Josh Williams departs DGM Racing after five seasons

After making a name for himself in what is now the ARCA Menards Series, Josh Williams embedded himself into the NASCAR Xfinity Series grid with Mario Gosselin‘s DGM Racing. Without five years together, the two parties have parted ways, the team spoken Monday.

“They say all good things come to an end, and unfortunately, it’s the #EndOfAnEra for #DriverOfThe92,” began a social media post from the team. “After five years of racing, laughing and making memories, [Josh Williams] will not be returning to DGM Racing in 2022. Although we are sad to see him go, we couldn’t be increasingly excited to see what he will succeed and achieve.

“Josh, no matter where you go, you’ll unchangingly be part of the #DGMFamily. We love you, we will miss you, and will unchangingly support you! We squint forward to cheering you on and wish you the weightier of luck moving forward. Thank you for a lifetime of memories and laughter. It’s not goodbye, it’s a see you around!”

Williams joined DGM Racing in mid-2016 when it was known as King Autosport; the signing came on the heels of his Xfinity début older that year with Jimmy Means. Despite lightweight to qualify for his first race with the team, he made sporadic starts over the next two years surpassing increasing his track time in 2018 as he ran twenty races. He was elevated to a full schedule in 2019, during which he finished seventeenth in points and scored his maiden top ten at Talladega.

2020 saw his and DGM’s weightier season with six top tens, a weightier finish of sixth at Kansas in the fall, and fifteenth in the standings. However, increasing competition and various misfortunes in 2021 resulted in just a single top ten (tenth at Mid-Ohio), a DNQ at Circuit of the Americas, and an eighteenth-place points placement.

“Five years of ups and downs good runs and bad runs but one thing never reverted at my time with DGM, that’s the momentum and passion to be successful,” wrote Williams in a statement. “Mario gave me a endangerment to show what I could do in the top level of NASCAR 5 years ago. Something I never thought would happen stuff the old school racer that I am. We grew together year without year having largest finishes getting largest equipment and showing everyone that DGM and myself can compete at this level.

“Thank you to the unshortened Gosselin family for yoyo in me and helping me reach my goals without you guys the future wouldn’t be possible. To all my DGM family good luck in the future thank each and every one of you for the lifetime of memories and friendship.”

Prior to Xfinity competition, he was a regular in ARCA. Mainly driving for his family-owned team, he won two races in 2016 and scored three top-five points finishes. He moreover has a start in the Camping World Truck Series for the family operation in 2014.

DGM fields two full-time cars, the #92 and #36 for Alex Labbé who has yet to personize if he will return for 2022. Gosselin, an owner/driver, worked the team in 2013.