One competitor in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs that you can never count out is veteran ThorSport Racing driver Matt Crafton. The three-time CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion (2013-2014, 2019) earned the last spot in this year’s postseason seeding to extend his series record in Playoff appearances to eight consecutive seasons (2023, ’22 ’21, ’20, ’19, ’18, ’17, ’16). Experience he knows will benefit him during the Playoffs.
“It’s always good to have won championships and won races before,” said Crafton during Playoff Media Day. “It’s definitely a different pressure when you are racing for a championship. There is a lot on your shoulders and a lot on your mind each and every week.”
Crafton hasn’t been to Victory Lane in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series since winning at Kansas Speedway on July 15, 2020 – 77 races ago. But Crafton will look to snap his winless streak this weekend, as the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will wave the green flag on the 2023 Playoffs at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park with the TSport 200 on Friday, August 11 at 9 p.m. ET (on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). In his 12 career Truck starts at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, he has accumulated three top fives and nine top 10s; including finishing ninth in the Playoff opener last season.
Source: NASCAR Wire Service
