Hyak Motorsports, formerly known as JTG Daugherty Racing, has provided an important update ahead of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. The team has named two of Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s sponsors after the departure of Kroger.
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According to a Jan. 20 press release, SunnyD and Harvest Hill Beverage Company will return as sponsors in 2025 for multiple races. Stenhouse will have the orange and blue scheme on the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro for five races. SunnyD will also serve as an associate sponsor for the entire season.
Additionally, Hyak Motorsports will join forces with Hometown Food Company and Hungry Jack for another race in 2025. Hungry Jack is a sister brand to SunnyD.
A refreshing scheme for @StenhouseJr. 🌞@SunnyDelight will sponsor the No. 47 team for multiple races this season starting with the Cook Out Clash and the #Daytona500. pic.twitter.com/60eicyCSV5
— Hyak Motorsports (@HYAKMotorsports) January 20, 2025
According to the announcement, Stenhouse will first showcase the SunnyD scheme during the Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on Feb. 2. It will return for the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 16. Stenhouse won this race in 2023.
The SunnyD scheme will be on the No. 47 for Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13 and Texas Motor Speedway on May 4. The final race, which will feature SunnyD on the hood of the No. 47, will be the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 18.
The Hungry Jack scheme will take over the No. 47 Chevrolet during the June 28 night race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
"The 2025 season marks the tenth consecutive year that SunnyD is a primary sponsor in the NASCAR Cup Series," said Henk Hartong, Chairman of SunnyD, in a statement. "We have been with Ricky since his 2013 rookie season and are excited to have him in this SunnyD paint scheme for the Clash and Daytona 500.
"We're grateful to our fans and customers for their loyal support of SunnyD and what can be considered the best paint scheme on the track. We look forward to our ongoing partnership with Hyak Motorsports and the No. 47 car and splashing SunnyD on Ricky in victory lane."
The 2025 season will be one of change for Stenhouse and Hyak Motorsports. The team will feature many of the same pieces behind the scenes, such as crew chief Mike Kelley, but it will not have some of its longtime sponsors.
The team will also have an altered ownership group led by CEO Gordon Smith. Brad Daugherty, Ernie Cope, and Mark Hughes will serve as co-owners during Hyak's inaugural season.
While the team will undergo some changes in 2025, the expectations will remain the same. As Stenhouse explained, the team expects to perform at a similar level to 2023.
"I feel like obviously starting with a win at the (Daytona) 500 was huge, but I think we averaged a 14th-place finish throughout most of the regular season," Stenhouse told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio in December 2024. "That's something that we want to get back to, something that we failed to do this year."
