Welcome, this is a summary of the Craftsman Truck statistical driver review grades from the 9 posts over the last couple weeks. Here you can see all the Truck Series drivers (with 10+ starts this year) rankings according to their grade and number rating through the weighted formula I used. I provide their grade and number rating below and below that will be the Truck Series owner rankings (based off their drivers in this article only) with their grade and average number rating. Then for all of you who are nerds like me and want to know what/how I came up with the rating system formula, I detail how that works below the owner rankings. To end the article I have links to each Truck review I have done in case you missed them and the links counterparts pages so you can check out theirs as well. So, have fun and I hope your favorite driver/owner ranking meets your approval, and if you read how I came up with my formula I hope it makes sense.
| Rank | Driver | Grade | Rating |
| 1 | Corey Heim | A+ | 95.50 |
| 2 | Christian Eckes | A | 91.60 |
| 3 | Carson Hocevar | A- | 86.36 |
| 4 | Grant Enfinger | A- | 86.32 |
| 5 | Ben Rhodes | A- | 84.00 |
| 6 | Nick Sanchez | A- | 82.72 |
| 7 | Ty Majeski | A- | 80.42 |
| 8 | Zane Smith | B | 73.48 |
| 9 | Matt DiBenedetto | B | 71.50 |
| 10 | Jake Garcia | B- | 63.80 |
| 11 | Taylor Gray | B- | 61.50 |
| 12 | Chase Purdy | C+ | 57.24 |
| 13 | Stewart Friesen | C | 52.92 |
| 14 | Matt Crafton | C | 52.42 |
| 15 | Rajah Caruth | C | 50.82 |
| 16 | Bayley Currey | C | 45.40-52.24 |
| 17 | Tanner Gray | C- | 45.56 |
| 18 | Tyler Ankrum | C- | 42.04 |
| 19 | Kaden Honeycutt | D+ | 36.66 |
| 20 | Colby Howard | D+ | 36.54 |
| 21 | Dean Thompson | D+ | 36.18 |
| 22 | Bret Holmes | D | 33.02 |
| 23 | Jack Wood | D | 31.98-35.02 |
| 24 | Daniel Dye | D | 32.48 |
| 25 | Timmy Hill | D | 27.12-28.64 |
| 26 | Hailie Deegan | D- | 27.24 |
| 27 | Lawless Alan | D- | 22.92 |
| 28 | Kris Wright | D- | 17.42-35.28 |
| 29 | Josh Reaume | F- | 9.10-12.90 |
| 30 | Spencer Boyd | F- | 8.78 |
| Rank | Driver | Grade | Rating |
| 1 | Rev Racing |
A- | 82.72 |
| 2 | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing |
B+ | 77.70 |
| 3 | Front Row Motorsports |
B | 73.48 |
| 4 | Rackley W.A.R. |
B | 71.50 |
| 5 | ThorSport Racing |
B- | 61.02 |
| 6 | TRICON Garage |
C+ | 59.69 |
| 7 | GMS Racing |
C+ | 56.54 |
| 8 | Halmar Friesen Racing |
C | 52.92 |
| 9 | Niece Motorsports |
C | 51.56-53.84 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
C- | 44.61-46.13 |
| 11 | Hattori Racing Enterprises |
C- | 42.04 |
| 12 | Roper Racing |
D+ | 36.66 |
| 13 | CR7 Racing |
D+ | 36.54 |
| 14 | Bret Holmes Racing |
D | 33.02 |
| 15 | Hill Motorsports |
D | 27.12-28.64 |
| 16 | Young’s Motorsports |
F | 13.10-22.03 |
| 17 | AM/Reaume Bros. Racing |
F- | 9.10-12.90 |
For those of you who are still reading here is how I determined the rating and grades for each driver. If you like this rating system let me know, or if you have a better way let me know as well.
First I put the stats for each driver and then compared them to the others the best I could for their grade (to avoid different day bias). I broke up the teams into 3 tiers and tried to compare each driver to similar team/experience the best I could.
– Tier 1: ThorSport Racing, GMS Racing, Niece Motorsports, TRICON Garage, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Front Row Motorsports
– Tier 2: McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, Rackley W.A.R., Rev Racing, Halmar Friesen Racing, Hattori Racing Enterprises, AM Racing
– Tier 3: CR7 Motorsports, Bret Holmes Racing, Hill Motorsports, Roper Racing, Young’s Motorsports, Reaume Brothers Racing
After this each grade was given a number:
A+=20. A=18. A-=17.
B+=15. B=14. B-=13.
C+=11. C=10. C-=9.
D+=7. D=6. D-=5.
F+=3. F=2. F-=1.
Incomplete = 1 and 20Â (hence why those with Incompletes had an interval in their final grade above)
Next up is the numbers for the weighted formula that I used to get the rating and overall grade. Each category that was graded was given a certain number out of 25 based on how important/how many races their were on that track style. Those are below:
Points Finish (if driver and owner weren’t same, average was taken) = 4.9
2023 Stats = 6.0
Playoff Stats = 3.0
Streak = 1.0
Short Track = 2.2
Small Track = 1.3
Intermediate = 3.5
Big Track = 0.4
Road Course = 1.0
Superspeedway = 1.3
Dirt Track = 0.4
Then for the part you have all been waiting for…. the weighted formula.
((Grade * 4.9) + (Grade * 6.0) + (Grade * 3.0) + (Grade * 1.0) + (Grade * 2.2) + (Grade * 1.3) + (Grade * 3.5) + (Grade * 0.4) + (Grade * 1.0) + (Grade * 1.3) + (Grade * 0.4))/5
So someone who got all A+ would get
((20*4.9) + (20*6.0) + (20*3.0) + (20*1.0) + (20*2.2) + (20*1.3) + (20*3.5) + (20*0.4) + (20*1.0) + (20*1.3) + (20*0.4))/5=500/5=100
And someone who got all F- would get 25/5=5 (do the math if you want or just trust me)
Now that they have their rating here is how they got their final grade based on that rating
100.0-95.0 = A+
94.99-87.5 = A
87.49-80.0 = A-
79.99-75.0 = B+
74.99-67.5 = B
67.49-60.0 = B-
59.99-55.0 = C+
54.99-47.5 = C
47.49-40.0 = C-
39.99-35.0 = D+
34.99-27.5 = D
27.49-20.0 = D-
19.99-15.0 = F+
14.99-10.0 = F
9.99-5.0 = F-
So, there you have it that’s how all the drivers got their grade and rating. For all of you who were interested enough to read all the way down to here, thank you and I hoped you enjoy a bit of peak into my nerd brain.
Here is the links to my counterparts Robert Cwik and Griffin Fuller so you can view their reviews on the teams. Then below are the links to my reviews in case you missed them.
2023 Truck Series Statistical Driver Review: ThorSport Racing
2023 Truck Series Statistical Driver Review: GMS Racing
2023 Truck Series Statistical Driver Review: Niece Motorsports
2023 Truck Series Statistical Driver Review: TRICON Garage
2023 Truck Series Statistical Driver Review: McAnally-Hilgemann/Rackley W.A.R.
2023 Truck Series Statistical Driver Review: Rev/Kyle Busch
2023 Truck Series Statistical Driver Review: Front Row/Halmar Friesen/Hattori/AM/Reaume
2023 Truck Series Statistical Driver Review: CR7/Bret Holmes/Hill
2023 Truck Series Statistical Driver Review: Roper/Young’s
