Corey Eric Day (born November 28, 2005) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the High Limit Racing, driving the No. 14 car for Jason Meyers Racing. Additionally, he races part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for Hendrick Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, and ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado and No. 77 Chevrolet SS for Spire Motorsports.

Racing career

Early career

Growing up in a racing family, Day began driving dirt bikes at a young age. At age 9, he broke his arm after racing dirt bikes competitively, which ended his career with dirt bike racing. After years of going through the ranks, he decided to try a hand in sprint car racing, with the help of his family, including his father, Ronnie Day, who was a West Coast racing legend.[1][2]

Sprint car racing

Day began driving sprint cars in 2016, racing in the USAC Restricted Micro Sprints for his family-owned team. He ran eleven races with a best finish of 3rd at Keller Auto Raceway. He continued to have great success with sprint cars over the years, earning numerous victories in that time span. In 2021, he earned his first career USAC National Midget Series win at Circle City Raceway, becoming the youngest driver to win a USAC National Series event.[3] In 2023, he won the King of the West Sprint Car Series and the Make-A-Wish Trophy Cup championships.[4]

On December 8, it was announced that Day would run full-time in the High Limit Racing in 2024, driving the No. 14 for Jason Meyers Racing.[5] Throughout the season, he scored wins at RPM Speedway, Red Dirt Raceway, Riverside International Speedway, I-70 Motorsports Park, and Lake Ozark Speedway.[6][7][8][9][10] He finished 5th in points.[11]

Late models

On April 27, 2024, it was announced that Day would make his debut in late model racing, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports at Hickory Motor Speedway.[12] After finishing 7th in the first feature event, he started on the outside pole for the final feature. He would end up leading nearly every lap to win the race in his second career start.[13]

ARCA Menards Series

On July 24, 2024, it was announced that Day will run three races in the ARCA Menards Series for Pinnacle Racing Group with sponsorship from HendrickCars.com.,[14][15][16][17] which includes Salem, Bristol, and Kansas. In his debut at Salem, he started 5th and finished 15th after being involved in a late race incident with Toni Breidinger. At Kansas, Day was involved in controversy after pushing Andy Jankowiak into the wall on the final lap. Both drivers were battling inside the top five, and after the contact, Jankowiak fell back and finished 7th, while Day came across in 4th. Following the race, Jankowiak confronted Day in the garage area.[18]

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Day will run four races for Spire Motorsports in the upcoming season, driving the No. 77 car beginning in the season-opener at Daytona.[19][20]

NASCAR Truck Series

On September 16, 2024, it was announced that Day will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, driving the No. 81 truck.[21] Day started 22nd and finished 18th in his debut. He ran three more races at Kansas, Homestead–Miami, and Martinsville during the season, earning his best finish of 16th at Homestead.

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Day will increase his truck series schedule for the upcoming season, running eight races for Spire Motorsports in the No. 7 truck.[20][22]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On December 6, 2024, Day signed a multi-year contract with Hendrick Motorsports. In 2025, he will run 10 races in the Xfinity Series for HMS in their No. 17 car.[22][23]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2025 Hendrick Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO -* -*

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2024 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing 81 Chevy DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI
18 		MAR
18 		40th 64 [24]
91 KAN
32 		TAL HOM
16
2025 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO -* -*

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2024 Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Chevy DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM
15 		ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN 41st 106 [25]
82 BRI
7 		KAN
4 		TOL
2025 Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy DAY
22 		PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL -* -* [26]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2024 Pinnacle Racing Group 82 Chevy FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI
7 		45th 37 [27]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSWC Pts Ref
2025 Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO -* -*

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  10. ^ Johnpier, Brooke (June 27, 2024). "Corey Day Dominates at Lake Ozark; Wins $20,000 Jackpot". ThePodiumFinish.net. The Podium Finish. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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  • Corey Day driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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