Tyler Reif - Bully Hill Vineyards 167 at The Glen Race Preview
Event: Bully Hill Vineyards 167 at The Glen (72 laps / 167.4 miles)
Round: 8 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Watkins Glen International
Location: Watkins Glen, New York
Date & Time: Friday, May 8 | 4:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Watkins Glen Stats:
NOAPS Starts: 1; Best Finish: 31st (Victor Gonzales Jr., 2018).
NCTS Starts: 6; Top-10s: 3; Best Finish: 8th (Connor Zilisch, 2025).
- Double Take: For the second time in three races, Niece Motorsports will field two full-time NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the NCTS race on Friday. Shane van Gisbergen takes over the No. 4 Chevrolet, while Ross Chastain remains in the No. 45 Silverado. Both Trackhouse Racing drivers will pull a ‘triple-duty’ weekend and also compete in Saturday’s NOAPS race.
- Pit Road Gladiators: Niece Motorsports pit crews continued their hot streak in Texas last week, proving why they are some of the best in the business. The No. 44 team put up the first, second, and fourth-fastest four-tire stops of the night, with the No. 45 team also completing two stops inside the top-10 as well.
No. 42 J.F. Electric Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Tyler Reif | Crew Chief: Landon Polinski
- Reif Returns: Tyler Reif will make his fourth NCTS start of the season with Niece Motorsports at Watkins Glen International. Reif’s most recent outing with the team came at Bristol Motor Speedway where he finished 34th after getting involved in a crash.
- Reif’s Watkins Glen Stats:
ARCA Starts: 1; Top-Fives: 1; Top-10s: 1; Best Finish: 2nd (2025).
- Polinski's Watkins Glen Stats:
Landon Polinski will call his first-career race as a crew chief at Watkins Glen on Friday.
- On the Truck: Reif’s No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from J.F. Electric, which has primarily sponsored the No. 45 team this year. J.F. Electric is a commercial electrical contractor based in Edwardsville, Illinois.
- Recapping Texas: Conner Jones and the Comprehensive Logistics team had a tough night in Texas. Jones qualified 16th for the 250-mile race and were consistent during the opening stage. With a lap to go in the second stage, however, Jones cut a right-front tire down which necessitated a green flag pit stop. The No. 42 team made several pit stops to repair the damage and lost many laps in the process. Late in the race, Jones was an innocent bystander who became involved in a hard crash in turn four. His race ended early in 33rd-place.
- Owner Points Outlook: Following Conner Jones’ crash at Texas, the No. 42 team dropped one position in the owner points standings to 27th-place. Entering Watkins Glen, the team is one point behind ThorSport Racing’s No. 13 team in 26th, and is currently five points ahead of Kaulig Racing’s No. 14 team in 28th.
- Quoting Reif: How do you think your road course skills stack up compared to the field this weekend?
“I feel pretty good going to Watkins Glen. I think that we’ll have a lot of raw speed across the board with my teammates. We ran really well there last year in the ARCA race and probably should’ve won it, but I made a mistake on the last lap. I think we’ll unload quick and qualify well with our J.F. Electric Chevy. I might lack a little bit of passing and racing skills on the road course compared to SVG, Connor (Zilisch), and Ross (Chastain), but I think after being able to follow them for a couple laps and getting to learn and watch them race, we’ll be right there and should have a good shot at the win.”
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.
