Corey Day
Day atSonoma Raceway in 2025
Born	Corey Eric Day (2005-11-28)November 28, 2005 (age 19) Clovis, California, U.S.
Achievements	2023 King of the West Sprint Car Series Champion 2023, 2024 Trophy Cup Champion 2024Turkey Night Grand Prix Winner 2017Tulsa Shootout Restricted A-Class Winner, 2023, 2024, 2025 Gold Cup Sprint Car Champion
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
11 races run over 1 year
Car no., team	No. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2025 position	32nd
Best finish	32nd (2025)
First race	2025US Marine Corps 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2025NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
13 races run over 2 years
2025 position	81st
Best finish	40th (2024)
First race	2024UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Last race	2025UNOH 250 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 1
ARCA Menards Series career
6 races run over 2 years
Best finish	41st (2024)
First race	2024Salem ARCA 200 (Salem)
Last race	2025Reese's 150 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	43th (2024)
First race	2024Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	32nd (2025)
First race	2025General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race	2025General Tire 200 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
Statistics up to date as of November 2, 2025.

Corey Eric Day (born November 28, 2005) is an American professionaldirt track andstock car racing driver. He competes full-time in theNASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 17Chevrolet Camaro SS forHendrick Motorsports. He has previosuly competed in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, theARCA Menards Series, and theARCA Menards Series West.

Growing up in a racing family, Day began driving dirt bikes at a young age. At the age nine, he broke his arm after racing dirt bikes competitively, which ended his career in 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]

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 careerUSAC 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 theHigh 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 fifth in points.^[11]

On April 27, 2024, it was announced that Day would make his debut in late model racing, driving the No. 88Chevrolet forJR Motorsports atHickory Motor Speedway.^[12] After finishing seventh 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]

On July 24, 2024, it was announced that Day would run three races in theARCA Menards Series forPinnacle Racing Group with sponsorship from HendrickCars.com.,^{[14][15][16][17]} which includes Salem, Bristol, and Kansas. In his debut at Salem, he started fifth and finished fifteenth after being involved in a late-race incident withToni Breidinger. At Kansas, Day was involved in controversy after pushingAndy 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 seventh, while Day came across in fourth. Following the race, Jankowiak confronted Day in the garage area.^[18]

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

On September 16, 2024, it was announced that Day would make hisNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut atBristol Motor Speedway forMcAnally–Hilgemann Racing, driving the No. 81 truck.^[21] Day started 22nd and finished eighteenth in his debut. He ran three more races atKansas,Homestead, andMartinsville during the season, earning his best finish of sixteenth at Homestead.

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Day would increase his Truck Series schedule for the upcoming season, running eight races forSpire Motorsports in the No. 7 truck.^[20][22]

On December 6, 2024, Day signed a multi-year contract withHendrick Motorsports. In 2025, he would run eleven races in theXfinity Series for HMS in their No. 17 car.^[22][23]

On November 7, 2025, it was announced that Day will run full-time for HMS in the now renamed O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for the2026 season.^[24]

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

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

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

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• Corey Day driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• 2005 births
• Living people
• Racing drivers from Fresno County, California
• NASCAR drivers
• Hendrick Motorsports drivers
• Sportspeople from Clovis, California
• ARCA Menards Series drivers
• 21st-century American sportsmen

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