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Driver: Mason Massey
Primary Partner(s): Young’s Building Systems | Randco Industries Inc.
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST
2024 Driver Points Position: 23rd
2024 Owner Points Position: 27th
Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies
Notes of Interest:
Welcome To The Team: In February, Young’s Motorsports announced that Mason Massey will compete full-time in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series this season aboard the team’s flagship, No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST continuing with Saturday afternoon’s XPEL 225 at Circuit of the Americas (COTA).
Massey arrives at Young’s Motorsports after running a limited NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule last season for SS-GreenLight Racing, including a top-10 performance at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The Douglasville, Georgia native started his 2023 Truck Series season with Reaume Brothers Racing and competed in seven races with a season-high 11th place finish at Texas Motor Speedway, but later shifted his presence to Xfinity for five races throughout the 33-race season.
About Mason: Massey has over 20 years of experience behind the wheel, launching his racing career at age five. Since then, he has garnered over 200 feature wins, 11 championships, and 10 track records across multiple series, including the U.S. Legends Pro National Championship.
Amongst the many Late Model victories to Massey’s credit during his tenure in the Bill Elliott Racing Development Program is the 2012 triumph in the Alabama 200. He eventually graduated to NASCAR in 2019, competing in the Truck Series before advancing to the Xfinity Series in 2020.
After part-time Xfinity stints in 2020 and 2021, respectively, the Georgian captured the attention of many with an impressive sixth-place finish in the spring 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series contest at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway in front of the hometown crowd.
With 36 more NASCAR starts to his resume since his first career NASCAR top-10 effort, Massey has landed with Young’s Motorsports, a longtime fixture in the Truck Series, hoping to impress and land the organization back in Victory Lane this season.
All-Aboard!: For the fifth of 23 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races this season, Young’s Building Systems and Randco Industries Inc. will serve as the co-primary marketing partners on the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for the 42-lap race on Saturday afternoon.
Since 1981, Young’s Building Systems has been providing West Texas with all their metal building needs. This family-owned and operated business has become an industry favorite due to the experience gained and the professional results completed. Young’s Building System is a division of Randco Industries, Inc. We have expanded into a company that has the ability to erect any type of building, from a small single story to a city high-rise.
Our customers have multiple uses for our buildings, including commercial, residential, agricultural, industrial, skid-mounted buildings, and compressor station buildings. We also have a team that specializes in stairs and railings of all shapes and sizes. Young’s Building Systems is fully insured for your peace of mind so we carry workmen’s compensation and general liability that go above and beyond State requirements.
Our company is fully equipped with moving and lifting equipment along with compressors, generators and welding equipment. We have the tools and equipment needed to support large, demanding projects. Our work ethic is based on the principles of quality, promptness, and customer experience.
Young’s Building Systems approaches each job with the mindset. We continuously raise our standard of excellence and work hard to make sure that each and every one of your needs are met.
Longtime Massey supporters BRUNT Workwear and Anderson Power Services will serve as associate partners for the series’ lone road course of 2024.
Mason Massey Truck Series Circuit of the Americas Stats: Saturday afternoon’s XPEL 225 will mark Massey’s debut at the 3.14-mile Texas road course.
In fact, the race will signify the Georgia native’s first NASCAR start on a road course in 70 career NASCAR starts.
Mason Massey Truck Series Career Stats: Entering COTA, Massey has 18 career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series races to his credit, earning a career-best 11th place finish at Texas Motor Speedway after starting 27th in the SpeedyCash.com 250 for Reaume Brothers Racing.
Since 2019, he has carried an average finish of 25.1.
Well Prepared: In the weeks leading up to Circuit of the Americas, Massey has spent countless hours studying the 20-turn track, talking to other Truck Series competitors, studying film, and turning laps on iRacing.
Most recently, Massey attended the Skip Barber Racing School at Virginia International Raceway, where he spent most of the day learning road course racing techniques.
Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway | WEATHER GUARD Truck Series Race at Bristol Race Recap: In the fourth race of the 2024 Truck Series season, Young’s Motorsports and Massey searched for another solid finish in Thunder Valley.
After qualifying his No. 02 Young’s Building Systems | Randco Industries Inc. Chevrolet Silverado on speed in the 31st position, Massey would work methodically to attempt to move forward; however, the lack of grip with the race track hindered his progress. Still, Massey was able to keep the fenders clean and register a 28th-place finish when the checkered flag was thrown.
Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series at Circuit of the Americas: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ ninth, 10th and 11th NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series starts at Circuit of the Americas.
The organization posted a team-best second-place finish at the track on May 22, 2021, with NASCAR Cup Series driver Kaz Grala at the wheel in the 2021 Toyota Tundra 225 which ran in wet weather conditions.
Since 2021, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 20.6 and an average finish of 23.6 in eight Circuit of the Americas starts overall.
Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series History: Since entering the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series in 2012, the Mooresville, N.C., – based organization has logged 476 starts from 59 drivers, resulting in solid performances that include two victories (Talladega Superspeedway 2019 and 2021), seven top-five finishes and 33 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 22.8 and an average finishing position of 21.9.
Follow on Social Media: For more on Mason Massey, please visit masonmassey.com, like him on Facebook (Mason Massey Racing), and follow him on Instagram (@mason_massey) and X |Twitter (@mason_massey).
For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (@youngsmotorsports) and X |Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).
Mason Massey Pre-Race Quote:
On Circuit of the Americas: “Circuit of the Americas is a wild card for me considering I don’t have any road course experience. I always look forward to new challenges, though, so I’m embracing them.
“I have been doing everything I can to make sure I’m as prepared as I can be. I’m hoping we can have a solid day and start getting to some of my better tracks.” |
