Corey Day

Corey Day
Day at Sonoma Raceway in 2025
Born	Corey Eric Day (2005-11-28) November 28, 2005 (age 19) Clovis, California, U.S.
Achievements	2023 King of the West Sprint Car Series Champion 2023, 2024 Trophy Cup Champion 2024 Turkey Night Grand Prix Winner 2017 Tulsa Shootout Restricted A-Class Winner, 2023, 2024, 2025 Gold Cup Sprint Car Champion
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
11 races run over 1 year
Car no., team	No. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2025 position	32nd
Best finish	32nd (2025)
First race	2025 US Marine Corps 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
13 races run over 2 years
2025 position	81st
Best finish	40th (2024)
First race	2024 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Last race	2025 UNOH 250 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 1
ARCA Menards Series career
6 races run over 2 years
Best finish	41st (2024)
First race	2024 Salem ARCA 200 (Salem)
Last race	2025 Reese's 150 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	43th (2024)
First race	2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	32nd (2025)
First race	2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race	2025 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
Statistics up to date as of November 2, 2025.

Corey Eric Day (born November 28, 2005) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Hendrick Motorsports. He has previosuly competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the ARCA Menards Series, and the ARCA Menards Series West.

Racing career

Early career

Growing up in a racing family, Day began driving dirt bikes at a young age. At the age nine, he broke his arm after racing dirt bikes competitively, which ended his career in dirt bike racing. After years of going through the ranks, he decided to try a hand in sprint car racing with the help of his family, including his father, Ronnie Day, who was a West Coast racing legend. ^{[1] [2]}

Sprint car racing

Day began driving sprint cars in 2016, racing in the USAC Restricted Micro Sprints for his family-owned team. He ran eleven races with a best finish of 3rd at Keller Auto Raceway. He continued to have great success with sprint cars over the years, earning numerous victories in that time span. In 2021, he earned his first career USAC National Midget Series win at Circle City Raceway, becoming the youngest driver to win a USAC National Series event. ^[3] In 2023, he won the King of the West Sprint Car Series and the Make-A-Wish Trophy Cup championships. ^[4]

On December 8, it was announced that Day would run full-time in the High Limit Racing in 2024, driving the No. 14 for Jason Meyers Racing. ^[5] Throughout the season, he scored wins at RPM Speedway, Red Dirt Raceway, Riverside International Speedway, I-70 Motorsports Park, and Lake Ozark Speedway. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]} He finished fifth in points. ^[11]

Late models

On April 27, 2024, it was announced that Day would make his debut in late model racing, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports at Hickory Motor Speedway. ^[12] After finishing seventh in the first feature event, he started on the outside pole for the final feature. He would end up leading nearly every lap to win the race in his second career start. ^[13]

ARCA Menards Series

On July 24, 2024, it was announced that Day would run three races in the ARCA Menards Series for Pinnacle Racing Group with sponsorship from HendrickCars.com., ^{[14] [15] [16] [17]} which includes Salem, Bristol, and Kansas. In his debut at Salem, he started fifth and finished fifteenth after being involved in a late-race incident with Toni Breidinger. At Kansas, Day was involved in controversy after pushing Andy Jankowiak into the wall on the final lap. Both drivers were battling inside the top five, and after the contact, Jankowiak fell back and finished seventh, while Day came across in fourth. Following the race, Jankowiak confronted Day in the garage area. ^[18]

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Day would run four races for Spire Motorsports in the upcoming season, driving the No. 77 car beginning in the season-opener at Daytona. ^{[19] [20]}

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

On September 16, 2024, it was announced that Day would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway for McAnally–Hilgemann Racing, driving the No. 81 truck. ^[21] Day started 22nd and finished eighteenth in his debut. He ran three more races at Kansas, Homestead, and Martinsville during the season, earning his best finish of sixteenth at Homestead.

Day's No. 7 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Day would increase his Truck Series schedule for the upcoming season, running eight races for Spire Motorsports in the No. 7 truck. ^{[20] [22]}

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Day's No. 17 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025

On December 6, 2024, Day signed a multi-year contract with Hendrick Motorsports. In 2025, he will run ten races in the Xfinity Series for HMS in their No. 17 car. ^{[22] [23]}

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results
Year	Team	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	NOAPSC	Pts	Ref
2025	Hendrick Motorsports	17	Chevy	DAY	ATL	COA	PHO	LVS	HOM	MAR 21	DAR	BRI	CAR	TAL	TEX 16	CLT	NSH 11	MXC	POC	ATL	CSC	SON 24	DOV	IND	IOW 24	GLN	DAY	PIR	GTW 9	BRI 17	KAN	ROV 22	LVS 4	TAL	MAR 13	PHO 14	32nd	238	[24]
2026				DAY	ATL	COA	PHO	LVS	DAR	MAR	CAR	BRI	KAN	TAL	TEX	GLN	DOV	CLT	NSH	POC	COR	SON	CHI	ATL	IND	IOW	DAY	DAR	GTW	BRI	LVS	ROV	PHO	TAL	MAR	HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2024	McAnally–Hilgemann Racing	81	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	BRI	COA	MAR	TEX	KAN	DAR	NWS	CLT	GTW	NSH	POC	IRP	RCH	MLW	BRI 18				MAR 18	PHO			40th	64	[25]
		91																				KAN 32	TAL	HOM 16
2025	Spire Motorsports	7	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS 27	HOM 15	MAR 32	BRI 15	CAR 22	TEX	KAN	NWS	CLT	NSH 5	MCH	POC	LRP	IRP 2	GLN	RCH	DAR 9	BRI 11	NHA	ROV	TAL	MAR	PHO	81st	01	[26]

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2024	Pinnacle Racing Group	28	Chevy	DAY	PHO	TAL	DOV	KAN	CLT	IOW	MOH	BLN	IRP	SLM 15	ELK	MCH	ISF	MLW	DSF	GLN				41st	106	[27]
		82																			BRI 7	KAN 4	TOL
2025	Spire Motorsports	77	Chevy	DAY 22	PHO 10	TAL	KAN	CLT	MCH	BLN	ELK	LRP	DOV	IRP	IOW	GLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	BRI	SLM	KAN 23	TOL	56th	78	[28]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AMSEC	Pts	Ref
2024	Pinnacle Racing Group	82	Chevy	FIF	DOV	NSV	FRS	IOW	IRP	MLW	BRI 7	43th	37	[29]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	AMSWC	Pts	Ref
2025	Spire Motorsports	77	Chevy	KER	PHO 10	TUC	CNS	KER								32nd	71	[30]
		7							SON 7	TRI	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO

References

1. Nieten, Alex (July 2, 2022). "The Rise Of Corey Day". SpeedSport.com. Speed Sport. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
2. McFadden, Kyle (August 9, 2023). "Corey Day's Chase For Sprint Car Superstardom While 'Still Being A Kid'". FloRacing.com. FloRacing . Retrieved July 24, 2024.
3. Seelman, Jacob (June 10, 2021). "Corey Day: Circle City Win Is 'One I'll Never Forget'". SpeedSport.com. Speed Sport. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
4. "Corey Day Claims 2023 Trophy Cup Championship". TrophyCup.org. Trophy Cup Series. October 21, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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10. Johnpier, Brooke (June 27, 2024). "Corey Day Dominates at Lake Ozark; Wins $20,000 Jackpot". ThePodiumFinish.net. The Podium Finish. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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12. Truex, Tim (April 27, 2024). "Corey Day Making Pavement Debut At Hickory Motor Speedway". FloRacing.com. FloRacing . Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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18. Yadav, Karan (September 28, 2024). "ARCA driver confronts Kyle Larson's acclaimed prodigy after "getting run over by Hendrick Motorsports"". Sportskeeda . Retrieved January 9, 2025.
19. "Corey Day to compete in four ARCA platform events for Spire Motorsports". ARCARacing.com. ARCA. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
20. "Corey Day competing in select Truck, ARCA races for Spire Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
21. "Corey Day making Truck Series debut at Bristol, running four races for McAnally–Hilgemann Racing". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. September 16, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
22. "Corey Day signs with Hendrick Motorsports, to run partial Xfinity schedule in 2025; Truck slate with Spire announced". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
23. "Hendrick Motorsports bringing back Xfinity team with Cup drivers and Corey Day". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media LLC. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
24. "Corey Day – 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
25. "Corey Day – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
26. "Corey Day – 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
27. "Corey Day – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
28. "Corey Day – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
29. "Corey Day – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
30. "Corey Day – 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Corey Day driver statistics at Racing-Reference