Williams’ first begin will come within the L.A. Conflict this weekend, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro with sponsorship from Alloy Employer Providers.
The pre-season exhibition race serves because the unofficial kick-off to the NASCAR season. 36 groups can be entered within the occasion, with 23 allowed to compete in the principle occasion. The sector can be decided by a sequence of warmth races.
It was already revealed that Williams can be operating the total NASCAR Xfinity Sequence schedule with Kaulig, however with Monday’s announcement, the staff confirmed that he’ll run a number of Cup races as nicely. Together with the L.A. Conflict, Kaulig additionally confirmed that he’ll drive the No. 16 within the 25 February race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Different begins can be revealed at a later date.
Williams ran three Cup races in the course of the 2022 season, driving for Reside Quick Motorsports. He completed twenty fifth in his debut on the Bristol Grime Race, twenty fifth once more on the Indianapolis RC, after which thirty first on the Charlotte Roval. Though a veteran of almost 200 Xfinity races, that’s the extent of his Cup expertise.
“Getting one other alternative within the Cup Sequence is humbling, particularly with a staff like Kaulig Racing,” Williams mentioned in a launch. “I’ve been spending time within the sim with Crew Chevy, and that’s been an enormous assist in getting comfy and acclimated to the L.A. Coliseum. Brief monitor racing is my background, and it doesn’t get a lot shorter than at The Conflict. I’m prepared for the problem.”
Each of Kaulig Racing’s Cup wins have include the No. 16 automotive, courtesy of A.J. Allmendinger. He was the full-time driver of the automotive final 12 months, however will return to the Xfinity Sequence full-time in 2024.
Allmendinger can even run choose races within the No. 16 Cup entry, together with the 66th operating of the Daytona 500.
“Josh has impressed us at Kaulig Racing with how shortly he’s gotten on top of things in sim testing, so we knew we wanted to work collectively to get him within the No. 16 Cup automotive in Los Angeles,” staff president Chris Rice mentioned. “Alloy Employer Providers’ enthusiasm to become involved with our Cup and Xfinity applications has made it straightforward to offer this the inexperienced mild, and we’re hopeful that there can be a handful of Cup begins with Josh, Alloy Employer Providers, and Kaulig Racing this season.”
