Andrés Pérez de Lara - Fr8 Racing 208 Race Preview
Event: Fr8 Racing 208 (135 laps / 208 miles)
Round: 2 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Echo Park Speedway
Location: Hampton, Georgia
Date & Time: Saturday, February 21 | 1:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Atlanta Stats:
NCTS Starts: 27; Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 6; Best Finish: 4th (Bayley Currey, 2025).
- Off to a Good Start: Niece Motorsports drivers showed flashes of speed in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) season opener in Daytona and look to parlay that success in the second super speedway style race at Echo Park Speedway in Atlanta.
No. 44 Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Andrés Pérez de Lara | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- Pérez de Lara's Atlanta Stats:
NCTS Starts: 1; Best Finish: 27th (2025).
- Rogers' Atlanta Stats:
NCS Starts: 7; Best Finish: 19th (2010).
NOAPS Starts: 8; Poles: 1 (2003); Wins: 1 (Greg Biffle, 2003); Top-Fives: 2; Top-10s: 2.
NCTS Starts: 10; Wins: 1 (Ron Hornaday, 2005); Top-Fives: 3; Top-10s: 3.
- 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 Daytona: Andrés Pérez de Lara and the No. 44 Acceptance Insurance team made some headway in the season opening race at Daytona. Pérez de Lara started deep in the field but methodically worked his way to the front in the draft. With a handful of laps remaining, the No. 44 truck was inside the top-10, but fell back a bit on the white flag lap to finish the race in 13th.
- Driver Points Outlook: Pérez de Lara survived Daytona and managed to start his full-time season with a healthy amount of points. Heading into the second race of the year, the driver sits 11th in the standings, two points behind the current Chase cutoff driver, Ben Rhodes, in 10th.
- Quoting Pérez de Lara: What were you able to learn about super speedway racing last week that you could carry into this week?
“I think after racing in the pack all day last week in Daytona, I gained a lot of confidence heading into Atlanta. I feel good with the pushes I got, and think it’s prepared me for what we have going on this weekend. Atlanta is a very different style of super speedway, but we’re going to try and put ourselves in the right position. I think we have a good shot at it because my Acceptance Insurance Chevy was strong in Daytona. We showed speed there, but just have to put everything together.”
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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