List of NASCAR Truck Series champions

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The Truck Series championship trophy during the first Craftsman Truck Series era

The NASCAR Truck Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1995 to Mike Skinner.[1] The first driver to win multiple Championships was Ron Hornaday Jr., in 1996 and 1998.[2] The most recent Drivers' Champion is Zane Smith who won his first championship in 2022.

Overall, Nineteen different drivers have won the Championship, with Ron Hornaday Jr. holding the record for most titles at four. Crafton has the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning two from 2013 to 2014.[3] Erik Jones is the youngest driver to claim the NASCAR Truck Series Championship, being 19 years, 5 months, and 21 days old when he won the 2015 title.[4] Hornaday is the oldest winner of the NASCAR Truck Series Title; he was 51 years, 4 months and 24 days old when he won the 2009 championship.[5]

By season[edit]

Season Driver Owner No. Manufacturer St Ws TT P Pts Gap
1995 Mike Skinner Richard Childress (2) 3 Chevrolet 20 8 18 10 3224 126
1996 Ron Hornaday Jr. (1) Dale Earnhardt 16 Chevrolet 24 4 23 2 3831 53
1997 Jack Sprague (1) Rick Hendrick 24 Chevrolet 26 3 23 5 3969 232
1998 Ron Hornaday Jr. (2) Dale Earnhardt (2) 16 Chevrolet 27 6 22 2 4072 3
1999 Jack Sprague (2) Rick Hendrick 24 Chevrolet 25 3 19 1 3747 8
2000 Greg Biffle Jack Roush 50 Ford 24 5 18 4 3826 230
2001 Jack Sprague (3) Rick Hendrick (3) 24 Chevrolet 24 4 17 7 3670 73
2002 Mike Bliss Steve Coulter 16 Chevrolet 25 5 18 4 3359 46
2003 Travis Kvapil Steve Coulter (2) 16 Chevrolet 25 1 22 0 3837 9
2004 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton 4 Dodge 25 4 16 0 3624 46
2005 Ted Musgrave Jim Smith (2) 1 Dodge (2) 25 1 15 1 3535 55
2006 Todd Bodine (1) Stephen Germain 30 Toyota 25 3 16 1 3666 127
2007 Ron Hornaday Jr. (3) Kevin Harvick 33 Chevrolet 25 4 22 1 3982 54
2008 Johnny Benson Bill Davis 23 Toyota 25 5 18 3 3725 7
2009 Ron Hornaday Jr. (4) Kevin Harvick (2) 33 Chevrolet 25 6 20 4 3959 187
2010 Todd Bodine (2) Stephen Germain (2) 30 Toyota 25 4 20 2 3937 207
2011 Austin Dillon Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 25 2 16 5 888 6
2012 James Buescher Steve Turner (2) 31 Chevrolet 22 4 14 0 808 6
2013 Matt Crafton (1) Duke Thorson 88 Toyota 22 1 19 0 804 40
2014 Matt Crafton (2) Duke Thorson 88 Toyota 22 2 17 0 833 21
2015 Erik Jones Kyle Busch 4 Toyota 23 3 19 5 899 15
2016 Johnny Sauter Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. 21 Chevrolet 23 3 19 1 4030 4
2017 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch (2) 4 Toyota 23 5 21 5 4035 1
2018 Brett Moffitt Shigeaki Hattori 16 Toyota 23 6 13 0 4040 6
2019 Matt Crafton (3) Duke Thorson 88 Ford 23 0 18 3 4035 2
2020 Sheldon Creed Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. (2) 2 Chevrolet (14) 23 5 13 4 4040 5
2021 Ben Rhodes Duke Thorson (4) 99 Toyota (9) 22 2 16 0 4034 2
2022 Zane Smith Bob Jenkins 38 Ford (3) 23 4 19 3 4040 5

By driver[edit]

Ron Hornaday Jr. celebrates the first of his four Truck Series titles in 1996
Driver Total Seasons
Ron Hornaday Jr. 4 1996, 1998, 2007, 2009
Jack Sprague 3 1997, 1999, 2001
Matt Crafton 2013, 2014, 2019
Todd Bodine 2 2006, 2010
Mike Skinner 1 1995
Greg Biffle 2000
Mike Bliss 2002
Travis Kvapil 2003
Bobby Hamilton 2004
Ted Musgrave 2005
Johnny Benson 2008
Austin Dillon 2011
James Buescher 2012
Erik Jones 2015
Johnny Sauter 2016
Christopher Bell 2017
Brett Moffitt 2018
Sheldon Creed 2020
Ben Rhodes 2021
Zane Smith 2022

Regular Season Champions[edit]

Since 2018 NASCAR has awarded a regular season championship for the driver with the most points heading into the playoffs with 2017 being grandfathered in.[6]

Season Driver Owner(s)/Teams No.(s) Man.(s)
2017 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch (Kyle Busch Motorsports) 4 Toyota
2018 Johnny Sauter Maury Gallagher (GMS Racing) 21 Chevrolet
2019 Grant Enfinger Mike Curb (ThorSport Racing) 98 Ford
2020 Austin Hill Shigeaki Hattori (Hattori Racing Enterprises) 16 Toyota
2021 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch (Kyle Busch Motorsports) 4 Toyota
2022 Zane Smith Bob Jenkins (Front Row Motorsports) 38 Ford
2023 Corey Heim David Gilliland (Tricon Garage) 11 Toyota

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on August 16, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "Camping World Truck Series Driver Champions". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Livingstone, Seth. "Matt Crafton wins second straight Truck Series title". NASCAR. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Turner, Jared (November 20, 2015). "Erik Jones becomes youngest Camping World Truck Series champion". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Race: Phoenix Int'l Raceway - Lucas Oil 150". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "NASCAR unveils Regular Season Championship trophies". Official Site Of NASCAR. August 14, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
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