Rackley Roofing 200 | Nashville Superspeedway Race Advance
Team: No. 40 Marquis Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Ryan Truex
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @Ryan_Truex

Truex on Racing at Nashville: “It’s been a while since I’ve raced at Nashville, but I’m excited to get back there,” said Truex. “It will be a new challenge for all of us, so thankfully we’ll get some track time before the race. I’m looking forward to Friday night’s race in our Marquis Chevrolet.”

Truex at Nashville: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to Nashville Superspeedway for the first time since 2011. Truex will make his first start at the 1.333-mile track in the Series this weekend.

The New Jersey native has one NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Nashville Superspeedway, a 16th-place result coming in 2011.

On the Truck: Truex will carry the Marquis colors this week at Nashville Superspeedway.

Marquis, an employee-owned company founded in 1980, builds world-class hot tubs in the USA. Designed with cutting-edge features, Marquis hot tubs deliver the ultimate hydromassage experience, costing less to operate, and requiring the least amount of maintenance. Marquis is proud to craft spas designed to enhance health and well-being. For more information, visit: www.marquisspas.com.

About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2021, Niece Motorsports enters its sixth season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 40 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.

John Hunter Nemechek Camping World Trucks Nashville Preview (printable)
John Hunter Nemechek: Driver, No. 4 Mobil 1 Toyota

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overview:
Event: Rackley Roofing 200, Race 12 of 22, 150 Laps – 45/50/55; 199.5 Miles
Location: Nashville Superspeedway (1.33-mile concrete oval)
Date/Broadcast: June 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

Neme’chek’ The Facts:

• Entering the second half of the season, John Hunter Nemechek and the No. 4 Mobil 1 team roll into Nashville Superspeedway riding momentum after capturing the team’s fourth win of the 2021 season at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. So far in 2021, Nemechek leads the series in wins (four), stage wins (eight), top fives (seven), and laps led (473). Nemechek continues to lead Ben Rhodes by 78 points in the driver point standings with four races remaining in the regular season.
• Friday’s race will mark the first time that the Camping World Truck Series has raced at Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.33-mile concrete oval since July 2011. Across five starts, KBM has collected two wins (Kyle Busch: 2010 & 2011), two top fives, three top tens, 271 laps led and an average finish of 9.2. Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) earned its first-ever Camping World Truck Series victory at the Tennessee track in April 2010 with owner-driver Kyle Busch behind the wheel and Nemechek’s crew chief Eric Phillips on the pit box. Busch also was victorious there in April 2011 with Phillips.
• While Nemechek has never made a start at Nashville Superspeedway, he was a fixture in the prestigious All-American 400 weekend held at Nashville (Tenn.) Fairgrounds Speedway, a half-mile oval, from 2013 to 2015. In 2014, Nemechek dominated the All-American 400 by leading 294 out of 300 laps en route to his sole victory.
• Nemechek is a 10-time winner in Camping World Truck Series action, winning at least one race each season from 2015 to 2018 for his family-owned team, NEMCO Motorsports, and returning to victory lane this year with KBM. Across 113 career starts in NASCAR’s third division, the second-generation driver has compiled two poles, 1082 laps led, 35 top-five and 59 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.6. The North Carolina native qualified for the Camping World Truck Series playoffs in each of his two full-time seasons, finishing eighth in the championship standings in both 2016 and 2017. He was voted the series most popular driver in 2015.
• Eric Phillips returns to KBM to lead the No. 4 team this season. Phillips led the No. 18 team at KBM in its debut season in 2010 and helped build the organization into one of the premier teams in all of NASCAR before departing at the end of the 2014 season. Under his guidance, the No. 18 team won eight races in its inaugural campaign and became the first team in Truck Series history to capture an owner’s championship in its first season of competition. In 2014, the Illinois native led the No. 51 team to an owner’s championship and his team’s 10 wins spearheaded KBM to a single-season Truck Series record of 14 wins. His 41 career Truck Series victories make him the winningest crew chief in Truck Series history, with 31 of those coming while at KBM. Across 10 starts at Nashville, Phillips has collected two wins, two top fives, three top 10s, and an average finish of 15.8. Phillips won with Kyle Busch in 2010 and 2011.

John Hunter Nemechek, Driver Q&A:

We’re halfway through the season. How would you evaluate the first half?
“I feel like our season is going pretty good so far. We have four wins at this point. I wish we had more, but at the same time, having four is a great ordeal for our No. 4 team. I’m excited to see what the next 11 races bring. Hopefully we can score quite a few more.”

With a handful of drivers having experience at Nashville and the success of Eric Phillips there, will it help to have someone that knows what’s going on?
“I think having Eric as a crew chief that knows what to expect when going to Nashville having won there twice, I’m very thankful for that. I can pick his brain. He’s been a huge help to me as well as Kyle. I’m just trying to learn as much as I can. He’s always been super successful and super fast there. I’m trying to pick his brain and learn as much as I possibly can and soak it up like a sponge. The more information the better. Sadly, I was too young to race there before they shut it down, but I’m glad to be going back.”

Nashville gives out the Gibson Guitar trophy. Do you have any trophies that stand out?
“I wouldn’t say that there is one that stands out. I feel like everyone is cool. I will say from Nashville and having won the All American 400 and bringing a guitar home from the Nashville Fairgrounds is awesome. Hopefully we can bring another guitar home to hang from Nashville Superspeedway. Hopefully we can get that done.”

Nashville is the home of country music. If you could trade spots with a country music star or band, who would it be?
“I would say I would have to swap spots with Eric Church, Kenny Chesney or Jason Aldean. I think that those three guys have a lot of fun. Their concerts are packed. Kenny Chesney is always somewhere on a beach so that’d be a lot of fun. It would just be a fun experience. It’s all about just having fun, smiling and enjoying life.”

John Hunter Nemechek Career Highlights:

• Ten-time winner in Camping World Truck Series action, winning at least one race each season from 2015 to 2018 for his family-owned team, NEMCO Motorsports. Across 113 career starts in NASCAR’s third division, has compiled two poles, 1,082 laps led, 35 top-five and 59 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.6.
• Qualified for the Camping World Truck Series playoffs in each of his two full-time seasons, finishing eighth in the championship standings in both 2016 and 2017.
• Produced three top-10 finishes and an average result of 22.4 while competing for rookie of the year honors in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2020. He recorded a career-best eighth-place finish twice, both coming at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, earned the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award four times and finished 23rd in the championship standings.
• Across 52 career XFINITY Series starts, has totaled one win (Kansas Speedway, 10/20/18), one pole, 225 laps led, 12 top-five and 30 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.0.

John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 4 Mobil 1 Tundra:

KBM-068: The No. 4 Mobil 1 team will unload KBM-068 Friday at Nashville for its 2021 debut. Last season, Christian Eckes ran the chassis three times with a best finish of fourth in the season finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway.

KBM Notes of Interest:

• KBM drivers have collected two wins, two poles, 271 laps led, two top-five and three top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 9.8 across five starts in the Music City.
• Owner-driver Kyle Busch’s earned his organization its first-ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in April of 2010 and also was victorious there in April of 2011.
• KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (87) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track, Martin Truex Jr. became the 16th different driver to win a Truck Series event for KBM. In addition to collecting a series-record seven Owner’s Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017).
• The No. 4 has 15 career victories at KBM and was the number for both of the organization’s driver championships.

Friday, June 18
Track: Nashville Superspeedway, 1.33-mile oval
Race: 12 of 22
Event: Rackley Roofing 200 (150 laps, 200 miles)

Schedule
Practice: 11:05 a.m. ET (FOX Sports 2)
Qualifying: 5:05 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1)
Race: 8:00 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1)

Hailie Deegan, No. 1 Monster Energy Ford F-150

• Deegan is making her 13th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start and her first at Nashville Superspeedway. The Ford driver will participate in practice and qualifying on Friday while at the 1.33-mile oval track.
• At Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth last weekend, Deegan started from the 12th position and was running in the top-10 when she made a scheduled green-flag pit stop from the eighth position late in the race. Unfortunately, she suffered a punctured tire shortly thereafter, which resulted in her having to come back down for service. While on pit road, she received a penalty which forced her to go several laps down under the green-flag and finish in the 24th spot.
• This weekend, Deegan will carry a Monster Energy visor camera in addition to an on-board camera for her first event at Nashville.
• The rookie driver has seven career truck starts at tracks 1.5-miles in length or less. Deegan has a best finish of 13th earned at Charlotte and Kansas Speedway in Kansas.
• Crew chief Mike Hillman Jr. has one triumph at Nashville. In 2010, Todd Bodine started from the pole position, led 91 laps and scored the win with just over a four second margin of victory.
• After Friday night’s race at Nashville Speedway, Deegan will head to Knoxville, Iowa, to participate in her first race in the SRX Racing Series on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway.

Check out Deegan’s YouTube channel for her vlog which covers her trip last weekend to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth as well as her first time visiting the Fort Worth Stockyards.

Tanner Gray, No. 15 Ford Performance F-150

• Gray makes his 12th start of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season under the lights at Nashville Superspeedway on Friday night. Qualifying will determine the starting lineup for the third time this season.
• The New Mexico driver is coming off of a season-best run at Texas Motor Speedway last Saturday leading seven laps and earning his first top-10 of the season with a ninth-place finish.
• With the new addition of Nashville Superspeedway to the 2021 Truck Series schedule, this will be the first time Gray and crew chief Seth Smith have competed at the 1.33-mile oval.
• Through 11 races, the Ford driver currently sits 18th in the series standings with four races remaining until the playoffs begin.

Ryan Preece, No. 17 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford F-150

• Despite having 93 Cup and 59 Xfinity Series starts in his career, Preece will make his Truck Series debut on Friday night at Nashville Superspeedway. It will also mark his first career start at the concrete oval.
• Preece will be paired with crew chief Chad Johnston who has 162 career races at tracks between 1-2 miles under his belt with one win, 38 top-fives and 68 top-10s. Johnston has worked with David Gilliland in two NCWTS races this season (Daytona and Darlington).
• In 2021, the Connecticut driver has two top-10 finishes in 16 Cup Series starts with a best finish of sixth in the Daytona 500 in February.

Drew Dollar Camping World Trucks Nashville Preview (printable)
Drew Dollar: Driver, No. 51 Sunbelt® Rentals Toyota

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overview:
Event: Rackley Roofing 200, Race 12 of 22, 150 Laps – 45/50/55; 199.5 Miles
Location: Nashville Superspeedway (1.33-mile D-shaped oval)
Date/Broadcast: June 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

The Data on Dollar:

• Drew Dollar will make his fourth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start behind the wheel of the No. 51 Tundra in Friday’s 150-lap event at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway as part of an eight-race schedule with Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) in 2021. Sunbelt Rentals, the premiere rental company in North America, will serve as the primary sponsor on Dollar’s Tundra Friday and for three more races this season. Like the majority of drivers in the field, Friday will be Dollar’s first-ever start in any series at Nashville. Only five drivers entered this week have made a start at the 1.33-mile concrete oval (Cobb, Crafton, Greenfield, Kligerman and Sauter)
• Friday’s race will mark the first time that the Camping World Truck Series has raced at Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.33-mile concrete oval, the since July of 2011. Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) earned its first-ever Camping World Truck Series victory at Tennessee track in April of 2010 with owner-driver Kyle Busch behind the wheel. Busch also was victorious there in April of 2011.
• Dollar has recorded an average finish of 21.0 across the first three starts of his Camping World Truck Series career. His best result came in his series debut in February at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, where he came home 10th.
• After Friday’s event, the remaining four races on Dollar’s schedule in the No. 51 Tundra this season are Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (Sept. 16), Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (Sept. 24), Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (Oct. 2) and the series finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway (Nov. 5).
• In addition to his part-time schedule with KBM in the Truck Series, Dollar is competing in a limited schedule in the ARCA Menards Series this season with Venturini Motorsports. Despite not being schedule to compete in the full season and missing one event so far, the 20-year-old driver ranks fifth in the standings behind the strength of an average finish of 5.0 across his six starts this year.
• The Toyota Racing Development driver finished fourth in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings in 2020 after recording one win, four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes across 20 starts. Dollar led 40 laps en route to his lone series victory at Talladega Superspeedway last June. He also finished inside the top 10 in both of his ARCA Menards Series starts in 2019, including a sixth-place finish in his series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
• After 11 events, the No. 51 sits fourth in the Camping World Truck Series owner standings, 112 tallies behind KBM’s No. 4 team. The No. 51 team ranks second in the series with three victories. Owner-driver Kyle Busch collected victories at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., and Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, while Martin Truex Jr. picked up first-ever Truck Series victory at the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway Dirt Track.
• Mardy Lindley is in his first season as a crew chief at KBM. Before arriving at KBM, Lindley guided his drivers to 32 wins and four ARCA Menards Series East championships since 2013, including back-to-back titles with Sam Mayer the last two seasons. Additionally, he earned the ARCA Menards Series Sioux Chief Showdown championship with Mayer in 2020. Behind the wheel, the second-generation driver won 11 races on the Pro Cup Series from 2000 to 2006 and was crowned the series champion in 2001. Friday night will be Lindley’s first time calling a race at Nashville.

Drew Dollar, Driver Q&A:

Do you feel like being a new driver and going to a track that most everyone hasn’t been to is an equalizer?
“I think it will be a little bit of an equalizer. For me being a new driver and fresh, nobody will have any notes. We are going to have a 50-minute practice session for everybody to figure it out at the same time. Hopefully I can figure it out. I have a good feeling that our Sunbelt Rentals Toyota Tundra will be good. I know I have to do my job for the team to figure it out as quick as I can and keep it out front.”

Nashville gives out the Gibson guitar trophy. Do you have any trophies that stand out?
“The guitar would definitely be a cool thing to add to the collection. That’s definitely going to be the goal. It’d look really cool sitting in my room, but I’d say the Talladega trophy is probably my favorite trophy that I’ve won. It weighs like 70 or 80 pounds. It’s heavy to move around. It’s a cool size and has the anvil on top that is made of steel and iron. It’s neat and makes a statement. It’s super heavy, but the guitar would look good sitting next to it.”

Nashville is the home of country music. If you could trade spots with a country music star or band, who would it be?
“There’s a lot of cool country singers I feel like. I don’t know if I want to be a modern day one or one that’s had the peak of their career years ago. That’s a tough one. I feel like Luke Bryan or maybe Jason Aldean would be a cool one right now, but maybe someone like George Strait or Garth Brooks would be cool as well. Someone at the top of the country music scene. I don’t know. That’s a tough question that I’ll have to think about.”

Drew Dollar Career Highlights:

• Has one top-10 finish and an average result of 21.0 across two career Camping World Truck Series starts.
• Across 28 career ARCA Menards Series starts has one win, 98 laps led, eight top-five and 21 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 7.8.
• Picked up his first career ARCA Menards Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway June 20, 2020.
• Finished fourth in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings in 2020 after recording one win, four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes across 20 starts.
• Recorded two top-five and seven top-10 finishes with 49 laps led across eight NASAR K&N Pro Series East starts in 2019.
• Drew Dollar’s No. 51 Sunbelt Rentals Tundra:

KBM-053: The No. 51 Sunbelt Rentals team will unload KBM-53 for Friday’s race at Nashville. The Tundra has raced twice this season with John Hunter Nemechek, with a best result of third at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway. KBM-53 has finished inside the top 10 in seven of its eight starts, including runner-up finishes with Christian Eckes at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn (2020) and Noah Gragson at Iowa Speedway in Newtown (2018).

KBM Notes of Interest:
KBM drivers have collected two wins, two poles, 271 laps led, two top-five and three top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 9.8 across five starts in Music City.

• Owner-driver Kyle Busch’s earned his organization its first-ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in April of 2010 and also was victorious there in April of 2011.
• KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (87) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track, Martin Truex Jr. became the 16th different driver to win a Truck Series event for KBM. In addition to collecting a series-record seven Owner’s Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017).
• With 37 victories, the No. 51 is the winningest number in KBM’s Truck Series fleet.

Sim Seats to partner with Young’s Motorsports

MOORESVILLE, N.C.: Young’s Motorsports announced today that Sim Seats, an innovative leader in driving simulator has become the official simulator of the Mooresville, N.C.-based team providing the latest turn-key driving similar cockpits, triple monitor mounts and complete turn-key driving simulator packages.

To kick off their partnership, Sim Seats will serve as the primary marketing partner for Tate Fogelman in Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway.

Since 2009, Sim Seats has been designing and fabricating high-quality made in USA driving simulators including motion systems, triple monitor mounts, sim racing accessories, complete turn-key iRacing ready packages and even custom fabrication.

Their customer base includes all racers from amateur to pro ranks.

“This new partnership with Sim Seats enhances our overall program at Young’s Motorsports,” said team principal Tyler Young. “There is a lot of people that use Sim Seats and I’m proud to make them an official team partner.

“As we continue to work hard to elevate our overall programs in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, our relationship with Sim Seats takes our developmental aspect to the next level and providing our drivers a resource that I’m confident can help them further develop their craft.”

Durham, N.C. native Tate Fogleman is excited to fly the Sim Seats colors this weekend at Nashville and has utilized the new partnership with the Richmond, Va.-based company to prepare himself for his debut at the 1.33-mile concrete oval.

“I’m so excited about this Sim Seats partnership,” said Fogleman. “I’ve watched this company grow substantially over the last couple of years and to have their equipment at our fingertips at Young’s Motorsports on a daily basis is not only a huge win for me but everyone on our team.

“The paint scheme is really refreshing, and I hope we are able to stand out with our No. 12 Sim Seats Chevrolet under the lights Friday night in Nashville.”

In addition to serving as the title marketing partner for Fogleman this weekend at Nashville, Sim Seats will also be an associate marketing partner with drivers Kris Wright and Spencer Boyd in select NCWTS races later this season.

To learn more about Sim Seats, visit Sim-Seats.com.

For more on Tate Fogleman, please like him on Facebook (Tate Fogelman Racing) and follow him on Instagram (tatefogleman) and Twitter (@tate_fogleman).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports) and follow on Instagram (youngsmotorsports) and Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

The Rackley Roofing 200 (150 laps | 199.5 miles) is the 12th of 22 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races on the 2021 schedule. Practice begins on Fri., Jun. 18, 2021, from 10:05 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. Qualifying is set for later in the day at 4:05 p.m. The 36-truck field will take the green flag that night shortly after 7:00 p.m. CT (8:00 p.m. ET) with live coverage on FOX Sports 1, the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM Satellite Radio NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (CT).

Sheldon Creed, No. 2 LiftKits4Less.com Chevrolet Silverado
Nashville Superspeedway Camping World Trucks Stats

• No prior starts at Nashville Superspeedway.

2021 Camping World Trucks Stats

• Starts: 11, Wins: 1, Best start: 2, Best finish: 1, Top 5s: 4, Top 10s: 5, Stage wins: 1, Laps led: 158

Notes:

• Sponsor spotlight: LiftKits4Less.com returns as primary sponsor for Creed’s No. 2 Silverado this weekend in Nashville.
• Chassis history: Creed and the No. 2 team will utilize chassis no. 335 on Friday in Nashville. This is the same chassis that Creed drove at Charlotte where he led 33 laps and captured the Stage One win.
• Playoff outlook: Creed is sixth in the championship points standings entering the Nashville race weekend. Creed is locked into the playoffs by virtue of his win at Darlington and is currently projected as the number four seed.
• Crew chief corner: Jeff Stankiewicz has called two Camping World Trucks races at Nashville Superspeedway and has one top-five and two top-10 finishes in those events.

Quote:

“I’m excited for another weekend at the track. I’m looking forward to having practice and qualifying again and using that to hopefully get us starting towards the front of the field. I’ve made a couple mistakes the past couple weeks so I’m looking to clean that up this week and do what we can to turn our luck around.”

Zane Smith, No. 21 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet Silverado
Nashville Superspeedway Camping World Trucks Stats

• No prior starts at Nashville Superspeedway.

2021 Camping World Truck Stats

• Starts: 11, Best start: 3, Best finish: 6, Top 10s: 7, Stage wins: 2, Laps led: 25

Notes:

• Sponsor spotlight: Zane Smith will sport his 2021 Chevy Accessories paint scheme for the second time this year in Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway.
• Chassis history: Smith and the No. 21 team will utilize chassis no. 331 in Nashville. Smith took this chassis to victory lane at Michigan in August 2020 and has four top-10 finishes in five starts with this chassis.
• Playoff outlook: Smith is currently fifth in the championship standings, 155 points behind the leader and 97 points above the playoff cutoff line.
• Crew chief corner: Kevin “Bono” Manion has called four NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Nashville Superspeedway and has two poles and two top-10 finishes in those four events.

Quote:

“I’m excited for Nashville. I feel like it’s the closest thing to Dover that we’re going to get with it being concrete. GMS really stands out on tracks like that so it should be a good weekend for our team. Nashville is an awesome town, I’ve won there before at Nashville Fairgrounds. Hopefully we can carry the momentum we’ve been building on for the last few weeks into Friday night and go get another guitar.”

Chase Purdy, No. 23 Bama Buggies Chevrolet Silverado
Nashville Superspeedway Camping World Trucks Stats

• No prior start at Nashville Superspeedway.

2021 Camping World Trucks Stats

• Starts: 11, Best start: 4, Best finish: 17, Laps led: 4

Notes:

• Building momentum: Chase Purdy enters Nashville coming off a 17th-place finish at Texas, his best finish of the season.
• Chassis history: Purdy and the No. 23 team will compete with chassis no. 313 in Nashville. This chassis has 10 top-10 finishes in 13 races for GMS and went to victory lane twice in 2018 with the team.
• Championship Outlook: Purdy is currently 20th in the championship points standings.
• Crew chief corner: Jeff Hensley has called nine Camping World Trucks races at Nashville Superspeedway and has two poles and six top-five finishes in those nine events. Quote:

“I’m excited about Nashville this weekend. Obviously have never been there before, but it looks like a cool track. We get to have practice and qualifying on Friday so that’s a big bonus for us. I feel good about this weekend and hope to keep improving with this 23 team.”

Jack Wood, No. 24 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet Silverado
Nashville Superspeedway Camping World Trucks Stats

• No prior starts at Nashville Superspeedway.

2021 Camping World Truck Stats

• Starts: 2, Best start: 20, Best finish: 15

Notes:

• New kid on the block: Jack Wood returns to the No. 24 team this weekend and will sport Chevy Accessories colors this weekend.
• Chassis history: Wood and the No. 24 team will compete with chassis no. 301 on Friday in Nashville. This is the same chassis Wood earned his best career finish with at Charlotte in May. This chassis has been to victory lane twice and has 11 top-10 finishes in 18 starts with the organization.
• Crew chief corner: Chad Walter has one pole, two top-five and four top-10 finishes in eight NASCAR Xfinity Series races as crew chief at Nashville Superspeedway.

Quote:

“I’m excited to go to a new racetrack. Practice on Friday will be busy with me learning the line and getting the setup correct. We had a lot of speed at Charlotte and I’m looking forward to building on that this weekend in Nashville.”

Tyler Ankrum, No. 26 LiUNA! Chevrolet Silverado
Nashville Superspeedway Camping World Trucks Stats

• No prior starts at Nashville Superspeedway.

2021 Camping World Truck Stats

• Starts: 11, Best start: 1, Best finish: 3, Top 5s: 3, Laps led: 12

Notes:

• Sponsor spotlight: LiUNA! returns this week to feature on Tyler Ankrum’s No. 26 Silverado.
• Chassis history: Ankrum and the No. 26 team will utilize chassis no. 311 this weekend in Nashville. This chassis has seven top-10 finishes in 11 races with the organization.
• Playoff outlook: Ankrum enters the Nashville weekend 14th in the championship standings and is currently 21 points below the playoff cutoff line.

Quote:

“I’m excited to head to Nashville this weekend. I’m looking forward to what the track will bring. I think the trucks will be super hard there, but I think it’ll be a blast. We are getting faster and faster every week and I hope to put on a good show this weekend.”

ABOUT GMS RACING

GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with drivers Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith, Tyler Ankrum, Chase Purdy and Jack Wood. The team also competes in the ARCA Menards Series with Daniel Dye. Since the team began in 2014, GMS Racing won the 2016 and 2020 Camping World Trucks Championship, the 2015 ARCA Racing Series championship as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA East championship and 2020 Sioux Chief Showdown Championship. GMS has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. The campus also includes operations for GMS Fabrication. More information can be found at https://gmsracing.net/.

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Chandler Smith: Driver, No. 18 Safelite AutoGlass® Toyota

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overview:
Event: Rackley Roofing 200, Race 12 of 22, 150 Laps – 45/50/55; 199.5 Miles
Location: Nashville Superspeedway (1.33-mile D-shaped oval)
Date/Broadcast: June 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90

Mr. Smith Goes to Music City:

• Chandler Smith and the No. 18 Safelite AutoGlass team head to Nashville Superspeedway this week for the Rackley Roofing 200. Smith comes into Friday night’s 150-lap event with the momentum of back-to-back top-10 finishes for the first time this season. Smith crossed the finish line at Texas Motor Speedway last Saturday with what appeared to be his second consecutive sixth-place finish, but after the third-place finisher was disqualified in post-race technical inspection, he was officially credited with a fifth-place result. At Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, the Georgia native sustained significant damage to the right rear quarter panel and bumper during an incident just before the halfway mark of the race but was able to battle back to a sixth-place result.
• Friday’s race will mark the first time that the Camping World Truck Series has raced at Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.33-mile concrete oval, since July of 2011. Smith’s crew chief, Danny Stockman, called the shots for Austin Dillon’s victory in that race. Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) earned its first-ever Camping World Truck Series victory at the Tennessee track in April of 2010 with owner-driver Kyle Busch behind the wheel. Busch also was victorious there in April of 2011.
• While Smith has never made a start at Nashville Superspeedway, he has been a fixture at the prestigious All-American 400 weekend held at Nashville (Tenn.) Fairgrounds Speedway, a half-mile oval, since 2015. Smith competed in the Pro Late Model race as a 13-year-old his first year and then graduated to the Super Late Models in 2014. Smith has never won the prestigious race but has finished second each of the last two years.
• Over the last two events, Smith gained two positions in the Camping World Trucks point standings and moved himself above the cutoff line for the playoffs. While he currently sits 11th in the standings, Grant Enfinger missed one race and is not eligible for the playoffs, moving Smith up to 10th on the playoff grid. With four races remaining in the regular season, the 18-year-old driver sits eight points ahead of Johnny Sauter for the coveted 10th and final playoff spot.
• Across 11 starts this season, Smith has two top-five and four top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 17.7. He produced a season-best result of fourth at Richmond (Va.) Raceway in April. He sits second in Rookie of the Year standings, 36 points behind Carson Hocevar. Smith has earned the rookie of the race award five times this season. The Toyota Racing Development driver has 10 top-five, and 13 top-10 finishes across 27 career Camping World Truck Series starts, including a career-best runner-up finish at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in 2019.
• Veteran crew chief Danny Stockman will call the shots for Smith and the No. 18 team this season. Stockman led the No. 51 team to four wins in his first season atop the pit box at KBM in 2020. He came to the organization with experience as a crew chief in all three national series, including a Truck Series championship with Austin Dillon in 2011 and an Xfinity Series championship with Dillon in 2013. Stockman’s Camping World Truck Series drivers have one win, two top-five and two top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 7.0 across four starts at Nashville. Stockman called the shots for Dillon’s victory in the Music City in July of 2011.
• Safelite AutoGlass – the nation’s largest provider of vehicle glass repair, replacement, and recalibration services – will be the primary sponsor of Smith’s Tundra this weekend at Nashville and for 15 races total this season. Smith General Contracting and Fairfield Residential will be associate partners on the bedtop of the No. 18 Toyota for Friday’s 150-lap event.

Chandler Smith, Driver Q&A:

Not many drivers in the field have experience at Nashville. Do you think that will even the playing field?
“For sure. Also, having practice and everything I feel like will definitely level the field, but also, everyone kind of has the same experience level going into the race. Going there with my Safelite AutoGlass Toyota Tundra, I am really confident that we are going to have a really strong truck.”

You have two straight top-10 finishes. Do you feel like the momentum is shifting in favor of the Safelite team?
“I was telling Danny that I feel like our momentum has been building up and slowly progressing like it needs to be. Now, we are plus eight in the playoffs. As long as we get locked in and make the first round, I feel like all this momentum leading up the playoffs is really going to show, but it’s just about making it there.”

Nashville gives out the Gibson guitar trophy. Do you have any trophies that stand out?
“I feel like the time I won the ARCA race at Iowa. It was a pretty neat trophy. It was nothing to spectacular, but I thought it was pretty neat. Definitely adding a guitar to my trophy case would be really nice.”

Nashville is the home of country music. If you could trade spots with a country music star or band, who would it be?
“Definitely Blake Shelton. He’s a really down to earth guy. He is a country roots singer. I love when it comes to the roots of racing. I definitely love my country music.”

Chandler Smith Career Highlights:

• Across 27 career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts has recorded 139 laps led, 10 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 14.5.
• Posted an average finish of 7.7 across his final seven of 12 total Truck Series starts in 2020, including third-place finishes in the series finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway and his first career superspeedway start at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in October.
• Produced three top-five and four top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 4.2 across his first four career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts in 2019. He led 55 laps and finished eighth in his Gander Trucks debut at Iowa Speedway last July and then posted top-five finishes in his final three starts, including a runner-up finish at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
• Has collected nine wins, 10 poles, 1761 laps led, 22 top-five and 29 top-10 finishes en route to an average finish of 5.2 across 33 career ARCA Menards Series starts. Set an ARCA Racing Series record by winning four consecutive poles to start his career and earned his first victory after leading a race-high 102 laps at Madison (Wis.) International Speedway in his fourth series start.
• Chandler Smith’s No. 18 Safelite AutoGlass Tundra:
• KBM-063: The No. 18 Safelite AutoGlass team will unload chassis number KBM-063 for Friday’s 150-lap event at Nashville. It’s the same Tundra that Smith drove to an 11th-place finish at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City earlier this season. KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch drove KBM-63 to its lone victory across six starts last June at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

KBM Notes of Interest:

• KBM drivers have collected two wins, two poles, 271 laps led, two top-five and three top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 9.8 across five starts in the Music City.
• Owner-driver Kyle Busch’s earned his organization its first-ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in April of 2010 and also was victorious there in April of 2011.
• KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (87) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track, Martin Truex Jr. became the 16th different driver to win a Truck Series event for KBM. In addition to collecting a series-record seven Owner’s Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017).
• The No. 18, the number which was on the first Tundra that went to victory lane for KBM in 2010, has 21 career victories.

Saturday, June 12
Track: Texas Motor Speedway, 1.5-mile oval
Race: 11 of 22
Event: SpeedCash.com 220 (147 laps, 220 miles)

Hailie Deegan, No. 1 Toter Ford F-150
Start: 12th
Finish: 25th

• Deegan started the event from 12th in the Toter Ford F-150. Hot and humid weather conditions made for a very slick racing surface which Deegan battled in the opening laps before the first caution on lap 8 when she was 16th.
• On lap 21 under cation, she reported her F-150 was a little loose on entry while in the 18th spot.
• During the lap-31 caution, the California native reported she could use a small adjustment but was feeling more comfortable with the track and was in the 14th spot.
• On lap 52 under caution, she reported her Ford felt better after the most recent adjustments and was in the 23rd spot.
• At the end of Stage 2, Deegan was really happy with her truck’s handling and completed it in the 15th spot.
• Deegan started the final stage from 10th. She remained in the top-10 until she made a scheduled green-flag pit stop on lap 110.
• Shortly after returning to the track from the scheduled stop, Deegan felt tire chatter and returned to pit road for service. The crew discovered a punctured tire and Deegan returned to the field to complete the remainder of the race. The unscheduled pit stop took her off of the lead lap and she ultimately finished 25th in her first race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

Tanner Gray, No. 15 Ford Performance F-150
Start: 20th
Finish: 10th

• Gray started his third event at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth from the 20th spot.
• Gray was in the 13th spot when the first caution was displayed on lap 8. He reported his Ford F-150 was snug and didn’t pit. The next caution was displayed on lap 21 while Gray was 12th and he pitted for fuel, four tires and adjustments to help with his snug condition. He restarted 19th on lap 29.
• Stage 1 ended under caution with Gray scored in the 14th position.
• The New Mexico native started Stage 2 from the fourth position after not pitting during the stage break. A great restart moved him up to second-place in the opening stage lap.
• Another caution was displayed on lap 52 and Gray reported his Ford Performance F-150 was little tight in turns 1 and 2. On lap 59, Gray took the lead and remained there until the closing laps on Stage 2 when he was passed for second.
• Gray started the final stage from the 16th spot after pitting. He reported his truck was a little tight while in the 13th position on lap 90.
• With 20 laps to go in the 147-lap event, Gray had completed his final pit stop of the race and was in the 11th position.
• In the closing laps, Gray worked his way up to the 10th spot where he ultimately finished.
• Gray led a total of seven laps today and scored his first top-10 of the season.

Next event: Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway in Nashville, Tennessee on June 18 at 8 p.m. ET.

NEMECHEK SCORES TEXAS VICTORY AT THE HOME OF THE TUNDRA
John Hunter Nemechek claims his fourth victory of the 2021 Truck Series Season

FORT WORTH (June 12, 2021) – John Hunter Nemechek drove to his fourth victory of the season at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. It was Kyle Busch Motorsports’ seventh win of the season and Toyota’s 21st series victory at the Fort Worth based facility.

Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Texas Motor Speedway
Race 11 of 23 – 147 Laps, 220 Miles

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
2nd, Chase Elliott*
3rd, Ross Chastain*
4th, GRANT ENFINGER
5th, AUSTIN HILL
13th, JOHNNY SAUTER
14th, DEREK KRAUS
15th, BRENNAN POOLE
21th, MATT CRAFTON
27th, BEN RHODES
29th, JESSE IWUJI
33rd, RAY CICCARELLI
34th, DREW DOLLAR
35th, STEWART FRIESEN
*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK, No. 4 ROMCO Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports
Finishing Position: 1st

Are you starting to make a statement with this team right now?

“Yeah, I definitely think so. I feel like we’ve been making a statement all year. I feel like we’re one of the favorites every time that we show up to the race track. I can’t say enough about Eric Phillips (crew chief) and all these guys. Everyone, the pit crew, everyone at KBM (Kyle Busch Motorsports), the fab shop, machine shop, chassis shop. Everyone does so good with building our trucks and I’m just lucky enough to be behind the wheel. It’s amazing to get win number four here. I haven’t won with ROMCO Equipment on board yet in my career so finally we were able to get them a win. There’s 250 of their employees here today so huge shoutout to them as well as the fans.”

How would you describe your race today?

“I feel like we had the dominant truck kind of like we do every single week. I’m just proud to be able to be behind the wheel and blessed to be behind the wheel. Huge shoutout to Kyle (Busch, team owner) and Jack (Irving, TRD) and Tyler (Gibbs, TRD) and David Wilson (president, TRD) and everyone at Toyota for giving me this opportunity. Without them, none of this would be possible. ROMCO Equipment on board, their first win with me so it will be cool to be able to go to victory lane with them. These fans are awesome. We have 250 ROMCO employees here as well today. We just want to keep racking them up. We’re #Here4Wins.”

Are you Playoff ready or what does this team need to work on prior to the Playoffs starting?

“I hope this is only the beginning. I hope that we have a lot more to come. I feel like we have a lot more work to do. These guys work their tails off. I know Eric (Phillips, crew chief) is one of the first guys there and last ones to leave every night. It’s awesome. Win number 41 for him. Win number 10 for me. Just have to keep it going. We’re #Here4Wins.”

GRANT ENFINGER, No. 98 Champion/Curb Records Toyota Tundra, ThorSport Racing
Finishing Position: 4th

How was your race today?

“Overall, just a really solid Toyota Tundra. The guys on this 98 brought us a great truck again. Couldn’t really fire-off very good. I’m not exactly sure why that was, we weren’t bad, but we just kept getting put in bad positions and trying our best not to wreck on those restarts and just started in too big of a hole. Overall, good long run speed. I think we had a second or third-place truck so we’re building momentum.”

AUSTIN HILL, No. 16 AISIN Toyota Tundra, Hattori Racing Enterprises
Finishing Position: 5th

Can you describe how your race unfolded today?

“We were really good all day. Our AISIN Toyota Tundra was fast. Just track position seemed big. Our truck was just way too tight to really march our way up through the field when we pitted and got back in traffic. So trying to work through that and got back up inside the top-three or four and man, these lapped trucks. I don’t know what we can do differently, but the lapped trucks killed us today. Seemed like every time I caught them, they wanted to race me like it was the last lap or soemthing. There’s a few guys that I would like to have a chat with and just try to figure out what the heck was going on there. All in all, solid day for us. We keep racking up these top-fives and these good finishes, the wins will come. We just have to bide our time.”

How did the track evolve today?
“When we started out it was definitely slick and really wanted to go up in it (PJ1) and as the race went on, I started to go up in it and put my right sides in it. At first, it didn’t have much grip and then as we ran in it, it got better and better. I felt like there at the end of the race, our truck was working really well up there. We were still tight running in it, but we could run some really good lap times compared to the 4 (John Hunter Nemechek). It would have been nice to have a little caution to stack us back up to see if we could get something done differently. All in all, great day. Good to see a Toyota Tundra in victory lane with the Toyota’s being built right here in Texas. That makes it nice, but wish we were that Tundra in victory lane instead.”

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Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Texas Motor Speedway | SpeedyCash.com 220
Fast Facts

No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team:
Driver: Kris Wright
Primary Partner(s): America’s Auto Auction
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado
Crew Chief: Eddie Troconis
2021 Driver Points Position: 31st
2021 Owner Points Position: 18th
Chassis Intel: YMS Chassis No. 21
Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Magic Eight: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year candidate Kris Wright will pilot the No. 02 America’s Auto Auction Chevrolet Silverado this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway for his eighth career start.

In addition to his six Truck Series races this season at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway, Richmond (Va.) Raceway, Kansas Speedway, Darlington (S.C.) Raceway and Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Wright made his NCWTS debut last summer at the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway Road Course.

Welcome Aboard: For the first time this season, America’s Auto Auction Pittsburg will serve as the primary partner on Wright’s No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

America’s Auto Auction offers a full spectrum of dealers’ services necessary to successfully complete the remarketing needs for both buyers and sellers.

America’s Auto Auction understands the value of a customer and know that every dealership is different with different needs.

Home Turf: Texas Motor Speedway is considered the hometown race of Young’s Motorsports. The family-owned team has been fielding entries in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2012.

Team principal Tyler Young is a native of Midland, Texas, approximately 320 miles west of Texas Motor Speedway.

The Young’s Motorsports team has achieved three top-10s at Texas Motor Speedway, including a track-best of fifth with Austin Hill in 2018. Young and Tyler Dippel delivered additional top-10 finishes of seventh 2018 and eighth in 2019 respectively.

Kris Wright Truck Series Texas Motor Speedway Stats: Saturday afternoon’s SpeedyCash.com 220 will mark Wright’s first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway.

Kris Wright Truck Series Intermediate Stats: At NASCAR Camping World Truck Series tracks classified as a speedway, Wright has made four starts throughout his rookie season, carrying an improved average finish of 30th,

Charlotte Motor Speedway | N.C. Education Lottery 200 Race Recap: In the most recent NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Wright piloted the No. 02 FNB Corporation Chevrolet Silverado.

Starting 21st based on the metrics set by NASCAR without qualifying, Wright hovered inside the top-25 throughout much of the race and pedaled to a solid 23rd place finish, his best effort on an intermediate track in the Truck Series.

Driver Intel: Road racing standout Kris Wright continues his rookie season with Young’s Motorsports with Saturday afternoon’s SpeedyCash.com 220 at Texas.

The former IMSA and Formula 3 driver invades the Truck Series scene this season after spending much of the 2020 season competing in the ARCA Menards Series competing for Chad Bryant Racing and GMS Racing, respectively.

Wright earned three top-10 finishes in six races, including a career-best seventh in the season finale at Kansas Speedway last October.

Solid Pace For Young’s Motorsports: With 12 races remaining in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season, Young’s Motorsports sits a solid 18th in the series’ owner standings with a handful of drivers.

In addition to Wright, former Truck Series winner Kaz Grala, NASCAR Xfinity Series winner Josh Berry and NASCAR Cup Series’ standout Daniel Suarez have all piloted the No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet in the opening 10 races of 2021.

In one of the most competitive Truck Series seasons on record, the team has collected one top-five, two top-10s, three top-15s and seven top-25 efforts collectively.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Wright as crew chief of the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado is longtime crew chief Eddie Troconis.

Troconis is a two-time winning crew chief in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and comes to Young’s Motorsports after tenures at ThorSport Racing, AM Racing and Sam Hunt Racing (Xfinity Series) respectively.

He will crew chief his 133rd NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday. In his previous 132 races, he has two wins, 23 top-five and 46 top-10 finishes to his resume.

Troconis touted as a gifted engineer will make his 12th crew chief start at Texas this weekend. In 2018, Troconis led Ben Rhodes to a runner-up finish in the Nov’ edition of the JAG Metals 350.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Kris Wright, please visit, kriswrightmotorsports.com, like him on Facebook (Kris Wright Racing) and follow him on Twitter (@KrisOnNASCAR).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports) and follow on Instagram (youngsmotorsports) and Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Kris Wright Pre-Race Quotes:

On Texas Motor Speedway: “I’m certainly optimistic about going to Texas. I feel like as a team we made some gains together at Charlotte Motor Speedway a couple of weeks ago and I look forward to continuing that progression on Saturday afternoon.

“I know what Texas Motor Speedway means to the Young’s Motorsports family being from the state of Texas, so I’m hoping we can have a good finish and give us additional momentum for the races ahead.”

On 2021 Season: “We needed that solid run at Charlotte to help turn the tide of our No. 02 Young’s Motorsports team. The last couple of races before that we haven’t had the finishes we wanted, but it has not come from a lack of effort from everyone on the Young’s Motorsports team.

“We take the Charlotte finish in stride and hope it’s a sign of better things to come for us.”

No. 12 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Tate Fogleman

Primary Partner(s): DA-Quick Clip™ | Randco Industries Inc.

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado

Crew Chief: Ryan “Pickle” London

2021 Driver Points Position: 26th

2021 Owner Points Position: 37th

Chassis Intel: YMS Chassis No. 19

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Back To Familiar Territory: In his sophomore season of Truck Series competition, Fogleman returns to Texas Motor Speedway eyeing his first career top-10 for Young’s Motorsports.

New Partner Alert: For the second consecutive race, DA-Quick Clip™ will serve as the primary partner of Fogleman’s No. 12 Chevrolet Silverado this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

The DA-Quick Clip™ is an innovative multi-size two pipe grommet with the ability to fasten multiple different pipe applications to metal or wood studs.

The DA-Quick Clip™ is patented and UPC certified.

Home Turf: Texas Motor Speedway is considered the hometown race of Young’s Motorsports. The family-owned team has been fielding entries in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2012.

Team principal Tyler Young is a native of Midland, Texas, approximately 320 miles west of Texas Motor Speedway.

The Young’s Motorsports team has achieved three top-10s at Texas Motor Speedway, including a track-best of fifth with Austin Hill in 2018. Young and Tyler Dippel delivered additional top-10 finishes of seventh 2018 and eighth in 2019 respectively.

Tate Fogleman Truck Series Texas Motor Speedway Stats: Saturday afternoon’s SpeedyCash.com 220 marks Fogelman’s third Truck Series start at the Fort Worth, Texas-based Texas Motor Speedway.

Last year, Fogleman was collected in accidents in both events which left him with finishes of 32nd and 33rd respectively.

Tate Fogleman Truck Series Intermediate Stats: At NASCAR Camping World Truck Series tracks classified as a speedway, Fogleman has made 22 starts throughout his career, carrying an average finish of 24.1.

Charlotte Motor Speedway | N.C. Education Lottery 200 Race Recap: In the most recent NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Tate Fogleman suffered more bad luck.

Starting 24th based on the metrics set by NASCAR without qualifying, Fogleman, despite showcasing speed in his No. 12 DA-Quick Clip™ Chevrolet Silverado, battled mechanical gremlins early in the race that regulated him to a disappointing 37th place finish.

Solid As A Rock: Solid Rock Carriers will continue a season-long partnership with Solid Rock Carriers as an associate marketing partner of his No. 12 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet for the SpeedyCash.com 220.

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To The Point(s): Entering Texas, Fogleman sits 26th in the championship standings.

90 points separate Fogleman from 15th in the championship standings currently held by Hailie Deegan with 12 races remaining this season.

Young’s Motorsports’ No. 12 team also secures 37th in the NCWTS owner standings.

Did You Know?: 21-year-old Fogleman is the son of Jay Fogleman a former competitor in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and a 10-time winner in what is now known as the CARS Tour Series.

He is also a business major at High Point University.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Fogleman as crew chief of the No. 12 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado is crew chief Ryan London.

He will crew chief his 35th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday. In his previous 34 races, he has one top-five and two top-10 finishes to his resume.

This weekend marks his third race as crew chief at Texas Motor Speedway.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Tate Fogleman, please like him on Facebook (Tate Fogelman Racing) and follow him on Instagram (tatefogleman) and Twitter (@tate_fogleman).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports) and follow on Instagram (youngsmotorsports) and Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Tate Fogleman Pre-Race Quotes:

On Texas Motor Speedway: “Texas wasn’t exceedingly kind to me or the Young’s Motorsports team last season, so I really feel like we only have one way to go on Saturday afternoon and that is up.

“Texas is always a huge race for the Young’s Motorsports family being Texas natives and I know it makes them proud to see their trucks to be as close to the front as possible on their home turf.

“We had a lot of speed in our truck at Charlotte, so I’m optimistic we can carry that speed to a good weekend on Saturday afternoon and finally shake this monkey off our back.”

On 2021 Season: “I’m proud of everyone on this Young’s Motorsports team – even if we do not have the finishes to show for it. It does not come from a lack of effort from anyone.

“We will continue to fight. We need to put some points on the board over the next couple of races, so that’s our primary objective.”

No. 20 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Spencer Boyd

Primary Partner(s): Record Rack

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado

Crew Chief: Joe Lax

2021 Driver Points Position: 25th

2021 Owner Points Position: 35th

Chassis Intel: YMS Chassis No. 103

Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies

Notes of Interest:

Back To Familiar Territory: Fan favorite Spencer Boyd returns to Texas Motor Speedway looking to improve on his track-best 14th place run at the 1.5-mile speedway in October 2020.

Welcome Back: This weekend at Texas, Boyd’s No. 20 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado will adorn the primary colors of returning partner Record Rack.

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No. 101: This weekend at Texas, Boyd will make his 101st career NASCAR start. Boyd has three starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, 41 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and will make his 57th start in Trucks when the green flag waves Saturday afternoon.

The highlight of his NASCAR career is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in October 2019 driving for Young’s Motorsports.

Home Turf: Texas Motor Speedway is considered the hometown race of Young’s Motorsports. The family-owned team has been fielding entries in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2012.
Team principal Tyler Young is a native of Midland, Texas, approximately 320 miles west of Texas Motor Speedway.

The Young’s Motorsports team has achieved three top-10s at Texas Motor Speedway, including a track-best of fifth with Austin Hill in 2018. Young and Tyler Dippel delivered additional top-10 finishes of seventh 2018 and eighth in 2019 respectively.

Spencer Boyd Truck Series Texas Motor Speedway Stats: Saturday’s SpeedyCash.com 220 will mark Boyd’s fifth Truck Series start at Texas Motor Speedway.

In his previous four races, Boyd carries an average finish of 18.0 and has completed 550 of the 633 laps available for an 86.9 percent lap completion.

Spencer Boyd Truck Series Intermediate Stats: At NASCAR Camping World Truck Series tracks classified as a speedway, Boyd has made 35 starts throughout his career, carrying an average finish of 23.8.

Charlotte Motor Speedway | N.C. Education Lottery 200 Race Recap: In the most recent NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Boyd piloted the No. 20 Credit MRI Chevrolet Silverado.

Starting 35th based on the metrics set by NASCAR without qualifying, Boyd progressive moved forward throughout the race to claim 26th at the checkered flag.

The finish was his second-best performance on an intermediate track this season, only bested by a 22nd at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway in March.

To The Point(s): Entering Texas, Boyd sits 25th in the championship standings up one position from Charlotte.

Just 85 points separate Boyd from 15th in the championship standings currently held by Hailie Deegan with 12 races remaining this season.

Young’s Motorsports’ No. 20 team also secures 35th in the NCWTS owner standings.

Chasing That W: Boyd is eyeing his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory for himself and Young’s Motorsports.

In 2019 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Boyd pulled an upset during the Truck Series Playoffs by winning the Sugarland Shines 250 at the 2.66-mile superspeedway edging Todd Gilliland by 0.027 seconds.

Truck Series Rundown: In five years of Truck Series competition, Boyd has 56 career Truck Series starts with one win, two top-five and two top-10 finishes and a championship best of 17th in 2019.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Boyd as crew chief of the No. 20 Credit MRI Chevrolet Silverado is veteran crew chief Joe Lax.

He will crew chief his 66th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday. In his previous 65 races, he has one pole and six top-10 finishes to his resume.

This weekend marks his fifth race as crew chief at Texas Motor Speedway.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Spencer Boyd, please like him on Facebook (Spencer Boyd Racing) and follow him on Instagram (SpencerBoydpr) and Twitter (@SpencerBoyd).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports) and follow on Instagram (youngsmotorsports) and Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Spencer Boyd Pre-Race Quotes:

On Texas Motor Speedway: “I am excited to get back to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, especially after our finish last October.

“Texas feels like a second home and even though it isn’t your traditional intermediate track, I love how Texas races. Look forward to bringing a patriotic paint scheme to the track promoting Record Rack® deer feeds “bucks for the brave” veteran hunt!”

On Record Rack Partnership: “I don’t get a lot of time away from the race track, but when I do have a little down time, I always enjoy being out in the woods hunting with my dad. Partnering with Record Rack® has been great for so many reasons.

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Race Information:

The SpeedyCash.com 220 (147 laps | 220.5 miles) is the 11th of 22 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races on the 2021 schedule. The field will take the green flag shortly after 12:00 p.m. CT (1:00 p.m. ET) with live coverage on FOX Sports 1, the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM Satellite Radio NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (CT).