NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Advance: Martinsville Speedway

Hailie Deegan, No. 1 Wastequip Ford F-150

• Hailie Deegan makes her 28th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start this Thursday as she lines up under the bright lights of Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
• The fifth race of the NCWTS season marks Deegan’s second career start at Martinsville. The Temecula, CA native brought home a top-20 performance in her first appearance at “The Paperclip.”
• Veteran signal-caller Mike Hillman Jr. has enjoyed plenty of success at the half-mile oval, netting eight top-fives and 13 top-10 finishes throughout his storied Truck Series career.
• Wastequip returns to the No. 1 for the second time this season. The waste handling equipment manufacturer made their debut appearance on Deegan’s Ford F-150 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
• Click here for Deegan’s career statistics.

Tanner Gray, No. 15 Black’s Tire Ford F-150

• Tanner Gray heads into the fifth race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway for a rare Thursday night showdown under the lights.
• Through the opening four rounds, Gray has two top-fives and three top-10 finishes with an average finish of 8.5. He sits tied for fourth in the series standings, 31 points behind leader Chandler Smith.
• Thursday night will be the New Mexico driver’s fourth career appearance at Martinsville. Last October was his personal best finish at the track with a third place.
• Black’s Tire returns to the No. 15 for the second of four races this season. Gray and Black’s Tire kicked off the season together with a fourth-place run at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway to start the year.
• Click here for Gray’s career statistics.

Taylor Gray, No. 17 Ford Performance F-150

• Taylor Gray returns to the seat of the No. 17 Ford Performance F-150 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway for his second start of the NCWTS season.
• Two weeks ago at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Gray qualified ninth but had an up-and-down day after getting taken out on lap one, rebounding to 11th midway through the race and then losing brakes on the final lap and finishing 26th.
• The Ford driver earned his first career NCWTS top-10 finish at Martinsville last October.
• After Martinsville, Gray will take two months off from Truck Series competition before returning to the No. 17 on June 4th at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois.
• Click here for Gray’s career statistics.