Event: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race (134 laps / 201 miles)
Round: 25 of 25 (Season Finale)
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Location: Homestead, FL
Date & Time: Friday, November 6 | 7:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Homestead-Miami Stats:
NCTS Starts: 23; Wins: 1 (Carson Hocevar, 2023); Top-Fives: 4; Top-10s: 7.
- New Late Model Driver: Niece Motorsports welcomes Hudson Sharp, son of 1996 NTT INDYCAR SERIES co-champion, Scott Sharp, to its Late Model Stock Car (LMSC) team for this weekend’s Fall Brawl race at Hickory Motor Speedway. The 17-year-old recently finished third in his ARCA Menards Series West debut at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, and has run select races in LMSC competition throughout the year for Lee Falk Racing and Development.
- Thank you, CRAFTSMAN: Friday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway will mark the end of CRAFTSMAN’s tenure as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series. Since its return in 2023, and throughout its founding years, CRAFTSMAN has been a loyal supporter of the series. In 2027, the series will rebrand to the NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series, or NFXFTS for short.
No. 42 Utilitra Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Tyler Reif | Crew Chief: Landon Polinski
- Reif’s Homestead-Miami Stats:
Tyler Reif will make his first-career start in any series at Homestead-Miami on Friday.
- Polinski's Homestead-Miami Stats:
Landon Polinski will call his first-career race at Homestead-Miami on Friday.
- On the Truck: Reif’s No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with primary support from Utilitra, a company which specializes in utility and technology solutions.
- Recapping Martinsville: Tyler Reif and the Utilitra team experienced a roller coaster of a night in Martinsville. After qualifying 16th, Reif held serve and found his footing in stage one. Things took a turn at the conclusion of the second stage when Reif spun off the nose of another competitor in turn four. The No. 42 team pressed on and was able to rally back inside the top-10 after dodging a couple of crashes. With less than 20 laps to go, however, Reif found himself facing the wrong direction on the backstretch with significant damage. NASCAR officials then dealt Reif a reckless driving penalty for the contact, which relegated him to a 27th-place finish.
- Owner Points Outlook: Reif’s 27th-place finish at Martinsville elevated the No. 42 team to 24th-place in the owner point standings. Entering the season finale, the team sits 45 points behind Kaulig Racing’s No. 10 team in 23rd-place, and four points ahead of Rackley W.A.R.’s No. 26 team in 25th-place.
- No. 42 Team Season Highlights: Niece Motorsports’ No. 42 lineup consisted of young, talented drivers at the start of their careers, along with a couple of veterans. Tyler Reif, Parker Eatmon, Conner Jones, Ben Maier, Travis Pastrana, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. filled the driver lineup for the entry led by Landon Polinski. At San Diego, Reif nearly pulled off the upset of the season as he contended for his first-career win and led the field heading into the final corner. The No. 42 team picked up two top-10s on the year, with Stenhouse Jr. securing its best finish of seventh-place at Michigan.
- Quoting Reif: How do you feel your first season of racing in the Truck Series has gone for you this year?
“I think this year has had some very high highs and some very low lows for me. I think a few weeks ago at Phoenix might have been my worst race in the series and that was hard to deal with, but on the other side of it, we had some great runs at San Diego, Watkins Glen, and North Wilkesboro where we had the potential to be a top-10 or maybe even a top-five truck. We have had speed all year, but just haven’t been able to put it all together. We have one more shot to do it this weekend in Homestead, so I’m hopeful that we can go out with a bang. I would really like to send everyone to the off season with a great run with our Utilitra Chevrolet on Friday night.”
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 Utilitra: Utilitra is a woman-owned firm specializing in utility and technology solutions with a diverse team of specialized professionals. Utilitra is committed to solving their client’s unique challenges, whether one expert or a team of experts is needed. By adapting to the needs of their respective industries, Utilitra has built a range of services for their utility and technology partners.
