John Hunter Nemechek is becoming a member of a stacked subject for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence season-opener at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.
Nemechek, who competes full-time within the NASCAR Cup Sequence with Legacy Motor Membership, will pilot the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota as he takes on double responsibility for the primary official race weekend of the brand new season.
Halmar-Friesen is swapping the proprietor factors from the No. 52 to the No. 62, so Nemechek shall be locked into the present.
“I’m actually excited to get again behind the wheel within the Truck Sequence, particularly at a spot like Daytona,” mentioned Nemechek. “I’m extraordinarily grateful to Halmar Friesen Racing and Stewart (Friesen) for the chance to drive the No. 62 Toyota. Daytona is such a particular observe, and any time you get the prospect to compete there, it means rather a lot. I’m trying ahead to taking advantage of this chance and having a robust run with the help of HFR and DriveValue.com®.”
Nemechek has 149th earlier begins within the Truck Sequence with 13 profession wins. His most up-to-date begin got here through the 2023 season at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), ending third after main 53 laps.
The NCTS season-opener may even characteristic NASCAR Corridor of Famer Tony Stewart, 2023 Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and excessive sports activities star Travis Pastrana.
„I converse for everybody at HFR by saying how pumped we’re to have John Hunter kick off our first season as a full-time two-truck staff at Daytona,” mentioned Stewart Friesen. “His observe document and expertise speaks for itself, and everyone knows he’ll do a terrific job competing for a win within the largest race of the 12 months. We additionally welcome the DriveValue.com® staff to the Craftsman Truck Sequence and are grateful for his or her help of John Hunter on the World Middle of Racing.“
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