Top 5 drivers with the most NASCAR Truck Series championships of all time
The NASCAR Truck Series has become a proving ground for several prolific drivers in the world of stock car racing. Since its inception in 1995, the racing series has seen five multi-championship drivers, with the top driver clinching four titles.
The Craftsman Truck Series is one of NASCAR’s three national divisions serving as the third tier. As the name suggests, the series fields pickup truck-based stock cars, with the current truck model list consisting of the Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F-150, and Toyota Tundra.
Who are these NASCAR Truck Series drivers who came out on top year in and year out? Let’s find out.
5. Todd Bodine – 2 NASCAR Truck Series championships
First on the list is Todd Bodine who won a pair of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championships. The New York native had a six-year streak (2005-2010) of finishing in the top five in points including in his championship seasons in 2006 and 2010.
The New York native amassed 22 wins, 92 top-5s, and 125 top-10s in the pickup truck-based racing series. Today, the former driver is still in the stock car racing scene as a sports analyst for FOX NASCAR, a position he took on in 2015.
4. Ben Rhodes – 2 NASCAR Truck Series championships
Next up is the youngest driver on the list, Ben Rhodes. He is a 27-year-old American professional stock car racing driver who won the championship in 2021 and 2023 with ThorSport Racing, a Ford-affiliated Trucks team founded in 1996.
Following the 2024 season finale at Phoenix Raceway, Rhodes passed the championship crown to teammate Ty Majeski for the latter driver’s first title. The two-time champ also qualified for this year’s postseason but failed to advance into the Round of 8.
3. Jack Sprague – 3 NASCAR Truck Series championships
One of the two three-time NASCAR Truck Series champions is Jack Sprague who dominated the series in the late 90s. While Sprague won the title in 1997, 1999, and 2001 with Hendrick Motorsports, the former driver finished second in the standings in 1996, 1998, and 2000.
The Michigan native collected 28 wins and 32 pole positions in 297 starts, making him the third-winningest driver in the Truck Series tied with first Truck Series champ Mike Skinner. As arguably one of the best drivers to grace the series, Sprague was nominated for the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class.
2. Matt Crafton – 3 NASCAR Truck Series championships
Despite winning 15 races only, Matt Crafton is a multi-championship Truck Series driver with three titles. The driver gave ThorSport Racing its first and second championships after a back-to-back championship run in 2013 and 2014, a first in the series.
Five years later, Crafton won the third championship for himself and the team.
The veteran NASCAR driver still competes in the Truck Series to this day. As the 2024 season concluded, the 48-year-old Californian only had one top-5 finish at Bristol Motor Speedway and seven top-10 finishes.
1. Ron Hornaday Jr. – 4 NASCAR Truck Series championships
The top driver on the list is Ron Hornaday Jr., the only driver to win four championships in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He secured his first two titles with Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s team in 1996 and 1998 before adding two more in 2007 and 2009 under Kevin Harvick’s team.
The now 66-year-old is the second-winningest driver in the pickup-based stock car racing league with 51 victories in 360 starts (Kyle Busch holds the all-time record with 66 wins). He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in the class of 2018.