No. 41 Crazy Al’s Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Connor Mosack | Crew Chief: Cody Efaw
– Key Takeaway: Connor Mosack and the No. 41 team had a strong run going in Bristol. Mosack was the highest-qualifying Niece Motorsports truck in 20th, but slid to 25th in stage one. In stage two, the team made gains in the pits and on the track – resulting in a 17th-place stage finish. However, a speeding penalty forced them to the tail to start the final stage. Mosack made quick work of the traffic and came home with a top-20 finish in his final start with the team.
– Connor Mosack’s Post-Race Thoughts: “I feel like we had a pretty decent Crazy Al’s Wine & Spirits Chevrolet, especially on the long runs. I felt like when we got some laps in I could roll the top as good as anybody. Just took us a little too long to get going and we never really had the track position. I felt like if we had some cleaner air we could have been pretty good. We worked our way up to the top-15, but obviously that speeding penalty killed our progress that we had. I still don’t know what was up with that. I could have chosen a couple of better lanes there on the restarts to pick up a few more spots, but other than that, I’m happy with the speed and had a good time tonight.”
No. 42 Utilitra / J.F. Electric Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Matt Mills | Crew Chief: Jon Leonard
– Key Takeaway: Matt Mills and the No. 42 team battled handling issues throughout the day in Bristol. Mills started the day off in 30th and finished the first stage in the same position. He gained a handful of spots to finish 27th in stage two, and climbed to 25th at the checkered flag.
– Matt Mills’ Post-Race Thoughts: “Just wasn’t our night. We were really free in practice and qualifying so we tried to counter balance that going into the race, but just started off plowing tight. We couldn’t find the adjustments we needed to make it better and couldn’t get any track position. It was a tough night to get anything to go our way and ultimately, just fought handling all night. Couldn’t catch a break, but it’s just one of those nights. We’ll move onto Kansas; I’m looking forward to getting back on a mile-and-a-half, so I’m excited to get there.”
No. 44 DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Bayley Currey | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
– Key Takeaway: Bayley Currey and the No. 44 team put together a decent night in Bristol and came away as the top-finishing Niece Motorsports truck. Currey started 26th, dropped a spot in stage one, but gained some spots to finish 19th in stage two. Playing it smart, the crew made sound adjustments to his truck and he came away with a top-15 finish.
– Bayley Currey’s Post-Race Thoughts: “Our DQS / Masked Owl / Precision Silverado was good tonight. We struggled early in practice and qualifying, but the guys on the No. 44 team did a really good job fighting and keeping us in the game all night. In that first stage, I’m not going to lie – I was a bit nervous. But, we made some really good adjustments to bring it to us. It’s just tough to get track position here. It was a lot of fun without them spraying the resin. I had a blast moving around and ripping the lip up top, so hopefully they continue to keep doing it that way and we’ll come back here even better next time.”
No. 45 Moore’s Venture Foods Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
– Key Takeaway: Kaden Honeycutt and the No. 45 team fought adversity throughout the day at Bristol. The team suffered a broken track bar mount in practice which forced them to start in the tail. In stage one, Honeycutt advanced through the field to lead the way for the team in 17th, but a costly speeding penalty dropped him to the tail once more in stage two. He recovered nicely, and was running right outside the top-15 when another competitor blew a tire and made heavy contact with his truck. Unfortunately, the No. 45 was done for the night and relegated to a 35th-place finish.
– Kaden Honeycutt’s Post-Race Thoughts: “Just a tough deal there. I saw Daniel (Dye) get the flat tire in front of me, but once I got to him I was committed to the top in turn three. I went down to the bottom to try and get around him because I thought I could have avoided him. I guess he wasn’t able to control it with the tire. My speeding penalty, that was all my fault. That put us behind in the second stage, and we played catch up all night. I really thought we were in a good position – I wasn’t told, but I was just driving. Felt like we were pretty solid, just a really stupid mistake. I hate that we were the first ones of course to get caught up in something again that we really didn’t have anything to do with. Just really unfortunate.”
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