Nelson Piquet NNS Preview: Texas Motor Speedway II

Lone Star State…After a two-week break, the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) will return to the track at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. Nelson Piquet Jr. has one previous NNS start at the 1.5-mile oval, coming earlier this year where he brought home a top-20 finish.

 

This Week’s Camaro…The No. 30 Qualcomm team will have chassis TSM-405 for Saturday afternoon’s race at Texas. TSM-405 has been on the track two other times this season: Atlanta Motor Speedway (August) and Kentucky Speedway (September).

 

Charlotte Recap…Making his second career NNS start at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11th, Nelson Piquet Jr. looked to head into the two-week NNS break on a good note in the Dollar General 300. Piquet Jr. and his No. 30 WORX Yard Tools team started the weekend by qualifying 28th at the 1.5-mile oval. Piquet Jr. battled all evening and brought the WORX Yard Tools Chevrolet Camaro home with a 25th-place finish.

 

Welcome Back…For the sixth time in 2013, Turner Scott Motorsports partner Qualcomm will be the primary sponsor for Piquet Jr. and No. 30 team in this week’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. Qualcomm Incorporated is the world leader in next-generation mobile technologies. For 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of wireless communications, connecting people more closely to information, entertainment and each other. Today, Qualcomm technologies are powering the convergence of mobile communications and consumer electronics, making wireless devices and services more personal, affordable and accessible to people everywhere. For more information, please visit www.qualcomm.com.

 

Watch and Listen…The O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge can be seen live on Saturday, November 2 on ESPN2.  Race coverage will begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT. The event can also be heard live on PRN Radio as well as SiriusXM Radio, channel 90.

 

Nelson Piquet Jr. on his return to Texas:

“I am looking forward to getting back on the track and returning to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. We’ve had a long two week break, and while it has been nice to take a step back and relax, I’m ready to get back in the car! Texas is a very fast and competitive mile-and-a-half track. We tested there back in the Spring so hopefully we can take those notes and have a good weekend. My guys have worked hard during the break at the shop to get this car ready to race. We have Qualcomm back on board to finish out the season; they have been great partners of ours, so hopefully we can reward them with a trip to victory lane on Saturday.”

 

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