Daniel Dye
American racing driver (born 2003)
Daniel Wayne Dye (born December 4, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Live Fast Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Jordan Anderson Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado RST for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for SPS Racing.
01Racing career
ARCA Menards Series East
2020-2021
Dye first raced in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2020, driving the No. 43 for Ben Kennedy Racing. Dye would race two races that season, retiring at New Smyrna Speedway and finishing seventh at Five Flags Speedway.
Dye would come back in the 2021 season, this time with a scheduled full-time ride with Ben Kennedy Racing. However, Dye would only compete for four of the scheduled eight races before eventually switching teams. For the last four races of the season, Dye would race the No. 21 for GMS Racing. Dye, combined with his results from Ben Kennedy Racing and GMS Racing, would finish second in the final standings, only being beaten by Sammy Smith.
ARCA Menards Series West
2021-2022
Dye would first race in the ARCA Menards Series West as a one-off race at Phoenix Raceway, driving the No. 22 for GMS Racing in 2021. He would finish twelfth. In 2022, he ran at Phoenix again in a companion event with the ARCA Menards Series, finishing second.
ARCA Menards Series
2021
Dye would run a part-time schedule in the ARCA Menards Series in 2021 with GMS Racing, driving the No. 21 along with his full-time schedule in the ARCA Menards Series East. He would run six races in the 2021 season. After a seventh-place finish in his debut at the 2021 Menards 250, Dye would dominate the next race at Berlin Raceway in the 2021 Zinsser SmartCoat 200, scoring his first-ever ARCA Menards Series win in just his second-ever start in the series.
2022
In 2022, he planned to run a full-time schedule for GMS Racing in the No. 43. Dye was instead charged with felony battery after striking a fellow student in the scrotum in what witnesses described as a "game". Dye was indefinitely suspended from ARCA competition after three races. Prior to the race at the Kansas Speedway, Dye was reinstated by ARCA after his charges were dropped from felony to misdemeanor and went on to compete in the event, finishing third. Despite not winning a race, he nearly won the championship until a mechanical issue relegated him to an eighteenth place finish at the season finale in Toledo, which resulted in a runner-up to Nick Sanchez by fourteen points in the final standings. Despite this, he won Rookie of the Year honors ahead of Sanchez's teammate Rajah Caruth.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
On October 25, 2022, GMS Racing announced that Dye would compete full-time in the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, making his series debut in the No. 43 Chevrolet Silverado.
On September 27, 2023, Dye signed with McAnally-Hilgemann Racing for 2024. Dye would continue using the No. 43. He finished eighth at Richmond, earning enough points to secure a spot in the Playoffs.
On October 29, 2025, Kaulig Racing announced Dye will join their Ram Trucks team in 2026.
On March 17, 2026, Dye was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR and Kaulig for mocking IndyCar Series driver David Malukas by insinuating that Malukas was homosexual on a Whatnot stream. On March 31, it was announced that Dye was released from Kaulig.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
On September 17, 2023, it was announced that Dye would run three races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Racing, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet with sponsorship from Champion Container.
In 2024, Dye ran a partial schedule with Kaulig Racing, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro.
On August 23, 2024, Kaulig Racing announced that Dye would pilot the No. 10 full-time in 2025. He had eight top-ten finishes and finished 20th in the final points standings.
In 2026, Dye would drive the No. 52 Ford for AM Racing and Jordan Anderson Racing on a partial schedule.
On August 28, 2026, it was announced that Dye will run full-time for Jordan Anderson Racing in the No. 32 Chevrolet for the 2027 season.
NASCAR Cup Series
On April 20, 2026, it was announced that Dye would run five Cup Series races in 2026, beginning with the upcoming race at Talladega. He also would compete at Pocono and Indianapolis.
02Personal life
Dye is a second-generation driver, the son of Stacy Rumbaugh and Randy Dye, a businessman in Daytona Beach, Florida who owns two auto dealerships: Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram and Maserati Alfa Romeo of Daytona. Randy Dye was a former Pro Late Model driver who since July 2017 has served on the board of directors for The NASCAR Foundation. He is a cousin of MLB player for the Kansas City Royals, Josh Dye.
Philanthropy
At the end of 2018 with his Pro Late Model debut on the horizon, he created the Race to Stop Suicide campaign in partnership with The NASCAR Foundation and Halifax Health with help from his father Randy who serves on the board of directors for The NASCAR Foundation.
In October 2019, at fifteen years old, Dye himself raised and donated over $15,000 towards Halifax Health's mental health programs.
Controversies
Dye attended Father Lopez Catholic High School. While a student at Father Lopez, Dye was arrested on April 26, 2022 and booked in Volusia County Branch Jail on charges of felony battery, later reduced to misdemeanor battery. According to a police report, Dye "began dancing and grinding with his groin and pelvic area near his classmate's face" and then "came up from behind the boy and punched him in the groin", with the victim suffering "a possible ruptured testicle." Dye was granted a deferred prosecution agreement and ordered to complete an eight-hour anger management course, 25 hours of community service, and compensate the victim an undisclosed amount.
On March 17, 2026, Dye was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR and Kaulig Racing for mocking IndyCar Series driver David Malukas by insinuating that Malukas was homosexual on a Whatnot stream.
03Motorsports career results
Stock car career summary
NASCAR
(key) (Bold , Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics , Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * , Most laps led.)
Cup Series
| NASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2026 | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | DAR | MAR | BRI | KAN | TAL 24 |
TEX | GLN | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC 29 |
COR | SON | CHI | ATL | NWS | IND 38 |
IOW | RCH | NHA | DAY 29 |
DAR | GTW | BRI | KAN | LVS | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | -* | -* | |
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | NOAPSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Alpha Prime Racing | 44 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX 17 |
ROV | LVS 21 |
HOM | MAR | PHO PR† |
95th | 01 | |
| 2024 | Kaulig Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY 27 |
ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX 24 |
TAL | DOV 20 |
DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW 10 |
NHA | NSH | CSC | POC 17 |
IND 7 |
MCH 34 |
DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN 34 |
TAL | ROV | LVS 12 |
HOM | MAR | PHO 17 |
89th | 01 | |
| 2025 | DAY 38 |
ATL 7 |
COA 17 |
PHO 19 |
LVS 12 |
HOM 9 |
MAR 7 |
DAR 17 |
BRI 13 |
CAR 9 |
TAL 10 |
TEX 11 |
CLT 31 |
NSH 38 |
MXC 13 |
POC 31 |
ATL 8 |
CSC 19 |
SON 32 |
DOV 21 |
IND 8 |
IOW 36 |
GLN 17 |
DAY 35 |
PIR 11 |
GTW 10 |
BRI 26 |
KAN 12 |
ROV 36 |
LVS 17 |
TAL 25 |
MAR 33 |
PHO 28 |
20th | 604 | ||||
| 2026 | AM Racing | 52 | Ford | DAY 21 |
ATL | COA | PHO 20 |
LVS 15 |
DAR | MAR | CAR | BRI | KAN | TAL | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | NSH | POC | COR | SON | CHI | ATL | IND | IOW | -* | -* | |||||||||||
| Jordan Anderson Racing | 32 | Chevy | DAY 38 |
DAR 27 |
GTW | BRI | LVS | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †, Replaced by Leland Honeyman before qualifying. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | GMS Racing | 43 | Chevy | DAY 30 |
LVS 19 |
ATL 16 |
COA 18 |
TEX 25 |
BRD 22 |
MAR 30 |
KAN 13 |
DAR 19 |
NWS 14 |
CLT 19 |
GTW 11 |
NSH 22 |
MOH 14 |
POC 17 |
RCH 21 |
IRP 22 |
MLW 28 |
KAN 23 |
BRI 21 |
TAL 6 |
HOM 21 |
PHO 32 |
18th | 389 | |||
| 2024 | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevy | DAY 21 |
ATL 9 |
LVS 24 |
BRI 13 |
COA 28 |
MAR 13 |
TEX 6 |
KAN 9 |
DAR 23 |
NWS 9 |
CLT 19 |
GTW 12 |
NSH 2 |
POC 16 |
IRP 27 |
RCH 8 |
MLW 8 |
BRI 32 |
KAN 27 |
TAL 3 |
HOM 7 |
MAR 32 |
PHO 24 |
10th | 2141 | ||||
| 2026 | Kaulig Racing | 10 | Ram | DAY 17 |
ATL 13 |
STP 17 |
DAR | CAR | BRI | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | -* | -* | ||||||||||||||||
| McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | 20 | Chevy | NSH 10 |
MCH 15 |
COR | LRP | NWS | IRP | RCH | NHA | BRI | KAN | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | ||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold , Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics , Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * , Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | GMS Racing | 21 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK 7 |
BLN 1* |
IOW 2 |
WIN 13 |
GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW 3 |
DSF | BRI 12 |
SLM | KAN | 18th | 231 | |
| 2022 | 43 | DAY 3 |
PHO 2 |
TAL 17 |
KAN 3 |
CLT 6 |
IOW 17 |
BLN 7* |
ELK 5 |
MOH 8 |
POC 5 |
IRP 4 |
MCH 3 |
GLN 4 |
ISF 7 |
MLW 3 |
DSF 4 |
KAN 4 |
BRI 5 |
SLM 3 |
TOL 18 |
2nd | 956 | |||
| 2026 | SPS Racing | 24 | Ford | DAY 4 |
PHO | TAL 10 |
GLN | TOL | -* | -* | ||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | KAN 2 |
MCH 19 |
POC 7 |
BER | ELK | CHI 4 |
LRP | IRP | IOW | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | BRI | KAN | |||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series East
| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2020 | Ben Kennedy Racing | 43 | Chevy | NSM 19 |
TOL | DOV | TOL | BRI | FIF 7 |
15th | 112 | |||
| 2021 | NSM 6 |
FIF 9 |
NSV 8 |
DOV 6 |
2nd | 401 | ||||||||
| GMS Racing | 21 | Chevy | SNM 6 |
IOW 2 |
MLW 3 |
BRI 12 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 43 | NSM | FIF | DOV | NSV | IOW 17 |
MLW 3 |
BRI 5 |
11th | 157 | ||||
ARCA Menards Series West
| ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | GMS Racing | 22 | Chevy | PHO | SON | IRW | CNS | IRW | PIR | LVS | AAS | PHO 12 |
51st | 32 | |||
| 2022 | 43 | PHO 2 |
IRW | KCR | 36th | 84 | |||||||||||
| Bill McAnally Racing | PIR 4 |
SON | IRW | EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO | |||||||||
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Sources and credits
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- Daniel Dye Las Vegas Fall 2025.jpg by TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dye Celebrates at Berlin.jpg by ELIJKK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Daniel Dye 43 Truck Las Vegas 2024.jpg by TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Daniel Dye 10 Xfinity Las Vegas Fall 2024.jpg by TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Daniel Dye 10 Xfinity Las Vegas 2025.jpg by TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Daniel Dye 78 Cup Indianapolis 2026.jpg by Brycenrichter, CC0
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