Bayley Currey - UNOH 200 Race Preview
Race: UNOH 200 Presented by Ohio Logistics (200 laps / 106.6 miles) | Race 18 of 23
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
Location: Bristol, Tennessee
Date & Time: Thursday, September 19th | 8:00 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | Motor Racing Network (MRN) | Sirius XM Ch. 90
No. 44 DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Bayley Currey | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- New Number, Who This?: After making the first 17 races of the season behind the wheel of the No. 41 Chevrolet, Bayley Currey slides into the No. 44 truck for this week's race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Currey is the third driver to drive the part-time entry after Conor Daly and Matt Gould both made starts in the No. 44 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and the Milwaukee Mile.
- Currey's Bristol Stats: Bayley Currey has made four Truck Series starts at Bristol since 2017 including three top-15 finishes. In the spring race, Currey finished highest of the Niece Motorsports drivers in 11th - his personal best finish at the track. Currey has started five Xfinity Series races at the short track, where in 2022 he also finished 11th after leading a handful of laps. He also owns a pair of Cup Series starts here as well.
- Rogers' Bristol Stats: Wally Rogers has called seven NCTS races at Bristol and secured his personal best finish of third in 2004 while working with Matt Crafton at Kevin Harvick Incorporated. In 13 NXS starts atop the box, Rogers' drivers have finished inside the top-10 seven times, including a pair of third-place finishes (2001 with Randy LaJoie and 2006 with Ron Hornaday). In 2009, Rogers made his first start as a Cup Series crew chief here and later went on to make 11 NCS starts at "The World's Fastest Half Mile".
- On the Truck: Currey’s No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from DQS Solutions & Staffing along with Masked Owl Technologies.
- Recapping Milwaukee: Bayley Currey’s race in Milwaukee was affected early after he was squeezed into the wall by another competitor in the first stage. Currey was forced to pit under green and lost two laps in the process, finishing 34th in stage one. He managed to pick up a handful of positions to finish 31st in stage two, but was ultimately unable to get back on the lead lap. Currey was credited with a 29th-place finish.
- Points Rundown: Currey remains 19th in the points standings for a second week in a row leaving Milwaukee. The driver sits 33 points behind Ty Dillon in 18th, and has a 10-point gap to Bret Holmes in 20th.
- Quoting Currey: Do you feel confident with how the spring race played out to come back and have another good run here?
“Well, Bristol is one of my favorite tracks that we go to. It reminds me a lot of the 1/5th-mile track I raced on as a kid. I think the racing should be a little more exciting this time around since they’re not spraying the traction compound before the race, so that should widen out the track a bit. I’m really excited about that; I’ve never got to rip the top in a truck, so it should be a lot of fun.”
- Quoting Rogers: How important is it to qualify well here in Bristol?
“Very important. It’s hard to pass there, and you’re going to have to have multiple lines that are fast, so track position is going to be extremely important. We just have to try and maintain that all throughout the race and that should lead us to get a good finish out of the night.”
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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