Daniel Hemric won’t return to Kaulig Racing in the 2025 NASCAR season
For 2025, Ty Dillon will drive the No. 10 car full-time for Kaulig Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
32-year-old Dillon last ran full-time at the Cup level for Spire Motorsports in 2023. He has 244 starts in the division over an 11-year career.
Dillon has six Cup starts in the 2024 season across three different teams: Kaulig Racing, Team AmeriVet and Richard Childress Racing
At the same time, Daniel Hemric has announced he will not return to Kaulig Racing in the 2025 season. He currently drives the No. 31 for Kaulig Racing.
The No. 10 car is currently out of the Stewart-Haas Racing shop which will close at the end of the 2024 season. At the end of this season, Kaulig will release the rights to the No. 31.
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Ty Dillon comments
“I am incredibly grateful for another opportunity to run full-time in the Cup Series, and to be able to do it with the men and women at Kaulig Racing means a lot to me personally,” said Dillon.
“They gave me a chance this year to go out and prove myself in a handful of starts. The team and I were able to connect early on and we put together a few strong runs in the No. 16. I’m really looking forward to what 2025 brings with this team.”
Dillon added, “We have a bright future ahead of us and we’re going to give it our all each and every race next season.”
Chris Rice comments
“We’re excited to be able to acquire the rights of the No. 10 for the 2025 Cup Series season,” said Chris Rice, president of Kaulig Racing via a team release.
“When we decided to move to the Cup series, the number was not available, so we are looking forward to having familiarity and synergy across both series with the Nos. 10 and 16.”
Matt Kaulig comments
“Ty has done a really great job for us this year in our No. 16 car, competing in a limited schedule,” said team owner, Matt Kaulig. “He has been consistent each time he gets in the car and has really helped our program grow this season. We think he will be instrumental in continuing our Cup program in alliance with Richard Childress Racing.”
Daniel Hemric comments on 2025 plans
On Saturday morning, Hemric posted the following message:
“Cup racing, the pinnacle of our sport,” Daniel Hemric opened in a social media post.
“I will forever love and appreciate the process of what it takes to prepare, both physically and mentally, to compete on Sundays. However, I will not return to Kaulig Racing in 2025 to continue that process.”
“My family and I are sincerely grateful to Matt Kaulig and Chris Rice, as well as everyone at Kaulig Racing and Kaulig Companies, for welcoming me into their organization a few years ago, and giving me the rare opportunity to get back to the top level of our sport.”
“The desire to win on Sundays will always burn inside of me,” Hemric added.
“I’m focused and full of intention to finish the last 7 races of this season as strong as we can, while continuing to build on whatever the next chapter of this journey holds for me.”
