Vizion Motorsports
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| Owner(s) | Jennifer Brown |
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| Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series | NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series ARCA Racing Series |
| Race drivers | Gander Outdoors Truck Series: 35. Brennan Poole (R) 55. TBA ARCA Racing Series: 36. Salvatore Iovino |
| Sponsors | Gander Outdoors Truck Series: 35. Inspectra Thermal Solutions ARCA Racing Series: 36. Body Symmetry MD |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet Toyota |
| Opened | 2017 |
| Career | |
| Debut | Xfinity Series: 2017 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas) Gander Outdoors Truck Series: 2018 JAG Metals 350 (Texas) |
| Latest race | Xfinity Series: 2017 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas) Gander Outdoors Truck Series: 2018 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) |
| Races competed | 28 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
Vizion Motorsports (formerly NextGen Motorsports) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. In the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series the team currently fields the No. 35 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for Brennan Poole. In the ARCA Racing Series the team currently fields the No. 36 Toyota Camry part-time for Salvatore Iovino.
History
This team competed in the NASCAR K&N Series and the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, as well as one race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. More Truck and Xfinity races have been announced for future races in the 2018 season.
Xfinity Series
Car No. 13 history
In 2017, the team helped MBM Motorsports to field an entry for NextGen drivers at road-courses races: (Enrique Baca drove at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio while Ernie Francis Jr. drove the car at Road America.
Car No. 55 history
In 2017, the No. 55 car made two attempts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The first attempt was at Kansas in mid-October. The team made its Xfinity Series debut with Josh Berry, finishing 33rd. The second attempt was at Homestead with Matt Mills, who joined Quin Houff in the No. 46 and Morgan Shepherd in the No. 89 as the drivers who did not qualify.
Camping World Truck Series
Truck No. 35 history
NextGen Motorsports entered a No. 35 entry that was to be driven by Travis Kvapil for the 2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250. Their entry added 36 trucks to try and make the 32 truck field. With such a larger number of entries, NextGen Motorsports withdrew their No. 35 entry, as did Norm Benning Racing's No. 57 entry of Jeff Zillweger, and NEMCO Motorsports withdrew their No. 87 entry that was to be driven by Joe Nemechek. NextGen Motorsports has not entered a truck since.
NextGen announced on October 24, 2018 that Inspectra Thermal Solutions would sponsor Parker Kligerman at Texas Motor Speedway in the JAG Metals 350, although Brennan Poole was later entered as Parker was racing the cup race and was covering the weekend with NBCSN, Poole ended up finishing 8th in stage 2. After starting from the back from an uncontrolled tire penalty Poole finished 15th one lap down. The finish was later encumbered due to violating rule 20.3.4 in the NASCAR Rule Book although NextGen would file an appeal but NextGen’s appeal was denied.
The team returned two weeks later renamed as Vizion Motorsports in the Truck Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway with Brennan Poole and had received new sponsorship in the form of Popeyes, Solid Rock Carriers, and longtime sponsor The Motorsports Safety Group. Many had high expectations for and Poole was fast in practice but Poole ended up running poorly and getting up to 2nd place with 30 to go via staying out under green flag pit stops but would have to pit later on in the run and finish 19th.
Truck No. 83 history
In 2018, the team made their debut at Kentucky, fielding the No. 83 for Tyler Matthews. The team used Copp Motorsports' owner points to make the race. However Matthews crashed in the first lap and finished last.
K&N Pro Series
The team fielded in 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 3 part-time cars (No. 5, No. 9 and No. 25). The No. 5, No. 25 and No. 55 returned in 2018.
Car No. 5 history
In 2017, they fielded No. 5 Chevrolet for Enrique Baca and Luis Rodriguez, Jr. In 2018, the team returned with Juan Manuel González and Dale Quarterley behind the wheel.
Car No. 9 history
In 2017, they fielded No. 9 Ford for Baca, Brandon Lynn and Woody Pitkat in a partnership with Troy Williams team.
Car No. 25 history
In 2017, they fielded No. 25 Chevrolet/Toyota for Baca and David Levine. Levine returned once again in 2018 for New Jersey Motorsports Park race.
Car No. 55 history
In 2018, they fielded No. 55 Toyota for Abraham Calderón and Marcos Gomes.
ARCA Racing Series
Car No. 36 history
On December 10, 2018 Vizion Motorsports announced they would field the No. 36 full-time with Toyota Camry’s.
On January 3, 2019 Vizion Motorsports announced they would field NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and East driver Salvatore Iovino in the No. 36 at Daytona.
References
External links
- Official website
- Jennifer Brown owner statistics at Racing-Reference