Leland Honeyman
| Leland Honeyman | |||||||
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 Honeyman at Sonoma Raceway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Leland Honeyman Jr. February 23, 2005 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2021 Fall Brawl Winner (PLM) | ||||||
| Awards | 2021 Carolina Pro Late Model Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 17 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 42 (Young's Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2023 position | 40th | ||||||
| Best finish | 22nd (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 United Rentals 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2022 position | 71st | ||||||
| Best finish | 71st (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 UNOH 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 02 (Young's Motorsports) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 2022 Race to Stop Suicide 200 (New Smyrna) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of April 20, 2024. | |||||||
Leland Honeyman Jr. (born February 23, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for Young's Motorsports and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 02 for Young's. He previously competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Young's.
Racing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Honeyman would first get his start racing quads at the age of two and would rise through the ranks to International Trophy Karts at the age of four. For three years, he would then make starts in Jr. Trucks and Off Road Jr. Trucks, winning three championships in the off-road series. On his eighth birthday, he would race his first go-kart race, winning three championships.[1]
In 2017, he would win the Bandolero championship in INEX.[2]
In 2021, he would finish runner up to Nick Loden for the championship in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series.[3]
He also competed in the CARS Tour.
ARCA Menards Series East
[edit]On January 28, 2022, Honeyman was announced to race full-time for Young's Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series East that year, driving the No. 02.[4] He earned five top tens throughout the season, and finished 3rd in the points standings.
NASCAR Truck Series
[edit]Along with the January 28 announcement, he announced that he would attempt to make his first start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in late 2022.[5] He made his debut at Bristol Motor Speedway, starting 31st and finishing 29th.
NASCAR Xfinity Series
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On December 30, 2022, Alpha Prime Racing announced that Honeyman will join the organization part-time in the 2023 season, driving the 45 car.[6] He made his debut at Phoenix Raceway, qualifying 23rd and finished 27th. He followed with two 25th-place finishes at Richmond and Martinsville. At Portland, Honeyman qualified 21st, but was replaced mid-race by Brad Perez, after suffering from food poisoning during the first stage. Perez ran inside the top 15 until the final corner, after getting punted into tire barriers by Josh Williams, resulting in a 28th place finish. Since Honeyman started the race, he is officially credited with the finish. At Sonoma, Honeyman drove the 35 for Emerling-Gase Motorsports, in which he failed to qualify. In the race at Kansas in September, Honeyman failed to qualify driving Alpha Prime's No. 44 car, but the team worked a deal with MBM Motorsports to replace Timmy Hill in their No. 66 car, which did qualify for the race.[7]
On January 3, 2024, it was announced that Young's Motorsports would expand to the Xfinity Series in 2024, fielding the No. 42 with Honeyman driving the car full-time.[8] At Talladega, Honeyman scored a top 5, his first, with a 4th place finish.
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
[edit]| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2023 | Alpha Prime Racing | 45 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO 27 |
ATL | COA | RCH 25 |
MAR 25 |
TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | ROA 28 |
MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | ROV 21 |
LVS | HOM 23 |
MAR | 40th | 93 | [9] | |||||||||||||
| 43 | PIR 28 |
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| Emerling-Gase Motorsports | 35 | Chevy | SON DNQ |
NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpha Prime Racing | 44 | Chevy | KAN DNQ |
PHO DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MBM Motorsports | 66 | Ford | KAN 26 |
BRI | TEX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Young's Motorsports | 42 | Chevy | DAY 30 |
ATL 21 |
LVS 18 |
PHO 11 |
COA 20 |
RCH 20 |
MAR 31 |
TEX 31 |
TAL 4 |
DOV 21 |
DAR 30 |
CLT 23 |
PIR 26 |
SON 29 |
IOW 13 |
NHA 37 |
NSH 25 |
CSC 31 |
POC 25 |
IND 20 |
MCH 12 |
DAY 9 |
DAR 23 |
ATL 17 |
GLN 16 |
BRI 31 |
KAN 25 |
TAL 14 |
ROV 28 |
LVS 37 |
HOM 30 |
MAR 35 |
PHO 31 |
22nd | 457 | [10] | ||
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Young's Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR | BRI | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNO | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP | RCH | KAN | BRI 29 |
TAL | HOM | PHO | 71st | 8 | [11] |
ARCA Menards Series
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW 6 |
BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW 11 |
DSF | KAN | BRI 28 |
SLM | TOL | 43rd | 87 | [12] |
| 2023 | DAY | PHO 8 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 79th | 36 | [13] | |||
| 2024 | DAY 31 |
PHO | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | 111th | 13 | [14] | |||
ARCA Menards Series East
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2022 | Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | NSM 4 |
FIF 2 |
DOV 8 |
NSV 5 |
IOW 6 |
MLW 11 |
BRI 28 |
3rd | 296 | [15] | |
ARCA Menards Series West
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | PHO 8 |
IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | 45th | 37 | [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ "About – Leland Honeyman Racing". Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Feature Friday: Get to know our 2017 INEX Champions!". www.uslegendcars.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ White, Brandon. "Honeyman Ends Carolina Pro Late Model Series Season in Victory Lane". Racing America. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman joins Young's Motorsports for 2022 ARCA Menards Series East season". ARCA. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman Joins Young's Motorsports for Full ARCA East Schedule, NCWTS Debut Set for Late 2022". TobyChristie.com. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ Christie, Toby (December 30, 2022). "Alpha Prime Racing Adds Leland Honeyman Jr. to Driver Roster For 2023 Xfinity Series". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (September 9, 2023). "Leland Honeyman Jumping in MBM Motorsports No. 66 for Xfinity Race at Kansas". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman, Jr. to drive for Young's Motorsports full-time in Xfinity Series". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2024 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Leland Honeyman driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Official website