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 and No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports. He has also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series in the past.
Bayley Currey | |||||||
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Born | Bayley Alexander Currey October 29, 1996 Driftwood, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2014 Viper Pro Late Model Series Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
12 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2021 position | 64th | ||||||
Best finish | 52nd (2019) | ||||||
First race | 2019 TicketGuardian 500 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 Quaker State 400 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
111 races run over 6 years | |||||||
2023 position | 98th | ||||||
Best finish | 20th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2018 My Bariatric Solutions 300 (Texas) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 United Rentals 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
51 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 41/No. 44 (Niece Motorsports) | ||||||
2023 position | 24th | ||||||
Best finish | 24th (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 8, 2024. |
Racing career
editCurrey 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
editCurrey 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]
Currey joined Niece Motorsports for a partial schedule in 2023, and scored three top 5 finishes. On October 26, 2023, it was announced the Currey would drive the No. 41 truck full-time in 2024.[14] He struggled throughout the regular season, failing to record a single top 10 finish and as a result, failed to make the playoffs.
Xfinity Series
editA 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.[15][16] 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.[17] 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.[18] He was reinstated on September 18 after completing the Road to Recovery.[19] He made his racing return at the Charlotte Roval, where he finished 37th.[20]
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.[21] In the Call 811 Before You Dig 200 at Phoenix Raceway, Currey posted his and MHR's best career finishes of seventh.[22]
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.[23] 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.[24]
Cup Series
editIn March 2019, Currey partnered with Rick Ware Racing for his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut in the TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway.[25] He was slated to run the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol with Ware until his suspension.[26][27] 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.[28] 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.[29]
Currey returned to the series in the 2021 Quaker State 400 at Atlanta, driving the No. 15 for RWR.[30]
Personal life
editCurrey'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.[31][32]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Cup Series
editNASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | [33] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | [34] | |||||||||||||||
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 | [35] | |
† – Relieved J. J. Yeley |
Xfinity Series
editCraftsman Truck Series
edit* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
edit- ^ "Team Event Rosters – Texas Motor Speedway – Saturday, October 24, 2020" (PDF). NASCAR. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ Hallas, JM (April 24, 2016). "Bayley Currey wins Pro Late Model race at Budweiser 250". racedaysa.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Holt, Nick (January 16, 2018). "NASCAR dreams keep Bayley Currey on the right track". Lone Star Speedzone Forums. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ "Sauter survives carnage and wins wild Truck race at Phoenix". Motorsport.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Martinsville Trucks results: Noah Gragson grabs first win". Official Site Of NASCAR. October 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ Albino, Dustin (February 9, 2019). "Bayley Currey to Run Partial Truck Schedule with Vizion Motorsports". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – Gander RV 150 Race Advance". Niece Motorsports. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Bayley Currey fails drug test, ejected from Bristol". Frontstretch. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ Handy, Sarah (January 30, 2020). "Bayley Currey joins CMI Motorsports at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". CMI Motorsports. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Gillispie, Zach (June 26, 2020). "Natalie Decker Hospitalized, Bayley Currey to Substitute at Pocono". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Talking in Circles. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
@BayleyCurrey announced today on @SiriusXMNASCAR that he will drive in select @NASCAR_Trucks events for @NieceMotorsport. His first race will be at @COTA.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 28, 2021). "Bayley Currey Piloting Niece Motorsports No. 45 in Wise Power 200 at Kansas". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (May 4, 2021). "Five drivers switch to NASCAR Truck points". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Bayley Currey Joining Niece Full-Time in 2024". Frontstretch.com.
- ^ Beard, Brock (April 6, 2018). "PREVIEW: Texas set to host first short Cup Series field in track's history". LASTCAR. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ "Five things to watch in Saturday's Xfinity race at Texas". Motorsport.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Albino, Dustin (April 11, 2018). "Eyes on XFINITY: Bayley Currey Impresses in Series Debut". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Long, Dustin (August 15, 2019). "NASCAR suspends Bayley Currey indefinitely for violating Substance Abuse Policy". NASCAR on NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (September 18, 2019). "NASCAR reinstates Bayley Currey after one-month suspension". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Bayley Currey – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ Hutchinson, Cory (January 2, 2021). "Bayley Currey to Drive the #74 for Mike Harmon Racing". Mike Harmon Racing. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (March 14, 2021). "Austin Cindric pulls away from overtime chaos, wins Call 811 Before You Dig 200". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
Brandon Brown and Bayley Currey scored career-best finishes in third and seventh, respectively; the latter enjoyed his first career Xfinity top ten and his first such finish in a national series since he recorded a sixth-place run in the 2019 Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan. Currey also notched Mike Harmon Racing's second top ten in their history after team-mate Kyle Weatherman finished eighth at Kentucky in 2020.
- ^ "Bayley Currey Returns Home to Texas with a Local Sponsor". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 15, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Bayley Currey Returns to JD Motorsports with Gary Keller for 2022". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 28, 2021.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (March 6, 2019). "Bayley Currey making Cup Series debut at Phoenix". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Albert, Zack (August 15, 2019). "NASCAR officials suspend Bayley Currey for violation of Substance Abuse Policy". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Page, Scott (August 15, 2019). "Bayley Currey suspended for violation of NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Belmont Classic Cars to serve as primary sponsor of Bayley Currey at Bristol Motor Speedway". Rick Ware Racing (Press release). Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ Walters, Shane (August 16, 2020). "NASCAR driver collapses during race on Daytona Road Course". Racing News. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Chase Elliott claims Busch Pole for Atlanta; see starting lineup". NASCAR. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ @BayleyCurrey (June 24, 2023). "How could you overlook @SaltLickBBQ, Driftwood's true pride and joy, I would know - I bussed tables there in high school. Makes me think you really did copy/paste from Wikipedia" (Tweet) – via Twitter. [better source needed]
- ^ The Salt Lick BBQ
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Bayley Currey – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Official profile at Niece Motorsports
- Bayley Currey driver statistics at Racing-Reference