Ryan Preece continues to seek a full-time ride in 2023. In the interim, the Berlin, Conn., native boosted his resume with a fifth-place finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday (May 28).
Preece’s finishing position was no fluke as he was running toward the front in his No. 5 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford throughout the race, finishing seventh in stage one and fifth in stage two.
The performance marked the second NXS race of the year for Preece, a substantial improvement over his 16th-place showing at Richmond Raceway back in April.
Afterward, the veteran remained positive but was not entirely satisfied with his performance.
“We just didn’t have what it took,” Preece told TSJSports’ Peter Stratta post-race. “I think we ended up where I feel like we probably should have, maybe a spot or two more, but ultimately proud of these guys and the top five.”
5th-place finisher @RyanPreece_ talks about changing track conditions all race long, especially with the resin in the higher lanes.
Preece will try and make it 3 strong races from Charlotte tomorrow. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/k33421nh76
— Peter Stratta (@peterstratta) May 28, 2022
After losing his Cup Series seat with JTG Daugherty Racing following the 2021 season, Preece is spending 2022 as a stand-by driver for Stewart-Haas Racing while making a handful of starts across all three of NASCAR’s top series.
They’ve come with varying degrees of success. In the Camping World Truck Series, Preece has posted a best finish of third in five starts for David Gilliand Racing, a team he won with at Nashville Superspeedway in 2021. In his lone Cup Series start of 2022, Preece settled for 25th piloting the No. 15 United Rentals Ford for Rick Ware Racing at Dover Motor Speedway.
This weekend at Charlotte, Preece is pulling triple duty. He finished a disappointing 11th in the Truck Series race after crashing late in the No. 17 Ford for David Gilliand Racing…
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