Kaulig Racing has parted ways with spotter Joe White following last weekend’s incident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that ended the races for both Ty Dillon and William Byron.
The crash occurred when Dillon slowed to enter pit road and Byron, unaware of Dillon’s move, ran into the back of the No. 10 Chevrolet.
Byron was forced to retire from the race, and now sits -15 below the playoff cutline with two races left in the Round of 8.
The collision caused heavy damage to both cars and now draws attention to a possible breakdown in spotter communication between the two teams.
White, who spotted for Dillon, confirmed on social media Friday that he was released by Kaulig Racing after the race.
“Got to Talladega. Parked the bus, got fired,” White wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “In an Uber to the airport to go home for the weekend…”
In a follow-up comment, White clarified that he had already been planning to move into a different role within Kaulig Racing for 2025, but that plan is no longer in place.
“Also to be clear, it was already determined that I would not be spotting for Ty next year, but that I would still be with Kaulig in some fashion,” White added. “But not now…”
Kaulig Racing has not publicly commented on the decision.
The organization has named Frank Deiny—former spotter for AJ Allmendinger—as Dillon’s spotter for Talladega. TJ Bell will spot for Allmendinger this weekend.
For White, the departure ends his tenure with Kaulig that spanned several seasons and included work across the team’s Cup and Xfinity entries.
