GMS Racing will welcome Ty Dillon back to full-time NASCAR Cup Series competition next season.
In 2022, Dillon, 29, will pilot GMS’ No. 94 Chevrolet in the Cup Series for the first time. Next year, the Statesville, N.C.-based firm will field three full-time Truck Series teams.
GMS currently lacks a charter for its Cup team, which means Dillon will have to race his way into the Daytona 500 next season.
GMS officials, on the other hand, claimed they’ve had many discussions with teams about gaining a charter for next season, which would guarantee them a place on the starting field every week.
“It’s such an honor to be able to drive for GMS Racing as they take the step into the NASCAR Cup Series for the first time, and that they have chosen me as their driver for the future,” Dillon said. “It’s been a challenging year off from racing fulltime but I’m so excited to return.
“I don’t think that there is going to be another driver that is more hungry than I am next year to get back out there and prove what I am capable of in the Cup Series.”
Dillon has made almost 160 Cup Series starts and has one Xfinity Series win, three Truck Series victories, and nine ARCA Menards Series wins, including the 2011 championship.
“We are excited to welcome Ty to the GMS Racing family. Going full-time cup racing in 2022 is a big step for us and I can’t think of a better driver than Ty to lead us into our first year in NASCAR’s top series,” said team president Mike Beam.
GMS will use ECR Engines and will have a technical partnership with Richard Childress Racing.
For Beam, the No. 94 has a special meaning. Bill Elliott Racing, which fielded the iconic No. 94 entry throughout the late 1990s, was founded in 1995 by Beam and NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Bill Elliott. The old Bill Elliott Racing shop is still on the premises of GMS Racing.
“GMS is always looking forward and I believe this is the next step for the team in that process,” said team owner Maury Gallagher.
“We have the goal to be a championship caliber team in any series in which we compete, and I am excited to watch the team grow in the coming years.”
Dillon and the No. 94 will take part in the Next Gen car test on the Charlotte Roval on Monday and Tuesday.
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