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ABOUT THORSPORT

About ThorSport Racing 

ThorSport Racing, based in Sandusky, Ohio, is the longest-tenured NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series team, and NASCAR’s only full-time team based in Ohio. ThorSport Racing has competed in the Truck Series annually since 1996. The 2020 season is 25th season for the team.

In 2019, ThorSport Racing had a quartet of driver’s – Johnny Sauter, Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton and Grant Enfinger – in addition to Myatt Snider and Chase Briscoe who piloted a fifth truck on a part-time basis. ThorSport Racing placed Sauter, Crafton, and Enfinger in the Gander Series Playoffs.

Since its inception, ThorSport Racing has wheeled into Victory Lane 30 times in Gander Trucks with Terry Cook, Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter, Ben Rhodes, Grant Enfinger, and Chase Briscoe. Its drivers have finished within the top 10 in points 27 times, including 13 consecutive seasons in the top 10 by Crafton (2007-2019). Crafton also became the series’ first back-to-back champion, winning titles in both 2013 and 2014.

In 2013, ThorSport Racing rewarded owners Duke and Rhonda Thorson by recording a proverbial “career season” with both of its racing programs. ThorSport Racing won its first championship in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, where its No. 44 Ansell/Menards car won a series-best four races, and the drivers’ championship with 10-time champion Frank Kimmel, and the owners’ championship. Additionally, in Gander Trucks, Matt Crafton won his first drivers’ championship.