MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Howie DiSavino III will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut for Jordan Anderson Racing at Richmond (Va.) Raceway during the ToyotaCare 250 on April 17.
Richmond will be an important race for DiSavino, who turns 20 on Apr. 10 – as the sixth Truck Series race of the season is planted just 18 miles south of DiSavino’s hometown of Chesterfield, Va.
“I’m incredibly humbled about this opportunity to not only compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with Jordan Anderson Racing but for the chance to race in front of my family, friends and partners,” said DiSavino. “This is undoubtedly the biggest race of my career, but I am up for the challenge.”
DiSavino enters the Truck Series after competing in seven ARCA Menards Series races, including this year’s season-opener at Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway in February for AM Racing.
In his superspeedway debut, DiSavino drafted from a 25th place starting position and raced inside the top 10 for most of the event.
A late-race flat tire sent DiSavino to the rear of the field where he was able to climb back to 13th at the checkered flag. Of his seven ARCA starts, he has earned two top-10s and six top-16 finishes between 2019 and 2021, respectively.
Longtime DiSavino partners KEES Vacations and Bud’s Heating & Air Conditioning will serve as the primary marketing partners on the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado in the doubleheader weekend with the NASCAR Cup Series.
“The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is stacked this season, added DiSavino. “Richmond is going to be an extremely competitive race and tire management will be key. Fortunately, I have surrounded myself with good people who are adequately helping me prepare to make Richmond a successful weekend both on and off the track.
“If we can come out of the race with a strong top-20 finish that will certainly feel like a win. I just want to do a great job for Jordan (Anderson) and our partners KEES Vacations and Bud’s Heating & Air Conditioning, with the hope of doing some more Truck Series racing throughout the 2021 season.”
Anderson, who drove his family-owned team to a career-high second-place finish in the season-opener at Daytona, is excited to welcome DiSavino to the team and is eager to help make his debut memorable.
“I have been keeping my eye on Howie for a little while now, and when Austin (Theriault, manager) said he was available and exploring NASCAR opportunities, I wanted to jump at having him make his NASCAR debut in one of our trucks,” said Anderson. “My team and I have built this team from the ground up, and Howie shares the drive and determination that I admire in a driver.
“I’m looking forward to seeing him be successful.”