STATESVILLE, N.C. — Austin Wayne Self will return to NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition and compete in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for AM Racing.
The 14th race of the Truck Series will be Self’s first NASCAR-sanctioned event in 2023 and first since competing at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway in November 2022.
AIRBOX Air Purifier will be Self’s primary sponsor in his 147th career start.
“I’m excited about returning to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this weekend with my AM Racing team,” said Self.
“I have missed the atmosphere that the NASCAR garage provides, so I am looking forward to that as well as an opportunity to have a strong performance for my AM Racing team.”
Self will make his second Truck Series start at the 2.25-mile road course in Steam Corners, Ohio. Last July, the Austin, Texas native qualified his truck 14th in the rain and withstood a chaotic finish to the race to deliver a strong 14th place finish.
This year, Self believes he can better his effort from last summer and deliver his 16th career top-10 finish.
“I loved competing at Mid-Ohio in both the wet and the dry,” he said with a chuckle. “The track really fits my driving style for a road course. We were super competitive last year and contended for a top-10 finish but ended up with 14th because of the fender-benders that erupted in the closing laps of the race.
“I am looking forward to a second chance at Mid-Ohio with our No. 22 AIRBOX Air Purifier Ford F-150.”