Three-time Truck champ Crafton to retire after 2025; Majeski to drive No. 88 in ’26

Three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Matt Crafton will retire from full-time racing after the 2025 season, ThorSport Racing announced Monday. Crafton, who won titles in 2013, 2014 and 2019, is in the midst of his 25th consecutive full-time season in the Truck Series. Since making his first career start in 2000, Crafton has collected 15 wins, 135 top fives and 331 top 10s in 585 starts. Now 49 years old, Crafton finished inside the top 10 in driver standings in 17 consecutive seasons from 2007 through 2023. MORE: Truck Series schedule Crafton piloted ThorSport's No. 88 truck in all but one season -- the 2004 campaign, when he drove the No. 6 Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, Inc. Crafton remains the only driver to win consecutive titles in the 30-year history of the Craftsman Truck Series. Crafton has carried the colors of primary sponsor Menards since 2002, a 23-year partnership that has defined much of Crafton's legacy in the Truck Series. Ty Majeski, who currently serves as Crafton's teammate at ThorSport, will take over the No. 88 Ford beginning in 2026. Majeski, the defending series champion, currently drives the No. 98 entry and has competed full-time for ThorSport since 2022, collecting six wins, 33 top fives, 54 top 10s and 1,559 laps led in that span. Majeski also made four starts for the team in a part-time campaign in 2021 in which he collected two additional top 10s. "I am honored to take over the No. 88 Menards truck for ThorSport Racing in 2026," Majeski said in a statement posted to his X account Monday night. "In 2021, Duke, Rhonda, and Allison Thorson took a big chance on me when my NASCAR career could've been over. I am so thankful for their support and this opportunity. "The 88 Menards truck has been a staple in the NASCAR Truck Series for many years with Matt Crafton. Their partnership, together, yielded many wins with 3 championships and my goal is to continue the legendary legacy they have already built." Majeski has finished no worse than eighth in the final driver standings in each of his three full seasons with ThorSport, qualifying for the Championship 4 in both 2022 and 2024 before collecting the title in 2024. After missing the 2025 playoffs, Crafton sits 16th in points, 127 points back of teammate Ben Rhodes for the 11th position, the highest a non-playoff driver can finish at year's end.