{"id":421813,"date":"2026-01-20T17:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421813\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:14:13","slug":"travis-pastrana-set-for-first-nascar-start-since-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421813\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Pastrana set for first NASCAR start since 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

NORTH READING, Mass. \u2014\u00a0Travis Pastrana has added his name to an increasingly star-studded lineup for next month\u2019s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season opener at Daytona.<\/p>\n

Niece Motorsports<\/p>\n

Pastrana will drive Niece\u2019s No. 42 BRUNT Workwear Chevrolet in the Feb. 13, 2026 season-opening Fresh from Florida 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona. The 11-time X Games gold medalist will join three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and series regulars in the field for the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to get back on the track in Daytona with Brunt Workwear and Niece Motorsports,\u201d Pastrana said. \u201cThis is my first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race since 2023, so it will be fun to get behind the wheel again and see what we can do.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Pastrana raced in the Daytona 500 in 23XI Racing\u2019s No. 67 Toyota and the NCTS race at Daytona with Niece Motorsports. He finished 11th for 23XI and 13th for Niece.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pastrana\u2019s first start in three years marks the expansion of sponsor Brunt\u2019s presence in the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking about making this happen ever since we started working with Travis,\u201d said Eric Girouard, founder and CEO of Brunt Workwear. \u201cIf something has wheels and an engine, chances are Travis drives it better than most. He\u2019s a motor and action sports legend that embodies Brunt\u2019s commitment to celebrating hard work and grit, and we can\u2019t wait to see him in the Brunt Truck at Daytona.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pastrana will also be reunited with Cody Efaw, the CEO of Niece Motorsports whom he worked with at Jack Roush\u2019s NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series team in 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cTravis and I first worked together at Roush back in 2013, and it\u2019s been incredibly rewarding to see that relationship continue into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Niece Motorsports,\u201d Efaw said. \u201cTravis is one of the most genuine people you\u2019ll ever meet and we\u2019re thrilled to welcome Brunt Workwear to the Niece Motorsports family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pastrana\u2019s Daytona start will mark his 50th NASCAR start. He has the one Cup start, 42 NOAPS starts and six NCTS starts. He made his debut in 2012, racing nine times in NOAPS and once in NCTS competition, before going full-time in NOAPS with Roush in 2013. He racked up for top-10 finishes and a pole in his lone full-time NASCAR season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pastrana\u2019s next race \u2013 the Fresh From Florida 250 \u2013 will air live on Fox Sports 1 from Daytona International Speedway starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.<\/p>\n

A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.<\/p>\n

Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick’s final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen’s stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years \u2013 as well as up-and-coming drivers’ stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.<\/p>\n

Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NORTH READING, Mass. \u2014\u00a0Travis Pastrana has added his name to an increasingly star-studded lineup for next month\u2019s NASCAR…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":["post-421813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}