Originally published at KauligRacing.com
Kaulig Racing Drivers Reminisce about Rockingham Memories:
When the ARCA Menards Series raced at Rockingham Speedway in 2010, Kaulig Racing drivers Ty Dillon and Josh Williams were in the field.
Williams, a 17-year-old rookie making the fifth start of his AMS career, qualified 17th out of 43 entries for his family team, eventually finishing the day in 24th.
When the ARCA Menards Series raced at Rockingham Speedway in 2010, Kaulig Racing drivers Ty Dillon and Josh Williams were in the field.
Williams, a 17-year-old rookie making the fifth start of his AMS career, qualified 17th out of 43 entries for his family team, eventually finishing the day in 24th.
Dillon took the checkered flag, winning his second-career AMS race in his third-ever start. As NASCAR returns to “The Rock” for the first time since the 2013 Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) season, he has fond memories of winning in his first of three trips to the one-mile track in NASCAR-based competition.
“Being able to win there in the ARCA Series was such an awesome memory for me,” Dillon said. “It’s a place that, obviously being from North Carolina, means a lot to me, and it means a lot to the sport too. The fact that we’re going back and they are revitalizing ‘The Rock,’ it’s so cool and I’m glad that I have a little bit of its history.”I’ll be watching this Easter weekend and cheering on our Kaulig Racing teammates.”
Kaulig Racing’s Rockingham roots don’t stop outside of the car; Trent Owens, crew chief of the No. 16 Camaro ZL1 driven by AJ Allmendinger in the NASCAR Cup Series, earned a win at the track in the 2013 NCTS race at the track with Kyle Larson. Coincidentally, Larson would eventually pilot a Kaulig Racing Chevy to victory lane 10 years later at Darlington Raceway.
11 Team Info
Crew Chief: Eddie Pardue
Partner: Alloy Employer Services
Crew Chief: Eddie Pardue
Partner: Alloy Employer Services
Josh Williams, No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet
Alloy Employer Services: Alloy Employer Services returns to the No. 11 Chevrolet at the Xfinity Series’ return to Rockingham Speedway. The company, an Ohio-based workers’ compensation and risk company, has backed Williams much of his career.
Meet Josh Williams on Saturday, April 19:
- Josh Williams will be at the NASCAR Xfinity Series autograph session in the Rockingham Speedway Fan Midway from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. ET.
- Josh Williams will be at the NASCAR Xfinity Series autograph session in the Rockingham Speedway Fan Midway from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. ET.
At Rockingham:
- Josh Williams ran one race in a NASCAR-affiliated series at Rockingham. In 2010, as a 17-year-old, Williams made his fifth-career ARCA Menards Series start in the race at “The Rock,” qualifying 17th in the 41-car field.
- Williams will come into the weekend riding off a 14th-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. His result at the half-mile track was a return to his early-season form, where he rattled off four-straight top-20 finishes.
- Josh Williams ran one race in a NASCAR-affiliated series at Rockingham. In 2010, as a 17-year-old, Williams made his fifth-career ARCA Menards Series start in the race at “The Rock,” qualifying 17th in the 41-car field.
- Williams will come into the weekend riding off a 14th-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. His result at the half-mile track was a return to his early-season form, where he rattled off four-straight top-20 finishes.
“Rockingham is, I think, one of the more unique tracks we’ll go to this season. It’s pretty fast compared to what it was when I ran there [in 2010] because of the repave, so I’m not exactly sure what to expect in the race. As a team, I think we’ve got even more room to improve based off of our test [at Rockingham in January], but everyone is starting from the same point, so I’m sure we’ll get there come the race.”
– Josh Williams on Rockingham Speedway
About Kaulig Racing
Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time, multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has earned 27 NXS wins, made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started, and won two regular-season championships. In 2021, the team competed in select NCS events, before expanding to a two-car, full-time NCS team in 2022 and adding a third, part-time entry during the 2023 season. Since its first NCS start in 2021, the team has earned two wins. Kaulig Racing is currently fielding two full-time entries in the NCS and continues to field three full-time NXS entries. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.
Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time, multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has earned 27 NXS wins, made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started, and won two regular-season championships. In 2021, the team competed in select NCS events, before expanding to a two-car, full-time NCS team in 2022 and adding a third, part-time entry during the 2023 season. Since its first NCS start in 2021, the team has earned two wins. Kaulig Racing is currently fielding two full-time entries in the NCS and continues to field three full-time NXS entries. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.