Event: Love’s RV Stop 225 (85 laps / 226.1 miles)
Round: 23 of 25 (The Chase)
Track: Talladega Superspeedway
Location: Lincoln, AL
Date & Time: Friday, October 23 | 4:00 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Talladega Stats:
NCTS Starts: 25; Top-Fives: 2; Top-10s: 4; Best Finish: 2nd (Trevor Bayne, 2020).
No. 44 Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Andrés Perez de Lara | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- Pérez de Lara's Talladega Stats:
NCTS Starts: 1; Best Finish: 17th (2025).
ARCA Starts: 2; Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 2; Best Finish: 4th (2023).
- Rogers' Talladega Stats:
NCS Starts: 7; Top-10s: 2; Best Finish: 9th (twice - 2009 & 2013).
NOAPS Starts: 7; Wins: 1 (Bobby Labonte, 2007); Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 1.
NCTS Starts: 7; Top-10s: 1; Best Finish: 10th (2023).
- On the Truck: Pérez de Lara's No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Acceptance Insurance, who serves as the team's anchor partner this season.
- Recapping Phoenix: Andrés Pérez de Lara and the Freeway Insurance team overcame early setbacks to come home with a solid finish in Phoenix. Pérez de Lara started deep in the field, but the No. 44 team made positive changes to find speed throughout the race. The Mexico City native drove through the field in the opening two stages and contended for a top-10 finish at the end of the race. As the checkered flag flew, Pérez de Lara came home as the highest finisher from the organization in 12th.
- Driver Points Outlook: Pérez de Lara’s 12th-place finish in Phoenix bumped the driver up two positions in the point standings, now up to 14th overall. With three races left in the season, Pérez de Lara finds himself in a close battle with Brenden Queen and Tanner Gray, who are all separated by just two points. He is also just 13 points behind Justin Haley in 13th.
- Quoting Pérez de Lara: Since you aren’t racing for points, do you feel like you can race more aggressively this weekend considering it will be all about going for the win?
“That’s true. Obviously, we know super speedway racing is very intense and there are a lot of things that can happen. I feel really confident heading into Talladega after the experience I gained in Daytona and Atlanta earlier this year, especially since both of those races were really solid for us. I’m ready to head there this weekend with the freedom to make some more aggressive moves than I’m used to. We don’t have much to lose in terms of the points, so we can be on the aggressive side. Hopefully that will help us stay on the right side of things this time.”
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 Acceptance Insurance: Acceptance Insurance is a proud member of Confie, the largest personal lines agency in the U.S. We believe in investing in the communities we serve by offering affordable insurance solutions so our customers can have peace of mind. Our agents and team members uphold our values, which include promoting excellence, responsibility and caring.
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