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It hasn’t taken long for Kaden Honeycutt to seek out one other seat for the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series marketing campaign.

On Monday, Niece Motorsports despatched shockwaves internationally of motorsports after asserting that they’d be parting methods with Honeycutt “effective immediately.” Entering this weekend’s race at Watkins Glen, he ranked sixth within the Truck Series championship standings whereas piloting the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado.

As for what brought on the stunning divorce, Niece revealed in an official assertion that Honeycutt “signed a contract with a different Truck Series organization and OEM in 2026 – making this change allows our team the opportunity to begin building for next year.”

Taking to social media, Honeycutt bid an emotional farewell to Niece earlier than voicing his want to proceed competing for a championship this season. “I would like to thank Niece Motorsports, specifically Al Niece, Cody Efaw and Phil Gould, as well as Josh Morris with DQS and Jason Wilson with Precision Vehicle Logistics, for the opportunity to drive the No. 45 Chevrolet in 2025,” he mentioned.

“My plan is to continue to contend for race wins and position myself to make the playoffs this season. I look forward to sharing my plans for the remainder of 2025 and beyond in the near future.”

One day later, it seems as if Honeycutt has already gotten his want. On Tuesday, Halmar Friesen Racing revealed that the 22-year-old will drive the No. 52 Toyota for the rest of the season beginning at Richmond Raceway. He replaces Stewart Friesen, who lately suffered severe accidents in a horror crash.

In the meantime, Honeycutt will get behind the wheel of Young’s Motorsports No. 02 Chevrolet at Watkins Glen.

“Texas proud! Thankful to Tyler and Randy Young for letting me wheel the No. 02 at Watkins Glen this weekend,” Honeycutt wrote on X. “Keeping the championship dream alive before hopping in the No. 52 to finish the year. I look forward to making Stewart and Jessica proud and chasing wins and a championship.”

While making an look on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90, Niece Motorsports basic supervisor Cody Efaw make clear why they opted to cut Honeycutt. Once the staff approached him with a potential contract extension, the younger driver got here clean and admitted that he signed elsewhere for subsequent season.

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“With Kaden [Honeycutt] deciding to go to a different OEM, I respect that he came to us and told us, you know, it was hard,” Efaw mentioned. “It was hard for him. He’s a young man; he’s got his racing career ahead of him. He’s been racing since he was eight years old. This is everything he has ever wanted to do.

“We take a lot of pride in bringing guys in and shaping their careers and path forward, we want to get them to Sundays, right? That’s our goal. Obviously, Ross Chastain has done that, and Carson Hocevar has done that. I think Kaden Honeycutt will do that. That’s everyone’s goal, and I enjoy turning on the TV on Sunday and seeing them guys on there; it means a lot to me.

“We were hoping that Kaden was going to be the next guy to do that, out of this group and with Team Chevy, and it’s just tough,” he continued. “We felt we had a path for him, and I don’t think it’s nothing personal. He’s just making the best decision for himself and his career, and I can’t argue that, I can’t put him down on that.”