Josh Bilicki

Joshua Michael Bilicki (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro SS for SS-Green Light Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and various sports car racing series.

Racing career Early years Starting with kid-karts at age four, Bilicki quickly moved through the ranks and into the next classes. After several years in kid-karts and the Yamaha 100cc engine class, he moved to 80cc Shifter Karts. Bilicki showed his dominance quickly by winning many regional and national races, including the 2008 Road America SKUSA Super-Nationals, which brought competition from across the globe. Several times he even competed against and beat faster 125cc Shifter Karts. In 2011, Bilicki made the jump to 125cc Shifter Karts, and in 2012 Bilicki was recognized by and brought on board the Andrew Chase Racing-PCR team, competing in the Midwest Shifter Kart Series in a brand new PCR Shifter Kart.

Sports cars After racing Shifter Karts at a top level for nearly five years, Bilicki made the transition to sportscars at age fifteen in 2011, beginning with Spec Miata and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). Within his first year of sportscar racing, he proved himself once again by earning two pole positions, four top-five finishing positions, and three podiums. After earning his national racing license in 2012, Bilicki began racing the SCCA Majors Tour and has qualified for the famed SCCA National Championship Runoffs every attempt tried. 2012 also marked his debut in an Area Sportsman Stock Car at a local circle track, Jefferson Speedway.

After several successful years of racing Spec Miata nationally, 2015 marked Bilicki's first year of professional sportscar racing in the IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge. He also raced a Spec Miata in the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour.

NASCAR

Bilicki debuted in the Xfinity Series with Obaika Racing at Road America in 2016. In a blog post, he said that he got his ride by contacting teams that had "TBA" on the entry list the week of the race, and he got a call back from Obaika, offering him a spot. Unfortunately, a crash in qualifying and a dead battery during the race derailed his weekend at his home track, and he finished 38th. Bilicki returned to Obaika Racing, albeit this time in the No. 97, for the Ticket Galaxy 200, his first oval start since 2012. Starting last in the 40-car field, he avoided trouble and worked his way up to 28th position. He continued his stint with Obaika for the Ford EcoBoost 300, staying in the 97 car alongside Ryan Ellis in Obaika's other entry, the No. 77. Bilicki started 37th and finished 34th.

Bilicki returned to the No. 77 in 2017, along with other races planned with Obaika. In April, Bilicki announced he would make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut in June's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, driving the No. 51 for Rick Ware Racing. After starting 33rd, he finished 36th. Bilicki also drove an Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway for MBM Motorsports, finishing 27th. He ran another race for Rick Ware Racing in Cup, but it was not the second road course race as planned. Instead, Bilicki made his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series oval debut at New Hampshire. Later in the season, he signed a deal to run all three of the Xfinity road courses for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, running the organization's No. 8 entry. After pit road speeding penalties at Watkins Glen and a crash at Mid-Ohio, Bilicki ran down Elliott Sadler in the final green flag run to finish twelfth at his home track, Road America. He continued his relationship with McLeod a couple weeks later, driving the team's flagship No. 78 at Chicagoland Speedway.

On February 5, 2018, it was announced that Bilicki would attempt the full Xfinity season for startup team JP Motorsports, bringing with him previous sponsor Prevagen to the No. 45.

On February 4, 2019, it was announced that Bilicki would join RSS Racing to pilot the team's No. 38 Chevrolet Camaro for the full 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. In May, he made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut in the Digital Ally 250 at Kansas Speedway, driving the No. 34 for Reaume Brothers Racing. He also returned to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in June, driving for Rick Ware Racing at Michigan. Later in the month, he drove Ware's No. 53 at Chicagoland. Before the Kansas Lottery 300 in October, he announced he would drive for B. J. McLeod Motorsports for the remainder of the 2019 season.

On May 11, 2020, Bilicki and Tommy Baldwin Racing announced that they would partner for the 2020 The Real Heroes 400. He also drove sporadically for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, and tied his career-high finish in the Xfinity Series with a twelfth place finish at the Daytona International Speedway road course.

On January 19, 2021, Bilicki announced he would compete full-time in the Cup Series for RWR. In the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Bilicki survived to the finish, resulting in him initially finishing in eleventh place. However, Chris Buescher would later be disqualified, promoting Bilicki up to tenth place. This marks Bilicki’s first-ever top-ten in the top three NASCAR divisions. He would also make a handful of starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for SS-Green Light Racing, driving the 07 and 17.

Bilicki would not return to Rick Ware Racing in 2022. Instead, he would drive the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports, the team he drove for in two races in 2020, for a near-full season in the NASCAR Cup Series. In the 2022 Xfinity Series season, Bilicki would drive for DGM Racing in the 2022 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300. He finished ninth, scoring his first Xfinity Series top-ten in the process. He would also race for Alpha Prime Racing in the No. 44 and the No. 45. thumb

On December 12, 2022, Bilicki was announced to drive the Live Fast Motorsports No. 78 on a part-time schedule in 2023, starting at Circuit of the Americas. On January 12, 2023, it was also announced that he would run part-time in the Xfinity Series for DGM Racing split between the team's Nos. 36 and 91 cars. Bilicki also returned to SS-Green Light Racing to drive their No. 07 car in the Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen after Chris Hacker, who was originally going to drive that car, was arrested in the week leading up to the race and suspended by NASCAR. Bilicki was actually the team's third pick to drive that car in that race, as Hacker had replaced Katherine Legge but Legge's sponsor (Blast Equality Collab) did not want to be on the car due to their members' connection with the writers' strike going on at the time. On August 25, 2023, Bilicki was announced to drive the No. 02 Young's Motorsports for the Milwaukee truck race. He would be involved in an early accident and would finish 36th.

On January 4, 2024, it was announced that Bilicki would be one of the drivers of the DGM Racing No. 92 car in the Xfinity Series, starting at Daytona. On May 21, 2024, Bilicki was announced to drive the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19 car at Portland. On June 20, it was announced that Bilicki would compete in the Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course, driving the MBM Motorsports No. 66 Mustang. He would drive the DGM Racing No. 91 car in the race at Watkins Glen.

In 2025, Bilicki returned to DGM on another part-time schedule. At Daytona Bilicki was rear-ended on pit road by Kris Wright on Lap 86 after Wright failed to hit the brakes on his car. The impact sent the rear of Bilicki’s car into the air. Wright’s car was heavily damaged and despite the impact, Bilicki’s car suffered minimal damage and he was able to continue in the race while Wright’s race was over. Bilicki went on to finish in fourteenth place in the race.

On November 13, 2025, it was revealed that Bilicki will not return to DGM Racing in 2026. Later that month, on November 29, it was revealed that Bilicki would run the No. 07 Chevrolet for SS-Green Light Racing full-time

Snowmobile Bilicki won the Outlaw 600 division race at the 2019 World Championship Snowmobile Derby in his home state.

Personal life

Bilicki works as a driving coach and instructor when he is not behind the wheel. He is close friends with fellow NASCAR driver Camden Murphy.

Motorsports career results SCCA National Championship Runoffs Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status 2012 Road America Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 16 20 Running 2013 Road America Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 34 39 Running 2015 Daytona Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 55 43 Running

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 2017 Rick Ware Racing 51 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON36 DAY KEN NHA36 IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 65th 01 2018 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN36 MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 72nd 01 2019 52 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH33 SON GLN32 MCH 58th 01 53 CHI33 DAY KEN NHA POC35 BRI35 DAR ROV38 DOV TAL Ford IND29 LVS RCH KAN36 MAR 51 Chevy TEX30 PHO 52 Ford HOM36 2020 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR34 DAR CLT CLT36 BRI POC32 POC34 IND25 MCH33 DRC DAY38 DAR32 RCH BRI39 KAN35 TEX29 MAR32 49th 01 Rick Ware Racing 27 Ford ATL34 MAR 53 Chevy HOM37 TAL TEX31 KAN25 NHA MCH DOV32 DOV32 Ford LVS36 TAL Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy KEN32 PHO35 Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford ROV33 2021 52 DAY24 DRC36 HOM33 LVS35 PHO35 ATL37 BRD30 MAR23 RCH37 TAL36 KAN39 DAR33 DOV34 COA30 CLT35 SON29 NSH26 POC34 POC35 ROA23 ATL34 NHA34 GLN33 IRC18 MCH31 DAY10 DAR28 RCH36 BRI31 LVS36 TAL31 TEX26 KAN33 MAR35 PHO30 48th 02 15 ROV28 2022 Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy DAY CAL30 LVS29 PHO ATL16 COA22 RCH MAR35 BRD TAL DOV32 DAR KAN28 CLT36 GTW28 SON29 NSH33 ROA36 ATL NHA34 POC34 IRC22 MCH21 RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 48th 01 2023 Live Fast Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA26 RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN33 DAR CLT GTW SON30 NSH34 CSC23 ATL NHA POC RCH MCH32 IRC32 GLN27 DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV26 LVS HOM35 MAR PHO 51st 01 2024 MBM Motorsports 66 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC28 POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI34 KAN TAL ROV29 LVS HOM MAR37 PHO 58th 01 2025 Garage 66 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI39 TAL TEX KAN CLT33 NSH MCH MXC POC ATL CSC21 SON DOV IND34 IOW GLN37 RCH DAY DAR GTW BRI NHA KAN ROV32 LVS TAL MAR PHO 50th 01 2026 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN34 CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHIWth ATL NWS IND IOW RCH35 NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2021 Rick Ware Racing Ford 37 24

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 2016 Obaika Racing 77 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA38 DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX 62nd 23 97 PHO28 HOM34 2017 77 DAY ATL LVSDNQ PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC 44th 63 MBM Motorsports 40 Chevy MCH27 IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW B. J. McLeod Motorsports 8 Chevy GLN28 MOH29 BRI ROA12 DAR RCH 78 CHI34 KEN DOV30 CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 2018 JP Motorsports 45 Toyota DAYDNQ ATLDNQ LVS28 PHO32 CAL32 TEX24 BRI32 RCH33 TAL28 DOV29 CLT25 POC29 MCH27 IOW36 CHI35 DAY40 KEN28 NHA34 IOW40 GLN32 MOH20 BRI35 ROA30 DAR28 IND38 LVS27 RCH30 ROV24 DOV31 KAN20 TEXWth PHO34 HOMDNQ 33rd 202 2019 RSS Racing 38 Chevy DAY23 ATL34 NHADNQ IOW 92nd 01 93 LVS36 PHO26 CAL29 TEX30 BRI36 RCH TAL33 DOV38 CLT36 POC34 MCH21 IOW38 CHIDNQ DAY KEN32 GLN26 MOH17 BRI ROA20 DAR IND21 LVS RCH ROV26 DOV Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy CHI35 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Toyota KAN29 TEX21 PHO23 HOM 2020 DAY21 LVS CAL29 PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IRC23 KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA17 DRC12 DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL18 34th 140 78 ROV13 KAN TEX MAR PHO 2021 SS-Green Light Racingwith Rick Ware Racing 07 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA29 ATL NHA IRC25 MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV38 TEX KAN MAR PHO 71st 1 17 GLN24 2022 DGM Racing 36 Chevy DAY9 CAL LVS PHO ATL 90th 01 Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevy COA35 RCH MAR TAL DOV MCH28 GLN17 DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL 44 DAR28 TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA13 ATL NHA POC IRC ROV34 LVS HOM MAR PHO 2023 DGM Racing 91 Chevy DAYDNQ CAL LVS31 PHO ATL COA28 RCH MAR TAL26 DOV DAR CLT PIR ATL18 NHA POC ROA8 MCH BRI27 TEX MAR23 PHO 33rd 164 36 SON19 NSH CSC IRC18 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Ford GLN25 DAY DAR KAN ROV25 LVS HOM 2024 DGM Racing 92 Chevy DAY32 ATL LVS PHO COA31 RCH19 MAR TEX29 TAL16 DOV DAR22 CLT SON16 IOW NHA NSH CSC36 POC37 IND27 MCH24 DAY30 DAR ATL BRI20 KAN TAL 29th 263 Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota PIR12 ROV8 LVS HOM MAR DGM Racing 91 Chevy GLN10 PHO21 2025 DGM Racing withJesse Iwuji Motorsports DAY14 ATL30 COA22 PHO23 LVS31 HOM MAR DAR24 BRI CAR17 TAL TEX28 CLT NSH POC23 ATL CSC35 SON14 DOV34 IND19 IOW21 GLN27 DAY18 PIR GTW BRI29 KAN ROV21 LVS TAL MAR PHO32 29th 261 SS-Green Light Racingwith BRK Racing 14 Chevy MXC24 2026 SS-Green Light Racing 07 DAY17 ATL15 COA36 PHO30 LVS23 DAR20 MAR35 CAR36 BRI23 KAN26 TAL14 TEX27 GLN22 DOV27 CLT25 NSH32 POC22 COR16 SON16 CHI36 ATL12 IND33 IOW31 DAY28 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 2019 Reaume Brothers Racing 34 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN18 CLTDNQ TEX IOW GTW KEN20 POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO 90th 7 33 CHI19 HOM30 2020 34 DAY LVS32 CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR 88th 01 33 Toyota RCH25 KAN28 00 BRI26 LVS TAL TEX19 MAR PHO 2022 On Point Motorsports 30 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON30 KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 102nd 01 2023 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW36 KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 112th 01 2025 Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP7 IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA 87th 01 41 ROV6 TAL MAR PHO

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points Bilicki switched from Cup points to Xfinity points in late 2021