Josh Williams was initially slated to drive the No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet on this weekend’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Elements Sequence (NOAPS) race at Watkins Glen Worldwide.
Williams has been driving the automotive in each NASCAR O’Reilly race this yr (however DNQed at COTA and Phoenix), and sits twenty eighth within the standings.
Nonetheless, DGM introduced on Tuesday that Williams won’t be driving the automotive at The Glen, however it’s not a performance-based determination. In accordance with the crew, “a newly onboarded accomplice failing to satisfy its contractual obligations,” forcing them to make a driver change for The Glen.
“An unlucky scenario”
Williams will nonetheless pilot the No. 92 in varied races all through the 2026 season, and his 2027 contract with DGM stays intact presently.
“That is an unlucky circumstance for everybody concerned,” stated Williams in a launch from the crew. “No crew works more durable than the women and men at DGM, and that is simply one other setback for a devoted crew that constantly exhibits up doing a lot with so little. We have been very excited to convey a brand new accomplice into the game, however they weren’t in a position to fulfill the phrases and commitments they agreed to. As a crew proprietor myself, I fully perceive the choice that needed to be made because of this. Wanting ahead to the day once we’ll be again.”
Alex Guenette will exchange Williams at Watkins Glen with sponsorship from DLGL HRIS Software program. A local of Terrebonne, Quebec, the Canadian racer has seven earlier NOAPS begins, however none for the reason that 2023 season. His greatest exhibiting got here on the Chicago Road Course, inserting fifteenth.
The 30-year-old is a confirmed winner within the NASCAR Canada Sequence, incomes his lone victory at Circuit Trois-Rivières through the 2022 season.
“Whereas that is an unbelievable alternative for Alex, it is a terribly troublesome scenario for our crew,” stated Mario Gosselin, DGM crew proprietor. “Enterprise apart, Josh is sort of a son to me, and I hate that we can not preserve him within the seat this weekend. We got here into the season with robust commitments that we believed have been going to raise our program and place our crew for achievement, however when these don’t come to fruition, robust choices should be made to guard the way forward for our program and guarantee long-term stability.”
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