Leland Honeyman

American racing driver
NASCAR driver
Leland Honeyman
Honeyman at Martinsville Speedway in 2024
BornLeland Honeyman Jr.
(2005-02-23) February 23, 2005 (age 19)
Phoenix, Arizona
Achievements2021 Fall Brawl Pro Late Model Winner
Awards2021 Carolina Pro Late Model Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
17 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 42 (Young's Motorsports)
2023 position40th
Best finish40th (2023)
First race2023 United Rentals 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2024 Ag-Pro 300 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2022 position71st
Best finish71st (2022)
First race2022 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
3 races run over 1 year
ARCA no., teamNo. 02 (Young's Motorsports)
First race2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa)
Last race2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
7 races run over 1 year
First race2022 Race to Stop Suicide 200 (New Smyrna)
Last race2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 1
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 Truck Series for Young's.

Racing career

Early career

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

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

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

Honeyman's No. 35 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2023, he ended up failing to qualify.
Honeyman's No. 42 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

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

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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 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
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 CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -* [10]

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 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

ARCA Menards 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 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 -* -* [14]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
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

ARCA Menards Series West results
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

  1. ^ "About – Leland Honeyman Racing". Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  2. ^ "Feature Friday: Get to know our 2017 INEX Champions!". www.uslegendcars.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  3. ^ White, Brandon. "Honeyman Ends Carolina Pro Late Model Series Season in Victory Lane". Racing America. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. ^ "Leland Honeyman joins Young's Motorsports for 2022 ARCA Menards Series East season". ARCA. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Srigley, Joseph (September 9, 2023). "Leland Honeyman Jumping in MBM Motorsports No. 66 for Xfinity Race at Kansas". TobyChristie.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  11. ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  14. ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2024 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "Leland Honeyman – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

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