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Niece Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The team is owned by Al Niece. The team currently fields the No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for Timothy Peters and Angela Ruch, and the No. 45 Silverado full-time for Ross Chastain. The team currently has a technical alliance with GMS Racing.

Xfinity Series

Car No. 17 history

The team attempted to make their Xfinity debut with Victor Gonzalez Jr. driving at Watkins Glen.

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 22 history

On October 30, 2017, it was announced that Austin Wayne Self moved to Niece Motorsports to drive the No. 22 truck full time in 2018.^[1]

Truck No. 38 history

In 2017, the No. 38 truck ran two races with T. J. Bell as a start-and-park team. In 2018 the No. 38 truck planned to run at least four races with Max McLaughlin as the driver, starting at Eldora. McLaughlin qualified the race and finished 12th in his NASCAR debut. T.J. Bell returned to the No. 38 at Las Vegas in September.

Truck No. 44 history

On January 31, 2019, Timothy Peters announced that he would join Niece for the first three events of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series schedule.^[2] After two top-tens in his first two events, Peters said that there is the possibility to run more races with the team.^[3]

Truck No. 45 history

Niece Motorsports made their debut in 2016 with Casey Smith driving for two races.

The team returned in 2017, at first planning on running only part time but were able to run the full schedule with various drivers, with T. J. Bell driving most of the races.

In 2018, it was announced that Justin Fontaine would drive the No. 45 truck full-time.^[3] Fontaine started the season with a top 10 finish at Daytona and Las Vegas.

On January 18, 2019, it was announced that Ross Chastain and Reid Wilson would split driving duties for the upcoming season.^[4] Chastain started off the year with two of the best results in team history, a third at Daytona and a sixth at Atlanta.^[5]

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/trucks/2017/story/_/id/21227917/austin-wayne-self-join-niece-motorsports-2018|title=Austin Wayne Self to join Niece Motorsports in 2018|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-02-06}}
2. ^{{cite web |last1=DeGroot |first1=Nick |title=Timothy Peters joins Niece Motorsports for three Truck races |url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/timothy-peters-niece-motorsports-truck/4331262/ |website=Motorsport.com |accessdate=25 February 2019}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/justin-fontaine-niece-motorsports-nascar-trucks-988377/|title=Justin Fontaine to run Trucks full-time with Niece Motorsports in 2018|work=Motorsport.com|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en}}
4. ^{{cite web |last1=Brooks |first1=Amanda |title=Ross Chastain and Reid Wilson to drive for Niece Motorsports in 2019 |url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/trucks/2019/story/_/id/25795714/ross-chastain-reid-wilson-drive-niece-motorsports-2019 |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |accessdate=25 February 2019}}
5. ^¹{{cite web |last1=Massie |first1=Michael |title=Ross Chastain, Timothy Peters Continue Niece Motorsports’ Strong Start |url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/trucks/2019/story/_/id/25795714/ross-chastain-reid-wilson-drive-niece-motorsports-2019 |website=Fontstretch |accessdate=25 February 2019}}