Daniel Dye

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Daniel Dye
Daniel Dye Autograph Signing Las Vegas 2024.jpg
Dye at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornDaniel Wayne Dye
(2003-12-04) December 4, 2003 (age 20)
DeLand, Florida, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 10 (Kaulig Racing)
First race 2023 Andy's Frozen Custard 300 (Texas)
Last race 2024 Andy's Frozen Custard 300 (Texas)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
30 races run over 2 years
Truck no., teamNo. 43 (McAnally-Hilgemann Racing)
2023 position18th
Best finish18th (2023)
First race 2023 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
Last race 2024 Fr8 208 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tens Poles
031
ARCA Menards Series career
26 races run over 2 years
Best finish2nd (2022)
First race 2021 Menards 250 (Elko)
Last race 2022 Shore Lunch 200 (Toledo)
First win 2021 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 (Berlin)
WinsTop tens Poles
1212
ARCA Menards Series East career
13 races run over 3 years
Best finish2nd (2021)
First race 2019 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna)
Last race 2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
0100
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish36th (2022)
First race 2021 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
Last race 2022 Portland 112 (Portland)
WinsTop tens Poles
021
Statistics current as of April 16th, 2024.

Daniel Wayne Dye (born December 4, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 43 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing.

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Racing career

ARCA Menards Series East

2020–2021

Dye would first race in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2020, driving the No. 43 for Ben Kennedy Racing. [1] Dye would race two races that season, retiring at New Smyrna Speedway and finishing seventh at Five Flags Speedway.

Dye would come back in the 2021 season, this time with a scheduled full-time ride with Ben Kennedy Racing. [2] However, Dye would only compete for four of the scheduled eight races before eventually switching teams. For the last four races of the season, Dye would race the No. 21 for GMS Racing. [3] Dye, combined with his results from Ben Kennedy Racing and GMS Racing, would finish second in the final standings, only being beaten by Sammy Smith.

ARCA Menards Series West

2021–2022

Dye would first race in the ARCA Menards Series West as a one-off race at Phoenix Raceway, driving the No. 22 for GMS Racing in 2021, he would finish 12th. In 2022, he ran at Phoenix again in a companion event with the ARCA Menards Series, finishing second.

ARCA Menards Series

2021

Dye would run a part-time schedule in the ARCA Menards Series in 2021 with GMS Racing, driving the No. 21 along with his full-time schedule in the ARCA Menards Series East. He would run six races in the 2021 season. After a seventh-place finish in his debut at the 2021 Menards 250, Dye would dominate the next race at Berlin Raceway in the 2021 Zinsser SmartCoat 200, scoring his first-ever ARCA Menards Series win in just his second-ever start in the series. [4]

2022

In 2022, he planned to run a full-time schedule for GMS Racing in the No. 43. Dye was instead charged with felony battery [5] after striking a fellow student in the scrotum [6] in what witnesses described as a "game". [7] Dye was indefinitely suspended from ARCA competition after three races. [8] Prior to the race at the Kansas Speedway, Dye was reinstated by ARCA after his charges were dropped from felony to misdemeanor and went on to compete in the event, finishing 3rd. [9] [10] Despite not winning a race, he nearly won the Championship until a mechanical issue relegated him to an 18th-place finish at the season finale in Toledo, which resulted in a runner-up to Nick Sanchez by 14 points in the final standings. Despite this, he won Rookie of the Year honors ahead of Sanchez's teammate Rajah Caruth.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Dye's No. 43 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024. Daniel Dye 43 Truck Las Vegas 2024.jpg
Dye's No. 43 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

On October 25, 2022, GMS Racing announced that Dye would compete full-time in the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, making his series debut in the No. 43 Chevrolet Silverado. [11]

On September 27, 2023, Dye signed with McAnally-Hilgemann Racing for 2024. Dye will continue using the No. 43. [12]

On February 23, Dye would win his first career pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On September 17, 2023, it was announced that Dye would run three races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Racing, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet with sponsorship from Champion Container. [13]

In 2024, Dye will run a partial schedule with Kaulig Racing, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro.

Personal life

Dye is a second-generation driver, the son of Stacy Rumbaugh and Randy Dye, a prominent businessman in Daytona Beach, Florida who owns two auto dealerships: Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram and Maserati Alfa Romeo of Daytona. [14] Randy Dye was a former Pro Late Model driver who since July 2017 has served on the board of directors for The NASCAR Foundation. He is a cousin of MLB player for the Kansas City Royals, Josh Dye.

Dye attended Father Lopez Catholic High School.

Philanthropy

At the end of 2018 with his Pro Late Model debut on the horizon, he created the Race to Stop Suicide campaign in partnership with The NASCAR Foundation and Halifax Health with help from his father Randy who serves on the board of directors for The NASCAR Foundation.

In October 2019, at only 15-years-old, Dye himself raised and donated over $15,000 towards Halifax Health's mental health programs. [15]

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.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2023 Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX
17		 ROV LVS
21		 HOM MAR PHO
PR†		95th01 [16]
2024 Kaulig Racing 10 Chevy DAY
27		 ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX
24		 TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -*-* [17]
† – Replaced by Leland Honeyman before qualifying.

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2023 GMS Racing 43 Chevy DAY
30		 LVS
19		 ATL
16		 COA
18		 TEX
25		 BRD
22		 MAR
30		 KAN
13		 DAR
19		 NWS
14		 CLT
19		 GTW
11		 NSH
22		 MOH
14		 POC
17		 RCH
21		 IRP
22		 MLW
28		 KAN
23		 BRI
21		 TAL
6		 HOM
21		 PHO
32		18th389 [18]
2024 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing 43 Chevy DAY
21		 ATL
9		 LVS
24		 BRI
13		 COA
28		 MAR
13		 TEX
6		 KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO -*-* [19]

* 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.)

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2021 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK
7		 BLN
1*		 IOW
2		 WIN
13		 GLN MCH ISF MLW
3		 DSF BRI
12		 SLM KAN 18th231 [20]
2022 43 DAY
3		 PHO
2		 TAL
17		 KAN
3		 CLT
6		 IOW
17		 BLN
7*		 ELK
5		 MOH
8		 POC
5		 IRP
4		 MCH
3		 GLN
4		 ISF
7		 MLW
3		 DSF
4		 KAN
4		 BRI
5		 SLM
3		 TOL
18		2nd956 [21]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2020 Ben Kennedy Racing 43 Chevy NSM
19		 TOL DOV TOL BRI FIF
7		22nd62 [22]
2021 NSM
6		 FIF
9		 NSV
8		 DOV
6		2nd351 [23]
GMS Racing 21 Chevy SNM
6		 IOW
2		 MLW
3		 BRI
12
2022 43 NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW
17		 MLW
3		 BRI
5		12th107 [24]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011AMSWCPtsRef
2021 GMS Racing 22 Chevy PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO
12		51st32 [25]
2022 43 PHO
2		 IRW KCR 36th84 [26]
Bill McAnally Racing PIR
4		 SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO

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