2008 TRUCK SERIES TEAM/DRIVER CHART
(Silly Season Chart)
Last Update 5-9-2008
2008 Rookie of the Year Candidates (ROTY)
#6-Colin Braun#7-Andy Lally
#71-Donny Lia
#9-Justin Marks
#15-Mark Mitchell
#22-Philip McGilton
#16-Brian Scott
Unofficial
Drivers Looking in 2008
Willie AllenTravis Dassow
Brendan Gaughan
Richard Johns
Travis Kittleson
Brandon Knupp
Justin Labonte
Bill Lester
Ryan Mathews
Phillip McGilton
Ted Musgrave
Steve Park
Clay Rogers
Tim Sauter
Pete Shepherd
Brandon Whitt
Truck Series Team Addresses
KEYS
RED = New for 2008* Next to truck number means a part time schedule
? - Unknown
? Name or Sponsor - rumored/unknown
| 2008 CRAFTSMEN TRUCK SERIES TEAM CHART | ||||||
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| FULL TIME TEAMS | ||||||
| TRUCK # | DRIVER | MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER | CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES................. | ||||||
| 07 | John Mickel(Charlotte) Ryan Lawler(7 races) Sean Murphy(6 races) Shane Sieg(9 races) Mike Bliss(Calif) |
Chevy | TBA | Green Light Racing/SS Racing | Bobby Dotter | Carl Wegner |
| SS Racing & Greenlight Racing have announced a joint venture for 2008. Shane Sieg is scheduled to sign 9-races; Ryan Lawler 7-races; Sean Murphy 6-races. Ryan Lawler makes his series debut at Martinsville. | ||||||
| 08 | Jason White | Dodge | Gunbroker.com | Green Light Racing/SS Racing | Doug Howe | Arrington |
| SS Racing & Greenlight Racing have announced a joint venture for 2008. Jason White has been announced as driver for the entire 2008 season along with sponsorship from gunbroker.com. | ||||||
| 09 | Travis Kvapil(10 races) Bobby East(7 races) John Wes Townley(6 races) |
Ford | Zaxby's | Roush Fenway Racing | Chad Norris | Roush-Yates |
| Joey Clanton moves to Roush Fenway Racing with sponsor Zaxby's for 2008. Following Daytona Clanton is out at Roush; Kvapil will drive at Calif. Revised lineup has been announced; Kvapil will handle the driving duties for ten races; Bobby East in for seven beginning with Kansas and Jon Wes Townley beginning at Mansfield. | ||||||
| 2* | Jack Sprague | Chevy | Camping World/RVs.com(6 races) American Commercial Lines (15 races) |
Kevin Harvick Inc. | Ernie Cope | RCR |
| Kevin Harvick annouced at Texas that Jack Sprague will be driving the #2-Chevy full-time in 2008. American Commercial Lines has signed on to sponsor 15 races; Georgia Boot as an associate sponsor. Camping World with RVs.com has signed on to sponsor six races. | ||||||
| 4 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | Arrington Motorsports/ Bobby Hamilton Racing |
Bryant Frazier | Arrington |
| Stacy Compton will be the driver for 2008. Compton is part owner of the team; team is heavily supported by Dodge. Open Joist returns as sponsor is 2008. | ||||||
| 5 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Toyota Tundra Toyota | Bill Davis Racing | Jeff Hensley | TRD |
| Skinner has a contract with BDR that runs through 2009. | ||||||
| 6 | Colin Braun ROTY |
Ford | Con-way Freight | Roush Fenway Racing | Mike Beam | Roush-Yates |
| Travis Kvapil will move to the Sprint Cup Series with RYR. Colin Braun has been named the driver of the #6 for 2008 with Con-way Freight as the new sponsor. | ||||||
| 7 [was #00] | Andy Lally ROTY |
Chevy | TRG Motorsports Line-X(Daytona) |
The Racer's Group | Butch Hylton | ? |
| Hearing that The Racer's Group with driver Andy Lally has purchased this team and plan to run a full season in '08. Confirmed by Michael Waltrip/announcement made. TRG has switched manufacturers to Chevy in 2008 and also changing to the #7. | ||||||
| 8 | Chad McCumbee | Chevy | MRD Motorsports | MRD Motorsports | Steve Genebacher | PME |
| Chad McCumbee is slated to run the full 2008 season with MRD. He may also pick up a few races with Petty Enterprises as well as run some Nationwide events. | ||||||
| 9 | Justin Marks ROTY |
Toyota | Crocs Toyota | Germain Racing | Jason Overstreet | TRD |
| Germain [Racing] did not renew a contract with [Ted] Musgrave. Justin Marks, who competed in four truck races for the Germain team and finished eighth in his last race at Homestead, will replace Musgrave. Germain said Marks will bring solid sponsorship with him, which includes Croc Shoes and Construct Corp. Jason Overstreet has been named as crew chief. | ||||||
| 10 | Brendan Gaughan | Ford | Int'l MaxxForce Diesel | Tom Mitchell | Bryan Berry | Roush-Yates |
| David Starr left the team. Brendan Gaughan has been announced as the driver for 2008, and Bryan Berry [Brendan's crew chief in 2007] also joins Circle Bar as crew chief for Gaughan. | ||||||
| 11 (was #1) | David Starr | Toyota | RFMS/Red Horse Racing | Jeff Hammond Thomas DeLoach Jr. |
Jamie Jones | TRD |
| David Starr has reunited with Red Horse Racing and Toyota for the 2008 season. | ||||||
| 13 | Shelby Howard | Chevy | Thorsport Racing Chevy | Duke Thorson ThorSport |
Chris Rice | PME |
| Willie Allen and Thorsport have parted ways. Shelby Howard has been named the driver for the 2008 season. Prior to Martinsville, Lance Hooper left as crew chief; Chris Rice is now in that role. | ||||||
| 14 | Rick Crawford | Ford | Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford | Tom Mitchell | Kevin Starland | Roush-Yates |
| Circle Bar returns with two teams again in 2008; Rick Crawford the main man for this team. | ||||||
| 15 | Marc Mitchell ROTY Denny Hamlin(Martinsville) |
Toyota | Hyprene Ergon Miccosukee Resorts(Martinsville) |
Billy Ballew | Doug George | TRD |
| Marc Mitchell has been signed to drive the #15 Chevy for 21 races with sponsor Ergon and will be competing for ROTY. Chevy remains the manufacturer; teammates Busch & Stremme will run Toyota. Denny Hamlin has been named driver for Martinsville with Toyota as manufacturer. Following Martinsville, the team makes a permanent switch to Toyota for the remainder of the season. | ||||||
| 16 | Brian Scott ROTY |
Chevy | Albertsons/Shark Energy Drink Chevy | JB Scott Dave Fuge |
Dave Fuge | ? |
| Xpress Motorsports returns to Chevy as associated manufacturer. Shark Energy Drink, in conjunction with Albertsons Supermarkets, comes on board as sponsor for entire season. The team will be called Shark Energy Racing by Xpress Motorsports. | ||||||
| 18 | Dennis Setzer | Dodge | Melling Select | Arrington Motorsports/ Bobby Hamilton Racing |
Bryan Frazier | Arrington |
| Dennis Setzer moves from the #4 BHR team to the #18. Sponsorship has not yet been announced. | ||||||
| 20 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Ford | The Nicholson Group | JTG Racing | ? | Roush-Yates |
| Scott Lagasse Jr. has been named the driver for the #21; with Cary Cogswell as crew chief. Wood Bros/JTG have split the teams up; will continue to share marketing & technology aspects of the business. Following the NNS race at Nashville, Gary Cogswell has been named as crew chief for Marcos Ambrose; no word on replacement for the #20 team. | ||||||
| 21 | Jon Wood Keven Wood |
Ford | Barnhill Group(8 races) Air Force |
Wood Bros | John Monsam | Roush-Yates |
| Cousins Jon & Keven Wood to share the ride in 2008 with associate sponsorship from Air Force. Wood Bros/JTG have split the teams up; will continue to share marketing & technology aspects of the business. Barnhill Group will be the primary sponsor for 8 races and an associate sponsor for the remaining races. | ||||||
| 22 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull Toyota | Bill Davis Racing | Doug Wolcott | TRD |
| Prior to the Kansas race, McGilton left as driver of the #22 for BDR. Red Bull is sponsoring Scott Speed for several races throughout the remainder of the season as parat of an ongoing development plan for Speed. | ||||||
| 23 | Johnny Benson | Toyota | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles | Bill Davis Racing | Trip Bruce | TRD |
| Johnny Benson is expected to return to Bill Davis Racing in '08. | ||||||
| 30 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Lumber Liquidators | Germain Racing | Mike Hillman Jr. | TRD |
| During an MRN radio interview, Todd Bodine said that the team would not be moving to the Nationwide Series in 2008. The COT for the Nationwide Series is expected to be in place in 2009; didn't make economic sense to start in '08. | ||||||
| 33 | Ron Hornaday | Chevy | VFW(4 races) Camping World |
Kevin Harvick Inc. | Rick Ren | RCR |
| VFW will sponsor four races in 2008; Martinsvile, ORP, Nashville & Atlanta. | ||||||
| 40 | Chad Chaffin Paul Poulter (3-7 races) |
Chevy | WrapItUpVehicleWraps.com Chevy | Key Motorsports Curtis W. Key Sr. |
Lance Hooper | Key Motorsports |
| Chad Chaffin is scheduled to drive the season opener at Daytona and for at least the first four races. Westerman Companies renews sponsorship with Key Motorsports for six races in 2008. WrapItUpVehicleWraps.com has signed on as sponsor for the Kansas race as well as others yet to be named for 2008 & 2009. Lance Hooper named as new crew chief prior to Kansas race, replacing Gary Showalter. England's Paul Poulter has signed on as a development driver -- expected to run 3-7 Truck Series events starting at the Milwaukee Mile. | ||||||
| 46 | Landon Cassill(Kansas) Scott Speed(Atlanta & Martinsville) Erin Crocker(two races) |
Chevy | Red Bull(Atlanta & Martinsville) foneGEAR(Daytona & California) |
David Dollar Rob Morgan Morgan-Dollar Motorsports |
Eric Phillips | RCR |
| Erin Crocker is scheduled to run the first two races for MDM; possibly more depending on sponsorship. Scott Speed picks up the ride for Atlanta & Martinsville. Hendrick Motorsports development driver, Landon Cassill will be in the #46 at Kansas. | ||||||
| 51* | Shane Sieg (Kansas) Kyle Busch |
Toyota | Miccosukee Resorts San Bernardino County (Calif) NOS Energy Drink |
Billy Ballew | Richie Wauters | TRD |
| Kyle Busch will run the majority of companion events in the #51; David Stremme to run a few races as well. Shane Sieg will be behind the wheel of the #51 at Kansas as Busch will be pulling double-duty at Talladega. | ||||||
| 59 | Ted Musgrave | Toyota | ASE/Harris Trucking | HT Motorsports Jim Harris |
Danny Rollins | TRD |
| Official announcement has been made; Musgrave will be the driver of the #59. | ||||||
| 60 | Terry Cook | Toyota | Wyler.com | Wyler Racing | John Quinn | TRD |
| Wyler Racing will run a second race team in 2008 with Terry Cook named as the driver. Status of second team unknown; Cook now in the #60. George Church left the crew chief role following Martinsville; John Quinn named as new crew chief. | ||||||
| 71 | Donny Lia ROTY Mike Bliss(Daytona) |
Chevy | ? | TRG Motorsports | Jason Miller | ? |
| RG Motorsports has signed Donny Lia to drive a second truck for this team. Lia will also be running for Rookie of the Year. Mike Bliss will be the driver at Daytona as Donny Lia has not been cleared by NASCAR to complete on the superspeedways. | ||||||
| 88 | Matt Crafton | Chevy | Menards/Quaker State Chevy | Duke Thorson Thorsport |
Bud Haefele | PME |
| Matt Crafton returns as driver in 2008. | ||||||
| 99 | Erik Darnell | Ford | Northern Tool & Equipment | Roush Fenway Racing | Matt Puccia | Roush-Yates |
| Jack Roush has announced that he plans to run at least two trucks in 2008 and Erik Darnell is expected to return. | ||||||
| PART TIME TEAMS | ||||||
| TRUCK# | DRIVER | MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER | CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES................. | ||||||
| 0* | Wayne Edwards(Kansas) Butch Miller |
Chevy | ? | Gene Christensen | ? | ? |
| Wayne Edwards has been added to the Kansas entry list. | ||||||
| 03* | Chrissy Wallace | Toyota | Germain Motor Company/Chase | Germain Racing | Mike Abner | TRD |
| Wallace is slated to drive five Truck Series & five ARCA races for Germain Racing in 2008. Wallace's first truck race is Martinsville.It's been reported that Chrissy Wallace has signed a contract to drive for Germain during the 2009 and run for ROTY. | ||||||
| 12* | Mario Gosselin (Kansas) | Chevy | crashedtoys.com | DGM Racing | Germain Gosselin | ? |
| Mario Gosselin has bought trucks from now-defunct Spears Motorsports and plans to pick and choose races to run throughout the remainder of the season. | ||||||
| 28* | Wayne Edwards | Chevy | Kissin Kuzzins Construction | Jim Rosenblum | Dick Rahilly | RAHMOC Racing Engines |
| Wayne Edwards is scheduled to drive in the season opener at Daytona, however the team is still awaiting sponsorship for the balance of the season. | ||||||
| 31* | Larry Foyt(Daytona) | Dodge | Kinetico Inc.(Daytona) | Shelly Brevak | Joe Slonkosky | ? |
| Larry Foyt has been tapped to drive the #31-Dodge at Daytona. Sponsorship to be announced. | ||||||
| 44* | Morgan Shepherd | Chevy | Key Motorsports | Key Motorsports | Tommy Morgan | Key Motorsports |
| Slated to run at California. | ||||||
| 47* | Timothy Peters(Martinsville) Brandon Whitt |
Chevy | Tahoe Smokeless Tobacco(Martinsville) | David Dollar | Danny Gill | RCR |
| Slated to run California race. Timothy Peters will be in the #47 truck at Martinsville. | ||||||
| 48* | Bryan Silas | Chevy | ? | Andy Hillenburg | Jeff McClure | Wegner |
| Team plans to run a limited schedule in 2008 with new crew chief, Jeff McClure. First race is set for Martinsville. | ||||||
| 49* | Bradley Riethmeyer | Dodge | BlackwaterUSA.com | Tracy Trotter | ? | ? |
| No known changes for 2008. | ||||||
| 53* | Justin Hobgood | Chevy | Georgia Beef Board Chevy | Bill Bishop | Robert Bentley | ? |
| Truck entered at Daytona. | ||||||
| 54* | Brian Sockwell | Chevy | Sculley Boatbuilders(Daytona) | Jerry Reary | Steven Barfield | ? |
| Reary Racing and Brian Sockwell are scheduled to run at least 5 fives in 2008 beginning with the season opener at Daytona. Manufacturer is Chevy, but may run Dodge on some tracks. | ||||||
| 63* | PJ Jones | Ford | Diversifed Partners | Mike Mittler MB Motorsports |
Mike Mittler | Mike Mittler |
| Team generally makes several races each season; expect the same in 2008. PJ Jones has been named driver for Daytona. | ||||||
| 73* | Michelle Theriault (Kansas) | Dodge | TBA Dodge | Derrike Cope Inc. | ? | ? |
| Derrike Cope has plans to enter two trucks at Kansas; #73& 74. | ||||||
| 74* | Jennifer Jo Cobb (Kansas) | Dodge | Annexus Dodge | Derrike Cope Inc. | Rick Markle | ? |
| Derrike Cope said he has plans to enter two trucks at Kansas, one being the #74 with Jennifer Jo Cobb as driver. | ||||||
| 76* | ? | Chevy | ? | Jeff Milburn Racing | Jeff Milburn | ? |
| Team generally runs 2-3 races a season. No known changes for 2008. | ||||||
| 89* | Ryan Seaman(Dover) Wayne Edwards (5 races) |
Chevy | Lafferty Performance | Lafferty Motorsports | David Null | Lafferty |
| Lafferty Motorsports has announced that they plan to run five races in 2008 with driver Wayne Edwards. An article written about Ryan Seaman said he will be driving the #89 at Dover. No word on status of Edwards. | ||||||
| 91* | J.C. Stout | Chevy | ? | Stellar-Quest Racing Donald Stout |
Steve Mollnow | ? |
| Stout has announced that he plans to run at least five races in 2008; Charlotte, Milwaukee, Kentucky, Loudon & Martinsville; more if sponsorship is obtained. | ||||||
| 95 | Lloyd Mack | Ford | NRG Cases | Scott Upshaw Upshaw-Adams Motorsports |
? | ? |
| Team has signed driver Lloyd Mack to run as many as seven races in 2008 beginning with Mansfield. May possibly run for ROTY in 2009. | ||||||
| UNKNOWN STATUS or CLOSED | ||||||
| TRUCK# | DRIVER | MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER | CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES................. | ||||||
| 29* | Scott Lynch | Dodge | Jasper Engines & Transmissions Dodge | James Lynch | Larry Pryor | ? |
| Lynch tested at Daytona; unclear how many races they are going to run in 2008.It was reported during Daytona final practice that Lynch plans on running the entire season in '08. | ||||||
| 47 | ? | Chevy | ? | David Dollar Rob Morgan Morgan-Dollar Motorsports |
? | RCR |
| Status unknown for 2008. | ||||||
| 75 | Clay Rogers? | Chevy | Spears Manufacturing | Wayne Spears Joe Gibbs Racing |
Tom Ackerman | Hutter |
| Ray Dunlap from SPEED/tv has reported that this team has closed its doors and all employees were released immediately. | ||||||
| 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevy | South Point Resort | South Point Racing | Bryan Berry | Kroyer/PME |
| Formation of the new Wyler - Gaughan Race team has been announced for '08; they plan to run at least six Cup races in '08 with Brendan Gaughan as driver. Hearing that the Wyler/Gaughan merger has fallen through. Brendan Gaughan told Sirius NASCAR Radio's Sirius Speedway Wednesday that the announced merger with Wyler Racing is off, and that his family's South Point Racing team will disband. | ||||||
| 89* | Chuck Maitlen | Chevy | ? | Chris Lafferty | Chris Lafferty | ? |
| Status unknown. | ||||||
