Josh Bilicki

Josh Bilicki

Bilicki at Road America in 2016
Born (1995-06-03) June 3, 1995
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Car no., team No. 77/97 (Obaika Racing)
2016 position 62nd
Best finish 62nd (2016)
First race 2016 Road America 180 (Road America)
Last race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 19, 2016.

Josh Bilicki (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro for Obaika Racing.[1][2]

Racing career

Early years

Starting with kid-karts at age four, Bilicki quickly moved through the ranks and into the next classes.[3] After several years in kid-karts and the Yamaha 100cc engine class, he moved to 80cc Shifter Karts. Bilicki showed his dominance quickly by winning many regional and national races, including the 2008 Road America SKUSA Super-Nationals, which brought competition from across the globe. Several times he even competed against and beat faster 125cc Shifter Karts. In 2011, Josh made the jump to 125cc Shifter Karts, and in 2012 Josh was recognized and brought on board the Andrew Chase Racing-PCR team, competing in the Midwest Shifter Kart Series in a brand new PCR Shifter Kart.[4]

Sports cars

After racing Shifter Karts at a top level for nearly five years, Bilicki made the transition to sportscars at age fifteen in 2011, beginning with Spec Miata and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). Within his first year of sportscar racing, he proved himself once again by earning two pole positions, four top-five finishing positions, and three podiums. After earning his national racing license in 2012, Biloicki began racing the SCCA Majors Tour and has qualified for the famed SCCA National Championship Runoffs every attempt tried. 2012 also marked his debut in an Area Sportsman Stock Car at a local circle track, Jefferson Speedway.

After several successful years of racing Spec Miata nationally, 2015 marked Bilicki's first year of professional sportscar racing in the IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge.

NASCAR

2016 Xfinity Series car for Obaika Racing

Bilicki debuted in the Xfinity Series with Obaika Racing at Road America in 2016. In a blog post, he said that he got his ride by contacting teams that had "TBA" on the entry list the week of the race, and he got a call back from Obaika, offering him a spot.[5] Unfortunately, a crash in qualifying and a dead battery during the race derailed his Cinderella weekend at his home track, and he finished 38th.[6]

Current endeavors

He will be racing the historic Trans Am Series in a Howe Racing Enterprises Mustang in the TA2 class. He will also be competing in Spec Miata in the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour and also several other races in various cars.

Personal life

Bilicki works as a driving coach and instructor when he is not behind the wheel.

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

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  1. ↑ "Josh Bilicki Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  2. ↑ Sports, Fox. "Josh Bilicki Xfinity Series Results - 2016 Race Results by season". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Slinger High School graduate Josh Bilicki races with the nation's best". FOX6Now.com. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  4. ↑ "10 Questions with Josh Bilicki – SCCA US Majors driver". 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Behind the Wheel – Josh Bilicki Blogs About His Xfinity Series Debuet". 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Josh Bilicki 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
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