Matt Gould - 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. 44 Moore's Venture Foods Chevrolet Silverado RST
Driver: Matt Gould | Crew Chief: Wally Rogers
- Gould Returns: NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Weekly Series racer, Matt Gould, will pilot the No. 44 Chevrolet in his third-career NCTS start for Niece Motorsports on Friday night. The 19-year-old son of crew chief, Phil Gould, made his series debut at the Milwaukee Mile Speedway last season and later competed in the fall Martinsville event as well. He is the third driver to share the No. 44 entry this year following Ross Chastain and Bayley Currey.
- Gould's Martinsville Stats: Gould made his first start at Martinsville last October, an event where he started 22nd and finished 27th after experiencing mid-race mechanical issues.
- Rogers' Martinsville Stats: Wally Rogers has played a role in 12 NCTS races at Martinsville Speedway dating back to 2004. Rogers' drivers have accounted for four top-10 finishes here, including a third-place effort in April, 2005 with Ron Hornaday. He has also made nine NCS starts paired with one NXS start as a crew chief at this track.
- On the Truck: Gould's No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from Moore's Venture Foods.
- Recapping Homestead-Miami: Ross Chastain and the No. 44 team put on a thrilling show at Homestead-Miami by contending for the race win all night long. Chastain, in his return to the Truck Series, qualified the highest out of the team in seventh. With a pair of top-10 finishes in both stages, the team held track position up at the front of the field. Chastain took the point on several occasions, leading for a total of 33 laps. The team was searching for more long run pace, but left the track content with a sixth-place finish.
- Owner Points Rundown: Niece Motorsports' No. 44 team continues to serve as the leading entry of the organization following a brilliant race at Homestead-Miami. The No. 44 currently sits eleventh in the owner points standings, 12 markers behind Front Row Motorsports' No. 34 team which holds the final spot in the provisional Playoffs cutline.
- Quoting Gould: Since you have a race's worth of experience at Martinsville now, what are some of the things that you'll pay attention to this week?
“One of the biggest things that I will try to do this week will be to keep heat out of the brakes. I remember in last year’s race, I cooked the brakes a little bit in stage one and that hurt us through the run. The other keys I’ll try to follow are staying disciplined on the bottom and knowing where I have to position on restarts. I’m very excited to come back and work with Wally and the guys on our No. 44 team. I can’t thank everyone at Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet, Moore’s Venture Foods, and Precision Vehicle Logistics enough for supporting me.”
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 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.
