Andrés Pérez de Lara - Ecosave 200 Race Preview
Event: Ecosave 200 (134 laps / 201 miles)
Round: 21 of 25 (Chase)
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location: Concord, NC
Date & Time: Friday, October 9 | 5:00 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Charlotte Stats:
NCTS Starts: 30; Wins: 1 (Ross Chastain, 2022); Top-Fives: 6; Top-10s: 11.
- Fan Day: Niece Motorsports will host its second-annual Fan Day event from noon to 4:00 PM on Thursday, October 8 at its home base in nearby Salisbury, NC. The free event will feature a driver autograph session, partner displays, merchandise/food sales, a special paint scheme reveal, shop tours, and a live show on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The address for the race shop is 3310 S. Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28147.
- Raising Awareness: All four Niece Motorsports trucks will feature pink ribbons on the bed tops highlighting breast cancer warriors related to crew members. The team will carry over 40 names around the track during Friday’s Ecosave 200.
No. 44 Telcel Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Andrés Perez de Lara | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- Pérez de Lara's Charlotte Stats:
NCTS Starts: 2; Best Finish: 16th (2025).
ARCA Starts: 2; Poles: 1 (2024); Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 2; Best Finish: 3rd (2024).
- Rogers' Charlotte Stats:
NCS Starts: 12; Best Finish: 21st (2010).
NOAPS Starts: 12; Best Finish: 14th (2007).
NCTS Starts: 9; Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 2; Best Finish: 2nd (2025).
- On the Truck: Pérez de Lara's No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Telcel, a Mexican telecommunications giant, along with associate partners, Claro and Infinitum.
- Recapping Kansas: Andrés Pérez de Lara and the Telcel team had a promising night go south late at Kansas Speedway. Pérez de Lara drove from 18th to 12th in stage one and held serve in the second stage. The No. 44 pit crew performed highly all night long, gaining several positions on pit road. Restarting as high as third in the final stage, Pérez de Lara displayed his pace up at the front of the field. Late in the going, however, contact from another truck resulted in a cut left-front tire. After pitting under green and losing two laps in the process, Pérez de Lara had to settle for a 24th-place finish.
- Driver Points Outlook: Pérez de Lara’s 24th-place result in Bristol dropped him one spot in the driver point standings, now down to 16th overall. Ahead of Charlotte, Pérez de Lara is 15 points behind Brenden “Butterbean” Queen in 15th-place, and 42 points ahead of Corey Heim in 17th.
- Quoting Pérez de Lara: Your team had a lot of speed in Kansas, so does that help your confidence for this weekend?
“Definitely. I feel like all of the gains we made in Kansas are going to be very helpful for us this week. Charlotte is an oval that has been pretty good to me in the past. The spring race earlier this year wasn’t great, but we are ready to rebound. I have been working hard outside the track but also in the simulator, so I feel like we have a good opportunity to bounce back. Kansas should have been a top-10, maybe even a top-five for us if it wasn’t for that puncture, so I feel good about our Telcel Chevy this week.”
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 Telcel: Telcel is Mexico’s leading telecommunications company, providing nationwide coverage, cutting-edge mobile connectivity, and high-speed internet services to millions of users. With over 30 years of experience, Telcel continues to innovate in digital communication, offering solutions that keep people connected anytime, anywhere.
