second win at Kansas after a late-race incident with Ron Hornaday and finished 3rd in points, behind Todd Bodine.
For 2011, the team gained sponsorship from Safe Auto Insurance. Sauter claimed victories at Martinsville and Homestead, finishing 2nd in points to Austin Dillon. Safe Auto left at the end of the season, and The Peanut Roaster took over as the primary sponsor in 2012. Although Sauter's season was marred by bad luck, he improved late in the year, sweeping both races at Texas and finishing 9th in points.
In 2013, Todd Bodine became the driver for the season, securing an 11th-place finish at Daytona. Mattei Air Compressors was introduced as the truck's primary sponsor. However, the team struggled to secure additional sponsorship and had to part ways with Bodine after the seventh race. Brett Moffitt, Frank Kimmel, and Tracy Hines each drove a race for the team before it ultimately shut down. Kimmel returned to the No. 13 truck for the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami. [3]
In 2014, Jeb Burton was hired to drive the No. 13 truck on a race-by-race basis, contingent on sponsorship. [4] His ride was upgraded to a full-season deal when Estes Express Lines signed on as a sponsor. However, the sponsorship was not renewed for 2015, leading the team to release Burton. He later joined BK Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. [5]
In 2015, Cameron Hayley took over the No. 13 ride, with Cabinets by Hayley signing on as the sponsor. Hayley returned in 2016 but had a challenging season, failing to make it to the Chase and finishing lower in the points standings than the previous year. [6]
In 2017, Hayley did not return and was replaced by Cody Coughlin. Coughlin finished 14th in points, leading to his release after the season.
In 2018, Coughlin was released and replaced by Myatt Snider. Snider went on to achieve three top-5 finishes and eight top-10s, earning a 9th-place finish in the points standings as a rookie.
Just days before the Truck Series season opener at Daytona, it was announced that Johnny Sauter would return to the team for the 2019 season. [7] However, Sauter's season was marked by controversy and setbacks. At Iowa, NASCAR parked him for intentionally wrecking Austin Hill under caution, resulting in a one-race suspension. [8] Myatt Snider was named as Sauter’s replacement for the race at Gateway. [9] [10] Later in the season, Sauter's playoff hopes were dashed at Las Vegas, where he finished 29th due to an engine failure. The issue, which also affected three other trucks, was traced to severe detonation in Ilmor's NT1 engines, caused by a combination of high engine loads and extreme weather conditions. Although Ilmor took responsibility for the failures, NASCAR rejected ThorSport's request to reinstate Sauter and Grant Enfinger into the playoffs. [11] [12]
On February 21, 2020, the No. 13 team was penalized 10 points for an illegal engine oil reservoir tank discovered during pre-race inspection, ahead of the Las Vegas race. [13] Despite the penalty, Sauter finished 2nd, behind Kyle Busch, marking his best finish of the season. However, he missed the Playoffs for the first time in his career, finishing 13th in the final standings. In 2021, Sauter achieved his first top-5 finish in 20 races at the Fr8Auctions 200.
In 2022, Sauter's schedule would be reduced from 13 to just four races, as ThorSport added a new fourth team. Despite the limited number of races, Sauter impressed, coming close to winning at Martinsville Speedway and securing another top-five finish at Gateway.
On December 15, 2022, Thorsport announced that Hailie Deegan would drive the No. 13 truck full-time in 2023. The No. 98 team would be renumbered to No. 13, with the No. 98 team transitioning to the new number.
On November 15, 2023, it was announced that Jake Garcia would move to the No. 13 truck for the 2024 season, replacing Deegan, who is transitioning to a full-time role in the Xfinity Series. [14]
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Owners | Pts |
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2004 | Tina Gordon | 13 | Chevy | DAY 24 | ATL 35 | MAR 30 | MFD 34 | CLT 25 | - | 2061 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lance Hooper | DOV 33 | TEX 19 | MEM 25 | KAN 22 | MCH 20 | RCH DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul White | MLW 30 | KEN 28 | GTW 14 | IRP 30 | NSH 30 | BRI 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Spencer | NHA 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rick Bogart | LVS 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jason Small | CAL 22 | TEX 33 | DAR 21 | HOM 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andy Houston | MAR 25 | PHO 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Tracy Hines | DAY 22 | CAL 33 | ATL 16 | MAR 13 | GTY 25 | MFD 27 | CLT 18 | DOV 25 | TEX 26 | MCH 36 | MLW 32 | KAN 19 | KEN 20 | MEM 16 | IRP 32 | NSH 29 | BRI 24 | RCH 5 | NHA 19 | LVS 36 | MAR 17 | ATL 26 | TEX 35 | - | 2269 | ||||
Chad Chaffin | PHO 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Sauter | HOM 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Kerry Earnhardt | DAY 18 | CAL 29 | ATL 34 | MAR 20 | GTY 27 | CLT 20 | MFD 27 | DOV 29 | TEX 34 | MCH 29 | MLW 35 | KAN 25 | KEN 23 | MEM 28 | IRP 23 | NSH 11 | BRI 20 | NHA 19 | LVS 11 | TAL 36 | MAR 33 | ATL 21 | TEX 29 | PHO 27 | HOM 19 | 22nd | 2199 | ||
2007 | Willie Allen | DAY 29 | CAL 22 | ATL 13 | MAR 22 | KAN 18 | CLT 21 | MFD 28 | DOV 14 | TEX 28 | MCH 22 | MLW 31 | MEM 23 | KEN 15 | IRP 29 | NSH 29 | BRI 19 | GTW 12 | NHA 28 | LVS 23 | TAL 6 | MAR 14 | ATL 20 | TEX 11 | PHO 17 | HOM 28 | 15th | 2524 | ||
2008 | Shelby Howard | DAY 15 | CAL 25 | ATL 26 | MAR 34 | KAN 16 | CLT 20 | MFD 6 | DOV 19 | TEX 20 | MCH 19 | MLW 14 | MEM 16 | KEN 36 | IRP 5 | NSH 22 | BRI 26 | GTW 23 | NHA 14 | LVS 18 | TAL 17 | MAR 13 | ATL 22 | TEX 17 | PHO 19 | HOM 25 | 17th | 2636 | ||
2009 | Johnny Sauter | DAY 27 | CAL 17 | ATL 18 | MAR 27 | KAN 9 | CLT 13 | DOV 5 | TEX 6 | MCH 16 | MLW 14 | MEM 8 | KEN 22 | IRP 14 | NSH 6 | BRI 18 | CHI 5 | IOW 5 | GTW 2 | NHA 5 | LVS 1* | MAR 16 | TAL 14 | TEX 6 | PHO 5 | HOM 9 | 6th | 3331 | ||
2010 | DAY 35 | ATL 8 | MAR 15 | NSH 11 | KAN 1* | DOV 15 | CLT 12 | TEX 2 | MCH 14 | IOW 2 | GTY 3 | IRP 4 | POC 14 | NSH 5 | DAR 4 | BRI 11 | CHI 4 | KEN 2 | NHA 7 | LVS 2 | MAR 21 | TAL 3 | TEX 2 | PHO 3 | HOM 3 | 3rd | 3676 | |||
2011 | DAY 17 | PHO 4 | DAR 9 | MAR 1 | NSH 7 | DOV 11 | CLT 6 | KAN 2 | TEX 22 | KEN 24 | IOW 4 | NSH 2 | IRP 23 | POC 4 | MCH 13 | BRI 2 | ATL 29 | CHI 6 | NHA 5 | KEN 14 | LVS 4 | TAL 15 | MAR 4 | TEX 7 | HOM 1 | 2nd | 882 | |||
2012 | Toyota | DAY 24 | MAR 29 | CAR 4 | KAN 24 | CLT 25 | DOV 24 | TEX 1 | KEN 6 | IOW 4 | CHI 22 | POC 27 | MCH 11 | BRI 11 | ATL 12 | IOW 4 | KEN 6 | LVS 21 | TAL 2 | MAR 14 | TEX 1 | PHO 25 | HOM 6 | 9th | 678 | |||||
2013 | Todd Bodine | DAY 11 | MAR 11 | CAR 32 | KAN 21 | CLT 17 | DOV 19 | TEX 18 | 29th | 285 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Brett Moffitt | KEN 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Kimmel | IOW 21 | HOM 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracy Hines | ELD 13 | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Jeb Burton | DAY 7 | MAR 21 | KAN 6 | CLT 15 | DOV 18 | TEX 12 | GTW 18 | KEN 27 | IOW 14 | ELD 7 | POC 16 | MCH 8 | BRI 11 | MSP 17 | CHI 5 | NHA 12 | LVS 8 | TAL 16 | MAR 12 | TEX 2 | PHO 25 | HOM 13 | 12th | 679 | |||||
2015 | Cameron Hayley | DAY 23 | ATL 14 | MAR 11 | KAN 5 | CLT 14 | DOV 21 | TEX 7 | GTW 5 | IOW 19 | KEN 9 | ELD 8 | POC 4 | MCH 10 | BRI 18 | MSP 7 | CHI 16 | NHA 12 | LVS 10 | TAL 6 | MAR 3 | TEX 10 | PHO 11 | HOM 9 | 8th | 766 | ||||
2016 | DAY 25 | ATL 2 | MAR 9 | KAN 19 | DOV 19 | CLT 15 | TEX 18 | IOW 3 | GTW 24 | KEN 6 | ELD 7 | POC 2 | BRI 24 | MCH 5 | MSP 9 | CHI 3 | NHA 19 | LVS 18 | TAL 19 | MAR 11 | TEX 10 | PHO 4 | HOM 16 | 11th | 502 | |||||
2017 | Cody Coughlin | DAY 11 | ATL 16 | MAR 19 | KAN 26 | CLT 16 | DOV 16 | TEX 18 | GTW 12 | IOW 12 | KEN 15 | ELD 11 | POC 8 | MCH 21 | BRI 17 | MSP 21 | CHI 11 | NHA 17 | LVS 6 | TAL 25 | MAR 20 | TEX 16 | PHO 3 | HOM 14 | 14th | 511 | ||||
2018 | Myatt Snider | Ford | DAY 24 | ATL 7 | LVS 15 | MAR 6 | DOV 11 | KAN 15 | CLT 15 | TEX 23 | IOW 10 | GTW 4 | CHI 10 | KEN 26 | ELD 20 | POC 12 | MCH 18 | BRI 29 | MSP 19 | LVS 6 | TAL 2 | MAR 3 | TEX 13 | PHO 22 | HOM 14 | 12th | 611 | |||
2019 | Johnny Sauter | DAY 23 | ATL 2 | LVS 8 | MAR 9 | TEX 3 | DOV 1 | KAN 22 | CLT 17 | TEX 13 | IOW 27 | CHI 18 | KEN 10 | POC 8 | ELD 21 | MCH 12 | BRI 11 | MSP 6 | LVS 29 | TAL 14* | MAR 3 | PHO 8 | HOM 6 | 6th | 2237 | |||||
Myatt Snider | GTW 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Johnny Sauter | DAY 7 | LVS 2 | CLT 7 | ATL 40 | HOM 5 | POC 13 | KEN 4 | TEX 33 | KAN 9 | KAN 33 | MCH 16 | DAY 21 | DOV 6 | GTW 33 | DAR 31 | RCH 27 | BRI 9 | LVS 11 | TAL 11 | KAN 18 | TEX 23 | MAR 23 | PHO 11 | 15th | 523 | ||||
2021 | Toyota | DAY 27 | DAY 18 | LVS 15 | ATL 4 | BRI 32 | RCH 5 | KAN 9 | DAR 6 | COA 22 | CLT 31 | TEX 12 | NSH 12 | POC 35 | KNX 20 | GLN 23 | GTW 5 | DAR 8 | BRI 5 | LVS 4 | TAL 30 | MAR 31 | PHO 11 | 13th | 505 | |||||
2022 | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR 2 | BRI | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW 5 | SON | KNO | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP 12 | RCH | KAN | BRI | TAL 25 | HOM | PHO | 35th | 116 | |||||
2023 | Hailie Deegan | Ford | DAY 35 | LVS 32 | ATL 12 | COA 16 | TEX 6 | BRD 13 | MAR 20 | KAN 12 | DAR 20 | NWS 20 | CLT 33 | GTW 32 | NSH 28 | MOH 26 | POC 13 | RCH 15 | IRP 31 | MLW 22 | KAN 30 | BRI 17 | TAL 8 | HOM 28 | PHO 15 | 22nd | 385 | |||
2024 | Jake Garcia | DAY 34 | ATL 16 | LVS 11 | BRI 14 | COA 14 | MAR 21 | TEX 19 | KAN 17 | DAR 20 | NWS 21 | CLT 6 | GTW 24 | NSH 10 | POC 21 | IRP 30 | RCH 13 | MLW 21 | BRI 21 | KAN 21 | TAL 29 | HOM 24 | MAR 20 | PHO 14 | 17th | 436 |
In 2001, Lance Hooper drove the No. 22 truck for ThorSport Racing at Milwaukee.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | NCWTC | Pts |
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2001 | Lance Hooper | 22 | Chevy | DAY | HOM | MMR | MAR | GTY | DAR | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW 35 | KAN | KEN | NHA | IRP | NSH | CIC | NZH | RCH | SBO | TEX | LVS | PHO | CAL | ||
In 2017, Ben Rhodes moved from the No. 41 truck to the No. 27, where he ran full-time with Safelite AutoGlass as his season sponsor. He secured his first victory at Las Vegas, holding off Truck Series champion Christopher Bell, and finished 5th in the point standings.
On July 16, 2018, Chase Briscoe joined ThorSport Racing and won the Eldora Dirt Derby, marking his first NASCAR Truck Series victory since 2017.
For the 2019 NextEra Energy 250, Myatt Snider drove the No. 27 Ford F-150 at Daytona and Martinsville. Chase Briscoe took over the No. 27 for the Eldora Dirt Derby. After leading the majority of the race and winning the first two stages, a late crash resulted in a seventh-place finish.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts |
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2017 | Ben Rhodes | 27 | Toyota | DAY 12 | ATL 4 | MAR 20 | KAN 23 | CLT 8 | DOV 4* | TEX 5 | GTW 8 | IOW 14 | KEN 27 | ELD 30 | POC 2 | MCH 11 | BRI 5 | MSP 10 | CHI 6 | NHA 7 | LVS 1 | TAL 23 | MAR 9 | TEX 18 | PHO 20 | HOM 19 | 5th | 2263 |
2018 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD 1* | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||
2019 | Myatt Snider | DAY 21 | ATL | LVS | MAR 6 | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC | |||||||||||||
Chase Briscoe | ELD 7* | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||
On December 15, 2015, Ben Rhodes joined the team for 2016, driving a new fourth truck, numbered 41, with sponsorship from Alpha Energy Solutions. [15] He recorded two top-five finishes and five top-ten finishes that season. [16] Rhodes had a chance to win at Kansas Speedway but was involved in a last-lap incident with Johnny Sauter, which allowed William Byron to take the victory. [17] In 2018, the No. 41 truck returned with Rhodes behind the wheel, and he secured a win at Kentucky Speedway during the summer.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
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2016 | Ben Rhodes | 41 | Toyota | DAY 7 | ATL 6 | MAR 16 | KAN 18 | DOV 28 | CLT 17 | TEX 11 | IOW 4 | GTW 2 | KEN 13 | ELD 23 | POC 11 | BRI 30 | MCH 6 | MSP 30 | CHI 25 | NHA 15 | LVS 12 | TAL 24 | MAR 19 | TEX 15 | PHO 14 | HOM 20 | 14th | 387 | [18] |
2018 | Ford | DAY 4 | ATL 4 | LVS 7 | MAR 12* | DOV 8 | KAN 18 | CLT 5 | TEX 16 | IOW 17 | GTW 19 | CHI 2 | KEN 1 | ELD 29 | POC 11 | MCH 6 | BRI 7 | MSP 14 | LVS 4 | TAL 16 | MAR 4 | TEX 2 | PHO 12 | HOM 10 | 8th | 2254 | [19] | ||
In 2021, Ty Majeski was scheduled to drive the No. 66 truck at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway. Later, retired driver Paul Menard made a return to the series, driving at Circuit of the Americas. Majeski also participated in an additional race at Pocono Raceway, while Menard returned again to compete at Watkins Glen.
In 2022, it was announced that Ty Majeski would drive the No. 66 car full-time. He made the playoffs by staying consistent with seven top-five and ten top-10 finishes. During the playoffs, Majeski secured wins at Bristol and Homestead, which helped him lock in a spot in the Championship 4. [20] However, he finished 20th at Phoenix after a late spin, resulting in a fourth-place finish in the standings. [21]
In 2023, Majeski moved to the No. 98 entry, leaving the No. 66 to become a part-time entry with Conner Jones driving for nine races. Joey Logano dominated the Bristol dirt race, leading 138 of 150 laps before claiming the victory. [22] During the 2024 Baptist Health 200, Jones intentionally sent Matt Mills into the Turn 3 wall, resulting in Mills being transported to the hospital. As a consequence, Jones was parked for two laps. [23] On October 30, NASCAR suspended Jones for the Martinsville race, and Johnny Sauter was named as his replacement driver. [24]
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts |
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2021 | Paul Menard | 66 | Toyota | DAY | DAY | LVS | ATL | BRI | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA 11 | TEX | KNX | GLN 8 | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | |||||||
Ty Majeski | CLT 7 | NSH 8 | POC 14 | GTW 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | DAY 7 | LVS 10 | ATL 3 | COA 30 | MAR 11 | BRI 21 | DAR 4 | KAN 2 | TEX 5 | CLT 13 | GTW 32 | SON 3 | KNX 4 | NSH 4 | MOH 12 | POC 7 | IRP 8 | RCH 3 | KAN 8 | BRI 1 | TAL 23 | HOM 1 | PHO 20 | 4th | 4017 | |||
2023 | Joey Logano | Ford | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRD 1* | 33rd | 198 | ||||||||||||||||||
Conner Jones | MAR 18 | KAN | DAR | NWS 29 | CLT | GTW 33 | MOH 28 | POC | RCH 20 | IRP 27 | MLW 18 | KAN | BRI 15 | TAL | HOM | PHO 34 | ||||||||||||
Jake Drew | NSH 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Conner Jones | DAY | ATL 29 | LVS 14 | BRI 19 | COA | TEX 18 | DAR 24 | NWS 35 | CLT 11 | NSH 12 | RCH 31 | MLW 22 | BRI 36 | KAN | TAL | HOM 25 | PHO 19 | 31st | 169 | ||||||||
Cam Waters | MAR 30 | KAN 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luke Fenhaus | GTW 10 | POC 22 | IRP 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Sauter | MAR 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2006, ThorSport Racing fielded the No. 87 truck for driver Willie Allen.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts |
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2017 | Rico Abreu | 89 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD 26 | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||
The No. 88 truck made its debut in the 1996 season at the Milwaukee Mile, driven by Terry Cook for what was then Sealmaster Racing. Cook finished 12th in that race and competed in two more races that season, but his best finish was 21st. In 1997, Cook drove a limited schedule for the team in the PBA Tour Chevy. Although he didn't secure any top-ten finishes, he earned his first career pole at Flemington Speedway and ended the season ranked 24th in the standings.
The team secured sufficient funding to compete full-time in 1998, with Cook achieving his first career victory at Flemington. Despite this milestone, he finished the season in 20th place in the standings. Entering 1999, ThorSport initially lacked a primary sponsor, but Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce came on board late in the season, helping Cook improve to 15th in points. In 2000, PickupTruck.com became the team's primary sponsor. Cook delivered eight top-ten finishes that year but was replaced by Matt Crafton for the season's final race, where Crafton secured a ninth-place finish.
Fast Master Driveway Sealer and XE Sighting System shared sponsorship responsibilities for Crafton during his rookie season in 2002, when he drove full-time for the team. That year, Crafton earned 11 top-ten finishes and ended the season 12th in the standings. Although Menards became the team's full-time sponsor in 2002, Crafton managed only six top-ten finishes and dropped to 15th in the standings. However, he rebounded in 2003, improving to 11th overall. For the 2003 season finale at Homestead–Miami Speedway, Buddy Rice drove the No. 88 truck, finishing 20th, while Crafton moved to the No. 98.
In 2004, rookie Tracy Hines joined the team as the new driver, securing three top-ten finishes and finishing eighteenth in the points standings.
In 2005, Crafton returned to the No. 88 truck, winning his first career pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and finishing ninth in points, a team-best. In 2006, he slipped to fourteenth in points despite earning ten top-ten finishes. He repeated that top-ten total in 2007, moving up to eighth in points. The team's best year to that point came in 2008, when Crafton scored his first win at Charlotte and finished fifth in points. Although he didn't win in 2009, the No. 88 team finished runner-up in points to Ron Hornaday Jr.
In 2010, Crafton had another strong season, earning one pole at Texas Motor Speedway, 10 top-five finishes, and 20 top-10 finishes, which resulted in a season-ending ranking of fourth. In 2011, Crafton secured the second win of his career at Iowa Speedway, along with poles at Michigan International Speedway and Martinsville Speedway, where he set a new track qualifying record. However, four DNFs (Did Not Finish) due to engine failures, mechanical issues, and accidents caused by other competitors limited him to just five top-five finishes and 13 top-10s, leaving him in eighth place in the final standings. In 2012, Crafton had a solid season, finishing sixth in points.
In 2013, Crafton had the best season of his career. He won his third career race at Kansas in April, and after that victory, he took the points lead, holding onto it for the rest of the season. Crafton finished in the top ten in the first sixteen races and in the top 19 overall, with his worst finish being 21st in the season finale at Homestead. He clinched his first Truck Series championship by starting that race, [25] and despite sustaining late crash damage, he managed to stay on the lead lap, becoming the first driver in Truck Series history to complete every lap of the season. [26]
In 2014, Crafton secured his fourth career Truck Series win at Martinsville. [27] On June 6, he won at Texas Motor Speedway, utilizing a fuel strategy to claim two victories in a season for the first time in his career. It was also the first time he led more than 100 laps in a race. Despite crashing out at Dover and Gateway—his first DNFs in over two years—and dropping to 17 top-ten finishes, Crafton went on to become the first driver to win back-to-back championships in the Truck Series.
In 2015, Crafton secured his sixth career victory on February 28 in the revived Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 at Atlanta. In May, he used a smart fuel strategy to win at Kansas, marking his first career repeat victory at a single track and the first repeat win by any driver at Kansas in the Truck Series. In June, Crafton defended his previous season's victory at Texas, another career milestone. He added a fourth win of the season in July at Kentucky, after the race was shortened by Ben Kennedy's crash into the catch fence. Crafton went on to win at Martinsville and the season finale at Homestead, finishing third in the points despite several crashes.
Crafton finished as the runner-up in 2016 and fourth in 2017 under the new "Playoffs" system. In 2018, he placed 6th in the standings, marking his first winless season since 2012. Despite also going winless in 2019, Crafton made his third Championship 4 appearance and secured his third career Truck Series Championship, finishing ahead of Ross Chastain by two spots.
In 2020, the No. 88 team was penalized 10 owner and driver points before the Las Vegas race due to the discovery of an illegal engine oil reservoir tank during pre-race inspection. [13] That season, Crafton ended his winless streak by securing a victory at Kansas, along with runner-up finishes at Dover and Richmond, which placed him fifth in the final point standings. In 2021, Crafton did not win any races but still made the Championship 4. He finished 12th at Phoenix and placed fourth in the final standings.
In 2022, Crafton barely made the playoffs, narrowly holding off Derek Kraus for the final spot. He was eliminated at Kansas and finished ninth in the final standings.
In 2023, Crafton made the playoffs again without winning a race, but was eliminated at Kansas. After the Talladega fall race, Crafton confronted Nick Sanchez in the garage area following an on-track incident in which their trucks made contact, triggering a multi-truck pileup. [28] As a result, NASCAR fined Crafton $25,000 for the altercation. [29]
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
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1996 | Terry Cook | 88 | Chevy | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW 12 | LVL | I70 | IRP DNQ | FLM | GLN | NSV 25 | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO 21 | LVS DNQ | 51st | 371 | [30] | |||
1997 | WDW DNQ | TUS DNQ | HOM DNQ | PHO 19 | POR | EVG | I70 23 | NHA 25 | TEX 33 | BRI 27 | NZH 15 | MLW 27 | LVL 15 | CNS 19 | HPT 24 | IRP 24 | FLM 18 | NSV 33 | GLN DNQ | RCH DNQ | MAR DNQ | SON | MMR | CAL 23 | PHO 28 | LVS DNQ | 24th | 1651 | [31] | ||||
1998 | WDW 21 | HOM 38 | PHO 16 | POR 31 | EVG 29 | I70 20 | GLN 24 | TEX 10 | BRI 14 | MLW 32 | NZH 34 | CAL 19 | PPR 23 | IRP 20 | NHA 12 | FLM 1 | NSV 25 | HPT 2 | LVL 5 | RCH 9 | MEM 8 | GTY 22 | MAR 22 | SON 30 | MMR 11 | PHO 22 | LVS 34 | 20th | 2845 | [32] | |||
1999 | HOM 19 | PHO 19 | EVG 26 | MMR 15 | MAR 25 | MEM 13 | PPR 17 | I70 12 | BRI 15 | TEX 22 | PIR 4 | GLN 12 | MLW 16 | NSV 20 | NZH 14 | MCH 13 | NHA 12 | IRP 17 | GTY 15 | HPT 19 | RCH 24 | LVS 10 | LVL 23 | TEX 6 | CAL 31 | 15th | 2838 | [33] | |||||
2000 | DAY 4 | HOM 8 | PHO 14 | MMR 7 | MAR 30 | PIR 22 | GTY 9 | MEM 31 | PPR 17 | EVG 13 | TEX 19 | KEN 35 | GLN 11 | MLW 21 | NHA 17 | NZH 6 | MCH 9 | IRP 28 | NSV 11 | CIC 8 | RCH 30 | DOV 14 | TEX 17 | – | 2943 | [34] [35] | |||||||
Matt Crafton | CAL 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | DAY 27 | HOM 26 | MMR 30 | MAR 6 | GTY 7 | DAR 8 | PPR 6 | DOV 9 | TEX 16 | MEM 10 | MLW 9 | KAN 22 | KEN 21 | NHA 10 | IRP 7 | NSH 25 | CIC 26 | NZH 22 | RCH 32 | SBO 10 | TEX 12 | LVS 28 | PHO 15 | CAL 9 | 12th | 2778 | [36] | ||||||
2002 | DAY 23 | DAR 14 | MAR 20 | GTY 10 | PPR 29 | DOV 27 | TEX 7 | MEM 21 | MLW 29 | KAN 10 | KEN 17 | NHA 13 | MCH 16 | IRP 10 | NSH 18 | RCH 32 | TEX 23 | SBO 12 | LVS 25 | CAL 17 | PHO 9 | HOM 9 | 15th | 2424 | [37] | ||||||||
2003 | DAY 12 | DAR 11 | MMR 29 | MAR 13 | CLT 9 | DOV 22 | TEX 10 | MEM 10 | MLW 9 | KAN 19 | KEN 7 | GTW 10 | MCH 25 | IRP 10 | NSH 10 | BRI 6 | RCH 14 | NHA 10 | CAL 14 | LVS 9 | SBO 16 | TEX 12 | MAR 28 | PHO 14 | – | 3177 | [38] | ||||||
Buddy Rice | HOM 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Tracy Hines | DAY 20 | ATL 16 | MAR 29 | MFD 5 | CLT 34 | DOV 21 | TEX 16 | MEM 14 | MLW 14 | KAN 14 | KEN 17 | GTW 15 | MCH 16 | IRP 9 | NSH 22 | BRI 21 | RCH 19 | NHA 30 | LVS 18 | CAL 31 | TEX 19 | MAR 35 | PHO 34 | DAR 13 | HOM 13 | 18th | 2604 | |||||
2005 | Matt Crafton | DAY 11 | CAL 6 | ATL 14 | MAR 15 | GTY 17 | MFD 19 | CLT 9 | DOV 9 | TEX 5 | MCH 22 | MLW 18 | KAN 27 | KEN 7 | MEM 7 | IRP 4 | NSH 13 | BRI 12 | RCH 7 | NHA 35 | LVS 11 | MAR 12 | ATL 22 | TEX 17 | PHO 8 | HOM 10 | 9th | 3095 | [39] | ||||
2006 | DAY 26 | CAL 20 | ATL 9 | MAR 3 | GTY 12 | CLT 8 | MFD 6 | DOV 15 | TEX 12 | MCH 5 | MLW 34 | KAN 20 | KEN 7 | MEM 3 | IRP 20 | NSH 9 | BRI 12 | NHA 8 | LVS 21 | TAL 18 | MAR 34 | ATL 12 | TEX 15 | PHO 5 | HOM 12 | 14th | 3102 | [40] | |||||
2007 | DAY 8 | CAL 11 | ATL 3 | MAR 17 | KAN 10 | CLT 7 | MFD 35 | DOV 26 | TEX 7 | MCH 34 | MLW 9 | MEM 10 | KEN 16 | IRP 14 | NSH 11 | BRI 12 | GTW 9 | NHA 11 | LVS 26 | TAL 18 | MAR 18 | ATL 7 | TEX 7 | PHO 14 | HOM 12 | 8th | 3060 | [41] | |||||
2008 | DAY 24 | CAL 15 | ATL 4 | MAR 2 | KAN 21 | CLT 1 | MFD 12 | DOV 5 | TEX 7 | MCH 15 | MLW 2 | MEM 3 | KEN 3 | IRP 4 | NSH 11 | BRI 21 | GTW 12 | NHA 12 | LVS 3 | TAL 16 | MAR 8 | ATL 29 | TEX 19 | PHO 8 | HOM 17 | 5th | 3392 | [42] | |||||
2009 | DAY 8 | CAL 7 | ATL 11 | MAR 9 | KAN 7 | CLT 3 | DOV 6 | TEX 2 | MCH 4 | MLW 16 | MEM 5 | KEN 3 | IRP 16 | NSH 5 | BRI 2 | CHI 14 | IOW 6 | GTW 6 | NHA 4 | LVS 2 | MAR 9 | TAL 10 | TEX 2 | PHO 8 | HOM 2 | 2nd | 3772 | [43] | |||||
2010 | DAY 5 | ATL 27 | MAR 7 | NSH 6 | KAN 25 | DOV 7 | CLT 11 | TEX 18 | MCH 27 | IOW 3 | GTY 5 | IRP 3 | POC 3 | NSH 7 | DAR 6 | BRI 31 | CHI 7 | KEN 10 | NHA 4 | LVS 5 | MAR 10 | TAL 4 | TEX 3 | PHO 4 | HOM 10 | 4th | 3547 | [44] | |||||
2011 | DAY 10 | PHO 7 | DAR 4 | MAR 11 | NSH 6 | DOV 3 | CLT 26 | KAN 18 | TEX 29 | KEN 32 | IOW 1 | NSH 11 | IRP 6 | POC 8 | MCH 21 | BRI 21 | ATL 7 | CHI 7 | NHA 6 | KEN 23 | LVS 2 | TAL 31 | MAR 12 | TEX 5 | HOM 19 | 8th | 785 | [45] | |||||
2012 | Toyota | DAY 23 | MAR 24 | CAR 3 | KAN 12 | CLT 15 | DOV 8 | TEX 2 | KEN 4 | IOW 3 | CHI 4 | POC 4 | MCH 16 | BRI 9 | ATL 9 | IOW 9 | KEN 9 | LVS 2 | TAL 18 | MAR 4 | TEX 6 | PHO 20 | HOM 12 | 6th | 759 | [46] | |||||||
2013 | DAY 9 | MAR 2 | CAR 6 | KAN 1 | CLT 4 | DOV 2 | TEX 4 | KEN 10 | IOW 6 | ELD 8 | POC 8 | MCH 9 | BRI 10 | MSP 10 | IOW 7 | CHI 4 | LVS 11 | TAL 9 | MAR 17 | TEX 10 | PHO 5 | HOM 21 | 1st | 804 | [47] | ||||||||
2014 | DAY 13 | MAR 1 | KAN 2 | CLT 2 | DOV 23 | TEX 1* | GTW 26 | KEN 6 | IOW 3 | ELD 9 | POC 14 | MCH 2 | BRI 4 | MSP 6 | CHI 2 | NHA 3 | LVS 3 | TAL 14 | MAR 3 | TEX 5 | PHO 2 | HOM 9 | 1st | 833 | [48] | ||||||||
2015 | DAY 8 | ATL 1* | MAR 2 | KAN 1 | CLT 3 | DOV 5 | TEX 1* | GTW 21 | IOW 4 | KEN 1 | ELD 9 | POC 28 | MCH 6 | BRI 7 | MSP 2 | CHI 14 | NHA 2 | LVS 8* | TAL 24* | MAR 1 | TEX 4 | PHO 23 | HOM 1* | 3rd | 877 | [49] | |||||||
2016 | DAY 10 | ATL 30* | MAR 7 | KAN 2* | DOV 1 | CLT 1* | TEX 2* | IOW 8 | GTW 27 | KEN 8 | ELD 10 | POC 12 | BRI 32 | MCH 7 | MSP 4 | CHI 27 | NHA 3 | LVS 8 | TAL 22 | MAR 17 | TEX 2 | PHO 3 | HOM 7 | 2nd | 4026 | [50] | |||||||
2017 | DAY 14 | ATL 2 | MAR 9 | KAN 16 | CLT 6 | DOV 11 | TEX 9 | GTW 4 | IOW 19 | KEN 8 | ELD 1 | POC 6 | MCH 6 | BRI 2 | MSP 25 | CHI 16 | NHA 6 | LVS 7 | TAL 9 | MAR 2* | TEX 9 | PHO 21 | HOM 6 | 4th | 4031 | [51] | |||||||
2018 | Ford | DAY 19 | ATL 5 | LVS 29 | MAR 15 | DOV 2 | KAN 6 | CLT 11 | TEX 5 | IOW 26 | GTW 20 | CHI 11 | KEN 3 | ELD 4 | POC 9 | MCH 10* | BRI 8 | MSP 5 | LVS 5 | TAL 26 | MAR 13 | TEX 9 | PHO 11 | HOM 6 | 6th | 2280 | [52] | ||||||
2019 | DAY 5 | ATL 14 | LVS 3 | MAR 8 | TEX 5 | DOV 5 | KAN 6 | CLT 5 | TEX 2 | IOW 7 | GTW 9 | CHI 8 | KEN 13 | POC 6 | ELD 10 | MCH 10 | BRI 7 | MSP 11 | LVS 30 | TAL 8 | MAR 23 | PHO 6 | HOM 2 | 1st | 4035 | [53] | |||||||
2020 | DAY 15 | LVS 4 | CLT 35 | ATL 12 | HOM 9 | POC 40 | KEN 3 | TEX 3 | KAN 4 | KAN 1 | MCH 23 | DAY 4 | DOV 2 | GTW 14 | DAR 14 | RCH 2 | BRI 10 | LVS 9 | TAL 8 | KAN 8 | TEX 6 | MAR 5 | PHO 14 | 5th | 2274 | [54] | |||||||
2021 | Toyota | DAY 15 | DAY 6 | LVS 5 | ATL 8 | BRI 14 | RCH 18 | KAN 24 | DAR 4 | COA 15 | CLT 30 | TEX 20 | NSH 6 | POC 6 | KNX 6 | GLN 22 | GTW 2 | DAR 10 | BRI 7 | LVS 3 | TAL 14 | MAR 5 | PHO 12 | 4th | 4025 | [55] | |||||||
2022 | DAY 27 | LVS 7 | ATL 25 | COA 13 | MAR 7 | BRI 9 | DAR 5 | KAN 9 | TEX 9 | CLT 18 | GTW 13 | SON 34 | KNX 7 | NSH 10 | MOH 18 | POC 15 | IRP 9 | RCH 7 | KAN 15 | BRI 5 | TAL 22 | HOM 8 | PHO 12 | 9th | 2208 | [56] | |||||||
2023 | Ford | DAY 9 | LVS 11 | ATL 9 | COA 33 | TEX 13 | BRD 4 | MAR 26 | KAN 11 | DAR 12 | NWS 7 | CLT 12 | GTW 25 | NSH 15 | MOH 6 | POC 14 | RCH 7 | IRP 9 | MLW 5 | KAN 33 | BRI 16 | TAL 24 | HOM 7 | PHO 11 | 11th | 614 | [57] | ||||||
2024 | DAY 7 | ATL 13 | LVS 7 | BRI 4 | COA 23 | MAR 12 | TEX 15 | KAN 10 | DAR 31 | NWS 20 | CLT 31 | GTW 20 | NSH 23 | POC 8 | IRP 24 | RCH 15 | MLW 10 | BRI 6 | KAN 25 | TAL 23 | HOM 11 | MAR 13 | PHO 19 | 14th | 506 | [58] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
In 2017, this truck competed in the Eldora Dirt Derby, driven by Rico Abreu.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts |
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2017 | Rico Abreu | 89 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD 26 | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||
ThorSport Racing first fielded the No. 98 truck at the 2002 Chevy Silverado 150 with Cory Kruseman driving and Agromin as the sponsor. Kruseman finished 31st due to engine failure. The truck returned a year later at the season-ending Ford 200, driven by Matt Crafton and sponsored by Enzyme Magic. It served as a sister truck to Crafton’s usual No. 88 and finished 15th.
The No. 98 truck remained dormant for six years before reappearing at the 2009 Heluva Good! 200 at New Hampshire, with Michael McDowell behind the wheel, finishing 14th with sponsorship from Perkins Police. Later that season, the truck raced at Texas Motor Speedway with David Gilliland driving but finished 35th after rear-end problems early in the race.
In 2010, the No. 98 car competed at Daytona with Landon Cassill and EasytoInstall.com as the sponsor but was involved in an early crash. The team returned in 2011 with Penske development driver Dakoda Armstrong, supported by sponsorship from Ferrellgas and Argisure for seven races. Armstrong moved to ThorSport Racing in 2012 to contend for Rookie of the Year. However, the team's sponsorship from EverFi only lasted for the first 14 races, leading to Armstrong's release before the Iowa fall race and the subsequent closure of the team.
The No. 98 team returned in 2013 with Johnny Sauter swapping to the number. The season started strong, with back-to-back wins at Daytona and Martinsville. However, the team faced a setback when crew chief Joe Shear Jr. was suspended by NASCAR due to a fuel cell violation. Although Shear returned for the race at Iowa, he resigned from ThorSport after the Eldora event, citing disagreements about the team’s Ohio-based operation instead of North Carolina.
Despite these challenges, Sauter secured his third win of the season at Talladega, completing a sweep of the restrictor plate events in the Truck Series. He finished fourth in the final points standings.
Sauter remained with the No. 98 team in 2014, achieving one victory at Michigan. He was a championship contender for much of the season but ultimately finished fourth in points, matching his 2013 result. Sauter continued with the team in 2015 but announced late in the season that he would leave for GMS Racing in 2016.
In 2016, Rico Abreu replaced Sauter. During the season, Abreu recorded two top-five finishes, five top-ten finishes, and ended the year 13th in the standings. [59]
After the 2016 season, Abreu lost his ride due to a lack of sponsorship [60] and was replaced by Grant Enfinger for 2017. [61] Enfinger struggled in his first season, missing the playoffs and finishing 11th in points. However, 2018 marked a turnaround for Enfinger, as he had a strong regular season, qualified for the playoffs, and won the Las Vegas fall race to advance to the Round of 6. Although he missed the Championship 4, he finished the season 5th in points.
In 2020, the No. 98 team was penalized 10 owner and driver points on February 21 after an illegal engine oil reservoir tank was discovered during the pre-race inspection for the Las Vegas race. [13] Later that year, on September 10, Enfinger won at Richmond Raceway, with teammates Ben Rhodes and Matt Crafton finishing second and third. This marked the first 1-2-3 finish in NASCAR Truck Series history. [62]
In 2021, it was announced that Enfinger and Christian Eckes would share driving duties for the #98 truck. Enfinger competed in the races not scheduled with CR7 Motorsports, while Eckes drove the remaining events. Eckes notably secured a victory at the Las Vegas night race.
In 2022, Eckes drove the truck full-time, consistently running at the front in numerous races and making the playoffs despite not securing a win. However, he narrowly missed advancing to the Championship 4, falling 7 points short of teammate Ben Rhodes at the Round of 8 cutoff in Homestead–Miami. Following the 2022 season, Eckes left the team to join McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. The No. 98 team was subsequently renumbered to No. 13 for the 2023 season.
During the 2023 off-season, ThorSport Racing quietly changed the number of Ty Majeski's team from No. 66 to No. 98 to align with the team's numbering pattern (13, 88, 98, 99). Majeski began the season with a solid sixth-place finish at Daytona and maintained consistency throughout the year, earning seven top-five and 11 top-10 finishes, which secured his spot in the playoffs. Majeski opened the playoffs with a victory in the first round at Indianapolis. [63] However, on August 29, NASCAR suspended his crew chief, Joe Shear Jr., for four races and fined him $25,000 after an illegal right rear wheel and tire were found during pre-race inspection at Milwaukee. The No. 98 team was also penalized 75 owner and driver points, along with five playoff points. [64] Despite these setbacks, Majeski advanced to the Round of 8 before being eliminated at Homestead. [65]
In 2024, Majeski began the season with a 15th-place finish at Daytona. During the regular season, he secured victories at Indianapolis and Richmond. [66] [67] Although he didn't win any playoff races, his consistency earned him a spot in the Championship 4. Majeski clinched his first Truck Series championship by winning at Phoenix, finishing as the highest-placed Championship 4 driver. [68]
In 2019, the team fielded the No. 99 truck for Ben Rhodes, who went on to win the Truck Series' return to Darlington in 2020.
In 2021, Rhodes won the first two races of the season at Daytona and the Daytona Road Course, ultimately securing the Truck Series championship.
In 2022, Rhodes finished second at Daytona and then encountered a DNF, placing 31st at Las Vegas. He rebounded with three consecutive top-five finishes before securing a win at the Bristol dirt race. [69] Rhodes also finished second at Phoenix and ended the season in second place in the standings. [70]
In 2023, Rhodes began the season with an 11th-place finish at Daytona. He earned his first win of the season at Charlotte [71] and finished second at Homestead, securing a spot in the Championship 4. [72] At Phoenix, Rhodes finished fifth, but as the highest-finishing driver among the Championship 4, he clinched his second Truck Series championship. [73]
In 2024, Rhodes was winless but managed to earn enough points to qualify for the playoffs. However, he was eliminated in the Round of 12 at Kansas. [74]
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
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2019 | Ben Rhodes | 99 | Ford | DAY 14 | ATL 5 | LVS 25 | MAR 2 | TEX 10 | DOV 6 | KAN 2 | CLT 4 | TEX 21 | IOW 2 | GTW 8 | CHI 32 | KEN 19 | POC 9 | ELD 14 | MCH 23 | BRI 8 | MSP 3 | LVS 8 | TAL 12 | MAR 16 | PHO 4* | HOM 12 | 9th | 773 | [75] |
2020 | DAY 25 | LVS 5 | CLT 10 | ATL 9 | HOM 18 | POC 5 | KEN 2 | TEX 9 | KAN 7 | KAN 5 | MCH 11 | DAY 14 | DOV 5 | GTW 11 | DAR 1 | RCH 3* | BRI 13 | LVS 23 | TAL 4 | KAN 20 | TEX 20 | MAR 2 | PHO 7 | 7th | 2240 | [76] | |||
2021 | Toyota | DAY 1 | DAY 1 | LVS 10 | ATL 16 | BRI 2 | RCH 7 | KAN 10 | DAR 2 | COA 10 | CLT 3 | TEX 26 | NSH 7 | POC 17 | KNX 7 | GLN 15 | GTW 3 | DAR 34 | BRI 9 | LVS 2 | TAL 13 | MAR 7 | PHO 3 | 1st | 4034 | [77] | |||
2022 | DAY 2 | LVS 31 | ATL 2 | COA 4 | MAR 5 | BRI 1 | DAR 25 | KAN 10 | TEX 27 | CLT 10 | GTW 8 | SON 18 | KNX 10 | NSH 12 | MOH 23 | POC 19 | IRP 2 | RCH 18 | KAN 13 | BRI 18 | TAL 2 | HOM 6 | PHO 2 | 2nd | 4035 | [78] | |||
2023 | Ford | DAY 11 | LVS 3 | ATL 5 | COA 10 | TEX 10 | BRD 19 | MAR 6 | KAN 16 | DAR 18 | NWS 33 | CLT 1 | GTW 7 | NSH 9 | MOH 5 | POC 9 | RCH 12 | IRP 16 | MLW 16 | KAN 25 | BRI 7 | TAL 2 | HOM 2 | PHO 5 | 1st | 4032 | [79] | ||
2024 | DAY 30 | ATL 28 | LVS 13 | BRI 16 | COA 7 | MAR 14 | TEX 24 | KAN 16 | DAR 3 | NWS 22 | CLT 5 | GTW 7 | NSH 7 | POC 18 | IRP 21 | RCH 7 | MLW 9 | BRI 27 | KAN 22 | TAL 35 | HOM 12 | MAR 2 | PHO 9 | 10th | 2121 | [80] |
* Season still in progress
In 2014, Jeb Burton made his debut with ThorSport Racing after being released from Turner Scott Motorsports due to sponsorship issues. He drove the No. 13 Toyota Camry in the ARCA Racing Series season opener at Daytona, starting 21st and finishing 29th after being involved in an early crash.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts |
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2014 | Jeb Burton | 13 | Toyota | DAY 29 | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | ||
In 2012, nine-time ARCA Racing Series champion Frank Kimmel joined the team, driving the No. 44 Toyota Camry. [81] In 2013, Kimmel became the all-time wins leader in ARCA history with 80 victories, culminating in his tenth championship. However, the team shut down after Kimmel departed for Win-Tron Racing following his championship-winning season. [82]
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ARSC | Pts |
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2012 | Frank Kimmel | 44 | Toyota | DAY 23 | MOB 17 | SLM 2 | TAL 7 | TOL 2 | ELK 4 | POC 6 | MCH 7 | WIN 11 | NJE 7 | IOW 5 | CHI 3 | IRP 1 | POC 4 | BLN 2 | ISF 1 | MAD 9 | SLM 4 | DSF C | KAN 6 | 2nd | 4810 | |
2013 | DAY 4 | MOB 5 | SLM 6 | TAL 1 | TOL 3 | ELK 1 | POC 3 | MCH 3 | ROA 7 | WIN 1 | CHI 9 | NJE 5 | POC 2 | BLN 3 | ISF 4 | MAD 3 | DSF 7 | IOW 10 | SLM 3 | KEN 9 | KAN 1 | 1st | 5735 | |||
ThorSport fielded the No. 88 Toyota Camry for Matt Crafton in 2012 at Lucas Oil Raceway, where he started on the pole but finished 31st after being involved in a crash. Prior to this, Crafton had competed in several races for Kimmel Racing in the No. 88 car.
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts |
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2012 | Matt Crafton | 88 | Toyota | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP 31 | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | ||
Jonathan Joseph Sauter is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports, and the No. 16 Toyota Tundra for Hattori Racing Enterprises, and the No. 66 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. He has also driven in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series in the past. Sauter is the son of former NASCAR driver Jim Sauter, the brother of NASCAR drivers Tim Sauter and Jay Sauter, and the uncle of Travis Sauter. He is the 2016 Truck Series champion.
Matthew Justin Crafton is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 88 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. Crafton is a three-time champion of the Truck Series, winning the championship in 2013, 2014, and 2019.
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Douglas Paul George is an American professional stock car racing driver and mechanic. He most recently served as the crew chief of the No. 46 Faction46 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Thad Moffitt in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Jeffrey S. Hensley is an American professional stock car racing driver and crew chief. He works as the crew chief for Tricon Garage on their No. 17 Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driven by Taylor Gray.
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Shane Theodore Wilson is an American NASCAR crew chief who works for Rackley WAR as the crew chief for their No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driven by Ty Dillon. He previously worked as a crew chief for ThorSport Racing, Team Penske, Richard Childress Racing, JGL Racing, Fury Race Cars, RSS Racing, David Gilliland Racing, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing and Bassett Racing.
GMS Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fielding three Chevrolet Silverado trucks: the No. 23 for Grant Enfinger, the No. 24 for Rajah Caruth, and the No. 43 for Daniel Dye.
Rev Racing, short for Revolution Racing, is an auto racing team competing at the regional level of NASCAR as well as in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by former Dale Earnhardt, Inc. president Max Siegel, the team primarily fields participants in the Drive for Diversity, an initiative to bring more minority and female drivers into the sport. In the Truck Series, the team fields the No. 2 Chevrolet Silverado for Nick Sanchez. In all three ARCA Menards Series, the team currently fields two Chevrolet SS teams: The No. 2 for Andrés Pérez de Lara and the No. 6 for Lavar Scott. The team also fields late model and Legends car entries for various drivers, and has fielded entries for future NASCAR national series winners Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace, and Daniel Suárez in the past.
Tyler Brad Majeski is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 98 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing, as well as in late model racing. He has also competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series, and ARCA Menards Series West in the past. He is the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion.
Myatt Martin Snider is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing. He is the son of NASCAR on NBC pit reporter Marty Snider.
Christian Donald Eckes is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Eckes is the 2019 ARCA Menards Series champion, won the Snowball Derby in 2016, and was formerly a development driver for JR Motorsports and later Toyota.
Niece Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by Al Niece, it currently fields the No. 41 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for Bayley Currey and Connor Mosack, the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for Matt Mills, the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for multiple drivers, and the No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado part-time for multiple drivers. Niece Motorsports formerly had a technical alliance with GMS Racing that started back in 2018.
The 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series was the 25th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. It marks the transition of the series' corporate sponsor from Camping World to its subsidiary Gander Outdoors.
The 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 28th season of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started with the NextEra Energy 250 on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded with the Lucas Oil 150 on November 4 at Phoenix Raceway. This was the final season of the Truck Series with Camping World as the title sponsor, as CEO Marcus Lemonis announced the brand would not return for the 2023 season. On August 26, 2022, it was announced that Craftsman would return as the Truck Series title sponsor, although the tool company is now owned by Stanley Black & Decker instead of Sears, who owned Craftsman when they were the series title sponsor from 1995 to 2008. This makes Stanley Black & Decker the series' third title sponsor.
Nicholas Anthony Sanchez is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro for Big Machine Racing. He is the 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion.
The 2023 Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation was the 16th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the final race of the regular season, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Raceway, a 0.750 miles (1.207 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would make a late-race pass for the lead on Ty Majeski with under five laps to go, and held on to earn his third career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win. Majeski would dominate the entire race, starting from the pole, winning both stages, and eventually came back from an early pit road speeding penalty. Majeski's pit road strategy to stay out for the remainder of the final stage would be unsuccessful, as Hocevar would take advantage in the final laps. To fill out the podium, Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The 2023 Kansas Lottery 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. It was the final race of the Round of 10, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In a wild overtime finish, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would steal the win after making a three-wide pass on Corey Heim and Zane Smith, taking the lead on the final corner and earning his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his third of the season. Nick Sanchez, Heim, and Carson Hocevar would be the dominant drivers of the race, leading 43, 40, and 32 laps respectively. To fill out the podium, Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, and Matt DiBenedetto, driving for Rackley WAR, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the Championship 4 race, and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 8, 2024, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In a fast-paced race, Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would put on a blistering performance when it mattered the most, winning the pole and leading a race-high 132 laps to earn his sixth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, fellow championship contenders Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, and Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.