Matt Mills will be joining Niece Motorsports in 2024 to drive the number 42 truck, but, who exactly is Matt Mills? Well, we have everything you need to know about Matt Mills and his racing career.
Matt Mills was born on November 14, 1996, in Lynchburg, Virginia. According to Niece Motorsports, he started racing in go-karts at the age of 12 before moving up to late modifieds. The track he saw most of his success at was Midvale Speedway, winning Rookie of the Year in 2012 in modifieds before moving up to late models.
His first NASCAR opportunity came in 2016 at the age of 19. He ran four races for SS Greenlight with a best finish of 21st coming at Phoenix Raceway. He continued to make spot starts in Xfinity and Trucks throughout 2017 and 2018 with 11 Xfinity starts and 7 Truck Series starts.
His best qualifying run came at Michigan in Trucks in 2018 with a fourth-place qualifying run. He also recorded two 17th-place finishes in Trucks in 2017 for his best Truck Series finish. However, Mills got his big break in Xfinty.
In 2019, Mills signed with B.J. McLeod Motorsports, and that is where Mills would find his home for a few years. He entered 90 of 93 Xfinity Series races for the team between 2019 and 2021. 2019 was by far his best season.
Mills’ first career NASCAR top-10 finish came in the summer race at Daytona in 2019 with a 10th place finish. However, he was never able to replicate that success. He never finished in the top-10 again, and his average finish dropped from 24.2 in 2019 to 28.3 in 2021. However, he did make his first career Cup Series start in 2021 at Kansas, finishing 38th, 12 laps down.
In 2022, Mills was scaled back to only 18 races with a career-high 3 DNQs and a staggering 9 DNFs. From there, Mills had his racing opportunities scaled back even further for 2023, but he took advantage.
In 2023, Mills drove in four races for Emerling-Gase Motorsports. He finished all four races with one DNQ at Homestead and a best finish of 19th Kansas. However, it was the Truck Series where Mills shined
He ran six races for Young’s Motorsports, but his best opportunity was with Kyle Busch Motorsports. Mills ran at Richmond Raceway, just a couple of hours away from his birthplace of Lynchburg, Virginia. He started fifth and finished fifth, and it was his best NASCAR finish in any series.
That performance plus some solid runs for Young’s Motorsports impressed Niece Motorsports. Now, Mills is set to compete full-time for the team in 2024. What is in story for Matt Mills heading into 2024?
Two NASCAR Cup Series crew members for Ross Chastain’s No. 1 team were suspended following the race at Circuit of the Americas
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On February 17, Ubisoft released a trailer that confirmed that NASCAR would be included in The Crew Motorfest’s next season update. Details were limited at the time, but in a press release issued today, Ubisoft revealed the full details of the update ahead of its March 4 launch.
Ubisoft says drafting will affect car speed and help save fuel, implying that drafting will be a huge factor in the game, at least with these cars. You can check out this and much more on Ubisoft’s official post linked below
Earlier this Tuesday, the official The Crew Motorfest account clarified confusion around the NASCAR bundles. The Crew Credit (CC) bundles only include cosmetic team liveries, not additional cars. The 3 base Next Gen cars (Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Toyota Camry XSE, and Chevrolet ZL1) are part of the free Season 9 update and can be purchased separately.
Mitch Rasmussen, NASCAR’s Senior Director of Interactive, said in the press release:
We’re excited to bring our iconic brand to life in The Crew Motorfest. This collaboration represents another important step in our strategy to bring NASCAR into the digital spaces and places where next generation fans spend their time, giving players new ways to interact with the culture and communities they love.
The content arrives as part of Year 3 Season 9 and is officially licensed by NASCAR. You can watch the first trailer and learn more in the article linked below
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Four road courses on the schedule, and somehow that’s enough to spark one of the biggest debates in the garage. After recent comments from Brad Keselowski questioning the business value of road racing, the conversation has picked up serious steam. Is NASCAR leaning too far into it, or is the current balance about right?
There are valid points on both sides, from sponsorship realities to fan traditions to competitive diversity. Some tracks have gained traction. Others have struggled. The question isn’t just whether road courses belong, but how many make sense within a 36-race season. It’s less about extremes and more about direction. And with future schedule changes always looming, this debate probably isn’t settled anytime soon.
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