Andrés Pérez de Lara - Black’s Tire 200 Race Preview
Event: Black’s Tire 200 (200 laps / 188 miles)
Round: 5 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Rockingham Speedway
Location: Rockingham, NC
Date & Time: Friday, April 3 | 4:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Rockingham Stats:
NCTS Starts: 3; Top-10s: 1; Best Finish: 6th (Kaden Honeycutt, 2025).
- Aced the Test: All four Niece Motorsports trucks showed speed at the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) organizational test held at Rockingham Speedway in February. Landen Lewis ended the session quickest out of any driver atop the speed charts in the No. 45 Chevrolet.
- Rockingham Thunderfest: Niece Motorsports drivers Connor Hall, Parker Eatmon, and Landen Lewis will sign autographs at the Rockingham Thunderfest event in downtown Rockingham on Thursday evening from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM local time.
No. 44 Precision Vehicle Logistics De Mexico Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Andres Perez de Lara | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- Pérez de Lara's Rockingham Stats:
NCTS Starts: 1; Best Finish: 12th (2025).
- Rogers' Rockingham Stats:
NOAPS Starts: 6; Top-Fives: 3; Top-10s: 3; Best Finish: 3rd (twice in 2002).
NCTS Starts: 1; Best Finish: 20th (2025).
- On the Truck: Pérez de Lara's No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Precision Vehicle Logistics De Mexico. The company works directly with auto manufacturers to transport newly-assembled cars and trucks to dealerships.
- Happy Birthday, Andrés!: Pérez de Lara turns 21-years-old on Thursday, April 2nd.
- Recapping Darlington: Andrés Pérez de Lara and the Telcel team made progress throughout the race in Darlington before their night came to an early close. Pérez de Lara started the event in 21st, but dropped back early in stage one. The No. 44 pit crew was phenomenal all night long, gaining several spots on pit road. After making adjustments, the truck vaulted into the top-10. Unfortunately, after two competitors hit the wall in front of him, Pérez de Lara had nowhere to go and collided into the slower trucks. With too much damage to continue, the team was scored in 32nd-place.
- Driver Points Outlook: Pérez de Lara’s crash in Darlington resulted in a loss of two positions in the points standings. The sophomore driver is currently shown in ninth-place overall, 15 points behind Corey Heim.
- Quoting Pérez de Lara: Your team has brought fast trucks to all of the opening races this year, so how do you keep your momentum up?
“Definitely, our team has had a pretty strong opening to our year. If we could have gotten through Darlington clean, we would probably be inside the top-five in points, which says a lot about where we are at with the No. 44 group. We just have to keep pushing hard and take our good results whenever we can get them, but try and minimize our mistakes. The team was really fast here last year at Rockingham, and we made a lot of gains in the test, so I’m hoping we can keep that up and carry that into the weekend with our Precision Vehicle Logistics De Mexico Chevy.”
About Niece Motorsports: Niece Motorsports is a professional auto racing team that has competed in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series since 2016. The team is owned by Josh Morris of DQS Solutions and Staffing and the Fowler Family of J.F. Electric and Utilitra, and was founded by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. At its 80,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Salisbury, NC, Niece Motorsports is a full-service race vehicle build shop 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).
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.
