High Limit Racing

Spencer Bayston Joins Jason Meyers Racing For 2025 High Limit Racing Season

Spencer Bayston Joins Jason Meyers Racing For 2025 High Limit Racing Season

Jason Meyers Racing has announced that Spencer Bayston will be joining the team as their driver for the 2025 season and will compete with High Limit Racing.

Oct 17, 2024 by FloRacing Staff
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Fresno, CA - Jason Meyers Racing (JMR) is thrilled to announce that Spencer Bayston will be joining their team as a full-time driver for the 2025 season, where he will compete full-time for the High Limit Racing Championship. This signifies that JMR will expand to a two-car team, with Corey Day competing in select races as his commitments to pavement racing allow.

Jason Meyers, the owner of Jason Meyers Racing, expresses, "As Corey progresses in his career, our team understands the significance of participating with a full-time car in the High Limit Racing series. We fully support the series and are excited about their direction. We are delighted to welcome Spencer to our team! This decision was anything but straightforward," Jason Meyers reflected. "We engaged in numerous discussions with part-owner of JMR, Preston Cross and Corey, weighing our options carefully. We explored possibilities with several drivers, but ultimately, Spencer emerged as the perfect match. We all agreed that the synergy between Corey and Spencer as teammates would be exceptional, promising a strong collaboration on and off the track."

Spencer Bayston, the 26-year-old native of Lebanon, Indiana had a standout year in 2022, earning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year honors, winning twice at Bristol Motor Speedway and Huset's Speedway. In 2021 he earned his first-career win at the Brad Doty Classic, It only took him three more months to win his second, this time at Port Royal Speedway.

Previously, Bayston's career took off in the midget ranks. He was the POWRi National Midget Rookie of the Year in 2014, then upgraded to USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year in 2015. He collected several wins and a career-best Chili Bowl finish of third. His best season was 2017 when he won the USAC National Midget Championship along with the Belleville Midget Nationals and the 4-Crown Nationals.

"Receiving the opportunity to compete full-time with the JMR team is incredibly meaningful to me," Spencer stated, "I have always admired Jason Meyers, not only as a racer but also as a businessman and family man. The passion and determination that Jason and Preston have demonstrated over the past few years, especially with the success they've achieved with Noisey and Corey, is truly inspiring. They have consistently. taken the right steps to compete at a professional level, and I am excited to contribute to the continued success of Jason Meyers Racing. Additionally, I am eager to work with Shane Bowers and perform in one of his race cars. I believe Noisey is one of the best mechanics in the industry, and his accomplishments with Corey behind the wheel speak volumes about his skills and the overall excellence of Jason Mevers Racing."

Corey Day's impressive run in the 2024 High Limit Racing series concluded with 8 wins, and a commendable 6th place finish in the points standings. As the season winds down, Corey looks forward to fulfilling the remaining races on the JMR schedule with determination and enthusiasm. Meanwhile, due to Corey's commitments on asphalt, Spencer is gearing up for his debut event, scheduled for the double-header weekend of October 25-26 at Kern Raceway and Kings Speedway, followed by the World Finals from November 6-9 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Preston Cross, concluded, "Corey Day is an exceptional talent, and we take immense pride in his contributions to our team. His commitment has been vital to our advancement. We also extend a warm welcome to Spencer Bayston, a talented race car driver whose skills resonate with our team's values. We are confident that his presence will benefit everyone involved. We eagerly anticipate seeing Spencer behind the wheel of our sprint car during the double header weekend in California, while we cheer for Corey from a distance at Homestead."