NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES

1Zane Smith: After being the championship bridesmaid in back-to-back seasons, Zane Smith completed his climb to the top of the Craftsman Truck Series in 2022 by winning the title that had twice so narrowly eluded him. Smith returns to NASCAR’s No. 3 division and Front Row Motorsports with his eyes set on joining veteran Matt Crafton as the only driver to claim consecutive Truck Series championships.

Ben Rhodes: After just missing out on winning his second Craftsman Truck Series title in a row, 2022 runner-up Ben Rhodes will seek to reclaim possession of the series’ biggest prize. While Rhodes will be back in his familiar No. 99 truck at ThorSport Racing, he’ll be driving a Ford rather than a Toyota and have a new face atop his pit box in crew chief Jerrod Prince.

Grant Enfinger: One of the Craftsman Truck Series’ most consistent performers in recent years, Grant Enfinger will look to earn a place among the Championship 4 as he last did in 2020. This year will be Enfinger’s second run with GMS Racing, a perennial championship contender that he celebrated a lone victory with in 2022 on the way to a seventh-place points finish.

Matt Crafton: Will this be the year that threetime Craftsman Truck Series champion Matt Crafton finally calls it quits? Crafton, who turns 47 in June, made his series debut with a single start in 2000 and has run the full schedule in every season since – amassing a series record 521 starts. Despite going winless in four of the last five years, Crafton remains competitive, and that’ll likely continue this year.

Hailie Deegan: Fan-favorite Hailie Deegan begins her third full season in trucks at a new home – ThorSport Racing – after spending years one and two competing for team owner David Gilliland. Deegan, who has no top-five results and three top-10 finishes in 46 truck starts, will drive ThorSport’s No. 13 Ford with a goal of establishing herself as a contender with the five-time championship-winning organization.