Kaulig Racing announces trio of part-time drivers for No. 16 Cup ride; Haley to run different car number

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    Tuesday morning (12/13/21) Kaulig Racing released heir 2022 part-time driver lineup for their second NASCAR Cup Series entry. Kaulig Racing will host the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for drivers Noah Gragson, AJ Allmendinger, and Daniel Hemric. In this announcement the team also noted that Justin Haley will not drive the No. 16 in Cup Series competition like the team had originally planned.

Justin Haley, who once won a race at the Cup Series level, was slated to pilot the No. 16 Camaro on a full-time basis next season. Haley will retain his full-time Cup Series ride, but  Kaulig Racing will be choosing a different car number for the 22 year old driver. That number will likely be announced in the following weeks.

Three full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers will take a turn in the No. 16 Cup Series car next year. Kaulig Racing Xfinity teammates, AJ Allmendinger and Daniel Hemric will split a total of 24 Cup Series races in that car Additionally, full-time JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson will pilot the No. 16 in 14 Cup Series events, which is the majority of the schedule. The current NASCAR Cup Series schedule has 36 points-paying races, and two non-points races.

Daniel Hemric and AJ Allmendinger have had full-time Cup Series rides in previous years, although Noah Gragson will be seeing his first major opportunity in the NASCAR Cup Series. Gragson will attempt his first start in the NASCAR Cup Series in the 2022 Daytona 500 with Beard Motorsports, and then pilot the Kaulig Racing No. 16 machine for 14 unspecified events. 

Sponsorship and scheduling for the NASCAR Cup Series No. 16 and it's drivers should be released in the upcoming weeks and months.

🚨 Presenting the 2022 All-Star lineup for our No. 16 Camaro ZL1 in the @NASCAR Cup Series! 🚨@AJDinger | @DanielHemric | @NoahGragson | #TrophyHunting pic.twitter.com/6adYIJfdGu

— Kaulig Racing (@KauligRacing) December 14, 2021

Kaulig Racing's second Cup car lineup will have Noah Gragson in 14 Cup races with Daniel Hemric and AJ Allmendinger splitting the other 24 events (36 points races and two non-points events). Car number will be 16. Sponsors and race schedules TBA.

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) December 14, 2021