Kaden Honeycutt reacts to being dropped by Niece Motorsports

News broke around midday Monday that Niece Motorsports has parted ways with NASCAR Truck Series driver Kaden Honeycutt ahead of this weekend’s race at Watkins Glen. Honeycutt reacted shortly after.

In a press release posted on Twitter, Honeycutt thanked the organization. He also expressed hope for his future.

“I would like to thank Niece Motorsports, specifically Al Niece, Cody Efaw and Phil Gould, as well as Josh Morris with DQS and Jason Wilson with Precision Vehicle Logistics, for the opportunity to drive the No. 45 Chevrolet in 2025,” Kaden Honeycutt wrote. “My plan is to continue to contend for race wins and position myself to make the playoffs this season. I look forward to sharing my plans for the remainder of 2025 and beyond in the near future.”

Niece Motorsports announced that Connor Zilish will fill in this weekend at Watkins Glen, putting him on tap for a triple event at the track. Following that, Bayley Currey will be the replacement driver for the No. 45 for the rest of the season.

“Niece Motorsports has released Kaden Honeycutt from his driving duties for the organization, effective immediately,” a press release from Niece Motorsports read. “… Honeycutt has signed a contract to race with a different Truck Series organization and OEM in 2026 — making this change allows our team the opportunity to begin building for next year.”

Kaden Honeycutt is 6th in points this season and is in position to make the Truck Series Playoffs. The rest of this season, he is likely headed to Toyota and Tricon Garage, according to Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports.

Connor Zilisch reacts to Niece Motorsports news

The fact that Connor Zilisch is talented enough and has the passion to do a triple duty NASCAR weekend at 19 years old is wild. Everyone knows that Kyle Busch is the only driver to ever sweep a weekend at he same track. He has done it twice, both times at Bristol.

Zilisch won the ARCA and Xfinity Series races at the track last year. Now, he returns for Truck, Xfinity, and Cup Series action. He’s going to have to fight off seriously talented drivers to get the job done, too.

“Excited to get back in a truck with [Niece Motorsports] this weekend at my favorite track! Triple duty,” Zilisch posted with an emoji that indicated a bit of confusion and anxiety.

It was known that Connor Zilisch was racing Xfinity and Cup this weekend for a while. Zilisch’s limited Cup schedule was expanded to include The Glen weeks ago. Of course, he is full-time in Xfinity so he was always racing in that event.

On3’s Jonathan Howard also contributed to this report.