“Staunch Trump supporter” hints return to NASCAR racing at Talladega this year

Tim Viens is a renowned American professional stock car driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the #47 Toyota Tundra for his own team, G2G Racing.

The 46-year-old is likely to return to the NASCAR world, entering Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, September 29. He made his first Truck start of the 2023 season at Heart of America 200 at Kansas Speedway on May 6, where he finished P36 in the race.

On Saturday, Tim Viens shared the news on his official Twitter handle by writing:

“My name is Tim Viens, I am a staunch Trump supporter. I drove the TRUMP 2020 Truck in the NASCAR Truck Series before NASCAR banned political advertising. I will be back with a new sponsor this year @talladega I think you will like it ! Follow my journey God Bless”

Viens, who used to drive TRUMP 2020 Truck in the Truck Series has not revealed much about his ride but he mentioned that he will return with a new sponsor.

G2G Racing, the team owned by Tim Viens returned in the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series at season-opener Daytona International Speedway with the #46 and #47 Toyota Tundra TRD Pros entry, piloted by multiple drivers.

The South Hero, Vermont-native had competed in 15 Truck Series races, with a best finish of P23 came on his debut at Dover Motor Speedway. He has yet to score his first top-10 finish in the series.

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NASCAR Truck Series playoff standings after the World Wide Technology Raceway race

Here's the playoff standings of Truck Series drivers look like after the WWT Raceway Truck race:

1. Grant Enfinger - 416
2. Zane Smith - 406
3. Christian Eckes - 389
4. Corey Heim - 425
5. Ben Rhodes - 393
6. Carson Hocevar - 337
7. Ty Majeski - 424
8. Matt Crafton - 332
9. Stewart Friesen - 325
10. Matt DiBenedetto - 318
11. Tanner Gray - 311
12. Nick Sanchez - 307
13. Chase Purdy - 280
14. Tyler Ankrum - 239
15. Rajah Caruth - 222
16. Hailie Deegan - 211
17. Daniel Dye - 209
18. Colby Howard - 207
19. Bret Holmes - 192
20. Dean Thompson - 182
21. Jake Garcia - 260
22. Taylor Gray - 192
23. Lawless Alan - 154
24. Kris Wright - 150
25. Timmy Hill - 147
26. Kaden Honeycutt - 132
27. Spencer Boyd - 102
28. Jack Wood - 86
29. Josh Reaume - 85
30. Bayley Currey - 77
31. Ryan Vargas - 73
32. Mason Massey - 63
33. Chris Hacker - 47
34. Matt Mills - 42
35. Toni Breidinger - 35
36. Conner Jones - 31