Stefan Parsons - Allegiance 200 Race Preview
Event: Allegiance 200 (150 laps / 199.5 miles)
Round: 11 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Nashville Superspeedway
Location: Lebanon, TN
Date & Time: Friday, May 29 | 8:00 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Nashville Stats:
NCTS Starts: 16; Wins: 1 (Carson Hocevar, 2023) Top-Fives: 3; Top-10s: 6.
No. 4 TCS Bus Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Stefan Parsons | Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
- Parsons Returns: Second-generation driver Stefan Parsons returns to Niece Motorsports this weekend driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado. Parsons has competed in one prior race with the team (Phoenix, 2024) and has made five starts at Nashville Superspeedway across two series. It will be his first NCTS start of 2026.
- Parsons’ Nashville Stats:
NOAPS Starts: 3; Best Finish: 15th (2022).
NCTS Starts: 2; Best Finish: 22nd (2022).
- Shiplett’s Nashville Stats:
NCS Starts: 2; Best Finish: 26th (2022).
NOAPS Starts: 2; Best Finish: 22nd (2007).
NCTS Starts: 2; Best Finish: 22nd (2025).
- On the Truck: Parsons’ No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from TCS Bus, a company which specializes in charter bus and entertainer coach services.
- Recapping Charlotte: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and the J.F. Electric team had a roller coaster day in Charlotte, but made the most out of it and nabbed another top-10 finish. Stenhouse Jr. rolled off from the trunk of the field due to the qualifying metric system, but he quickly found a way forward. The No. 4 Silverado broke into the top-10 on several occasions, but received damage late in the race after contact on restarts. Stenhouse Jr.’s pit crew made damage repairs which kept him in the hunt, and the Cup Series veteran was able to rally back for a solid ninth-place result.
- Roles Reversed: Parsons’ full-time role is spotting for Connor Zilisch and the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing team on Sundays. On Friday, however, Zilisch will serve as Parsons’ eyes in the sky as the spotter for the No. 4 team. It will be the young rookie’s first time spotting on an oval - but he has experience spotting on road courses.
- Quoting Parsons: With Nashville being a concrete track, how does the racing compare to a typical intermediate track?
“Track position is definitely important at Nashville. It’s a little better since they’ve been laying resin down because we are able to move around a little bit, but you definitely want to make sure you can get your truck rotated. That’s going to be really important for when you are in traffic. The most important thing is firing off well in practice and qualifying and getting up to speed. I haven’t been in a truck since Phoenix last year, so I need to go out there and get a good starting spot. Hopefully we can pick them off from there and make our way to have a good finish for our No. 4 TCS Bus Chevrolet.”
- Quoting Zilisch: On spotting for Parsons and the No. 4 team.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun experiencing something new. I’m glad that Stefan trusts me to do it. There’s a lot of guys who could probably do it better than me but it’s going to be cool to do that and learn what it’s like from a new perspective. I’ve spotted on road courses and at the Cup race at Indy but leading the charge at the truck race at Nashville is going to be different.”
What are the do’s and don’ts of being a good spotter?
“I think it’s a little easier as a driver to be a spotter than just having no experience at all. I know what a good spotter sounds like and as a driver what I want to hear. I think not being panicked and staying calm and feeding the information when I can without talking too much. I feel like I have a good understanding of what I need to do. I hope I’m able to relay the information that I need to throughout the good situations and the bad. Stefan is a really good dude and helps me a lot as a driver in the Cup Series with the notes that he takes.”
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.
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About Transportation Charter Services: Transportation Charter Services (TCS), headquartered in Orange County, California, has been a trusted leader in group passenger transportation since 1988.
With a modern fleet and an unwavering commitment to safety, cleanliness, and service excellence, TCS delivers premium motorcoach transportation paired with a first-class customer experience. The company proudly serves professional and collegiate sports teams, tour and travel clients, corporate organizations, high-profile special events, and elite clientele throughout Southern California, Western Canada, and Nashville’s entertainer coach market.
Combining decades of industry expertise with a forward-thinking approach to innovation and operational excellence, TCS continues to elevate the standard in luxury ground transportation. As part of a distinguished family of brands — including Royal Coach, serving San Jose, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, and Polynesian Adventure in Hawaii — TCS remains a premier provider known for exceptional service, reliability, and professionalism.
