Bayley Currey

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.

Bayley Currey
Currey at Martinsville Speedway in 2024
BornBayley Alexander Currey
(1996-10-29) October 29, 1996
Driftwood, Texas, U.S.
Achievements2014 Viper Pro Late Model Series Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
12 races run over 3 years
2021 position64th
Best finish52nd (2019)
First race2019 TicketGuardian 500 (Phoenix)
Last race2021 Quaker State 400 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
111 races run over 6 years
2023 position98th
Best finish20th (2022)
First race2018 My Bariatric Solutions 300 (Texas)
Last race2023 United Rentals 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
50 races run over 8 years
Truck no., teamNo. 41 (Niece Motorsports)
2023 position24th
Best finish24th (2023)
First race2017 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2024 Heart of America 200 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 6 0
Statistics current as of April 8, 2024.

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
11		 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

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