Rackley-Willie Allen Racing (shortened to Rackley-W.A.R.) is an American

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team that competes in the

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, and Pro Late Model. They currently field the No. 26

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full-time for

Dawson Sutton Dawson Sutton (born January 28, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 26 Chevrolet Silverado#Fourth-generation Silverado / fifth-generation Sierra (GM ...

in the

. Since 2008, they have fielded

and Pro Late Model, currently in SLM they field the No. 25 for

Ross Chastain Ross Lee Chastain (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing, part-tim ...

, the No. 26 for

, the No. 29 for

Kevin Harvick Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and commentator for '' NASCAR on Fox''. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewa ...

, and the No. 62 for

William Sawalich William Sawalich (born October 3, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Serie ...

, then in PLM they field the No. 25 for Isaac Kitzmiller. In October 2024, Rackley W.A.R. announced a partnership with

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. A month later, the team moved its headquarters from Centerville,

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to the former

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fabrication building in Statesville,

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. The team was founded in 2008 by

driver Willie Allen as a

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team under the name Willie Allen Racing which was shortened to W.A.R. and as a

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Builder under W.A.R. Shocks. In

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, Rackley Roofing CEO Curtis Sutton bought out half ownership of the team to form the team into a

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team at the start of

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Craftsman Truck Series

Truck No. 25 history

Multiple drivers (2021)

On December 18, 2020, it was announced that former truck series driver, Willie Allen, and Rackley Roofing CEO, Curtis Sutton, would be forming their team, Rackley W.A.R., that will debut in the

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season, with Timothy Peters set as the full-time driver. The team made their first truck start at the 2021 NextEra Energy 250, finishing 26th, after suffering a mechanical issue. Peters' best finish for the team was 16th, at

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. On June 1, 2021, it was announced that Rackley W.A.R. and Timothy Peters would part ways after the 2021 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte.

Josh Berry Joshua William Berry (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Wood Brothers Raci ...

was announced as the new driver of the No. 25, scheduled to drive three races for the team,

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, and Pocono. Berry would give the team their best career finish, getting 10th at the SpeedyCash.com 220 at

. Berry would later go on to drive six more races for Rackley, starting at the

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at Knoxville Raceway.

Brett Moffitt Brett Bradley Moffitt (born August 7, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage and the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado ...

would return to the truck series to drive the No. 25 at the 2021 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 at

. Moffitt would start 22nd and finish 25th. After a 8-year hiatus, Willie Allen, co-founder of the team, made his

return at

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, for the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 250. Allen started 30th and finished 18th.

Matt DiBenedetto (2022–2023)

On January 6, 2022, it was announced that Matt DiBenedetto will drive the No. 25 truck full-time for the 2022 season. He started the season with a 10th place finish at Daytona. DiBenedetto scored six top-10 finishes during the regular season, but was unable to make the playoffs. After a six race streak of finishing outside the top 10, DiBenedetto would give the team their first win in the Truck Series, after taking the checkered flag at the Talladega fall race. On July 23, 2022, Rackley W.A.R. announced that DiBenedetto would return to the No. 25 for the 2023 season. DiBenedetto would start the 2023 season with a 20th place finish at Daytona. Throughout the regular season, he earned nine top tens, six consecutive, with a best finish of third at North Wilkesboro. He was able to make the playoffs, the first for him and the organization in the Truck Series. On August 30, it was announced that DiBenedetto would be leaving Rackley W.A.R. after the 2023 season. DiBenedetto was eliminated from the playoffs at

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. On September 19, Rackley W.A.R. announced that DiBenedetto was let go from the team three races early, and that they were searching for a new driver(s) to finish the season.

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regular

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drove the No. 25 truck at Talladega to a fourth place finish.

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finished 14 at Homestead. For the final race of the season at Phoenix, Stefan Parsons drove the No. 25 to a 30th place DNF. The No. 25 finished ninth in the points standings.

Ty Dillon (2024)

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was announced on December 29, 2023, as full-time driver of the No. 25 for the 2024 season. Rackley Roofing will return as primary sponsor for 16 events, with yet to be announced sponsors for the remaining events. On September 23,

took over as driver of the No. 25 for the remaining five races of the season, starting with the Kansas fall race.

Truck No. 25 results

Truck No. 26 history

Tate Fogleman (2022)

On June 20, 2022, Rackley W.A.R. announced that they will be fielding a second truck for the 2022 Rackley Roofing 200, the No. 26, which will be driven by

Tate Fogleman Tate Fogleman (born March 8, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 30 Toyota Tundra for On Point Motorsports and the No. 26 Chevrolet Sil ...

. In three attempts, Fogleman qualified for one race, finishing 20th in the 2022 CRC Brakleen 150.

Dawson Sutton (2024-present)

On May 7, 2024, it was announced that Dawson Sutton, Rackley W.A.R.'s driver in Super Late Models and Pro Late Models, and the son of co-owner Curtis Sutton, would make his Truck Series Debut at North Wilkesboro. Sutton was announced as the full-time driver for the No. 26 in 2025, on October 17, 2024.

Truck No. 26 results

Truck No. 27 history

William Byron (2021)

On June 3, 2021, Rackley W.A.R. announced that Cup Series driver, William Byron, will make his truck series return at

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for the Rackley Roofing 200, under a second entry for the team. It was his first truck series start since 2016, where he finished fifth in the championship. Byron finished 36th due to an engine failure.

Truck No. 27 results

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