Trevor Bayne

Trevor Mitchell Bayne (born February 19, 1991) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, dirt racing driver, team owner, and businessman. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, competing in the No. 24 Toyota GR Supra for Sam Hunt Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage. He is also a pit reporter for NASCAR on Prime Video. He is the youngest person to ever win the Daytona 500, the largest event in NASCAR,

After losing his ride with Roush in 2018, Bayne opened Mahalo Coffee Roasters in Knoxville, Tennessee, as well as starting in 2021 driving a 602 Crate Late Model on a part-time basis for his own team that he shares with his younger brother Trey Bayne in the American Crate All-Star Series presented by PPM. At the end of 2022, he sold Mahalo Coffee Roasters as he was on the verge of signing a full-time deal with Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2023 (which did not end up happening).

Racing career

Beginnings Bayne was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in February 1991.

In 2003, Bayne moved to Allison Legacy Series, where he became the youngest top rookie. The next year, he became the series' National Champion, the youngest person ever to win the title. During the two years he raced in the series, he won fourteen races, earned nineteen pole positions, and recorded thirty top-five finishes in only 41 starts. In 2005, when Bayne was fifteen years old, he moved to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division, in which he received the highest rookie honors. In 2008, he signed a contract with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. under their driver development program, racing in the NASCAR Camping World East Series, where he recorded one win, six top-fives, and seven top-ten finishes and finished fourth in point standings. One year later, he recorded Sunoco Rookie of the Race honors after participating in the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway. Also in 2009, he began racing in the Nationwide Series for Michael Waltrip Racing. After about two years with the team, he moved to Roush Fenway Racing at the end of the season and began racing in the Sprint Cup Series for Wood Brothers Racing. In his first start for the team in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, he qualified second and finished 28th. He got the pole position at the Kroger 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park and finished seventh at that race and the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond.

During the 2010 season, Bayne drove the No. 99 Out Pet Care Toyota Camry for Diamond-Waltrip Racing in 28 races before moving to Roush Fenway Racing. While with Michael Waltrip Racing in 2010, he recorded three pole positions, five top-fives, and nine top-ten finishes. After announcing his departure from MWR in 2010, he was released and replaced with the Truex brothers Ryan Truex and Martin Truex Jr.

2010–2014: Roush Fenway Racing

In October 2010, Bayne signed a multi-year contract with Roush Fenway Racing. For the rest of 2010, Bayne drove the No. 17 Ford in the Nationwide Series. On June 9, Bayne got his second career Xfinity Series victory by winning the DuPont Pioneer 250 at Iowa Speedway after Austin Dillon's handling went away.

Bayne returned to the No. 6 and RFR for the 2014 season. Advocare, previously a sponsor in the Cup Series and primary sponsor of Austin Dillon the prior two years, came on to sponsor the full season.

Bayne came close to many wins in the spring of 2014. He almost won at Dover and was edged by Kyle Busch for the win. In an interview, he said "My team's improved significantly. This series is so tough this year, and we've been on our game. But you want to be greedy and ask for more." He finished second again at Chicago after leading a few laps. He then took home $200,000 in the Dash-4-Cash program at the Iowa race and split it between him and a randomly chosen fan.

2022–2023: Return To The Xfinity Series On February 9, 2022, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that they had signed Bayne to drive the No. 18 in seven races. Bayne raced at Fontana, Phoenix in April, Charlotte in May, Nashville, Loudon, Vegas in October, and at Homestead. Bayne finished third in his first race of seven at Fontana. At Phoenix, he finished 4th. At Charlotte, he finished 9th. At Nashville, Bayne finished second and second again at Loudon, Bayne wouldn't race again until October, when Joe Gibbs added an extra race to his schedule, as the originally scheduled driver of the No. 18 for the weekend Drew Dollar, backed out to focus on college, Bayne finished thirteenth as he got shuffled back on the final laps. Bayne finished fifth at Las Vegas and sixth at Homestead, his final race of the season.

On August 23, 2023, Bayne announced that he would return to Joe Gibbs Racing for three races, driving the No. 19 Toyota Supra at Daytona, Bristol and Texas. He would finish 29th after being collected in a big wreck at Daytona. At Bristol, he would finish seventh after a good run. At Texas, he was involved in another wreck, which caused him to finish 33rd.

2025: Sam Hunt Racing In September 2025, it was announced Bayne would return to the Xfinity Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, driving the No. 24 for Sam Hunt Racing.

NASCAR Cup Series

2010–2014: Wood Brothers Racing

Bayne moved to the 2010 Sprint Cup Series and raced for the Wood Brothers Racing team in the Texas 500, starting 28th and finishing seventeenth. He returned to the Wood Brothers in 2011 for a limited schedule. He won the first race of the season, the Daytona 500, to become the youngest winner in Daytona 500 history, at the age of 20 years and one day. This was the Wood Brothers' first win since the 2001 season when Elliott Sadler won at Bristol. Despite the big win, Bayne finished 40th the next week at Phoenix. The Daytona 500 win also granted Bayne eligibility for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in 2011 and 2012. However, the Wood Brothers originally didn't have the sponsorship to run the non-points event or Talladega. The team later announced that Bayne would run the All-Star as well as the spring Talladega race with sponsorship from Camping World and Good Sam Club. After the Samsung Mobile 500, Bayne was hospitalized for a spider bite but was released that Wednesday. Bayne raced at Talladega, but was caught up in an early crash. However, Bayne's illness returned after racing at Nashville Superspeedway and he was hospitalized for five weeks, with his Nationwide ride being taken over by Chris Buescher, Kevin Swindell, and Matt Kenseth. Bayne's Cup Series ride for the Coca-Cola 600 was driven by Roush Fenway teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The illness was originally thought to be Lyme disease, but later that same year it was announced that Bayne had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Bayne would return to the seat of the No. 16 and would win his first Nationwide race in Texas. For 2012, 2013, and 2014, Bayne returned to the No. 21 for a limited schedule.

2015–2018: Roush Fenway Racing On May 24, 2014, RFR announced that Bayne would be running the No. 6 full-time in the Sprint Cup Series for the 2015 season. Near the end of the 2014 season, Bayne intended to run the No. 6 Advocare Cup car in a few races to get a head-start on his 2015 campaign. However, the plan was aborted after he failed to qualify in his first race at Charlotte in October. Bayne was not eligible to run for Rookie of the Year consideration, having spent four years running in several races.

Bayne qualified fifteenth in a controversial qualifying session for the Daytona 500. However, a crash during the first Budweiser Duel forced Bayne to a backup car. He got collected in a late-race accident involving Jeff Gordon, Reed Sorenson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and A. J. Allmendinger, but nonetheless finished the race on the lead lap.

After bad performances throughout the spring, Bayne had a good run going at the GEICO 500. While running third, he lost control of his car and triggered a massive crash. In an interview following, he would blame dirty air for causing him to lose control and causing the crash. At Dover on May 31, 2015, Bayne got into an accident involving Justin Allgaier and Michael Annett. After the race, Bayne was called to the Oval Office and fined $20,000 for violating a race procedure made in the wake of the Kevin Ward Jr. accident in August 2014, in which a driver must remain in their car until being permitted by officials to exit (unless fire or smoke engulf the car).

Bayne got his first top-ten of the year at Michigan, during the rain-delayed Quicken Loans 400. After an early speeding penalty, it looked like Bayne was set to finish a lap down. However, because several cars stayed out for the final yellow while the race leaders pitted, Bayne got his lap back, and when the race was later called because of rain showers, Bayne had finished ninth and got his first top ten since the 2012 Aaron’s 499. He picked up his first ARCA win at Pocono after starting first and dominating the race, and recorded another Cup Series top ten in the 2015 Coke Zero 400. Bayne's struggles would continue, as he would finish fortieth in back-to-back races at Indianapolis and Pocono, being plagued by a major lack of speed at both tracks.

To start off 2016, Bayne would finish 28th in the Daytona 500. The next week at Atlanta, Bayne surprised many fans by qualifying fourth but finished 22nd. In the following weeks, he finished seventeenth at Las Vegas, 23rd at Phoenix, twentieth at Auto Club Speedway, 27th at Martinsville, fifteenth at Texas (after a fuel mileage gamble), and then a fifth-place finish at Bristol (getting his first top-five of the year). The next week at Richmond, he would finish seventeenth. The next week at Talladega, Bayne would have yet another strong race, as he would lead several laps and finish tenth. The next week at Kansas, he qualified 10th but ended up blowing a tire and finished 25th. The next week at Dover, his strong races would continue, when he finished tenth. The following week at Pocono, Bayne finished in 25th place. The next week at Michigan, he finished in 13th place. The next week at Sonoma, Bayne finished in fifteenth place. The next week at Daytona, Bayne scored his third career top-five finish with a third-place outing. The next week at Kentucky, it would come down to a fuel mileage race, and Bayne would conserve enough fuel to finish eleventh. The next week at New Hampshire, Bayne would finish 23rd. The next week at Indianapolis, Bayne would be involved in a wreck with Clint Bowyer on a green-white-checkered attempt and finish 30th.

It was announced on November 30, 2016, that Liberty National Insurance would become a sponsor for Bayne and the No. 6 car.

In February 2017, Bayne picked up his first top-ten finish of the season at the 2017 Daytona 500. He ran as high as third and finished tenth. At the 2017 Brickyard 400, Bayne had a fantastic race that ultimately was his nearest miss of his entire career. Thanks to a strategy call by Matt Puccia, Bayne moved up in the standings to fourth and was in a position to take the lead from Brad Keselowski when Keselowski, Kasey Kahne, and Jimmie Johnson pitted. His strategy was first thwarted by a caution that came out as soon as he took the lead, and after slipping in the standings from a pit stop, he found himself running fourth again. Bayne was about to take the lead on a restart, but got collected in an accident involving him, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, and a few other cars. In a post-race interview, Bayne said, "I've never been more upset after a loss in my entire racing career. I say every week we give it all we have and we do it for God's glory and trust him with the results, whether they're good or bad. It's hard to understand, but it hurts." Fellow driver Denny Hamlin blamed Bayne for the restart, though it showed that it was not Bayne's fault, and later said to his crew, "He can't wait till his sponsorship money runs out".

Later in the year, Bayne got two top-fives at Michigan and Bristol and was running as high as second with two laps to go at Michigan until he got loose in the corner and fell to 5th. At Talladega in the fall, he miraculously finished third after his car was damaged from a couple of late race accidents and pushed by six drivers on the last lap, and nearly beat Ryan Newman for second. He got another top-ten running at Martinsville by passing a few cars on the last lap and finishing sixth, sideways across the line from a multi-car last lap crash.

Bayne finished 22nd in points for the second year in a row while breaking a new record for most top-fives and top-tens in a year, with two and six, respectively. Liberty National would leave the team for Richard Childress Racing at the end of the year.

On April 14, 2018, SB Nation reported that former RFR driver Matt Kenseth would return to the team for select races in the No. 6, starting at Kansas in May, effectively demoting Bayne to part-time status for the remainder of the season. It marked Bayne's first part-time season since 2014.

After a long summer of poor finishes, it was announced on September 12, 2018, that Bayne would not return to the No. 6 Ford Mustang in 2019, making him a free agent.

2019: Free agent After departing Roush Fenway Racing at the end of 2018, Bayne and his family returned home to Tennessee. During the 2019 offseason, Bayne constructed a farm in the state's countryside. In late June, the Bayne family opened the Mahalo Coffee Roasters store in Knoxville. Bayne later revealed that he had offers to drive, but did not have the sponsorship money necessary for any of them.

Craftsman Truck Series

2020: Niece Motorsports On August 31, 2020, Niece Motorsports announced Bayne would make his Truck Series debut in the team's No. 40 Silverado at Darlington. He would make his second consecutive start in the series for Niece at Richmond, replacing full-time driver Ty Majeski in the No. 45, as Majeski was out for undisclosed reasons. Bayne finished fifth at Bristol, but was disqualified when his truck failed the minimum height requirement during post-race inspection. At Talladega, he finished second after being beaten for the win by Raphaël Lessard as the caution came out on the final lap. After the race, he affirmed he would run the No. 45 for the rest of the 2020 season.

2023: Rackley W.A.R. On October 17, 2023, it was announced Bayne would drive Rackley W.A.R.'s No. 25 at Homestead–Miami Speedway. He would finish the race in fourteenth.

2025: Tricon Garage In August 2025, it was announced Bayne would drive the No. 1 for Tricon Garage at Darlington Raceway. In his first NASCAR national series race in nearly two years, Bayne scored a top-five result in fifth.

Personal life Bayne is an outspoken Christian. He has credited his faith for helping him handle both the overnight success he experienced by winning the Daytona 500 as well as the health scare that took him away from racing briefly during the 2011 season. He has been on several mission trips to Mexico with Back2Back Ministries, including one in December 2011. Bayne also attended Passion 2012 at the Georgia Dome and was recognized for his faith in front of approximately 45,000 college students during the final session of the conference.

On November 12, 2013, Bayne announced that he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The couple was married on June 4, 2013, and had their first child, Elizabeth Kate in December 2015. Their son, Levi Jensen Bayne, was born on June 20, 2017. They welcomed their third child, a son named Luka, on September 19, 2019. On December 11, 2021, their fourth child, a son named Jude, was born. On September 14, 2023, their fifth child, which was a son named Jett, was welcomed.

The Baynes opened Mahalo Coffee Roasters, a coffeehouse chain in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2019. At the end of 2022, he sold Mahalo Coffee Roasters as he was on the verge of signing a full-time deal with Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2023 (which did not end up happening). 2011

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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 2009 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 52 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV 32nd 1648 Michael Waltrip Racing 99 Toyota NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTW IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL MEM TEX PHO HOM CJM Racing 11 Toyota RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT 2010 Diamond-Waltrip Racing 99 Toyota DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTW IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV 7th 4041 Roush Fenway Racing 17 Ford KAN CAL CLT TEX PHO HOM 16 GTW 2011 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 11th 893 2012 60 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 32nd 308 2013 6 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 6th 1086 2014 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 6th 1086 2016 Roush Fenway Racing 60 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 102nd 01 2022 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 23rd 357 2023 19 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 TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 43rd 72 2025 Sam Hunt Racing 24 Toyota DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 96th 01

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 2020 Niece Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR 35th 138 45 RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 2023 Rackley W.A.R. 25 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 104th 01 2025 Tricon Garage 1 Toyota DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO 45th 34

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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 2015 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Ford DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 85th 245

Camping World East Series NASCAR Camping World East Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2007 Rocky Bayne 00 Chevy GRE ELK IOW SBO STA NHA TMP NSH ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV 65th 104 2008 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 1 Chevy GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP NSH ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV STA 4th 1855 2009 Dave Davis 9 Chevy GRE TRI IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP ADI LRP NHA DOV 50th 150

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 Pts Ref 2015 Bill McAnally Racing 60 Ford KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO 49th 34