Nick Sanchez began his second full-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on a high note by earning his first career victory in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Since then, he scored another win at Charlotte Motor Speedway and sits third in the standings with one race remaining in the regular season.
Frontstretch spoke to Sanchez during the Nashville Superspeedway race weekend about the season for him and his Rev Racing team, the speed in his No. 2 Chevrolet and what he learned from his viral altercation with Matt Crafton in the 2023 race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Mark Kristl, Frontstretch: How would you describe your season?
Nick Sanchez: We’ve been consistent. I’ve been more consistent than last year. I think just about every race we have been in contention to win, which is always a positive to look at, and we have two wins.
As long as we are in contention, it is a good position to be in. So while I obviously have those two [wins], it could have been a lot more. I want to win them all. I want more; I’m not satisfied with just two wins. In the last few races, we’ll push through to try to win every single one.
Kristl: Which win was more special, Charlotte or Daytona?
Sanchez: Both. Every win, for me, is amazing. Anytime you win in your career, it is amazing.
It was more rewarding at Charlotte because Daytona is Daytona, right? It’s a plate track; we led the most laps, we dominated the later part of the race and we won that. The driver meaning more was more of a factor at Charlotte. Charlotte was more rewarding to win.
That night was a lot bigger than myself. It was Chris Showalter’s birthday, the 700th Truck race. So it was a win that you could not script a better press conference for him on that night.
Anytime you have a marquee event for someone in the team, as a driver, while I get a thrill every time I win, I probably enjoyed it a little bit more. It was an amazing feat to happen and celebrate, so it was awesome at Charlotte.
Kristl: You’re a sophomore now in the Truck Series. What has been your biggest improvement?
Sanchez: In these 20-minute practices, you cannot tune everything. So last year, I would drive whatever I was brought and not know what it would do on lap 20 or 30 in a run. I would just hit the gas and go.
This year, I’ve had the opportunity to take a whole year and digest everything I learned last year, work in the simulator to gain a better pace and…
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