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Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR Xfinity Series

Daytona International Speedway | Wawa 250

Fast Facts

No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Team:

Driver: Leland Honeyman Jr.

Primary Partner(s): Young’s Building Systems | Randco Industries Inc.

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Camaro

Crew Chief: Andrew Abbott

2024 Driver Points Position: 20th

2024 Owner Points Position: 23rd

Engine: Earnhardt-Childress Racing

Movin’ on Up!: In January, Young’s Motorsports announced it would graduate from the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series to the NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time in 2024 with rising star Leland Honeyman Jr. behind the wheel of the team’s No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro for the entire 33-race season continuing with Friday night’s Wawa 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

About Leland: The Phoenix, Ariz. native began honing his racing skills at the tender age of two racing Quads. By four years old, he moved into Trophy Karts and then collected three series championships in off-road racing Trophy Karts.

After an instrumental tenure in Go Karts, he moved into the Bandolero competition in 2015 and was crowned a Bandolero National Champion two years later. From there, he moved into Limited Late Models before graduating to the Carolina Pro Late Model Series division in 2021, where he earned championship-runner-up honors and picked up an astounding victory in the annual Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway Fall Brawl.

Honeyman, 19, returns to the Mooresville, N.C.-based organization, where he ran an impressive ARCA Menards Series East Series campaign, finishing third in the 2022 championship standings.

During the 2023 season, he made eight NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, highlighted by a 21st-place finish at the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Road Course.

All-Aboard!: For the 22nd of 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races this season, Young’s Motorsports welcomes back Texas-based Young’s Building Systems and Randco will partner with the Mooresville, N.C.-based team as the primary partners on the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for the 100-lap race on Friday night.

Since 1981, Young’s Building Systems has been providing West Texas with all their metal building needs. This family-owned and operated business has become an industry favorite due to the experience gained and the professional results completed. Young’s Building System is a division of Randco Industries, Inc. We have expanded into a company that has the ability to erect any type of building, from a small single story to a city high-rise.

Our customers have multiple uses for our buildings, including commercial, residential, agricultural, industrial, skid-mounted buildings and compressor station buildings.

We also have a team that specializes in stairs and railings of all shapes and sizes. Young’s Building Systems is fully insured for your peace of mind, so we carry workmen’s compensation and general

liability coverage that goes above and beyond State requirements.

Our company is fully equipped with moving and lifting equipment along with compressors, generators and welding equipment. We have the tools and equipment needed to support large, demanding projects. Our work ethic is based on the principles of quality, promptness, and customer experience.

Young’s Building Systems continuously raises our standard of excellence and works hard to make sure that each and every one of your needs are met.

Leland Honeyman Jr. NASCAR Xfinity Series Daytona International Speedway Stats: Friday night’s Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway will mark Honeyman’s second Xfinity Series start at the historic 2.5-mile speedway located in Daytona Beach, Fla.

This weekend is part of a double-header with the NASCAR Cup Series in its annual summer to the “World Center of Racing.”

Daytona will mark Honeyman’s third career Xfinity Series superspeedway race and second at Daytona International Speedway.

The Xfinity Series rookie driver will look to improve his overall superspeedway average finish of 17.0.

Leland Honeyman Jr. NASCAR Xfinity Career Stats: Entering Daytona, Honeyman has 29 career

NASCAR Xfinity Series races to his credit, earning a career-best fourth-place finish at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway after starting 33rd in the Ag-Pro 300 for Young’s Motorsports in April 2024.

Since 2023, he has carried an average finish of 23.5.

Michigan International Speedway | Cabo Wabo 250 Race Recap: In the 21st race of the 2024 Xfinity Series season, Young’s Motorsports and Honeyman searched for another solid finish in the team’s inaugural Xfinity Series trip to the Michigan International Speedway.

Qualifying for the 125-lap race on speed in the 33rd position, Honeyman would masterfully climb through the field, Honeyman and crew chief Andrew Abbot would work on the handling of their No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro that allowed the freshman driver to make a brilliant run to the finish.

Taking advantage of a couple of late-race cautions, Honeyman would execute his restarts brilliantly to deliver a strong 12th-place finish at the checkered flag.

Calling the Shots: Guiding Honeyman Jr. as crew chief of the No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro is longtime crew chief Andrew Abbott.

On Friday, he will be crew chief in his 119th NASCAR Xfinity Series race. In his previous 118 races, he has four top-five and 12 top-10 finishes.

The season’s 22nd race will be his eighth tango at Daytona International Speedway as crew chief in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona International Speedway: This weekend will mark Young’s Motorsports’ second NASCAR Xfinity Series start at the Michigan International Speedway.

In February, the team successfully made its Xfinity Series debut by qualifying a respectable 24th. Unfortunately, a late-race accident collected the team, resulting in a 30th-place finish.

The Mooresville, N.C.-based team also has 20 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series starts at the famed central Florida race track.

The organization posted a team-best fourth-place finish with Spencer Boyd at the wheel in the 2019 NextEra Energy Resources 250 on Friday, February 15, 2019.

Since 2014, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young’s Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 20.9 and an average finish of 16.7 in 20 Daytona International Speedway Truck Series starts.

Young’s Motorsports’ NASCAR Xfinity Series History: Since entering the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024, the family-owned organization has logged 21 starts and maintains an average starting position of 26.3 and an average finish of 23.5.

Follow on Social Media: For more on Leland Honeyman Jr., please visit LelandHoneymanRacing.com, like him on Facebook (Leland Honeyman Racing) and follow on Instagram (@lelandhoneymanjr) and X |Twitter (@lelandhoneyman3).

For more on Young’s Motorsports, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com, like them on Facebook (Young’s Motorsports), and follow them on Instagram (@youngsmotorsports) and X |Twitter (@youngsmtrsports).

Leland Honeyman Jr. Pre-Race Quote:

On Daytona International Speedway: “As we come back to a superspeedway this weekend, I am excited to be in the pack and drafting. Daytona was OK to us when we were there in February.

“This weekend, though, we want to come home with a clean car and a win for my Young’s Motorsports team. The guy’s got my back, and we are very excited for this weekend!”

Race Information:

The Wawa 250 (100 laps | 250 miles) is the 22nd of thirty-three (33) NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2024 schedule. Qualifying is set for Friday, August 23rd, 2024, beginning at 3:00 p.m. The 38-car field will take the green flag later that day, shortly after 7:30 p.m., with live coverage on the USA Network, the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (Eastern).

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