Travis Pastrana, the renowned X Games star and motorsports icon, will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Niece Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway, the team announced Tuesday.
Pastrana, an 11-time gold-medal winner at the X Games, will pilot the No. 42 Brunt Workwear Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports, returning to NASCAR for the first time since 2023, when he competed both in the Truck Series‘ opener and the NASCAR Cup Series‘ Daytona 500.
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“I‘m excited to get back on the track in Daytona with Brunt Workwear and Niece Motorsports,” Pastrana said in a team release. “This 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‘s great to work with Brunt for the first time in NASCAR. They‘ve 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 — expanding that partnership to the race track was a no-brainer and a great opportunity for all of us.”
Known largely for his motocross and rally-racing efforts, Pastrana is no stranger to NASCAR. The 42-year-old competed full-time in the NASCAR O‘Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2013 with Roush Fenway Racing (now RFK Racing) after a part-time campaign in 2012 with RAB Racing. In total, Pastrana has made six Truck starts, four of which occurred under the Niece banner.
“Travis and I first worked together at Roush back in 2013, and it‘s been incredibly rewarding to see that relationship continue into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Niece Motorsports,” said Cody Efaw, CEO of Niece Motorsports. “Travis is one of the most genuine people you‘ll ever meet, and we‘re 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‘re excited to take the green flag together at Daytona.”
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Four of Pastrana‘s six Truck Series starts came at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but his best finish to date came in his most recent attempt at Daytona in 2023. Pastrana drove the No. 41 Niece Chevrolet to a 13th-place finish in the rain-shortened event, two nights before finishing 11th in his NASCAR Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500.
Brunt returns to the Truck Series as a sponsor for the first time since 2024, after sponsoring Mason Massey across multiple series and teams since 2021.
“We‘ve been talking about making this happen ever since we started working with Travis,” Eric Girouard, founder and CEO of Brunt Workwear, said in a release. “If something has wheels and an engine, chances are Travis drives it better than most. He‘s a motor- and action-sports legend that embodies Brunt‘s commitment to celebrating hard work and grit, and we can‘t wait to see him in the Brunt Truck at Daytona.”
The Fresh from Florida 250 kicks off the 2026 Truck Series season on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, NRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
