Andrés Pérez de Lara - Black’s Tire 250 Presented By BTS Rewards Race Preview
Event: Black’s Tire 250 Presented By BTS Rewards (250 laps / 187.5 miles)
Round: 17 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Richmond Raceway
Location: Richmond, VA
Date & Time: Friday, August 14 | 7:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Richmond Stats:
NCTS Starts: 21; Wins: 1 (Carson Hocevar, 2023); Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 2.
- CARS Tour Winners: Early Sunday morning, Matt Gould earned Niece Motorsports its first ever zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Series victory at Hickory Motor Speedway in the Spears Throwback Classic. It was a night to remember for the team which has fielded its No. 4 Chevrolet on a part-time basis this season. Gould, 20, was able to share the special moment with his father, Phil Gould, who called the race as his crew chief.
No. 44 DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Andrés Perez de Lara | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- Pérez de Lara's Richmond Stats:
NCTS Starts: 1; Best Finish: 21st (2025).
- Rogers' Richmond Stats:
NCS Starts: 6; Best Finish: 27th (2016).
NOAPS Starts: 14; Top-Fives: 2; Top-10s: 2; Best Finish: 2nd (2008).
NCTS Starts: 8; Top-10s: 1; Best Finish: 10th (2005).
- On the Truck: Pérez de Lara's No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from DQS Solutions & Staffing.
- Recapping Indianapolis: Andrés Pérez de Lara and the Acceptance Insurance team put together a solid outing in Indianapolis. Pérez de Lara qualified the highest out of his Niece Motorsports teammates with his fourth top-10 start of the season, and just barely missed out on extra points by finishing 11th in stage one and two. The No. 44 Silverado was in position to capture a top-10 finish, but got tangled up with a lapped truck with less than five laps to go. Pérez de Lara crossed the finish line in 11th-place.
- Happy Anniversary: The Richmond race marks one year since Pérez de Lara joined Niece Motorsports. In his tenure driving the No. 44 truck, Pérez de Lara has picked up three top-10 finishes including a best result of seventh-place at St. Petersburg and Lime Rock. Pérez de Lara sits three positions higher in the point standings than he did at the same point last season.
- Driver Points Outlook: Pérez de Lara’s 11th-place finish gained the driver two spots in points, up to 13th overall. With only two races left in the regular season, Pérez de Lara’s Chase hopes are on the line in his sophomore campaign. He is 10 points behind Jake Garcia in 12th-place and one point ahead of Brenden Queen in 14th-place ahead of Friday night’s race in Richmond. More importantly, however, he finds himself 42 points below cutline driver, Stewart Friesen.
- Quoting Pérez de Lara: It’s been one year since you joined Niece Motorsports, so what all have you learned in your time since making the switch over to this team?
“It’s definitely been a year where we have shown up with really good speed. I think we’ve shown a lot of our capability, but we deserve more than what we’ve gotten in terms of results. I’m looking forward to Richmond because our No. 44 team has been really strong on the short tracks lately and I feel like we have improved a lot in that area. I’m honestly surprised that I am excited to head there now, because just a month ago I wasn’t really looking forward to it. The last two short track races that we’ve ran have really helped, and I think we should have a good result with our DQS Chevy on Friday.”
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 DQS Solutions & Staffing: Guided by a mission to achieve excellence and adaptability, DQS partners with clients to create custom solutions that address unique business challenges. Recognized as Michigan’s fastest-growing company and #22 in the nation on the Inc. 5000 list, DQS drives industry growth while giving back through its nonprofit, Foundation for Pops, and partnerships like the River Rouge School District.
