McAnally-Hilgemann Racing

Stock car racing team
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing
Owner(s)Bill McAnally
Mike Curb
William Hilgemann
BaseRoseville, California
SeriesNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
ARCA Menards Series
ARCA Menards Series West
Race driversTruck Series
18. Tyler Ankrum
19. Christian Eckes
43. Daniel Dye
91. Jack Wood, Zane Smith
ARCA Menards Series
16. Jack Wood (part-time)
19. Eric Johnson Jr. (part-time)
ARCA Menards Series West
16. Jack Wood
19. Eric Johnson Jr.
SponsorsTruck Series
18. LiUNA, Ullico
19. NAPA Auto Care, Gates Hydraulics, Instacoat Premium Products
43. Champion Container, NAPA Auto Care
91. Klotz Synthetic, Instacoat Premium Products, SpeedyCash
ARCA Menards Series
16. NAPA Auto Parts
19. Pacific Office Automation
ARCA Menards Series West
16. NAPA Auto Parts
19. Pacific Office Automation
ManufacturerChevrolet
Career
DebutWhelen All-American Series
1990
Menards Series West:
1992
Craftsman Truck Series
2000
Menards Series East:
2014
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 12
NASCAR Whelen All American Series: 1
1990
ARCA Menards Series West: 11
1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
ARCA Menards Series East: 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 0

McAnally–Hilgemann Racing (MHR) is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is based in Roseville, California, and is owned by Bill McAnally (in Truck, is co-owned by William Hilgemann). In the NASCAR Truck Series, the team fields four trucks full-time: No. 18 Chevrolet Silverado for Tyler Ankrum, the No. 19 for Christian Eckes, the No. 43 for Daniel Dye, and the No. 91 for Jack Wood and Zane Smith.

The team also races full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, as well as part-time in the ARCA Menards Series as Bill McAnally Racing (BMR), fielding the No. 16 Chevrolet SS full-time for Jack Wood and the No. 19 full-time for Eric Johnson Jr.

History

Bill McAnally first started racing in the Late Model series at All American Speedway in 1990. While preparing to begin his Late Model career he reached out to NAPA to try getting some sponsorship for his car. They agreed to sponsor him, and McAnally won the Late Model division championship in the Whelen All-American Series at the track. NAPA has continued to sponsor the team to this day.

McAnally moved up to the K&N Pro Series West (then called the NASCAR Winston West Series), making two starts that season. The following season he bumped that up to five starts. The 1994 season got off to a bad start when he lost his car and equipment to vandals the night before the season opener. Despite this, McAnally still managed to race in six events while rebuilding his team that year. In 1995 he finally reached his dream of running a full regular-season schedule, finishing ninth in the championship standings. He followed that up with another ninth-place finish in the standings the following year.[1] In total, McAnally made 56 starts between 1992 and 1998[2] while also working a full-time job as a lineman for a utility company.

In 1999 McAnally was getting ready to retire from racing when a chance meeting took place with a father and son who wanted to go racing. That meeting resulted in Sean Woodside racing for McAnally in 1999. He won the first race of the season at Tucson and went on to win the series championship. McAnally next opened a seat for Brendan Gaughan who went on to win back-to-back titles for BMR in 2000 and 2001 and opened a Camping World Truck Series (then called Craftsman Truck Series) team in the same years.[3] McAnally would add two more titles with driver Eric Holmes in 2008 and 2010. In 2015 and 2016 the team saw even more success, winning back-to-back championships with Chris Eggleston and Todd Gilliland respectively. This made McAnally just the third car owner in the history of the series to win consecutive titles on two separate occasions.[4] They came back just as strong in 2017, winning another championship with Todd Gilliland.[5] McAnally is the only owner in NASCAR history to have eight championships at the touring series level of NASCAR.[6]

The team is also known as Bill McAnally Racing outside of NASCAR Truck

On January 13, 2020, BMR announced a partnership with Bill Hilgemann to form McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. The team fielded the No. 19 Tundra full-time in the Truck Series for Kraus.[7] The following day, the team revealed a new Menards Series West driver lineup of Gio Scelzi, Jesse Love, Holley Hollan, and Gracie Trotter.[8]

In 2021, McAnally's team participated with the Nos. 1 (Jolynn Wilkinson), 4 (Dylan Lupton, Eric Nascimento), 5 (Sebastian Arias), 16 (Jesse Love), 19 (Derek Kraus, Eric Nascimento, Amber Balcaen, Jolynn Wilkinson, Sebastian Arias), and 99 (Cole Moore).

In 2022, McAnally-Hilgemann and McAnally's team switched to Chevrolet, having a technical alliance with GMS Racing. In Truck, Colby Howard participated in the No. 91 (reverse of No. 19) full-time, and Jake Garcia participating in the No. 35 (his late model number) part-time. In ARCA West, Austin Herzog made his first full-time appearance, but was replaced by Landen Lewis after five rounds.

For 2023, Christian Eckes ran the No. 19 full-time while 18-year-old rookie Jake Garcia ran the No. 35 full-time except for Daytona which was run by Chase Elliott, as Garcia was ineligible for the restrictor plate race due to not being 18 yet. Eckes scored wins at Atlanta, Darlington and Kansas.[9]

Nextel Cup Series

Car No. 00 history

In 2003, McAnally fielded the No. 00 Chevrolet at Infineon Raceway with Jim Inglebright as the driver.

Car No. 00 results

NASCAR Nextel Cup 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 36 Owners Pts Ref
2003 Jim Inglebright 00 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ 		DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM N/A 0 [10]

Car No. 61 history

In 2004, McAnally fielded the No. 61 Chevrolet at Infineon Raceway with Austin Cameron as the driver.

Car No. 61 results

NASCAR Nextel Cup 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 36 Owners Pts Ref
2004 Austin Cameron 61 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
38 		DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

Truck No. 18 history

Ankrum's No. 18 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

In December 2023, it was announced that Tyler Ankrum would compete for MHR full-time, driving the No. 18 truck.[11]

Truck No. 18 results

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 Owners Pts
2024 Tyler Ankrum 18 Chevy DAY
11 		ATL
7* 		LVS
2 		BRI
5 		COA
25 		MAR
5 		TEX
34 		KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO

Truck No. 19 history

Kraus's No. 19 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

In November 2018, it was announced that BMR would reopen a Camping World Truck Series team debuting again at ISM Raceway fielding the No. 19 Toyota Tundra for Derek Kraus. After finishing in the top ten, BMR expanded its inventory to three trucks and committed to running a four-race schedule with Kraus in 2019.[12]

The team began a full-time schedule in 2020 with Kraus.

In 2022, the team began running Chevrolet Silverados after having run with Toyota since their debut.

On December 6, 2022, the team announced that they had signed Christian Eckes to drive the No. 19 in 2023.[13] Eckes started the 2023 season with a third place finish at Daytona. He then scored wins at Atlanta, Darlington, and Kansas.[14][15] Eckes was eliminated at the conclusion of the Round of 8 at Homestead.[16] He won two weeks later at Phoenix and finished fifth in the final points standings.[17]

Eckes started the 2024 season with a 10th-place finish at Daytona. Throughout the season, he won at Bristol and Martinsville.[18][19]

Truck No. 19 results

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 Owners Pts
2018 Derek Kraus 19 Toyota DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
8 		HOM
2019 DAY ATL LVS MAR
18 		TEX DOV
8 		KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS
27 		TAL MAR PHO
31 		HOM
DNQ
2020 DAY
4 		LVS
22 		CLT
16 		ATL
7 		HOM
15 		POC
10 		KEN
8 		TEX
11 		KAN
5 		KAN
7 		MCH
8 		DRC
30 		DOV
10 		GTW
13 		DAR
2 		RCH
23 		BRI
15 		LVS
30 		TAL
10* 		KAN
9 		TEX
9 		MAR
10 		PHO
24 		11th 645
2021 DAY
33 		DRC
7 		LVS
32 		ATL
13 		BRD
38 		RCH
15 		KAN
28 		DAR
35 		COA
21 		CLT
8 		TEX
13 		NSH
35* 		POC
10 		KNX
5 		GLN
21 		GTW
20 		DAR
16 		BRI
13 		LVS
12 		TAL
20 		MAR
24 		PHO
15 		14th 480
2022 Chevy DAY
26 		LVS
24 		ATL
9 		COA
12 		MAR
14 		BRD
29 		DAR
19 		KAN
8 		TEX
36 		CLT
12 		GTW
7 		SON
27 		KNX
6 		NSH
11 		MOH
8 		POC
9 		IRP
14 		RCH
12 		KAN
21 		BRI
6 		TAL
13 		HOM
15 		PHO
11 		13th 595
2023 Christian Eckes DAY
3* 		LVS
6 		ATL
1 		COA
30 		TEX
15 		BRD
30 		MAR
15 		KAN
30 		DAR
1* 		NWS
25 		CLT
6 		GTW
2 		NSH
23 		MOH
3 		POC
7 		RCH
11 		IRP
2 		MLW
3 		KAN
1 		BRI
2* 		TAL
19 		HOM
20 		PHO
1 		5th 2319
2024 DAY
10 		ATL
32 		LVS
6 		BRI
1* 		COA
8 		MAR
1* 		TEX
4 		KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO

Truck No. 35 history

The No. 35 attempted to make their debut at the 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 at Martinsville Speedway, but failed to qualify with Jake Garcia due to a rained out qualifying. The team signed Garcia for a full-time effort in the No. 35 in 2023. Chase Elliott ran the first race in 2023 at Daytona International Speedway due to Garcia not being 18. The team went on to finish in the top ten several times during the season, but failed to make the playoffs.

Truck No. 35 results

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 Owners Pts
2022 Jake Garcia 35 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA MAR
DNQ 		BRI DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW
29 		SON KNO NSH MOH POC IRP
28 		RCH
20 		KAN BRI
22 		TAL HOM PHO
16 		42nd 70
2023 Chase Elliott DAY
10 		14th 561
Jake Garcia LVS
10 		ATL
18 		COA
19 		TEX
5 		BRD
6 		MAR
13 		KAN
8 		DAR
26 		NWS
23 		CLT
15 		GTW
10 		NSH
10 		MOH
16 		POC
35 		RCH
4 		IRP
13 		MLW
9 		KAN
11 		BRI
11 		TAL
29 		HOM
15 		PHO
2

Truck No. 43 history

Dye's No. 43 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

On September 27, 2023, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing signed Daniel Dye for 2024. Dye will use the No. 43 from his previous team, GMS Racing.[20]

Truck No. 43 results

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 Owners Pts
2024 Daniel Dye 43 Chevy DAY
21 		ATL
9 		LVS
24 		BRI
13 		COA
28 		MAR
13 		TEX
6 		KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO

Truck No. 62 history

McAnally debuted in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2000 with Brendan Gaughan as the driver of the No. 62 truck. He run 6 races that season and failed to qualify for 1 race.

In 2001, Gaughan returned for 3 races with the best finished of 3rd at Mesa Marin Raceway.

Truck No. 62 results

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 24 Owners Pts
2000 Brendan Gaughan 62 Chevy DAY HOM PHO
13 		MMR
13 		MAR PIR GTY
11 		MEM PPR EVG
24 		TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC
DNQ 		RCH DOV TEX CAL
19
2001 DAY HOM MMR
3 		MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS
11 		PHO
13 		CAL

Truck No. 91 history

Howard's No. 91 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

The team ran the No. 91 in 2022 full time with Colby Howard.

On December 6, 2023, it was announced that Jack Wood would drive the No. 91 truck part-time for 2024, and full time in the ARCA Menards Series West in the No. 16 Chevy.[21]

Truck No. 91 results

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 Owners Pts
2022 Colby Howard 91 Chevy DAY
30 		LVS
34 		ATL
26 		COA
24 		MAR
18 		BRI
12 		DAR
13 		KAN
11 		TEX
34 		CLT
14 		GTW
23 		SON
19 		KNX
16 		NSH
16 		MOH
9 		POC
18 		IRP
32 		RCH
28 		KAN
9 		BRI
24 		TAL
8 		HOM
13 		PHO
15 		18th 422
2024 Jack Wood DAY
18 		ATL
31 		COA
13 		MAR
18 		DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO -* -*
Zane Smith LVS
8 		BRI
3 		TEX
5 		KAN

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