{"id":422520,"date":"2026-01-21T00:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/422520\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T00:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:48:09","slug":"travis-pastrana-confirms-imminent-nascar-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/422520\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Pastrana Confirms Imminent NASCAR Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travis Pastrana will return to NASCAR<\/a> at the upcoming Craftsman Truck Series season-opening Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway on 13 February.<\/p>\n

Pastrana will compete with Niece Motorsports, piloting the No. 42 Brunt Workwear Chevrolet. This marks his first return since 2023, when he raced in both season openers for the Craftsman Truck and Cup Series at Daytona.<\/p>\n

While the 42-year-old is more well known for his motocross, rallying and Gymkhana racing<\/a>, he previously competed full-time in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (previously the Xfinity Series) in 2013 with Roush Fenway Racing, which later became RFK Racing, and part-time in 2012 with RAB Racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to get back on the track in Daytona with Brunt Workwear and Niece Motorsports,\u201d Pastrana said in a team release. <\/p>\n

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\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. It\u2019s great to work with Brunt for the first time in NASCAR. <\/p>\n

“They\u2019ve been an amazing partner, getting behind all the good times and bad ideas we cook up at Pastranaland, and keeping myself and the Channel 199 crew safe and comfortable while we do it \u2013 expanding that partnership to the race track was a no-brainer and a great opportunity for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Niece Motorsports CEO Cody Efaw added: \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.<\/p>\n

\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. Their brand is a natural fit for who we are and what we do, and we\u2019re excited to take the green flag together at Daytona.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking about making this happen ever since we started working with Travis,\u201d Eric Girouard, founder and CEO of Brunt Workwear, said in a release. <\/p>\n

\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

The Fresh From Florida 250 will open the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season on Friday, 13 February at 7:30 p.m. ET. Fans will be able to follow the action on FS1, NRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Travis Pastrana will return to NASCAR at the upcoming Craftsman Truck Series season-opening Fresh From Florida 250 at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,582,82],"class_list":["post-422520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-racing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422520","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=422520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}