Tag: Ty Dillon

Ty Dillon to run part-time with Kaulig Racing in NASCAR Cup Series for 2024

Kaulig Racing announced on Monday morning that Ty Dillon will run part-time in the No. 16 car during the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.

[autotag]Ty Dillon[/autotag] was linked to a full-time ride with [autotag]Kaulig Racing[/autotag] in the offseason; however, it never came to fruition. Dillon ended up at Rackley W.A.R. in the NASCAR Truck Series, while Kaulig Racing has the No. 16 car as a full-time entry with part-time drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Now, the two sides are finally coming together.

Kaulig Racing announced on Monday morning that Dillon will drive the No. 16 Cup car in five races this season, starting at Richmond Raceway this weekend. The former Spire Motorsports driver will also run at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 23, Richmond Raceway on August 11, and Kansas Speedway on Spetember 29.

It will be fascinating to see how Dillon runs, as this likely would be the best Cup Series equipment of his career. The driver of the No. 25 truck currently sits 19th in the point standings after a rough start to the season. Dillon’s journey back to the Cup Series starts at Richmond on Sunday, and he must make the best of it with the limited amount of races in 2024.

[lawrence-related id=9385]

Ty Dillon gets part-time Kaulig Cup ride

Ty Dillon will run five NASCAR Cup series races in the No. 16 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing. Dillon’s first start with the team will be this weekend at Richmond Raceway. A sponsor lineup for Dillon was not announced. “I’m excited to be back in the …

Ty Dillon will run five NASCAR Cup series races in the No. 16 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing.

Dillon’s first start with the team will be this weekend at Richmond Raceway. A sponsor lineup for Dillon was not announced.

“I’m excited to be back in the NASCAR Cup Series with Kaulig Racing,” Dillon said. “This is the highest level of our sport and allows me to go out and prove what I can do with great leaders in Matt Kaulig, Chris Rice, Travis Mack, and the entire team. Kaulig Racing gives me the best opportunity to showcase what I can do on the track.”

Dillon currently competes full-time in the Craftsman Truck series for Rackley W.A.R. However, Dillon, and was a full-time Cup driver from 2017 through 2020 and then in 2022 and 2023. He’s made 238 career starts with seven top-10 finishes.

In addition to Richmond, Dillon will join the Cup Series field at Texas Motor Speedway (April 14), New. Hampshire Motor Speedway (June 23), Richmond Raceway (Aug. 11), and Kansas Speedway (Sept. 29).

“We’re excited to have Ty Dillon compete for Kaulig Racing this season in the NASCAR Cup Series,” Kaulig Racing president Chris Rice said. “With our continued success in the sport and support from Richard Childress Racing, it made perfect sense to lean on a veteran driver to help pilot the No. 16.”

Ty Dillon’s new NASCAR Truck Series crew chief for 2024 revealed

Ty Dillon’s new crew chief in the NASCAR Truck Series for the 2024 season has been revealed. Who is Dillon’s new crew chief for 2024?

[autotag]Ty Dillon[/autotag] will move to Rackley W.A.R. full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series for the 2024 season, and his team is starting to take form. On Tuesday morning, Rackley W.A.R. announced that Dillon will be paired with veteran crew chief Shane Wilson. This is a brand new partnership that Dillon and Wilson have never worked together.

Wilson has worked across all three NASCAR levels, the most notable being Kevin Harvick’s championship in the Xfinity Series in 2006 and Brendan Gaughan’s six-win Truck Series season in 2003. The veteran crew chief will guide Dillon’s return to the Truck Series after he spent several years in the NASCAR Cup Series.

This partnership is great for Rackley W.A.R. as they expect to do great things with Dillon in 2024. With Wilson on top of the box, he will positively impact the No. 25 team every weekend. The 2024 NASCAR season is nearing its beginning, and Rackley W.A.R. is putting together a good team to compete for a playoff spot in the Truck Series.

[lawrence-related id=4945]

Ty Dillon to join Rackley W.A.R. for 2024 NASCAR Truck Series season

Rackley W.A.R. announced on Friday afternoon that Ty Dillon will drive the No. 25 truck full-time during the 2024 NASCAR season.

[autotag]Rackley W.A.R.[/autotag] announced on Friday afternoon that [autotag]Ty Dillon[/autotag] will drive the No. 25 truck full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series for the 2024 season. This comes after Rackley W.A.R. and Matt DiBenedetto parted ways before the conclusion of the 2023 NASCAR season. As for Dillon, he moves down to the Truck Series after being full-time with Spire Motorsports.

The 31-year-old driver hasn’t been full-time in the Truck Series since the 2013 NASCAR season when he drove the No. 3 truck for Richard Childress Racing. Dillon was previously labeled as the favorite to drive the No. 16 Cup car for Kaulig Racing, but this appears to be a better opportunity to reset his career in NASCAR.

Rackley W.A.R. is playoff-caliber equipment after DiBenedetto took the No. 25 team to the Round of 10. Dillon will drive in a truck that is capable of winning races and making the playoffs. After competing for one of the worst statistical teams in the Cup Series, this represents a good reset for the former Richard Childress Racing driver.

[lawrence-related id=4945]

Ty Dillon’s 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season in review

Ty Dillon had a down year with Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series. Here, you can check out Dillon’s 2023 season in review!

[autotag]Ty Dillon[/autotag] expected much better success with Spire Motorsports, but it never came to fruition. Dillon finished the year with a best finish of 11th place at Daytona International Speedway and a 27.5 average finishing position. The driver of the No. 77 car also finished as the lowest full-time Cup Series driver in the point standings at 32nd place.

Dillon struggled with the No. 77 team and never could find a groove. The Spire Motorsports driver only had four top-20 finishes, which is the worst of any full-time competitor in the Cup Series. As a result, Dillon lost his ride at Spire Motorsports to Carson Hocevar. He currently remains without a ride for the 2024 NASCAR season.

The 31-year-old driver has been labeled the “favorite” to replace A.J. Allmendinger at Kaulig Racing in the Cup Series; however, there hasn’t been much noise lately. Dillon’s future in NASCAR remains extremely uncertain as time is ticking before the 2024 Daytona 500. It will be interesting to see where Dillon lands in 2024.

[lawrence-related id=2805]

Ty Dillon labeled the ‘favorite’ to join Kaulig Racing in NASCAR Cup Series for 2024

Ty Dillon has been labeled as the “favorite” to replace A.J. Allmendinger in Kaulig Racing’s open No. 16 Cup car for the 2024 NASCAR seaon.

[autotag]Kaulig Racing[/autotag] is undergoing a lot of changes within its driver lineups as the 2023 NASCAR season comes to a close. Daniel Hemric will move up to the organization’s No. 31 Cup car while Chandler Smith is expected to join Joe Gibbs Racing in 2024. However, A.J. Allmendinger is likely to move back to Kaulig Racing’s Xfinity program, which leaves this driver as the favorite for the No. 16 Cup car.

According to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass, Ty Dillon is the “favorite” to replace Allmendinger at Kaulig Racing in the No. 16 Cup car next season. Dillon currently drives for Spire Motorsports but his No. 77 car has been given to Carson Hocevar for the 2024 NASCAR season. Dillon has a best-finish of 19th place at Texas Motor Speedway during the 2023 playoffs.

The 31-year-old driver has been linked to Kaulig Racing for a long time and it appears that he could be the choice for the No. 16 car. Dillon would undoubtedly have the best equipment of his Cup Series career as Kaulig Racing has the ability to win races. While nothing is official, Dillon could be on his way to the race team sooner rather than later.

[lawrence-related id=3284]

Ty Dillon’s future could lie with Kaulig Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series

Ty Dillon won’t return to Spire Motorsports for the 2024 NASCAR season but his racing future could lie with Kaulig Racing in the No. 16 car.

[autotag]Ty Dillon[/autotag] was excited to join Spire Motorsports for the 2023 NASCAR season as he believed the organization could take the next step toward winning races. Unfortunately for Dillon, that success will likely come without him. It was announced on Tuesday night that Carson Hocevar will drive the No. 77 car for Spire Motorsports starting in 2024.

This leaves Dillon without an official ride for next year but that doesn’t mean it will stay that way. In fact, Dillon was previously linked to Kaulig Racing alongside Daniel Hemric, who will drive for the team’s No. 31 Cup car in 2024. With A.J. Allmendinger likely returning to the NASCAR Xfinity Series, it is easy to connect the dots on what might be coming next.

Dillon is excited for what’s to come next year and it would make sense for that to be the No. 16 Cup car for Kaulig Racing. The organization will likely have an opening in the entry if Allmendinger moves down and Dillon would be able to bring sponsorship, which is needed for the team. The current Spire Motorsports driver could be what Kaulig Racing needs from a sponsorship perspective.

Overall, this might be the best equipment that Dillon has ever received in the NASCAR Cup Series to this point. There could be an argument that Legacy Motor Club had stronger cars to close out 2022 but Kaulig Racing would be a great opportunity. For now, Dillon will end the 2023 NASCAR season with Spire Motorsports but a date with Kaulig Racing could be around the corner.

[lawrence-related id=2595]

Veteran crew chief Manion takes over Ty Dillon’s No. 77 team

Kevin Manion will serve as Ty Dillon’s interim crew chief, replacing Kevin Bellicourt on the No. 77 team at Spire Motorsports beginning this weekend at Richmond Raceway. Dillon is 32nd in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings and is coming off a …

Kevin Manion will serve as Ty Dillon’s interim crew chief, replacing Kevin Bellicourt on the No. 77 team at Spire Motorsports beginning this weekend at Richmond Raceway.

Dillon is 32nd in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings and is coming off a 28th-place finish Sunday at Pocono Raceway. The No. 77 team has just two top-20 finishes through 21 races, and Dillon’s season-best result is a 14th-place at Talladega Superspeedway.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=1428]

“We really want that car to get going and, unfortunately, we had to make a change,” Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson said. “We’ve agonized watching and waiting for the results to mirror the effort Ty and the 77 team puts into their program.

“Expectations are a funny thing. They’re a blessing and a curse and, for whatever reasons, those expectations aren’t being met. We all know, Kevin Bellicourt included, what happens at this point of the season when we are, where we are, in the overall standings. Kevin has put in a lot of hard work and has been with us from the beginning of our journey, so this decision was difficult and not taken lightly.

“At the end of the day, we are what our results say we are. We need a spark to give this team every opportunity to progress and ultimately succeed. We’re incredibly fortunate to have someone as accomplished as Bono already in-house.

“That said, we admit, it might not change the trajectory of the season for the No. 77 team. However, doing nothing, although tidier and more comfortable, especially with the relationships involved, clearly is not an option for us anymore and we are keen to see improvement. There is a lot of racing left in 2023 and it’s imperative that we’re raising the bar every week.”

Manion has won races in all three NASCAR national series with drivers such as Martin Truex Jr., Jamie McMurray, Kyle Busch, and William Byron. He was the crew chief who guided Truex to back-to-back Xfinity Series race championships in 2004-2005 and won the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 with McMurray in 2010.

Because he also oversees the No. 7 Spire Motorsports entry in the Craftsman Truck Series, Manion will not call the shots for Dillon at Daytona International Speedway next month. Manion will be with the Truck Series team in Milwaukee the same weekend.

It will be the only Cup Series race of the 15 left on the schedule that Manion will not work with Dillon.

Why Ty Dillon, not Bubba Wallace, is driving for Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team in preseason Clash

Explaining how Ty Dillon ended up in Bubba Wallace’s ride for the Clash, a NASCAR exhibition race.

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. You may have heard about a substitute driver filling in for one race for Bubba Wallace on the new No. 23 Toyota team, but you’re not sure what’s going on. We’re here to help.

Although the Daytona 500 famously opens the NASCAR Cup Series season, the Sunday, February 14 race isn’t the first time drivers will compete at Daytona International Speedway.

The season actually starts with the Clash, an exhibition race set for Tuesday (7 p.m. ET, FS1).

23XI Racing — Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s new team making its debut this year — will have a car compete in the preseason race on Daytona’s road course, but Ty Dillon, not full-time driver Bubba Wallace, will be behind the wheel, the team announced Wednesday.

Here’s a breakdown of what’s going on:

What is NASCAR’s Clash?

The Clash — this year officially named the Busch Clash At DAYTONA — is a preseason exhibition event during the week leading up to the Daytona 500.

In the past, the Clash has been the weekend before the Daytona 500, but this year, it’s Tuesday, February 9. It’s a 35-lap race, and instead of being held on the iconic 2.5-mile oval, it’s on Daytona’s 14-turn, 3.61-mile road course.

The road course is relatively new to the Cup Series still after making its debut in August because of scheduling changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Do all NASCAR drivers get to compete in the Clash?

No, only certain drivers are eligible for the exhibition event. There are several ways drivers can qualify, including:

  • Previous Clash winners who ran full-time seasons in 2020
  • Daytona 500 champions who ran full-time seasons in 2020
  • Previous Daytona 500 pole winners who ran full-time seasons in 2020
  • 2020 NASCAR Cup Series playoff drivers

Another way drivers can qualify for the Clash is by being the pole winner for any race in 2020. However, because the COVID-19 pandemic led to shortened weekends without traditional qualifying for the majority of last season’s races.

So now, drivers who won any race stages in 2020 are eligible as well. And that brings us to Ty Dillon.

Why is Ty Dillon driving Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing’s car in the Clash?

Bubba Wallace is not among the 24 drivers eligible to compete in the Clash, but Ty Dillon is. Dillon won one race stage in 2020 during the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October, and with the new qualifying criteria, that gives him the option to run the Clash.

Why doesn’t Ty Dillon run the Clash in his own car then?

After four full-time season in the Cup Series, Dillon is without a ride at NASCAR’s top level. His previous team, Germain Racing, closed up shop after the 2020 season, and he’ll attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 with Gaunt Brothers Racing.

Dillon is also one of several drivers who will compete in a handful of races in the second-tier Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing. So basically, Dillon can compete in the Clash but doesn’t have a Cup car.

In its debut season, 23XI Racing has a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing, so it makes sense that the brand-new team would tap a Gibbs driver without a ride to get behind the wheel for the preseason exhibition race. Plus, it could help the team prepare for the second in-season race, which is also on Daytona’s road course.

So that’s how Ty Dillon ended up in Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 car for the Clash?

Pretty much.

[vertical-gallery id=960336]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V09dfjIiM6g

[lawrence-auto-related count=3 tag=421393221]

NASCAR’s Ty Dillon wants to free sport of “hate, racism & bigotry”

NASCAR’s Ty Dillon has been one of few outspoken drivers seeking change in the wake of George Floyd’s death and he explains why it’s important for his sport to come together as a whole in order to make progress.

NASCAR’s Ty Dillon has been one of few outspoken drivers seeking change in the wake of George Floyd’s death and he explains why it’s important for his sport to come together as a whole in order to make progress.