Kaulig Racing

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Kaulig Racing
Owner(s)Matt Kaulig
BaseWelcome, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series
Race driversCup Series:
13. A. J. Allmendinger (part-time)
16. A. J. Allmendinger, Josh Williams, Derek Kraus, Shane van Gisbergen, Ty Dillon, TBA
31. Daniel Hemric
Xfinity Series:
10. Daniel Dye (part-time)
11. Josh Williams
16. A. J. Allmendinger
97. Shane van Gisbergen (R)
SponsorsCup Series:
13. LeafFilter Gutter Protection
16. Celsius, Alloy Employer Services, Western States Flooring, Food City (Mountain Dew, Cheetos), WeatherTech, Chevy Accessories, Sea Best Seafood, Wendy's
31. Cirkul, South Point Hotel & Casino, Poppy Bank, LAGolf
Xfinity Series:
10. Champion Container, Bp Auto Parts
11. Alloy Employer Services, Call811.com, Star Tron
16. Celsius, Campers Inn RV, Action Industries, LeafFilter Gutter Protection
97. WeatherTech, Focused Health, SafetyCulture, Worldwide Express, Wendy's
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2016
Career
DebutCup Series:
2020 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Xfinity Series:
2016 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona)
Latest raceCup Series:
2024 GEICO 500 (Talladega)
Xfinity Series:
2024 Ag-Pro 300 (Talladega)
Races competed365
Drivers' Championships0
Race victoriesCup Series:
2
Xfinity Series:
23
Pole positions15

Kaulig Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Matt Kaulig, an owner of team sponsor LeafFilter. Kaulig Racing fields two Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams: the No. 16 full-time for multiple drivers, and the No. 31 full-time for Daniel Hemric. It also fields three full-time Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro teams: the No. 11 for Josh Williams, the No. 16 for A. J. Allmendinger, and the No. 97 for Shane van Gisbergen in a partnership with Trackhouse Racing. Kaulig also fields the No. 10 part-time for Daniel Dye. The team has a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing,[1] and formerly operated out of the NTS Motorsports facility.[2]

Cup Series[edit]

Car No. 13 History[edit]

Part-time (2023)
Chandler Smith in the No. 13 at Daytona International Speedway in 2023

Kaulig Racing announced that they will field a third car on a part-time basis with Xfinity driver Chandler Smith driving for five races starting with the Daytona 500 with sponsorship for that race coming from Quick Tie. Smith failed to make the Daytona 500 after finishing 18th in Duel 1 of the 2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels.[3] Smith made his official Cup debut at Richmond, finishing 17th.[4] On March 9, the team announced dirt racer Jonathan Davenport would be driving the entry in his Cup Series debut at the Food City Dirt Race.[5] He finished 36th in the race.[6]

Car No. 13 results[edit]

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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2023 Chandler Smith 13 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH
17
DAY
15
DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL
11
ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 39th 69
Jonathan Davenport BRD
36
MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN
2024 A. J. Allmendinger DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA
6
RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Car No. 16 history[edit]

Part Time (2020–2021)
A. J. Allmendinger in the No. 16 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2021

On January 10, 2020, Kaulig Racing announced they would make their NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Daytona 500, fielding the No. 16 for Justin Haley.[7] The Fraternal Order of Eagles would sponsor Haley's entry. On February 8, Kaulig announced the team was looking to do more races in 2020. The next day, Haley made the field by posting the fastest qualifying speed of all the non-charter teams (190.018 mph; 31st overall).[8] After failing to run more Cup races in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team announced plans during the offseason to run the superspeedways and road course races in 2021. On January 13, 2021, it was announced that Kaz Grala would attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 in the No. 16 car for Kaulig.[9] Grala also attempted the GEICO 500 at Talladega, finishing a career best 6th place.[10] A. J. Allmendinger returned to Cup by racing at the Daytona RC, then Circuit of the Americas.

On April 28, 2021, Matt Kaulig announced on SiriusXM Radio that Kaulig Racing would race full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in the 2022 season.[11] On June 18, the team announced that it purchased two charters from Spire Motorsports and will have Haley drive full-time in 2022.[12] On August 15, Allmendinger gave Kaulig Racing their first Cup Series win at the Indianapolis road course in only the team's seventh Cup Series start.[13] At the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, Grala suffered a foot injury from one of the race's accidents.[14]

Daniel Hemric, A.J Allmendinger & Noah Gragson (2022)

On December 14, 2021, Kaulig Racing announced the 2022 lineup for the No. 16, with Daniel Hemric and Noah Gragson joining the previously announced A. J. Allmendinger.[15] Hemric is to run 8 races, Gragson will run 14, and Allmendinger will run 16 including the Clash and the All-Star Race.[16] While Hemric drove his eight races, Gragson only drove ten as near the end of the season, he drove in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 for five races as Alex Bowman recovered from injury. Allmendinger drove the remainder of Gragson's scheduled races, making it 18 races in the No. 16 for Allmendinger.

On May 3, 2022, crew chief Matt Swiderski was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss at Dover.[17]

A.J Allmendinger (2023)

On October 5, Kaulig Racing announced that Allmendinger would drive the No. 16 full-time in 2023, marking his first full-time Cup season since 2018.[18] Despite not making the playoffs, Allmendinger scored a win at the Charlotte Roval.[19] AJ Allmendinger won't return to the Cup Series full-time in 2024, instead competing full-time in the Xfinity Series, with a part-time schedule in Cup.[20]

Rotation of drivers (2024–present)

The team used multiple drivers for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Allmendinger would remain in the car running in a part-time capacity.[21] The team also announced that they would the team's other NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers, Josh Williams,[22] and Shane van Gisbergen,[23] would also run races. On February 22, 2024, Derek Kraus was announced for a six-race slate beginning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[24] On March 25, 2024, Kaulig announced that Ty Dillon would drive a five-race schedule, beginning at Richmond Raceway.[25]

Car No. 16 results[edit]

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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2020 Justin Haley 16 Chevy DAY
13
LVS CAL PHO ATL HOM TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV MAR CLT KAN MCH SON CHI POC POC IND KEN NHA MCH GLN DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO 42nd 24
2021 Kaz Grala DAY
28
TAL
6
KAN DAR DOV DAY
36
DAR RCH BRI LVS 37th 193
A. J. Allmendinger DAY
7
HOM LVS PHO ATL BRI MAR RCH COA
5
CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA
29
ATL NHA GLN IND
1
MCH CLT
38
TEX KAN MAR PHO
Justin Haley TAL
20
2022 Daniel Hemric DAY
12
CAL
9
LVS
22
TAL
36
DAR
31
DAY
26
DAR
23
TAL
34
26th 622
A. J. Allmendinger PHO
20
COA
33
RCH
27
MAR
24
DOV
33
GTW
10
SON
19
NSH
19
ROA
9
NHA
16
IND
7
GLN
2
BRI
7
CLT
4
LVS
9
HOM
3
MAR
23
PHO
12
Noah Gragson ATL
37
BRI
27
KAN
18
CLT
24
ATL
34
POC
24
MCH
30
RCH
24
KAN
18
TEX
21
2023 A. J. Allmendinger DAY
6
CAL
36
LVS
18
PHO
20
ATL
16
COA
34
RCH
27
BRD
16
MAR
27
TAL
29
DOV
18
KAN
14
DAR
23
CLT
14
GTW
14
SON
6
NSH
10
CSC
17
ATL
3
NHA
19
POC
17
RCH
27
MCH
26
IRC
26
GLN
4
DAY
29
DAR
13
KAN
30
BRI
30
TEX
29
TAL
20
ROV
1*
LVS
20
HOM
5
MAR
28
PHO
32
21st 692
2024 DAY
6
BRI
23
DOV SON IOW NSH POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL BRI TAL ROV HOM MAR
Josh Williams ATL
37
MAR
27
Derek Kraus LVS
28
PHO
35
KAN DAR GTW PHO
Shane van Gisbergen COA
20
TAL
28
CLT CSC GLN LVS
Ty Dillon RCH
29
TEX
16
NHA RCH KAN

Car No. 31 history[edit]

Justin Haley in the No. 31 at Auto Club Speedway in 2022
Justin Haley (2022–2023)

On June 18, 2021, when Justin Haley was announced to drive full-time for Kaulig Racing in 2022, the team announcement stated that he would pilot the No. 16, which was the number Kaulig used for its Cup Series races in 2020 and 2021.[26] However, following the news that Kaulig's other chartered entry would use the No. 16, the team announced on December 15, 2021, that Haley would drive the No. 31 in 2022.[27] Haley finished 23rd at the 2022 Daytona 500, but following the race, crew chief Trent Owens was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the race.[28] On May 17, Owens was once again suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas.[29]

Haley began the 2023 season with a 32nd-place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. On March 15, the No. 31 was served an L2 penalty after unapproved hood louvers were found installed on the car during pre-race inspection at Phoenix; as a result, the team was docked 100 driver and owner points and 10 playoff points. In addition, Owens was suspended for four races and fined US$100,000.[30] On April 5, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel amended the penalty, upholding the fine, Owens' suspension, and 10 playoff points, but reducing the 100 driver and owner points deduction to 75 points.[31] On April 19, the Final Appeals Officer rescinded all points deductions levied against the team at the request of NASCAR.[32]

It was announced on July 20, 2023, that Haley would be leaving the team in 2024 after signing a multi-year agreement with Rick Ware Racing.[33][34]

Daniel Hemric (2024)

On September 15, 2023, Kaulig Racing announced that Daniel Hemric would drive the No. 31 in 2024. This would mark Hemric's first return to full-time Cup Series competition since his Rookie of the Year campaign in 2019.[35]

Car No. 31 results[edit]

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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2022 Justin Haley 31 Chevy DAY
23
CAL
23
LVS
17
PHO
17
ATL
11
COA
15
RCH
29
MAR
31
BRI
14
TAL
12
DOV
11
DAR
3
KAN
35
CLT
27
GTW
14
SON
12
NSH
23
ROA
24
ATL
7
NHA
20
POC
21
IND
19
MCH
18
RCH
21
GLN
18
DAY
28
DAR
19
KAN
19
BRI
12
TEX
3
TAL
15
CLT
5
LVS
14
HOM
28
MAR
27
PHO
27
22nd 699
2023 DAY
32
CAL
21
LVS
8
PHO
27
ATL
22
COA
19
RCH
29
BRD
6
MAR
28
TAL
19
DOV
23
KAN
18
DAR
8
CLT
15
GTW
16
SON
21
NSH
23
CSC
2
ATL
8
NHA
17
POC
33
RCH
30
MCH
23
IRC
38
GLN
24
DAY
21
DAR
24
KAN
21
BRI
35
TEX
13
TAL
6
ROV
22
LVS
21
HOM
23
MAR
30
PHO
29
25th 593
2024 Daniel Hemric DAY
16
ATL
18
LVS
19
PHO
28
BRI
28
COA
37
RCH
30
MAR
28
TEX
20
TAL
9
DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Xfinity Series[edit]

Car No. 10 history[edit]

Ross Chastain in the No. 10 at Pocono Raceway in 2020
Part-time (2018–2019)

In 2018, Austin Dillon drove the 10 Car for 1 race, that being at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He would finish 8th in the race.[36] On January 31, 2019, Kaulig Racing announced that Ross Chastain would drive the No. 10 car for three races from Daytona, Chicagoland, and Texas. Dillon returned to the team for the Las Vegas spring race,[37] while Elliott Sadler, who had retired from full-time racing after the 2018 season, drove the No. 10 at Richmond and the fall Vegas event.[38] A. J. Allmendinger joined the team on March 21 for a five-race schedule at Daytona, Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Road America, and the Charlotte Roval.[39][40] At the 2019 Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona, Allmendinger finished third, but was disqualified after a post-race vacuum inspection revealed a discrepancy in his car's engine.[41][42] Allmendinger was once again disqualified at the 2019 Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 3, 2019, when his second-place finishing car was discovered to be too low on both rear corners during post-race inspection.[43] He held off Tyler Reddick to win at the Charlotte Roval, scoring Kaulig Racing's second win of the season. Days prior to the Kansas race, the No. 10's hauler lost control on a North Carolina highway and crashed, leaving the hauler's drivers injured and the race car damaged.[44]

Ross Chastain (2020)

The team would run full-time in 2020 with Alex Yontz as crew chief. On October 15, 2019, it was announced that the driver, competing full-time for the Xfinity Series championship, would be Ross Chastain.[45] It was also announced a month later that his replacement in 2021 would be Jeb Burton, moving over from JR Motorsports. Despite not winning a race and failing to qualify for the team at Daytona, Chastain finished a career-best 7th in the final standings in Kaulig's No. 10, including five runner-ups, and 27 top-tens (the most out of all drivers that season). Chastain would depart from the team and series after 2020 to replace Matt Kenseth in Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 42 Cup car in 2021. Jeb Burton would replace him for the 2021 season.

Jeb Burton (2021)

On April 24, 2021, Burton recorded his first career victory at Talladega after taking the lead from his cousin Harrison Burton in lap 82 and staying in front with 23 laps left after a caution caused by a seven-car wreck before NASCAR called the race finished due to heavy rain. It was also the second career victory for Kaulig's No. 10. Despite this, Kaulig Racing confirmed on September 21 that Burton's primary sponsor Nutrien Ag Solutions would depart from the team after the season and leave NASCAR entirely amid executive changes at the company. On October 11, Burton announced that he would not return to Kaulig Racing in 2022. He finished 11th in the final standings.

Landon Cassill (2022)

On December 9, 2021, Kaulig Racing announced Landon Cassill as Burton's replacement in the No. 10, with Cassill moving over from JD Motorsports alongside sponsor Voyager Digital, which signed a two-year extension with Cassill after beginning to sponsor him in 2021.[46]

Multiple drivers (2023)

On January 18, 2023, Cassill announced he would not return to the No. 10 full-time for 2023 as a result of his sponsor Voyager Digital filing for bankruptcy in July 2022.[47] Kaulig has since announced the No. 10 entries will be an "All Star Car" with cup drivers. So far, Kaulig Cup drivers Justin Haley and A. J. Allmendinger as well as affiliate driver Austin Dillon have been announced as drivers. Kyle Busch drove the car at Las Vegas and Phoenix. Kyle Larson took the car to victory lane at Darlington.[48] Allmendinger scored wins at Circuit of the Americas and Nashville.[49] On September 6, 2023, it was announced that Daniel Hemric would move from the No. 11 Chevy to the No. 10 starting at Kansas through the end of the season, as the No. 11 is unlikely to clinch a playoff spot in the owner's championship, while the No. 10 has already clinched a spot.[50] Hemric was eliminated at the conclusion of the Charlotte Roval race, however the No. 10 car did advance to the next round to fight for the owner's title.[51]

Car No. 10 results[edit]

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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts
2018 Austin Dillon 10 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND
8
LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 45th 30
2019 Ross Chastain DAY
13
ATL TAL
30
DOV CHI
8
KAN
10
TEX
2
PHO HOM 25th 412
Austin Dillon LVS
4
PHO CAL TEX BRI CLT
28
POC
10
MCH IOW IND
34
Elliott Sadler RCH
12
LVS
10
RCH
A. J. Allmendinger DAY
38
KEN NHA IOW GLN
37*
MOH
3
ROA
24
DAR CLT
1
DOV
Joe Graf Jr. BRI
DNQ
2020 Ross Chastain DAY
DNQ
LVS
10
CAL
8
PHO
9
DAR
8
CLT
4
BRI
28
ATL
7
HOM
9
HOM
3
TAL
2*
POC
2*
IND
6
KEN
3
KEN
4
TEX
9
KAN
5
ROA
7
DAY
36
DOV
3
DOV
2
DAY
6
DAR
2
RCH
5
RCH
3
BRI
2
LVS
16
TAL
6
CLT
5
KAN
12
TEX
16
MAR
5
PHO
7
7th 2270
2021 Jeb Burton DAY
4
DAY
5
HOM
4
LVS
10
PHO
6
ATL
25
MAR
11
TAL
1
DAR
20
DOV
11
COA
10
CLT
9
MOH
16
TEX
32
NSH
7
POC
8
ROA
14
ATL
2
NHA
11
GLN
8
IND
23
MCH
29
DAY
4
DAR
5
RCH
10
BRI
24
LVS
36
TAL
7
CLT
13
TEX
11
KAN
12
MAR
37
PHO
23
11th 2161
2022 Landon Cassill DAY
14
CAL
38
LVS
6
PHO
9
ATL
5
COA
31
RCH
15
MAR
2
TAL
5
DOV
12
DAR
6
TEX
10
CLT
29
PIR
15
NSH
18
ROA
32
ATL
8
NHA
37
POC
11
IND
11
MCH
10
GLN
16
DAY
23
DAR
12
KAN
13
BRI
35
TEX
33
TAL
3
CLT
10
LVS
11
HOM
12
MAR
37
PHO
4
13th 779
2023 Justin Haley DAY
10
ATL
10
CLT
12
ATL
4
DAY
10
7th 2227
Austin Dillon CAL
8
NHA
16
Kyle Busch LVS
4
PHO
9
GLN
27
DAR
9
A. J. Allmendinger COA
1
SON
2
NSH
1
ROA
9
IRC
3
Derek Kraus RCH
10
MAR
8
TAL
27
DOV
20
Kyle Larson DAR
1
Jordan Taylor PIR
27
Justin Marks CSC
38
Daniel Suárez POC
10
Ross Chastain MCH
7
Daniel Hemric KAN
34
BRI
2
TEX
24
ROV
7
LVS
9
HOM
6
MAR
6
PHO
21
2024 Daniel Dye DAY
27
ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX
24
TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -*

Car No. 11 history[edit]

Blake Koch in the No. 11 at Richmond Raceway in 2017
Blake Koch (2016–2017)

In June 2015, Blake Koch announced he and longtime sponsor LeafFilter Gutter Protection would re-sign with TriStar Motorsports for the 2016 season.[52] However, in the 2015 offseason, LeafFilter owner Matt Kaulig decided to start his own team, Kaulig Racing. He brought along Koch, who he had sponsored the past two seasons, to pilot the No. 11 Chevy. Longtime NASCAR crew chief Chris Rice was hired as the team's general manager and crew chief. Kaulig Racing formed a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing for the 2016 season.[2][52][53][1] The team also used the owner's points of TriStar's former No. 8 team.[52] In the team's debut, they finished 9th at Daytona after a strong showing, followed by a 20th-place finish at Atlanta the following week. For the team's third race Koch was running solidly in the top 15 before mechanical problems regulated him to a 26th-place finish six laps down. At Fontana, Koch finished 12th and on the lead lap, after running in the top 10 for much of the day. The team would later have several top-10 and top-15 runs, enough to get into the new Xfinity Chase, and also made to the 2nd round as well, but was unable to get to the final round, as he missed out by 7 points after finishing a strong 8th after running in or near the Top 5 all day. Blake finished 7th in the points, a Career best for Koch and Kaulig.

Ryan Truex (2018)

On January 9, 2018, Kaulig Racing announced that they parted ways with Koch and had signed Camping World Truck Series driver Ryan Truex to drive the No. 11. Truex finished 7th in his team's debut. Truex was also very mediocre, having only 1 top 5 all year long and an average finish of 14.0.

Justin Haley (2019–2021)

After the 2018 season, the team announced on December 1, 2018, that Truex would be replaced by NASCAR Truck series title contender Justin Haley, who would compete for Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in 2019. Haley would finish 12th in the points standings in 2019, but the next year scored 3 wins at both Talladega races and the summer Daytona race and wound up making the Final 4 round of the playoffs, finishing a team-best third in the points standings. Haley was in October 2020 confirmed to drive the car again in 2021. In his third year driving for Kaulig, Haley won the summer Daytona race and advanced to the Round of 8 in the playoffs, though a DNF in the cutoff race at Martinsville prevented Haley from reaching the Final 4.

Daniel Hemric (2022–2023)

With Kaulig Racing expanding to the Cup Series full-time with a two car team and Haley as one of its drivers, on September 25, 2021, Daniel Hemric (who would later win the series championship) was announced to pilot the No. 11 in 2022.[54] On September 6, 2023, it was announced that Daniel Hemric would move from the No. 11 Chevy to the No. 10 starting at Kansas through the end of the season, as the No. 11 is unlikely to clinch a playoff spot in the owner's championship, while the No. 10 has already clinched a spot. Derek Kraus, Layne Riggs and Jordan Taylor split driving duties of the No. 11 for the rest of the season.

Josh Williams (2024–present)

On November 16, 2023, it was announced that Josh Williams will drive the No. 11 car for the 2024 season.[55]

Car No. 11 results[edit]

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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts
2016 Blake Koch 11 Chevy DAY
9
ATL
20
LVS
26
PHO
16
CAL
12
TEX
34
BRI
37
RCH
8
TAL
24
DOV
12
CLT
14
POC
15
MCH
13
IOW
13
DAY
22
KEN
14
NHA
32
IND
15
IOW
13
GLN
35
MOH
12
BRI
8
ROA
18
DAR
19
RCH
15
CHI
15
KEN
11
DOV
14
CLT
12
KAN
9
TEX
14
PHO
8
HOM
20
16th 796
2017 DAY
15
ATL
40
LVS
12
PHO
13
CAL
12
TEX
16
BRI
9
RCH
11
TAL
31
CLT
19
DOV
32
POC
27
MCH
17
IOW
25
DAY
38
KEN
23
NHA
13
IND
17
IOW
8
GLN
22
MOH
11
BRI
14
ROA
7
DAR
11
RCH
11
CHI
9
KEN
17
DOV
19
CLT
25
KAN
23
TEX
13
PHO
6
HOM
16
15th 698
2018 Ryan Truex DAY
7
ATL
9
LVS
15
PHO
15
CAL
12
TEX
13
BRI
10
RCH
7
TAL
38
DOV
11
CLT
6
POC
10
MCH
10
IOW
14
CHI
15
DAY
13
KEN
13
NHA
13
IOW
8
GLN
18
MOH
5
BRI
22
ROA
25
DAR
15
IND
22
LVS
8
RCH
11
CLT
16
DOV
10
KAN
11
TEX
33
PHO
13
HOM
15
14th 868
2019 Justin Haley DAY
17
ATL
8
LVS
10
PHO
12
CAL
10
TEX
7
BRI
7
RCH
10
TAL
7
DOV
17
CLT
5
POC
9
MCH
10
IOW
13
CHI
7
DAY
2
KEN
10
NHA
13
IOW
8
GLN
14
MOH
9
BRI
34
ROA
6
DAR
11
IND
5
LVS
15
RCH
17
CLT
31
DOV
4
KAN
7
TEX
32
PHO
7
HOM
33
11th 2155
2020 DAY
6
LVS
12
CAL
5
PHO
5
DAR
10
CLT
29
BRI
17
ATL
3
HOM
13
HOM
6
TAL
1
POC
23
IND
2
KEN
7
KEN
3
TEX
8
KAN
6
ROA
11
DAY
38
DOV
8
DOV
12
DAY
1
DAR
13
RCH
2
RCH
6
BRI
16
LVS
10
TAL
1
CLT
35
KAN
4
TEX
7
MAR
12
PHO
8
3rd 4029
2021 DAY
29
DAY
9
HOM
6
LVS
8
PHO
26
ATL
8
MAR
8
TAL
8
DAR
14
COA
9
CLT
19
MOH
2
TEX
9
NSH
19
POC
38
ROA
10
ATL
4
NHA
6
GLN
9
IND
3
MCH
17
DAY
1
DAR
4
RCH
2
BRI
6
LVS
9
TAL
6
CLT
4
TEX
7
KAN
4
MAR
33
PHO
5
7th 2243
Zane Smith DOV
36
2022 Daniel Hemric DAY
28*
CAL
12
LVS
3
PHO
8
ATL
35
COA
25
RCH
6
MAR
13
TAL
34
DOV
11
DAR
9
TEX
11
CLT
6
PIR
6
NSH
17
ROA
29
ATL
5
NHA
35
POC
9
IND
22
MCH
8
GLN
31
DAY
19
DAR
13
KAN
15
BRI
20
TEX
30
TAL
8
CLT
17
LVS
8
HOM
4
MAR
8
PHO
8
10th 2219
2023 DAY
36
CAL
12
LVS
10
PHO
10
ATL
2
COA
6
RCH
24
MAR
7
TAL
21
DOV
10
DAR
16
CLT
22
PIR
33
SON
13
NSH
8
CSC
7
ATL
2
NHA
4
POC
5
ROA
11
MCH
15
IRC
27
GLN
23
DAY
3
DAR
10
15th 898
Derek Kraus KAN
8
BRI
12
HOM
11
PHO
37
Layne Riggs TEX
19
LVS
10
MAR
11
Jordan Taylor ROV
16
2024 Josh Williams DAY
34
ATL
37
LVS
14
PHO
27
COA
38
RCH
12
MAR
10
TEX
12
TAL
20
DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Car No. 14 history[edit]

Justin Haley (2022)

On August 8, 2022, Kaulig Racing announced that Justin Haley would make his Xfinity Series return at Daytona in a newly established No. 14 car sponsored by DaaBin Store. Haley was up front for most of the race but finished 25th after wrecking out late during an overtime attempt.[56]

Car No. 14 results[edit]

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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts
2022 Justin Haley 14 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH GLN DAY
25
DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO 49th 14

Car No. 16 history[edit]

A. J. Allmendinger in the No. 16 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2021
Ross Chastain (2019)

On June 27, 2019, Kaulig announced Ross Chastain would drive a third car, the No. 16, at the 2019 Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona.[57] After a grueling race at Daytona, Chastain led 49 laps, won stage one, and later went on to score Kaulig Racing's first win.[42]

A. J. Allmendinger (2020–2022)

It was announced in early 2020 that A. J. Allmendinger will drive the No. 16 on a part-time basis starting at Daytona, in which he DNQ'd. Allmendinger won at Atlanta for the team, giving Kaulig Racing their third career win and their second with Allmendinger.[58] Allmendinger would go on to win again that season at the Charlotte Roval for a second year in a row. On December 1, 2020, Kaulig announced Allmendinger would drive the No. 16 on a full-time basis for the 2021 Xfinity season.[59]

In his first full-time season with Kaulig, Allmendinger scored wins at Las Vegas, Mid-Ohio, Michigan, and Bristol and stayed consistent enough to clinch the Regular Season Championship.[60] During the playoffs, Allmendinger won at the Charlotte Roval for Kaulig a third consecutive time, and made the Championship 4, finishing 4th in the final standings.

Allmendinger started the 2022 season with a second-place finish at Daytona. He racked up wins at Citcuit of the Americas, Portland, Indianapolis and Talladega, and stayed consistent enough to win his second consecutive Regular Season Championship.[61] During the playoffs, Allmendinger would win back-to-back races at Talladega and the Charlotte Roval, making it four straight victories at the latter. However, subpar finishes at Las Vegas and Martinsville eliminated Allmendinger from competing for the Xfinity Championship at Phoenix. Allmendinger would finish 5th in the points standings.

Chandler Smith (2023)

On October 5, 2022, Kaulig Racing announced that Chandler Smith would replace Allmendinger in the No. 16 in 2023, as Allmendinger would return to a full-time schedule in the Cup Series,[62] Smith began the season with a 12th-place finish at Daytona. Two months later, he scored his first Xfinity win at Richmond.[63]

A. J. Allmendinger (2024)

On December 7, 2023, it was announced that, after a year in Cup, AJ Allmendinger would compete full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2024.[20]

Car No. 16 results[edit]

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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts
2019 Ross Chastain 16 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY
1*
KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 42nd 59
2020 A. J. Allmendinger DAY
DNQ
LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI
10
ATL
1
HOM HOM
4
TAL
7
POC IND
4
KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA
2
DAY
4
DOV DOV DAY
15*
DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL
24
CLT
1
KAN TEX MAR
26
PHO 33rd 366
2021 DAY
5
DAY
35
HOM
14
LVS
1
PHO
5
ATL
5
MAR
13
TAL
3
DAR
13
DOV
4
COA
2
CLT
33
MOH
1
TEX
6
NSH
5
POC
5
ROA
4
ATL
13
NHA
12
GLN
2
IND
2
MCH
1*
DAY
2*
DAR
20
RCH
18
BRI
1
LVS
7
TAL
39
CLT
1
TEX
6
KAN
3
MAR
7
PHO
14
4th 4023
2022 DAY
2
CAL
7
LVS
9
PHO
7
ATL
3*
COA
1*
RCH
4
MAR
3
TAL
3
DOV
6
DAR
8
TEX
9
CLT
19
PIR
1
NSH
16
ROA
6
ATL
10
NHA
20
POC
4
IND
1*
MCH
7
GLN
2
DAY
3
DAR
3
KAN
6
BRI
6
TEX
4
TAL
1
CLT
1
LVS
22
HOM
3
MAR
16
PHO
5
5th 2333
2023 Chandler Smith DAY
12
CAL
4
LVS
3
PHO
5
ATL
28
COA
12
RCH
1*
MAR
10
TAL
25
DOV
13
DAR
36
CLT
13
PIR
9
SON
14
NSH
12*
CSC
8
ATL
20
NHA
2
POC
20
ROA
37
MCH
20
IRC
34
GLN
8
DAY
22
DAR
12
KAN
32
BRI
5
TEX
4
ROV
12
LVS
4
HOM
34
MAR
36
PHO
8
9th 2217
2024 A. J. Allmendinger DAY
10
ATL
13
LVS
6
PHO
18
COA
10*
RCH
14
MAR
36
TEX
4
TAL
19
DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Car No. 97 history[edit]

Gisbergen's No. 97 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.
Shane van Gisbergen (2024)

On December 13, 2023, in alliance with Trackhouse Racing, it was announced that three time Supercars champion, Shane van Gisbergen would drive for Kaulig full-time in 2024.[64] The car number chosen is van Gisbergen's long-time number from his time in the Supercars Championship.

Car No. 97 results[edit]

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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts
2024 Shane van Gisbergen 97 Chevy DAY
12
ATL
3
LVS
37
PHO
6
COA
27*
RCH
14
MAR
11
TEX
18
TAL
22
DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

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