Kaden Honeycutt - 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. 45 Moore's Venture Foods Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Kaden Honeycutt | Crew Chief: Phil Gould
- Honeycutt's Bristol Stats: Kaden Honeycutt has competed in three NCTS races at Bristol Motor Speedway. He earned his best finish at the track in March, where he crossed the line in 12th after qualifying in the top-10. Honeycutt made an appearance in the ARCA Menards Series race here last year, but was sidelined to 21st after getting involved in a crash.
- Gould's Bristol Stats: Phil Gould has started six NCTS races atop the pit box and was responsible for all four of Niece Motorsports' top-10 finishes. His best result was delivered by Ross Chastain, who finished third in 2019. In the Xfinity Series, Gould called a total of 12 races on the high banks. Highlights include three top-10 runs and an outside pole qualifying effort with Brian Scott in 2013.
- On the Truck: Honeycutt's No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Venture Foods, a family-owned grocery store chain located in Oklahoma. 2024 marks the company's 50th anniversary of the first store opening, and has been operated by the Moore family for three generations.
- CARS Tour PLM Battle: With two races remaining in the zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model Series season, Honeycutt remains in contention for the championship. Following a fourth-place finish at South Boston Speedway, Honeycutt is posted second in points behind leader, Spencer Davis. Next up for the tour is a trip to Tri-County Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 12th.
- Recapping Milwaukee: Kaden Honeycutt put together a solid outing in Milwaukee for his first start at the historic track. Honeycutt qualified the highest out of the team (seventh), and was en route to a fifth-place run in the first stage when the caution struck. After pitting, he was credited with 11th in stage one. In stage two, Honeycutt climbed to ninth and picked up two stage points. In dirty air, Honeycutt struggled to maintain his balance, and slid back to finish 12th.
- Owner Points Outlook: Milwaukee's 12th-place finish, coupled with the added bonus of a handful of stage points, has pushed the No. 45 team above the provisional cutline heading into the second race of the Playoffs. Honeycutt and team are currently eighth in owner points, +2 on the Spire Motorsports No. 7 team in ninth. They need two good finishes in a row in order to advance to the Round of 8.
- Quoting Honeycutt: Given your short track background, are you happy to see this race in the Round of 10?
“Yeah, I think we’ve worked on our Bristol package a lot over the last couple of months since we struggled there in the first race. I feel like we should be a whole lot better this time, but the track will race a whole lot different without the traction compound. So, that’ll be a toss up, but I think we can qualify in the top-five and that’ll give us a better opportunity to go and try to get stage points. We need to get as many points as we can, but it would be great to win and move onto the next round in the Owner’s Playoffs.”
- Quoting Gould: What have you and your team mainly been working on to help the short track package?
“Mainly, we’ve been trying to find the feel that Kaden’s been looking for. We had a good package with Carson (Hocevar) that has carried over to the mile-and-a-half tracks, but for short tracks, we just haven’t been as good. I think Milwaukee was a step in the right direction; you know we had a good truck, but pit road hindered our performance. We were okay in the spring here in Bristol, but there’s a lot of unknowns without the traction compound. We’ve been doing a lot of work in the simulator so we’ll see what we’ve got.”
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.
About Moore's Venture Foods: Moore's Venture Foods is a family-owned grocery store chain located in Oklahoma. The chain has brick-and-mortar stores in Alva, Fairfax, Shattuck, and Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and has been operated by the Moore family for three generations. To learn more, please visit www.MooresVentureFoods.com.
