Kaulig Racing has announced that Ty Dillon will take over the No. 10 Chevrolet for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series, replacing Daniel Hemric. This surprising decision marks Dillon’s return to the Cup Series from his current role in the Truck Series, leaving Hemric’s future uncertain.
This decision follows the team’s recent appointment of NASCAR veteran Ty Norris as Chief Business Officer. Dillon, who boasts 244 Cup Series starts with two top-five finishes and seven top-ten finishes, will join A.J. Allmendinger on the track. Before this, Dillon raced full-time for Spire Motorsports, Petty GMS Motorsports (now Legacy Motor Club), and Germain Racing which departed the sport in 2020.
It is important to highlight that Stewart-Haas Racing has utilized the No. 10 car since 2012, but the team will retire this number at the end of the season. Consequently, Kaulig Racing will retire the rights to the No. 31, allowing Ty Dillon to take the wheel of the No. 10 Chevrolet instead.
Hemric, who joined Kaulig Racing this season, has experienced a season of ups and downs. Speaking about his upcoming exit from the team, he said in a statement:
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JANUARY 12: Daniel Suarez, Driver of the #1 TrackHouse Racing Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Erik Jones, driver of the #43 Petty-GMS Focus Factor Chevrolet, William Byron driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet and Daniel Hemric driver of the #31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet race during the NASCAR Next Gen Test at Daytona International Speedway on January 12, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Kaulig Racing announced a new driver lineup for the 2025 season, replacing Daniel Hemric.
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“Cup racing, the pinnacle of our sport. I will forever love and appreciate the process of what it takes to prepare, both physically and mentally, to compete on Sundays. However, I will not return to Kaulig Racing in 2025 to continue that process.
“My family and I are sincerely grateful to Matt Kaulig and Chris Rice, as well as everyone at Kaulig Racing and Kaulig Companies, for welcoming me into their organization a few years ago, and giving me the rare opportunity to get back to the top level of our sport. The desire to win on Sundays will always burn inside of me. I’m focused and full of intention to finish the last 7 races of this season as strong as we can, while continuing to build on whatever the next chapter of this journey holds for me.”
Commenting on Norris’s recent move from Trackhouse Racing, Kaulig Racing issued the following statement:
“Today Kaulig Racing announces the addition of NASCAR industry veteran Ty Norris to the team. Norris will serve as the team’s Chief Business Officer, focusing on partnerships and long-term strategy alongside owner Matt Kaulig and team President Chris Rice. Bringing Norris and his wealth of knowledge to the executive team is one of several major moves Kaulig and Rice are making to solidify the trajectory of its NASCAR Cup Series program well into the future.”
