Matt Crafton came from the back of the pack in the ThorSport Racing No. 88 Menards/SealBest Chevrolet on Friday night after a post-qualifying engine change, but having the entire field in his windshield didn't bother him as he methodically picked up position after position until he was within the top ten with 15 laps to go before a caution flag allowed drivers on fresher tires to line up on his tailgate.  Crafton was at the proverbial gunfight with a knife and did all he could do to hang on to 16th at the checkered flag.

On the initial start, Crafton picked up several positions by blasting to the outside, and on the first restart he gained five more positions by again going to the outside.  With just six cautions throughout the evening, Crafton used a fast truck to pick up positions rather than gaining spots in the pits.

"We had a problem with the engine after qualifying and had to change it," Crafton said.  "We started at the back but that wasn't really a problem.  We had a good start and got a few of them right off the bat.  I know that restarts are always a good chance to make passes, so I was really up on the wheel every time we came to the green and we picked up spots on every one.  We raced from 36th to tenth and I think every pass we made was on the track, not in the pits.  These guys gave me an awesome truck, we just didn't have the tires to hold those guys off at the finish.  It was a great run, we just didn't need to see that caution flag there at the end."

Crafton maintains the tenth spot in the points, but there is one thing he would like more than a top-10 finish in the championship standings.

"We aren't points racing right now," Crafton said.  "We want to go out and win races.  This team has everything in place to go to victory lane before the end of the season.  That is what I am focused on.  If we can go out and lead the most laps and win both races, the points will take care of themselves.  If we don't win, then we always want to get the best finish we can get.  We're going to Phoenix and that is one of my favorite tracks, so we're going to go out and try to get that first win next week."

The Silverado 150 from Phoenix International Speedway is scheduled for a 6:30 P.M. Eastern start on Friday November 11 and will be shown live on Speed Channel.