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The Craftsman Truck Series championship trophy from 2006 to 2008
The NASCAR Craftsman 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. The first driver to win multiple Championships was Ron Hornaday Jr., in 1996 and 1998. 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. Erik Jones is the youngest driver to claim the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, being 19 years, 5 months, and 21 days old when he won the 2015 title. Hornaday is the oldest winner of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Title; he was 51 years, 4 months and 24 days old when he won the 2009 championship.
By season[]
| Season | Driver | Owner | Number | Manufacturer | Starts | Wins | Top tens | Poles | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress | 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 (2) | 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 (2)
Dale Earnhardt (3) |
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 | William Byron | Rick Hendrick (3) | 9 | 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[]
| 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 | |
| William Byron | 2016 | |
| Christopher Bell | 2017 | |
| Brett Moffitt | 2018 | |
| Sheldon Creed | 2020 | |
| Ben Rhodes | 2021 | |
| Zane Smith | 2022 |
See also[]
- NASCAR
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
- List of NASCAR RCA Cup Series champions
- List of NASCAR Busch Series champions
- List of NASCAR teams
- List of NASCAR drivers
- List of NASCAR race tracks