60 in 1998, and signed Houston full-time to compete for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year honors.
Despite running without a major sponsor, Houston collected a pole at The No Fear Challenge, and a win at the Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader, finishing 13th in the points standings.
During the season, Houston's father Tommy came out of retirement to run The Orleans 250 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in a second truck, the No.
After the season, Houston left[2] for PPI Motorsports, and Addington signed Travis Kvapil as driver.
Kvapil had eighteen top-tens (including a win at Texas), and finished fourth in points, earning him Rookie of the Year honors.