Rising motorsports star Corey Day signed a multiyear agreement with Hendrick Motorsports set to support his efforts across a variety of pavement series throughout 2025, the team announced Thursday.
As part of the agreement, Day, 19, will race a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with the Hendrick program. The Clovis, California, native and dirt ace will additionally log time in the Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series and Trans Am Series.
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Spire Motorsports will field HendrickCars.com Chevrolets in 2025, with Day running a part-time schedule in the ARCA Menards Series and Truck Series for the team.
Day will compete in eight Truck Series races as pilot of the No. 7 Spire Chevrolet, starting on March 14 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Day will also compete in four ARCA races behind the wheel of the No. 77 Chevrolet, beginning with the ARCA 200 on Feb. 15 at Daytona International Speedway. All 12 events will be sponsored by HendrickCars.com.
“When Kyle Larson and Jeff Gordon say someone is the real deal, it certainly gets your attention,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, in a team release. “Corey comes from a great racing family and, in a short time, has shown a level of talent that sets him apart. What he‘s already accomplished at this point in his career speaks volumes, and it‘s been impressive to see how quickly he‘s adapted to pavement. We‘re excited to welcome him to our team.”
“Corey has the raw speed that very few drivers have,” Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson said in a team release. “What he‘s done, at his age, in a sprint car is very impressive, and it doesn‘t take a critical eye to see that he has the tools to have an amazing career in NASCAR. Stock cars are a different animal than sprint cars, but having Jeff (Gordon) and Kyle (Larson) in his ears is a big advantage. We‘ll put Corey in good equipment with a very talented team behind him and do our part to contribute to his success. Everyone at Spire Motorsports is looking forward to seeing him on the track at Daytona and in all the events he has planned this year.”
Per Hendrick, Day signed with the team on Dec. 6, one week after his 19th birthday. With sponsorship from HendrickCars.com, he will race nearly 30 pavement events in 2025 with the championship-winning organization and its affiliate teams.
“Of guys who haven’t made it to the three series in NASCAR yet … he’s definitely the best prospect out there,” Larson told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “I definitely endorsed him for sure because I’ve gotten the chance to race with him and firsthand see how good he is. He’s probably the only one that I’ve raced with that I feel like looks like me out there. Same sort of driving style and all that, and very versatile and can hop in anything and figure it out.
“I feel like he’s gonna do a great job. When you’re with Hendrick Motorsports, you’re given a great opportunity to showcase your abilities. He’s gonna have a lot of fun this year gaining experience and hopefully he can show the world how good I know he is.”
The 2022 Chili Bowl Rookie of the Year’s first experience in a NASCAR national series occurred in 2024, when, with Hendrick support, he made his Truck Series debut in the No. 81 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet at Bristol Motor Speedway in September. Day totaled four Truck starts in 2024, with a best finish of 16th at Homestead-Miami Speedway in October 2024.
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“This is a dream scenario,” Day said. “I‘m grateful to Mr. Hendrick and everyone at Hendrick Motorsports and Hendrick Automotive Group for providing a platform to grow and compete at this level. There‘s still a lot to learn on pavement, but having such incredible support gives me a ton of confidence. I‘m ready to work hard and take in as much as I can. It‘s going to be a fun year.”
Day‘s complete Truck schedule includes Las Vegas (March 14), Homestead-Miami (March 21), Martinsville Speedway (March 28), Bristol (April 11), Rockingham Speedway (April 18), Nashville Superspeedway (May 30), Indianapolis Raceway Park (July 25) and Darlington Raceway (Aug. 30).
In three total ARCA Menards Series races in 2024, Day compiled three top-15 finishes, including a fourth-place result at Kansas Speedway in the HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. Day additionally competed in one ARCA Menards Series East race, with a seventh-place result at Bristol.
Day‘s four-race ARCA slate includes Daytona (Feb. 15), Phoenix Raceway (March 7), Sonoma Raceway (July 11) and Kansas Speedway (Sept. 26).
The 2025 Xfinity Series campaign begins Feb. 15 (5 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The 2025 Truck Series season kicks off on Feb. 14 at Daytona (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).