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Many NASCAR drivers’ journeys in the sport often include part-time efforts. Plenty of part-time drivers in NASCAR today perform well, and they might work their way into full-time rides in the future. These are the best of that bunch.
Kaden Honeycutt races part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Niece Motorsports. He made some part-time starts in the previous two seasons, but this year has been a breakout year. He has four top-10s, more than any other Niece driver, including his best-career finish, fourth at Kansas.
This could turn heads, and given the struggles of Bayley Currey and Matt Mills, Honeycutt might be a candidate to take over a Niece Motorsports ride at the end of the season. Honeycutt is 21 years old, and that youth could make him attractive to bigger teams.
Despite a lack of funding, Ryan Truex has come into his own in a part-time effort with Joe Gibbs Racing. He has two wins over the past two seasons, six top-10s, and four top-fives in 13 starts. With brother Martin Truex Jr. retiring and an interest in racing part-time in 2025, could the pair work out a bigger deal together?
Ryan definitely could race full-time in Xfinity with a team like Gibbs, but the money has to be there. He did gain Certified Collision Center for the Pocono race, so maybe things are improving on the funding front.
Carson Kvapil is a multi-time CARS Tour Champion, and he’s impressed in limited starts at JR Motorsports. In five Xfinity Series appearances, he has three top-five finishes despite an average start of 23.8. While space at JRM might be limited, Kvapil could be a star.
Like many other drivers on this list, funding may be an issue for Kvapil. He may need to look outside JRM for a full-time ride, maybe to a place like Spire’s Truck Series team. Either way, Kvapil has some work to do to work his way up the ranks.
Connor Zilisch is a Trackhouse development driver seemingly set to race full-time in 2025. A recent report from Adam Stern indicates that Zilisch is “In discussion” with JRM to run full-time for the team next season.
Zikisch might be the best young driver in NASCAR right now. He has class wins in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, and he won the pole in his first Truck Series start at COTA. He impresses anytime he gets behind the wheel.
William Sawalich is set to make his Xfinity Series debut this fall with Joe Gibbs Racing, and he competes part-time in the Truck Series for TRICON Garage. This comes on the back of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Championship, a title he is fighting Connor Zilisch to defend.
Sawalich has all the connections necessary to take his talents up the ladder. If JGR is willing to switch one of their part-time seats to full-time for him next year, he might end up in the Xfinity Series.
Despite much success in the Truck Series, Brett Moffitt has struggled to find a consistent place in NASCAR. He has 13 career wins in the series, including the 2018 Series Championship, but he lost that ride after the season. Most recently, he competed full-time in the Xfinity Series for AM Racing in 2023.
This year, he’s occasionally appeared in the Truck and Xfinity Series. In Xfinity, he finished 18th at Iowa for Joe Gibbs Racing, and in the Truck Series, he finished fifth at Kansas and 15th at Charlotte for TRICON Garage. Is there a place for Moffitt in full-time NASCAR?
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