Mason Massey, Driver of the No. 20 Babson College Chevrolet Silverado RST – McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Photo
Mason Massey, driver of the No. 20 Babson College Chevrolet Silverado
RST started the134-lap event at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the NASCAR
CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) season finale in 32nd after a rough
qualifying lap Friday afternoon. The young driver set focus forward
early on and had picked up four spots throughout Stage One for a
28th-place finish. Massey reported he was super free everywhere and
having are hard time handling the truck through the rear. A quick stop
for four fresh tires, fuel and a trackbar adjustment sent him on his way
to restart Stage Two 28th.
A calm second stage did not give the driver of the No. 20 Babson College
Chevrolet any help as it became extremely difficult to pass. Massey
settled for a 26th-place finish in Stage Two and reported that things
were starting to feel better but he felt he needed to be a little more
free in the center. Another solid stop under yellow allowed the young
driver to restart the final laps of the 2026 season in 25th.
Throughout the final stage, green-flag pit stops started to roll but
crew chief Dewey Townsend waited as long as he could until a caution
came out on lap 106 and the Douglasville, GA native reported that his
race truck feels pretty good. The No. 20 stayed out and stayed out to
restart 27th with 21 laps to go. Chaos broke out and multiple trucks
were collected going into Turn 4 and was followed by yet another caution
on the restart. Massey took the chance to come down pit road for a quick
stop of four fresh tires and some Sunoco race fuel. Those fresh tires
were just what he needed to take off and gain over 10 spots in an
impressive closing laps to rally all the way up to 12th to end his 2026
NCTS season at Homestead.”
The Douglasville, GA native closed out the 2026 NCTS season for the No. 20 MHR entry with his first NCTS career start at the 1.5-mile oval speedway. Massey has secured two Saturday series starts at Homestead and is looking forward to tackling the track to gain more experience rippin’ the boards at this iconic oval. The young driver just wrapped up his ARCA Series West 2026 run with team owner Bill McAnally as he ran his first full season in the West coast series and was able to bring home a second-place finish in the point standings to round out the year with two wins, eight top-fives, 10 top-10s and an average finishing position of 6.9.
Mason Massey Quote:
“Super fun night tonight at Homestead. I feel like all night long we
just really could not get any track position as it was really hard to
pass but I felt like we had really good truck. Those fresher tires
helped up there at the end for sure. Huge thanks to all the guys, Bill
(McAnally, team owner), Babson College and BRUNT. It has been a fun
year, I have learned a lot and I am ready to see what is next. “