Christian Rose will run full time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2025 with Niece Motorsports, Niece announced Dec. 16.
Rose will drive the No. 44 in his rookie season in the series.
He moves to the Truck Series from the ARCA Menards Series, where he competed the past two seasons for AM Racing.
“For me, it’s a huge opportunity to make the jump from the ARCA Series,” Rose said in a team release. “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 [International Speedway]. 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.”
Rose earned three top fives and 10 top 10s in ARCA last year, finishing fifth in points.
He made his Truck debut in 2023, making two starts for AM with a best finish of 16th at Phoenix Raceway.
“We’re all excited to welcome Christian on with our team next year,” Cody Efaw, Niece CEO, said. “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.”
Rose is the third driver announced to the Niece stable for 2025, following Matt Mills and Kaden Honeycutt.
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