Josh Wise

Joshua Eric Wise is an American athletic trainer and former professional stock car racing and dirt track racing driver. He is currently a trainer for Chevrolet's development program for upcoming drivers and oversees driver development for Pinnacle Racing Group.

Wise competed in stock car racing in NASCAR. Wise's NASCAR Xfinity Series career included stints with Baker Curb Racing, Turner Motorsports, JR Motorsports and TMG. In the NASCAR Cup Series, he drove for Front Row Motorsports, Phil Parsons Racing and The Motorsports Group, among others.

Early career In 1999, Wise entered into the United States Auto Club (USAC) at sixteen years of age in USAC's 3/4 Midget Division. He won the USAC Championship, earning four wins at Irwindale Speedway along with rookie of the year honors. This championship made Josh the youngest champion in USAC history, in 44 years of sanctioned races.

For 2000, Wise made the move to USAC's Western States Midget Division, racing only the pavement events. In his rookie year Wise captured two wins at Madera Speedway and one at Stockton 99, beating midget legend Sleepy Tripp to the checkers. For his first win at Madera Speedway, Wise started last and came through the field to take the win in a race that was called short due to a bad accident during the feature.

Wise first appeared in the ARCA Re/MAX Series in 2006 with Eddie Sharp Racing. He ran two races and earned one top-ten. In 2007, Wise returned to the team to run eleven races, earning one pole position and six top-tens, including three second-place finishes.

NASCAR In 2007, it was announced that Wise would drive part-time for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports in conjunction with Michael Waltrip Racing.

Wise earned one top-ten finish, a fifth-place finish at IRP. Wise made three series starts in 2009 for Xxxtreme Motorsport, failing to finish any of them. In 2009, Wise also raced seventeen USAC sprint car races winning one race and getting 12 top fives. Wise raced 15 USAC national midget races winning three and taking eight top-fives. Wins included the Belleville Nationals preliminary night and the Firemans Nationals.

In 2011, Wise returned to JR Motorsports part-time and also drove for Go Green Racing and Key Motorsports. Wise raced part-time in 2011 bouncing between three different teams but still managed to finish sixteenth in the Nationwide Series drivers standings, He also made his Cup Series debut at Chicago, driving for Max Q Motorsports; he qualified for three additional races over the rest of the year. In 2012, Wise ran the majority of the Nationwide Series schedule for The Motorsports Group. He also competed full-time, except for the Daytona 500, in the Sprint Cup Series, competing for rookie of the year, driving the Front Row Motorsports No. 26.

On November 26, 2013, Wise announced that he had left Front Row Motorsports; on December 4 it was revealed that he would drive for Phil Parsons Racing in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

In 2015, Wise received sponsorship for the Daytona 500 from former Phoenix Racing owner James Finch's company Phoenix Construction. However, he failed to qualify after suffering from a mechanical failure at the start of the second Budweiser Duel.

On April 29, rumors arose that PPR and Jay Robinson had agreed to a deal that would send Wise to Robinson's Premium Motorsports; this was officially announced by Premium Motorsports on May 4. Wise officially joined Premium Motorsports at the Coca-Cola 600 weekend. This partnership was short-lived, however, as Wise parted ways with the team after the 2015 Quaker State 400. On July 17, Wise announced he had joined Go FAS Racing in the No. 32 for the Brickyard 400; however, Wise failed to qualify. Wise returned to the No. 32 for a three-race stretch beginning at Michigan, where he was able to qualify and finish 37th and 35th, before failing to qualify for the Southern 500. Wise returned to Front Row Motorsports for the CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega, driving the No. 34; he finished 29th in the event.

In 2016, Wise was picked up by The Motorsports Group for the Daytona 500; despite failing to qualify for the race, Wise and TMG announced their intention to run the full season together. Wise has also failed to qualify for the GEICO 500 at Talladega, the Brickyard 400, and the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, but have otherwise qualified for every race in 2016. He didn't drive for Martinsville, Phoenix, and Homestead as Gray Gaulding drove for the team at those races.

Dogecoin sponsorship

On March 16, 2014, users of a Reddit message board, /r/NASCAR, noticed Wise racing an unsponsored car at the Food City 500 and went with the idea of sponsoring a car. A user reached out to the Dogecoin community, a cryptocurrency based on the Internet meme, Doge, that had raised funds for other various causes. Phil Parsons Racing told /r/NASCAR the communities needed to raise $55,000 to sponsor Wise at the Aaron's 499.

Several days later Wise announced to his followers that he would race the Dogecar (also called the "Moonrocket") for free at the 2014 Sprint Showdown on May 16 and the 2014 All-Star Race if he won the Showdown or the fan vote. Wise did not advance through the Showdown but won the fan vote, defeating favorite Danica Patrick. Wise placed fifteenth in the exhibition All-Star Race.

In 2015, the Dogecar returned for the Toyota/Save Mart 350.

Driver training Wise no longer races in NASCAR and has declared himself to be retired. He eventually formed a driver performance consulting business, partnering with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2017 to train CGR drivers Brennan Poole, Tyler Reddick, Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson. He currently serves as a driver performance manager for Chevrolet teams CGR, GMS Racing, and Hendrick Motorsports. Wise won the USAC Midget race at Lucas Oil Raceway on August 14, 2021 driving for Alex Bowman. The one-off start was his first series win since Angell Park Speedway in 2009. He is a triathlete, beginning after cycling with driver Scott Speed, and occasionally tests his bicycle at the A2 Wind Tunnel in North Carolina. Wise took to triathlon competitively and competed in a full 140.6 mile triathlon and four 70.3 mile Ironman triathlons. In 2015, Wise qualified for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Zell am See, Austria.

In 2014 Wise won a half marathon in Naples, FL.

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.)

Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Sprint 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 2009 H&S Motorsports 73 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MARDNQ TAL TEX PHO HOM NA 0 2010 Gunselman Motorsports 64 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOVDNQ KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL NA 0 R3 Motorsports 23 Toyota TEXDNQ PHO HOM 2011 Max Q Motorsports 37 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI42 NHA39 DOV37 KANDNQ CLTDNQ TALDNQ MAR 74th 01 HP Racing 66 Toyota TEX40 PHO HOM 2012 Front Row Motorsports 26 Ford DAY PHO38 LVS40 BRI43 CAL37 MAR41 TEX39 KAN39 RCH38 TAL42 DAR43 CLT43 DOVDNQ POC42 MCH42 SON30 KEN41 DAY37 NHA38 IND37 POC37 GLN38 MCH40 BRI38 ATLDNQ RCH42 CHI38 NHADNQ DOV37 TAL43 CLTDNQ KANDNQ MAR38 TEX37 PHO37 HOM40 39th 147 2013 35 DAY40 PHO35 LVS35 BRI26 CAL40 MAR35 TEX30 KAN26 RCH28 TAL19 DAR38 CLT26 DOV25 POC34 MCH40 SON32 KEN39 DAY25 NHA35 IND38 POC41 GLN MCH39 BRI37 ATL41 RCH41 CHI41 NHA32 DOV42 KAN40 CLT41 TAL30 MAR34 TEX39 PHO36 HOM41 60th 01 2014 Phil Parsons Racing 98 Ford DAY24 TAL20 POC35 DAY23 TAL28 36th 405 Chevy PHODNQ LVS42 BRI23 CAL37 MAR35 TEX36 DAR21 RCH39 KAN33 CLT41 DOV28 MCH33 SON40 KEN29 NHA29 IND29 POC24 GLN38 MCH28 BRI29 ATL33 RCH32 CHI33 NHA33 DOV42 KAN38 CLT41 MAR25 TEX41 PHO41 HOM32 2015 Ford DAYDNQ ATL32 LVS34 PHO36 CAL36 MAR30 TEX38 BRI39 RCH42 TAL10 KAN28 37th 254 Premium Motorsports CLT35 DOV40 POC29 MCH34 DAY31 KEN43 NHA Chevy SON28 Go FAS Racing 32 Ford INDDNQ POC GLN MCH37 BRI35 DARDNQ CHI33 DOV36 CLTDNQ KAN HOM39 The Motorsports Group 30 Chevy RCHDNQ BK Racing 26 Toyota NHA31 Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford TAL29 MAR TEX PHO 2016 The Motorsports Group 30 Chevy DAYDNQ ATL39 LVS35 PHO34 CAL36 MAR38 TEX40 BRI33 RCH39 TALDNQ KAN36 DOV36 CLT38 POC27 MCH30 SON38 DAYDNQ KEN24 NHA40 INDDNQ POC34 GLN26 BRI36 MCH38 DAR29 RCH30 CHI38 NHA39 DOV39 CLT29 KAN39 TALWth MAR TEX40 PHO HOM 40th 168

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 34 35 Pts Ref 2007 Fitz Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP19 CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 125th 206 2008 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT24 DOV19 NSH33 KEN23 MLW33 NHA20 DAY33 CHI25 GTY16 IRP5 CGV GLN DOV13 KAN 33rd 1770 Toyota MCH14 BRI CAL22 Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Toyota RCH35 CLTDNQ TEX11 PHO23 HOM12 99 MEMQL† 2009 Curb Racing 43 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI TEXDNQ NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL 97th 198 SK Motorsports 07 Chevy RCH37 DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM Xxxtreme Motorsport 58 Chevy TEX27 PHO34 HOM 2010 Specialty Racing 61 Ford DAY39 CAL37 LVS19 BRI23 NSH20 PHO24 TEXDNQ TALDNQ RCH37 DAR34 DOV36 CLT42 ROA41 NHA41 DAY 25th 2161 JR Motorsports 7 Chevy NSH16 KEN15 GTY8 IRP16 IOW11 GLN BRI15 CGV ATL11 RCH KAN13 CAL Baker Curb Racing 37 Ford CHI40 27 MCH40 Turner Motorsports 10 Toyota DOV39 Baker Curb Racing 43 Dodge CLT18 JR Motorsports 88 Chevy GTY7 TEX PHO HOM 2011 Go Green Racing 39 Ford DAY31 PHO18 LVS34 BRI18 TAL31 CHI26 ROA13 DAY24 KEN NHA 16th 671 JR Motorsports 7 Chevy CAL16 TEX14 NSH9 RCH6 DAR14 DOV17 IOW29 CLT17 MCH16 NSH20 IRP19 IOW4 BRI16 CLT14 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy GLN28 CGV29 ATL22 RCH33 CHI31 DOV33 KAN33 TEX36 42 PHODNQ 47 HOM39 2012 The Motorsports Group 40 DAY14 125th 01 42 PHO40 LVS41 BRI43 CAL39 TEX40 RCH38 TAL40 DAR39 IOW CLT41 DOV37 MCH39 ROA KEN40 DAY41 NHA41 CHI IND42 IOW GLN39 CGV BRI40 ATL40 RCH40 CHI41 KEN DOV39 CLT41KANDNQ TEX42 PHO40 HOM42 2013 DAY PHO38 DOV38 IOW MCH37 ROA KEN38 DAY NHA38 CHI IND39 IOW GLN39 MOH BRI40 ATL39 RCH38 CHIDNQ KEN DOV38 KAN39 CLTDNQ TEX38 PHO39 HOM39 33rd 217 40 LVS25 BRI19 CAL20 TEX37 RCH34 TAL18 DAR21 CLT 2014 DAY36 PHO26 LVS37 BRI30 CAL33 TEX31 DAR15 RCH25 TAL26 IOW CLT28 DOV33 MCH26 ROA KEN29 DAY32 NHA38 CHI IND29 IOW 103rd 01 46 GLN39 MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 2016 MBM Motorsports 40 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL39 124th 01 RSS Racing 93 Chevy TEX40 BRI39 RCH40 TAL DOV CLT39 POC36 MCH39 IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN B. J. McLeod Motorsports 15 Ford DOV39 CLT TriStar Motorsports 10 Toyota KANDNQ TEX PHO HOM† - Qualified for David Reutimann

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 24 25 Pts Ref 2007 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 00 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN17 CLT MFD DOV TEX13 MCH MLW29 MEM KEN21 IRP NSH19 BRI GTW8 NHA LVS6 TAL23 MAR ATL35 TEX PHO HOM 33rd 962 2011 RSS Racing 93 Chevy DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA29 KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 100th 01 2012 Norm Benning Racing 75 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH34 BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 103rd 01 2016 Premium Motorsports 49 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA27 LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 106th 01

Busch East Series NASCAR Busch East Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2007 Fitz Motorsports 2 Dodge GRE ELK IOW SBO STA NHA12 TMP MCM ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV 61st 127

ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max 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 2006 Eddie Sharp Racing 22 Dodge DAY NSH SLM WIN31 KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL8 DSF CHI SLM TAL IOW 94th 265 2007 Toyota DAY36 USA KAN5 POC9 MCH BLN KEN34 POC NSH2 GTW2 CHI35 SLM TAL33 TOL 26th 1640 Dodge NSH23 SLM WIN7 KEN TOL IOW ISF40 MIL DSF2

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points