Faction46

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{{Infobox NASCAR team

| Team_name = Faction46

| Owner_names = Lane Moore
Logan Moore

| Series = NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

| Drivers = Craftsman Truck Series:
46. Thad Moffitt (R), Dawson Cram

| Sponsors = Craftsman Truck Series:
46. Customers Bank, Petty's Garage, South Point Hotel & Casino, Induction Innovations, Safety-Kleen, Window World, Venture Food Stores, Clean Harbors, TastyDuck.com, Pristine Auction

| Manufacturer = Chevrolet

| Opened = 2023

| Closed = 2024

| Debut =

| Final =

| Races = Total: 13
Craftsman Truck Series: 13

| Drivers_champ = Total: 0
Craftsman Truck Series: 0

| Wins = Total: 0
Craftsman Truck Series: 0

| Poles = Total: 0
Craftsman Truck Series: 0

| Base = Salisbury, North Carolina

|image = Faction46 logo.png

}}

Faction46 was an American stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team was founded in 2023 by Lane and Logan Moore, and fielded the No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado for Thad Moffitt and Dawson Cram for half of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season before the team was shut down by team owner Lane Moore due to financial constraints in July 2024. The team had a technical alliance with Niece Motorsports and operated out of their race shop in Salisbury, North Carolina.

History

On December 7, 2023, the team announced their intentions of fielding an entry in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2024. That same day, co-owner Lane Moore was interviewed by NASCAR YouTuber Eric Estepp, and provided more details about the team's plans for 2024. The team would run Chevrolets in 2024 and operate from the Niece Motorsports shop, whom they would also have a technical alliance with.{{Cite news |last=Howard |first=Jonathan |date=December 7, 2023 |title=Faction 46 becomes newest NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for 2024 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/faction-46-becomes-newest-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-for-2024/ar-AA1l9RKk |access-date=December 7, 2023 |publisher=MSN}}{{Cite web |last=Christie |first=Toby |date=December 7, 2023 |title=Faction46 Team Debuting in NASCAR Truck Series in 2024 |url=https://tobychristie.com/2023/12/07/faction46-team-debuting-in-nascar-truck-series-in-2024/ |access-date=December 7, 2023 |website=TobyChristie.com}}

=Truck No. 46 history=

File:Thad Moffitt 46 Truck Las Vegas 2024.jpg in 2024.]]

On December 9, 2023, the team announced Thad Moffitt as the driver of the 46 truck for the 2024 season, with Doug George serving as the crew chief.{{Cite web |last=Christie |first=Toby |date=December 9, 2023 |title=Thad Moffitt Officially Announced as Faction46 NASCAR Truck Driver |url=https://tobychristie.com/2023/12/09/thad-moffitt-officially-announced-as-faction46-nascar-truck-driver/ |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=TobyChristie.com}} In May 2024, Steve Gassman replaced George as the team's crew chief.{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2024/05/02/faction46-names-steve-gassman-new-crew-chief-with-thad-moffitt/ |title=Faction46 names Steve Gassman new crew chief with Thad Moffitt |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media |date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=May 2, 2024}} Due to a medical emergency, the team substituted Moffitt with Dawson Cram for the race at Nashville when there was a larger number of trucks on the entry list and the team was in danger of failing to qualify for the race if they did not post a fast enough time in qualifying.{{cite web |first=Toby |last=Christie |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar/truck-series/dawson-cram-replaces-thad-moffitt-in-faction46-truck-entry-at-nashville/ |title=Dawson Cram Replaces Thad Moffitt in Faction46 Truck Entry at Nashville |website=TobyChristie.com |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=July 9, 2024}} On July 8, it was announced that Thad Moffitt would go to Young's Motorsports bringing along the No. 46 and its points for the remainder of the 2024 season. {{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2024/07/09/youngs-motorsports-enters-the-46-with-thad-moffitt-in-pocono/ |title=Young’s Motorsports enters the 46 with Thad Moffitt in Pocono |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media |date=July 9, 2024 |access-date=July 9, 2024}} Financial constraints, equipment failures, and disagreements between the Moores, Niece Motorsports, and Thad Moffitt led to the Moores pulling out of team ownership.{{cite web |url=https://x.com/EricEstepp17/status/1810433584609526119 |title=Disagreements between Faction/Niece/Moffitts led to the Faction owner pulling out is my understanding. |first=Eric |last=Estepp |publisher=Twitter |date=July 8, 2024 |access-date=July 9, 2024}}

==Truck No. 46 results==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=30\| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year ! Driver ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! {{Tooltip\|NCTC\|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}} ! Pts
rowspan=2\| 2024 ! Thad Moffitt ! rowspan=2\| 46 ! rowspan=2\| Chevy \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DAY 36 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| ATL 26 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| LVS 25 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| BRI 26 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| COA 32 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| MAR 27 \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| TEX 32 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| KAN 24 \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| DAR 18 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| NWS 31 \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CLT 33 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| GTW 28 \| colspan=11\| ! rowspan=2\| 33rd ! rowspan=2\| 174
Dawson Cram \| colspan=12\| \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\|NSH 20 \| POC \| IRP \| RCH \| MLW \| BRI \| KAN \| TAL \| HOM \| MAR \| PHO

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! colspan=30| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results

Year

! Driver

! No.

! Make

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! 2

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