List of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champions

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful Camping World 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 Johnny Sauter, who won his first championship in 2016.[2]

Overall, fourteen 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]

By season

Season Driver Owner No. Manufacturer St Ws TT P Pts Gap
1995 Mike Skinner Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 20 8 18 7 3224 126
1996 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt 16 Chevrolet 24 4 23 2 3831 53
1997 Jack Sprague Rick Hendrick 24 Chevrolet 26 3 23 5 3969 232
1998 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt 16 Chevrolet 27 6 22 2 4072 3
1999 Jack Sprague 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 Rick Hendrick 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 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 1 Dodge 25 1 15 1 3535 55
2006 Todd Bodine Stephen Germain 30 Toyota 25 3 16 1 3666 127
2007 Ron Hornaday Jr. 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. Kevin Harvick 33 Chevrolet 25 6 20 4 3959 187
2010 Todd Bodine Stephen Germain 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 31 Chevrolet 22 4 14 0 808 6
2013 Matt Crafton Duke Thorson 88 Toyota 22 1 19 0 804 40
2014 Matt Crafton 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

By driver

Driver Total Seasons
Ron Hornaday Jr. 4 1996, 1998, 2007, 2009
Jack Sprague 3 1997, 1999, 2001
Todd Bodine 2 2006, 2010
Matt Crafton 2013, 2014
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Camping World Truck Series Driver Champions". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  3. ↑ Livingstone, Seth. "Matt Crafton wins second straight Truck Series title". NASCAR. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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