Bio

NASCAR driver and Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne joined FOX Sports in 2022 as a NASCAR analyst on NASCAR RACEDAY: NCTS, the network’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series prerace show, NASCAR RACE HUB and NASCAR RACEDAY, the network’s NASCAR Cup Series prerace show. He also serves as an analyst for select ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series races. The genesis of these roles was Bayne’s guest booth appearances in the ARCA Menards Series for FOX Sports in 2021, which led to more frequent in-studio work for NASCAR RACE HUB. Beginning with the 2024 season, Bayne also serves as the Head of Driver Optimization at Legacy Motor Club, where he assists drivers in preparation for races each week.

Heading into the 2024 NASCAR season, Bayne’s résumé features 187 NASCAR Cup Series starts, including a win in the 2011 Daytona 500, 164 NASCAR Xfinity Series and nine NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts. Bayne most recently competed in 2023, when he ran three Xfinity Series, including a top-10 finish, and one Truck Series race. In 2022, he campaigned a nine-race Xfinity Series schedule that netted an impressive seven top-10 and five top-five finishes. After stepping away from fulltime racing in 2019, he founded Mahalo Coffee Roasters in his hometown of Knoxville, Tenn., which grew to three locations before an opportunity to sell the company came in 2022.

Bayne first made a name for himself in 2011 at Wood Brothers Racing when, in just his second series start, he became the youngest driver in history to win the Daytona 500, one day after his 20^th birthday. In the process, he collected Ford Motor Company’s milestone 600^th NASCAR win. He competed fulltime in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2015-2017 behind the wheel of the No. 6 Roush Fenway Ford and part-time in 2018, garnering four top-five and 13 top-10 finishes.

Bayne’s racing career began at age five racing go-karts for eight years and winning three world championships, more than 300 feature wins and 18 state and track titles. He transitioned to the Allison Legacy Race Series, notching 14 wins, 19 pole positions and 30 top-five finishes in just 41 starts. Bayne claimed the Allison Legacy Race Series national championship in 2005 and became the youngest top rookie in series history in 2004. From there, moved to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division, becoming the youngest driver in history to earn top rookie honors at 15 years old.

That success led to a driver development deal in 2008 with Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI), for whom he competed in the ARCA Menards Series East and finished fourth in the point standings. The following year, Bayne made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and later in the season landed a deal with Michael Waltrip Racing to compete in 14 more races. Despite running a partial schedule, Bayne scored two top-10 and seven top-15 finishes.

Bayne campaigned a full Xfinity Series schedule for the first time in 2010, running the first 28 races for Diamond Waltrip Racing and the final part of the season for Roush Fenway Racing. He finished seventh in the point standings on the strength of three pole positions, six top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. He also ran a full Xfinity schedule in 2013 and 2014 for Roush Fenway Racing and finished sixth in the point standings in both seasons before transitioning to his first fulltime Cup Series season for the organization in 2015.

Bayne’s NASCAR Cup Series debut came in 2010 at Texas Motor Speedway for Wood Brothers Racing. Three months later, in February 2011, he won the Daytona 500 before going on to continue to drive the No. 21 Wood Brothers entry in 16 Cup Series races in 2012.

Bayne resides in Knoxville with his wife, Ashton, and five children, Elizabeth, Levi, Luka, Jude and Jett. He is active in mission outreach, including several mission trips to Mexico with Back2Back Ministries, and credits his faith for helping him navigate the overnight success he experienced with his Daytona 500 win, as well as his 2013 multiple sclerosis diagnosis.

Bayne resides in Knoxville with his wife, Ashton, and five children, Ellie, Levi, Luca, Jude and Jett. He is active in his local church and ministries like Motor Racing Outreach and Back2Back Ministries and credits his faith with helping him navigate the ups and downs in life, whether the overnight success he experienced in his Daytona 500 win, or the lows of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2013.

In his spare time, Bayne enjoys fitness, specifically road biking and running, and in 2016, he competed in the Ireland Ironman 70.3. He and his family live on a farm, where they raise cows, chickens, bees and produce, and where Bayne often can be found on a tractor tending to the land. Additionally, he enjoys hunting and public speaking. You may follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @TBayne6.