Bayley Currey - Fr8 208 Race Preview
Event: Fr8 208 (135 laps / 208 miles)
Round: 2 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Location: Hampton, Georgia
Date & Time: Saturday, February 22nd | 1:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | Motor Racing Network (MRN) | Sirius XM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Atlanta Stats: Niece drivers have accounted for 24 combined NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway since 2017. The team has earned one top-five and seven top-10 finishes, with a best overall result of fourth set by Bayley Currey in 2023. Last year, Kaden Honeycutt led the organization with a sixth-place finish.
- Close, But No Cigar: Last week's outing in Daytona saw two Niece Motorsports drivers lead the field at various points of the race, but after getting collected in separate incidents, the crews were left to wonder, 'what if?'.
No. 44 Masked Owl Technologies / DQS Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Bayley Currey | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- Currey's Atlanta Stats: Bayley Currey has made three previous NCTS starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In 2023, Currey scored his first top-five finish at this track when he crossed the line in fourth-place. Last year, Currey was relegated to a 30th-place result after mechanical woes forced him out of the event. Currey has made a total of six NXS starts along with one Cup Series appearance here.
- Rogers' Atlanta Stats: Wally Rogers is a two-time Atlanta race-winning crew chief. Rogers won the NXS race here with Greg Biffle from the pole in 2003. Two years later in 2005, Rogers' truck driven by Ron Hornaday won the closest NCTS race in the history of the speedway by a margin of just 0.008 seconds. He's made two top-fives in nine NCTS starts and another two in eight NXS starts. He's also called seven Cup Series races at the 1.54-mile intermediate.
- On the Truck: Currey's No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Masked Owl Technologies and DQS Solutions & Staffing.
- Recapping Daytona: Bayley Currey and the No. 44 team had a shot at winning Daytona, but ultimately would have their hopes dashed late in the race. Currey played it smart early on, hovering around the middle of the pack and staying out of trouble. When the laps wound down, however, the truck came to life. Currey appeared to make a race-winning move as he took the lead with three laps to go, but was shuffled out of line and collected in a last lap crash.
- Points Rundown: Entering the second race of the season, Currey is scored 22nd in the championship standings. He is two points behind Spencer Boyd in 21st, and four points ahead of Dawson Sutton in 23rd.
- Quoting Currey: Your team put together a strong race last year in Atlanta, so how optimistic are you to return here this year?
“Yeah, we’ve had speed every time we’ve shown up to Atlanta when driving at Niece Motorsports, so I don’t see this weekend being anything different. We finished fourth in 2023 and were running fourth when we had a catastrophic failure last year, and I really think we had a truck that could win that race. Being able to take that experience back will help a lot. We had a really good truck and were leading late in Daytona, but just didn’t really have any drafting partners to help keep us there. I think we’re bringing another fast Masked Owl Chevrolet Silverado RST, and we’ll see what happens when we get down there. It is great to have that confidence especially after what we were able to do last weekend, but I don’t try to over-hype myself based off what happened last year.”
About Niece Motorsports: Niece Motorsports is a professional auto racing team founded by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2025, the team celebrates its 10th consecutive season competing in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) where it fields the Nos. 41, 42, 44 and 45. Since its founding in 2016, Niece Motorsports has garnered nine wins, 50+ top-fives, 100+ top-10s, 190+ top-15 finishes and made five playoff appearances. At its 80,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Salisbury, NC, Niece Motorsports is a trusted build shop for the Chevrolet Silverados of multiple NCTS teams 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 Masked Owl Technologies: Masked Owl Technologies (MOT) is an industrial solutions integrator specializing in developing customized automation and controls processes. They take a consulting-based approach to identify the root cause of system challenges and incorporate tested, emerging technology into industrial solutions that mitigate risk and solve complex problems, the first time.
About DQS Solutions & Staffing: Guided by a mission to achieve excellence and adaptability, DQS partners with clients to create custom solutions that address unique business challenges. Recognized as Michigan’s fastest-growing company and #22 in the nation on the Inc. 5000 list, DQS drives industry growth while giving back through its nonprofit, Foundation for Pops, and partnerships like the River Rouge School District.
