Corey Day

Corey Eric Day (born November 28, 2005) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Hendrick Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports. He has previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series, the ARCA Menards Series East, and the ARCA Menards Series West.

Racing career Early career Growing up in a racing family, Day began riding dirt bikes at a young age. At the age nine, he broke his arm after racing dirt bikes competitively, which ended his career in dirt bike racing. After years of going through the ranks, he decided to try a hand in sprint car racing with the help of his family, including his father, Ronnie Day, who was a West Coast racing legend.

Sprint car racing Day began driving sprint cars in 2016, racing in the USAC Restricted Micro Sprints for his family-owned team. He ran eleven races with a best finish of 3rd at Keller Auto Raceway. He continued to have great success with sprint cars over the years, earning numerous victories in that time span. In 2021, he earned his first career USAC National Midget Series win at Circle City Raceway, becoming the youngest driver to win a USAC National Series event. In 2023, he won the NARC King of the West Sprint Car Series and the Make-A-Wish Trophy Cup championships.

On December 8, it was announced that Day would run full-time in the High Limit Racing in 2024, driving the No. 14 for Jason Meyers Racing. Throughout the season, he scored wins at RPM Speedway, Red Dirt Raceway, Riverside International Speedway, I-70 Motorsports Park, and Lake Ozark Speedway. He finished fifth in points.

Late models On April 27, 2024, it was announced that Day would make his debut in late model racing, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports at Hickory Motor Speedway. After finishing seventh in the first feature event, he started on the outside pole for the final feature. He would end up leading nearly every lap to win the race in his second career start.

ARCA Menards Series On July 24, 2024, it was announced that Day would run three races in the ARCA Menards Series for Pinnacle Racing Group with sponsorship from HendrickCars.com., which includes Salem, Bristol, and Kansas. In his debut at Salem, he started fifth and finished fifteenth after being involved in a late-race incident with Toni Breidinger. At Kansas, Day was involved in controversy after pushing Andy Jankowiak into the wall on the final lap. Both drivers were battling inside the top five, and after the contact, Jankowiak fell back and finished seventh, while Day came across in fourth. Following the race, Jankowiak confronted Day in the garage area.

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Day would run four races for Spire Motorsports in the upcoming season, driving the No. 77 car beginning in the season-opener at Daytona.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

On September 16, 2024, it was announced that Day would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway for McAnally–Hilgemann Racing, driving the No. 81 truck. Day started 22nd and finished eighteenth in his debut. He ran three more races at Kansas, Homestead, and Martinsville during the season, earning his best finish of sixteenth at Homestead.

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Day would increase his Truck Series schedule for the upcoming season, running eight races for Spire Motorsports in the No. 7 truck.

After it was announced that Kyle Busch was ill, it was announced that Day would fill in for Busch at Charlotte for Spire in the No. 7. He qualified on pole after the session was rained out and crashed during the race.

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

On December 6, 2024, Day signed a multi-year contract with Hendrick Motorsports. In 2025, he would run eleven races in the Xfinity Series for HMS in their No. 17 car.

On November 7, 2025, it was announced that Day will run full-time for HMS in the now renamed O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for the 2026 season. He started the season with a 27th place DNF at Daytona. After a streak of eight consecutive top ten finishes, he scored his first career win at Talladega. He scored his second career win at Dover.

On August 18, 2026, it was announced that Day will return to HMS for the 2027 season.

Personal life Day is not related to fellow racing driver Alon Day despite sharing the same surname.

Motorsports career results

Stock car career summary † As Day was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 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 2025 Hendrick Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR21 DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX16 CLT NSH11 MXC POC ATL CSC SON24 DOV IND IOW24 GLN DAY PIR GTW9 BRI17 KAN ROV22 LVS4 TAL MAR13 PHO14 32nd 238 2026 DAY27 ATL4 COA5 PHO9 LVS8 DAR6 MAR2 CAR10* BRI8 KAN12 TAL1 TEX37 GLN15 DOV1 CLT5 NSH6 POC38 COR10 SON7 CHI19 ATL32 IND7 IOW36 DAY29 DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

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 2024 McAnally–Hilgemann Racing 81 Chevy DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI18 MAR18 PHO 40th 64 91 KAN32 TAL HOM16 2025 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY ATL LVS27 HOM15 MAR32 BRI15 CAR22 TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH5 MCH POC LRP IRP2 GLN RCH DAR9 BRI11 NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO 81st 01 2026 DAY ATL STP DAR CAR BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT35 NSH MCH COR LRP NWS IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ARCA Menards 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 Pts Ref 2024 Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Chevy DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM15 ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN 41st 106 82 BRI7 KAN4 TOL 2025 Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy DAY22 PHO10 TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN23 TOL 56th 78

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2024 Pinnacle Racing Group 82 Chevy FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI7 43th 37

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2025 Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy KER PHO10 TUC CNS KER 32nd 71 7 SON7 TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO