Carlos Contreras gets Truck ride for Daytona

Carlos Contreras, who was the first Hispanic driver to run full time in one of the three NASCAR national touring series, will attempt to qualify for the season-opening Camping World Truck Series race next week at Daytona International Speedway, the team announced today.

Contreras will drive the No. 00 Chevrolet truck fielded by the new Daisy Ramirez Motorsports team. He will have to qualify on speed for the NextEra Energy 250.