Menards renews its long-standing partnership with ThorSport Racing for 2024 on Matt Crafton’s No. 88 Ford F-150 continuing to be the longest-running driver/sponsor relationship in the history of NASCAR.  

Menards, a Midwest home-improvement store chain that has a long history in racing, has four championships with ThorSport: one in the ARCA Menards Series with driver Frank Kimmel in the ThorSport Racing No. 44 (2013), and three NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series driver’s championships with Crafton (2013, 2014 and 2019). 

Crafton has scored all 15 of his career Truck Series wins and three championships piloting the iconic Menards yellow color. The Tulare, California native, who owns the series’ record for consecutive starts, 544 going into the 2024 season. This season will be his 25th overall year in the series.  

Joining Menards on the No. 88 will be vendor partners Ideal Door, Slim Jim, Black Label Bacon, Great Lakes Flooring, Planters, Serta, Chi-Chi’s, Jack Links, Zevo, OSI, Dutch Boy, Denali Aire, Paslode, and Flex Seal. 

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season opener from Daytona International Speedway is on Friday, February 16th at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. Additional coverage can be found via the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Channel 90. 

Thorsport PR