Daniel Dye

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Daniel Dye
Daniel Dye Phoenix 2021.jpg
Dye at Phoenix Raceway in 2021
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2003-12-04) December 4, 2003 (age 18)
DeLand, Florida
ARCA Menards Series East career
Debut season2020
Current teamGMS Racing
Car number43
Former teamsBen Kennedy Racing
Starts10
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Best finish2nd in 2021
Last updated on: November 13, 2021.

Daniel Dye (born December 4, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 43 Chevrolet SS for GMS Racing.

Racing career[]

Early racing career[]

ARCA Menards Series East[]

2020[]

Dye would first race in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2020, driving the No. 43 for Ben Kennedy Racing.[1] Dye would race two races that season, retiring at New Smyrna Speedway and finishing seventh at Five Flags Speedway.

2021[]

Dye would come back in the 2021 season, this time with a scheduled full-time ride with Ben Kennedy Racing.[2] 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.[3] 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.

2022[]

In 2022 he would run a full-time schedule in the No. 43 for GMS Racing, along with his full time ARCA Menards Series ride in the No. 43.

ARCA Menards Series West[]

2021[]

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 12th.

2022[]

In 2022 he will do another one-off event, this time in the No. 43 for Petty GMS Racing.

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.[4]

2022[]

In 2022 he will compete full-time for Petty GMS Racing in the No. 43.

Personal life[]

Dye is a second-generation driver, the son of former Pro Late Model driver Randy Dye who since July of 2017 has served on the board of directors for The NASCAR Foundation.

Dye is the 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 of 2019 at only 15-years-old, Dye himself raised and donated over $15,000 dollars towards Halifax Health’s mental health programs.

Motorsports career results[]

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 [5]
2022 43 DAY
3 		PHO
2 		TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL [6]

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 		22nd 62 [7]
2021 NSM
6 		FIF
9 		NSV
8 		DOV
6 		2nd 351 [8]
GMS Racing 21 Chevy SMP
6 		IOW
2 		MLW
3 		BRI
12

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 [9]
2022 43 PHO
2 		IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO -* -* [10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Florida Young Gun Making Five ARCA Starts in 2020". Speed 51. February 7, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Srigley, Joseph (2020-12-21). "Daniel Dye Chasing ARCA Menards Series East Championship with Ben Kennedy Racing in 2021". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  3. ^ Srigley, Joseph (2021-06-07). "Daniel Dye Joining GMS Racing for Select ARCA Menards Series Events". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  4. ^ "Daniel Dye wins first ARCA Menards Series race in dominating fashion at Berlin". ARCA. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  5. ^ "Daniel Dye – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Daniel Dye – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Daniel Dye – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Daniel Dye – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Daniel Dye – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Daniel Dye – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

External links[]

Daniel Dye driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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