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Matt Crafton holds off Austin Dillon for second truck win
By Barry Johnson Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service NEWTON, Iowa—Matt Crafton won Saturday night’s Coca-Cola 200 at the Iowa Speedway, holding off a determined Austin Dillon in the closing laps for his second career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Crafton snapped a 79-race winless streak with his win. His previous win came in May of 2008 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Following Dillon in third place was polesitter David Mayhew. Points leader Johnny Sauter finished … Read entire article »
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Kahne wins Darlington truck race
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C.—Kasey Kahne did it again. Making his first and possibly only start of the year in the Camping World Truck Series, Kahne cruised to a relatively comfortable victory in Saturday’s Too Tough To Tame 200 at Darlington Raceway. The victory made Kahne the first driver in the truck series to win three of his first four starts. Second alongside Elliott Sadler on a restart with 53 laps to go, Kahne immediately dispatched of Sadler—who had taken two tires under the previous caution—and held on through a final restart with three laps left to score the win. Four-time truck champion Ron Hornaday Jr. finished second, followed by defending series champion and 2010 Darlington winner Todd Bodine. Matt Crafton and James Buescher completed the top five. The victory was Kahne’s … Read entire article »
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Crafton not getting worked up about holding trucks points lead
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Always in the hunt but rarely in front, Matt Crafton finds himself in a pretty unusual spot two races into the 2011 Camping World Truck Series season. Crafton, or “Mr. Consistency” as he could be appropriately called, is atop the series standings. Not that he’s exactly ready to revel in his newfound position. “I don’t put a whole lot into it,” Crafton said as he prepares for Saturday’s Too Tough To Tame 200 at Darlington Raceway. “It’s our second race into it, but what I’ve been saying is that with 10 to go, five races to go, then we’ll talk about it if we’re leading the points at that point.” One of the reasons Crafton isn’t celebrating his fast start is the fact that he’s been good but not … Read entire article »
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Camping World Truck Series Points Standings After Nashville
Timothy Peters is still the leader in the points standings for the Camping World Truck Series. Following Peters are Aric Almirola, Todd Bodine, Kevin Harvick and Matt Crafton rounds out the top five. … Read entire article »
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Busch gets first win for his truck team
LEBANON, Tenn. – Kyle Busch delivered a smashing performance Friday night in the Camping World Truck Series’ Nashville 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. He just didn’t deliver a smashing celebration. … Read entire article »
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Matt Crafton Not A Big Fan of Nashville Superspeedway
Sandusky, Oh. – Matt Crafton heads to Nashville Superspeedway coming off a seventh-place finish in the short track battle at Martinsville. While Crafton and the ThorSport Racing Team excel on the intermediate tracks such as the 1.33-mile Nashville tri-oval, the track’s concrete surface is not high on Crafton’s list of favorites. … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Points Standings After Martinsville
Martinsville – Timothy Peters left Martinsville Speedway with a 59 point lead over Aric Almirola in the Camping World Truck Series. Todd Bodine, Kevin Harvick and Matt Crafton round out the top 5 in the points standings. Full points standings: … Read entire article »
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Matt Crafton Has Some Unfinished Business at Atlanta
Sandusky, OH – Matt Crafton is anxious to return to the intermediate speedways that make up a significant portion of the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule. The 1.5-mile tracks have given the team numerous top-five and top-ten finishes over the past several seasons, including Crafton’s first career win at Charlotte in 2008. Crafton returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway looking for some redemption after a late-race scrape with another driver cost him a chance for a top-five result. … Read entire article »
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ThorSport Racing Crew Member Kitrick Schrader Injured in Accident
Sandusky, Oh. – ThorSport Racing crew member Kitrick Schrader was injured in a snowmobile accident Saturday January 9. Schrader was en route to meet friends for a late night snowmobile ride when he collided with a fire hydrant hidden in drifting snow, causing serious injuries to his left leg, hip, and pelvis. … Read entire article »
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