“I will no longer be competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series; I will be stepping out of that role as a driver and taking on a more managerial role at GMS,” Gallagher said. “As of right now, we are absolutely intent on continuing our Xfinity effort on, and we aim to win a championship.”
“It has been an incredible journey getting to watch this team grow and flourish and become something incredible from very humble beginnings. I can’t wait to be there personally. This is not me stepping back from NASCAR. If anything, it’s stepping further into it,” said Gallagher, who will join his father, Maury, on the management team at GMS.
“This has been a big decision; this has been something I’ve been thinking about for a long, long time. GMS started out surrounded around Spencer Gallagher, but since then it has grown to be something so much more and it’s something so much bigger now. I think it’s time to take the next step and really see what this team can do. I think to do that, my greatest utility to GMS lies elsewhere other than the driver’s seat. I think there’s a lot of really talented drivers out there and we have an incredible team. I want to see this team grow and I want to see this team grow to flourish.”
Gallagher picked up his first career XFINITY Series victory at Talladega in May. Following that victory, Gallagher was suspended for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy. He completed the road to recovery and was reinstated on July 4th, 2018. During his career in motorsports, Gallagher has made 178 starts across the seven motorsports series (ARCA, Pinty's Series, K&N Pro Series East and West, Truck Series, XFINITY Series, and Cup Series).
During those 178 starts, Gallagher has picked up two career victories with one in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and another in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. GMS Racing added a statement this afternoon about Gallagher's announcement.
"Regarding the announcement of Spencer Gallagher's retirement earlier today at Kansas Speedway, all of us at GMS Racing wish Spencer the best in his future endeavors," said GMS Racing president Mike Beam. "We look forward to what the future holds for this organization and we will continue to work to build our XFINITY program into a championship caliber team like our trucks." (Koelle,2018)
Photo Credit: Chrisitan Koelle/CCK Photography
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