Kaulig Racing

Kaulig Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Matt Kaulig, an owner of team sponsor LeafFilter. It currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro SS teams: the No. 10 full-time for Ross Chastain, the No. 11 full-time for Justin Haley, and the No. 16 part-time for A. J. Allmendinger. The team has a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing,[1] and formerly operated out of the NTS Motorsports facility.[2]

Kaulig Racing
Owner(s)Matt Kaulig
BaseWelcome, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series
Race driversCup Series:
16. Justin Haley (part-time)
Xfinity Series:
10. Ross Chastain
11. Justin Haley
16. AJ Allmendinger (part-time)
SponsorsCup Series:
16. Fraternal Order of Eagles
Xfinity Series:
10. Nutrien Ag Solutions (Titan XC, Dyna-Gro Seed), Chevrolet Accessories, Moose Fraternity
11. LeafFilter
16. Ellsworth Advisors, C2 Freight Resources, Digital Ally
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2016
Career
DebutXfinity Series:
2016 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona)
Latest race2020 UNOH 188 (Daytona)
Races competed195
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories4
Pole positions2

Xfinity Series

Car No. 10 history

In August 24, 2018, Kaulig Racing announced it will field a second entry for Austin Dillon at the September 8 Xfinity race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[3]

On January 31, 2019, Kaulig Racing announced that 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,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

The team will 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.[12]

Car No. 10 results
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 DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO -* -*

Car No. 11 history
Blake Koch pilots the No. 11 LeafFilter Chevy Camaro at Daytona International Speedway.

In June 2015, Blake Koch announced he and longtime sponsor LeafFilter Gutter Protection would re-sign with TriStar Motorsports for the 2016 season.[13] 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][13][14][1] The team also used the owner's points of TriStar's former No. 8 team.[13] 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. 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.

After a mediocre 2018 season with only one top-five finish, the team announced on December 1, 2018, that Truex would be replaced by NASCAR Truck series title contender Justin Haley, who will compete for Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in 2019.

Car No. 11 results
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 DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO -* -*

Car No. 16 history

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.[15] After a grueling race at Daytona, Chastain led 49 laps, won stage one, and later went on to score Kaulig Racing's first win.[9] A.J. Allmendinger won at Atlanta for the team, giving Kaulig Racing their third career win and their second with Allmendinger.[16]

Car No. 16 results
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 DAR RCH BRI LVS CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO -* -*

Cup Series

Car No. 16 history

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.[17] 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).[18]

Car No. 16 results
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 36th 132

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