Hendrick Motorsports has become the leading organization in the NASCAR industry and moving into 2014, it is looking to be another year of Hendrick domination. The question that teams and fans alike have been trying to figure out is, what makes them so good? In truth, we will never know just what makes Hendrick Motorsports so strong but one thing is for certain, the four men that they have behind the wheel contribute immensely to their greatness.
Since its creation in 1984, Hendrick Motorsports have risen to the top ranks on the NASCAR series. With eleven Sprint Cup Championships, One Nationwide Championship, three Truck Series Championships and a total of 218 victories in the Sprint Cup Series alone. Hendrick Motorsports was on top once again in 2013 when their driver Jimmie Johnson grabbed his sixth Sprint Cup Series title. Looking back at all of the drivers that have piloted a Hendrick Motorsports machine, there are a few names that stand out and had a significant impact in making HMS all it is today. Geoff Bodine (1984-1989): Winning the 1986 Daytona 500, Geoff Bodine was one of the frontrunners in the early days of Hendrick Motorsports. Bodine was the first to pilot the No.5 car for HMS and garnished seven total wins. Although he never won a Championship, Hendrick Motorsports wouldn’t be where it is today without Bodine. Tim Richmond (1986-1987): Bringing the Hendrick Motorsports fleet to a total of two cars, Tim Richmond was a major asset to the organization during his first season in the No.25. Reaching Victory Lane a total of seven times in 1986, Richmond only ran one full season with HMS. He missed the beginning of the 1987 season due to AIDS, while publicly saying he was suffering from pneumonia but won two times that year after he returned to the series. Darrell Waltrip (1987-1990): Known today know for his likeness in the booth on race weekends, Waltrip helped Hendrick Motorsports grow to a three-car organization when he and Rick Hendrick brought in the No.17 Tide machine. Waltrip would make history with his first 1989 Daytona 500 win after coming so close in years past. His Victory Lane reaction can still be seen on TV today. Ken Schrader (1988-1996): Most noted for his time at HMS as the man who on three straight Daytona 500 poles, Schrader visited Victory Lane only four times during his long career with the organization driving the No.25. Ricky Rudd (1990-1993): Taking over the No.5 car for Bodine, Rudd didn’t make the biggest impact but he sure left his mark. His most notable incident on the track came in 1991 when, on the final lap of that year’s race at Sears Point Raceway second-place Rudd spun out leader Davey Allison on the last turn and went on to win. NASCAR penalized the team for rough driving and awarded Allison the win. Terry Labonte (1994-2004): Labonte really made a name for himself at Hendrick Motorsports when he took over the wheel of the No.5 in 1994. Winning the 1996 Winston Cup Championship over teammate Jeff Gordon, Labonte had 12 total wins before leaving in 2004. Labonte was famous for his sponsorship with Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and later Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes. Kyle Busch (2005-2007): Recognized now as the driver of the No.18 M&M’s Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, the youngest Busch brother made quite the impact at Hendrick Motorsports during his three year stint in the No.5 car with the organization. Although he only won four times, Busch won Rookie of the Year in 2005 and also became the youngest driver to win in NASCAR’s top series when he went to Victory Lane in the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway at the age of 20 years, 4 months and 2 days. Mark Martin (2009-2011): The man who has driven for almost every team in the garage drove the No.5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet for three seasons at HMS. In his first season with the team, Martin went to Victory Lane five times and became the third oldest winner and fourth driver over the age of 50 to win a Sprint Cup Series race. Jeff Gordon (1993-present): Although he made his debut in1992, Jeff Gordon’s ful time career with Hendrick Motorsports started in 1993. Piloting the No.24 since it’s inception at HMS, Gordon has been one of the biggest influences in making Hendrick Motorsports all that it is today. Most recognized for his wild and colorful paint-schemes in the 1990s and early 2000s, Gordon has recorded 88 total wins and four Championships during his career. In 1999, Gordon signed a lifetime contract with Rick Hendrick and Hendrick Motorsports that gave him partial ownership in the organization. Jimmie Johnson (2002-present): Being compared to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, Jimmie Johnson is one of Hendrick Motorsports most decorated drivers. Making history by winning five straight Championships from 2006-2010, Johnson once again claimed his place at the head table by winning his sixth title in 2013. Brought in to HMS by Jeff Gordon, Johnson made headlines early by becoming the first Rookie to ever lead the points standings and had three wins in his first season. Johnson has a total of 66 wins, four All-Star Race wins, two Daytona 500 wins and six Championships during his time at HMS. Dale Earnhardt Jr (2008-present): Moving to HMS in 2008, Earnhardt changed the number of the fourth car from the No.25 to the No.88 and brought with him the fandom that is Junior Nation. With only two wins in his six year career with the organization, Earnhardt Jr. has been a solid rock of consistency at HMS. Earnhardt Jr. missed a handful of races in 2012 after a concussion sidelined him late in the Chase. In 2013, he bounced back to become one of the leading drivers in the series with 22 top-10 finishes in 36 races. Kasey Kahne (2012-present): Although Kahne hasn’t been with the organization long, his young talent is proving to be an asset to HMS. Kahne qualified for the Chase in his first season piloting the No.5 Chevrolet and picked up his first win with the team at the 2012 Coca-Cola 600. Other Notable Drivers: There were many other big name drivers who drove for Rick Hendrick at one time in their careers, whether it was a full season, part-time or for just one race. 1987: No.35 Benny Parsons 1988: No.18 Rick Hendrick 1989: No.42 Kyle Petty 1997: No.25 Ricky Craven 2003-2006: No.25 Brian Vickers 2008: No.5 Casey Mears 2008 & 2009: No.25 Brad Keselowski Original Post: Click Here
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Jimmie Johnson was back to his winning ways in 2013 and was holding the Championship trophy once again after a two year hiatus. The big question leading into 2014 is, can he do it again?
Johnson recorded six season wins plus a victory in the Sprint All-Star Race in 2013 and, taking into consideration the handful of races mid-season that didn’t go his way, he could have had a few more. In the end, Johnson finished 19 points ahead of Matt Kenseth to claim his sixth title. Why is Johnson so good? One name: Chad Knaus. Johnson and Crew Chief Chad Knaus are the big masterminds in the Sprint Cup Series garage and it is hard to find another pair that come close. Knaus has been on top of Johnson’s pit box since his Rookie year in the Cup series and even after some “marriage counseling a few years back,” the two are stronger than ever. With his sixth title firmly in hand, can Johnson and Knaus do what only two other drivers have done before them? Can they reach the glorified number seven? Yes. And they can do it in 2014. Johnson said in an interview early in 2013 that his ultimate goal is to win eight Championships. Winning eight would put him past Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt and into the record books once again. With Johnson and Knaus together and a seemingly flawless pit crew, the No48 Lowe’s Chevrolet will be the ones to watch in 2014. The only driver to qualify for all ten of the Chase seasons, Johnson is always a factor for the Championship. With a handful of drivers/team changes within the series for 2014, there may be a few surprises in store for Johnson out on the track, but don’t ever count him out. He will be up front before you know it. Original Post: Click Here Each season, contracts come to a close and new ones are formed. Drivers switch teams, some willingly and others not by choice. 2013 saw many new pairings like Matt Kenseth in the No.20 or Joey Logano in the No.22.
This season, it might take a bit longer than usual to learn which driver is behind the wheel of what car. Multiple driver changes are happening in the Sprint Cup Series with some of your favorite drivers leaving their long-time teams and new faces being introduced. If you can’t seem to remember them all, here is how they all break down: STEWART-HAAS RACING: One of the most notable driver changes in 2014 will be the long-awaited move of Kevin Harvick. Harvick, who took over the No.29 (formerly the No.3), after the tragic passing of Dale Earnhardt at Richard Childress Racing, will pack up and move on over to Stewart-Haas Racing in the new No.4 with long-time friend Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick and Kurt Busch as teammates. Busch will also be a new face at the organization in 2014. Leaving the single car team of Furniture Row Racing, Busch will be making a jump to SHR into the No.41 after a surprising offer came from co-owner Gene Haas just a few months ago. Starting in 2014, SHR will be full force with a four-car lineup and four of the biggest personalities in the sport under the same roof. RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING: Filling the vacant seat left by Harvick’s departure from RCR, the 2013 Nationwide Series Champion Austin Dillon will be making the jump up to the Sprint Cup Series full time in 2014. In an announcement just last week, RCR and Dillon revealed that the famed No.3 will be making its first appearance in NASCAR highest series since Earnhardt’s death in 2001. Dillon, who also won the 2011 Camping World Truck Series Championship, will be running for the 2014 Rookie of the Year award. Moving to RCR in 2014 will be Ryan Newman. Newman, vacating his seat at SHR, will be behind the wheel of the No.31. With Rookie Austin Dillon and Paul Menard, Newman will be the lead driver at the organization for the first time in his career. FURNITURE ROW RACING: After his teammates actions cost him his spot in to 2013 Chase, then his sponsorship with NAPA and finally his ride at Michael Waltrip Racing, Martin Truex Jr. was left without a ride for 2014. Furniture Row Racing saw the perfect opportunity to pick up another talented racer to pilot their No.78 when Kurt Busch decided to move to SHR. Truex is on a multi-year contract with the team and after an impressive 2013 for the No.78 shop. In an alliance with RCR, Furniture Row Racing has all of the qualities to be a Championship contending race team once again in 2014. MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING: A controversial blowout before the Chase left MWR scrambling to pick up the pieces of its organization. Loosing the contract to one of its major sponsors, NAPA, MWR had to cut back to a two-car team and said goodbye to Martin Truex Jr. The only returning full-time driver at the organization in 2014 will be Clint Bowyer in the No.15. Taking over the No.55 will be Brian Vickers after a long-awaited return to the track full-time. MWR will also be fielding a third car part-time, the No.66, with Jeff Burton and Michael Waltrip behind the wheel. PHOENIX RACING: After multiple seasons in the Nationwide Series, Justin Allgaier is finally getting chance in the Sprint Cup Series with Phoenix Racing. Piloting the No.51, Allgaier will team up with Tony Stewart’s former Crew Chief Steve Addington as he runs for Rookie of the Year. Also driving for Phoenix Racing will be Bobby Labonte. This week, it was announced that Phoenix Racing would field a second car for the Daytona 500 with Labonte behind the wheel. No number or Crew Chief has been revealed yet. JTG DAUGHERTY RACING: Making his return to the Sprint Cup Series full time after being suspended in 2012 for drug use, AJ Allmendinger will pilot the No.47 in 2014, replacing Bobby Labonte. With an alliance with RCR, this team will be in good hands with Allmendinger behind the wheel and this partnership could lead to a few race wins for this team in the coming years. EARNHARDT-GANASSI RACING: With just one season in the Nationwide Series, Kyle Larson will be making the early jump to Sprint Cup in 2014. Replacing Juan Pablo Montoya behind the wheel of the No.42 Target Chevrolet, Larson will be running for Rookie of the Year against Dillon and Allgaier. Many think he is making the leap to the big leagues too soon and 2014 will be a big learning experience for this young driver. TOMMY BALDWIN RACING: Michael Annett will be piloting the No.7 Chevrolet for TBR in 2014 and although this team isn’t expected to contend for wins, the full-time sponsorship Annett brings with him will do wonders for this small team. Given that they stay together for a few seasons, having Annett behind the wheel could be a great move for this organization. The organization is still looking for another driver to pilot the No.36. Original Post: Click Here In what was another one of the “worst kept secrets” in NASCAR, Richard Childress Racing announced today that Austin Dillon will indeed be driving the No.3 in the Sprint Cup Series in 2014 with sponsorship from Cheerios and Dow Chemicals.
Gil Martin will be on top of he pit box. Dillon, the reigning Nationwide Series Champion and 2011 Camping World Truck Series Champion, will be competing for Rookie of the Year this coming season. Grandson of Richard Childress, Dillon has raced the No.3 in all major touring series in the NASCAR circuit. “I feel the pressure of the number because I want to make it run well for the fans, keep it up front,” Dillon said. “It’s a very special number to our family. … Having the opportunity, the equipment, that stuff is always going to be with me from the very beginning. The number is more for me, putting pressure on myself. I like doing that. It’s something that pushes me. Not everybody can say they have a number that pushes them, and I can, so that’s nice.” Race fans were outraged when it was officially announced that the No.3 would be returning, many screaming out that it’s a disgrace to Earnhardt legacy. Dale Earnhard Jr. has no problem with his fathers famous number being brought back to NASCARs premiere series. “I think it will be great. It was an iconic number for my father and it means a lot to a lot of his fans. This sport doesn’t really retire numbers, and all the numbers have history tied to them for several different reasons. The No. 3 is no different,” Earnhardt said earlier this year. Even Kelley Earnhardt, Dale Sr’s daughter, is happy to see her fathers number returning. She took to Twitter to congratulate Austin Dillon on the announcement saying “Congrats @austindillon3 you have carried the “3″ to its championship ways:) I expected no less!” Along with the No.3 announcement, RCR announced that they will not be fielding trucks for the Camping World Truck Series in 2014. Also, Ty Dillon will be taking over for his older brother in the No.3 Nationwide Series Chevrolet. What are your thoughts on the No.3 returning to the Sprint Cup Series? Leave your comments below! Original Post: Click Here For the 11th year in a row, Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Most Popular Driver award.
It humbles me deeply to know that you have so many fans in your corner each race weekend,” Earnhardt said in his speech. “There are a lot of motivating factors in life that drive our race team to be the best we can but none impact us more than the support of our race fans that they’ve shown over the years. We thank you for your devotion to NASCAR and we look forward to giving you a lot to be excited about in 2014.” Earnhardt Jr. ranks second behind Bill Elliott for most MPD wins. Elliott had won eleven times before he retired. “I don’t really keep track of the stats or the score, but Bill was a great driver and ambassador for the sport,” Earnhardt Jr. said. “He represents the sport really well to this day, as does his son, Chase, who’s coming up and carrying on the family name. But I’ve always looked up to Bill as a driver so it’s pretty neat.” Junior Nation seemed a bit worried that their driver would be dethroned this season with Sprint Cup Series newcomer Danica Patrick but, need not worry, Junior Nation rose to the top. Patrick was voted as the Most Popular Driver in the IndyCar Series six out of her seven years in the series and also won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver award last season. This season, Patrick was ranked fifth after the votes were tallied. The top 10, in order, of the voting were: Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards. There were more than 1 million votes cast, and Earnhardt collected more than 700,000 votes according to NASCAR.com. Original Post: Click Here The NASCAR industry has a list of its all-time greatest drivers that includes names like Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough, and David Pearson but the most recent debate is whether or not Jimmie Johnson should be included on that list.
With Johnson winning his sixth Championship just over a week ago, sports analysts, fellow athletes and fans started calling him the greatest driver ever. But is he really? Johnson did something that no driver has ever done before when he won five straight championships from 2006 to 2010. After a two-year hiatus, he is back on top in 2013 after a hard-fought battle with Matt Kenseth during the Chase. Hoisting up that Sprint Cup Championship trophy with his daughter Evie by his side, this win meant more to Johnson than he realized. With six championships under his belt, Johnson is just one away from tying the greats of Petty and Earnhardt, and two away from winning the most championships…ever. Johnson revealed this season that his ultimate goal is to surpass the greats. I took to Facebook and Twitter on m personal pages to see where other NASCAR fans ranked Jimmie Johnson among the greatest drivers: Anita: 5 Championships in a row demand he be on the list….I’m not familiar enough with past drivers to say the BEST. Aaron: Is he a great one? oh yea! Is he the greatest of all time? NO! Can’t compare to different era’s. Sport is so much different. Robert: Yes, he needs to be on the list just think 6 championship in 8 years. Justin: Yes, he is the greatest driver ever. Am I a bit biased, yes maybe, but the numbers don’t lie. 66 wins in 12 full seasons. Only Richard Petty had more in his first 12 seasons. Johnson has won 6 championships in 8 seasons, a feat no one else has accomplished. Jimmie is also on pace to reach 100 wins in 6 more seasons at his current wins per season average. Plus Johnson has won championships in 3 different generations of race cars. Ace: Jimmie Johnson is a great driver in a sport that great drivers need a ride with unlimited funding and a superior team to make it all happen. There have been many great drivers over the years who never had all the other resources that JJ has. That being said, this is a very hard question to answer honestly and knowingly. Alicia: I do believe he has already been named one of the greatest drivers. Well deserved. Ryan: One of the greatest? Yes. The greatest? Not yet. Drivers like Earnhardt Gordon Petty Waltrip rank ahead as far as stats go. Geoff: Jimmie is dominating the competition in an age of unprecedented parity in the sport. He is not human, and is the greatest driver EVER. Better than Petty and Earnhardt. Lee: One of them, perhaps, but NOT the greatest. Donte: No, the King is first, but Johnson is a close second. It’s the 200 wins that will keep the King on top, IMO. Then it’s Johnson, Earnhardt, Pearson, Gordon, Waltrip, etc…. RD: I’m a JG fan, but Jimmie I think will be at the top of the list by the time he hangs up his gloves. Lots of complaining about him but to borrow words from the sage of pro wrestling, Ric Flare, “if you want to be the man you gotta beat the man.” At least in the Chase Era He’s the man. Stephen: No. deserves to be on the list. hes top 5 at this point As you can see, opinions vary as far as where he ranks among NASCARs greatest drivers but most agree, he deserves to be on the list. Jimmie Johnson, along with Crew Chief Chad Knaus, will go down in history as one of the greatest duos in all of sports once they hang up their firesuits. It is impossible to compare Johnson with drivers like Petty, Earnhardt and Pearson because the racing and technology were vastly different then then it is now. For now, Johnson will continue his quest for eight Championships as the series moves into the 2014 season. Will he get to eight? I have no doubt in my mind that he will and heck, he might even go past that. Stay tuned. Original Post: Click Here Just a few months ago, the NASCAR world learned that Nationwide Insurance would not be returning as title sponsor of the industry’s second series after their contract expires at the end of the 2014 season. Instead the company plans on sponsoring more teams, like Roush Fenway Racing driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and be the title sponsor for race weekends. NASCAR announced the monetary terms as it searches for a new title sponsor. According to the Sports Business Daily, NASCAR is raising its rates almost 20% to make the yearly sponsorship between $12-$15 million a season, up from the $10 million Nationwide Insurance pays currently.
In addition to the rights to the title series, NASCAR is also asking for a 10-year contract. Within that contract also lies a $10 million media commitment and a $10 million activation commitment…per season. That brings the asking price up over $30 million a season for a new title sponsor. Reasonable? According to the Sports Business Daily, the current Nationwide Series brings in roughly $130 million dollars a season. With new broadcast negotiations being announced this season as well, NASCAR races will be broadcast on three networks beginning in 2015: Fox Sports 1, NBC, and NBC Sports Network. NASCAR hopes that brands such as Subway, Auto Zone and Dunkin’ Donuts will renew their interest in sponsoring the series as they did when it was last available in 2007. With Nationwide Series viewership down this season, will that have an impact on finding a new title sponsor with raised rates? It’s a good thing NASCAR has a full year to negotiate because it might just take that long to come to an agreement. Original Article posted here. Original Post: Click Here What started with a win in the Daytona 500 ended with the biggest win of all.
Contact on lap 74 left Johnson with left front fender damage but that didn’t stop him from rallying back to claim his sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship. Matt Kenseth led the most laps in Sunday’s finale but Johnson was never far behind. In the end, he would finish 19 points behind Johnson. “There is nothing like this,” Johnson said in Victory Lane, choking back heartfelt emotions as he held his 3-year old daughter Genevieve and kissed his wife, Chandra. “I have six, and we’ll see if I can get seven. Time will tell. I think we need to save the argument until I hang up the helmet, then it’s worth the argument. Let’s wait until I hang up the helmet until we really start thinking about this.” Matt Kenseth proved to be a formidable championship contender all season long. In his first season in the No.20 car, Kenseth went to Victory Lane a total of seven times and finished second to Denny Hamlin at Homestead. If anything, losing this Championship will just make his 2014 campaign that much stronger. “It was just unbelievable year for us, obviously we wanted to win the championship as good as we ran all year,” said Kenseth. “If Jimmie would have got a flat or something, that would have been all right. Never seen anything like this in the sport and probably never will again. … Maybe he’ll retire.” Jimmie Johnson will no doubt go down in history as one of the best drivers the series has ever had. Will he stop at six Championships? Never. For Johnson, this Championship win meant more than the others. For one, his family was able to celebrate in Victory Lane with him. His wife, his daughters, his father and friends made this victory just that much sweeter. “This is extremely sweet. I feel like those five years were a blur. And things happen so fast,” Johnson said. “It’s not that I didn’t enjoy it or appreciate it or respect what happened. It just went by so fast it seems like. Now, I’m really going to slow things down here and enjoy it. This is so, so sweet.” Denny Hamlin won the Ford Ecoboost 400 lengthening his season win streak to 8 straight. “Is the year over yet?” a grinning Hamlin asked in Victory Lane. “Man, I wanted to keep that streak alive.” Rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. takes home the Rookie of the Year Award over Danica Patrick and Timmy Hill. For the guys at Hendrick Motorsports, they won’t be slowing down anytime soon. Like Chad Knaus said to his driver over the radio as he crossed the finish line: “You better get a sip of that (water) bottle, it’s the only healthy liquid you’re going to get all night.” Original Post: Click Here n the closest Championship battle of the season, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon overcomes early race issues to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship over Penske’s Sam Hornish Jr. Battling a tough-handling race-car, 23-year old Dillon and his team fought hard to get the No.3 AdvoCare Chevrolet up to race conditions. Slapping the wall early in the race, it seemed like his Championship hopes were slowly fading away. Throwing everything they could at the car, the No.3 found his way up and into the top-10. Throughout the race, it was back and forth between Hornish and Dillon for the points lead.
A series of late race cautions allowed for pit strategy to play out and Dillon found himself four positions behind Hornish on the track, and three points ahead of him in the Championship standings. When the checkered flag flew, the 2011 Truck Series Champion became the new 2013 Nationwide Series Champion. “It’s probably the worst car we had all year; we fought,” Dillon said. “I’ve been criticized for restarts for a long time and that (the last one) was a pretty good one.” With a smile on his face, Hornish climbed out of his car and welcomed a swarm of media. A battle well fought, but still he came up short. “We missed it having that late-race caution, being where we needed to be,” Hornish Jr. said. “We couldn’t get far enough ahead of those guys who had taken four tires.” Four tires proved to be the downfall for Hornish’s championship hopes after a late race caution caused a long and extensive clean-up. Taking the cars down pit lane in order for officials to clean up the carnage, fans, teams, drivers and media alike thought NASCAR should have red-flagged the race. Restarting with just a handful of laps to go, the drivers on fresh tires, including Hornish’s teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski, quickly overtook the field. When the checkered flag waved, Hornish would see his Championship dreams fade by a mere three points. In the end, it was Hornish in 8th and Dillon in 12th and Penske driver Brad Keselowski in Victory Lane. Original Post: Click Here All he had to do was start the race and Matt Crafton clinched his very first Championship in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
In a race full of drama and hard racing, nothing compared to seeing Crafton hold up that trophy that was a long time coming. Thirteen seasons in the Truck Series, Crafton started the Ford Ecoboost 200 in 11th but ended up finishing 21st after being collected in a green-white-checkered finish. “It’s an honor,” an emotional Crafton said after the race. “To be able to do it for (team owners) Duke and Rhonda Thorson that have been doing this for 18 years and give them their first championship … and me driving for them for 13 years full time … for (sponsor) Menards and all the people that have been behind me, and every one of these guys that work on this truck, it’s an honor to be able to give them this championship. These guys are the ones that work so hard. I’m just the one who gets to celebrate and look like a hero, because I get to drive a great truck all year.” Besides the drivers championship, Crafton was also battling for the owners title, which was handed to Kyle Busch in a tie-breaker for most wins. 2013 was no doubt the most impressive season of Crafton’s career. His one win this season came at Kansas early in the season. That win propelled him to the top of the standings where he remained all season. With 7 top-5′s and 19 top-10s in 22 races, he was no doubt one of the most consistent drivers in all three of NASCAR’s top series. Crafton will get the chance to race for the title once again wen he returns to the ThorSport Racing No.88 truck in 2014. Original Post: Click Here |
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