CONCORD, N.C. — Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway will feature a star-studded field.
There’s a diverse array of talent in Friday’s race, from series leader Kaden Honeycutt, who picked up his first career victory May 8 at Watkins Glen, to triple-duty drivers Connor Zilisch and Ross Chastain, who will be competing for Spire Motorsports and Niece Motorsports, respectively.
In addition, road course superstar Shane van Gisbergen will run the third Truck Series race of his career and his first on a 1.5-mile intermediate oval.
“I’m excited to have the opportunity to run the No. 71 truck for Spire Motorsports,” van Gisbergen said. “It’s going to be epic. I really enjoy racing the Truck Series. I had a decent crack at it a couple of weekends ago in Watkins Glen, but I’m looking forward to another go on an oval.”
Corey Day will drive the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series regulars Brandon Jones and William Sawalich will race as TRICON Garage teammates with Honeycutt, who is driving the No. 11 Toyota that carried Corey Heim to victory last year.
Honeycutt finished third behind Heim and Chastain at Charlotte last season, with Layne Riggs, who trails Honeycutt by 38 points in the series standings, running fourth.
