On Monday, John Hunter Nemechek was announced as a full-time driver for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for 2021. Nemechek will drive the No. 4 Toyota Tundra, replacing Raphael Lessard, who finished 12th in points this year. Lessard’s future with KBM is unknown. Nemechek’s crew chief and sponsor will be announced at a later date.
Looking 4ward to the next chapter! Bring on 2021#here4wins @TeamToyota | @Toyota | @KBMteam pic.twitter.com/Br8fjf5438 — John Hunter Nemechek (@JHNemechek) November 23, 2020
Nemechek will enter his ninth season in the Truck Series. The last time he competed full-time in the Truck Series was in 2017 For NEMCO Motorsports. He has made 102 starts with two poles, six wins, 28 top-five, and 50 top-ten finishes. He is coming off his rookie year in the Cup Series and scored three-top ten finishes with Front Row Motorsports.
The 23-year-old from Mooresville, NC released a statement on joining KBR said, “Kyle and Samantha with the support of Toyota have built an organization that has won races and championships on a consistent basis and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to carry on the winning tradition by getting back to victory lane in the Camping World Truck Series next year. I can’t thank the partners that have supported my career through the years enough for their continued support and I’m looking forward to building relationships with new partners this year. Bring on 2021 — Let’s Go Places!”
In 2003, KBM owner Kyle Busch made seven appearances for NEMCO Motorsports in the Xfinity Series. Busch was twice runner-up at Charlotte and Darlington.
Kyle Busch discussed his relationship with the Nemechek family said, “I began my XFINITY Series career with NEMCO, and I’ve had a long-running relationship with Joe and the Nemechek family, so it’s cool to see things come full circle with being able to sign John Hunter to race at KBM. John Hunter is a proven winner in the Camping World Truck Series, as well as the Xfinity Series, and someone who we are confident will be able to put the No. 4 Tundra up front on a consistent basis and compete for victories each and every race. Despite only being 23 years old, he has a lot of experience across all three series, and with next year’s Truck Series schedule including a lot of events where it’s just show up and race, having an experienced driver in one of our full-time Tundras is going to be beneficial to our whole organization.”
The 2021 Camping World Truck Series season starts Friday, February 12th, from Daytona International Speedway.
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