One more piece of the “Silly Season” puzzle has fallen into place when Kaulig Racing hires a driver for the number eleven car in the Xfinity Series for the 2024 season.
Known as much for his “mullet” as his driving skills, Josh Williams moves over from the number 92 DGM Racing car to Kaulig and the number eleven car.
Williams, who has spent the past several years driving in the Xfinity Series, was a fairly unknown driver to most fans…that is until the Xfinity Series race in Atlanta last March. After being involved in a wreck, Williams was told by NASCAR to park the car…and he did, at the start/finish line instead of the garage. Williams earned himself a one race suspension for his actions…and a whole new fan base.
Having driven for somewhat underfunded teams over the past few years, Williams now finds himself a part of a top shelf team. Speaking on moving over to Kaulig Willams said, “I didn’t believe it at first. It’s one of those deals where, a lot of times, you don’t see a driver like me get the opportunity to run for a team like that. Super excited about it, though, man. I think we’re gonna have a lot of fun and run up front all year long.”
While he has two ARCA Menards Series wins to his credit, Williams has yet to earn a checked flag in 186 starts in the Xfinity Series.
President of Kaulig Racing, Chris Rice spoke on Williams saying, “Josh Williams has fought tooth and nail for everything in his racing career, and we’re really excited to have him race for us. We love his energy and passion at the track, and we think his personality and drive will fit right in with the Kaulig Racing culture.”
In a sport where rumours move as fast as the cars, the deal to bring Williams to Kaulig has been a work in progress; “we started working on this deal actually last year, just kind of having some conversations and kind of developing the friendship a little bit,” noted Williams. “And then this year, it kind of got a little bit more serious. They felt like I was a good fit over there for those guys and what they’re trying to accomplish.”
He added, “his is a tough sport. You know, there’s only so many seats, and there’s way more drivers than seats. It’s a cool opportunity, man. And, you know, I know a lot of the guys that work over there at Kaulig. I’ve known them all the way back from the ARCA days. There’s quite a few of us in the shop that have had relationships over the past 10 or 15 years. I think it’s gonna be really good, man. They’ve got really fast race cars and really good people and a lot of resources.”