2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Pos No Driver Make Team
1 22 Scott Speed ( R ) Toyota Bill Davis Racing
2 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet Kevin Harvick Inc
3 33 Ron Hornaday , Jr Chevrolet Kevin Harvick Inc
4 09 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing
5 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing
6 11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing
7 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing
8 6 Colin Braun ( R ) Ford Roush Fenway Racing
9 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing
10 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing
Races -- AAA Insurance 200
The AAA Insurance 200 was held on May 30 at Dover International Speedway . Mike Skinner won the pole . Skinner would not lead for long as the dominant Kyle Busch would take the top spot and stay there for the first 96 laps . However , heavy smoke was billowing from Busch 's No . 51 truck , forcing him to the garage with transmission troubles and knocking him out of contention . Taking over the top spot would be Todd Bodine , who would stay out on a lap 133 restart with Shane Sieg . Making only his sixth start in NASCAR competition and running on two tires , ex-Formula One driver Scott Speed lived up to his name and opened up a four-second lead on Ron Hornaday . Although Speed 's lead would be cut due to Bodine crashing on lap 170 , he would hold off veterans Hornaday and Jack Sprague to become the third consecutive first time winner for the 2008 season . The other time this happened was in 1998 , with Andy Houston ( Loudon ) , Terry Cook ( Flemington ) , and Jimmy Hensley ( Music City )
The 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the fourteenth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It was contested over twenty-five races, beginning with the Chevy Silverado HD 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnny Benson of Bill Davis Racing was crowned champion. The season was also the last under the Craftsman sponsorship banner. Sears Holdings Corporation, the owners of the Craftsman brand name of tools, withdrew sponsorship at the end of the season. On October 23, NASCAR officials confirmed that Camping World would become the title sponsor beginning with the 2009 season.