Austin Wayne Self Bristol Motor Speedway September preview

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AM Racing, Austin Wayne Self ready for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series go at Bristol' UNOH 200

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST, Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies
Crew Chief: Jamie Jones
Spotter: Tony Raines
2022 Driver Points Position: 25th | 2022 Owner Points Position: 22nd

 Austin Wayne Self will drive the No. 22 AM Technical Solutions | GO TEXAN Chevrolet Silverado RST for his 15th race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Two Texas-based companies will also return to the team this weekend and serve as major partners for Austin Wayne Self this week at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway - AM Technical Solutions and GO TEXAN. 
 
AM Racing is building for its future and will make announcements soon regarding its path for the remainder of the 2022 and 2023 NASCAR seasons in the coming weeks.
 
Self's NCWTS Bristol Motor Speedway Stats:  Self’s seventh start in Thunder Valley. In his previous six races at Bristol, Self has a best-track finish of 13th after starting 24th in the 2018 UNOH 200. He holds an average finish at Bristol of 20.0.
 
Self's NCWTS Short Track Stats: Self has made 22 starts throughout his career with one top-10 finish and carries an average finishing position of 20.0.

Self's Career Rundown: Since 2016, Self has competed in 143 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races, delivering two top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. He finished a career-best 12th in the championship standings in 2018. Spanning seven years of Truck Series competition, he maintains an average finish of 18.7.
 
Entering Bristol, Self sits 25th in the championship standings. Despite missing five races this season, 84 points keep Self from 20th in the championship standings secured by Timmy Hill with nearly 83 percent of the 2022 Truck Series season complete. 154 points separate Self from 15th in the championship standings currently held by Corey Heim with four races remaining this season. AM Racing’s No. 22 team secures 22nd in the Truck Series owner standings.

In the most recent NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway, Brett Moffitt wheeled the No. 22 Chevy to a disappointing 36th-place finish after the engine expired.

Austin Wayne Self Pre-Race Quotes:

On Bristol Motor Speedway: “I always enjoy going to Bristol Motor Speedway. It’s a very fast short track with tight racing and a lot of fenders banging. I’d love nothing more than go to Bristol this week and capture our best track finish there and give us some momentum towards the rest of the season. Bristol is a concrete track so your setup and feel is going to be different compared to other short tracks like Richmond or Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. We just have to stay ahead of the track changes and hopefully we will have a good balance on our No. 22 AM Technical Solutions | GO TEXAN Chevrolet Silverado RST and we can contend for a top-10 finish or better this weekend.”

On 2022 Season: “I think the AM Racing team has shown incredible strength at times during the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. We started off the year with some solid results but went through a difficult stretch.  Recently, I feel like we have picked up where we were at the beginning of the season and I think over the final four races of the year we can continue to showcase the speed in our trucks and deliver some finishes that will turn heads.”  

The UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics (200 laps | 106.6 miles) is the 20th of 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races on the 2022 schedule. Practice begins on Thursday, September 15, 2022, from 4:30 p.m. – 5:05 p.m. Qualifying will follow immediately beginning at 5:05 p.m. The 36-truck field will take the green flag shortly after 9:00 p.m. with live coverage on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (ET).

For more on Austin Wayne Self, please visit awsracing.com, like his Facebook page (Austin Wayne Self) or follow him on Twitter @AustinWSelf. For more on AM Racing, please visit AMRacingteam.com, like their Facebook page (AM Racing) or follow them on Twitter @AMRacingNASCAR. 

AM Racing is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) team headquartered in Statesville, N.C. Established in December 2015, AM Racing is prided on faith, honesty and intelligent performance.