Layne Riggs | Chandler Smith
Martinsville Speedway NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Advance
Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200

Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Event: Race 5 of 25
Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Location: Martinsville Speedway (0.526-miles)
#of Laps: 200
Time/TV/Radio: 7:30 PM ET on FS1/SiriusXM channel 90

Layne Riggs Notes

Layne Riggs will make his third Martinsville Speedway NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start this Friday night. In his two previous starts at the famed short-track, Riggs has one top-15 and one top-10, finishing 15th in the NCTS April visit and sixth in the November race in his 2024 rookie season.

After partnering with Riggs during his 2024 rookie season, Infinity Communications will return to sponsor Riggs and the No. 34 Ford F-150 for the 200-lap event. The wireless telecom company played a key role in Riggs’ 2024 Sunoco Rookie of the Year campaign, helping Riggs capture four top-10 finishes.

With a diverse portfolio of expertise and strategically positioned facilities nationwide, Infinity Communications can meet all the needs of major wireless providers. From network configuration to network recovery, Infinity Communications’ services are actively expanding and introducing new cutting-edge technologies to the world of wireless communication.

“Infinity Communications is excited to continue our partnership with Front Row Motorsports and Layne Riggs for the 2025 season,” said Jeff Coffey, Owner, Infinity Communications. “While our role is different this year, our commitment to supporting Layne and his team remains the same. Layne is a talented driver with a bright future, and we’re proud to be a part of his journey. We look forward to seeing him continue to excel on the track this season!”

With a second-place finish last Friday night at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Riggs is on a two-race streak of finishing in the top-five and now sits eighth in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Driver Championship points standings. Cutting his teeth in the local short-track scene, Riggs and the No. 34 team view the Martinsville Speedway as a track that they can earn their first win of the 2025 season.

“Martinsville is by far one of my favorite tracks,” said Riggs. “The beating and banging, door to door racing is what I grew up on, and I just feel comfortable at the short tracks. It’s going to start with qualifying if we want to leave with a good result. Martinsville is a tough track to pass at and it takes a lot of discipline to get around. I’m confident in myself and the team, though. We have a good streak going of top-five finishes and I want to continue that this weekend. It’s great to have Infinity Communications back on board this Friday. Jeff Coffey has been a long time supporter of my career and I’d like to pay him back with a checkered flag.
Road Crew

Driver: Layne Riggs

Crew Chief: Dylan Cappello

Truck Chief: Alex Lacognata

Engineer: Jonathan Coates

Mechanic: Clark Houston

Mechanic: Brandon Selph

Tire / Interior Specialist: Robert Benzenhafer

Spotter: Josh Williams

Transporter Driver: Joe Haresky

Pit Crew

Front Tire Changer: Blake Hickman

Rear Tire Changer: Steven Chereek

Tire Carrier: Alvin Wilson

Jackman: Landon Honeycutt

Fueler: Dan Mrak

Chandler Smith Notes

Chandler Smith and the No. 38 team look to tackle the Martinsville Speedway this Friday night under the lights. QuickTie will join Smith for the 200-lap event for their second race of the 2025 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season. QuickTie manufactures and distributes the QuickTie™ System (a proprietary, patented hold-down system for high wind and seismic construction) and a full line of framing hardware including u-hangers, hurricane clips, straps, structural wood screws, truss connectors and foundation connectors.

Continuing his streak of top-10 finishes with an eighth-place finish at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Smith is now third in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Driver Championship points standings.

In his previous NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start at the Martinsville Speedway, Smith has two top-10 finish, finishing fourth in 2021 and sixth in 2022 with Kyle Busch Motorsports. In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Smith has four starts at the track, earning one top-10 in 2023 and two top-five finishes in 2024.

“I have a good track record at Martinsville,” said Smith. “As a team, we are in a great spot. We’re building fast trucks, executing on pit road, and running up front. We just need to be there when it matters to capture the win. I think we can do that this Friday.”

Road Crew

Driver: Chandler Smith

Crew Chief: Jon Leonard

Truck Chief: Ron Schutte

Engineer: Caleb Williams

Mechanic: Bradley Zilich

Mechanic: Alex Campbell

Tire / Interior Specialist: Kyle Clark

Spotter: Ryan Blanchard

Transport Driver: Mark Hadley

Pit Crew

Front Tire Changer: Garrett Wager

Rear Tire Changer: Jacob Ray

Tire Carrier: Paul Steele

Jackman: Ryan Selig

Fueler: Chris Webb

ABOUT INFINITY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

Infinity prides itself on the quality of service it provides to its customers, covering all aspects of the wireless telecommunications industry. As a result of our diverse portfolio of expertise and strategically positioned facilities nationwide, we can meet all the needs of major wireless providers. From network configuration to network recovery, Infinity Communications’ services are actively expanding and introducing new cutting-edge technologies to the world of wireless communication.

ABOUT QUICKTIE

Quick Tie Products, Inc., (“QuickTie”) manufactures and distributes the QuickTie™ System (a proprietary, patented hold-down system for high wind and seismic construction) and a full line of framing hardware including u-hangers, hurricane clips, straps, structural wood screws, truss connectors and foundation connectors.

ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and Craftsman Truck Series. The team is the 2021 Daytona 500 and 2022 Craftsman Truck Series champions. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields the No. 4, No. 34, and the No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series teams along with the No. 34 and No. 38 Craftsman Truck Series teams from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @teamfrm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

• In seven NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Spire Motorsports has collected one win, three top-five and five top-10 finishes. William Byron, who will pilot the team’s No. 07 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet Silverado, led 94 laps en route to the organization’s first victory in the series in April 2022. The Mooresville, N.C., organization fields the Nos. 07, 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet Silverados full time in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. The Nos. 07 and 7 entries will see a rotating roster of all-star caliber drivers throughout the season, while Rajah Caruth and Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Andres Perez de Lara will pilot the Nos. 71 and 77, respectively, for the full slate of races.
• The Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 will be televised live on FS1 Friday, March 28 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The fifth of 25 races on the 2025 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series calendar will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

William Byron – Driver, No. 07 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado

• William Byron will drive Spire Motorsports’ No. 07 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet Silverado in Friday’s Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
• The Cup Series regular will pull double duty this weekend as he looks to defend his 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville win aboard Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet ZL1.
• Byron led Spire Motorsports to its inaugural CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory in the 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200. Byron started 32nd after qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. He meticulously worked his way through the field, taking the lead on Lap 105 during pit stops prior to the Final Stage. The No. 7 Silverado swapped the lead with Chandler Smith over the next several circuits, but Byron went on to lead a race-high 94 laps en route to his first grandfather clock trophy. The win came in the driver’s first and only prior appearance with the team, and Spire Motorsports’ second start in the series.
• HENDRICKCARS.COM is the online home for everything Hendrick Automotive Group. Visitors can shop more than 30,000 new or pre-owned vehicles, locate centers for service and collision repair, receive a value to sell or trade their car, chat online with customer service, discover career opportunities, learn more about vehicle protection programs, and explore how the company gives back to the community.
• The 2016 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Rookie of the Year owns 29 starts in the series, where he’s collected three poles, eight wins, 14 top fives, 19 top 10s and compiled a 10.2 average finish.
• The 27-year-old is quite familiar with Spire Motorsports’ 77,000 square-foot facility located on Mazeppa Road, the former home of Kyle Busch Motorsports. In 2016, Byron registered seven victories in his rookie CRAFTSMAN Truck Series campaign with KBM. He also won the 2016 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway from the pole position, closing the year fifth in the division’s driver championship point standings while securing KBM’s fourth consecutive and fifth overall owner’s championship in the series.
• More recently, Byron returned to Kyle Busch Motorsports for his three most recent appearances in the series in 2023. He and crew chief Brian Pattie collected top fives on the dirt at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.
• In addition to his 2022 victory, the Charlotte, N.C., native made two CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Martinsville in 2016, securing third- and eighth-place finishes.
• In NASCAR Cup Series competition, Byron has tallied five top-five and eight top-10 finishes at Martinsville, including a pair of victories. His April 2022 win came two days after his CRAFTSMAN Truck Series score with Spire Motorsports, and the April 2024 victory capped off Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary celebratory weekend.
• The blue and white HENDRICKCARS.COM colors will wrap Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-058. The truck will make its 27th start Friday. This same chassis won races four times between Kyle Busch (Charlotte, May 2019) and John Hunter Nemechek (Las Vegas, Feb. 2021; Richmond, April 2021; Charlotte, May 2021) in the cockpit.

William Byron Quote
Last time you were in a Spire truck, you came out on top. What are your thoughts heading into the weekend?
“It’s been a bit since I raced for Spire Motorsports, but I’m excited to get back. The last time I raced with them we got the win at Martinsville (Speedway). It’s been a couple years but I’m ready to get back in a truck and get some extra laps for the weekend. Hopefully we can duplicate the success we had last time and come away with another clock.”

Atop the No. 07 Box – Crew Chief Allen Hart
Allen Hart will call his fifth race atop to pit box in Friday’s 200-lapper from Martinsville. He earned his first career win in the crew chief role last weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway where Kyle Larson won the Baptist Health 200. After a spin midway through the Final Stage, Larson made an impressive run through the field over the event’s final 40 circuits, chasing down the leaders with two laps remaining to make the winning move.
As an engineer at JR Motorsports, the Midland, Mich., native helped Justin Allgaier to a runner-up finish in the Xfinity Series October 2020 visit to the Virginia half-mile.

Corey Day – Driver, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado

• Corey Day will pilot Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet Silverado in Friday’s Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
• The Clovis, Calif., native will pull double duty this weekend, and make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 17 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet in Saturday’s Marine Corps 250.
• Last week, the 19-year-old secured a career-best 15th-place finish in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ annual visit to Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• In his first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series event for Spire Motorsports at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Day secured his first Kennametal Pole Award and led the field to the green flag. He maintained top-five track position throughout the event’s first two stages until contact with another competitor cut his right-front tire, leaving him 27th in the final rundown.
• Friday’s 200-lap event will mark Day’s seventh CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start. He competed in four events in 2024 for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing.
• HENDRICKCARS.COM is the online home for everything Hendrick Automotive Group. Visitors can shop more than 30,000 new or pre-owned vehicles, locate centers for service and collision repair, receive a value to sell or trade their car, chat online with customer service, discover career opportunities, learn more about vehicle protection programs, and explore how the company gives back to the community.
• Day will return to the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado in two weeks at Bristol Motor Speedway. He will continue his eight-race slate with Spire Motorsports at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway (April 18), Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway (May 30), Indianapolis Raceway Park (July 25) and Darlington Raceway (Aug. 30).
• The talented teenager will contest two more ARCA Menards Series events in Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 Chevrolet SS later this season at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway (July 11) and Kansas Speedway (Sept. 26).
• Day will race Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-062 on Friday. Last season, the truck earned three top-10 finishes with Sammy Smith behind the wheel and also saw action at Richmond Raceway with Connor Zilisch at the controls last August.

Corey Day Quotes
What are your thoughts heading into Martinsville?
“Martinsville (Speedway) is another track that I’ve already had some laps at so I’m hoping to build off of what I already know from last fall. It’s quite a bit different from the last two tracks we’ve raced at but Brian (Pattie, crew chief) has been a great help to me so far this year and think that’s only going to get better the more races we have together.”

Atop the No. 7 Box – Crew Chief Brian Pattie

• Brian Pattie returns to the top of the No. 7 pit box, an entry that will see a plethora of all-star caliber drivers behind the wheel throughout the 2025 season.
• Pattie has called four CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at Martinsville, claiming a runner-up finish in 2023 with Kyle Busch at the controls.
• The 24-year veteran spent 14 seasons in the Cup Series. As a crew chief, he has earned six wins in Cup Series competition and 11 in the Xfinity Series. He stands as one of 11 crew chiefs to win races across all three of NASCAR’s national touring series.
• The 49-year-old has stood atop the box for 29 NASCAR Cup Series events at Martinsville Speedway, collecting five top fives and 10 top 10s, highlighted by a runner-up finish with Clint Bowyer in 2013.
• Last month, the No. 7 team defended its 2024 victory in the Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with Kyle Busch behind the wheel. The Las Vegas driver spent all 135 laps in the top 15 while leading a race-high 80 laps and calculating a field-leading average running position (3.2) and driver rating (124.6).

Rajah Caruth – Driver, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado

• Rajah Caruth will pilot Spire Motorsports’ No. 71 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet Silverado in Friday’s Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
• In last spring’s trip to the famed half-mile, Caruth started 16th and converted a race-high 43 quality passes en route to a seventh-place finish. The result marked the team’s fourth top 10 through six events.
• HENDRICKCARS.COM is the online home for everything Hendrick Automotive Group. Visitors can shop more than 30,000 new or pre-owned vehicles, locate centers for service and collision repair, receive a value to sell or trade their car, chat online with customer service, discover career opportunities, learn more about vehicle protection programs, and explore how the company gives back to the community.
• Caruth collected four top 10s on concrete tracks last season with finishes of eighth, seventh, fourth and third, respectively, at Bristol Motor Speedway (March 16), Martinsville (April 5), Nashville Superspeedway (June 28) and Bristol (Sept. 19).
• The 23-year-old owns a pair of NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Martinsville, both of which resulted in 12th-place efforts with Alpha Prime Racing. The finishes mark a career-high in the series for the driver.
• The 2024 season marked a career year for Caruth where he tallied one win, a pair of Cometic Gasket Pole Awards and five top-five finishes, all of which were the first of his young career. The 12 top-10 finishes on the season tripled Caruth’s total of four in 2023, while his average starting position of 10.7 was four positions higher than 2023 and his 11.6 average finish was an impressive seven positions higher.
• With his first career CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win last season, Caruth became the third African-American driver to win a NASCAR National Touring Series race.
• Caruth and the No. 71 team qualified for the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series playoffs in 2024, the first such appearance for the former Washington, D.C., resident. Despite reaching the Round of 8, mechanical issues stalled his championship bid in the season’s penultimate event at Martinsville.
• Caruth will be behind the wheel of Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-070. In 19 starts, the truck visited Victory Lane three times with Chandler Smith (Phoenix, Nov. 2021; Las Vegas, March 2022; Richmond, Aug. 2022), paced the field for 318 circuits and recorded an 8.7 average finish. Nick Sanchez piloted the chassis to a fourth-place result last November at Phoenix Raceway.

Rajah Caruth Quotes
What are your thoughts heading into Martinsville?
“I really started to like Martinsville through the races I ran there in the Xfinity Series, but it is a far different approach when you are in a truck. I have a personal goal of improving at certain racetracks, and Martinsville is on the list. Hopefully, when we come back in October, a trip to the Championship 4 will be on the line. The goal this year is to advance past Martinsville, so giving good feedback and building out our notebook even further than we already have will be key this weekend.”

You carry the Hendrick name on your Silverado every week. What would it mean to park it in Victory Lane at Martinsville?
“Martinsville is hallowed grounds for Hendrick, both on the Motorsports and Automotive Group sides. Mr. H and Ms. Linda have a deep history at the track, and a win would mean a lot for everyone under the Hendrick banner. It would be a special day if we can get the job done and bring all the great men and women at Hendrick Automotive Group to Victory Lane.”

Atop the No. 71 Box – Crew Chief Kevin “Bono” Manion

• Veteran crew chief Kevin “Bono” Manion calls the shots for Rajah Caruth and the No. 71 team in 2025.
• The 53-year-old has called 12 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at Martinsville Speedway, collecting two wins, seven top fives and eight top 10s.
• The Boylston, Mass., native led Zane Smith to victory in November 2021, which propelled the No. 21 GMS Racing team to the Championship 4 after entering the event in a must-win situation. Smith led 65 laps and reclaimed the lead coming to the white flag as competitors made contact behind.
• After jump-starting Spire Motorsports’ CRAFTSMAN Truck Series program alongside industry veteran Mike Greci in 2022, Manion led the team to its first victory at Martinsville in 2022, in what marked the organization’s second start in the series. After swapping the lead with Chandler Smith, Byron pulled away to lead a race-high 94 laps and claim the program’s first victory.
• Manion stood atop the box for 21 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway where he called four top-10 finishes.
• The veteran crew chief has racked up six Cup Series victories (including the 2010 Daytona 500), 17 NASCAR Xfinity Series triumphs and 11 CRAFTSMAN Truck series wins. Manion is also one of 11 crew chiefs to have called wins across all three of NASCAR’s national touring series.
• In 2023, Manion became one of few to call a race in all three of NASCAR’s national series in a single season, all of which came under the Spire Motorsports banner. He led the part-time effort on the No. 7 Silverado in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, helped in limited starts for Carson Hocevar in the Xfinity Series and took the reigns during the second half of the Cup Series season for Ty Dillon and the No. 77 team.

Andres Perez de Lara – Driver, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado

• Andres Perez de Lara will pilot the No. 77 Telcel Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports in the Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
• While the 19-year-old will make his first start at the Virginia half-mile this weekend, Perez de Lara made 12 short track starts across his two full-time seasons in the ARCA Menards Series. He earned nine top fives, an average finish of 4.5 and a pair of runner-up finishes in 2024 at Indianapolis Raceway Park and Salem (Ind.) Speedway.
• The Mexico City native saw success on short tracks during his time in the NASCAR Mexico Series. His lone win in the series came at Ovalo Aguascalientes, a 0.875-mile oval. Perez de Lara made several appearances in both the NASCAR Mexico Series and NASCAR Mexico Challenge Series at Autodromo Potosino, another half-mile oval, in San Luis Potosi. In seven starts at the Martinsville-like venue, he earned two top fives and four top 10s.
• Telcel is Mexico’s leading telecommunications company, providing nationwide coverage, cutting-edge mobile connectivity, and high-speed internet services to millions of users. With over 30 years of experience, Telcel continues to innovate in digital communication, offering solutions that keep people connected anytime, anywhere.
• Beyond technology, Telcel is committed to supporting excellence in sports, particularly in motorsports. As a proud and long-time sponsor of Perez de Lara, Telcel fuels the passion for speed, precision and performance, driving success both on and off the track. Telcel will be a season-long partner with Perez de Lara and the No. 77 team.
• Perez de Lara will pursue Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in 2025 and sits second in the standings for the award, 27 points behind leader Gio Ruggerio.
• The 2024 ARCA champion juggled his duties while also competing full time in the NASCAR Mexico Series. In 2023, he earned the Rookie of the Year award while finishing fourth in the division’s championship point standings and reaching the series’ version of the NASCAR playoffs.
• Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-056 will be driven by Perez de Lara Friday night. The truck has two wins in its 23 starts, visiting Victory Lane with John Hunter Nemechek at Pocono (June, 2021) and Kansas (September, 2022).

Andres Perez de Lara Quotes
What are your thoughts heading into your first visit to Martinsville?
“I am really excited for Martinsville, given it is the first short track of the year. I grew up racing on short tracks in Mexico, so I feel that I will be able to adapt quickly. There is a track pretty similar to Martinsville in Mexico that I raced at a lot. Racing on the short tracks in ARCA was good preparation for the new short tracks I will see this year. Some of my best runs in ARCA came at short tracks. I feel confident about the work the team has put in for this weekend and that we have an opportunity for a good result.”

What are going to be the keys to success for this weekend?
“We all know tempers can flare at short tracks, especially Martinsville. The main thing for me is to remain patient and not put myself a bad position. We are going to try our hardest to stay out of trouble throughout the night. If I can remain patient and keep my Telcel Silverado clean throughout the night, we should be up there at the end.”

Atop the No. 77 Box – Crew Chief Chad Walter

• Crew chief Chad Walter will be atop the box for Andres Perez de Lara and the No. 77 team in 2025.
• The 53-year-old has called five CRAFTSMAN Truck Series events at Martinsville Speedway, snagging a top 10 last spring with Rajah Caruth.
• The Albion, N.Y., native has racked up six wins, 52 top 5s, and 130 top 10s between both the NASCAR Xfinity and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.

About Spire Motorsports …
Spire Motorsports earned its inaugural NASCAR Cup Series victory in its first full season of competition when Justin Haley took the checkered flag in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on July 7, 2019. Less than three years later, William Byron drove Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado to its inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win on April 7, 2022, at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The team’s most recent win came on March 21, 2025, when Kyle Larson took the checkered flag in the Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

In 2025, Spire Motorsports will campaign the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolets in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team will also field the Nos. 07, 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet Silverados in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and the No. 77 Chevrolet in the ARCA Menards Series in select events.

NIECE MOTORSPORTS
NCTS RACE ADVANCE: MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
Event: Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 (200 laps / 105.2 miles)
Round: 5 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Martinsville Speedway
Location: Ridgeway, Virginia
Date & Time: Friday, March 28 | 7:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90

Team Stats & Notes

• Niece Motorsports Martinsville Stats: Niece drivers have accumulated 31 total NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) starts at Martinsville Speedway since 2017. The team has amassed a total of two top-fives and four top-10 finishes including a second-place result in 2019 with Ross Chastain. Last spring, Kaden Honeycutt led the organization with a ninth-place effort.
• Strong Outing in Miami: Last week’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway marked the second race of the season to feature two Niece Motorsports entries finish inside the top-10. The team led the field for a considerable portion of the race with Chastain behind the wheel of its No. 44 entry before finishing sixth.

No. 42 J.F. Electric / Utilitra Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Matt Mills | Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett

• Mills’ Martinsville Stats: Matt Mills has made two NCTS starts at Martinsville Speedway, both of which came last year. His personal-best finish was 19th in the fall race. Mills has also competed in six NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) races at ‘The Paperclip’, finishing as high as 18th in April, 2022.
• Shiplett’s Martinsville Stats: Both of Mike Shiplett’s NCTS starts at Martinsville were made last year; working the first race with Bret Holmes and the second with Mills. Shiplett has called 12 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) races at the short track, finishing as high as 12th with AJ Allmendinger in 2010. He also called one NXS race at this track in 2023.
• On the Truck: Mills’ No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from longtime partners J.F. Electric and Utilitra, who will serve as his anchor partners for the entire 25-race season.
• Recapping Homestead-Miami: Matt Mills and the No. 42 team finished inside the top-15 after a hard-fought race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mills started the evening off in 17th, and had a relatively smooth set of first two stages. After making adjustments on the final pit stop of the night, Mills gained track position in the final run to the checkered flag, walking away in 14th-place.
• Points Rundown: Mills’ 14th-place finish at Homestead-Miami netted him four positions in the points standings. Currently scored in 15th overall, Mills trails Matt Crafton in 14th by 11 points with a gap of three points over Jack Wood in 16th. He is currently 25 points below the Playoffs cutline heading into Martinsville.
• Quoting Mills: Do you anticipate there being an uptick in pace on the short track package this year?

“I feel like we’ve done a lot of work over the offseason to help our short track program because that was a struggle point for us last year. Short tracks personally have been a bit of a love-hate relationship for me, especially Martinsville. It’s all about track position, and it’s a different style of race craft now. Really, if we can get out of there with a top-10, that would be a really solid day for us and the J.F. Electric / Utilitra team.”

About J.F. Electric: J.F. Electric is an electrical contractor that provides engineering expertise, backed by construction and installation know-how in a diverse range of service offerings, from utilities and commercial projects, to industrial and telecommunications customers. When having a long family history in an industry, a company not only builds on its knowledge and experience, it takes pride in cultivating a solid understanding of client needs, all the while nurturing strong relationships with its employees. Evolving through five generations of the Fowler family, J.F. Electric has matured into a well-managed and thoughtfully diversified electrical contractor which is poised to continue its growth and expansion into the future.

About Utilitra: Utilitra is a woman-owned firm specializing in utility and technology solutions with a diverse team of specialized professionals. Utilitra is committed to solving their client’s unique challenges, whether one expert or a team of experts is needed. By adapting to the needs of their respective industries, Utilitra has built a range of services for their utility and technology partners.

No. 44 Moore’s Venture Foods Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Matt Gould | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers

• Gould Returns: NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Weekly Series racer, Matt Gould, will pilot the No. 44 Chevrolet in his third-career NCTS start for Niece Motorsports on Friday night. The 19-year-old son of crew chief, Phil Gould, made his series debut at the Milwaukee Mile Speedway last season and later competed in the fall Martinsville event as well. He is the third driver to share the No. 44 entry this year following Ross Chastain and Bayley Currey.
• Gould’s Martinsville Stats: Gould made his first start at Martinsville last October, an event where he started 22nd and finished 27th after experiencing mid-race mechanical issues.
• Rogers’ Martinsville Stats: Wally Rogers has played a role in 12 NCTS races at Martinsville Speedway dating back to 2004. Rogers’ drivers have accounted for four top-10 finishes here, including a third-place effort in April, 2005 with Ron Hornaday. He has also made nine NCS starts paired with one NXS start as a crew chief at this track.
• On the Truck: Gould’s No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Moore’s Venture Foods.
• Recapping Homestead-Miami: Ross Chastain and the No. 44 team put on a thrilling show at Homestead-Miami by contending for the race win all night long. Chastain, in his return to the Truck Series, qualified the highest out of the team in seventh. With a pair of top-10 finishes in both stages, the team held track position up at the front of the field. Chastain took the point on several occasions, leading for a total of 33 laps. The team was searching for more long run pace, but left the track content with a sixth-place finish.
• Owner Points Rundown: Niece Motorsports’ No. 44 team continues to serve as the leading entry of the organization following a brilliant race at Homestead-Miami. The No. 44 currently sits eleventh in the owner points standings, 12 markers behind Front Row Motorsports’ No. 34 team which holds the final spot in the provisional Playoffs cutline.
• Quoting Gould: Since you have a race’s worth of experience at Martinsville now, what are some of the things that you’ll pay attention to this week?

“One of the biggest things that I will try to do this week will be to keep heat out of the brakes. I remember in last year’s race, I cooked the brakes a little bit in stage one and that hurt us through the run. The other keys I’ll try to follow are staying disciplined on the bottom and knowing where I have to position on restarts. I’m very excited to come back and work with Wally and the guys on our No. 44 team. I can’t thank everyone at Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet, Moore’s Venture Foods, and Precision Vehicle Logistics enough for supporting me.”

About Moore’s Venture Foods: Moore’s Venture Foods is a family-owned grocery store chain located in Oklahoma. The chain has brick-and-mortar stores in Alva, Fairfax, Shattuck, and Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and has been operated by the Moore family for three generations. To learn more, please visit www.MooresVentureFoods.com.

No. 45 AutoVentive / Precision Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt | Crew Chief: Phil Gould

• Honeycutt’s Martinsville Stats: Kaden Honeycutt has made four NCTS starts at Martinsville Speedway. Honeycutt made his series debut here in 2022, and in last spring’s race at ‘The Paperclip’, he finished ninth with the No. 45 team. In addition to his NCTS debut, Honeycutt also made his NXS debut here as well in 2023.
• Gould’s Martinsville Stats: Phil Gould has called eight NCTS races at Martinsville since 2019, earning two top-fives and three top-10 results. Gould’s best finish at the 0.526-mile short track came in November, 2019, when the No. 45 team finished runner-up.
• On the Truck: Honeycutt’s No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from AutoVentive and Precision Vehicle Logistics, who will serve as his anchor partners for the majority of the season.
• Recapping Homestead-Miami: For the second week in a row, Kaden Honeycutt and the No. 45 team rallied back from mid-race penalties to bring home a solid finish. Honeycutt started in 13th-place, but climbed up inside the top-10 to score points in both stages. On the final pit stop of the night, the No. 45 team was forced to start in the rear, but were able to overcome a lack of track position to parlay into an impressive top-10 result.
• Short Track Reps: Last Sunday, Honeycutt entered the ASA STARS National Tour race at Five Flags Speedway after the truck race at Homestead-Miami. In his first Super Late Model race of the year, Honeycutt walked away with a top-10 finish (seventh) despite having mechanical woes hinder his on-track speed.
• Points Rundown: Honeycutt continued his ascension in the points standings last weekend in Homestead, having gained four positions. Entering the fifth event of the season, Honeycutt is currently above the Playoffs cutline in 10th. He has a two-point buffer on Ben Rhodes in 11th, and is two points behind Jake Garcia in ninth.
• Quoting Honeycutt: How important is this weekend going to be knowing that the series returns here later on in the Playoffs?

“This race is really going to be a testament to how we can be in the Playoffs and how we can set ourselves up in good position. Even if we’re not a winning truck this week, we know we can come back in the fall and know what we need to work on. We’ll need to adjust to the racetrack to be better, and going off of last year, I think we’re in a really good spot to go and have a good night in the spring. We’re hoping to go out and get a clock and get some more points to keep up our momentum on the AutoVentive / Precision team.”

About AutoVentive: AutoVentive is an industry-leading Software as a Service (SaaS) applications developer providing customized solutions to the automotive logistics industry. The company is part of Liberty Hill Equity Partners, LLC, a Cincinnati-based private equity firm.

About Precision Vehicle Logistics: Precision Vehicle Logistics is a customer-focused group of professionals committed to service excellence in finished vehicle logistics. Precision offers a unique combination of talented experience, industry-leading software and systems, and a network of partners and resources to deliver customized solutions to the world’s leading automakers.

About Niece Motorsports: Niece Motorsports is a professional auto racing team founded by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2025, the team celebrates its 10th consecutive season competing in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) where it fields the Nos. 41, 42, 44 and 45. Since its founding in 2016, Niece Motorsports has garnered nine wins, 50+ top-fives, 100+ top-10s, 190+ top-15 finishes and made five playoff appearances. At its 80,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Salisbury, NC, Niece Motorsports is a trusted build shop for the Chevrolet Silverados of multiple NCTS teams as well as a customizable fabrication shop for any manufacturing needs.

Follow the Team: To keep up to date with the latest team news, visit niecemotorsports.com or connect on Facebook and Instagram (@NieceMotorsports) as well as X (@NieceMotorsport).