Bayley Currey - Kubota Tractor 200 Race Preview
Race: Kubota Tractor 200 (134 laps / 201 miles) | Race 19 of 23
Track: Kansas Speedway
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Date & Time: Friday, September 27th | 8:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | Motor Racing Network (MRN) | Sirius XM Ch. 90
No. 41 Masked Owl Technologies Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Bayley Currey | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- Currey's Kansas Stats: Bayley Currey has started six NCTS races in his career at Kansas Speedway. In April, Currey drove his No. 41 Chevy to his personal-best finish at the track with an eleventh-place result. He's made five Xfinity Series starts with two top-20 finishes, including a best of 16th in 2021. Currey made one Cup Series start at the track in 2019.
- Niece Motorsports Kansas Stats: Niece Motorsports drivers have made 36 total starts at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. Back in 2019, Ross Chastain delivered the team its first Truck Series victory at the track. In total, the organization has captured five top-fives and seven top-10 finishes here, making Kansas statistically one of the team's best tracks.
- Rogers' Kansas Stats: In 10 Truck Series starts atop the pit box at Kansas, Wally Rogers has called three top-15 finishes. Rogers' best NCTS result at this track came in 2004 when Matt Crafton finished fifth. Through six NXS starts, Rogers' best run was delivered in 2003 when Greg Biffle posted a third-place finish. Elliott Sadler was the driver that gave Rogers his best Cup Series result in 2009, when he finished 20th.
- On the Truck: Currey’s No. 41 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Masked Owl Technologies and DQS Solutions & Staffing. Masked Owl will debut a new paint scheme on Friday night for their first race as a primary partner.
- Honoring a Cancer Hero: Currey will have a special passenger riding on his No. 41 Chevrolet in Friday's race thanks to his involvement with The NASCAR Foundation & MTJ Foundation. Patrick Anderson, who is fighting a brain tumor, won the bid to replace the driver's side name with St. Jude, specifically the KC Metro, Kansas & Nebraska hospital. Anderson is a devoted fan of Bayley's and will be undergoing brain surgery next week.
- Recapping Bristol: 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.
- Points Rundown: Following his 15th-place finish in Bristol, Currey remains 19th in the NCTS driver's points standings. Currey is 17 points behind Ty Dillon in 18th-place and has an eight-point gap to Bret Holmes in 20th.
- Quoting Currey: You were close to getting a top-10 here in the spring, so do you think your crew has figured out what changes you need on the mile-and-a-half tracks to get there this time?
“I think so, we’ve been trending in the right direction lately. Our results might not show it, but we’ve had fast trucks on the mile-and-a-halves. Just had things go wrong. I think we can make those small adjustments and head back there this week and finish better. Niece Motorsports has historically run well here, so there’s no reason that we shouldn’t have a good run.”
- Quoting Rogers: Do you think the team has made some good advancement on the aero department since the last intermediate race?
“Yeah, absolutely, I think we’ve made some pretty big gains since the last one we raced at. We’ve worked hard at that over the last few months. I think the last true mile-and-a-half we raced at was Charlotte, but a little bit of those efforts showed at Nashville and even more showed at Pocono, so Kansas will be a big test to see what we’ve been working towards for next year.”
About Niece Motorsports: Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2024, Niece Motorsports enters its ninth season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 40 years provided clients with reliable products at competitive prices. Niece Equipment’s reputation is built on service, integrity and dependability. The company provides water and fuel/lube trucks that are engineered with quality and durability in mind for the construction and mining industry. Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram @NieceMotorsports as well as X @NieceMotorsport.
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