
Daniel Hemric
34-Year-Old Driver
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing

2024 Cup Stats
Points
515
Starts
36
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
4
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Hemric drops down from the Cup Series and takes over the dominant truck of Christian Eckes at MHR. Eckes drove the No. 19 Chevrolet to a career-best four wins and 22 Top-10 finishes las season. He would come home third in the championship chase, but by a lot of measures was the most dominant driver of 2024. Hemric will now takeover this strong team and look to equal that success in 2025. The veteran driver has spent the last eight seasons competing either in the Xfinity or Cup Series and at 34-years-old, he's no youngster. Hemric hasn't competed full-time in the trucks since 2016 but it should be a pretty seamless transition for him. He'll be taking over a race-winning caliber team and throw his hat in the ring for the championship. Read Past Outlooks

Runner-up Finish in Texas
Hemric finished second in the SpeedyCash.com 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night.
ANALYSIS
The veteran driver started on the outside pole and raced among the Top 5 all evening at Texas Motor Speedway. Hemric couldn't get to the lead but he would end up challenging Corey Heim in the closing laps as cautions and restarts would give him his shot. The driver of the No. 19 Chevrolet couldn't catch Heim on the last lap and would have to settle for the impressive runner-up finish in Fort Worth.
The veteran driver started on the outside pole and raced among the Top 5 all evening at Texas Motor Speedway. Hemric couldn't get to the lead but he would end up challenging Corey Heim in the closing laps as cautions and restarts would give him his shot. The driver of the No. 19 Chevrolet couldn't catch Heim on the last lap and would have to settle for the impressive runner-up finish in Fort Worth.
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While Hemric is being promoted to full-time Cup Series action in 2024, this will not be his first cup of coffee in NASCAR's top division. He has 47 starts spread over a window from 2017 to 2022. Hemric has only earned three Top-10 finishes in those starts because of small team/challenged situations. His signing with Kaulig means that he gets a true, full campaign with steady team support. Hemric replaces the departed Justin Haley in the team's No. 31 Chevrolet. This team earned six Top-10 finishes and wound up 26th-place in the final points under Haley's guidance last season. Hemric will be challenged to equal those marks in the upcoming campaign as this is his first meaningful Cup Series action since 2022. He was a journeyman driver in the Xfinity Series for six years, earning one victory and 104 Top-10 finishes in his 186 starts. While Hemric's resume isn't overly impressive it is flush with experience and should help Kaulig's No. 31 team to grow given some time.
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Third in Black's Tire 200
Hemric finished third in the Black's Tire 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Rockingham Speedway on Friday evening.
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Awarded Bristol Truck Pole
Hemric was awarded the pole for the Weatherguard Truck Race NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon.
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Wins Martinsville Truck Race
Hemric won The Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday night.
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Moving to Truck Series
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing announced that 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Hemric will join the organization for the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. The 33-year-old from Kannapolis, N.C. will drive the No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet Silverado RST during Bill McAnally's 35th season in partnership with NAPA.
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Runner-up Finish at Bristol
Hemric finished second in the Food City 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway Friday night.
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