Timeline: Crafton’s road to going back-to-back

Crafton made history by becoming the first Truck Series driver to win consecutive titles

Nov. 14: Crafton wins second straight Truck Series title

With two wins in the season and a series-best 13 top-fives, Matt Crafton became the first driver to win back-to-back titles in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. | Read more

Sept. 13: Truck points race turns on a dime in Chicago

Staying out of trouble when everyone else suffered on the track is what boosted Crafton to take over the Truck Series points lead coming out of Chicagoland. He trailed Johnny Sauter by seven points entering the race but would lead the standings the rest of the season. | Read more

June 6: Texas-sized victory

Crafton put an end to his 13-year, 26-race winless streak at Texas Motor Speedway when he grabbed the checkered flag at the Fort Worth track when gambling with fuel mileage worked in his favor. | Read more

May 30: Crafton sees streak end at Dover

In 2013 Crafton made history by being the only driver to finish every lap of a race in a season, but that streak ended along with his points lead in 2014 at Dover when he hit the wall with less than 50 laps to go. | Read more

March 30: Crafton holds off Wallace Jr., wins Kroger 250

It came down to the very last stretch when Crafton beat polesitter Wallace Jr. to the start/finish line at Martinsville as the race went under yellow because of a last-lap accident. | Read more

Jan. 14: ThorSport excels in second-day testing at Daytona

Prior to the start of the 2014 season, testing was held at Daytona International Speedway and Crafton, along with the rest of his ThorSport team, ran at the top of the leaderboard, showing their 2014 strength and speed early. | Read more

Nov. 15, 2013: Crafton claims 2013 championship

After driving full-time in the Camping World Truck Series for 13 years, Crafton finally secured his first title. The Truck Series champ led Ty Dillon by 46 points going into the finale and only needed to start the race at Homestead-Miami to clinch the championship. | Read more