John Hunter Nemechek is becoming a member of a stacked discipline for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection season-opener at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.
Nemechek, who competes full-time within the NASCAR Cup Collection 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 can be locked into the present.
“I’m actually excited to get again behind the wheel within the Truck Collection, particularly at a spot like Daytona,” stated 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 monitor, and any time you get the prospect to compete there, it means lots. I’m wanting ahead to profiting from this chance and having a powerful run with the assist of HFR and DriveValue.com®.”
Nemechek has 149th earlier begins within the Truck Collection with 13 profession wins. His most up-to-date begin got here in the course of the 2023 season at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), ending third after main 53 laps.
The NCTS season-opener can even function 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 crew at Daytona,” stated Stewart Friesen. “His monitor file and expertise speaks for itself, and everyone knows he’ll do an ideal job competing for a win within the greatest race of the 12 months. We additionally welcome the DriveValue.com® crew to the Craftsman Truck Collection and are grateful for his or her assist of John Hunter on the World Heart of Racing.”
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