▁full - time ▁driver ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁qual ifying ▁crash ▁at ▁Mart ins ville ▁( spot ▁sold ▁to ▁Austin ▁Wayne ▁Self ), ▁E ld ora ▁( d irt ▁rac er ▁J . ▁R . ▁He ff ner ), ▁and ▁a ▁D N Q ▁at ▁Hom est ead - M iami . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mart ins ▁Mot ors ports ▁announced ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁another ▁family ▁T ruck ▁team , ▁Br andon b ilt ▁Mot ors ports , ▁to ▁put ▁driver ▁Br andon ▁Brown ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 4 ▁tr uck ▁for ▁" select ▁races ". ▁However , ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 4 ▁tr uck ▁ceased ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁X fin ity ▁announ cement ▁except ▁for ▁He ff ner ▁again ▁pil oting ▁the ▁tr uck ▁at ▁E ld ora . ▁After ▁ce asing ▁operations , ▁owner ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 4 ▁tr uck ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁Fa ith ▁Mot ors ports . ▁When ▁that ▁team ▁ran ▁into ▁organiz ational ▁trouble ▁mid - season , ▁Matt ▁M ills ▁drove ▁the ▁tr uck ▁for ▁a ▁race ▁at ▁Kentucky ▁but ▁crash ed ▁out . ▁The ▁much - antic ip ated ▁return ▁of ▁He ff ner ▁the ▁following ▁race ▁was ▁der a iled ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁blow n ▁engine ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁week end , ▁the ▁entry ▁never ▁making ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁grid . ▁After ▁the ▁E ld ora ▁race , ▁the ▁ 4 4 ▁became ▁a ▁joint - prep