Event: Black’s Tire 200 (200 laps / 105.2 miles)
Round: 24 of 25 (The Chase)
Track: Martinsville Speedway
Location: Ridgeway, VA
Date & Time: Friday, October 30 | 6:00 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Martinsville Stats:
NCTS Starts: 38; Top-Fives: 2; Top-10s: 4; Best Finish: 2nd (2019).
No. 45 J.F. Electric Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Landen Lewis | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
- Lewis’ Martinsville Stats:
NCTS Starts: 1; Best Finish: 35th (2024).
IMSA Mazda MX-5 Cup Starts: 1; Podiums: 1; Best Finish: 3rd (2024).
- Gould's Martinsville Stats:
NCTS Starts: 10; Top-Fives: 2; Top-10s: 3; Best Finish: 2nd (2019).
- On the Truck: Lewis’ No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from J.F. Electric and Utilitra, who serve as his anchor partners for the season.
- Ron Hornaday Tribute: Longtime NASCAR fans should easily recognize the paint scheme on Lewis’ No. 45 truck, which is based on Ron Hornaday’s 2007 championship-winning Camping World Silverado. Hornaday has served as a mentor to Lewis throughout his young career, and has taught him how to find success on and off the track. Both Lewis and Hornaday will hold a media availability at the track at 11:30 AM on Friday.
- Recapping Talladega: Landen Lewis and the J.F. Electric team put together an impressive race at Talladega. Lewis qualified deep in the field in 30th-place, but took a methodical approach to slice through the field early on. The No. 45 Silverado just barely missed out on capturing points in stage one in 11th, but backed it up with a sixth-place effort in stage two. In his first super speedway start, the rookie managed a clean, mistake-free run throughout the event. He crossed the finish line in sixth-place, right in the middle of a thrilling three-wide finish.
- Owner Points Outlook: Lewis’ sixth-place finish at Talladega brought the No. 45 team closer to the rest of the Chase field in the championship point standings. Scored in 10th, the team is now only 19 points behind TRICON Garage’s No. 17 team in ninth. Should Lewis put together a solid race in Martinsville, he will have a chance to close in, and overtake, his competitors.
- Quoting Lewis: You are running a special truck this week with the Ron Hornaday tribute paint scheme on it. How important has Ron been in your career?
“Ron has been a big part of my career for a long time now, and he’s always been there pushing me to make me better and understand the way I need to race people. The biggest thing he has taught me which still stays in my head is, you have to learn how to lose before you learn how to win. That’s just a very solid statement. Once you get into the top three series in NASCAR, it’s a lot harder to win than it was maybe two or three years ago. Ron has just always been there for me and pushed me to be a better person even outside the race car. I’m looking forward to seeing that moment that we’re going to get to spend with him at the race track, having some of the people who worked on that truck there, and hopefully the fans enjoy it.”
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 J.F. Electric: J.F. Electric is an electrical contractor that provides engineering expertise, backed by construction and installation know-how in a diverse range of service offerings, from utilities and commercial projects, to industrial and telecommunications customers. When having a long family history in an industry, a company not only builds on its knowledge and experience, it takes pride in cultivating a solid understanding of client needs, all the while nurturing strong relationships with its employees. Evolving through five generations of the Fowler family, J.F. Electric has matured into a well-managed and thoughtfully diversified electrical contractor which is poised to continue its growth and expansion into the future.
