List of NASCAR Truck Series champions

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The NASCAR Truck Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1995 to Mike Skinner.[1] The first driver to win multiple Championships was Ron Hornaday Jr., in 1996 and 1998.[2] The most recent Drivers' Champion is Corey Heim who won his first championship in 2025.

The Truck Series championship trophy during the first Craftsman Truck Series era

Overall, 22 different drivers have won the Championship, with Ron Hornaday Jr. holding the record for most titles at four. Crafton has the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning two from 2013 to 2014.[3] Erik Jones is the youngest driver to claim the NASCAR Truck Series Championship, being 19 years, 5 months, and 21 days old when he won the 2015 title.[4] Hornaday is the oldest winner of the NASCAR Truck Series Title; he was 51 years, 4 months and 24 days old when he won the 2009 championship.[5]

By season

Points Format History: List of NASCAR points scoring systems NASCAR playoffs

More information Season, Driver ...
Season Driver Owner No. Manufacturer St Ws TT P Pts Gap
Full Season Points
1995 Mike Skinner Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 20 8 18 10 3224 126
1996 Ron Hornaday Jr. (1) Dale Earnhardt 16 Chevrolet (2) 24 4 23 2 3831 53
1997 Jack Sprague (1) Rick Hendrick 24 Chevrolet (3) 26 3 23 5 3969 232
1998 Ron Hornaday Jr. (2) Dale Earnhardt (2) 16 Chevrolet (4) 27 6 22 2 4072 3
1999 Jack Sprague (2) Rick Hendrick (2) 24 Chevrolet (5) 25 3 19 1 3747 8
2000 Greg Biffle Jack Roush 50 Ford 24 5 18 4 3826 230
2001 Jack Sprague (3) Rick Hendrick (3) 24 Chevrolet (6) 24 4 17 7 3670 73
2002 Mike Bliss Steve Coulter 16 Chevrolet (7) 25 5 18 4 3359 46
2003 Travis Kvapil Steve Coulter (2) 16 Chevrolet (8) 25 1 22 0 3837 9
2004 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton 4 Dodge 25 4 16 0 3624 46
2005 Ted Musgrave Jim Smith (2) 1 Dodge (2) 25 1 15 1 3535 55
2006 Todd Bodine (1) Stephen Germain 30 Toyota 25 3 16 1 3666 127
2007 Ron Hornaday Jr. (3) Kevin Harvick 33 Chevrolet (9) 25 4 22 1 3982 54
2008 Johnny Benson Bill Davis 23 Toyota (2) 25 5 18 3 3725 7
2009 Ron Hornaday Jr. (4) Kevin Harvick (2) 33 Chevrolet (10) 25 6 20 4 3959 187
2010 Todd Bodine (2) Stephen Germain (2) 30 Toyota (3) 25 4 20 2 3937 207
2011 Austin Dillon Richard Childress (2) 3 Chevrolet (11) 25 2 16 5 888 6
2012 James Buescher Steve Turner 31 Chevrolet (12) 22 4 14 0 808 6
2013 Matt Crafton (1) Duke Thorson 88 Toyota (4) 22 1 19 0 804 40
2014 Matt Crafton (2) Duke Thorson (2) 88 Toyota (5) 22 2 17 0 833 21
2015 Erik Jones Kyle Busch 4 Toyota (6) 23 3 19 5 899 15
3 Round Elmination Playoff format
2016 Johnny Sauter Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. 21 Chevrolet (13) 23 3 19 1 4030 4
2017 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch (2) 4 Toyota (7) 23 5 21 5 4035 1
2018 Brett Moffitt Shigeaki Hattori 16 Toyota (8) 23 6 13 0 4040 6
2019 Matt Crafton (3) Duke Thorson (3) 88 Ford (2) 23 0 18 3 4035 2
2020 Sheldon Creed Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. (2) 2 Chevrolet (14) 23 5 13 4 4040 5
2021 Ben Rhodes (1) Duke Thorson (4) 99 Toyota (9) 22 2 16 0 4034 2
2022 Zane Smith Bob Jenkins 38 Ford (3) 23 4 19 3 4040 5
2023 Ben Rhodes (2) Duke Thorson (5) 99 Ford (4) 23 1 14 0 4032 1
2024 Ty Majeski Mike Curb 98 Ford (5) 23 3 14 6 4040 5
2025 Corey Heim David Gilliland 11 Toyota (10) 25 12 21 10 4040 5
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By driver

Regular season champions

Since 2017 NASCAR has awarded a regular season championship for the driver with the most points heading into the playoffs.[6]

See also

References

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