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Team: Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS
Age / DOB:  (27) / 7/25/1985
Ht / Wt:  5'10 / 155

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Nelson Piquet Jr. will make his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Darlington Raceway on Friday night, having only previously raced at the 1.366-mile track in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Piquet on his return to Darlington: "I am looking forward to going to Darlington this weekend. We had a two-day test there a couple weeks ago, and I learned a lot. My guys are working hard, and I look forward to going to Darlington and coming home with a great finish."-Turner Scott Motorsports May 7 - 8:28 PM

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Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr., along with No. 2 car driver Brian Scott, have been placed on NASCAR probation until June 26 for violating Section 12-1 and their involvement in an on-track altercation with their two cars after the race had concluded.

Crew chiefs Chris Carrier (No. 30 car) and Phil Gould (No. 2 car) have likewise been placed on NASCAR probation until June 26 as a result of the on-track incident between their two drivers.
Apr 30 - 8:26 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr. will be making his first career Nationwide Series start at Richmond on Friday night, having only previously raced at the 0.75-mile short track in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race last fall where he finished 17th.

The No. 30 Delavaco team will have chassis TSM-335 for this Friday's race at Richmond (previously used at Phoenix and Bristol). Making his first career NNS start at Texas two weeks ago, he was able to drive to an 18th-place finish.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Apr 23 - 4:52 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr. will make his first career NNS start at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night, having only previously raced at the 1.5-mile oval in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Piquet Jr., however, is no stranger to success in the Lone Star state with one pole, three top-five and four top-10 finishes to his credit. This Week's Camaro... The No. 30 WORX team will have chassis TSM-319 for this Friday's race at Texas Motor Speedway. TSM-319 was previously used at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where it racked up a top-15 finish.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Apr 9 - 5:12 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

It was announced today that Nelson Piquet Jr. will pilot Turner Scott Motorsports' fourth entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

Piquet Jr., who is running full-time in the Nationwide Series for Turner Scott Motorsports in 2013, will drive the No. 30 Wolf Pack Energy Services Chevrolet Silverado in the Kroger 250. Chris Carrier will be calling the shots from atop the pit box. Piquet has four previous NCWTS starts in Martinsville, with a best finish of second (fall of 2012). He has three top-15 finishes at the 0.526-mile paper clip, including two back-to-back top-10 finishes last year.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Apr 1 - 8:17 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr. is the top rookie qualifier for the Nationwide Series Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway.

His lap of 176.869 mph in the No. 30 Chevrolet was fifth fastest, ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders qualifying for the race.
Mar 23 - 3:40 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Falling victim to an incident early in the Nationwide Series Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300, Nelson Piquet Jr. was forced to retire from Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

He started 19th, was working his way into the top-15 when he was collected in an accident as another competitor slid up the track, leaving Piquet Jr. with nowhere to go. The No. 30 Chevrolet Camaro sustained irreparable damage, relegating him to a 34th-place finish. Piquet Jr. will be making his first career Auto Club Speedway NNS start on Saturday in the Royal Purple 300.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Mar 20 - 7:34 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr. had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the first practice for the Nationwide Series Jeff Foxworthy’s Grit Chips 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

His average of 119.552 mph in the No. 30 was best of the 14 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 15 Scott Riggs, No. 6 Trevor Bayne, No. 60 Travis Pastrana and No. 32 Kyle Larson were the rest of the top five on this list.
Mar 15 - 3:35 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr. will make his fifth start at Bristol having previously raced the high banks in three different NASCAR series.

In the spring of last year, Piquet Jr. visited victory lane in his first ever start in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, a victory that would start the trend for three other wins in the NASCAR ranks. The No. 30 WORX team will have chassis TSM-335 this Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway for its second race. TSM-335 was previously used at Phoenix International Raceway, just two short weeks ago, where it racked up a top-15 finish.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Mar 12 - 8:57 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

The last time Nelson Piquet Jr. raced at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS), he was standing in victory lane at the end of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event last fall.

Piquet Jr. is hoping the luck returns this weekend as he makes his first NNS start at LVMS. He will drive chassis TSM-319 this Saturday at LVMS. This particular chassis had three top-15 finishes during the 2012 season with various drivers behind the wheel.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Mar 5 - 9:16 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr. had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the first practice for the Nationwide Series Dollar General 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.

His average of 128.158 mph in the No. 30 was best of the 4 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 51 Ryan Sieg (126.890 mph), No. 60 Travis Pastrana (125.887 mph) and No. 23 Harrison Rhodes (123.850 mph) were the others on this list.
Mar 1 - 3:05 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr. will be making his first start at Phoenix in an NNS entry with crew chief Chris Carrier atop the box.

In his two previous starts at the 1-mile oval in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Piquet Jr. went on to record one pole and one top-ten finish (both in 2012), with eight laps lead. This week's Camaro is a brand-new chassis.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Feb 27 - 11:15 AM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr. became the first ever Brazilian to win in NASCAR after claiming a victory at the NNS race at Road America in only his third-career series start.

His NCWTS season was groundbreaking as well; ending his year with two wins, three pole awards and receiving the award for NCWTS 2012 Most Popular Driver. Piquet Jr. will now become the first Brazilian to run a full-time NNS schedule in the No. 30 Camaro under the guidance of crew chief Chris Carrier.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Feb 19 - 8:00 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet Jr. will run full time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) in 2013.

He will pilot the No. 30 Chevrolet Camaro, marking his first full-time NNS season and making him the first Brazilian to compete full time at the Nationwide level. Piquet Jr. has competed in a total of four NNS events, earning a top-10 in his series debut at Watkins Glen International in 2010. The Brasilia, Brazil native earned his first NNS pole and win at Road America in 2012, only his third start in the series.-Turner Scott Motorsports
Feb 8 - 8:27 PM
Nelson Piquet Jr. - Turner Scott Motorsports-30-NNS

Nelson Piquet, Jr. will graduate to the NASCAR Nationwide Series this season, running for the series championship in a Chevrolet Camaro fielded by Turner Scott Motorsports.

Piquet finished seventh in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship standings last season with Turner Scott, claiming a pair of wins at Michigan and Las Vegas, nine Top-5 and 15 Top-10 finishes in 22 events. He also made two Nationwide starts last year, highlighted by a win from the pole at Road America in late June.A spokesperson for Turner Scott Motorsports declined to confirm the move today, and there is no word on who might replace Piquet at the wheel of the team’s No. 30 Chevrolet Silverado.
Source: GodfatherMotorsports.com
Jan 15 - 4:22 PM