Kaden Honeycutt - Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 Race Preview
Event: Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 (200 laps / 105.2 miles)
Round: 5 of 25 (Regular Season)
Track: Martinsville Speedway
Location: Ridgeway, Virginia
Date & Time: Friday, March 28 | 7:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | NASCAR Racing Network (NRN) | SiriusXM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- Niece Motorsports Martinsville Stats: Niece drivers have accumulated 31 total NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) starts at Martinsville Speedway since 2017. The team has amassed a total of two top-fives and four top-10 finishes including a second-place result in 2019 with Ross Chastain. Last spring, Kaden Honeycutt led the organization with a ninth-place effort.
- Strong Outing in Miami: Last week's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway marked the second race of the season to feature two Niece Motorsports entries finish inside the top-10. The team led the field for a considerable portion of the race with Chastain behind the wheel of its No. 44 entry before finishing sixth.
No. 45 AutoVentive / Precision Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
- Honeycutt's Martinsville Stats: Kaden Honeycutt has made four NCTS starts at Martinsville Speedway. Honeycutt made his series debut here in 2022, and in last spring's race at 'The Paperclip', he finished ninth with the No. 45 team. In addition to his NCTS debut, Honeycutt also made his NXS debut here as well in 2023.
- Gould's Martinsville Stats: Phil Gould has called eight NCTS races at Martinsville since 2019, earning two top-fives and three top-10 results. Gould's best finish at the 0.526-mile short track came in November, 2019, when the No. 45 team finished runner-up.
- On the Truck: Honeycutt's No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from AutoVentive and Precision Vehicle Logistics, who will serve as his anchor partners for the majority of the season.
- Recapping Homestead-Miami: For the second week in a row, Kaden Honeycutt and the No. 45 team rallied back from mid-race penalties to bring home a solid finish. Honeycutt started in 13th-place, but climbed up inside the top-10 to score points in both stages. On the final pit stop of the night, the No. 45 team was forced to start in the rear, but were able to overcome a lack of track position to parlay into an impressive top-10 result.
- Short Track Reps: Last Sunday, Honeycutt entered the ASA STARS National Tour race at Five Flags Speedway after the truck race at Homestead-Miami. In his first Super Late Model race of the year, Honeycutt walked away with a top-10 finish (seventh) despite having mechanical woes hinder his on-track speed.
- Points Rundown: Honeycutt continued his ascension in the points standings last weekend in Homestead, having gained four positions. Entering the fifth event of the season, Honeycutt is currently above the Playoffs cutline in 10th. He has a two-point buffer on Ben Rhodes in 11th, and is two points behind Jake Garcia in ninth.
- Quoting Honeycutt: How important is this weekend going to be knowing that the series returns here later on in the Playoffs?
“This race is really going to be a testament to how we can be in the Playoffs and how we can set ourselves up in good position. Even if we’re not a winning truck this week, we know we can come back in the fall and know what we need to work on. We’ll need to adjust to the racetrack to be better, and going off of last year, I think we’re in a really good spot to go and have a good night in the spring. We’re hoping to go out and get a clock and get some more points to keep up our momentum on the AutoVentive / Precision team.”
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 AutoVentive: AutoVentive is an industry-leading Software as a Service (SaaS) applications developer providing customized solutions to the automotive logistics industry. The company is part of Liberty Hill Equity Partners, LLC, a Cincinnati-based private equity firm.
About Precision Vehicle Logistics: Precision Vehicle Logistics is a customer-focused group of professionals committed to service excellence in finished vehicle logistics. Precision offers a unique combination of talented experience, industry-leading software and systems, and a network of partners and resources to deliver customized solutions to the world’s leading automakers.
