Landen Lewis - LiUNA! 150 Race Recap
Event: LiUNA! 150 (100 laps / 147.8 miles)
Round: 14 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Lime Rock Park
Location: Lakeville, CT
Date & Time: Saturday, June 11 | 1:00 PM ET
No. 45 J.F. Electric Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Landen Lewis | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
Start: 6th | Stage 1: 3rd | Stage 2: 17th
Finish: 2nd | Driver Points: 25th | Owner Points: 5th
- Key Takeaway: Landen Lewis and the J.F. Electric team rallied back from adversity yet again for the second road course race in a row at Lime Rock. Qualifying in sixth-place, Lewis rose to third in the opening stage. While battling for the race lead on a restart in stage two, Lewis was spun off the nose of another competitor and had to fall to the back of the pack. A great strategy call by Phil Gould to flip the stage gave the No. 45 team its track position back entering the final stint, and Lewis held serve in the top-five despite the body damage. Lewis was in position to contend for the race win after keeping his nose clean, racing hard on the final restart of the afternoon. He finished the race as the runner-up, achieving his career-best finish.
- Landen Lewis’ Post-Race Thoughts: Interviewer: What a job by the driver with limited starts in this CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. I thought fourth-place in San Diego was pretty impressive, but Landen, the right side of your truck is all caved in and you brought it home second for your career-best finish. How would you describe just the day but also that last restart trying to get past Grant Enfinger?
“Today was just a solid day all around for our guys, Niece Motorsports, J.F. Electric, DQS, and everyone that just is a part of this. I wouldn’t be here without them, so first and foremost, I just want to thank Phil (Gould) and Cody (Efaw) and all those guys for busting their butt for me. Yeah, I don’t know what happened on the restart, I just need to go back and look to see what actually happened. But overall, it was a very solid day for us. We just need a little bit more, but we’ll go back to the shop and regroup and come back a little stronger.”
Interviewer: You showed the nose a little bit to Grant (Enfinger) on the final lap. If you could go back and do it again, was there an opportunity or were you not close enough?
“I probably would have waited. I showed my nose a little too soon, but at the end of the day, I didn’t want to win it by wrecking him or doing anything I didn’t need to do. I wanted to do it cleanly, and hats off to them. They did a great job, but we were just one spot short. Onto the next one.”
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.
