Saturday, May 14, 2016

Crafton #Wins In Dover (In Photos) #NASCAR

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It took sixteen attempts, but Matt Crafton finally got his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory at Dover International Speedway Friday.

"We've gotten close and we've had very fast trucks -- and this truck was very, very good today," said Crafton, who has recorded all 12 of his career wins in No. 88 trucks fielded by ThorSport Racing. "It's all about the guys behind me.

William Byron, driver of the #9 Liberty University Toyota,
leads a pack of trucks. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Chi-Chi's/Menards Toyota, pits.
(Drew Hallowell/NASCAR via Getty Images)

Matt Crafton leads Daniel Suarez (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Matt Crafton wins the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series JACOB Companies
200 at Dover International Speedway (Drew Hallowell/NASCAR via Getty Images)

Crafton celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series JACOB Companies 200 at Dover International Speedway on
May 13, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Drew Hallowell/NASCAR via Getty Images)

"This team never gives up because we weren't very good in the last practice. We were 21st. Junior (Joiner, crew chief) and I sat down and talked for a while -- and we talked again. I just showed up later and let him do his work. They worked on it all day -- a little air pressure here and a little air pressure there and finally this thing was right on."


Matt Crafton celebrates in Victory Lane after grabbing the win at
Homestead-Miami Speedway for the first time in his career in the Ford EcoBoost 200.

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