Kaulig Racing came into 2025 riding the momentum of rapid expansion, the team has executed over the past years, juggling Cup starts, a multi-car Xfinity program, and a growing engineering staff aimed at scalability. Through the midpoint, Kaulig’s Xfinity entries had logged 0 wins, 3 top 5s, and 20 top 10s, across 72 starts, with an average finish of around 18.9, figures that made clear the team had work to do to return to its 2021-23 form. Those numbers help explain the blunt personnel moves later in the year, including the high-profile parting with Josh Williams from the No. 11 ride. As the team wrestled with inconsistent results, Kaulig’s leadership quietly began preparing a bolder pivot and an outside partner that could change the team’s trajectory.

In late August, Kaulig revealed a dr

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