Joe White, spotter for Ty Dillon and the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, has been let go by the team following Dillon’s heavy crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The incident occurred on Lap 236 of 267, and it also involved fellow Chevrolet driver and championship contender William Byron.
White has publicly spoken for the first time since getting fired and shared his side of the story.
What Did Ty Dillon’s Spotter Say After His Shock Kaulig Exit?
Byron’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet wasn’t warned that Dillon, running off-sequence, was heading to pit road. The message never reached Byron, while Dillon assumed the spotters would communicate his intentions and didn’t signal.
With Dillon slowing down on the banking to make his pit entrance, Byron made contact from behind. The minimum 50mph closing speed resulted in catastrophic damage to both Chevrolets.
Seconds before the wreck, the No. 24 team was told that Dillon would be moving up to give Byron room. Why that message was given remains uncertain, as there was no radio traffic about the No. 10 heading to pit road on that lap.
Dillon later said that White assured him the No. 24 team had been informed in advance, while Byron maintained afterward that his spotter never received any such communication.
Byron, cleared after a visit to the infield care center, noted that he never saw Dillon wave to signal a pit stop. While drivers aren’t obliged to make such gestures, they are frequently used to give a heads-up to cars behind.
Byron now sits 15 points outside the playoff cutline, while Kaulig Racing has moved quickly to fire White.
“I got fired. I got let go from my position,” White told The Athletic. “I’m disappointed but not surprised either, as I knew I wasn’t going back to spot that car next year anyway.”
Joe White, Ty Dillon’s former spotter, spoke to @TheAthletic about the Las Vegas crash that took out William Byron at Las Vegas and learning yesterday he had been fired as Dillon’s spotter.https://t.co/6BOSY7SLk6
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“(Kaulig Racing CEO Chris Rice) called and said, ‘How are you doing?’ And I said I was great. And he goes, ‘We’re making a spotter change starting immediately.’”
White, who entered Cup spotting in 2018, learned weeks before Las Vegas that his time with the No. 10 would end after this season.
Kaulig had offered him a Truck Series position for 2026, but that role has since been revoked. His contract will be honored financially through the end of the year.
Roster updates on NASCAR’s official portal show Frank Deiny stepping in as Ty Dillon’s spotter for the No. 10 Kaulig Chevrolet at Talladega. Deiny had previously handled spotting duties for AJ Allmendinger, who TJ Bell will now guide on the No. 16 car.
