Event: Love’s RV Stop 225 (85 laps / 226.1 miles)
Round: 23 of 25 (The Chase)
Track: Talladega Superspeedway
Location: Lincoln, AL
Date & Time: Friday, October 23 | 4:00 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Talladega Stats:
NCTS Starts: 25; Top-Fives: 2; Top-10s: 4; Best Finish: 2nd (Trevor Bayne, 2020).
No. 45 J.F. Electric Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Landen Lewis | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
- Lewis’ Talladega Stats:
Landen Lewis will make his first-career start in any series at Talladega on Friday.
- Gould's Talladega Stats:
NCS Starts: 1; Best Finish: 26th (2014).
NOAPS Starts: 6; Top-10s: 1; Best Finish: 7th (2015).
NCTS Starts: 7; Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 1; Best Finish: 2nd (2020).
- 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 Phoenix: Landen Lewis and the Sparco team brought a fast truck to Phoenix, but an electrical issue put a damper on their finishing result. Lewis rocketed to his best-career qualifying effort in fourth-place and drove up to second on the opening lap. Completing stage one in third, the No. 45 team showcased promising speed early on. Towards the end of the second stage, Lewis experienced low battery voltage causing him to sputter to ninth. The team looked under the hood on pit road to rectify the issue, but was ultimately unable to climb back into the top-10. After having to restart from the tail, Lewis made a valiant effort to gain track position and crossed the line in 16th-place.
- Owner Points Outlook: Lewis’ 16th-place finish in Phoenix closed the gap even further in the owner point standings. Still scored in 10th overall, the No. 45 team is now only six points behind the Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet in ninth. The team is also 19 points behind Spire’s No. 77 Chevrolet in eighth, and 21 points behind TRICON Garage’s No. 1 team in seventh.
- Quoting Lewis: Without having any prior experience in this type of racing, how well do you think you’re going to adapt this weekend?
“The biggest thing for me is that Talladega is a completely different animal than any other place, just like Daytona. Not having any plate experience, I’m going to really have to rely on my spotter, Brandon McReynolds. He does a really good job of breaking things down before the race, and I think that will help me a lot this weekend. I’ll definitely talk to all the people I have in my corner as much as possible to soak up whatever knowledge I can. It’s going to be one heck of an experience, that’s fore sure. I just want to make it through the day, because I feel like if you complete all the laps and have a clean day, you’ll get a good finish. That seems to be the theme at the plate tracks, so I am looking forward to making the most out of it with our J.F. Electric Chevy.”
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.
