Andres Perez de Lara - SpeedyCash.com 250 Race Preview
Event: SpeedyCash.com 250 (167 laps / 250.5 miles)
Round: 7 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Texas Motor Speedway
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Date & Time: Friday, May 1 | 8:00 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Texas Stats:
NCTS Starts: 38; Wins: 1 (Carson Hocevar, 2023); Top-Fives: 2; Top-10s: 6.
- Root for the Home Team: Niece Motorsports’ founder, Al Niece, calls Texas Motor Speedway his home race. Niece Equipment is headquartered in Buda, TX, and has another location in Fort Worth, just a few miles from the track. The team will host over 200 partner guests during Friday’s SpeedyCash.com 250, marking it as one of the biggest events of the season.
No. 44 Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Andres Perez de Lara | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- Pérez de Lara's Texas Stats:
NCTS Starts: 1; Best Finish: 29th (2025).
- Rogers' Texas Stats:
NCS Starts: 11; Best Finish: 18th (2010).
NOAPS Starts: 9; Poles: 1 (Kevin Harvick, 2008); Top-10s: 2; Best Finish: 7th (2002).
NCTS Starts: 10; Top-10s: 4; Best Finish: 6th (2005).
- 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 Bristol: Andrés Pérez de Lara and the Telcel team had quite the evening at Bristol. After starting 27th, Pérez de Lara found himself in early trouble after another competitor sent him into a spin and caused him to lose a lap. The No. 44 team fought hard to get back on the lead lap, but traffic ahead kept receiving the free pass. Finally, Pérez de Lara was able to get his lap back in the final stage, but was quickly involved in another incident. After making repairs, he was nearly spun once again, but made a nice save. The team rallied back through the last few runs, and came home with a 17th-place finish.
- Driver Points Outlook: Pérez de Lara’s topsy turvy night in Bristol dropped him two positions in the driver points standings to 17th-place. Heading into Texas, the driver is one point behind Daniel Hemric in 16th, and 11 points ahead of Cole Butcher in 18th.
- Quoting Pérez de Lara: Texas is one of the first true mile-and-a-half races of the year, so what is your confidence level at?
“I’m looking forward to racing at Texas a lot. Last year, I had a lot of speed, but a crash took me out early. The No. 44 team has been strong on intermediate tracks, so that helps my motivation. We need to get momentum on our side after the last few weeks, so all we need to do is execute in Texas.”
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).
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