JCM Motorsports owner Colten Miller tapped Milton, Fla.’s Joseph Joiner to drive for his Birmingham, Ala.-based team at this weekend’s 33rd annual Nutrien Ag Solutions Topless 100 presented by Big River Steel at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark.

The 31-year-old, whose Hunt the Front No. 10 team remains committed to the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series, fills in for the Alabama team after Spencer Hughes departed the Miller-owned No. 19m Rocket Chassis ride last week.

"We’re looking forward to seeing what Joseph can do in our equipment," Miller said today. "He’s a strong competitor and it’s an exciting opportunity for both sides. I really appreciate Joseph for stepping in and helping out.

"We are continuing to build our reputation for fielding competitive cars and attracting top driving talent. This weekend’s pairing reflects the team’s willingness to explore new opportunities and collaborations. We are excited to see how the weekend goes."

Though Miller’s No. 19m operation didn’t compete in this past weekend’s North-South 100 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., his team received a hardship provisional to maintain full-time status on the Lucas Oil tour, that way his team remains eligible for series contingency awards and provisionals.

For now, two parties don't have anything planned beyond this Friday and Saturday at Batesville, which culminates with Saturday's 100-lap, $50,000-to-win finale, but both Miller and Joiner are open to more races together down the road.

“As of right now, we’re going to Batesville trying to keep the JCM team’s Lucas Oil eligibility, all the contingencies and stuff for that,” Joiner said in a phone interview. “We’d like to get involved in teaming up somehow. We’re discussing stuff moving forward, but for now, it’s Batesville only this weekend and we’ll talk about the rest later.

“We weren’t planning on racing this weekend anyway, so it’s like, no harm, no foul,” added Joiner, who makes his Topless 100 debut this weekend. “Instead of having a weekend off, we’ll go run his stuff and see what materializes and see what happens. And that’s pretty much. We’ll see what happens."