Kaulig Racing Parts Ways With Josh Williams
Story By: ZACH STURNIOLO / NASCAR – DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Kaulig Racing has parted ways with Josh Williams, driver of the No. 11 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the team announced Wednesday.
Williams had driven the No. 11 car since the start of the 2024 season, earning six top-10 finishes across 54 starts. Williams posted a 21.7 average finish last season and mustered a 20.0 average finish through 21 starts in 2025.
Kaulig Racing will field multiple drivers for the No. 11 over the remaining 12 Xfinity Series races this season, starting with full-time Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar this Saturday at Iowa Speedway in the HyVee Perks 250 (4:30 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
“As most of you have seen, Kaulig Racing has made the decision to release me for the remainder of the season,” Williams said in a statement on social media. “This has been a difficult day for my family, friends, long-time partners and fans, whom I can’t thank enough for standing by my side through all of this. We will be back soon and looking forward to a much brighter chapter in my racing career. I wish nothing but the best for my guys on the 11 team.”
Williams has made 240 career Xfinity Series starts across the past 10 seasons, earning a career-best finish of sixth twice – first with DGM Racing in 2020 at Kansas Speedway in the No. 92 Chevrolet and tying that mark at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May 2025 with Kaulig Racing. The Florida native has also made five Cup starts and two Craftsman Truck Series starts.
Williams, who turns 32 on Aug. 3, has earned two wins in ARCA Menards Series competition, both in 2016, with one coming at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and the other at Madison International Speedway.
