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Hocevar on Thursday’s Race at Bristol Motor Speedway: “I love racing at Bristol,” said Hocevar. “I feel like as an organization we’ve really improved our short track program this season."

Currey on Thursday’s Race at Bristol Motor Speedway: “I enjoy short track racing and Bristol is a fun track – it’s my favorite one on the circuit,” said Currey. “We’re all working hard in the shop to build the best trucks we can, and I feel confident that we’ll have a strong Unishippers Chevrolet on Thursday night.”

Eight drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will get a brand-new start in their Playoff run when they visit challenging Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday, Sept. 14, for the nightcap of what promises to be a thrilling doubleheader of racing that also will feature the ARCA Menards Series Bush’s Beans 200.

Jack Wood will make his 10th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start of 2023 for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) behind the wheel of the No. 51 Rowdy Manufacturing Chevrolet in Thursday night’s UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

It’s the first race of the second round of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs this week at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

Daniel Dye will make his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start at Bristol on Thursday

Alan and team worked hard to gain track position, but a lack of cautions left little time to regroup and make adjustments. The No. 45 ultimately ended the day in 22nd.

Hocevar made light work of the front of the pack, taking the lead for the first time on Lap 49. Hocevar led a total of 32 laps on the day, before being shuffled back on a late race restart, ultimately finishing sixth.

Race Recap: Currey and the No 41 team lined up 22nd to start the 134-lap race at Kansas Speedway on Friday night. A spin in Stage One left Currey with four flat tires and forced him to limp his truck to pit road, losing two laps in the process."

Post-Race Quote: "Overall, we had a decent Champion Power Equipment Chevy. We just weren't great. Seemed to struggle a bit for the first five or six laps, and then it would come to life."