ThorSport Racing
American racing team
ThorSport Racing is an American professional stock car racing team competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Founded in 1996 as SealMaster Racing and based in Sandusky, Ohio, the team is owned by Duke Thorson and his wife, Rhonda. Currently, it fields four teams: the No. 13 for Cole Butcher, the No. 88 for Ty Majeski, the No. 98 for Jake Garcia, and the No. 99 for Ben Rhodes. ThorSport has claimed six Truck Series championships: three with Crafton (2013, 2014, 2019), two with Rhodes (2021, 2023), and one with Majeski in 2024. Notably, it is the longest-running team in the Truck Series, with at least one truck in every season since 1996.
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