Kaden Honeycutt - Fresh From Florida 250 Race Preview
Event: Fresh From Florida 250 (100 laps / 250 miles)
Round: 1 of 25 (Regular Season Opener)
Track: Daytona International Speedway
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date & Time: Friday, February 14th | 7:30 PM ET
Tune-In: FOX Sports 1 | Motor Racing Network (MRN) | Sirius XM Ch. 90
Team Stats & Notes
- 10th Season Celebration: 2025 marks Niece Motorsports' 10th consecutive season competing in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Starting in Daytona, all of the team's race trucks will carry special decals commemorating the milestone. Social media content and merchandise will be centered around the campaign in forthcoming weeks.
- Niece Motorsports Daytona Stats: Niece drivers have made a combined 20 starts for the organization at Daytona International Speedway. Historically, the team runs well at this track, having posted four top-fives and eight top-10s over the years, including a best result of third with Ross Chastain in 2019. Last year, Bayley Currey was the highest-performing team driver finishing in 13th-place.
No. 45 AutoVentive / Precision Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
- On the Box: Niece Motorsports' longest-tenured and winningest crew chief, Phil Gould, returns for his seventh season with the team. Remaining in place, Gould will lead the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST. Gould, who has been associated with the organization since 2019, has won eight NCTS races on top of the pit box with Ross Chastain and Carson Hocevar. His team has made the Playoffs for four seasons - including last year competing for the owner's title.
At the start of his career, Gould joined Mike Stefanik's NXS team before moving to Evernham Motorsports. From there, he spent 12 seasons at Richard Childress Racing - before moving to Roush-Fenway Racing - where he won his first NXS race as a crew chief and qualified for the Playoffs three years straight. The 47-year-old lives in Salisbury, North Carolina, with his fiancée, Nacole. Gould is a father of two sons, Matt (19) and Justin (18).
- On the Roof: Accomplished driver-turned spotter, Stevie Reeves, will spot for the No. 45 team this year. Reeves, a two-time USAC Midget champion, actively spots for Christopher Bell's No. 20 Cup Series team for Joe Gibbs Racing. Last year, Reeves worked with the No. 44 team's array of drivers.
- Honeycutt's Daytona Stats: Kaden Honeycutt is looking to make his first-career NCTS start at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night. The 21-year-old attempted to qualify into the race in 2023, but was unable to do so.
- Gould's Daytona Stats: Phil Gould has called six NCTS races at Daytona, posting one top-five and two top-10 finishes (best of third with Ross Chastain in 2019). In 2017, Gould won his first Xfinity Series race as a crew chief here while working with Ryan Reed. In total, Gould has achieved three top-fives and five top-10 finishes in 12 NXS starts at this track.
- 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 upcoming season.
- Previewing 2025: Coming off an impressive stint in a partial schedule last year, Kaden Honeycutt enters 2025 looking to contend for the championship in his first full-time effort. Despite only making 14 starts, Honeycutt excelled with six top-10 finishes, highlighted by a pair of fourth-place runs in both Kansas races. With the No. 45 team staying in tact from last year, the group aims to build off their momentum found in 2024.
- Testing, Continued: Honeycutt joined teammates, Matt Mills and Ross Chastain, in a two-day NCTS organizational test at Rockingham Speedway in January. Though the layout was new to him, the driver of the No. 45 team felt right at home, unofficially posting the second-quickest timed lap overall.
- Off-Season Fun: Kaden Honeycutt had one of the busiest off-seasons this past winter, starting off with a marquee victory in the 57th Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway. In late December, Honeycutt and team visited the NFL stadium that hosts the Detroit Lions for a flag football tournament with employees from Precision Vehicle Logistics and DQS Solutions & Staffing. At the start of the year, Honeycutt finished second in a US Legends car race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and wrapped up the month attending the I-500 snowmobile race.
- Quoting Honeycutt: What does the significance of racing at Daytona mean to you?
“Racing at Daytona means a lot considering it’s the starting point for my first full-time year. It is going to be a battle all night to win this race like every year, but that’s part of what makes it so rewarding considering how much effort has been put into our trucks. I have never raced here before, but I’m looking forward to the challenge and starting the year off strong with our No. 45 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.
