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Kaulig Racing Star Unfurls Humble Xfinity Hopes After Massive Career Opportunity

Published 02/21/2024, 10:29 AM EST

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Ever since Josh Williams’ debut in the Xfinity Series, back in 2016, the driver has been looking for a breakthrough season. With a highest finish of P15 in 2020 and no wins to his name, Williams’s Xfinity campaign is yet to see a promising run. However, that doesn’t mean the driver is giving up just yet. In a recent conversation, the Kaulig Racing recruit opened up about his aspirations as he revealed the one thing that he would immediately want for himself ahead of a challenging season.

Josh Williams has his goals clear

The 30-year-old driver from Florida has some expectations from his racing career, which he recently revealed in an interview with Fronstretch. The driver opened up on a lot of factors that included his time at Kaulig, and also his experiences in ARCA. However, when the interviewer asked him about his goals and what he wanted from this season, Williams exuded hope and optimism.

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“I’d like to win a minimum of one race, you know, just because I know that I can do it and I know Kaulig can do it. You know I’d like to make the playoffs, in our first year, I think that would be a huge accomplishment for myself, be my first year over here and you know getting my feet wet and learning these race cars, cause they are definitely different than any one of these,” said Williams.

The #11 Xfinity driver also revealed about his equations with various members of the team and revealed how New Zealand driver Shane Van Gisbergen might be a beast on track, but off of it, he’s a quiet person.

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Josh Williams is yet to properly interact with SVG

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Josh Williams is having a great time with his new team. Having made an acquaintance with most of his team members during his ARCA days, the driver is getting along well with them. He also revealed how hanging out with fellow racer AJ Allmendinger is a lot of fun, as they possess similar aspects. Even though they seem to have different approaches, they go along quite well with each other.

However, his bond with SVG is not that close on a personal level. Williams mentioned how SVG seems to be introverted when it comes to his off-track persona.

“The first day I walked into the shop, I know a lot of these guys. I’ve hung out with a bunch of those people even in the ARCA days. Some of them even helped me on my car back in the day. Got good relationships with all those guys and hanging out with AJ has been a ton of fun. Me and him, we’re pretty…match personality-wise. Maybe we have a different approach but we like to have fun, so that makes a big difference. SVG, I really ain’t talked to him much. He’s kind of quiet. I don’t know if he knows how to take me and AJ yet, but it’s going to be fun,” he said in the interview with Frontstretch.

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“NASCAR Wasn’t Too Happy” – Josh Williams Uncovers Unbridled Support From Teams Amidst Last Season’s Parked Antics

With a long and tiring season awaiting, let us see what awaits for the former ARCA Menards star. Comment your predictions if you think he will qualify for the playoffs or will end up winning any race.

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