Daniel Hemric, the 2021 champion of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, will be paired with Joshua Graham for the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series campaign.
Graham, who has spent the last two seasons as a shot-caller in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, will join McAnally-Hilgemann Racing to serve as crew chief of the team’s flagship No. 19 Chevrolet Silverado.
During the last two seasons, the Delaware-native has worked with both Jordan Anderson Racing (2023) and Our Motorsports (2024), amassing three top-five and 14 top-10 finishes as a crew chief.
Entering the 2025 season, Graham will be paired with an experienced driver, who boasts two full-time campaigns in the NASCAR Cup Series (2019 and 2024) and five full-time campaigns in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (2017-2018 and 2021-2023).
Since graduating from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series post-2016, Hemric has only returned to the series for one other start, a one-off for Young’s Motorsports at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May 2018.
Before the beginning of the 25-race NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series campaign, which begins February 14 at Daytona, Graham and Hemric will have the chance to get acclimated to each other, in the ARCA Menards Series West event at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway.
Hemric will drive the No. 19 NAPA AUTO CARE Chevrolet SS for Bill McAnally Racing, as the team searches for its 100th win in the ARCA Menards Series West.
“This is a new beginning for me and I’m looking forward to making some great memories this year. I feel fortunate to be in this position to compete in race-winning equipment and be part of NAPA’s 100th anniversary,” said Hemric. “It’s been a while since I last raced at Kern in a late model, but this is a good chance for Josh (Graham) and I to work together, get our communication down, and warm up for Daytona. I’m looking forward to it and hopefully, we can add to Bill’s trophy case this weekend.”
Both Graham and Hemric will be searching for their first victory in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, as the series heads to Daytona International Speedway to start the 2025 season on Friday, February 14.
