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Matt Crafton enters the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday riding the momentum of consecutive top-5 finishes.

Crafton finished 4th at Atlanta and a career-best 2nd at Martinsville, and is in 6th place in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings.

“I’m happy with where we are right now, but our focus is entirely on Kansas,” Crafton said. “We know the challenges that are in front of us, and we’re working every day to get better.”

In 7 career NCTS starts at Kansas Speedway, Crafton has finished in the top-10 three times, including a 10th place finish in ’07. “I always look forward to racing at Kansas,” said Crafton. “The track is smooth and fast, and you can basically run anywhere. The corners are a little tricky, so the truck has to handle well. You have to get a good run down the straightaways here.”

The O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 marks the end of a lengthy break in action for the NCTS, and Crafton is raring to go. “I’m chomping at the bit to get back out there and hopefully pick up where we left off,” he said. “We want to keep things rolling. We continue to learn a lot, and everyone on this No. 88 team expects to compete for wins and top-5 finishes each time out. It’s all about consistency, about putting yourself in position for good things to happen. Hopefully that will be the case again on Saturday.”