On Wednesday, Kaulig Racing introduced that they’ve parted methods with driver Josh Williams, efficient instantly. The mid-season change got here as a shock, regardless of the struggles of the No. 11 Chevrolet.
Williams had been driving the automotive full-time for the reason that begin of the 2024 season, however the crew will now use of quite a lot of drivers within the remaining 12 races of the yr.
This weekend, they’ve added NASCAR Cup driver Carson Hocevar to their roster as the motive force of the No. 11 automotive. One other Cup driver — Austin Dillon — will make an surprising begin on this weekend’s Xfinity race after being named because the substitute driver for Richard Childress Racing as a consequence of Austin Hill’s suspension.
“I like to race, wherever, anytime, so once I was requested to drive the Kaulig Xfinity automotive at Iowa, I jumped on the alternative,” mentioned Hocevar in a launch from the crew. “I’m grateful to the crew at Kaulig Racing for believing in me and to Jeff Dickerson and my Spire crew for letting me have some enjoyable with the 11 crew this weekend. I promise to profit from it.”
Hocevar, who competes full-time for Spire Motorsports within the Cup Sequence, has restricted expertise within the Xfinity Sequence. After competing for a Truck Sequence championship in 2023, he jumped straight to Cup in 2024.
The 22-year-old has simply six begins within the Xfinity Sequence, together with one race earlier this yr at COTA. His finest outcome got here at Darlington in 2023, ending sixth.
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