nˈoːɹɪks deɪbjˈuː ɪn bˈʌʃ sˈɪɹiz kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli skˈɛdʒuːld təbi æt bɹˈɪstəl mˈoʊɾɚ spˈiːdweɪ ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ, bˌʌt dˈuː tʊ ɐ lˈæk ʌv tˈɛstɪŋ tˈaɪm hɪz deɪbjˈuː wʌz mˈuːvd bˈæk wˈʌn wˈiːk tə ðɪ oʊɹˈaɪli θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd æt tˈɛksəs mˈoʊɾɚ spˈiːdweɪ.
Norick's debut in Busch Series competition was originally scheduled to be at Bristol Motor Speedway in March, but due to a lack of testing time his debut was moved back one week to the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.