Points leader Matt Crafton is on track to become the fifth driver champion to drive a Toyota Tundra, and he would become the first driver to win back-to-back titles.

The manufacturer won the first 10 races of the season, and Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) has 12 victories on the year, tying the record for most wins by one team in a season.

Three teams fielding Tundras — KBM, Red Horse Racing and ThorSport Racing — have contributed to clinching the title with two races left in the season. Tundra drivers have combined for 16 wins, seven Keystone Light Pole Awards, 60 top-five results and 108 top-10 finishes. In addition, Toyota drivers have led 2,197 of 2,830 laps — more than three-quarters of the total laps.

"When we began the year with a victory in the debut of the 2014 Tundra in Daytona, we hoped it would be a successful year for our teams and drivers in the series," Ed Laukes, TMS vice president of marketing, performance and guest experience, said. "So far, it’s been a great season — 10 straight wins to start the year, most wins in a season, several Tundra racers battling for the driver’s title and now another manufacturer’s championship. We’re fortunate to partner with championship-caliber race teams and talented drivers that enable our Tundras to prove their excellence on the race track."

A total of 23 different drivers have participated in the Camping World Truck Series in Tundras this year, including six — Jeb Burton, Crafton, Timothy Peters, German Quiroga, Johnny Sauter and Darrell Wallace Jr. — who have competed in all 20 events.

The 16 Tundra wins is the most victories by Toyota drivers in a single year, surpassing the 15 set in 2010.

Since 2004, Toyota’s inaugural season in the Camping World Truck Series, the manufacturer has won 128 races and captured 98 poles in 264 races. Busch (36) has the most victories driving a Tundra.

"It has obviously been a great year for Toyota in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series — not only does the new 2014 Tundra look great on the track, it’s proven to be really fast and has won a lot of races this season," Busch said. "All of the success is a testament to the hard work that everyone at Toyota and Toyota Racing Development has put into the new truck model since the changes were announced last season and the continued support they have provided throughout the 2014 season."

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Contact between the two ThorSport Racing drivers on Lap 146 resulted in Sauter’s No. 98 Toyota making a high-speed trek across the grass along the frontstretch at Texas Motor Speedway, and damaging any hopes of a solid finish.

Both drivers were racing for positions inside the top 10 when the incident unfolded. Sauter wound up 16th.

After the race, crews from both teams confronted one another on pit road.

"That thing that we had with my teammate, that was a thing that I didn’t want to happen," said Burton, who went on to finish second behind race winner Kyle Busch. "(Johnny) checked up a little bit and I had the run and I got into him a little bit. He was already sideways and sent him into the grass."

Any conversations between the two will likely wait, he said.

"I’ll probably try to let him cool down a little bit," said Burton. "Me and Johnny are good friends. That’s the last thing I want to do … it was a mistake, an accident. We’ll talk it over and move on."

It was the second consecutive week Sauter had found himself at odds with another driver (a week ago at Martinsville it was Timothy Peters) and yet another week that saw him lose ground in the points battle. He’s now 52 behind leader Matt Crafton (and fellow ThorSport driver) with just two races remaining.

Burton, eighth in points, understands his teammate’s frustration, but insisted there was nothing intentional behind the contact on the track.

"That’s the last thing I’m going to try to do … wreck my teammate," he said. "He knows damn well I don’t race like that."

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