Kaden Honeycutt | |||||||
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Born | Kaden Wade Honeycutt June 23, 2003 Willow Park, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2024 CARS Pro Late Model Tour Champion 2024 Snowball Derby Winner 2022 Hart to Heart 100 Winner | ||||||
Awards |
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2024 position | 102nd | ||||||
Best finish | 102nd (2024) | ||||||
First race | 2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 BetRivers 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
34 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 45 (Niece Motorsports) | ||||||
2024 position | 19th | ||||||
Best finish | 19th (2024) | ||||||
First race | 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 29th (2019) | ||||||
First race | 2018 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic (Salem) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 53rd (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 14th (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 NAPA Auto Care 150 (Roseville) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
First win | 2023 NAPA Auto Care 150 (Roseville) | ||||||
Last win | 2023 51FIFTY Jr. ARCA Homecoming 150 (Madera) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of December 8, 2024. |
Kaden Wade Honeycutt (born June 23, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports and also competes part-time in various 602 Crate Dirt Late Model series, driving the No. 10 Longhorn Chassis for Kaden Honeycutt Racing.
Honeycutt began competing in the CARS Tour in 2021, where he ran all 13 late model stock tour races. He finished 2nd in the points standings with two wins, seven top-5s, and 12 top-10s, earning CARS Late Model Stock Tour Rookie of the Year honors. [1]
Honeycutt, along with Parker Retzlaff, were announced as the drivers for RFK Racing's team in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series in 2022. [2] [3]
Honeycutt drove part-time in the ARCA Menards Series for Empire Racing in 2018 and his own team in 2019.
It was announced on September 12, 2023, that Honeycutt would enter the Bush's Beans 200, driving the No. 17 for McGowan Motorsports. [4] After being involved in an accident, Honeycutt would finish in the 21st position.
Honeycutt planned on making his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in October 2019 driving for his own team that he fielded in ARCA that year. However, that did not end up happening. [5]
Honeycutt would not make his debut in the Truck Series until 2022 when he drove the No. 46 for G2G Racing in the race at Martinsville. [6] [7] On June 16, 2022, G2G announced that Honeycutt would return to drive for the team in the races at Nashville (in the No. 47), Richmond and Kansas in September. [8] It was later announced on July 14, 2022 that Honeycutt had signed a three-race deal with On Point Motorsports to drive the No. 30 truck for the team in the races at Pocono, Richmond, and Kansas races. [9] Honeycutt's breakthrough moment would be at Bristol, in which he finished in the top-15. [10]
On January 31, 2023, Roper Racing announced that Honeycutt would drive their No. 04 truck in the first six races of the Truck Series season. [11] On July 11, 2023, it was announced that Honeycutt would attempt to qualify for the Truck Series race at Pocono in a part-time fourth truck for Niece Motorsports, the No. 44. [12]
On February 9, 2024, Niece Motorsports announced that Honeycutt would drive the No. 45 truck for 12 races. He will be sharing the ride with Johnny Sauter, Connor Mosack, and Ross Chastain. [13] His 12 race schedule started at Atlanta with a sixth place finish. [14] On October 1 2024, it was announced that Honeycutt will drive full-time for Niece Motorsports No. 45 starting in 2025. [15]
On April 11, 2023, it was announced that Honeycutt would attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Martinsville Speedway for CHK Racing. [16] Honeycutt made the race after qualifying 33rd. He finished 38th after suffering an engine failure on lap 83.
Honeycutt made his ARCA Menards Series West debut at the All American Speedway in 2023, winning the race after leading the most laps. [17] He scored his second win of the season at Madera Speedway, leading every lap of the race to a dominating victory. [18]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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 | CHK Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR 38 | 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 | 105th | 01 | [19] |
2024 | DGM Racing | 92 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV 23 | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 102nd | 01 | [20] |
NASCAR Craftsman 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 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2022 | G2G Racing | 46 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR 34 | BRD | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNX | 32nd | 150 | [21] | ||||||||||||
47 | NSH 21 | MOH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On Point Motorsports | 30 | Toyota | POC 25 | IRP | RCH 21 | KAN 24 | BRI 13 | TAL 11 | HOM 27 | PHO 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Roper Racing | 04 | Ford | DAY DNQ | LVS 25 | ATL 33 | COA 15 | TEX Wth | BRD 9 | MAR 28 | KAN | 27th | 190 | [22] | |||||||||||||||||
Young's Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | DAR 10 | NWS 17 | CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Niece Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | POC 20 | RCH | IRP | MLW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | KAN 27 | BRI 25 | TAL | HOM | PHO 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Niece Motorsports | 45 | Chevy | DAY | ATL 6 | LVS | BRI 12 | COA | MAR 9 | TEX | KAN 4 | DAR | NWS | CLT 7 | GTW | NSH 33 | POC | IRP | RCH 14 | MLW 12 | BRI 35 | KAN 4 | TAL 19 | HOM 14 | MAR 33 | PHO 7 | 19th | 384 | [23] | ||
2025 | 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 | -* | -* |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
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 |
2018 | Empire Racing | 43 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | IOW | ELK | POC | ISF | BLN | DSF | SLM 19 | IRP 18 | KAN | 66th | 300 | [24] |
2019 | Kaden Honeycutt Racing | 38 | Ford | DAY | FIF 9 | SLM | TAL | NSH 7 | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | ELK | IOW 11 | POC | ISF | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN | 29th | 560 | [25] |
2023 | McGowan Motorsports | 17 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI 21 | SLM | TOL | 108th | 23 | [26] |
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
2023 | McGowan Motorsports | 17 | Chevy | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI 21 | 53rd | 23 | [27] |
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 | McGowan Motorsports | 17 | Chevy | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS 1* | LVS 9 | MAD 1** | PHO 9 | 14th | 166 | [28] |
2024 | Sigma Performance Services | 23 | Chevy | PHO | KER | PIR | SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO 6 | 45th | 38 | [29] |
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