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McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing (MHR) (also known as Bill McAnally Racing (BMR)) is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is based in Roseville, California, and is owned by Bill McAnally (in Truck, is co-owned by William Hilgemann). In the NASCAR Truck Series, the team fields four trucks full-time: No. 18 Chevrolet Silverado for Tyler Ankrum, No. 19 Chevrolet Silverado for Daniel Hemric, the No. 81 Chevrolet Silverado for Connor Mosack, and the No. 91 Chevrolet Silverado for Jack Wood. The team also races full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, as well as part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, fielding the No. 19 Chevrolet SS part-time-time for Daniel Hemric HistoryBill McAnally first started racing in the Late Model series at All American Speedway in 1990. While preparing to begin his Late Model career he reached out to NAPA to try getting some sponsorship for his car. They agreed to sponsor him, and McAnally won the Late Model division championship in the Whelen All-American Series at the track. NAPA has continued to sponsor the team to this day. McAnally moved up to the K&N Pro Series West (then called the NASCAR Winston West Series), making two starts that season. The following season he bumped that up to five starts. The 1994 season got off to a bad start when he lost his car and equipment to vandals the night before the season opener. Despite this, McAnally still managed to race in six events while rebuilding his team that year. In 1995 he finally reached his dream of running a full regular-season schedule, finishing ninth in the championship standings. He followed that up with another ninth-place finish in the standings the following year.[1] In total, McAnally made 56 starts between 1992 and 1998[2] while also working a full-time job as a lineman for a utility company. In 1999 McAnally was getting ready to retire from racing when a chance meeting took place with a father and son who wanted to go racing. That meeting resulted in Sean Woodside racing for McAnally in 1999. He won the first race of the season at Tucson and went on to win the series championship. McAnally next opened a seat for Brendan Gaughan who went on to win back-to-back titles for BMR in 2000 and 2001 and opened a Camping World Truck Series (then called Craftsman Truck Series) team in the same years.[3] McAnally would add two more titles with driver Eric Holmes in 2008 and 2010. In 2015 and 2016 the team saw even more success, winning back-to-back championships with Chris Eggleston and Todd Gilliland respectively. This made McAnally just the third car owner in the history of the series to win consecutive titles on two separate occasions.[4] They came back just as strong in 2017, winning another championship with Todd Gilliland.[5] McAnally is the only owner in NASCAR history to have eight championships at the touring series level of NASCAR.[6] On January 13, 2020, BMR announced a partnership with Bill Hilgemann to form McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. The team fielded the No. 19 Tundra full-time in the Truck Series for Kraus.[7] The following day, the team revealed a new Menards Series West driver lineup of Gio Scelzi, Jesse Love, Holley Hollan, and Gracie Trotter.[8] In 2021, McAnally's team participated with the Nos. 1 (Jolynn Wilkinson), 4 (Dylan Lupton, Eric Nascimento), 5 (Sebastian Arias), 16 (Jesse Love), 19 (Derek Kraus, Eric Nascimento, Amber Balcaen, Jolynn Wilkinson, Sebastian Arias), and 99 (Cole Moore). In 2022, McAnally-Hilgemann and McAnally's team switched to Chevrolet, having a technical alliance with GMS Racing. In Truck, Colby Howard participated in the No. 91 (reverse of No. 19) full-time, and Jake Garcia participating in the No. 35 (his late model number) part-time. In ARCA West, Austin Herzog made his first full-time appearance, but was replaced by Landen Lewis after five rounds. For 2023, Christian Eckes ran the No. 19 full-time while 18-year-old rookie Jake Garcia ran the No. 35 full-time except for Daytona which was run by Chase Elliott, as Garcia was ineligible for the restrictor plate race due to not being 18 yet. Eckes scored wins at Atlanta, Darlington and Kansas.[9] Nextel Cup SeriesCar No. 00 historyIn 2003, McAnally fielded the No. 00 Chevrolet at Infineon Raceway with Jim Inglebright as the driver. Car No. 00 results
Car No. 02 historyIn 1996, Bill McAnally made his debut in the Winston Cup Series. He drove the No. 02 Chevrolet at Sears Point and Phoenix. Car No. 02 results
Car No. 16 historyIn 1997, McAnally fielded the No. 16 Chevrolet at Sears Point for himself. Car No. 16 results
Car No. 61 historyIn 2004, McAnally fielded the No. 61 Chevrolet at Infineon Raceway with Austin Cameron as the driver. Car No. 61 results
Craftsman Truck SeriesTruck No. 18 history In December 2023, it was announced that Tyler Ankrum would compete for MHR full-time, driving the No. 18 truck.[11] Ankrum was able to qualify for the Truck Series Playoffs, eventually advancing to the Round of 8. Truck No. 18 results
Truck No. 19 history In November 2018, it was announced that BMR would reopen a Camping World Truck Series team debuting again at ISM Raceway fielding the No. 19 Toyota Tundra for Derek Kraus. After finishing in the top ten, BMR expanded its inventory to three trucks and committed to running a four-race schedule with Kraus in 2019.[12] The team began a full-time schedule in 2020 with Kraus. In 2022, the team began running Chevrolet Silverados after having run with Toyota since their debut. On December 6, 2022, the team announced that they had signed Christian Eckes to drive the No. 19 in 2023.[13] Eckes started the 2023 season with a third-place finish at Daytona. He then scored wins at Atlanta, Darlington, and Kansas.[14][15] Eckes was eliminated at the conclusion of the Round of 8 at Homestead.[16] He won two weeks later at Phoenix and finished fifth in the final points standings.[17] Eckes started the 2024 season with a 10th-place finish at Daytona. Throughout the season, he won at Bristol, Martinsville, and Nashville, and claimed the regular season championship.[18][19][20][21] During the playoffs, Eckes won at Martinsville to make the Championship 4.[22] On November 20, with Eckes moving to the Xfinity Series, former Cup Series driver and 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Daniel Hemric was announced as the new driver of the No. 19 truck for 2025 season.[23] Truck No. 19 resultsTruck No. 35 historyThe No. 35 attempted to make their debut at the 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 at Martinsville Speedway, but failed to qualify with Jake Garcia due to a rained out qualifying. The team signed Garcia for a full-time effort in the No. 35 in 2023. Chase Elliott ran the first race in 2023 at Daytona International Speedway due to Garcia not being 18. The team went on to finish in the top ten several times during the season, but failed to make the playoffs. Truck No. 35 results
Truck No. 43 history On September 27, 2023, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing signed Daniel Dye for 2024. Dye will use the No. 43 from his previous team, GMS Racing.[24] Dye was able to qualify for the Truck Series Playoffs, but he would be eliminated after the first round. Truck No. 43 results
Truck No. 62 historyMcAnally debuted in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2000 with Brendan Gaughan as the driver of the No. 62 truck. He run 6 races that season and failed to qualify for 1 race. In 2001, Gaughan returned for 3 races with the best finished of 3rd at Mesa Marin Raceway. Truck No. 62 results
Truck No. 81 historyIn 2024, McAnally fielded the No. 81 truck part-time for Corey Day at Bristol and Martinsville. On December 3, 2024, McAnally announced that Connor Mosack would drive the No. 81 truck full-time in 2025.[25] Truck No. 81 results
Truck No. 91 history The team ran the No. 91 in 2022 full time with Colby Howard. On December 6, 2023, it was announced that Jack Wood would drive the No. 91 truck part-time for 2024, and full time in the ARCA Menards Series West in the No. 16 Chevy.[26] The No. 91 would end up running the full schedule in 2024 with other drivers driving the truck in the races Wood was not entered for. Zane Smith was initially scheduled to run in four races,[27] but drove an additional race at Pocono. Vicente Salas raced at Gateway [28] finishing 25th. Connor Hall made his Craftsman Truck Series debut at Richmond,[29] finishing an impressive 10th in his first career start. Corey Day drove the remaining two races at Kansas and Homestead.[30] Ryan Reed would race the truck at Talladega,[31] finishing 7th. On December 17, 2024, it was announced that Jack Wood would drive the 91 full-time in 2025.[32] Truck No. 91 results
ARCA Menards SeriesCar No. 12 historyIn 2020, the team fielded the No. 12 car for Lawless Alan at Phoenix. He finished 9th. Car No. 12 results
Car No. 16 historyIn 2020, Gio Scelzi was confirmed for a full ARCA West schedule for the team, along with three ARCA Menards Series races at Phoenix, Iowa, and Gateway driving the organization's No. 16 car.[33] In 2021, Jesse Love returned to BMR for his second season in the West Series, along with one ARCA starts the No. 16 car at Phoenix. He finished 6th. In 2022, Austin Herzog signed with BMR to run the full 2022 ARCA Menards Series West schedule. He also piloted the 16 car at one ARCA Menards Series race at Phoenix, where he finished 14th.[34] In 2023, BMR announced that Tanner Reif would run full-time in the ARCA West series. He also piloted the 16 car at one ARCA Menards Series race at Phoenix. He finished 12th.[35] In 2024, Jack Wood piloted the No. 16 car at Phoenix. He finished 7th.[36] Car No. 16 results
Car No. 19 historyIn 2020, Jesse Love was confirmed for a full ARCA West schedule for the team, along with three ARCA Menards Series races at Phoenix, Iowa, and Gateway driving the No. 19 car. In 2021, Derek Kraus drove the No. 19 car at Phoenix. He finished 5th. In 2022, Kraus returned at the same race. This time he finished 9th. In 2024, it was announced that Eric Johnson Jr. will run full-time in the West Series. He also made one ARCA start in the No. 19 car at Phoenix. He finished 20th. Car No. 19 results
Car No. 99 historyIn 2020, Gracie Trotter was announced as a driver for BMR in the ARCA Menards Series West, as well as for select ARCA Menards Series races in the No. 99 car. In 2021, BMR announced that Cole Moore would run full-time in the ARCA West series. He also piloted the No. 99 car at one ARCA Menards Series race at Phoenix. He finished 12th. In 2022, Moore returned at the same race. This time he finished 11th. Blaine Perkins also made one start in the 99 car at Mid-Ohio. He finished 18th. Car No. 99 results
ARCA Menards Series EastCar No. 00 historyIn 2014, the team fielded the No. 00 car part-time for Cole Custer. He scored a win at Richmond. In 2015, Custer returned for one race at Watkins Glen. He won the pole and finished 5th. Car No. 00 results
Car No. 12 historyIn 2019, the team fielded the No. 12 car for Lawless Alan at New Hampshire. He finished 10th. Car No. 12 results
Car No. 15 historyIn 2014, Haas Racing development driver Nick Drake drove the No. 15 car full-time. He scored one pole at Richmond. In 2015, Drake returned to the No. 15 car full-time. Car No. 15 results
Car No. 16 historyIn 2013, the team fielded the No. 16 car for Sergio Peña at Five Flags Speedway. He finished 8th. Eric Holmes also made one start in the No. 16 car at Colombia Motor Speedway where he finished 22nd. In 2014, Brandon McReynolds made two start in the No. 16 car at New Smyrna and Daytona. In 2016, Todd Gilliland made 6 starts in the No. 16 car. After winning the pole at New Smyrna, [37] he won the race in controversial fashion, as Ronnie Bassett Jr. was originally declared the winner since the flagman failed to wave the white flag in time after lap 150 and unintentionally extended the race by a lap.[38] The race was subsequently declared official after 150 laps.[37] Riley Herbst made one start in the No. 16 car at Dover where he finished 8th. In 2017, Gilliland run full-time in the No. 16 car. In 2018, Derek Kraus made 6 starts in the No. 16 car. He won a race at Gateway. In 2019, Kraus returned for another part-time schedule in the No. 16 car. He won New Smyrna and South Boston In 2020, Gio Scelzi made one start in the No. 16 car at New Smyrna where he finished 13th. Car No. 16 results
Car No. 19 historyIn 2016, the team fielded the No. 19 car for Riley Herbst at New Smyrna and Bristol. In 2018, Hailie Deegan would make run part-time schedule in the No. 19 car. In 2019, Deegan would return for part-time schedule in the No. 19 car. Todd Gilliland and Brandon Jones also made made one start each in the No. 19 car. In 2020, Jesse Love made one start in the No. 19 car at New Smyrna where he finished 12th. Car No. 19 results
Car No. 50 historyIn 2019, the team fielded the No. 50 car for Raphaël Lessard at Bristol. He finished 8th. In 2020, Holley Hollan made one start in the No. 50 car at New Smyrna where he finished 15th. Car No. 50 results
Car No. 54 historyIn 2017, the team fielded the No. 54 car for Riley Herbst at Bristol. However, the team withdrew from the race. Car No. 54 results
Car No. 99 historyIn 2014, the team fielded the No. 99 car part-time for Patrick Staropoli. Ryan Reed also made one start in the No. 99 car at Watkins Glen where he finished 7th. In 2015, Anthony Kumpen drove the No. 99 car at New Smyrna. He finished 14th. Eddie Cheever III made one start at Watkins Glen, however he failed to qualify. Staropoli made two starts in the No. 99 car at Richmond and Dover. In 2017, Derek Kraus made one start in the No. 99 car at New Smyrna. He finished 3rd. In 2018, Cole Rouse made 6 starts in the No. 99 car. In 2019, Brittney Zamora made 6 starts in the No. 99 car. In 2020, Gracie Trotter made one start in the No. 99 car at New Smyrna where she finished 16th. Car No. 99 results
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