Matt Crafton

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Matt Crafton
BornMatthew Justin Crafton
(1976-06-11) June 11, 1976 (age 47)
Tulare, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Achievements2013, 2014, 2019 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion
2000 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion
AwardsWest Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2019 position64th
Best finish53rd (2019)
First race2015 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race2023 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 2 years
2014 position98th
Best finish98th (2014)
First race2013 Feed the Children 300 (Kentucky)
Last race2014 Boyd Gaming 300 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
548 races run over 25 years
Truck no., teamNo. 88 (ThorSport Racing)
2023 position9th
Best finish1st (2013, 2014, 2019)
First race2000 Motorola 200 (California)
Last race2024 XPEL 225 (COTA)
First win2008 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Last win2020 E.P.T. 200 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
15 324 16
ARCA Menards Series career
5 races run over 3 years
Best finish55th (2010)
First race2010 Menards 200 (Toledo)
Last race2012 Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 1
ARCA Menards Series West career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish42nd (2000)
First race2000 Home Depot 300 (Irwindale)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of June 3, 2023.

Matthew Justin Crafton (born June 11, 1976) 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.

Early career[edit]

Crafton was born in Tulare, California. Before turning to NASCAR racing in 2000, he raced go-karts, midgets, and mini sprints. Crafton began his go-kart career at the age of seven after receiving a kart as a present for graduating from kindergarten. He won multiple national and regional championships before moving to midgets at the age of 15, winning twenty main events.

He joined the Featherlite Southwest Series as a substitute for his injured father, Danny Crafton, in 1996, filling in as the driver of the No. 46 entry for the final three races of the season. Crafton took over the No. 46 full-time in 1997. His career went national when he became involved in the 1998 Winter Heat Series shown on ESPN at Tucson Raceway Park, during which he raced against other NASCAR drivers Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, and Ron Hornaday. After four full-time seasons in the Featherlite Southwest Series, Crafton won the championship in 2000 on the strength of four wins that year. His success in the Featherlite Southwest Series that season led to the invitation to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut for SealMaster Racing.

NASCAR career[edit]

Craftsman Truck Series[edit]

Crafton at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2007

Crafton made his Truck Series debut in 2000 at the season finale, held at California Speedway. Driving the PickupTruck.com Chevy for ThorSport Racing, he qualified 17th and finished ninth. In 2001, he piloted the No. 88 for ThorSport full-time with sponsorship from Fast Track Delivery Sealer and XE Sighting System. He had eleven top-tens and finished twelfth in the championship standings, third behind Ricky Hendrick and Travis Kvapil for Rookie of the Year. Menards first joined as an associate sponsor in 2002 and that season he earned six top-tens and finished fifteenth in points. Crafton earned 11 top 10s before finishing 11th in points in 2003.

In 2004, Crafton signed on to drive the No. 6 GM Goodwrench Silverado owned by Kevin Harvick Incorporated. He posted a best finish of third place in two races, and with six top fives and 17 top 10s, he ended the season fifth in the final standings. Despite strong statistics in 2004, he was released from KHI and returned to ThorSport for the 2005 season, where he won his first career pole at New Hampshire International Speedway, earning two top fives and 10 top 10s and finishing ninth in the standings. In 2006, he had four top-five finishes, 10 top-10 finishes, and finished fourteenth in points. In 2007, he improved to eighth in points and posted ten top-ten finishes for the third consecutive season.

Crafton's first NASCAR win came at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 16, 2008, in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. It was his 178th start, the record for most starts a driver has had before getting his first win in the Truck Series. The win moved him into the top five in points for 2008. Later that season, Crafton filled in for Robby Gordon in practice and qualified for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Homestead because Gordon was competing in the final off-road race of the season.

In 2009, although he did not win a race that season, Crafton scored two poles (Chicagoland Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway), 11 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes, ultimately finishing second in the point standings behind champion Ron Hornaday. Crafton had another strong season in 2010, earning one pole at Texas Motor Speedway, 10 top-five, and 20 top-10 finishes, resulting in a season-ending rank of fourth.

Crafton at Kentucky Speedway in 2011
Crafton's 2012 truck

2011 saw the second win of Crafton's career at Iowa Speedway, in addition to poles at Michigan International Speedway and Martinsville Speedway, where he broke the track qualifying record. However, four DNFs (Did Not Finish) due to engine failures, mechanical issues and accidents caused by other competitors led to only five top fives and 13 top 10s, ultimately relegating Crafton to eighth in the final standings. In 2012, after the team had moved from Chevrolet to Toyota, he had a decent season, finishing 6th in points.

2013 was Crafton's best season in his career to date. He won his third career race at Kansas in April. After this win, Crafton picked up the points lead and held it for the rest of the season. He finished in the top ten in the first sixteen races of the season, and 19 overall, with a worst finish of 21st in the season finale at Homestead. He clinched his first Truck Series championship with his start in that race,[1] and was able to stay on the lead lap despite late crash damage to become the first driver to complete every lap of the season in the Truck Series. He also made his Nationwide debut that year, running the No. 33 car for Richard Childress Racing, since the car was sponsored by Menards (which he drives in the Truck series). He ran both Kentucky races and Chicagoland in July. He performed well in all 3 races, finishing 3rd at both Kentucky races and 10th at Chicagoland.[2]

On March 30, 2014, Crafton scored his fourth career Truck win at Martinsville.[3] On June 6, he won on fuel strategy at Texas Motor Speedway to win two races 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, Crafton would ultimately go on to become the first back-to-back champion in the Truck Series.

On February 28, 2015, Crafton scored his sixth career Truck victory in the revived Atlanta race. On May 8, he used fuel strategy to win at Kansas after multiple other top five Trucks ran out in the closing laps, winning a second race at one track for the first time in his career. He is also the first driver to win two Truck races at Kansas. On June 5, he won at Texas, successfully defending his win from the year before, another career first. His fourth win of the season came at Kentucky after the race was cut short due to damage to the catch fence from Ben Kennedy's crash. Crafton scored his fifth victory of the season at Martinsville on October 31, marking his second win at Martinsville, and the deepest into the season he had ever won a race to that point. He would add one more win in the season finale at Homestead-Miami, marking his first career victory from the pole; his season total of six wins are more than in his entire career before 2015. However, Crafton struggled more noticeably with consistency than in the previous two seasons. He crashed out at Gateway for the second year in a row after tangling with John Hunter Nemechek, and a few weeks later crashed out at Pocono after getting hit by Brad Keselowski. He would get swept up in a third wreck at Talladega with Stanton Barrett after being penalized for speeding on pit road, and while racing eventual series champion Erik Jones for the win at Phoenix would wreck out one final time, all of which eventually consigned him to third in points behind Jones and Tyler Reddick.

On May 13, 2016, Crafton scored his twelfth career Truck victory at Dover. Eight days later, he scored his second career victory at Charlotte, marking the first back-to-back victories in his career.

In the 2017 NextEra Energy Resources 250, while leading on the final lap, Crafton was caught in a late-race incident and was clipped by Ben Rhodes; the contact turned his truck, sent it airborne into a flip, before landing on its wheels.[4] On July 19, he scored his fourteenth career victory at Eldora. Despite finishing last of the final 4 drivers at Homestead, Crafton wound up with his 16th top-ten finish of 2017.

For the first time since 2012, Crafton went winless in 2018 with a season's best finish of 2nd at the fifth race of the season at Dover and went on to finish 6th in the final point standings despite being eliminated after the Round of 6.

Crafton celebrates with the crew of the No. 88 ThorSport entry after winning the 2019 championship.

Although Crafton still won no races throughout 2019, he made his 2nd-ever Championship 4 appearance. He finished 2nd at Homestead to Austin Hill and 2 spots ahead of Ross Chastain to claim his 3rd career Truck Series Championship.

On July 25, 2020, Crafton broke a 67-race winless streak by winning at Kansas Speedway for the 3rd time in his career.[5] That was his only win of the season. He failed to make the Championship 4. [6]

In 2021, Crafton went winless again, but made the Championship 4, benefited by late-race chaos at Martinsville. Crafton finished 4th in points.[7]

Crafton's No. 88 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

Crafton did not make the playoffs easily in 2022, as he had to hold off Derek Kraus for the final spot, which he succeeded at doing. Crafton was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, landing only 9th place in points with 2 top 5’s for the season.

Crafton once again made the playoffs in 2023 without winning a race, but was eliminated again at Kansas. Following the Talladega fall race, Crafton attacked Nick Sanchez in the garage area as a result of an on-track incident when both of their trucks made contact with each other, triggering a multi-truck pileup.[8] NASCAR fined Crafton $25,000 and Sanchez $5,000 for the fight.[9] Greg Van Alst suffered a fractured vertebrae in the same crash.

Cup Series[edit]

Because of Crafton's sponsorship with Menards, he has made spot duty with Menards' Cup teams, including taking over for Paul Menard on occasion. Crafton was called in to substitute for Menard's No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet twice in 2014; first at January Daytona testing after a pipe burst in Menard's house,[10] and Crafton was third fastest with a speed of 194.342 miles per hour (312.763 km/h).[11] In March, with Menard on paternity leave, he was on stand-by to relief drive for Paul Menard at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Kobalt 400, due to Menard and his wife expecting their first child.[12] Crafton practiced and qualified for Menard at the Auto Club 400,[13] qualifying 30th.[14] At Talladega's 2019 1000Bulbs.com 500, he was on standby for Menard's No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford while Menard was dealing with neck pain; Crafton practiced the car on Friday.[15] Menard eventually ran the first stage before Crafton relieved him for the remainder of the race;[16] he was involved in a multi-car wreck on lap 163 but finished 14th.[17][18]

In 2014, he attempted to make his Cup Series debut with RAB Racing in the No. 29 at the Brickyard 400, but failed to qualify.[19] Later in the year, he returned to the Childress Cup paddock, qualifying the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevy at the Pure Michigan 400 in place of Martin Truex Jr., who was on leave as his girlfriend, Sherry Pollex, underwent cancer treatment.[20]

Crafton in the No. 51 at Bristol Dirt in 2023

Crafton ran his first Cup race in the 2015 Daytona 500, substituting for Kyle Busch in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 after Busch suffered a compound leg fracture in the previous day's Xfinity Series race.[21] He finished 18th after starting 43rd. Over four years later, he made his second Cup start in the 2019 First Data 500 at Martinsville in the No. 36 of Front Row Motorsports after Matt Tifft was hospitalized with a health issue.[22] Crafton would return to the Cup Series in the 2023 Food City Dirt Race to replace Cody Ware, who had opted out of the race due to a believed personal matter. It would later be revealed that Ware was arrested for domestic battery, and indefinitely suspended by NASCAR the next day.

Milestones and records[edit]

Throughout 22 full-time seasons in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Crafton has reached several milestones and broken records, both individually and with his team:

  • Crafton holds the record for the most consecutive Truck Series starts by an active driver.
  • In the third race of the 2013 season, Crafton passed Terry Cook's record of consecutive starts in the series. Cook had previously held the record with 296 consecutive starts.
  • Crafton currently holds the record for the fastest qualifying lap at Martinsville Speedway in a truck. Crafton set the record on October 29, 2011, with a qualifying lap of 19.653 seconds (96.352 mph)[23]
  • On August 6, 2011, Crafton and teammate Johnny Sauter started ThorSport Racing's 354th NCWTS race with at least one entry in the field, eclipsing Roush Fenway Racing's previous record of 353.
  • On November 14, 2014, Crafton became the first back-to-back NCWTS champion.
  • On November 15, 2019, Crafton claimed his 3rd career Championship despite going winless for the second season in a row. He became the first in Series history to claim a Championship despite finishing a season winless and the second to pull off the feat in any Series since Austin Dillon in 2013.

Other racing[edit]

Crafton signing autographs at the 2014 IWK 250

In 2012, Crafton, supported by Travis Pastrana, competed in the TORC: The Off-Road Championship series' PRO 2WD truck race at Chicagoland, finishing third. He came back to TORC in 2015, running in the Pro 4WD division in a Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit-sponsored truck at Texas.[24] During the race, he was forced to operate the truck with a two-wheel drive due to issues with his truck's differential.[25]

Crafton raced in the 2014 and 2015 IWK 250 pro stock races at Riverside International Speedway in support of the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[26] Crafton sat on the pole for the 2014 edition of the race, and wound up finishing 10th, one lap down.[27] In 2015 Crafton started third and quickly made his way to the front of the pack before retiring from the race with brake failure, ultimately finishing 21st.[28]

In March 2019, Crafton participated in the Michelin Pilot Challenge sports car race at Sebring International Raceway, driving a Ford for Multimatic Motorsports alongside ThorSport Racing teammates Grant Enfinger, Ben Rhodes, and Myatt Snider.[29]

Motorsports career results[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series[edit]

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team 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 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2008 Robby Gordon Motorsports 7 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV
QL
POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A - [30]
2009 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM
QL
N/A - [31]
2014 Richard Childress Racing 27 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL
QL
MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA 74th 01 [32]
RAB Racing 29 Toyota IND
DNQ
POC GLN
Furniture Row Racing 78 Chevy MCH
QL¤
BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
2015 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota DAY
18
ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 60th 01 [33]
2019 Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL
RL#
KAN 53rd 01 [34]
Front Row Motorsports 36 Ford MAR
25
TEX PHO HOM
2023 Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD
34
MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 64th 01 [35]
– Qualified for Robby Gordon · Paul Menard on paternity leave for qualifying · ¤Martin Truex Jr. on family leave for qualifying · # – Relieved Paul Menard during race
Daytona 500[edit]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2015 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 18

Nationwide Series[edit]

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team 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 NNSC Pts Ref
2013 Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN
3
DAY NHA CHI
10
IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN
3
DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 102nd 01 [36]
2014 DAY PHO LVS
12
BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 98th 01 [37]

Craftsman Truck Series[edit]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2000 SealMaster Racing 88 Chevy DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL
9
83rd 138 [38]
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 [39]
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 [40]
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
11th 3074 [41]
98 HOM
15
2004 Kevin Harvick Incorporated 6 Chevy DAY
19
ATL
5
MAR
7
MFD
10
CLT
9
DOV
29
TEX
8
MEM
6
MLW
10
KAN
5
KEN
4
GTW
6
MCH
12
IRP
7
NSH
7
BRI
3
RCH
21
NHA
13
LVS
22
CAL
24
TEX
21
MAR
6
PHO
3
DAR
8
HOM
5
5th 3379 [42]
2005 ThorSport Racing 88 Chevy 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 [43]
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 [44]
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 [45]
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 [46]
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 [47]
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 [48]
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 [49]
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 [50]
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 [51]
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 [52]
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 [53]
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 [54]
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 [55]
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 [56]
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 [57]
2020 DAY
15
LVS
4
CLT
35
ATL
12
HOM
9
POC
40
KEN
3
TEX
3
KAN
4
KAN
1
MCH
23
DRC
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 [58]
2021 Toyota DAY
15
DRC
6
LVS
5
ATL
8
BRD
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 [59]
2022 DAY
27
LVS
7
ATL
25
COA
13
MAR
7
BRD
9
DAR
5
KAN
9
TEX
9
CLT
18
GTW
12
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 [60]
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
9th 2167 [61]
2024 DAY
7
ATL
13
LVS
7
BRI
4
COA
23
MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO -* -* [62]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Camping World West Series[edit]

NASCAR Camping World West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCWWSC Pts Ref
2000 Jennifer Wong 21 Ford PHO MMR LVS CAL LAG IRW POR EVG IRW RMR MMR IRW
2*
42nd 180 [63]
2009 Jennifer Wong 45 Toyota CTS AAS PHO
DNQ
MAD IOW DCS SON IRW PIR MMP CNS IOW AAS 0 [64]

ARCA Racing Series[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
2010 Kimmel Racing 88 Ford DAY PBE SLM TEX TAL TOL
5
POC MCH IOW
5
MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 55th 415 [65]
2011 DAY TAL SLM TOL
18
NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP
32
POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 87th 215 [66]
2012 ThorSport Racing 18 Toyota DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP
31
POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 131st 95 [67]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion
2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Truck Series Champion
2013, 2014
2019
Succeeded by