NASCAR Career
Mathews started racing in the Craftsman Truck Series at the seventh race of 2007 for Bill Davis Racing after Tyler Walker was suspended for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy, and the team had lost its sponsor. He earned his first pole position on July 13, 2007 at Kentucky Speedway, and finished fourth in the race. His other Top 10 finish in 2007 was a sixth place finish at Memphis Motorsports Park. Mathews competed in one NASCAR event in 2008 for the newly formed CHS Motorsports. The one event was the Chevy Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway. He would start the race in 34th and finish 33rd. For the 2009 season, Mathews signed on to drive in select races for Ray Hackett Racing in the #75 Ford F-150, starting with the WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. He would also drive select races for CHS Motorsports. In 2010 it was announced that Mathews would again drive for Ray Hackett Racing, he made his season debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the EZGO 200 in March.
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