Landen Lewis - 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. 45 J.F. Electric Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Landen Lewis | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
- Lewis’ Charlotte Stats:
Landen Lewis will make his first-career start in any series at Charlotte on Friday.
- Gould's Charlotte Stats:
NOAPS Starts: 11; Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 4; Best Finish: 5th (2014).
NCTS Starts: 8; Top-Fives: 3; Top-10s: 6; Best Finish: 2nd (2021).
- 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.
- Recapping Kansas: Landen Lewis and the Circle B Motorsports Auctions / J.F. Electric team battled adversity in Kansas. Starting the highest out of his teammates in 13th, Lewis held serve in the beginning of the race and gained valuable experience. Contact with the wall in stage two hindered the speed on the No. 45 truck, but Lewis continued to learn in his first mile-and-a-half start. While contending just outside the top-10, Lewis lost control of his truck in turn two and made hard contact with the inside wall in the closing laps. With too much damage to continue, the team was done for the evening in 34th-place.
- Owner Points Outlook: Lewis’ 34th-place finish in Kansas dropped the No. 45 team to 10th in the owner point standings. With five races left in the Chase, Lewis finds himself 28 points behind ThorSport Racing’s No. 88 team in ninth, and 136 points behind the points-leading TRICON Garage No. 11 team.
- Quoting Lewis: Now that you have a mile-and-a-half race under your belt, what do you think you learned that can help you more at Charlotte?
“I think the biggest thing is the positioning and the timing of my runs. Things like that were experiences that I didn’t have last race going into Kansas, so I learned a lot from that weekend. I also learned that the fenders are my best friend, and I can’t have any damage to be able to go fast. I’m looking forward to Charlotte. It’s a different animal than Kansas for sure, but I know our team runs well here so I’m feeling pretty optimistic about our chances with the J.F. Electric Silverado.”
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.
