Josh Bilicki
Josh Bilicki | |||||||
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Born | Joshua Michael Bilicki June 3, 1995 Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
97 races run over 7 years | |||||||
2022 position | 48th | ||||||
Best finish | 48th (2021, 2022) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Go Bowling at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
92 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 92 (DGM Racing) | ||||||
2023 position | 33rd | ||||||
Best finish | 33rd (2018),(2023) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Road America 180 (Road America) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Food City 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
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2020 position | 88th | ||||||
Best finish | 88th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2019 Digital Ally 250 (Kansas) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 DoorDash 250 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of August 18, 2023. |
Joshua Michael Bilicki[1] (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro for DGM Racing.[2] He has also previously competed in sports car racing.
Racing career
Early years
Starting with kid-karts at age four, Bilicki quickly moved through the ranks and into the next classes.[3] After several years in kid-karts and the Yamaha 100cc engine class, he moved to 80cc Shifter Karts. Bilicki showed his dominance quickly by winning many regional and national races, including the 2008 Road America SKUSA Super-Nationals, which brought competition from across the globe. Several times he even competed against and beat faster 125cc Shifter Karts. In 2011, Bilicki made the jump to 125cc Shifter Karts, and in 2012 Bilicki was recognized by and brought on board the Andrew Chase Racing-PCR team, competing in the Midwest Shifter Kart Series in a brand new PCR Shifter Kart.[4]
Sports cars
After racing Shifter Karts at a top level for nearly five years, Bilicki made the transition to sportscars at age fifteen in 2011, beginning with Spec Miata and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). Within his first year of sportscar racing, he proved himself once again by earning two pole positions, four top-five finishing positions, and three podiums. After earning his national racing license in 2012, Bilicki began racing the SCCA Majors Tour and has qualified for the famed SCCA National Championship Runoffs every attempt tried. 2012 also marked his debut in an Area Sportsman Stock Car at a local circle track, Jefferson Speedway.
After several successful years of racing Spec Miata nationally, 2015 marked Bilicki's first year of professional sportscar racing in the IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge. He also raced a Spec Miata in the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour.
NASCAR
Bilicki debuted in the
Bilicki returned to the No. 77 in 2017, along with other races planned with Obaika.
On February 5, 2018, it was announced that Bilicki would attempt the full Xfinity season for startup team
On February 4, 2019, it was announced that Bilicki would join
On May 11, 2020, Bilicki and Tommy Baldwin Racing announced that they would partner for the 2020 The Real Heroes 400.[24] He also drove sporadically for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, and tied his career-high finish in the Xfinity Series with a 12th-place finish at the Daytona International Speedway road course.[25]
On January 19, 2021, Bilicki announced he would compete full-time in the Cup Series for RWR.[26] He would also make a handful of starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for SS-Green Light Racing, driving the 07 and 17.
In the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Bilicki survived to the finish, resulting in him initially finishing in 11th place. However, Chris Buescher would later be disqualified, promoting Bilicki up to 10th place. This marks Bilicki’s first-ever Top 10 in the top 3 NASCAR divisions. Bilicki would not return to Rick Ware Racing in 2022. Instead, he would drive the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports, the team he drove for in 2 races in 2020, for a near-full season.
In the 2022 Xfinity Series season, Bilicki drove for DGM Racing in the 2022 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300. He finished 9th, scoring his first Xfinity Series Top 10 in the process.
On December 12, 2022, Bilicki was announced to drive the
Snowmobile
Bilicki won the Outlaw 600 division race at the 2019 World Championship Snowmobile Derby in his home state.[29]
Personal life
Bilicki works as a driving coach and instructor when he is not behind the wheel. He is close friends with fellow NASCAR driver Camden Murphy.[citation needed]
Motorsports career results
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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2012 | Road America | Mazda Miata |
Mazda | Spec Miata | 16 | 20 | Running |
2013 | Road America | Mazda Miata |
Mazda | Spec Miata | 34 | 39 | Running |
2015 | Daytona | Mazda Miata |
Mazda | Spec Miata | 55 | 43 | Running |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Cup Series
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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2021 | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 37 | 24 |
Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series 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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
2016 | Obaika Racing | 77 | Chevy | DAY
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ATL
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LVS
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PHO
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CAL
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TEX
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BRI
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RCH
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TAL
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DOV
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CLT
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POC
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MCH
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IOW
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DAY
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KEN
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NHA
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IND
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IOW | GLN
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MOH
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BRI | ROA 38 |
DAR
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RCH
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CHI
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KEN | DOV
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CLT
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KAN | TEX
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62nd | 23 | [37] | ||
97 | PHO 28 |
HOM 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 77 | DAY
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ATL
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LVS DNQ |
PHO
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CAL
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TEX
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BRI
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RCH | TAL
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CLT
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DOV
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POC
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44th | 63 | [38] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
MBM Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | MCH 27 |
IOW
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DAY
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KEN
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NHA
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IND
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IOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | GLN 28 |
MOH 29 |
BRI | ROA 12 |
DAR
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RCH
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78 | CHI 34 |
KEN | DOV 30 |
CLT
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KAN | TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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2018 | JP Motorsports | 45 | Toyota | DAY DNQ |
ATL DNQ |
LVS 28 |
PHO 32 |
CAL 32 |
TEX 24 |
BRI 32 |
RCH 33 |
TAL 28 |
DOV 29 |
CLT 25 |
POC 29 |
MCH 27 |
IOW 36 |
CHI 35 |
DAY 40 |
KEN 28 |
NHA 34 |
IOW 40 |
GLN 32 |
MOH 20 |
BRI 35 |
ROA 30 |
DAR 28 |
IND 38 |
LVS 27 |
RCH 30 |
ROV 24 |
DOV 31 |
KAN 20 |
TEX Wth |
PHO 34 |
HOM DNQ |
33rd | 202 | [39] |
2019 | RSS Racing | 38 | Chevy | DAY 23 |
ATL 34 |
NHA DNQ |
IOW | 92nd | 01 | [40] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | LVS 36 |
PHO 26 |
CAL 29 |
TEX 30 |
BRI 36 |
RCH | TAL 33 |
DOV 38 |
CLT 36 |
POC 34 |
MCH 21 |
IOW 38 |
CHI DNQ |
DAY | KEN 32 |
GLN 26 |
MOH 17 |
BRI | ROA 20 |
DAR | IND 21 |
LVS | RCH | ROV 26 |
DOV | ||||||||||||||
Rick Ware Racing | 17 | Chevy | CHI 35 |
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B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 99 | Toyota | KAN 29 |
TEX 21 |
PHO 23 |
HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | DAY 21 |
LVS | CAL 29 |
PHO | DAR | CLT | BRI | ATL | HOM | HOM | TAL | POC | IRC 23 |
KEN | KEN | TEX | KAN | ROA 17 |
DRC 12 |
DOV | DOV | DAY | DAR | RCH | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL 18 |
34th | 140 | [41] | ||||||||
78 | ROV 13 |
KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY | DRC | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | MAR | TAL | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | MOH | TEX | NSH | POC | ROA 29 |
ATL | NHA | IRC 25 |
MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | ROV 38 |
TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 71st | 1 | [42] | |
17 | GLN 24 |
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2022 | DGM Racing | 36 | Chevy | DAY 9 |
CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | 90th | 01 | [43] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alpha Prime Racing | 45 | Chevy | COA 35 |
RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | MCH 28 |
GLN 17 |
DAY | DAR
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KAN | BRI | TEX
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TAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | DAR 28 |
TEX | CLT | PIR | NSH | ROA 13 |
ATL
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NHA
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POC
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IRC | ROV 34 |
LVS
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HOM
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MAR
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PHO
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2023 | DGM Racing | 91 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
CAL | LVS 31 |
PHO | ATL | COA 28 |
RCH | MAR | TAL 26 |
DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | ATL 18 |
NHA | POC | ROA 8 |
MCH
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BRI 27 |
TEX | MAR 23 |
PHO | 33rd | 164 | [44] | |||||||||||
36 | SON 19 |
NSH | CSC | IRC 18 |
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SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Ford | GLN 25 |
DAY | DAR
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KAN | ROV 25 |
LVS
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HOM
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2024 | DGM Racing | 92 | Chevy | DAY 32 |
ATL | LVS | PHO | COA 31 |
RCH |
MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON
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IOW | NHA
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NSH | CSC | POC | IND | MCH
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DAY | DAR | ATL
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GLN
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BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [45] |
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2019 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 34 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN 18 |
CLT DNQ |
TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN 20 |
POC | ELD | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 90th | 7 | [46] | ||
33 | CHI 19 |
HOM 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 34 | DAY | LVS 32 |
CLT | ATL | HOM | POC | KEN | TEX | KAN | KAN | MCH | DRC | DOV | GTW | DAR | 88th | 01 | [47] | ||||||||||
33 | Toyota | RCH 25 |
KAN 28 |
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00 | BRI 26 |
LVS | TAL | TEX 19 |
MAR | PHO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | On Point Motorsports | 30 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL
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COA | MAR | BRD | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON 30 |
KNO
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NSH | MOH | POC
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IRP | RCH | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM
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PHO
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102nd | 01 | [48] |
2023 | Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | ATL
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COA | TEX | BRI | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH | POC | RCH | IRP | MLW 36 |
KAN | BRI | TAL
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HOM
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PHO
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112th | 01 | [49] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
2 Bilicki switched from Cup points to Xfinity points in late 2021
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- ^ "Slinger High School graduate Josh Bilicki races with the nation's best". FOX6Now.com. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
- ^ "10 Questions with Josh Bilicki – SCCA US Majors driver". 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
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- ^ "Josh Bilicki – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Josh Bilicki driver statistics at Racing-Reference