Young’s Motorsports | NASCAR Xfinity Series
Darlington (S.C.) Raceway | Sport Clips Haircuts Help a Hero 200
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 Saturday afternoon’s Sport Clips Haircuts Help a Hero 200 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.
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 23rd 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 147-lap race on Saturday afternoon.
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 Darlington Raceway Stats: Saturday afternoon’s Sport Clips Haircuts Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway will mark Honeyman’s second Xfinity Series start at the legendary track dubbed “Too Tough To Tame” located in Darlington, S.C.
Earlier this year, Honeyman made his Darlington Raceway finishing 30th after starting 22nd after encountering mechanical gremlins during the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 in May.
This weekend is part of a double-header with the NASCAR Cup Series in its annual summer trip to the “Lady in Black.”
The Xfinity Series rookie driver will look to improve his overall speedway average Xfinity finish of 24.4.
Leland Honeyman Jr. NASCAR Xfinity Career Stats: Entering Darlington, Honeyman has 30 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 23.0.
Daytona International Speedway | Wawa 250 Race Recap: In the 22nd race of the 2024 Xfinity Series season, Young’s Motorsports and Honeyman searched for another solid finish in the team’s inaugural Xfinity Series summer trip to the Daytona International Speedway.
With inclement weather approaching, Honeyman successfully guided his No. 02 Chevrolet Camaro to the 20th fastest time overall in Round 1 of qualifying, improving from the team’s 24th-fastest lap at Daytona in their inaugural Xfinity Series start in February.
On Friday night, Honeyman did a masterful job, avoiding the race carnage and positioning himself to be a contender for the finish of his second Xfinity Series start at the “World Center of Racing.”
Calculated moves by the Rookie of the Year candidate allowed him to draft to an impressive ninth-place finish at the checkered flag.
The finish was the team’s second top-10 finish of the 2024 Xfinity Series season and their best effort together since Honeyman Jr. delivered a stout fourth-place finish at the 2.66-mile superspeedway of Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in April.
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 Saturday, he will be crew chief in his 120th NASCAR Xfinity Series race. In his previous 119 races, he has four top-five and 13 top-10 finishes.
The season's 23rd race will be his seventh tango in the Palmetto State as crew chief in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Young's Motorsports' NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington Raceway: This weekend will mark Young's Motorsports' second NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Darlington Raceway.
In May, the team successfully made its Xfinity Series debut at Darlington by qualifying a respectable 22nd. Unfortunately, mechanical gremlins infected the team, resulting in a 30th-place finish.
the Mooresville, N.C.-based team has 15 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series starts at historical South Carolina race track.
The organization posted a team-best 10th-place finish at the track on May 12, 2023, with Kaden Honeycutt at the wheel in the 2023 Buckle Up South Carolina 200.
Since 2020, the Mooresville, N.C.-based Young's Motorsports team has had an average starting position of 27.4 and an average finish of 24.4 in 15 Darlington Raceway Truck Series starts overall.
Young's Motorsports' NASCAR Xfinity Series History: Since entering the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024, the family-owned organization has logged 22 starts and maintains an average starting position of 26.2 and an average finish of 22.1.
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 Darlington Raceway: “I am excited to get a second opportunity to compete at Darlington Raceway. Our Young’s Motorsports team has had some good momentum over the last couple of weeks.
“You never know what can happen at the track called “Too Tough To Tame” – I am just hoping we will have an opportunity to better our Spring performance and be in a position to score another strong and positive finish for our Young’s Motorsports team as fall quickly approaches.”
Race Information:
The Sport Clips Haircuts Help a Hero 200 (147 laps | 200.8 miles) is the 23rd of thirty-three (33) NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the 2024 schedule. Practice will occur on Sat., August 31st, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Qualifying will immediately follow, beginning at 11:10 a.m. The field will take the green flag shortly after 3:30 p.m., with live coverage on the USA Network, the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. All times are local (Eastern).
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