For some drivers – think Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards – the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has been the cornerstone of NASCAR stardom at the highest level.
Others, however, have made the series a destination as they continue to seek the elusive championship.
David Starr made his 274th series start earlier this month in his native Texas. Starr will become just the sixth competitor with 275 starts when he takes the green flag July 7 at Kentucky Speedway.
Starr, whose NCWTS career began in 1998, has been a fulltime competitor since 2002, winning four times with seven top-10 championship finishes. He sits in the 20th position after nine races.
Equally impressive is the record of Matt Crafton. Crafton made his NASCAR Camping World Truck debut in the final race of the 2000 season and has had perfect attendance ever since. His 255 consecutive starts over 12 seasons ranks No. 3 on the series all-time list. He’s due to eclipse Dennis Setzer’s second most consecutive starts (267) this fall at Talladega Superspeedway.
Terry Cook holds the longest string of consecutive starts – 296 – from January 1998 through November 2009.
Crafton has finished among the top 10 in points in five of the past six seasons, the most recent three among the top five. The Tulare, Calif. native’s closest brush with the title came in 2009 when he was runner up to Ron Hornaday Jr. He’s fifth in current points after leading the standings on three occasions earlier this season.
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