List of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champions (Johnsonverse)

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1995 to Mike Skinner. The first driver to win multiple Championships was Ron Hornaday Jr., in 1996 and 1998. The most recent Drivers' Champion is Zane Smith who won his first championship in 2022.
Overall, nineteen different drivers have won the Championship, with Ron Hornaday Jr. holding the record for most titles at four. Crafton has the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning two from 2013 to 2014. Erik Jones is the youngest driver to claim the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, being 19 years, 5 months, and 21 days old when he won the 2015 title. Hornaday is the oldest winner of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Title; he was 51 years, 4 months and 24 days old when he won the 2009 championship.
== By season ==
Season	Driver 	Owner 	Number	Manufacturer 	Starts	Wins	Top tens	Poles	Points	Gap
1995 	Mike Skinner 	Richard Childress 	3 	Chevrolet 	20 	8 	18 	10 	3224 	126
1996 	Ron Hornaday Jr. (1)	Dale Earnhardt 	16 	Chevrolet 	24 	4 	23 	2 	3831 	53
1997 	Jack Sprague (1) 	Rick Hendrick 	24 	Chevrolet 	26 	3 	23 	5 	3969 	232
1998 	Ron Hornaday Jr. (2)	Dale Earnhardt (2) 	16 	Chevrolet 	27 	6 	22 	2 	4072 	3
1999 	Jack Sprague (2) 	Rick Hendrick (2) 	24 	Chevrolet 	25 	3 	19 	1 	3747 	8
2000 	Greg Biffle 	Jack Roush 	50 	Ford 	24 	5 	18 	4 	3826 	230
2001 	Jack Sprague (3) 	Rick Hendrick (3) 	24 	Chevrolet 	24 	4 	17 	7 	3670 	73
2002 	Mike Bliss 	Steve Coulter 	16 	Chevrolet 	25 	5 	18 	4 	3359 	46
2003 	Travis Kvapil 	Steve Coulter (2) 	16 	Chevrolet 	25 	1 	22 	0 	3837 	9
2004 	Bobby Hamilton 	Bobby Hamilton 	4 	Dodge 	25 	4 	16 	0 	3624 	46
2005 	Ted Musgrave 	Jim Smith (2) 	1 	Dodge (2) 	25 	1 	15 	1 	3535 	55
2006 	Todd Bodine (1) 	Stephen Germain 	30 	Toyota 	25 	3 	16 	1 	3666 	127
2007 	Ron Hornaday Jr. (3)	Kevin Harvick 	33 	Chevrolet 	25 	4 	22 	1 	3982 	54
2008 	Johnny Benson 	Bill Davis 	23 	Toyota 	25 	5 	18 	3 	3725 	7
2009 	Ron Hornaday Jr. (4)	Kevin Harvick (2) 	33 	Chevrolet 	25 	6 	20 	4 	3959 	187
2010 	Todd Bodine (2) 	Stephen Germain (2) 	30 	Toyota 	25 	4 	20 	2 	3937 	207
2011 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress (2)
Dale Earnhardt (3)	3 	Chevrolet 	25 	2 	16 	5 	888 	6
2012 	James Buescher 	Steve Turner (2) 	31 	Chevrolet 	22 	4 	14 	0 	808 	6
2013 	Matt Crafton (1) 	Duke Thorson 	88 	Toyota 	22 	1 	19 	0 	804 	40
2014 	Matt Crafton (2) 	Duke Thorson 	88 	Toyota 	22 	2 	17 	0 	833 	21
2015 	Erik Jones 	Kyle Busch 	4 	Toyota 	23 	3 	19 	5 	899 	15
2016 	William Byron 	Rick Hendrick (3) 	9 	Chevrolet 	23 	3 	19 	1 	4030 	4
2017 	Christopher Bell 	Kyle Busch (2) 	4 	Toyota 	23 	5 	21 	5 	4035 	1
2018 	Brett Moffitt 	Shigeaki Hattori 	16 	Toyota 	23 	6 	13 	0 	4040 	6
2019 	Matt Crafton (3) 	Duke Thorson 	88 	Ford 	23 	0 	18 	3 	4035 	2
2020 	Sheldon Creed 	Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. (2)	2 	Chevrolet (14)	23 	5 	13 	4 	4040 	5
2021 	Ben Rhodes 	Duke Thorson (4) 	99 	Toyota (9) 	22 	2 	16 	0 	4034 	2
2022 	Zane Smith 	Bob Jenkins 	38 	Ford (3) 	23 	4 	19 	3 	4040 	5
== By driver ==
Driver 	Total	Seasons
Ron Hornaday Jr.	4 	1996, 1998, 2007, 2009
Jack Sprague 	3 	1997, 1999, 2001
Matt Crafton 	3 	2013, 2014, 2019
Todd Bodine 	2 	2006, 2010
Mike Skinner 	1 	1995
Greg Biffle 	1 	2000
Mike Bliss 	1 	2002
Travis Kvapil 	1 	2003
Bobby Hamilton 	1 	2004
Ted Musgrave 	1 	2005
Johnny Benson 	1 	2008
Austin Dillon 	1 	2011
James Buescher 	1 	2012
Erik Jones 	1 	2015
William Byron 	1 	2016
Christopher Bell	1 	2017
Brett Moffitt 	1 	2018
Sheldon Creed 	1 	2020
Ben Rhodes 	1 	2021
Zane Smith 	1 	2022
== See also ==
* NASCAR
* NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
* List of NASCAR RCA Cup Series champions
* List of NASCAR Busch Series champions
* List of NASCAR teams
* List of NASCAR drivers
* List of NASCAR race tracks
Category:Johnsonverse