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🇺🇸 Matt Crafton

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Truck, ThorSport Racing. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Matt Crafton
Born
11 June 1976(b. 1976)
Nationality
United States
Current team
ThorSport Racing
Series
NASCAR Truck
Status
Active
Championships
22014, 2015
Career wins
13
Career podiums
53
Career starts
326
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,406
Matt Crafton
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,406
Rank 2192 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Matt Crafton is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Truck for ThorSport Racing. Crafton is a two-time champion (2014, 2015), with 13 wins and 53 podiums from 326 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,406 ranks Crafton 2192th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2025-10-31NASCAR Truck Series at PhoenixNASCAR TruckP13+42
2025-10-24NASCAR Truck Series at MartinsvilleNASCAR TruckP29−96
2025-10-17NASCAR Truck Series at TalladegaNASCAR TruckP7+96
2025-10-03NASCAR Truck Series at Charlotte Road CourseNASCAR TruckP24−46
2025-09-20NASCAR Truck Series at New HampshireNASCAR TruckP26−74
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+135Rockingham 2012NASCAR TruckP3
+122Texas 2012NASCAR TruckP2
+104NASCAR Truck Series at Michigan 2025NASCAR TruckP6
+101Kentucky 2012NASCAR TruckP4
+96NASCAR Truck Series at Talladega 2025NASCAR TruckP7
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
NASCAR Truck Series at Bristol6 starts+38
Charlotte6 starts+25
Texas12 starts+25
Loudon4 starts+24
Struggles
Gateway4 starts-56
Talladega6 starts-42
Pocono6 starts-24
NASCAR Truck Series at Martinsville5 starts-23
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2025▸NASCAR Truck2500000P22−3394,406
2024▸NASCAR Truck2300000P18−3714,744
2023▸NASCAR Truck2300000P14−1395,115
▸NASCAR Cup Series100000P37−80
2022▸NASCAR Truck2300000P14−2905,335
2021▸NASCAR Truck2202000P8−1025,625
2020▸NASCAR Truck2315000P6−2955,463
2019▸NASCAR Truck2203000P6+1925,662
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeMultimatic Motorsports200000P31−221
▸NASCAR Cup Series100000P32↑976−60
2018▸NASCAR Truck2202000P9−1625,300
2017▸NASCAR TruckThorSport Racing2314010P5−865,026
2016▸NASCAR TruckThorSport Racing2327010P3−3475,409
2015▸NASCAR TruckThorSport Racing23610050P1−1835,612
2014▸NASCAR TruckThorSport Racing22211000P1+2695,995
▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing100000P33+5
2013▸NASCAR TruckThorSport Racing2213000P4+3095,640
▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing302000P21+180
2012▸NASCAR TruckThorSport Racing2204010P7+3,8005,150
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Crafton finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Johnny Sauter4,1752381419759%
🇺🇸 Ben Rhodes4,79223511312248%
🇺🇸 Grant Enfinger4,9252179512244%
🇨🇦 Stewart Friesen4,8211981019751%
🇺🇸 Norm Benning2,8571821701293%
🇺🇸 Tyler Ankrum4,903160926857%
🇺🇸 Spencer Boyd3,7901561263081%
🇺🇸 John Hunter Nemechek5,649148767251%
🇺🇸 Tanner Gray4,585142875561%
🇺🇸 Timothy Peters4,645140875362%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,38151420%
🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated7,08361342756%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,83129141548%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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2,183🇬🇧 Dan ClarkePorsche Endurance Challenge North America4,411
2,184🇬🇧 Johnathan HoggardFormula 34,411
2,185🇺🇸 Justin LoftonARCA Menards West4,411
2,186🇸🇬 Akshay BohraSuper Formula Lights4,410
2,187🇨🇭 Christopher ZanellaFormula V8 3.54,410
2,188🇩🇪 Dieter SchmidtmannNürburgring 24 Hours4,409
2,189🇦🇺 Geoff UhrhaneFIA Formula 3 European4,409
2,190🇵🇹 Henrique Chaves Jr.GT World Challenge Europe4,406
2,191🇩🇪 Johannes Marchewicz MarcelNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,406
2,192🇺🇸 Matt CraftonNASCAR Truck4,406
2,193🇺🇸 Michael WaltripWEC4,406
2,194🇬🇧 Tommy FOSTERGT World Challenge Europe4,406
2,195🇬🇧 Andy PilgrimGT World Challenge America4,405
2,196🇩🇪 Jannes FittjeNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,405
2,197🇩🇪 Wolf HenzlerLe Mans Cup4,405
2,198🇦🇺 Jonathon WebbBathurst 12 Hour4,403
2,199🇺🇸 Luca MarsIMSA Pilot Challenge4,402
2,200🇯🇵 Masaki MatsushitaSuper GT4,401
2,201🇩🇪 Robert KathFormula 3 Euro Series4,401
2,202🇧🇷 Alfredinho IbiapinaStock Car Pro Series4,400
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Matt Crafton is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Truck for ThorSport Racing. Crafton is a two-time champion (2014, 2015), with 13 wins and 53 podiums from 326 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,406 ranks Crafton 2192th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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