No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team:
Driver: Kris Wright
Primary Partner(s): Young’s Motorsports
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado
Crew Chief: Eddie Troconis
2021 Driver Points Position: 27th
2021 Owner Points Position: Fifth (T)
Bucked Up 200 Starting Position: 15th (Based on event formula)
Chassis Intel: YMS Chassis No. 18
Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies
Notes of Interest:
He’s Back: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year candidate Kris Wright returns to the Young’s Motorsports entry after successfully making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway Road Course on Feb. 20.
Wright made his Young’s Motorsports debut in the 2021 season-opener NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway where he contended for a top-10 finish before being swept into an accident coming to the checkered flag. He finished 12th after starting 27th.
Daytona Road Course Recap: In Truck Series competition, substitute driver Kaz Grala finished eighth in the No. 02 Young’s Building Systems | Randco. Chevrolet Silverado. Grala contended for a top-five finish but got shuffled during the last restart in NASCAR overtime – resulting in the eighth-place effort.
In his Xfinity debut, Wright finished a competitive 18th after starting 19th for Sam Hunt Racing.
Strong Start For Young’s Motorsports: Between Wright’s top-15 finish and driver Kaz Grala’s eighth-place performance in the most recent NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway Road Course, Young’s Motorsports is sitting tied for fifth in the owner standings.
Driver Intel: Road racing standout Kris Wright continues his rookie season with Young’s with Friday night’s Bucked Up 200 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway.
The former IMSA and Formula 3 driver invades the Truck Series scene after spending much of the 2020 season competing in the ARCA Menards Series competing for Chad Bryant Racing and GMS Racing, respectively.
Wright earned three top-10 finishes in six races, including a career-best seventh in the season finale at Kansas Speedway last October.
Calling the Shots: Guiding Wright as crew chief of the No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado is longtime crew chief Eddie Troconis.
Troconis is a two-time winning crew chief in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and comes to Young’s Motorsports after tenures at ThorSport Racing, AM Racing and Sam Hunt Racing (Xfinity Series) respectively.
He will crew chief his 125th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Friday night. In his previous 124 races, he has two wins, 22 top-five and 45 top-10 finishes to his resume.
He has eight prior Truck Series races as crew chief at Las Vegas with a win during the 2017 Truck Series season with driver Ben Rhodes.
Follow on Social Media: For more on Kris Wright, please visit, kriswrightmotorsports.com, like him on Facebook (Kris Wright Racing) and follow him on Twitter (@kriswrightraces).
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Kris Wright Pre-Race Quotes:
On Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway: “I’m looking forward to my first intermediate track with Young’s Motorsports on Friday night. The team has had a solid start to the 2021 Truck Series season and it’s my job to continue that momentum with a strong finish with our No. 02 First National Bank Chevrolet Silverado.”
On Returning To Trucks: “I had a blast at Daytona. We were so close to a top-10 or better before chaos erupted coming to the checkered flag. I cannot thank the Young’s Motorsports team enough for allowing me to concentrate my efforts on the Xfinity Series race at Daytona. Now, it’s time to get back to business in Trucks.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
