Daniel Dye

Daniel Wayne Dye (born December 4, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Live Fast Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Jordan Anderson Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado RST for McAnally–Hilgemann Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for SPS Racing.

Racing career ARCA Menards Series East 2020–2021 Dye first raced in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2020, driving the No. 43 for Ben Kennedy Racing. Dye would race two races that season, retiring at New Smyrna Speedway and finishing seventh at Five Flags Speedway.

Dye would come back in the 2021 season, this time with a scheduled full-time ride with Ben Kennedy Racing. However, Dye would only compete for four of the scheduled eight races before eventually switching teams. For the last four races of the season, Dye would race the No. 21 for GMS Racing. Dye, combined with his results from Ben Kennedy Racing and GMS Racing, would finish second in the final standings, only being beaten by Sammy Smith.

ARCA Menards Series West 2021–2022 Dye would first race in the ARCA Menards Series West as a one-off race at Phoenix Raceway, driving the No. 22 for GMS Racing in 2021. He would finish twelfth. In 2022, he ran at Phoenix again in a companion event with the ARCA Menards Series, finishing second.

ARCA Menards Series 2021

Dye would run a part-time schedule in the ARCA Menards Series in 2021 with GMS Racing, driving the No. 21 along with his full-time schedule in the ARCA Menards Series East. He would run six races in the 2021 season. After a seventh-place finish in his debut at the 2021 Menards 250, Dye would dominate the next race at Berlin Raceway in the 2021 Zinsser SmartCoat 200, scoring his first-ever ARCA Menards Series win in just his second-ever start in the series.

2022 In 2022, he planned to run a full-time schedule for GMS Racing in the No. 43. Dye was instead charged with felony battery after striking a fellow student in the scrotum in what witnesses described as a "game". Dye was indefinitely suspended from ARCA competition after three races. Prior to the race at the Kansas Speedway, Dye was reinstated by ARCA after his charges were dropped from felony to misdemeanor and went on to compete in the event, finishing third. Despite not winning a race, he nearly won the championship until a mechanical issue relegated him to an eighteenth place finish at the season finale in Toledo, which resulted in a runner-up to Nick Sanchez by fourteen points in the final standings. Despite this, he won Rookie of the Year honors ahead of Sanchez's teammate Rajah Caruth.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

On October 25, 2022, GMS Racing announced that Dye would compete full-time in the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, making his series debut in the No. 43 Chevrolet Silverado.

On September 27, 2023, Dye signed with McAnally–Hilgemann Racing for 2024. Dye would continue using the No. 43. He finished eighth at Richmond, earning enough points to secure a spot in the Playoffs.

On October 29, 2025, Kaulig Racing announced Dye will join their Ram Trucks team in 2026.

On March 17, 2026, Dye was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR and Kaulig for mocking IndyCar Series driver David Malukas by insinuating that Malukas was homosexual on a Whatnot stream. On March 31, it was announced that Dye was released from Kaulig.

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

On September 17, 2023, it was announced that Dye would run three races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Racing, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet with sponsorship from Champion Container.

In 2024, Dye ran a partial schedule with Kaulig Racing, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro.

On August 23, 2024, Kaulig Racing announced that Dye would pilot the No. 10 full-time in 2025. He had eight top-ten finishes and finished 20th in the final points standings.

In 2026, Dye would drive the No. 52 Ford for AM Racing and Jordan Anderson Racing on a partial schedule.

On August 28, 2026, it was announced that Dye will run full-time for Jordan Anderson Racing in the No. 32 Chevrolet for the 2027 season.

NASCAR Cup Series

On April 20, 2026, it was announced that Dye would run five Cup Series races in 2026, beginning with the upcoming race at Talladega. He also would compete at Pocono and Indianapolis.

Personal life Dye is a second-generation driver, the son of Stacy Rumbaugh and Randy Dye, a businessman in Daytona Beach, Florida who owns two auto dealerships: Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram and Maserati Alfa Romeo of Daytona. Randy Dye was a former Pro Late Model driver who since July 2017 has served on the board of directors for The NASCAR Foundation. He is a cousin of MLB player for the Kansas City Royals, Josh Dye.

Philanthropy At the end of 2018 with his Pro Late Model debut on the horizon, he created the Race to Stop Suicide campaign in partnership with The NASCAR Foundation and Halifax Health with help from his father Randy who serves on the board of directors for The NASCAR Foundation.

In October 2019, at fifteen years old, Dye himself raised and donated over $15,000 towards Halifax Health's mental health programs.

Controversies Dye attended Father Lopez Catholic High School. While a student at Father Lopez, Dye was arrested on April 26, 2022 and booked in Volusia County Branch Jail on charges of felony battery, later reduced to misdemeanor battery. According to a police report, Dye "began dancing and grinding with his groin and pelvic area near his classmate's face" and then "came up from behind the boy and punched him in the groin", with the victim suffering "a possible ruptured testicle." Dye was granted a deferred prosecution agreement and ordered to complete an eight-hour anger management course, 25 hours of community service, and compensate the victim an undisclosed amount.

On March 17, 2026, Dye was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR and Kaulig Racing for mocking IndyCar Series driver David Malukas by insinuating that Malukas was homosexual on a Whatnot stream.

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 2023 Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX17 ROV LVS21 HOM MAR PHOPR† 95th 01 2024 Kaulig Racing 10 Chevy DAY27 ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX24 TAL DOV20 DAR CLT PIR SON IOW10 NHA NSH CSC POC17 IND7 MCH34 DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN34 TAL ROV LVS12 HOM MAR PHO17 89th 01 2025 DAY38 ATL7 COA17 PHO19 LVS12 HOM9 MAR7 DAR17 BRI13 CAR9 TAL10 TEX11 CLT31 NSH38 MXC13 POC31 ATL8 CSC19 SON32 DOV21 IND8 IOW36 GLN17 DAY35 PIR11 GTW10 BRI26 KAN12 ROV36 LVS17 TAL25 MAR33 PHO28 20th 604 2026 AM Racing 52 Ford DAY21 ATL COA PHO20 LVS15 DAR MAR CAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH POC COR SON CHI ATL IND IOW -* -* Jordan Anderson Racing 32 Chevy DAY38 DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM † – Replaced by Leland Honeyman before qualifying.

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 2023 GMS Racing 43 Chevy DAY30 LVS19 ATL16 COA18 TEX25 BRD22 MAR30 KAN13 DAR19 NWS14 CLT19 GTW11 NSH22 MOH14 POC17 RCH21 IRP22 MLW28 KAN23 BRI21 TAL6 HOM21 PHO32 18th 389 2024 McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevy DAY21 ATL 9 LVS24 BRI13 COA28 MAR13 TEX6 KAN9 DAR23 NWS9 CLT19 GTW12 NSH2 POC16 IRP27 RCH8 MLW8 BRI32 KAN27 TAL3 HOM7 MAR32 PHO24 10th 2141 2026 Kaulig Racing 10 Ram DAY17 ATL13 STP17 DAR CAR BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT -* -* McAnally–Hilgemann Racing 20 Chevy NSH10 MCH15 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.) 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 2021 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK7 BLN1* IOW2 WIN13 GLN MCH ISF MLW3 DSF BRI12 SLM KAN 18th 231 2022 43 DAY3 PHO2 TAL17 KAN3 CLT6 IOW17 BLN7* ELK5 MOH8 POC5 IRP4 MCH3 GLN4 ISF7 MLW3 DSF4 KAN4 BRI5 SLM3 TOL18 2nd 956 2026 SPS Racing 24 Ford DAY4 PHO TAL10 GLN TOL -* -* Chevy KAN2 MCH19 POC7 BER ELK CHI4 LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2020 Ben Kennedy Racing 43 Chevy NSM19 TOL DOV TOL BRI FIF7 15th 112 2021 NSM6 FIF9 NSV8 DOV6 2nd 401 GMS Racing 21 Chevy SNM6 IOW2 MLW3 BRI12 2022 43 NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW17 MLW3 BRI5 11th 157

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Ref 2021 GMS Racing 22 Chevy PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO12 51st 32 2022 43 PHO2 IRW KCR 36th 84 Bill McAnally Racing PIR4 SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2020 Ben Kennedy Racing 43 Chevy SNM HCY JEN HCY FCS BRI4 FLC N/A 0 43D NSH25 2021 43 HCY GPS NSH JEN HCY MMS TCM15 SBO N/A 0