CENTERVILLE, Tenn. — Ty Dillon is headed back to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series full time to pilot the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Company and W.A.R. Shocks Chevrolet Silverado in 2024, Rackley W.A.R. announced Friday.
“We are excited to announce Ty Dillon as the driver for Rackley W.A.R. in the NASCAR Truck Series,” President and Chief Operating Officer Willie Allen said. “Ty’s exceptional talent is a perfect fit for our team as we elevate our engineering and technological capabilities to new heights.”
In just its third season, the organization made its first playoff appearance in 2023 with veteran Matt DiBenedetto, scoring 13 top 10s and ending the year ninth in owner points.
“We’re investing in cutting-edge technology and innovative engineering to ensure Ty has one the most competitive trucks on the track,” Allen continued. “This season marks a new chapter for our team. We’re ready to showcase our progress and for a championship run. We look forward to making this season the new benchmark in our racing history.”
As part of the agreement with Dillon, it was also announced that Rackley Roofing Company, Inc. is returning to the team as a primary sponsor and has committed to 16 races for the upcoming race season.
New partners will be announced at a later time.
“Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is extremely competitive. Over these last three years, we have learned a ton of what to do and what not to do,” Rackley W.A.R. Chief Executive Officer Curtis Sutton said. “I believe we have put a team together with Ty Dillon behind the wheel of the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado, where great things are in store in 2024 for this team, our sponsors and everyone who supports this organization, including Chevrolet Motorsports.”
The 2024 season marks Dillon’s first full season in the Truck Series since 2013 when he finished runner-up in the championship standings.
“I’m excited to go back to the Truck Series and compete in the series that got it all started for me,” Dillon said. “I have a lot of good memories from earlier in my career with winning races and poles, and our goal is to create more this season. Rackley W.A.R. has built a solid foundation and it’s an honor to be a part of taking them to the winning level they want to be at.
“I’m very appreciative of this opportunity and ready to get started in Daytona.”
The 31-year-old made his Truck Series debut in 2011 at Kentucky Speedway with an 18th-place finish. In two other starts that year, he finished third and sixth at Texas Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. In that same season, Dillon raced full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, winning seven times ahead of winning the championship by 340 points over Chris Buescher.
The following year, he moved full-time to the Truck Series where he finished ninth in the season-opening race at Daytona Int’l Speedway. In his first full-time season in the series, Dillon scored seven top fives and 17 top 10s, including a win at Atlanta Motor Speedway where he started on the pole.
He ended up fourth in the championship standings and took home rookie of the year honors in 2012.
In the time since he last raced full-time in the series, Dillon made a combined 402 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series.