Welcome to Texas… Piquet Jr. will make his first career NNS start at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night, having only previously raced at the 1.5-mile oval in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Piquet Jr., however, is no stranger to success in the Lone Star state with one pole, three top-five and four top-10 finishes to his credit.
This Week’s Camaro… The No. 30 WORX team will have chassis TSM-319 for this Friday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. TSM-319 was previously used at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where it racked up a top-15 finish.
California Recap…During the lone practice session at Auto Club Speedway, crew chief Chris Carrier and the No. 30 Turner Scott Motorsports team worked to find speed for the Qualcomm Chevy. Their hard work paid off as Piquet Jr. and his team had their best qualifying effort of the young season, starting the 300mile race two weeks ago from the fifth position. Shortly after the green flag dropped, Piquet Jr. radioed to the crew that he was battling a loose race car. Working under long green flag conditions most of the race, Piquet Jr. and team brought the No. 30 Qualcomm Chevy home in the 16th position.
Welcome Back… For the fifth time this year, Piquet Jr. will display the No. 30 WORX colors on Friday Night at Texas Motor Speedway. Established in 1994, WORX Yard Tools USA, based in Charlotte NC, is one of the fastest growing companies serving the global power equipment market today. A diversified manufacturer and marketer of a complete range of electric-powered lawn and garden equipment and related products, WORX has over 4000 employees worldwide. The WORX line-up includes innovative grass trimmers, chainsaws, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, blowers and more. All WORX products are emission-free and feature intuitive functions, tool-less adjustments and best-of-industry ergonomics. You can find WORX yard tools at retailers such as Lowe’s, Walmart, Sears, Amazon.com and local lawn & garden dealers. More information is available on the company’s website at www.WORX.com
Got Questions?… Piquet Jr. will join teammates Kyle Larson and Justin Allgaier at 1:45 CDT on Friday for a Q&A session at the Chevy stage, located in the fan midway.
Watch and Listen…The O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 can be seen live on Friday, April 12 on ESPN2. Race coverage will begin at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The event can also be heard live on PRN Radio as well as SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Crew Chief Chris Carrier on Texas Motor Speedway:
“Texas is a really fast and competitive mile-and-a-half race track. We tested there last week and all three Turner Scott Motorsports teams had a solid test session. It looks like the weather is going to be great all weekend; the cool temperatures at night should make for some really fast laps. I am looking forward to going to Texas, getting a good finish and gaining some momentum for the rest of the season.”
Nelson Piquet Jr. on Texas Motor Speedway:
“I am looking forward to returning to Texas and the Nationwide Series this weekend. We had a great test session there last week, so I feel pretty confident heading into the weekend. Chris Carrier and the guys at Turner Scott Motorsports have worked really hard to get my Camaro ready to race. I hope we can go into Texas and contend for a good finish.”
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