Bayley Currey

Bayley Alexander Currey (born October 29, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver and car chief. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 5 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage and part-time in the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, driving the No. 83 Dodge Charger for Copp Motorsports. Currey also serves as the car chief for the No. 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage and has competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series in the past.

Racing career Early 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.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2017 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.

2018 Currey would run 13 Truck races in 2018, returning to the No. 83 for Copp Motorsports, scoring a best finish of 16th at Las Vegas in the fall.

2019 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. 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, and later finished sixth with the team at Michigan International Speedway. He returned to Niece at Pocono after regular driver Natalie Decker was hospitalized with bile duct complications.

2021 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, he did so in April at Kansas in the No. 45 truck after regular driver Brett Moffitt switched to Xfinity points. Currey changed his points declaration to the Truck Series on May 4.

2023 Currey joined Niece Motorsports for a partial schedule in 2023 and scored three top-five finishes.

2024

On October 26, 2023, it was announced that Currey would drive the No. 41 truck full-time in 2024. He struggled throughout the regular season, failing to record a single top-ten finish and as a result, failed to make the playoffs.

2025

Currey returned to Niece Motorsports on a part-time basis once again in 2025, starting the year out in the No. 41 for the organization. He would be in contention to win at Atlanta and would score his first career stage win at Bristol Motor Speedway in April.

2026 To start 2026, Currey was slated to compete in select starts once again for Niece Motorsports, but prior to the season opener at Daytona, he received an opportunity from Tricon Garage to serve as the car chief on the No. 1 truck. On February 28, 2026 at St. Petersburg, it was revealed he would be making select starts, with further details set to be revealed at a later date.

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series 2018 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. He qualified 23rd and finished twentieth after falling back to 30th at the end of Stage 1 and 27th at the end of Stage 2. 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.

2019 On August 15, 2019, leading into the Food City 300 at Bristol, Currey was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR after failing a drug test; 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. He was reinstated on September 18 after completing the Road to Recovery. He made his racing return at the Charlotte Roval, where he finished 37th. In the Call 811 Before You Dig 200 at Phoenix Raceway, he posted his and MHR's best career finishes of seventh.

2022

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. 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 No. 4 and was sponsored by the Swedish rock band Ghost at the spring Phoenix race.

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

2020 Currey returned to Ware and the Cup Series in May 2020, driving the No. 53 in the Supermarket Heroes 500 at Bristol. 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.

2021

Currey returned to the series in the 2021 Quaker State 400 at Atlanta, driving the No. 15 for Rick Ware Racing.

Other racing

Currey had made select starts in the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, starting in 2025 where he would start and finish second at Tri-County.

In 2026, Currey would reunite with Copp Motorsports and score a ninth place finish at Hickory.

Personal life Currey's father was a race car driver.

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 Pts Ref 2019 Rick Ware Racing 52 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO31 CAL MAR KAN33 CLT35 CHI32 DAY 52nd 01 Chevy TEX35 BRI31 RCH32 TAL DOV PHO32 HOM 51 Ford POC25 MCH SON KEN33 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 BRI38 ATL MAR HOM TAL POC POC IND KEN TEX KAN NHA MCH MCH 54th 01 27 Ford DRCRL† 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 ATL32 NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 64th 01 † – 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 Pts Ref 2018 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 8 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX22 BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN 103rd 01 JP Motorsports 55 Toyota NHA29 IOW GLN MOH BRI27 ROA DAR26 IND39 LVS24 RCH29 ROV35 DOV29 KANDNQ TEXWth PHO30 HOMDNQ 45 TEX21 2019 Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy DAY ATL22 LVS34 PHO37 CAL35 TEXDNQ BRI RCH TAL DOV34 CLT33 POC MCH33 IOW CHIQL† DAY KEN NHA35 IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH KAN35 93rd 01 RSS Racing 38 Chevy ROV37 DOV33 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy TEX20 RSS Racing 93 Chevy PHO36 HOM 2020 Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevy DAY LVS CAL32 81st 01 74 PHODNQ DAR33 CLT18 BRI20 ATL18 HOM24 HOM26 TAL POC24 IRC34 KEN22 KEN25 TEX19 KAN23 ROA37 DRC14 DOV35 DOV33 DAY DAR24 RCH21 RCH19 BRI30 LVS25 TAL ROV KAN18 TEX12 MAR36 PHO15 2021 DAY33 DRC32 HOM35 LVS22 PHO7 ATL24 MAR26 TAL40 DAR25 DOV24 COADNQ CLTDNQ MOH37 TEX40 NSH30 POC ROADNQ ATL34 NHA GLN32 IRCDNQ MCH34 DAY DAR BRI38 84th 01 JD Motorsports 15 Chevy RCH27 LVS13 TAL36 ROV TEX17 KAN16 MAR35 PHO31 2022 4 DAY20 CAL34 LVS18 PHO20 ATL29 COA38 RCH31 MAR17 TAL17 DOV36 DAR23 TEX24 CLT15 PIR30 NSH31 ROA16 ATL29 NHA10 POC26 IRC21 MCH30 GLN26 DAY30 DAR19 KAN35 BRI11 TEX12 TAL24 ROV26 LVS33 HOM13 MAR38 PHO19 20th 428 2023 DAY38 CAL30 LVS28 PHO28 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 † – 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 24 25 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 MAR25 TEX 43rd 38 Copp Motorsports 83 Chevy PHO10 HOM28 2018 DAY ATL LVS20 MAR DOV26 CLT25 TEX29 IOW24 GTW CHI27 MCH27 BRI32 MSP LVS16 TAL MAR TEX23 PHO HOM 31st 141 36 KAN29 63 KEN30 ELD POC32 2019 Beaver Motorsports 1 Toyota DAY ATL LVS MAR TEXWth DOV KAN29 CLTWth TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN 48th 54 Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy POC23 ELD MCH6 BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 2020 CMI Motorsports 49 Chevy DAY LVSDNQ CLT28 ATL32 HOM 41st 103 Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy POC16 KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV18 GTW DAR12 RCH BRI LVS 40 TAL15 KAN TEX MAR PHO 2021 45 DAY DRC LVS ATL BRD RCH KAN12 COA26 CLT19 TEX NSH POC37 KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 48th 50 44 DAR21 2022 DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN27 BRI15 TAL21 HOM PHO 96th 01 2023 41 DAY LVS ATL4 COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT13 GTW17 NSH5 MOH POC RCH18 IRP MLW10 KAN21 BRI13 TAL31 HOM5 PHO31 24th 260 2024 DAY13 ATL30 LVS28 BRI11 COA16 MAR17 TEX14 KAN11 DAR22 NWS19 CLT26 GTW29 NSH29 POC17 IRP14 RCH23 MLW29 KAN8 TAL36 HOM31 MAR16 PHO21 18th 392 44 BRI15 2025 DAY21 ATL4 LVS18 HOM MAR BRI23 CAR20 TEX8 KAN26 NWS CLT NSH9 MCH POC LRP IRP GLN 22nd 309 45 RCH20 DAR25 BRI19 NHA18 ROV12 TAL31 MAR21 PHO27 2026 Tricon Garage 5 Toyota DAY ATL STP DAR CAR BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH MCH COR LRP NWS IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

CARS Pro Late Model Tour (key) CARS Pro Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2025 Conner Jones Racing 44 Chevy AAS CDL OCS ACE NWS CRW HCY HCY AND FLC SBO TCM2 NWS 45th 41 2026 Copp Motorsports 83 Dodge SNM NSV CRW ACE NWS HCY9 AND FLC TCM NPS SBO -* -*