Hemric’s Season Ends Early in Phoenix
Daniel Hemric’s first season with McAnally-Hilgemann Racing came to an early end on Friday night at Pheonix Raceway. The driver of the No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet Silverado RST closed the 2025 season with a 33rd-place finish after being involved in an incident in the first corner on the opening lap. As a result, Hemric finished ninth in the final NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series (NCTS) points standings.
On Friday afternoon, Hemric qualified 19th and was poised to move forward until calamity struck in the first corner. Contact with the No. 62 truck on the entry to Turn 1 resulted in Hemric sliding up the track and into the outside wall, causing terminal damage to his Chevrolet. Hemric’s 2025 season behind the wheel of the NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet netted one victory, 10 top-five’s and 15 top-10 finishes.
“Really unfortunate way to end our season,” Hemric said. “It’s been a true privilege to drive this NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet this year. Our team and everyone had MHR had a lot of growth this year, plenty of moments where we had to pull together and felt like we certainly made strides the second half of the year. Wish the last few weeks played out differently, but that’ll help us over the winter to focus on areas to improve for next year.”
Start / Finish: 19 / 33
Final Points Standing / Total: 9th / 2,177 pts.
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McAnally-Hilgemann Racing is focused on the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) championship in 2025 with four full-time drivers and teams. Daniel Hemric, NASCAR Cup Series veteran and 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) champion, has joined MHR to drive the No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet Silverado RST in the organization’s 35th season in partnership with NAPA. Crew chief Josh Graham also joins MHR in 2025 to serve as the team’s crew chief and brings NXS experience to the operation. The duo will look to continue MHR’s winning ways and return to the playoffs to make a run for the organization’s first NCTS title.