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Christian Eckes Rebounds From Early Wreck In Series Debut at Iowa

Up and coming NASCAR star, Christian Eckes made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut Saturday night driving the No. 46 Kyle Busch Motorsports Mobil 1 Toyota Tundra at Iowa Speedway.

On Lap 32, the second caution of the night was brought out due to an incident on the backstretch involving Austin Hill, Grant Enfinger, and Christian Eckes. The Mobil 1 driver had slight damage from the wreckage, but that didn’t stop the talented breakout star from making his way forward.

In the last thirty laps in Stage 1, he managed to fight his way to the 10th position after the early incident. Some pit strategy was played by the 46 team and others. Eckes was on older tires than the rest of the field but salvaged a 14th place finishing position in the second stage.

With some track position and strategy that continued to play out, he fought his way up as high as fifth in the final stage. At the end of the night, he brought home the KBM machine in the eighth position for his first ever top-10 finish in the series. Not bad for the 17-year-old rookie who made his national series debut.

“It started out a little rough,” Eckes said. “Not sure what happened on the backstretch there but we got in a wreck and had to fight back all day. Everybody on this 46 Mobil 1 team did a great job today getting me where I needed to be. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the finish that I really wanted at the end, but a top-10 finish in my debut is definitely a positive.”

June 17, 2018
Jesse Little earns career-best NASCAR Camping World Truck Series finish at Iowa Speedway
Jesse Little, No. 97 JJL Motorsports | Rustic Rub Ford
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS)
Iowa Speedway | M&M’s 200 presented by Casey’s General Stores
Box Score Report
Race No. 9 of 23

Stats:
Started: 13th
Finished: Sixth
Laps: 200 | 200
Status: Running

Quick Recap:

Saving the best for last.
That statement couldn’t be further from the truth on Saturday night at Iowa Speedway as Jesse Little wheeled his No. 97 JJL Motorsports Ford F-150 to a career-best sixth place finish under scorching temperatures at the 0.875-mile short track.

The one-day show for Little, crew chief Matt Noyce and the JJL Motorsports team didn’t start off as well as they had hoped. After struggling with the handling of their truck through the first and second practice sessions, Noyce and Little came together before qualifying prepared to make some radical changes hoping it would improve the performance of their blue oval.

Making it through two of the three rounds of knockout qualifying, Little chimed in 13th quickest overall giving the team family-owned team a solid footing for the approaching 200-lap race.

While the team continued to combat the handling of their No. 97 truck during the first two opening stages, the endless efforts from Noyce and Little behind the wheel paid dividends at the end of Stage 2 when Little stayed out and used track position to grab some stage points before setting up for the final 80-lap sprint to the finish.

A bolting fast pit stop by Little’s team kept the NASCAR Next alumnus inside the top-10 during Stage 3 and despite battling a lack of grip, Little hovered inside the top-10 fending off the challengers behind him while chasing former series champion Johnny Sauter for fifth.

Having to wrestle his truck in the closing laps with no grip, Little made significant gains on his distance from Sauter, but when the checkered flag waved – Little had to settle for sixth, a career-best in 17 Truck Series races.

The finish is also a good boost for a two-race stretch for the Sherrills Ford, N.C.-native who will also compete next Saturday at Gateway (Ill.) Motorsports Park with backing from Rustic Rub. Co.

Little’s efforts on Saturday better a previous career-best eighth place performance at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway in February. Little notched his third top-10 in four races this year and recorded back-to-back top-10 runs at Iowa Speedway after finishing ninth in June 2017.

Driver Quote:

“What a battle. “Everyone did their jobs. We stayed out of trouble and our pit stops were badass. Matt (Noyce, crew chief) did a good job with adjustments to our truck from start to finish.

“Moving forward, we will work harder at getting better from the start so weren’t not so far behind and having to play catchup all weekend. I’m really proud of this team and our preparation for Gateway starts now.

“I just want to thank everyone who supports our team, including PFC Brakes, Rustic Rub and many more. Without them, none of this would be possible.”

Event Notes:
- Jesse Little finished sixth in the M&M’s 200 at Iowa Speedway in his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the Midwest short track.
- Jesse Little ran as high as fifth during the 200 laps including finishing seventh in Stage 2 to earn some welcomed stage points for the ninth race of the season.
- In four NCWTS starts this season, Little has earned three top-10 finishes at Atlanta, Dover (Del.) International Speedway and Iowa Speedway respectively. The JJL Motorsports hasn’t finished worse than 16th this season.
- In 17 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts, Little earned his career-best finish of sixth at Iowa Speedway, but has tallied four top-10 finishes overall.
- Brett Moffitt won the M&M’s 200 followed by Noah Gragson (second), Harrison Burton (third), David Gilliland (fourth) and Johnny Sauter (fifth).
Next Race: Villa Lighting delivers the Eaton 200 at Gateway (Ill.) Motorsports Park on Sat., June 23, 2018.

For additional information on JJL Motorsports, please visit JJLRacing.com.

Stay tuned for a new JJL Motorsports website, but in the meantime, find JJL Motorsports on Twitter @JJL_Motorsports.
June 17, 2018
GMS Racing NCWTS Iowa Recap

Johnny Sauter, No. 21 ISM Connect Chevrolet
START: 7th
FINISH: 5th
POINTS: 1st

Notes & Quotes:

– After earning his eighth top- five finish in nine races this season, Sauter holds a 71-point lead over second-place Noah Gragson in the NCWTS driver championship point standings.

Quote: “This was a frustrating day to say the least. We just had no grip whatsoever, but our truck was fast, so if we had been able to figure out how to tighten it up, I think we would have been contending for the win. With that being said, there’s nothing bad about a top-five and this team is continuing to show our strength.”

Cody Coughlin, No. 2 JEGS.com Chevrolet
START: 14th
FINISH: 7th
POINTS: 11th

Notes & Quotes:

– Coughlin’s seventh-place finish Saturday night is a track-best finish for him at Iowa Speedway.

– After his seventh-place finish, Coughlin remains 11th in the NCWTS driver points standings.

Quote: “Tonight was a good points race for us. We are really doing a good job getting top-10 finishes practically every week. Our next goal is to run consistently in the top-five and then eventually get the win. I can’t thank Jerry (Baxter, crew chief) and my entire GMS Racing team enough for all of their hard work and perseverance.”

Justin Haley, No. 24 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet
START: 6th
FINISH: 16th
POINTS: 8th

Notes & Quotes:

– Earning valuable stage points throughout the night before alternator issues, Haley held on to his eighth-place position in the NCWTS driver point standings, still above The Playoff cut line.

Quote: Tonight isn’t the night we wanted by far, but some things are out of our control. Our No. 24 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevy was fast all weekend but a broken alternator ended our chances at the finish we deserved. I can’t thank my guys enough for the hard work they put in to still get us a solid finish and salvage points. Now it’s on to tomorrow and getting ready to make my first Xfinity start.”

Dalton Sargeant, No. 25 Performance Plus Motor Oil Chevrolet
START: 10th
FINISH: 19th
POINTS: 10th

Notes & Quotes:

– Following the ninth race of the season, Sargeant is 10th in the NCWTS driver point standings and second in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings.

Quote: “Iowa is somewhere I’ve always enjoyed racing and really thought we could pick up a good finish and some positive momentum for the Peformance Plus Motor Oil team. Unfortunately, that wasn’t meant to be. I just had no where to go and got caught up in someone else’s mess. But I think we learned a lot this weekend and this team is moving in a good direction.”

ABOUT GMS RACING

GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with drivers Cody Coughlin, Johnny Sauter, Justin Haley and Dalton Sargeant, and in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Since the team’s start in 2014, GMS Racing has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. The campus also includes operations for GMS Fabrication.

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June 17, 2018
Brett Moffitt Wins In A Thriller At Iowa

Hometown hero Brett Moffitt was able to collect win number two of the 2018 season after a last lap thriller Saturday night at Iowa Speedway.

“We had to fight all day,” Moffitt said after the race. “Qualified where we didn’t want to and first stop, we had a lug nut get caught between the wheel and the hub. And so we went all the way back there. The guys worked hard. They executed at the end and to have this Destiny Homes Toyota in victory lane is unreal. You know, it was certainly faster at the end and I was just fortunate enough to hold them off.”

Harrison Burton and Matt Crafton set the front row early on in the day after qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series M&M’s 200. Sixty laps in Stages 1 and 2 and 80 laps in the final stage made up the 200 lap running of the event.

Burton started off Stage 1 strong leading most of the way. The very first caution slowed the race on Lap 24, where Todd Gilliland scrapped the wall in Turn 2. After the restart on Lap 30, another caution came out when Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, Austin Hill and Ben Rhodes were involved in a melee on the backstretch slowing the pace once more.

As the stage was winding down, there was a five-way battle for the lead which included Crafton, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Burton, and Johnny Sauter. However, Nemechek was able to take the lead and held on to win the first stage.

Stage 2 began on Lap 68 and went to Lap 120. Kansas race winner, Noah Gragson, took the lead on the restart and held on for a short while as there was once again multiple battles for the lead. The fourth caution came out just past the halfway mark for Gilliland, who once again bounced off the wall ultimately ending his day.

“A mistake by me,” Gilliland said. “We were really free and just got into (Turn) 1 a little too deep and I was running up, and got a little too free and wrecked. We blew a right front. Something was messed up. I don’t know, I’m not sure if I just hit something, caught a part or what, but just hate it. That was my fault, should have been running top five right now and I guess there’s nothing else you can do, except learn from it.”

This was the only incident in Stage 2 and Friesen ran away with the stage win.

The final stage went back to green with 71 laps to go and Atlanta race winner, Brett Moffitt took the lead. One caution slowed the final stage, as Matt Crafton’s left front tire went down and was unable to turn going into the Turn 1, taking out several others. Crafton and Nemechek’s night was done as they suffered the most damage from the wreck.

A restart came with 56 laps to go and Moffitt was able to take off like a rocket ship leading almost of the stage. With less than 30 to go, Gragson was starting to reel in the race leader.

As the race came to an end with less than five laps to go, a three-way battle for the win heated up with Moffitt, Gragson, and Burton. On the last lap, Gragson tried making a dive bomb move on Moffitt and took the lead for a split second but ended up bouncing off the wall coming to the line, allowing Moffitt to collect his second win of the season in a last-lap thriller.

There were six cautions for 44 laps and eight leaders among eight lead changes. Moffitt led once for 76 laps for the third win of his career.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series continues their mid-west swing by visiting Gateway Motorsports Park next Saturday night.

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June 16, 2018
Matt Crafton’s Blown Tire Causes Mulit-Car Wreck in Stage 3 at Iowa

On Lap 135, Matt Crafton’s left front tire cut down going into Turn 1 causing a multi-vehicle incident during Stage 3 of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series M&M’s 200 at Iowa Speedway. Drivers involved in the accident included Stewart Friesen, Ben Rhodes, previous race winner John Hunter Nemechek, and Dalton Sargeant.

Prior to the incident taking place, Crafton’s No. 88 Menards Ford and the No. 52 Halmar Racing machine made slight contact with each other, thus giving Crafton a left front tire rub. Laps later, the tire finally let go causing a major accident.

“I blew a left front tire,” Crafton said. “Just got caught back with the 52 (Friesen) and blew a left front tire.”

John Hunter Nemechek was also taken out of the race after leading the race twice for 15 laps.

“I don’t know how Crafton ended up with a left front rub,” Nemechek said. “I had no idea. We could tell who was rubbing to the outside getting in to (turn) 1, put us four wide and I tried backing out of the situation and it just wasn’t enough. I hate it for all my guys. He (Crafton) came up and blew a left front, kept coming up and put us in the fence. So overall, disappointed. But have another shot at tomorrow. We were fast and I was driving my butt off. That was a lot of fun.”

Crafton finished 26th and Nemechek 27th.

June 16, 2018
Full weekend schedule for Iowa

June 14, 2018
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Preview-Iowa
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to the midwest again this weekend, as the series regulars head to Iowa Speedway. This is the second standalone event of the season for the series.

Currently, there are 35 trucks on the preliminary entry list this weekend for the annual M&Ms 200.

Fifteen drivers will be making their first track debut. These include Camden Murphy, Austin Hill, Cory Roper, Todd Gilliland, Reid Wilson, Myatt Snider, Bobby Reuse, Brett Moffitt, Tanner Thorson, Dalton Sargeant, Justin Fontaine, Christian Eckes, Stewart Friesen, Bo LeMastus and Bayley Currey.

Note: Christian Eckes will be making his Truck Series debut driving the No. 46 Mobil 1 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

Here’s a look at who might be challenging for the win this weekend at the small .875-mile track.
1. Johnny Sauter – It should be no surprise that Sauter, once again, tops the chart this week but it’s hard to overlook someone who has done so much in a sport that’s called, ‘What Have You Done for Me Lately?’ Lately, he has earned season win number four last week at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s also hard to stop someone who has been on a roll and carrying so much momentum this season. However, Iowa will be a little challenge and a curve-ball this week for the No. 21 GMS Racing. Sauter has no wins in 11 races, but he does have seven top fives and eight top-10 finishes, along with an average start of 9.8 and an average finish of 7.4. His last five finishes have been second, 10th, 17th, 18th, and fourth, respectively. But if he does pull out the win this Saturday night, it shouldn’t be surprising due to the fact that he’s been the Kevin Harvick of the Truck Series.
2. John Hunter Nemechek – John Hunter Nemechek returns to pilot the No. 8 Nemco Motorsports Chevy. He is high on the list this week because Nemechek is the recent race winner of the event. In last year’s race, he started fifth and led just six laps. He also finished seventh and third, respectively in both stages. Nemechek has also led 59 laps in total at the track, including obtaining a 5.5 average start and an average finish of 11.5. Other finishes include 12th, 23rd (DNF), and 10th in his four starts at the track. He also has one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes. Nemechek will certainly be a challenger for the win this week at Iowa.
3. Stewart Friesen – After last week’s performance, it’s hard to not count Friesen out to contend for the win. He and his No. 52 Halmar Racing is slowly but surely, becoming more and more of a contender each week in challenging for race wins. Friesen came up .092 seconds short of his first win to Johnny Sauter. This will be his first-ever start at Iowa Speedway this weekend.
4. Todd Gilliland – Gilliland will be making his first ever Truck Series start at Iowa, but he does have previous starts and experience at the racetrack. His starts came in the NASCAR K&N Series as well as the ARCA Racing Series. In last year’s race, Gilliland started fourth and won after dominating the whole race by leading 147 laps. He has also made one start in the ARCA Racing Series driving for Venturini Motorsports starting 11th and finishing ninth. Gilliland has already proven himself as a contender for the win and if the opportunity strikes, he could end up in victory lane this weekend. What a win that would be for the recent high school graduate.
5. Matt Crafton – Crafton will be making his 12th career start at Iowa this weekend and is still searching for the first win of the 2018 season. At Iowa, he has made 11 career starts and posted one win which came in 2011, seven years ago. He also has five top-five finishes and along with 10 top-1os. Crafton has also led 89 laps throughout his career at this place and has an average start of 9.7 and an average finish of 6.3. However, in the recent outing, he did not finish after getting involved in a late-race crash and salvaged a 19th place finish. While it seems as though the No. 88 Menards Ford F-150 is still searching for speed this season if they play their cards right and right calls happen, Crafton will earn his first win of the season and lock himself into the Playoffs.
Iowa Speedway has seen 11 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series ever since the series went there in 2009. Erik Jones and Timothy Peters have been the only repeat winners. Other winners include Mike Skinner, Austin Dillon, Matt Crafton, James Buescher, William Byron and defending race winner, John Hunter Nemechek. Qualifying will be important if you want to collect a race win as previous race winners have started, fifth twice, first, second, and third.

Stages will be broken up into 60/120/200.

The Truck Series will have a one day show with first practice beginning at 9:35 a.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 and final practice at 11:00 a.m. ET on Fox Sports 2. Qualifying is slated for Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET on FS2.

Race coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 and MRN Radio, with the green flag scheduled to drop at 7:19 p.m. ET, approximately.
June 14, 2018
OEM2 Powered by TruNorth Hits the Track for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series M&M’S 200

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie Reid Wilson to Make His Second Career Start

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., June 13, 2018 (Newswire.com) – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) rookie Reid Wilson and his OEM² Powered by TruNorth™ team returns to the track at Iowa Speedway with Young’s Motorsports for the NCWTS M&M’s 200, June 16.

This will be Wilson’s second start of the season for OEM2 Powered by TruNorth™. In his series debut at Martinsville Speedway earlier this season, Wilson finished 16th after starting 20th. Wilson will drive the no. 12 Chevrolet Silverado at Iowa, one of three trucks entered in the M&M’s 200 from Young’s Motorsports. “I’m excited to not only race at Iowa, but also to be the first driver of the no. 12 for the expanded third team at Young’s Motorsports,” said Wilson.

TruNorth™ Warranty Programs of North America, the leading provider of commercial asset related warranty programs and services for dealers, fleets, owner-operators and commercial finance companies, will promote its OEM2 Powered by TruNorth™ warranty brand as the primary sponsor on the race truck. Additionally, Harrison Truck Centers, based in Iowa, will be featured on the truck. “The folks at Harrison Truck Centers work hard every day to serve their customers, and we appreciate our partnership with them,” commented TruNorth™ SVP, John Gates.

Wilson and TrüNorth™ will once again include the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) on the truck to promote MDA Summer Camp. Wilson volunteers as an MDA Summer Camp counselor and serves on the MDA Muscle Team, a group of professional athletes working to raise awareness and funding for the efforts of the MDA. “Summer camp is the one week where the kids enjoy being typical kids, doing all the wonderful things you love about camp. And thanks to the hundreds of volunteers and financial supporters across the country, thousands of kids get to experience camp at no cost to the families. Most say it’s ‘The best week of the year,’” exclaimed Wilson who is at camp this week for MDA Charlotte and will fly directly from camp to Iowa for Saturday’s race.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series M&M’s 200 presented by Casey’s General Store will air live on FS1, Saturday, June 16 at 7 p.m. ET.

For more information on TruNorth™ Warranty Programs of America and OEM2 Powered by TruNorth™, please visit www.trunorthwarranty.com, follow @TruNorthNA on Twitter and like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TruNorthWarranty.

For more information on the Muscular Dystrophy Association and how you can help, please visit www.mda.org, follow @MDAnews on Twitter and like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MDANational.

For more information on Reid Wilson, please visit www.reidwilsonracing.com, follow @reidwilson66 on Twitter and like him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ReidWilsonRacing. Contact racing@trunorthwarranty.com.

For more information on Young’s Motorsports, please visit www.youngsmotorsports.com, follow @youngsmtrsports on Twitter and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/YoungsMotorsports.

June 13, 2018

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Shifting from Fall to Spring NASCAR Weekend Beginning in 2019

O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Spring Weekend Expands To NASCAR Tripleheader
AAA Texas 500 Fall Weekend Condensed To NASCAR Doubleheader
June Truck Series Race Remains In Traditional Slot

FORT WORTH, Texas (June 13, 2018) — The JAG Metals 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race will move from its traditional fall weekend date to the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 spring weekend beginning in 2019.

The move by NASCAR will expand Texas Motor Speedway’s annual spring event weekend from a doubleheader into a tripleheader with all three national series competing. The JAG Metals 350 will be held Friday, March 29; the My Bariatric Solutions 300 Xfinity Series race on Saturday, March 30; and the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, March 31.

“The JAG Metals 350 race was shifted to the spring to assist NASCAR on race scheduling in the early part of the season as well as help FOX Sports 1 with television programming in that timeframe,” Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said. “NASCAR asked if we could help and we wanted to be a good partner to the sanctioning body, network and the sport as a whole.”
Texas Motor Speedway has played host to a tripleheader weekend in the fall since earning a second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series date in 2005.

Beginning in 2019, the fall weekend will be condensed from a NASCAR Playoff tripleheader into a doubleheader with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Xfinity Series race Saturday, Nov. 2 and the AAA Texas 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday, Nov. 3.

The 2019 fall weekend will have a new addition as the Tony Stewart Presents The Vankor Texas Sprint Car Nationals at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track will move off the spring weekend to better accommodate the incoming tripleheader schedule. The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, along with a Limited Modified Division, will run on Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2.
The truck series race that is traditionally paired with the DXC Technology 600 Verizon IndyCar Series event will remain in that summer slot and is scheduled next season for Friday, June 7.

Also beginning in 2019, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be rebranded the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.

2019 NASCAR GANDER OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE

2019 DATES	RACE
Fri., Feb. 15	Daytona
Sat., Feb. 23	Atlanta
Fri., March 1	Las Vegas
Sat., March 23	Martinsville
Fri., March 29	Texas
Sun., April 21	OFF WEEK – EASTER
Fri, May 3	Dover
Fri., May 10	Kansas
Fri., May 17	Charlotte
Fri., June 7	Texas
Sat., June 15	Iowa
Sat., June 22	Gateway
Fri., June 28	Chicagoland
Thurs., July 11	Kentucky
Sat., July 27	Pocono
Thurs., Aug. 1	Eldora
Sat., Aug. 10	Michigan
Thurs., Aug. 15	Bristol
Sun., Aug. 25	Canadian Tire
Fri., Sept. 13	Las Vegas
Sat., Oct. 12	Talladega
Sat., Oct. 26	Martinsville
Fri., Nov. 8	ISM Raceway (Phoenix)
Fri., Nov. 15	Homestead-Miami

June 13, 2018

Austin Wayne Self – Iowa Speedway Race Advance

M&M’s 200 | Iowa Speedway Race Advance

Team: No. 22 GO TEXAN | AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet Silverado

Driver: Austin Wayne Self

Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @AustinWSelf

Self on Racing at Iowa: “Even though we didn’t get the finish we wanted at Texas, I’m really proud of this Niece Motorsports team,” said Self.

“I really feel that we have the trucks capable of running inside the top-10,” said Self. “Cody (Efaw, crew chief) and myself have raised our communication up a notch, and I think everyone’s been able to see that over the past couple of races.

“We had the opportunity to work together during the Iowa race last year. While the finish wasn’t what we hoped, I think we have a good balance of what to expect this week. The benefit of working together last year is that Cody knows what I need in our No. 22 Go Texan | AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet Silverado to go fast.

“Even though the weather will change the setup in our truck throughout the day, we just need to stay balanced and focused, and I think qualifying and the race will fall into our hands. I can’t wait to get to Iowa.”

Self at Iowa: Self will make his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) at Iowa Speedway this Saturday. In his two previous starts, coming in 2016 and 2017, Self finished 16th and 23rd, respectively.

Self has two ARCA Racing Series starts at Iowa Speedway, with a best finish of sixth coming in 2015. Self also earned a 15th-place finish in 2013.

Recapping Texas: Self hoped for a strong performance in front of the hometown crowd. He battled in the top-10 for much of the race, before trouble on pit road and late-race contact took the No. 22 out of contention, ending the day in 17th.

“I had an awesome truck last weekend,” said Self. “I was really happy with it early on, after finishing sixth in the first stage. It still felt really strong through stage 2, until we had contact with the No. 98 truck.

“I’m looking forward to getting to Iowa Speedway with the momentum my Niece Motorsports team and I have been building lately.”

On The Truck: The Texas Department of Agriculture’s Go Texan program and AM Technical Solutions will support Self.

GO TEXAN represents Texas agri-business on state, national and international levels by building recognition with the GO TEXAN mark.

Along with its signature mark in the shape of Texas, GO TEXAN celebrates, promotes and supports the business savvy and plainspoken grit Texas agriculture is known throughout the world.

About Niece Motorsports: Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2018, Niece Motorsports enters its second full season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, fielding two full-time teams with Austin Wayne Self and Justin Fontaine. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 30 years provided clients with reliable products at competitive prices. Niece Equipment’s reputation is built on service, integrity and dependability. The company provides water and fuel/lube trucks that are engineered with quality and durability in mind for the construction and mining industry. Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram @NieceMotorsports as well as twitter @NieceMotorsport.

June 13, 2018