Matt Crafton looks to keep the heat on in his quest for a NCWTS championship in the EnjoyIllinois.com 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday.
Crafton enters his first start at Chicagoland on the strength of a 2nd place finish at Bristol last week, his 7th top-5 finish this season. He remains in 2nd place in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings.
"We had a heck of a truck at Bristol, and I'm thankful to our guys for all the work they did to get the truck where it needed to be," Crafton said. "It was a perfect example of how these guys keep battling and adjusting. It was a good night for us."
Crafton hopes to ride the momentum from Bristol thru his first start at Chicagoland.
"We've tested at Chicago, but really, it's still largely an unknown until we get into the heat of racing battle on Friday," he said. "It's exciting to be taking the Camping World Truck Series to Chicago. The fans there just love racing, and they really support it. I expect it to be a great race for them to watch. It's definitely a track where you need the whole package. It's similar in many ways to Kansas and Kentucky, so, setup-wise, we can draw from that. There are multiple grooves, which should lend itself to some great side-by-side racing. Hopefully, we can take our Menards Chevy to Victory Lane in our first race at Chicagoland."
