Niece Motorsports has announced the addition of a new full-time driver for the 2025 Craftsman Truck Series season.
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According to a press release, Christian Rose will make the move to the third-tier national series to drive the No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado full-time. He will join Matt Mills and Kaden Honeycutt, the other two announced full-time drivers.
This move takes place after Rose made his Truck Series debut. He made two starts for AM Racing during the 2023 season — one at Richmond Raceway and the other at Phoenix Raceway. His best finish was 16th at Phoenix.
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— Niece Motorsports (@NieceMotorsport) December 16, 2024
Rose, a former Division 1 college baseball pitcher, spent the last two seasons competing full-time in the ARCA Menards Series for AM Racing. He posted five top-five finishes and 24 top-10s in two seasons. He finished the 2023 season third in the championship standings behind Jesse Love and Andres Perez.
"For me, it's a huge opportunity to make the jump from the ARCA Series," Rose said in a statement. "I got my feet wet a little bit in the Truck Series a few years ago, but I believe in everything that we have going on in this building and am very excited to get to Daytona.
"The speed that we've seen from this team is a big reason why we signed our deal, and I'm just excited to make that transition. I think if we do the right things and show up and put the work in, we can have a lot of great things to look forward to next year."
Niece Motorsports has competed in the Craftsman Truck Series since the 2016 season. The team has celebrated nine wins split between Ross Chastain and Carson Hocevar.
Both drivers reached the Championship 4 in Niece trucks. Chastain finished second in the standings in 2019 and Hocevar finished fourth in the standings in 2023.
"We're all excited to welcome Christian on with our team next year," said Cody Efaw, Niece Motorsports CEO, in a statement. "I think our program has the possibility to have a banner year with the driver and partner lineup that we have.
"Christian's drove well in his time running in ARCA, and he will have all the tools he needs to learn from our group of guys. It's going to be a great year."
