Matt Crafton hopes to turn up the heat in the NCWTS championship battle in the Copart 200 at Gateway on Saturday.
Crafton remains in 2nd place in the points-race, with eight races left this season.
"Our guys have done a great job all season of focusing on what's in front of us, on the race at hand and the things we can control, rather than getting caught-up in speculation or what other people are saying," Crafton said of his No. 88 Menards Chevrolet team. "Our goals are the same each week: to try to win races and be as good as we can be. There's only so much we can control, and that's where our energies are."
Crafton owns five top-10 finishes in eight starts at Gateway, with a best finish of 6th.
"I love going to Gateway," he said. "We've always had good trucks there. It's one of those tracks where we've always seemed to run well for the most part, but just had something bite us at one time or another, especially in the last few years. Gateway reminds me of Phoenix a little, with respect to how different turns one and two are from turns three and four at both tracks. As a driver, it's tough to be perfect at both ends, and that's what makes it a challenge. Gateway means great racing, and we're always confident there. Hopefully, we'll be right there in position for a win on Saturday."
