Justin Haley | |||||||
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Born |
Winamac, Indiana |
April 28, 1999 ||||||
Achievements | 2016 K&N Pro Series East Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 24 (GMS Racing) | ||||||
2016 position | 47th | ||||||
Best finish | 43rd (2015) | ||||||
First race | 2015 UNOH 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of September 4, 2016. |
Justin Haley (born April 28, 1999) is an American professional driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing. He was formerly known as J. J. Haley until he changed his name in January 2016 to avoid confusion with fellow competitor J. J. Yeley.
Haley began his racing career at age 9 in Quarter Midgets at Kokomo Quarter Midget Club during the late summer months of 2008. In 2009 and 2010 he scored the KQMC, Indiana State Series and Light 160 State Championships while in 2011.
In 2014, Haley ran three K&N Pro Series East races, recording a best finish of seventh at Dover International Speedway. The next year, he joined HScott Motorsports to compete full-time in the Pro Series East, competing for Rookie of the Year honors. In 2016, Haley recorded his first career Pro Series East win at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Haley won his first Pro Series East championship in 2016 after finishing in the top-ten in all 14 races, the only driver to do so in series history.
In 2015, Haley made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Bristol with Braun Motorsports, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet Silverado and finishing 14th. His following Truck race at Martinsville Speedway ended when he was involved in a crash on lap 119. At Phoenix International Raceway, Haley recorded his first top ten, when he finished in seventh. On December 9, 2016, it was announced that Haley would drive the No. 24 truck for GMS Racing in 2017, starting with the third race of the year.
Haley joined GMS full-time in 2017, driving the No. 24 Silverado. However, Haley will miss the first two races – the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and the Active Pest Control 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway – due to NASCAR's age restriction.