Joey Gase

Joseph Robert Gase (born February 8, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for NY Racing Team and part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 35/53/55 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Early career and personal life

Gase started racing at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in the track's junior classes in 2001. He won the track modified B championship at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in 2007, the youngest driver to do so. Gase graduated from Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids in 2011.

Gase's mother, Mary Jo, died from a brain aneurysm when Gase was eighteen years old. Gase was awarded the inaugural Comcast Community Champion Award at the joint Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series banquet after the 2015 season. The award was in recognition of Gase's efforts to promote organ donation, to honor his mother, whose donated organs helped 66 others after her death.

NASCAR

Camping World Truck Series Gase made his Truck Series debut at Atlanta, driving a start-and-park truck for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing. He started 26th and finished 31st.

On September 28, 2018, it was announced that Gase joined Copp Motorsports for one race at Talladega with Sparks Energy being the sponsor.

Xfinity Series After running a limited schedule of American Speed Association races starting in 2008, and selected ARCA Racing Series, USAR Pro Cup Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races in 2010 and 2011, A lack of sponsorship meant that Gase only ran a partial season, competing for several teams. Gase racing the No. 52 Means Racing car at Road America in 2014 In December 2012, Gase announced that he would be driving for Jimmy Means Racing full-time in the Nationwide Series for 2013; partway through the season he began running for Go Green Racing as well as Means due to a lack of sponsorship.

In the 2015 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Gase was replaced by Dexter Bean after suffering food poisoning prior to the race. Gase started the race, and was replaced by Bean during the event. On May 2, Gase earned his best career finish, placing fifth in the Winn-Dixie 300 at Talladega.

On January 5, 2018, it was announced Gase would drive the No. 35 Chevrolet Camaro owned by Go Green Racing (the sister team to Go Fas Racing) in the NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time for the 2018 season, even though he left Jimmy Means Racing to seek more opportunities in the Cup Series.

In 2019, Gase joined MBM Motorsports to run the full Xfinity schedule in the team's No. 35 Toyota Supra.

Gase continued to race part-time in the Xfinity Series from 2020 onward. Although much of his 2020 and 2021 schedules were in the Cup Series, he declared for Xfinity points in both seasons, the latter of which came midseason when he switched points in order to run the Talladega Dash 4 Cash race. At Talladega, when he drove for Jimmy Means Racing, the car was a Ford which Gase himself had owned.

At the 2024 ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway, Gase was involved in a crash during the final laps. In the heat of the moment, he tore off his bumper and threw it at the No. 4 car of Dawson Cram. NASCAR fined Gase 5,000 for a safety violation, which may be imposed for any action or omission by a competitor or vehicle that creates an unsafe environment or poses a threat to the safety of the competitors.

Cup Series On August 27, 2014, Gase announced he would make his Sprint Cup Series debut in the No. 32 Ford with Go FAS Racing in the 2014 MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland. Gase returned in 2015 with Go FAS Racing at Richmond, but finished 43rd after Aric Almirola tapped him, sending him head-on into the SAFER barrier.

In December 2016, Gase joined BK Racing in the No. 23 Toyota Camry for three races starting at the 2017 Daytona 500. In May, he signed with Premium Motorsports to drive the No. 15 at Talladega's GEICO 500. The No. 15 received sponsorship from Sparks Energy, who also sponsored the Talladega Xfinity race. In July, Gase ran the second of his three-race schedule with BK at the Quaker State 400.

In January 2018, it was announced that Gase would also drive a part-time No. 33 Ford for Circle Sport Racing which invested in Go FAS Racing's No. 32 Cup Series Ford. However, the deal fell through. Gase drove at Las Vegas for Premium Motorsports' No. 55, also drove the No. 00 for StarCom Racing at Talladega's spring race, and Coke Zero 400 and the No. 23 for BK Racing at Darlington.

In conjunction with his Xfinity ride with MBM for 2019, Gase also joined the team's Cup program, driving the No. 66 Toyota part-time starting with the Daytona 500. In July, Gase drove the No. 53 Chevrolet for Rick Ware Racing in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona.

Gase began racing full-time in the Cup Series in 2020 with Ware, though he did not compete for Cup points. For the 2021 GEICO 500 weekend, which included running the Xfinity race, Gase switched to No. 28 and ran a tribute paint scheme to Davey Allison.

At the 2021 South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Gase was involved in a scary crash when his No. 15 RWR car lost a tire and slammed into the wall, sending the car airborne. Gase was transported to the hospital and released a few hours later.

On August 20, 2024, it was revealed that Gase would return to race during the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet for NY Racing Team, his first start in the Cup Series since 2021. Despite qualifying 39th and losing the draft early on, he would end up finishing the race twentieth, tying with the team's best finish at Atlanta in 2022.

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 2014 Go Fas Racing 32 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI37 NHA DOV KAN37 CLT TAL MAR TEX37 PHO33 HOM 68th 01 2015 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH43 TAL KAN38 CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEXDNQ PHO42 HOM 72nd 01 2016 DAY ATL LVS PHO32 CAL MAR36 TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN34 DOV CLT POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN BRI MCH DAR RCH CHI40 NHA DOV CLT KAN35 TAL MAR TEX36 PHO HOM 57th 01 2017 BK Racing 23 Toyota DAY23 ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH KEN36 NHA BRI34 DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT TAL32 KAN MAR 55th 01 Premium Motorsports 15 TAL21 KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY Chevy IND25 POC GLN MCH 7 TEX32 PHO30 BK Racing 83 Toyota HOM39 2018 Premium Motorsports 55 Chevy DAY ATL LVS32 PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH 59th 01 StarCom Racing 00 TAL27 DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY25 KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI RCH35 ROV DOV TAL18 KAN MAR35 Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford TEX37 PHO HOM BK Racing 23 Toyota DAR40 IND LVS 2019 MBM Motorsports 66 DAYDNQ ATL LVS38 PHO CAL35 MAR TEX BRI RCH33 TAL DOV CLT32 POC MCH SON CHI DAR34 IND LVS38 RCH ROV DOV TAL36 KAN38 MAR TEX PHO38 HOM 54th 01 46 KAN38 Rick Ware Racing 53 Chevy DAY27 KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI 2020 51 DAY23 BRI33 MAR35 44th 01 53 PHO29 Ford LVS31 CAL33 DAY31 51 DAR30 DAR29 CLT36 CLT39 ATL38 HOM36 TAL37 POC37 POC33 IND26 KEN34 TEX32 KAN29 NHA34 DOV35 DOV40 DAR33 RCH35 BRI31 LVS35 TAL17 ROV KAN37 TEX37 MAR34 PHO32 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 Chevy MCH39 MCH DRC 2021 Rick Ware Racing 53 Ford DAY20 DRC HOM TAL25 ROV 50th 02 15 Chevy LVS34 PHO KAN35 DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH29 POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH37 DAR29 RCH33 BRI LVS37 53 ATL35 BRD MAR RCH TEX39 KAN32 MAR38 PHO29 28 Ford TAL34 15 DAY31 2024 NY Racing Team 44 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY20 DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 52nd 01 2025 Garage 66 66 Ford DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI TAL TEX KAN CLT NSH MCH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW37 GLN RCH 55th 01 NY Racing Team 44 Chevy DAY28 DAR GTW BRI NHA KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 2026 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2017 BK Racing Toyota 29 23 2019 MBM Motorsports Toyota DNQ 2020 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 37 23 2021 Ford 28 20

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 34 Pts Ref 2011 Go Green Racing 39 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW20 GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI23 DOV KAN29 CLT26 TEX29 PHO HOM 43rd 93 2012 DAY29 PHO25 LVS37 BRI36 CAL23 TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW32 GLN CGV 30th 236 Hamilton Means Racing 52 Chevy IOW33 CLT25 DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY37 NHA27 CHI IND BRI31 ATL43 RCHDNQ CHI35 KEN35 DOV CLTDNQ KAN19 TEX31 PHODNQ HOM32 2013 Toyota DAYDNQ CAL40 DOV34 MCH27 ROA CHI40 CHI35 CLTDNQ TEX30 31st 242 Chevy PHO30 LVS33 BRIWth TEXDNQ KEN32 DAY36 NHA33 INDDNQ IOW26 GLN33 MOH BRIDNQ ATL31 RCH32 KEN31 DOV29 KANDNQ PHO29 HOM Go Green Racing 79 Ford RCH30 TAL DAR CLT IOW27 2014 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY32 PHO24 BRI29 CAL26 TEX26 DAR26 RCH31 TAL11 IOW27 DOV23 MCH27 ROA30 KEN32 DAY37 NHA29 CHI31 IND31 IOW24 GLN36 MOH27 BRI32 ATL30 RCH28 CHI35 KEN28 DOV27 KAN32 CLT26 TEX37 PHO28 HOM39 20th 482 Toyota LVS36 CLT34 2015 Chevy DAY32 ATL30 LVS27 PHO31 CAL30 TEX31 BRI25 RCH26 TAL5 IOW27 CLT32 DOV29 MCH27 CHI31 DAY30 KEN25 NHA28 IND26 IOW34 GLN31 MOH26 BRI27 ROA29 DAR30 RCH27 CHI28 KEN21 DOV24 CLT27 KAN28 TEX26 PHO25 HOM32 21st 545 2016 DAY32 ATL32 LVS28 PHO33 CAL28 TEX27 BRI31 RCH26 TAL38 DOV23 CLT36 POC23 MCH25 IOW25 DAY19 KEN27 NHA25 IND28 IOW24 GLN32 MOH28 BRI22 ROA22 DAR24 RCH27 CHI26 KEN31 DOV27 CLT32 KAN23 TEX31 PHO24 HOM37 21st 437 2017 DAY7 ATL31 LVS30 PHO35 CAL28 TEX26 BRI28 RCH20 TAL16 CLT23 DOV36 POC32 MCH25 IOW18 DAY10 KEN33 NHA25 IND30 IOW24 GLN29 MOH21 BRI27 ROA32 DAR28 RCH36 CHI27 KEN30 DOV28 CLT31 KAN30 TEX27 PHO33 HOM29 22nd 336 2018 Go Green Racing withSS-Green Light Racing 35 DAY33 ATL26 LVS20 PHO24 CAL16 TEX20 BRI16 RCH22 TAL21 DOV20 CLT17 POC19 MCH39 IOW21 CHI22 DAY32 KEN33 NHA22 IOW17 GLN22 MOH24 BRI18 ROA19 DAR21 IND15 LVS15 RCH22 ROV23 DOV30 KAN15 TEX22 PHO22 HOM23 20th 495 2019 MBM Motorsports Toyota DAY16 ATL29 LVS38 PHO24 CAL27 TEX24 BRI27 RCH23 TAL37 DOV29 CLT21 POC33 MCH29 IOW33 CHI33 DAYDNQ KEN22 NHA31 IOW19 GLN34 MOH36 BRI20 ROA19 DAR25 IND18 LVS29 RCH20 ROV21 DOV22 KAN32 TEX26 PHO24 HOM27 24th 339 2020 RSS Racing 93 Chevy DAY LVS19 CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DRC DOV DOV 49th 58 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Toyota DAY28 DAR SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy RCH20 RCH23 BRI LVS TAL ROV KAN TEX MAR PHO 2021 SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing 28 Ford DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL36 DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH 57th 32 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy POC36 ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TEX30 KAN40 MAR PHODNQ Ford TAL15 ROV 2022 Emerling-Gase Motorsports 53 DAY26 38th 147 35 Toyota CAL20 LVS22 PHO ATL COA KAN30 BRI TEX25 PHO24 Ford RCH34 MAR TAL16 DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL26 NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY16 DAR Emerling-Gase Motorsportswith B. J. McLeod Motorsports 5 TAL21 ROV LVS HOM MAR 2023 Emerling-Gase Motorsports 53 DAY18 NSH31 36th 152 35 Toyota CAL29 LVS38 PHO26 KAN24 BRI TEX26 ROV LVS32 HOM MAR 53 Chevy ATL37 COA 35 Ford RCH27 MAR TAL9 DOV DAR CLT PIR SON PHO27 SS-Green Light Racing 08 CSCDNQ ATL NHA Emerling-Gase Motorsports 35 Chevy POC31 ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY14 DAR 2024 Joey Gase Motorsports 53 DAYDNQ LVS30 HOM MAR 36th 148 35 ATL29 LVS30 PHO COA RCH34 TEX30 TAL18 DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW16 NHA NSH CSC POC IND24 MCH31 KAN32 TAL21 ROV PHO27 53 Ford MAR28 DAY20 DAR ATL 35 Toyota GLNRL† BRI 2025 Joey Gase Motorsportswith Scott Osteen 53 Chevy DAY15 PHO28 LVS33 TAL21 IND28 IOW27 GLN DAY21 PIR GTW26 BRI35 KAN33 ROV LVS35 TAL16 MAR PHO30 34th 189 35 ATL21 COA HOM29 MAR DAR BRI CAR TEX25 CLT NSH MXC POC ATL18 CSC SON DOV 2026 55 DAYDNQ PHO19 LVS29 DAR31 MAR24 BRI31 KAN27 TAL19 TEX28 GLN DOV CLT23 NSH36 CHI34 IND36 DAY23 DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -* 35 ATL34 COA CAR31 55 Ford POC36 ATL37 IOW22 53 Chevy COR23 SON † – Relieved Thomas Annunziata

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World 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 Pts Ref 2018 JJC Racing 0 Chevy DAY ATL31 LVS MAR DOVWth KAN31 CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS 112th 01 Copp Motorsports 83 TALDNQ MAR TEX PHO HOM 2019 JJC Racing 10 DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN30 CLT TEX IOW GTW 111th 01 0 CHI31 KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 2022 On Point Motorsports 30 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNX24 NSH MOH POC IRP 100th 01 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy RCH29 KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points Gase started the 2021 season running for Cup Series points but switched to the Xfinity Series starting at Talladega in April.

ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Racing 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 2010 Spraker Racing 37 Chevy DAY PBE SLM TEX TAL TOL POC MCH IOW27 MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 119th 95

K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2010 Spraker Racing 08 Chevy GRE SBO IOW15 MAR NHA LRP LEE 40th 221 37 JFC20 NHA DOV 2011 Vision Racing 97 Chevy GRE SBO RCH IOWDNQ BGS JFC 49th 170 VSI Racing 66 Ford LGY25 NHA COL GRE NHA DOV

K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2011 Vision Racing 97 Chevy PHO AAS MMP IOWDNQ LVS SON IRW EVG PIR CNS MRP SPO AAS PHO N/A –