Josh Bilicki

Joshua Michael Bilicki(born June 3, 1995) is an American professionalstock car racingdriver. He competes part-time in theNASCAR Cup Series,driving the No. 66Ford Mustang Dark HorseforMBM Motorsportsand part-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series,driving the Nos. 91 and 92Chevrolet CamarosforDGM Racingand the No. 19Toyota GR SupraforJoe Gibbs Racing.He has also previously competed in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Seriesandsports car racing.

Josh Bilicki
Bilicki atPocono Racewayin 2022
Born	Joshua Michael Bilicki (1995-06-03)June 3, 1995 Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin,U.S.
NASCARCup Seriescareer
101 races run over 8 years
Car no., team	No. 66 (MBM Motorsports)
2023position	51st
Best finish	48th (2021,2022)
First race	2017Toyota/Save Mart 350(Sonoma)
Last race	2024Xfinity 500(Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
NASCARXfinity Seriescareer
106 races run over 9 years
Car no., team	Nos. 91/92 (DGM Racing) No. 19 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
2023position	33rd
Best finish	29th (2024)
First race	2016Road America 180(Road America)
Last race	2024Drive for the Cure 250(Charlotte Roval)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 4 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Seriescareer
11 races run over 4 years
2023position	112th
Best finish	88th (2020)
First race	2019Digital Ally 250(Kansas)
Last race	2023Clean Harbors 175(Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 13, 2024.

Racing career

Early years

Starting with kid-karts at age four, Bilicki quickly moved through the ranks and into the next classes.After several years in kid-karts and the Yamaha 100cc engine class, he moved to 80cc Shifter Karts. Bilicki showed his dominance quickly by winning many regional and national races, including the 2008 Road America SKUSA Super-Nationals, which brought competition from across the globe. Several times he even competed against and beat faster 125cc Shifter Karts. In 2011, Bilicki made the jump to 125cc Shifter Karts, and in 2012 Bilicki was recognized by and brought on board the Andrew Chase Racing-PCR team, competing in the Midwest Shifter Kart Series in a brand new PCR Shifter Kart.

Sports cars

After racing Shifter Karts at a top level for nearly five years, Bilicki made the transition to sportscars at age fifteen in 2011, beginning with Spec Miata and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). Within his first year of sportscar racing, he proved himself once again by earning two pole positions, four top-five finishing positions, and three podiums. After earning his national racing license in 2012, Bilicki began racing theSCCA Majors Tourand has qualified for the famedSCCA National Championship Runoffsevery attempt tried. 2012 also marked his debut in an Area Sportsman Stock Car at a local circle track, Jefferson Speedway.

After several successful years of racing Spec Miata nationally, 2015 marked Bilicki's first year of professional sportscar racing in the IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge. He also raced a Spec Miata in the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour.

NASCAR

Bilicki's 2016 Xfinity Series car forObaika Racing

Bilicki debuted in theXfinity SerieswithObaika RacingatRoad Americain 2016. In a blog post, he said that he got his ride by contacting teams that had "TBA" on the entry list the week of the race, and he got a call back from Obaika, offering him a spot.Unfortunately, a crash in qualifying and a dead battery during the race derailed his weekend at his home track, and he finished 38th.Bilicki returned to Obaika Racing, albeit this time in the No. 97, for theTicket Galaxy 200,his first oval start since 2012.Starting last in the 40-car field, he avoided trouble and worked his way up to 28th position. He continued his stint with Obaika for theFord EcoBoost 300,staying in the 97 car alongsideRyan Ellisin Obaika's other entry, the No. 77.Bilicki started 37th and finished 34th.

Bilicki returned to the No. 77 in 2017, along with other races planned with Obaika.In April, Bilicki announced he would make hisMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesdebut in June'sToyota/Save Mart 350atSonoma Raceway,driving the No. 51 forRick Ware Racing.After starting 33rd, he finished 36th.Bilicki also drove an Xfinity Series race atMichigan International SpeedwayforMBM Motorsports,finishing 27th. He ran another race forRick Ware Racingin Cup, but it was not the second road course race as planned. Instead, Bilicki made hisMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesoval debut atNew Hampshire.Later in the season, he signed a deal to run all three of the Xfinity road courses forB. J. McLeod Motorsports,running the organization's No. 8 entry.After pit road speeding penalties atWatkins Glenand a crash atMid-Ohio,Bilicki ran downElliott Sadlerin the final green flag run to finish twelfth at his home track,Road America.He continued his relationship with McLeod a couple weeks later, driving the team's flagship No. 78 atChicagoland Speedway.

Bilicki's No. 45 in 2018 atRoad America

On February 5, 2018, it was announced that Bilicki would attempt the full Xfinity season for startup teamJP Motorsports,bringing with him previous sponsorPrevagento the No. 45.

On February 4, 2019, it was announced that Bilicki would joinRSS Racingto pilot the team's No. 38Chevrolet Camarofor the full2019 NASCAR Xfinity Seriesseason.In May, he made hisNASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Seriesdebut in theDigital Ally 250atKansas Speedway,driving the No. 34 forReaume Brothers Racing.He also returned to theMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesin June, driving forRick Ware Racingat Michigan.Later in the month, he drove Ware's No. 53 at Chicagoland.Before theKansas Lottery 300in October, he announced he would drive forB. J. McLeod Motorsportsfor the remainder of the 2019 season.

On May 11, 2020, Bilicki andTommy Baldwin Racingannounced that they would partner for the2020 The Real Heroes 400.He also drove sporadically for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, and tied his career-high finish in the Xfinity Series with a 12th-place finish at theDaytona International Speedwayroad course.

Bilicki's car for the2021 Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen

Bilicki's car for the2021 Cup Series race at Watkins Glen

Bilicki standing next to his2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyardcar

On January 19, 2021, Bilicki announced he would compete full-time in the Cup Series for RWR.In the2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400,Bilicki survived to the finish, resulting in him initially finishing in 11th place. However,Chris Buescherwould later be disqualified, promoting Bilicki up to 10th place. This marks Bilicki’s first-ever Top 10 in the top 3 NASCAR divisions.He would also make a handful of starts in theNASCAR Xfinity SeriesforSS-Green Light Racing,driving the 07 and 17.

Bilicki would not return toRick Ware Racingin 2022. Instead, he would drive the No. 77Chevrolet Camaro ZL1forSpire Motorsports,the team he drove for in 2 races in 2020, for a near-full season in the NASCAR Cup Series.In the2022 Xfinity Series season,Bilicki would drive forDGM Racingin the2022 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300.He finished 9th, scoring his first Xfinity Series Top 10 in the process. He would also race forAlpha Prime Racingin the No. 44 and the No. 45.

Bilicki’s No. 77 car atSonoma Racewayin 2022

On December 12, 2022, Bilicki was announced to drive theLive Fast MotorsportsNo. 78 on a part-time schedule in 2023, starting atCircuit of the Americas.On January 12, 2023, it was also announced that he would run part-time in the Xfinity Series forDGM Racingsplit between the team's Nos. 36 and 91 cars.Bilicki also returned toSS-Green Light Racingto drive their No. 07 car in theXfinity Series race at Watkins GlenafterChris Hacker,who was originally going to drive that car, was arrested in the week leading up to the race and suspended by NASCAR.Bilicki was actually the team's third pick to drive that car in that race, as Hacker had replacedKatherine Leggebut Legge's sponsor (Blast Equality Collab) did not want to be on the car due to their members' connection with thewriters' strikegoing on at the time.On August 25, 2023, Bilicki was announced to drive the No. 02Young's Motorsportsfor theMilwaukeetruck race. He would be involved in an early accident and would finish 36th.

On January 4, 2024, it was announced that Bilicki would be one of the drivers of theDGM RacingNo. 92 car in the Xfinity Series, starting atDaytona.On May 21, 2024, Bilicki was announced to drive theJoe Gibbs RacingNo. 19 car atPortland.On June 20, it was announced that Bilicki would compete in theCup Series raceat theChicago Street Course,driving theMBM MotorsportsNo. 66 Mustang.He would drive the DGM Racing No. 91 car in the race at Watkins Glen.

Snowmobile

Bilicki won the Outlaw 600 division race at the 2019World Championship Snowmobile Derbyin his home state.

Personal life

Bilicki works as a driving coach and instructor when he is not behind the wheel. He is close friends with fellowNASCARdriverCamden Murphy.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
2012	Road America	Mazda Miata	Mazda	Spec Miata	16	20	Running
2013	Road America	Mazda Miata	Mazda	Spec Miata	34	39	Running
2015	Daytona	Mazda Miata	Mazda	Spec Miata	55	43	Running

NASCAR

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

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Seriesresults
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	NCSC	Pts	Ref
2017	Rick Ware Racing	51	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	KAN	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON 36	DAY	KEN	NHA 36	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	CLT	TAL	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	65th	01
2018			Ford	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	KAN	CLT	POC	MCH	SON	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	POC	GLN 36	MCH	BRI	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	ROV	DOV	TAL	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	72nd	01
2019		52	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	KAN	CLT	POC	MCH 33	SON						GLN 32	MCH														58th	01
		53																		CHI 33	DAY	KEN	NHA	POC 35			BRI 35	DAR				ROV 38	DOV	TAL
			Ford																										IND 29	LVS	RCH				KAN 36	MAR
		51	Chevy																																		TEX 30	PHO
		52	Ford																																				HOM 36
2020	Tommy Baldwin Racing	7	Chevy	DAY	LVS	CAL	PHO	DAR 34	DAR	CLT	CLT 36	BRI					POC 32	POC 34	IND 25						MCH 33	DRC			DAY 38	DAR 32	RCH	BRI 39				KAN 35	TEX 29	MAR 32		49th	01
	Rick Ware Racing	27	Ford										ATL 34	MAR
		53	Chevy												HOM 37	TAL					TEX 31	KAN 25	NHA	MCH			DOV 32	DOV 32
			Ford																														LVS 36	TAL
	Spire Motorsports	77	Chevy																	KEN 32																			PHO 35
	Rick Ware Racing	51	Ford																																ROV 33
2021		52		DAY 24	DRC 36	HOM 33	LVS 35	PHO 35	ATL 37	BRD 30	MAR 23	RCH 37	TAL 36	KAN 39	DAR 33	DOV 34	COA 30	CLT 35	SON 29	NSH 26	POC 34	POC 35	ROA 23	ATL 34	NHA 34	GLN 33	IRC 18	MCH 31	DAY 10	DAR 28	RCH 36	BRI 31	LVS 36	TAL 31		TEX 26	KAN 33	MAR 35	PHO 30	48th	02
		15																																	ROV 28
2022	Spire Motorsports	77	Chevy	DAY	CAL 30	LVS 29	PHO	ATL 16	COA 22	RCH	MAR 35	BRD	TAL	DOV 32	DAR	KAN 28	CLT 36	GTW 28	SON 29	NSH 33	ROA 36	ATL	NHA 34	POC 34	IRC 22	MCH 21	RCH	GLN	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	48th	01
2023	Live Fast Motorsports	78	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA 26	RCH	BRD	MAR	TAL	DOV	KAN 33	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON 30	NSH 34	CSC 23	ATL	NHA	POC	RCH	MCH 32	IRC 32	GLN 27	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	ROV 26	LVS	HOM 35	MAR	PHO	51st	01
2024	MBM Motorsports	66	Ford	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	BRI	COA	RCH	MAR	TEX	TAL	DOV	KAN	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON	IOW	NHA	NSH	CSC 28	POC	IND	RCH	MCH	DAY	DAR	ATL	GLN	BRI 34	KAN	TAL	ROV 29	LVS	HOM	MAR 37	PHO	58th	01

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2021	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	37	24

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Seriesresults
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
2016	Obaika Racing	77	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA 38	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX			62nd	23
		97																																	PHO 28	HOM 34
2017		77		DAY	ATL	LVS DNQ	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC																						44th	63
	MBM Motorsports	40	Chevy													MCH 27	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW
	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	8	Chevy																				GLN 28	MOH 29	BRI	ROA 12	DAR	RCH
		78																											CHI 34	KEN	DOV 30	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2018	JP Motorsports	45	Toyota	DAY DNQ	ATL DNQ	LVS 28	PHO 32	CAL 32	TEX 24	BRI 32	RCH 33	TAL 28	DOV 29	CLT 25	POC 29	MCH 27	IOW 36	CHI 35	DAY 40	KEN 28	NHA 34	IOW 40	GLN 32	MOH 20	BRI 35	ROA 30	DAR 28	IND 38	LVS 27	RCH 30	ROV 24	DOV 31	KAN 20	TEX Wth	PHO 34	HOM DNQ	33rd	202
2019	RSS Racing	38	Chevy	DAY 23	ATL 34																NHA DNQ	IOW															92nd	01
		93				LVS 36	PHO 26	CAL 29	TEX 30	BRI 36	RCH	TAL 33	DOV 38	CLT 36	POC 34	MCH 21	IOW 38	CHI DNQ	DAY	KEN 32			GLN 26	MOH 17	BRI	ROA 20	DAR	IND 21	LVS	RCH	ROV 26	DOV
	Rick Ware Racing	17	Chevy															CHI 35
	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	99	Toyota																														KAN 29	TEX 21	PHO 23	HOM
2020				DAY 21	LVS	CAL 29	PHO	DAR	CLT	BRI	ATL	HOM	HOM	TAL	POC	IRC 23	KEN	KEN	TEX	KAN	ROA 17	DRC 12	DOV	DOV	DAY	DAR	RCH	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL 18						34th	140
		78																														ROV 13	KAN	TEX	MAR	PHO
2021	SS-Green Light RacingwithRick Ware Racing	07	Chevy	DAY	DRC	HOM	LVS	PHO	ATL	MAR	TAL	DAR	DOV	COA	CLT	MOH	TEX	NSH	POC	ROA 29	ATL	NHA		IRC 25	MCH	DAY	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	ROV 38	TEX	KAN	MAR	PHO	71st	1
		17																					GLN 24
2022	DGM Racing	36	Chevy	DAY 9	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL																													90th	01
	Alpha Prime Racing	45	Chevy						COA 35	RCH	MAR	TAL	DOV											MCH 28	GLN 17	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL
		44												DAR 28	TEX	CLT	PIR	NSH	ROA 13	ATL	NHA	POC	IRC									ROV 34	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO
2023	DGM Racing	91	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAL	LVS 31	PHO	ATL	COA 28	RCH	MAR	TAL 26	DOV	DAR	CLT	PIR				ATL 18	NHA	POC	ROA 8	MCH						BRI 27	TEX				MAR 23	PHO	33rd	164
		36															SON 19	NSH	CSC						IRC 18
	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Ford																							GLN 25	DAY	DAR	KAN			ROV 25	LVS	HOM
2024	DGM Racing	92	Chevy	DAY 32	ATL	LVS	PHO	COA 31	RCH 19	MAR	TEX 29	TAL 16	DOV	DAR 22	CLT		SON 16	IOW	NHA	NSH	CSC 36	POC 37	IND 27	MCH 24	DAY 30	DAR	ATL		BRI 20	KAN	TAL						29th	263
	Joe Gibbs Racing	19	Toyota													PIR 12																ROV 8	LVS	HOM	MAR
	DGM Racing	91	Chevy																									GLN 10								PHO 21

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Seriesresults
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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2019	Reaume Brothers Racing	34	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	MAR	TEX	DOV	KAN 18	CLT DNQ	TEX	IOW	GTW		KEN 20	POC	ELD	MCH	BRI	MSP	LVS	TAL	MAR	PHO		90th	7
		33													CHI 19											HOM 30
2020		34		DAY	LVS 32	CLT	ATL	HOM	POC	KEN	TEX	KAN	KAN	MCH	DRC	DOV	GTW	DAR									88th	01
		33	Toyota																RCH 25				KAN 28
		00																		BRI 26	LVS	TAL		TEX 19	MAR	PHO
2022	On Point Motorsports	30	Toyota	DAY	LVS	ATL	COA	MAR	BRD	DAR	KAN	TEX	CLT	GTW	SON 30	KNX	NSH	MOH	POC	IRP	RCH	KAN	BRI	TAL	HOM	PHO	102nd	01
2023	Young's Motorsports	02	Chevy	DAY	LVS	ATL	COA	TEX	BRD	MAR	KAN	DAR	NWS	CLT	GTW	NSH	MOH	POC	RCH	IRP	MLW 36	KAN	BRI	TAL	HOM	PHO	112th	01

^*Season still in progress
¹Ineligible for series points
²Bilicki switched from Cup points to Xfinity points in late 2021

External links

• Official website
• Josh Bilickidriver statistics at Racing-Reference