Justin Haley

Justin Haley is a professional stock car racing driver. He competes in the NASCAR Cup Series driving full-time for Rick Ware Racing in their No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. Justin Haley was previously nicknamed J.J. Haley. Haley changed his name in January 2016 to avoid confusion with fellow competitor, J.J. Yeley. Haley is the champion of the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He is the 32nd driver to win a race in all three NASCAR series. He also owns Darkhorse Racecars. It is a dirt-late model and dirt-modified chassis manufacturer.

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Justin C. Haley was born in Winamac, Indiana. He is 25 years old as of July 2024 and was born on April 28, 1999. Justin C. Haley has been racing in NASCAR for 6 years. He has also participated in the Xfinity Series part-time in the previous years. However, he was not qualified to achieve series points.

Justin Haley's Early Life

Justin Haley’s racing career at the age of nine. He started racing in the Quarter Midgets category at the Kokomo Quarter Midget Club in 2008. By the next year, Haley was already winning championships gathering a lot of success. He won the KQMC championship in 2009, the Indiana State Series in 2010, and the Light 160 State Championship in 2011. Justin Haley won his first Pro Series East Championship in 2016. He finishes Top-10 in all 14 races in the season, becoming the only driver to do so.

He made his Camping World Truck Series debut in 2015. He drove the No. 32 Chevy Silverado for Braun Motorsports at the Bristol Motor Speedway finishing 14th in the championship. His full-time Truck Series career started in 2017 when he started driving the no.24 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS.

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Justin Haley's Personal Life

Justin Haley’s favorite is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as mentioned in his driver bio on Kaulig Racing’s official site. He often goes vegan for long periods. According to NBC Sports, a snippet was revealed about Haley’s personal life. He keeps an app called “Motivate” on his phone. Haley’s app contains seven motivational recordings ranging from three to nine minutes in duration. These recordings are spliced together from famous speeches and movies. Haley compared these recordings to Bible verses but with more excitement and enthusiasm.

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Justin Haley's Family Background

Justin Haley was born to John Haley and Mellisa Braun-Dennis. He has two younger sisters and one older brother. Haley is the grandson of Braun Motorsports owner Todd Braun. Haley’s parents separated when he was young. His biological father, John Haley is an Indianapolis Jet Linx pilot. Haley’s mother married Nate Dennis when her son was very young. Dennis has witnessed his stepson’s career from the bottom to his rise in the Cup Series. In Braun-Dennis’s interview with NBC, Dennis revealed that she allowed her son to start racing as long as he was accompanied by his stepfather, Nate Dennis.

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Justin Haley Wife

Justin Haley has been married to Haley Mottinger since December 2023. There are no details known about his wife as of July 2024. The driver has chosen to keep her details away from the spotlight.

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Justin Haley Kids

Justin Haley and Haley Mottinger do not have any children together as of July 2024. The driver does not have any children from his previous relationships,

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Justin Haley's Social Media

Justin Haley is fairly active on social media. He often posts snippets from his race weekends and keeps his fans engaged. Haley also posts various collaborations with his partners and sponsors. He has nearly 35,000 followers on Instagram and around 45,000 followers on Twitter. Haley posts almost regularly on social media. Below are his social media details:

Instagram: Justin Haley (@justin.haley) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Justin_Haley_?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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Justin Haley Investments

Justin Haley’s only known investment is Darkhorse Racecars. It is a dirt-late model and dirt-modified chassis manufacturing company. There are no details regarding the net worth of the company or the profits attained by Haley as of July 2024.

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Justin Haley Career Stats

Justin Haley has started 123 races as of August 13, 2024, in his six-year career in the NASCAR Cup Series. He has also participated in 107 Xfinity Series races over six years. Justin Haley debuted in the Cup Series in 2021 as a full-time driver. He had previously made limited appearances for Spire Motorsports and Kaulig Racing in the Cup Series. Haley was ineligible for points in 2021. In 2022, he got a chance to compete as a full-time driver in the Cup Series with Kaulig Racing. He placed 22nd in the driver championship.

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Justin Haley NASCAR Records

Justin Haley has not created any record in NASCAR as of August 13th, 2024.

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Justin Haley Race Wins/ Podium Finishes

Justin Haley has secured one race win in his NASCAR Cup Series career as of August 13, 2024. Haley won his third race start in NASCAR as a part-time driver for Spire Motorsports. His race win came as a surprise in the entire paddock. Haley inherited the lead of the 2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400 from Kurt Busch and Landon Cassill. However, just before the caution would be lifted lightning struck near the track red-flagging the race. After hours of red flag conditions and no resumption of the race, Haley was declared the winner.

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Justin Haley has secured 15 top-10s in the Cup Series. Additionally, Haley has won four races in the Xfinity Series and claimed 69 top-10s. He has also won 3threeraces in the Truck Series with 32 top-10s.

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Justin Haley Contract

Justin Haley’s contract details are not known. He left Kaulig Racing after two years at the end of the 2023 season to join Rick Ware Racing. Haley has joined Rick Ware Racing since the 2024 Cup Series season on a multi-year contract with the team.

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Justin Haley Awards

Justin Haley has not received any awards as of August 13, 2024, in the Cup Series.

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Justin Haley House

Justin Haley resides in North Carolina and was a native of Winamac, Indiana. There are no further details about his residence available publicly.

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Justin Haley Cars

Justin Haley drives the no. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the NASCAR Cup Series. He has not revealed his personal car collection publicly.