Kaulig Racing announced on Wednesday it was parting ways with driver Josh Williams after more than a year and a half together. Both sides felt it was for the best.
After a 22nd-place finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, discussions began internally about the immediate future of the No. 11 car. Williams is 19th in the regular-season championship standings and needed a Hail Mary to make the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs, so there was no sense in delaying the inevitable.
“We had our differences a little bit. I don’t think they were happy, and I wasn’t happy,” Williams told NASCAR.com. “It seemed like it was the best thing to do for both of us that we can all move forward and work towards the future a little bit faster. It worked out for both of us.”
Chris Rice, team president for Kaulig Racing, agreed with Williams. The relationship just wasn’t working out for either party.
“Sometimes, chemistry just doesn’t work in marriages, life, anything,” Rice told NASCAR.com on Thursday morning. “When you look at our Xfinity program, there’s a lot of potential there, but we haven’t been putting it to work. Those decisions are tough. When you think about our M.O., we’re all about having fun and trying to win trophies. At the end of the day, it’s not about that — it’s about giving people opportunities to showcase their talent and making sure our stuff is up to par for everybody else.”
— NASCAR.com —