Matt Kaulig discusses 'really big' addition of Ty Norris in executive role: 'We just continue to elevate'

Kaulig Racing made a shocking prosecute this week in NASCAR, arsenic the squad brought successful Ty Norris to go its caller main concern serviceman aft his astonishing departure from Trackhouse Racing.

Matt Kaulig, proprietor of Kaulig Racing, released a connection earlier this week connected the move, saying that Norris volition beryllium "focusing connected partnerships and semipermanent strategy."

Fox News Digital caught up with Kaulig astatine CC Sabathia’s 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, wherever Kaulig Companies returned for the large origin arsenic rubric sponsor for the lawsuit that benefits the MLB great's PitCCH In Foundation, and the contention squad proprietor couldn’t person been much ecstatic with Norris coming aboard.

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Ty Norris of Trackhouse Racing looks connected earlier the moving of the NASCAR Cup Series Geico 500 connected April 23, 2023, astatine Talladega Superspeedway successful Talladega, AL. (Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"It’s truly big," Kaulig said, smiling. "To vie astatine a precocious level with the Hendricks’ and [Joe] Gibbs’, you person to support getting better. With the summation of Ty this week, I cognize it was a large woody successful NASCAR to person the guys that truly started Trackhouse to articulation our team.

"Ty’s been with respective contention teams. He’s been successful the manufacture for 30, 35, 40 years. Really his full life, truthful helium brings different level of professionalism and acquisition that we’re going to instrumentality vantage of."

Norris is astir arsenic experienced arsenic it gets successful the sport, having worked for Dale Earnhardt Inc. from 1996-2004, and helium was concisely with Speedway Motorsports Inc. earlier the leap to Michael Waltrip Racing, wherever helium spent years helping physique their team. 

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But erstwhile Michael Waltrip Racing closed, Norris ended up with Spire Sports + Entertainment earlier teaming up with Justin Marks to physique Trackhouse from what was erstwhile Chip Ganassi Racing. 

"This feline is the champion ever astatine gathering teams," Marks said successful a connection connected X aft the determination from Norris. "His grind, commitment, and dedication volition echo everlastingly astatine Trackhouse arsenic we turn and proceed to bash astonishing things. Best of each I gained a large person that volition proceed to be, always. Thank you Tyrone."

Now, the summation of Norris doesn’t mean Kaulig has immoderate qualms with Rice, who has been with the squad since its inception successful 2016 and president since 2018. 

"Everybody wondered, ‘What’s incorrect with Chris Rice?’ He’s not going anywhere. It’s conscionable an summation that Ty is going to bring connected the sponsorship side, concern side, concern side. I mean, we conscionable proceed to elevate and grow," Kaulig said. 

Chandler Smith, operator of the #16 Roofing Georgia Chevrolet, Chris Rice, President of Kaulig Racing (L) and Matt Kaulig, proprietor of Kaulig Racing (R) airs for photos aft winning the rod grant during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 250 astatine Atlanta Motor Speedway connected July 08, 2023 successful Hampton, Georgia. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

The sponsorship broadside to NASCAR is important for immoderate contention team, and Norris has much than capable acquisition to proceed gathering this Kaulig Racing squad from that broadside of the operation, conscionable arsenic Marks pointed out. 

Kaulig’s connection astatine the clip of the quality besides mentioned the team’s privation to "solidify the trajectory of its NASCAR Cup Series programme good into the future."

Kaulig has seen galore wins successful the Xfinity Series implicit the years, but the squad is looking for much than conscionable the 2 they ain (A.J. Allmendinger successful 2021 astatine Indianapolis and successful 2023 astatine Charlotte). Kaulig preaches "hunting trophies," and that’s precisely what they privation to bash astatine the highest level of NASCAR arsenic the squad continues to grow. 

It’s besides worthy thing Kaulig has worked with Norris successful the past, arsenic Trackhouse had Shane van Gisbergen connected indebtedness successful Kaulig’s No. 97 car connected the Xfinity Series this season. "SVG," arsenic he’s known successful the sport, volition beryllium racing full-time for Trackhouse adjacent twelvemonth successful Cup Series aft the squad acquired a third-team charter. 

Trackhouse racing squad president Ty Norris watches the enactment from pit roadworthy during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Xfinity 500 connected October 29, 2022 astatine Martinsville Speedway successful Martinsville, VA. (Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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The narration was adjacent to statesman with, but Kaulig Racing is excited to spot what Norris brings to the array successful his adjacent section of racing. 

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