About

Kaulig Racing

Matt Kaulig brings passion and drive to his NASCAR team Kaulig Racing. As an industry leader and a recognized, successful entrepreneur, Kaulig has a proven record of developing new ventures that thrive. In 2016, he founded Kaulig Racing and established the headquarters in Welcome, North Carolina. Setting the team up for success early on, Kaulig Racing joined forces with Richard Childress Racing to create a technical alliance, including the use of ECR engines. The Kaulig Racing team is focused on building race cars from the ground up and continues to find new and revolutionary technologies to improve the performance of their race cars.

In just their sixth season in NASCAR, Kaulig Racing has already earned 15 career wins. In 2021 they captured seven Xfinity Wins, one Cup Series Win and won the 2021 Nascar Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship. For the 2022 season, Kaulig acquired two Charters for Cup. With the growth of his NASCAR team, their partnership with The NASCAR Foundation is a natural fit as philanthropy is near and dear to his heart & Kaulig makes it a priority to make a positive impact on and off the track. Both brands share the incredible goal of impacting the communities they love by helping children in need live happier, healthier lives.

Our

Team

Matt Kaulig

Team Owner

Owner of Kaulig Racing and Founder & Board Member at Leaf Home. Founded Kaulig Racing in 2016 and has established his race team as a winning multi-car organization.

Chris Rice

President

Rice began working on the pit crew as early as five years old, as his mother ran their local Speedway racetrack. With decades of experience in NASCAR, and as team President, Rice is using his expertise to help Kaulig transform the culture at Kaulig Racing with a “whatever it takes” attitude.

Our

Drivers

Justin Haley

Haley competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. He burst onto the NASCAR scene in 2014, and there has been no stopping him since.

Daniel Hemric

Hemric, the reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion, joins Kaulig Racing for 2022 where he will defend his title while driving the No. 11 Chevrolet in the Xfinity Series. He began his racing career at the young age of 5 behind the wheel of a go-kart and now competes at the highest level.

A.J. Allmendinger

Allmendinger is returning to full-time competition and will compete for a championship this year, splitting time on the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. He started his career in karts, winning two International Kart Federation Grand National championships, and now has over 370 racing starts.

Landon Cassill

Cassill, a NASCAR veteran, is driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro SS in the Xfinity Series in 2022. He began racing on a quad when he was three years old and is now the first driver to be paid entirely in crypto.

Noah Gragson

Gragson is competing part-time in 14 Cup Races for Kaulig, splitting time on the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. He started racing at the age of 13 and posted a career-high three victories last year.