McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing (MHR) is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is based in Roseville, California, and is owned by Bill McAnally (in Truck, is co-owned by William Hilgemann). In the NASCAR Truck Series, the team fields the No. 19 Chevrolet Silverado for Christian Eckes and the No. 35 for Jake Garcia.
Owner(s) | Bill McAnally Mike Curb William Hilgemann |
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Base | Roseville, California |
Series | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ARCA Menards Series ARCA Menards Series West |
Race drivers | Truck Series 19. Christian Eckes 35. Jake Garcia (R), Chase Elliott ARCA Menards Series 16. Tanner Reif (part-time) ARCA Menards Series West 16. Tanner Reif 19. Eric Johnson Jr., Cole Moore (Part-time) 24. Dylan Lupton (part-time) 99. Caleb Schrader (part-time) |
Sponsors | Truck Series 19. NAPA Auto Care, Gates Hydraulics, Instacoat Premium Products 35. Gates Hydraulics, Quanta Services, Adaptive One Calipers, Crown Fiber ARCA Menards Series 16. NAPA Auto Parts ARCA Menards Series West 16. NAPA Auto Parts 19. Key Property Services, NAPA Auto Parts 24. Lupton Excavation 99. Riverbrook Trucking Permits |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
Career | |
Debut | Whelen All-American Series 1990 Menards Series West: 1992 Craftsman Truck Series 2000 Menards Series East: 2014 |
Drivers' Championships | Total: 12 NASCAR Whelen All American Series: 1 1990 ARCA Menards Series West: 11 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 0 |
The team also races full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, as well as part-time in the ARCA Menards Series as Bill McAnally Racing (BMR), fielding the No. 16 Chevrolet SS full-time for Tanner Reif, the No. 19 Chevrolet SS part-time for Eric Johnson Jr. and Cole Moore, the No. 24 Chevrolet SS part-time for Dylan Lupton, and the No. 99 Chevrolet SS for Caleb Schrader.
History
Bill McAnally first started racing in the Late Model series at All American Speedway in 1990. While preparing to begin his Late Model career he reached out to NAPA to try getting some sponsorship for his car. They agreed to sponsor him, and McAnally won the Late Model division championship in the Whelen All-American Series at the track. NAPA has continued to sponsor the team to this day.
McAnally moved up to the K&N Pro Series West (then called the NASCAR Winston West Series), making two starts that season. The following season he bumped that up to five starts. The 1994 season got off to a bad start when he lost his car and equipment to vandals the night before the season opener. Despite this, McAnally still managed to race in six events while rebuilding his team that year. In 1995 he finally reached his dream of running a full regular-season schedule, finishing ninth in the championship standings. He followed that up with another ninth-place finish in the standings the following year.[1] In total, McAnally made 56 starts between 1992 and 1998[2] while also working a full-time job as a lineman for a utility company.
In 1999 McAnally was getting ready to retire from racing when a chance meeting took place with a father and son who wanted to go racing. That meeting resulted in Sean Woodside racing for McAnally in 1999. He won the first race of the season at Tucson and went on to win the series championship. McAnally next opened a seat for Brendan Gaughan who went on to win back-to-back titles for BMR in 2000 and 2001 and opened a Camping World Truck Series (then called Craftsman Truck Series) team in the same years.[3] McAnally would add two more titles with driver Eric Holmes in 2008 and 2010. In 2015 and 2016 the team saw even more success, winning back-to-back championships with Chris Eggleston and Todd Gilliland respectively. This made McAnally just the third car owner in the history of the series to win consecutive titles on two separate occasions.[4] They came back just as strong in 2017, winning another championship with Todd Gilliland.[5] McAnally is the only owner in NASCAR history to have eight championships at the touring series level of NASCAR.[6]
On January 13, 2020, BMR announced a partnership with Bill Hilgemann to form McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. The team fielded the No. 19 Tundra full-time in the Truck Series for Kraus.[7] The following day, the team revealed a new Menards Series West driver lineup of Gio Scelzi, Jesse Love, Holley Hollan, and Gracie Trotter.[8]
In 2021, McAnally's team participated with the Nos. 1 (Jolynn Wilkinson), 4 (Dylan Lupton, Eric Nascimento), 5 (Sebastian Arias), 16 (Jesse Love), 19 (Derek Kraus, Eric Nascimento, Amber Balcaen, Jolynn Wilkinson, Sebastian Arias), and 99 (Cole Moore).
In 2022, McAnally-Hilgemann and McAnally's team switched to Chevrolet, having a technical alliance with GMS Racing. In Truck, Colby Howard participated in the No. 91 (reverse of No. 19) full-time, and Jake Garcia participating in the No. 35 (his late model number) part-time. In ARCA West, Austin Herzog made his first full-time appearance, but was replaced by Landen Lewis after five rounds.
For 2023, Christian Eckes ran the No. 19 full-time while 18-year-old rookie Jake Garcia ran the No. 35 full-time except for Daytona which was run by Chase Elliott, as Garcia was ineligible for the restrictor plate race due to not being 18 yet. Eckes scored wins at Atlanta, Darlington and Kansas.[9]
Car No. 61 History
In 2004, McAnally fielded the No. 61 Chevrolet at Infineon Raceway with Austin Cameron as the driver.
Car No. 61 Results
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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 | Owners | Pts | |||
2004 | Austin Cameron | 61 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 38 |
DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | |||||
Truck No. 19 History
- Derek Kraus (2018–2022)
In November 2018, it was announced that BMR would reopen a Camping World Truck Series team debuting again at ISM Raceway fielding the No. 19 Toyota Tundra for Derek Kraus. After finishing in the top ten, BMR expanded its inventory to three trucks and committed to running a four-race schedule with Kraus in 2019.[10]
The team began a full-time schedule in 2020 with Kraus.
In 2022, the team began running Chevy Silverados after having run with Toyota since their debut.
- Christian Eckes (2023–present)
On December 6, 2022, the team announced that they had signed Christian Eckes to drive the No. 19 in 2023.[11] Eckes started the 2023 season with a third place finish at Daytona. He then scored wins at Atlanta, Darlington, and Kansas.[12][13] Eckes was eliminated at the conclusion of the Round of 8 at Homestead.[14]
Truck No. 19 Results
Truck No. 35 History
The No. 35 attempted to make their debut at the 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 at Martinsville Speedway, but failed to qualify with Jake Garcia behind the wheel. The team signed Garcia for a full-time effort in the No. 35 in 2023. Chase Elliott ran the first race in 2023 at Daytona International Speedway due to Garcia not being 18. The team went on to finish in the top ten several times during the season, but failed to make the playoffs.
Truck No. 35 Results
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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 | Owners | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | Jake Garcia | 35 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR DNQ |
BRI | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW 29 |
SON | KNO | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP 28 |
RCH 20 |
KAN | BRI 22 |
TAL | HOM | PHO 16 |
42nd | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | Chase Elliott | DAY 10 |
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Jake Garcia | LVS 10 |
ATL 18 |
COA 19 |
TEX 5 |
BRD 6 |
MAR 13 |
KAN 8 |
DAR 26 |
NWS 23 |
CLT 15 |
GTW 10 |
NSH 10 |
MOH 16 |
POC 35 |
RCH 4 |
IRP 13 |
MLW 9 |
KAN 11 |
BRI 11 |
TAL 29 |
HOM 15 |
PHO |
Truck No. 43 History
On September 27, 2023, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing signed Daniel Dye for 2024. Dye will use the No. 43 from his previous team, GMS Racing.[15]
Truck No. 43 Results
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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 | Owners | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | Daniel Dye | 43 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | BRI | COA | MAR | TEX | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | POC | IRP | RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN | TAL | HOM | MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||
Truck No. 62 History
McAnally debuted in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2000 with Brendan Gaughan as the driver of the No. 62 truck. He run 6 races that season and failed to qualify for 1 race.
In 2001, Gaughan returned for 3 races with the best finished of 3rd at Mesa Marin Raceway.
Truck No. 62 Results
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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 | Owners | Pts | |||||||||||||||
2000 | Brendan Gaughan | 62 | Chevy | DAY | HOM | PHO 13 |
MMR 13 |
MAR | PIR | GTY 11 |
MEM | PPR | EVG 24 |
TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP | NSV | CIC DNQ |
RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL 19 |
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2001 | DAY | HOM | MMR 3 |
MAR | GTY | DAR | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA | IRP | NSH | CIC | NZH | RCH | SBO | TEX | LVS 11 |
PHO 13 |
CAL | ||||||||||||||||||||
Truck No. 91 Results
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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 | Owners | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | Colby Howard | 91 | Chevy | DAY 30 |
LVS 34 |
ATL 26 |
COA 24 |
MAR 18 |
BRI 12 |
DAR 13 |
KAN 11 |
TEX 34 |
CLT 14 |
GTW 23 |
SON 19 |
KNX 16 |
NSH 16 |
MOH 9 |
POC 18 |
IRP 32 |
RCH 28 |
KAN 9 |
BRI 24 |
TAL 8 |
HOM 13 |
PHO 15 |
18th | 422 |
References
- "Company History | BMR NAPA". www.bmrnapa.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- "Driver Bill McAnally Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- "Craftsman Truck Series Entry in 2000 and 2001.website=racing-reference.info". Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- "Where are they now? – Bill McAnally continues to make a difference". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- "Driver Todd Gilliland 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- "Rouse To Team With Bill McAnally Racing – NASCAR Home Tracks". hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- Segal, Davey (January 13, 2020). "Derek Kraus, Bill McAnally Racing to Field Full-Time Truck Series Team in 2020". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Bonkowski, Jerry (January 14, 2020). "Bill McAnally Racing names 2020 ARCA Menards West driver lineup". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- Spencer, Reid (May 12, 2023). "Christian Eckes wins at Darlington for second Truck Series victory of 2023". NASCAR. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- Seelman, Jacob (6 March 2019). "Kraus Set For Four Truck Races With McAnally". Speed Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- Nguyen, Justin (2022-12-07). "McAnally-Hilgemann Racing sign Christian Eckes, Jake Garcia for 2023 NASCAR Trucks". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- Spencer, Reid (March 18, 2023). "Christian Eckes powers to overtime Craftsman Trucks victory at Atlanta". NASCAR. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- Spencer, Reid (May 12, 2023). "Christian Eckes wins at Darlington for second Truck Series victory of 2023". NASCAR. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- Cain, Holly (October 21, 2023). "Carson Hocevar converts Homestead win, joins Rhodes, Heim, Enfinger in Championship 4 field". NASCAR. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- "Daniel Dye joins McAnally-Hilgemann Racing for 2024". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.