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Bayley Alexander Currey[1] (born October 29, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 41 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports. He has also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series in the past.

Racing career

Currey started his go-kart racing career in 2003, later moving up to Bandolero racing. After that, he competed at Central Texas Speedway, driving pro late models.[2][3]

Craftsman Truck Series

Currey's No. 41 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

Currey made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville at the Texas Roadhouse 200, driving the No. 50 truck for Beaver Motorsports. The offer was brought to him by a personal friend.[3] He started 27th and finished 25th. Currey returned in Phoenix, driving the No. 83 for Copp Motorsports. He started 21st, and finished 10th, surviving multiple wrecks in the process. He drove the No. 83 truck again at Homestead, starting 30th and finishing 28th after an engine failure.[4][5] Currey wound up running 13 Truck races in 2018.

On February 9, 2019, it was announced that Currey and Vizion Motorsports agreed to run a partial schedule in the No. 35 Toyota Tundra for 2019.[6] The announcement came after Currey tested an ARCA Racing Series car for Vizion. In July, he joined Niece Motorsports for the Gander RV 150 at Pocono Raceway,[7] and later finished sixth with the team at Michigan International Speedway.[8]

In 2020, Currey joined CMI Motorsports for the Strat 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[9] He returned to Niece at Pocono after regular driver Natalie Decker was hospitalized with bile duct complications.[10]

On January 3, 2021, Currey revealed on the Talking in Circles podcast that he would return to Niece in 2021 for another part-time schedule. Although plans were for his season debut to take place at Circuit of the Americas,[11] he did so in April at Kansas in the No. 45 truck after regular driver Brett Moffitt switched to Xfinity points.[12] Currey changed his points declaration to the Truck Series on May 4.[13]

Xfinity Series

A few weeks after competing in the 2018 Stratosphere 200 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Currey made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Texas Motor Speedway with B. J. McLeod Motorsports.[14][15] He qualified 23rd and finished 20th after falling back to 30th at the end of Stage 1 and 27th at the end of Stage 2.[16] Currey returned at Loudon in July with JP Motorsports in their No. 55 entry, and piloted the car for most of the remainder of the 2018 season.

On August 15, 2019, leading into the Food City 300 at Bristol, Currey was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR after failing a drug test;[8] Currey, in a statement, said that the failure was due to a banned ingredient (Octodrine) in a pre-workout supplement. He apologized publicly on the night the suspension was announced and asked NASCAR to enter him in to the Road to Recovery program, which is mandatory for members looking to be reinstated by NASCAR.[17] He was reinstated on September 18 after completing the Road to Recovery.[18] He made his racing return at the Charlotte Roval, where he finished 37th.[19]

Currey joined Mike Harmon Racing for the 2020 season, where he ran much of the schedule in the No. 74. He was elevated to a full-time seat with the team in 2021.[20] In the Call 811 Before You Dig 200 at Phoenix Raceway, Currey posted his and MHR's best career finishes of seventh.[21]

Currey at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

On October 15, 2021, Currey stated in an interview with Jayski's Silly Season Site that he was hoping to return to JD Motorsports in 2022. He drove for Mike Harmon Racing for most of the 2021 season until he was taken out of the ride due to other drivers bringing sponsorship.[22] On December 27, JDM announced that Currey would drive one of their cars full-time in 2022. Although he drove the No. 15 in all of his starts for the team in 2021, his car number for 2022 was #4, and was sponsored by the Swedish rock band Ghost at the spring Phoenix race.[23]

Cup Series

In March 2019, Currey partnered with Rick Ware Racing for his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut in the TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway.[24] He was slated to run the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol with Ware until his suspension.[25][26] Kyle Weatherman took his place in the 52.

Currey returned to Ware and the Cup Series in May 2020, driving the No. 53 in the Supermarket Heroes 500 at Bristol.[27] In August, he replaced J. J. Yeley during the Go Bowling 235 on the Daytona road course when Yeley required medical attention due to a failed cooling system.[28]

Currey returned to the series in the 2021 Quaker State 400 at Atlanta, driving the No. 15 for RWR.[29]

Personal life

Currey's father was a race car driver.[3] Bayley attended Texas State University.[3]

Currey bussed tables at The Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, Texas while in high school.[30][31]

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.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup 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 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2019 Rick Ware Racing 52 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO
31 		CAL MAR KAN
33 		CLT
35 		CHI
32 		DAY 52nd 01 [32]
Chevy TEX
35 		BRI
31 		RCH
32 		TAL DOV PHO
32 		HOM
51 Ford POC
25 		MCH SON KEN
33 		NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX
2020 53 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR DAR CLT CLT BRI
38 		ATL MAR HOM TAL POC POC IND KEN TEX KAN NHA MCH MCH 54th 01 [33]
27 Ford DRC
RL† 		DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV KAN TEX MAR PHO
2021 15 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL BRD MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL
32 		NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 64th 01 [34]
† – Relieved J. J. Yeley

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2018 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 8 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX
22 		BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN 103rd 01 [35]
JP Motorsports 55 Toyota NHA
29 		IOW GLN MOH BRI
27 		ROA DAR
26 		IND
39 		LVS
24 		RCH
29 		ROV
35 		DOV
29 		KAN
DNQ 		TEX
Wth 		PHO
30 		HOM
DNQ
45 TEX
21
2019 Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy DAY ATL
22 		LVS
34 		PHO
37 		CAL
35 		TEX
DNQ 		BRI RCH TAL DOV
34 		CLT
33 		POC MCH
33 		IOW CHI
QL† 		DAY KEN NHA
35 		IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH KAN
35 		93rd 01 [19]
RSS Racing 38 Chevy ROV
37 		DOV
33
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy TEX
20
RSS Racing 93 Chevy PHO
36 		HOM
2020 Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevy DAY LVS CAL
32 		81st 01 [36]
74 PHO
DNQ 		DAR
33 		CLT
18 		BRI
20 		ATL
18 		HOM
24 		HOM
26 		TAL POC
24 		IRC
34 		KEN
22 		KEN
25 		TEX
19 		KAN
23 		ROA
37 		DRC
14 		DOV
35 		DOV
33 		DAY DAR
24 		RCH
21 		RCH
19 		BRI
30 		LVS
25 		TAL ROV KAN
18 		TEX
12 		MAR
36 		PHO
15
2021 DAY
33 		DRC
32 		HOM
35 		LVS
22 		PHO
7 		ATL
24 		MAR
26 		TAL
40 		DAR
25 		DOV
24 		COA
DNQ 		CLT
DNQ 		MOH
37 		TEX
40 		NSH
30 		POC ROA
DNQ 		ATL
34 		NHA GLN
32 		IRC
DNQ 		MCH
34 		DAY DAR BRI
38 		84th 01 [37]
JD Motorsports 15 Chevy RCH
27 		LVS
13 		TAL
36 		ROV TEX
17 		KAN
16 		MAR
35 		PHO
31
2022 4 DAY
20 		CAL
34 		LVS
18 		PHO
20 		ATL
29 		COA
38 		RCH
31 		MAR
17 		TAL
17 		DOV
36 		DAR
23 		TEX
24 		CLT
15 		PIR
30 		NSH
31 		ROA
16 		ATL
29 		NHA
10 		POC
26 		IRC
21 		MCH
30 		GLN
26 		DAY
30 		DAR
19 		KAN
35 		BRI
11 		TEX
12 		TAL
24 		ROV
26 		LVS
33 		HOM
13 		MAR
38 		PHO
19 		20th 428 [38]
2023 DAY
38 		CAL
30 		LVS
28 		PHO
28 		ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 98th 01 [39]
† – Qualified but replaced by Josh Bilicki

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 NCTC Pts Ref
2017 Beaver Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR
25 		TEX 43rd 38 [40]
Copp Motorsports 83 Chevy PHO
10 		HOM
28
2018 DAY ATL LVS
20 		MAR DOV
26 		CLT
25 		TEX
29 		IOW
24 		GTW CHI
27 		MCH
27 		BRI
32 		MSP LVS
16 		TAL MAR TEX
23 		PHO HOM 31st 141 [41]
36 KAN
29
63 KEN
30 		ELD POC
32
2019 Beaver Motorsports 1 Toyota DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX
Wth 		DOV KAN
29 		CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN 48th 54 [42]
Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy POC
23 		ELD MCH
6 		BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM
2020 CMI Motorsports 49 Chevy DAY LVS
DNQ 		CLT
28 		ATL
32 		HOM 41st 103 [43]
Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy POC
16 		KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV
18 		GTW DAR
12 		RCH BRI LVS
40 TAL
15 		KAN TEX MAR PHO
2021 45 DAY DRC LVS ATL BRD RCH KAN
12 		COA
26 		CLT
19 		TEX NSH POC
37 		KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 48th 50 [44]
44 DAR
21
2022 DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN
27 		BRI
15 		TAL
21 		HOM PHO 96th 01 [45]
2023 41 DAY LVS ATL
4 		COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT
13 		GTW
17 		NSH
5 		MOH POC RCH
18 		IRP MLW
10 		KAN
21 		BRI
13 		TAL
31 		HOM
5 		PHO
31 		24th 260 [46]
2024 DAY
13 		ATL
30 		LVS
28 		BRI
11 		COA
16 		MAR
17 		TEX
14 		KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO -* -* [47]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayley_Currey