Joey Gase will pilot the No. 53 Rick Ware Racing machine for select races in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. Last season, he drove the same machine for a majority of the season. In 2019, he piloted the No. 35 Toyota for MBM Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. He also drove the No. 66 for the same team part-time in the Cup Series. In 2018, Gase drove for Go Green Racing/SS Greenlight Racing (a combined effort). From 2012-2017, he drove for Jimmy Means Racing in the No. 52 Chevrolet where he earned one top-five and three top-10 finishes.