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Kaulig Racing adds Derek Kraus to its 2024 NASCAR Cup roster
Allmendinger has won two races in the No. 16 car, at Indy RC 2021 and Charlotte Roval 2023, but will only run select races this year as he competes for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. He finished sixth in the season-opening Daytona 500. Josh Williams will drive the car at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Trackhouse Racing driver Shane van Gisbergen will pilot the car in a handful of races as well. Kraus will pilot the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro in the third race of the year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, making his NASCAR Cup Series debut. Kraus, 22, has eight starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, all with Kaulig last year, with three top-ten finishes. Following the announcement, Kraus expressed his excitement for the opportunity with Kaulig Racing in a Cup car, thanking Chris Rice, Matt Kaulig, and Western States Flooring for the chance to live his dream. Las Vegas won’t be Kraus’ first time in a Cup car, as he practiced and qualified the No. 16 machine at Richmond Raceway last summer while Allmendinger was competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
