2018NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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The 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 37th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. William Byron won the 2017 championship with JR Motorsports, but moved up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Tyler Reddick, who replaced Byron in the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro SS, won the drivers' championship. Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste won the owners' championship.
The 2018 season was the first to feature the Regular Season Championship trophy, which is awarded at the final race before the playoffs.[1]Justin Allgaier clinched the NXS Regular Season Championship trophy after the 2018 DC Solar 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[2]
This was the final season of the Toyota Camry in the Xfinity Series, as it will be replaced by the Supra in the 2019 season.[3] It was also the final season of Dodge as a manufacturer, as the new flange-fit composite body rules have made the former Team PenskeChallengers (nicknamed 'Zombie Dodges' due to their lack of factory support since 2013) used by smaller teams ineligible due to their welded steel bodies.[4][5]
- 1Teams and drivers
- 1.3Changes
- 3Schedule
- 4Results and standings
Teams and drivers[edit]
Complete schedule[edit]
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief |
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Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Kyle Larson6 | Mike Shiplett 32 Nick Harvey 1 |
John Hunter Nemechek18 | ||||
Jamie McMurray3 | ||||
Justin Marks3 | ||||
Ross Chastain3 | ||||
DGM Racing | 36 | Alex Labbé(R) | Mario Gosselin | |
90 | Josh Williams20 | John Holmes | ||
Donald Theetge2 | Josh Williams | |||
Andy Lally3 | ||||
Caesar Bacarella1 | Thomas Bear | |||
Brandonbilt Motorsports | Brandon Brown5 | Adam Brenner | ||
Brian Henderson1 | ||||
Mason Diaz1 | ||||
GMS Racing | 23 | Spencer Gallagher19 | Chad Norris | |
Johnny Sauter2 | ||||
Chase Elliott7 | ||||
Alex Bowman1 | ||||
Justin Haley1 | ||||
Casey Roderick1 | ||||
A. J. Allmendinger1 | ||||
Bill Elliott1 | ||||
Go Green Racing | 35 | Joey Gase | Patrick Donahue | |
JD Motorsports | 0 | Garrett Smithley30 | Wayne Carroll 19 Paul Clapprood 2 Mark Setzer 12 | |
Matt Mills(R)2 | ||||
Vinnie Miller(R)1 | ||||
01 | Vinnie Miller(R)26 | Ryan Bell 1 Bryan Berry 28 | ||
Landon Cassill2 | ||||
Lawson Aschenbach1 | ||||
B. J. McLeod4 | Paul Clapprood | |||
4 | Ross Chastain30 | Robert Goodman 15 Rick Johnson 1 Evan Snider 17 | ||
Garrett Smithley1 | ||||
Landon Cassill1 | ||||
Quin Houff1 | ||||
15 | Joe Nemechek6 | Ronald Drake 11 Tevin Bair 1 Paul Clapprood 17 | ||
Garrett Smithley2 | ||||
Matt Mills(R)5 | ||||
B. J. McLeod10 | ||||
Brandon Hightower1 | ||||
Mike Skeen1 | ||||
Katherine Legge4 | ||||
Quin Houff4 | Bryan Berry | |||
Jeremy Clements Racing | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Danny Gill | |
Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | David Starr | Tim Brown | |
JR Motorsports | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Kevin Meendering | |
5 | Michael Annett | Jason Stockert 19 Travis Mack 14 | ||
7 | Justin Allgaier | Jason Burdett 31 Bill Wilburn 2 | ||
9 | Tyler Reddick(R) | Dave Elenz 32 Mike Bumgarner 1 | ||
Kaulig Racing | 11 | Ryan Truex | Chris Rice | |
Richard Childress Racing | 2 | Matt Tifft | Randall Burnett | |
3 | Austin Dillon6 | Danny Lawrence 1 Brandon Thomas 4 Nick Harrison 28 | ||
Ty Dillon8 | ||||
Shane Lee13 | ||||
Jeb Burton3 | ||||
Brendan Gaughan3 | ||||
21 | Daniel Hemric | Danny Stockman Jr. | ||
Brandonbilt Motorsports | 38 | Brian Henderson1 | Adam Brenner 1 | |
B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Angela Ruch1 | R. B. Bracken 2 Tony Wilson 7 Kyle Johnson 1 Todd Myers 21 Kevin Starland 1 | ||
RSS Racing | Jeff Green6 | |||
J. J. Yeley23 | ||||
Ryan Sieg2 | ||||
39 | J. J. Yeley2 | Rod Sieg 1 Kevin Starland 31 Todd Myers 1 | ||
Ryan Sieg30 | ||||
Angela Ruch1 | ||||
93 | Ryan Sieg1 | Kyle Johnson 31 Tony Wilson 2 | ||
J. J. Yeley5 | ||||
Jeff Green26 | ||||
Stephen Leicht1 | ||||
SS-Green Light Racing | 76 | Spencer Boyd(R) | Jason Miller | |
Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | Ryan Reed | Phil Gould |
60 | Austin Cindric(R)9 | Mike Kelley | ||
Chase Briscoe12 | ||||
Ty Majeski12 | ||||
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | 00 | Cole Custer | Jeff Meendering31 Bruce Schlicker 2 | |
Team Penske | 22 | Joey Logano5 | Brian Wilson | |
Ryan Blaney4 | ||||
Brad Keselowski4 | ||||
Austin Cindric(R)16 | ||||
Paul Menard4 | ||||
Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Daniel Suárez2 | Eric Phillips 32 Dustin Zacharyasz 1 |
Kyle Benjamin3 | ||||
Kyle Busch7 | ||||
Ryan Preece15 | ||||
Noah Gragson3 | ||||
Riley Herbst1 | ||||
James Davison1 | ||||
Denny Hamlin1 | ||||
19 | Brandon Jones | Chris Gabehart | ||
20 | Christopher Bell(R) | Jason Ratcliff32 Wesley Sherrill 1 | ||
JP Motorsports | 45 | Josh Bilicki(R)32 | Jason Houghtaling 2 David Jones 1 Rob Winfield 1 Chuck Herman 3 Brown Jen 1 Glenn Kania 1 William Whitley 2 Terry Elmore 18 Kase Kallenbach 1 Jerry Hattaway 2 Riley Higgins 1 | |
Bayley Currey1[N 1] | ||||
Chevrolet31 Toyota2 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 8 | Caesar Bacarella4 | George Ingram 19 Keith Wolfe 12 Joe Lax 1 Adam Brooks 1 |
Tommy Joe Martins12 | ||||
Bayley Currey1 | ||||
Ray Black Jr.7 | ||||
Blake Jones2 | ||||
Angela Ruch1 | ||||
Scott Heckert2 | ||||
Cody Ware1 | ||||
Dylan Murcott1 | ||||
Matt Mills(R)1 | ||||
Jairo Avila Jr.1 | ||||
Chevrolet29 Toyota4 | 78 | Ryan Ellis2 | Joe Lax 1 George Ingram 14 Keith Wolfe 17 Adam Brooks 1 | |
B. J. McLeod10 | ||||
Ray Black Jr.1 | ||||
Tommy Joe Martins7 | ||||
Scott Heckert1 | ||||
Blake Jones2 | ||||
Jairo Avila Jr.1 | ||||
Cody Ware1 | ||||
Cole Rouse1 | ||||
Matt Mills(R)1 | ||||
Vinnie Miller(R)6 | ||||
Toyota30 Chevrolet1 Dodge2 | MBM Motorsports | 40 | Chad Finchum(R)32 | George Church 9 Mike Hillman 1 Robert Scott 2 James Blankenship 2 Brian Keselowski14 Josh Reaume5 |
Carl Long1 | ||||
Toyota8 Dodge19 Chevrolet5 Ford1 | 66 | Timmy Hill18 | Sebastian Laforge 24 Clintom Cram 2 Gary Showalter 1 Steven Idol 1 Robert Scott 5 | |
Carl Long6 | ||||
Stan Mullis2 | ||||
John Jackson1 | ||||
Tim Cowen1 | ||||
Brandon Hightower1 | ||||
Bobby Dale Earnhardt2 | ||||
Akinori Ogata1 | ||||
Chad Finchum(R)1 | ||||
Chevrolet1 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 74 | Ray Black Jr.1 | Robert Scott 6 Jason Houghtaling 8 Tim Goulet 18 Kyle Warner 1 |
Dodge9 Chevrolet23 | Mike Harmon Racing | Mike Harmon25 | ||
Cody Ware1 | ||||
B. J. McLeod1 | ||||
Stephen Leicht4 | ||||
Tim Viens1 |
Limited schedule[edit]
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief | Rounds |
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Chevrolet | Brandonbilt Motorsports | 86 | Brandon Brown | Adam Brenner | 2 |
Cody Lane Racing | 27 | Cody Lane | Timmy Sliva | 1 | |
Chris Cockrum Racing | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Jeff Spraker | 1 | |
DGM Racing | 92 | Dexter Bean | Thomas Bear | 1 | |
Josh Williams | John Holmes | 1 | |||
GMS Racing | 24 | Justin Haley | Kevin Bellicourt | 2 | |
JR Motorsports | 88 | Chase Elliott | Scott Radel | 1 | |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Mike Bumgarner | 1 | |||
Jimmy Means Racing | 79 | Josh Reaume | Jordy Braden | 1 | |
Kaulig Racing | 10 | Austin Dillon | Chad Kendrick | 1 | |
Niece Motorsports | 17 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Adam Crigger | 1 | |
Obaika Racing | 97 | Tanner Berryhill | Dan Stillman | 1 | |
RSS Racing | 37 | J. J. Yeley | Justen Kraemer | 1 | |
Jeff Green | 1 | ||||
Shepherd Racing Ventures | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Nick Hoechst | 27 | |
Landon Cassill | 1 | ||||
Ford | Fury Race Cars | 61 | Kaz Grala(R) | Shane Wilson 19 Rick Markle 1 | 12 |
JGL Racing | 24 | 10 | |||
28 | Dylan Lupton | Rick Markle 6 Steven Lane 6 | 11 | ||
Tony Mrakovich | 1 | ||||
Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | Conor Daly | Kevin Kidd | 1 | |
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | 98 | Aric Almirola | Richard Boswell | 2 | |
Kevin Harvick | 5 | ||||
Chase Briscoe | 5 | ||||
Team Penske | 12 | Austin Cindric(R) | Matt Swiderski | 8 | |
Brad Keselowski | 1 | ||||
Tullman-Walker Racing | 26 | Max Tullman | Doug Richert | 4 | |
Toyota | JP Motorsports | 55 | Stephen Leicht | David Jones 4 Jason Houghtaling 1 Jerry Hattaway 1 Tim Silva 5 Chuck Herman 5 Terry Elmore 1 Kase Kallenbach 12 R.B. Bracken 2 | 9 |
Jennifer Jo Cobb | 1 | ||||
Brandon Hightower | 7 | ||||
Bayley Currey | 12 | ||||
Peter Shepherd III | 1 | ||||
Dylan Murcott | 1 | ||||
James French | 1 | ||||
MBM Motorsports | 72 | Timmy Hill | Josh Reaume | 1 | |
John Jackson | 1 | ||||
NXT Motorsports | 54 | Gray Gaulding | Rick Bourgeois | 1 | |
Toyota2 Chevrolet6 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 99 | Ray Black Jr. | Keith Wolfe 1 Joe Lax 2 | 2 |
B. J. McLeod | 1 | ||||
Stephen Leicht | Robbie Freeman | 5 | |||
Toyota12 Dodge4 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Timmy Hill | Sebastian Laforge 2 Brandon Mosley 10 Robert Scott 3 | 11 |
John Jackson | 1 | ||||
Stan Mullis | 1 | ||||
Landon Cassill | 1 | ||||
Carl Long | 1 | ||||
Tyler Hill | 1 |
- Notes
- ^Josh Bilicki was originally scheduled to drive the No. 45 in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 but crashed his only car in Practice. So Currey scheduled to drive the No. 55 car, that was renumbered to No. 45 since the No. 45 was better in Owners' Standings and the No. 55 entry withdrew.
Changes[edit]
Teams[edit]
- On October 23, 2017, it was announced that Biagi-DenBeste Racing would end their partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports and create a new alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing. The team was then called Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing. The team fielded 2 teams. Cole Custer drove the No. 00 Ford Mustang GT full-time for a second consecutive season. The No. 41 team was renumbered as the No. 98 team and ran part-time with Kevin Harvick, Chase Briscoe, and multiple other drivers. In 2017, Biagi-DenBeste Racing fielded the No. 98 Ford, running part-time with drivers Aric Almirola, Casey Mears, and Darrell Wallace Jr.
- With their switch from Toyota to Ford, it was also announced that JGL Racing would have a technical alliance with Roush Fenway Racing.
- Richard Childress Racing shut down two teams: the No. 33 and the No. 62.
- Precision Performance Motorsports shut down its No. 46 team to move to the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.[6]
- JGL Racing reopened the No. 28 entry for at least 21 races for Dylan Lupton, after shutting down this car at the end of 2017 because of a lack of sponsorship (with Dakoda Armstrong). They also tried to expand the schedule to the full season.
- Go Green Racing returned to the Xfinity Series full-time, fielding the No. 35 entry with Joey Gase as their driver. This was Go Green's first season in the Xfinity Series since 2013 and their first in NASCAR following their merger with FAS Lane Racing to create Go Fas Racing on December 2013.
- JD Motorsports announced a fourth full-time ride, the No. 15 entry initially to be split by veteran drivers including Joe Nemechek and Reed Sorenson. However, this plan was cancelled because Matt Mills was expected to drive the No. 15 car full-time, except the inaugural Daytona race, which had Nemechek behind the wheel.
- JP Motorsports purchased cars from TriStar Motorsports and announced their intentions to run a full season in the No. 55 Toyota Camry on January 18, 2018. At the time of the announcement, Jason Houghtaling was named as crew chief but other information like drivers and sponsors was not immediately released, however Stephen Leicht was later revealed as the full-time driver.[7] On February 5, it was announced that they had acquired an additional Joe Gibbs Racing chassis and would field another full-time team, the No. 45, with Josh Bilicki as the driver.
- B. J. McLeod Motorsports announced that the partnership with SS-Green Light Racing to field the No. 99 full-time was finished. As a consequence, the No. 99 car would likely return to part-time racing.
- NextGen Motorsports increased their 2018 schedule as they would fielding for multiple drivers. The car number is TBA, due to JP Motorsports taking their No. 55.
- DGM Racing announced that Alex Labbé would drive the full Season in 2018 with a Chevrolet. The car was built by Richard Childress Racing and prepared by King Autosport. Former driver in King AutosportMario Gosselin will be his crew chief. Alex Labbé was the 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series champion with the No. 32 car for Go Fas Racing.
- New team NXT Motorsports announced that Gray Gaulding will drive the season-opener at Daytona with a Toyota. The team has acquired cars from Joe Gibbs Racing.
- RSS Racing used three cars in the season-opener: The No. 38 for Jeff Green, No. 39 for J. J. Yeley and No. 93 for owner Ryan Sieg without start-and-park for any of them. It looks that the team will use these three cars full-time in 2018. Last year, Sieg drove the No. 39 Chevrolet full-time, while the Nos. 38 and 93 were a part-time start-and-park team, driven by Green, Gray Gaulding and Stephen Leicht.
Drivers[edit]
- On April 25, 2017, it was announced Dale Earnhardt Jr. would retire from full-time driving in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS), but also announced he intends to participate in two races for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series. He has confirmed the second Richmond race as one of the two races. Chase Elliott will drive the No. 88 in the season-opener at Daytona.
- On September 14, 2017, it was announced that Tyler Reddick would be driving full-time for JR Motorsports in 2018, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro SS. He replaces William Byron who will be driving the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the MENCS. In 2017, Reddick drove the No. 42 Chevrolet part-time for Chip Ganassi Racing, sharing the ride with Kyle Larson, Justin Marks, and Alex Bowman.
- On October 5, 2017, it was announced that Matt Tifft would be leaving Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of 2017, and joining Richard Childress Racing in 2018 to drive the No. 2 Chevrolet. In 2017, Tifft drove the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing.
- On October 13, 2017, it was announced that Christopher Bell would drive full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2018, driving the No. 20 Toyota. Bell will also be competing for Rookie of the Year Honors. In 2017, Bell drove the No. 4 Toyota Tundra full-time for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, winning the championship in the process, and part-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 18 & No. 20 Toyotas.
- On October 19, 2017, it was announced that Spencer Boyd would drive full-time in 2018 for SS-Green Light Racing in a renumbered No. 76 car, crew chief Jason Miller and sponsorship from Grunt Style. In 2017, Boyd ran part-time in SS-Green Light's No. 07 entry and part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for several teams.
- In October 2017, it was announced that Joey Gase will not return to Jimmy Means Racing. Gase will explore more opportunities in the Cup Series.
- On November 15, 2017, it was announced that Brandon Jones would be joining Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the No. 19 Toyota, replacing Matt Tifft. In 2017, Jones drove the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, as well as the No. 99 MDM MotorsportsChevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
- On November 15, 2017, it was announced that Ryan Preece would be driving the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in at least 10 races. Preece will share the ride with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones, and Daniel Suarez. In 2017, Preece drove in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour while also making a few starts for JGR, driving the No. 18 & No. 20 Toyotas. Preece won the July 2017 race at Iowa. On February 17th, it was announced that Kyle Benjamin, who made 4 starts for Gibbs in 2017, would drive the No. 18 at Atlanta and Iowa in July. On April 13, it was announced that Noah Gragson, who currently drives the No. 18 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, would make his Xfinity Series debut at Richmond in April and will drive the car at Talladega in April and Dover in May. On June 11, it was announced that Riley Herbst who drives the No. 18 Toyota in the ARCA Series for Joe Gibbs would make his debut at Iowa in June.
- On November 17, 2017, it was announced that Kaz Grala will drive the No. 24 Ford Mustang GT for JGL Racing in 2018. Grala will also compete for Rookie of the Year Honors. In 2017, Grala drove the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. However, due to a lack of sponsorship on May 15, 2018, it was announced that Grala announced he had been released by JGL as the team was shutting down its No. 24 car.
- On November 20, 2017, it was announced that Roush Fenway Racing would be running the No. 60 Ford full-time in 2018 as a developmental team in cooperation with Ford and Team Penske. Ty Majeski, Chase Briscoe, and Austin Cindric will all drive the No. 60. Briscoe and Majeski will drive the car for 12 races each and Cindric will drive for 9 races. This will be the first full-time season for the No. 60 team since winning the Championship with Chris Buescher in 2015. In 2017, Majeski drove part-time in the ARCA Racing Series while also making a few starts in the No. 60 for Roush, while Cindric and Briscoe drove full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for the now defunct Brad Keselowski Racing, driving the No. 19 and No. 29 Ford F-150 respectively. Briscoe will also drive the No. 98 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing in 5 races at Bristol in April, Talladega in May, Both Charlotte Races, and the fall playoff race at Kansas.
- On December 11, 2017, it was announced that John Hunter Nemechek will drive the No. 42 Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing part-time in 2018, sharing the ride with Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray. In 2017, Nemechek drove the No. 8 NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
- On January 5, 2018, it was announced that Joey Gase will drive a new No. 35 entry for Go Green Racing full-time in 2018. Gase last drove for Means Racing full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2017, as well as for Premium Motorsports and BK Racing part-time in the Cup Series. His crew chief will be Patrick Donahue, who worked with Gase at BK Racing.
- On January 9, 2018, it was announced that Kaulig Racing had released Blake Koch and that Ryan Truex would replace him in the No. 11 Chevrolet. In 2017, Truex raced full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 16 Toyota Tundra for Hattori Racing Enterprises. This will be Truex's first full-time season in the Xfinity series after driving part-time for Michael Waltrip Racing in 2010 and 2011, Joe Gibbs Racing in 2011 and 2012, and Biagi-DenBeste Racing in 2015.
- On January 16, 2018, it was announced that Jamie McMurray will make his return to the Xfinity Series, in which he had not competed since 2013. He will drive part-time in the No. 42 car for Chip Ganassi Racing with Kyle Larson and John Hunter Nemechek.
- On January 24, 2018, it was announced that Shane Lee, Jeb Burton, and Brendan Gaughan would all drive part-time for Richard Childress Racing in 2018, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet. They will share the ride with MENCS drivers Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon. Lee will make his Xfinity series debut at Bristol in April, Burton will make his return at Richmond in April, and Gaughan will drive in the road course races at Mid-Ohio, Road America, and at Charlotte on the new Roval layout. In 2017, Lee drove full-time in the ARCA Racing Series for Cunningham Motorsports, Burton drove a part-time schedule in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 24 Toyota for JGL Racing, while Gaughan competed full-time in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 62 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.
- On February 2, 2018, it was announced that Matt Mills will drive the No. 15 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports full-time starting at Atlanta. Mills most recently drove part-time for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, NextGen Motorsports, and Martins Motorsports in 2017. However he was released after DNQing at Texas, and again after running Pocono and Michigan. He would end up running the second races at Richmond and Dover with B.J. Mcleod Motorsports.
- On February 7, 2018 Jimmy Means Racing announced that David Starr will drive the No. 52 car full-time.
- On February 8, 2018, it was revealed that Austin Cindric would run a full schedule in the Xfinity Series. Cindric will drive for Penske Racing in either the Nos. 12 or 22 in all races in which he does not drive the No. 60 car for Roush Fenway Racing.
- On May 2, 2018, NASCAR announced that Spencer Gallagher was issued a substance abuse penalty and was suspended indefinitely. He also lost his playoff eligibility with the suspension. This came just a week after Gallagher scored his first NASCAR win at Talladega. Johnny Sauter was announced as his replacement for Dover and Chase Elliott will drive the car at Charlotte, Pocono, Chicago, Daytona, and Bristol and Alex Bowman will drive the car at Michigan . Justin Haley, who drives the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for GMS Racing, drove the No. 23 at Iowa in June, and will also a drive a 2nd GMS Car at Daytona in July and Watkins Glen. On July 4, 2018, Gallagher was reinstated and returned to the No. 23 car at Kentucky. On October 19, 2018, Gallagher announced his retirement from racing at the end of the season. He will take on a more managerial role in GMS racing starting in 2019.[8]
- On May 7, 2018, it was announced that IndyCar Series driver Conor Daly will make his Xfinity Series debut at Road America driving the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.
- On August 15, 2018, Elliott Sadler announced his retirement at the end of 2018. His replacement for 2019 onwards is Noah Gragson.
Crew chiefs[edit]
- Brian Wilson will take over the Crew Chief duties for the No. 22 Team PenskeFord Mustang GT after it was announced that Greg Erwin would be moving up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series to be Paul Menard's crew chief at Wood Brothers Racing.
- Jason Ratcliff will move over from the No. 20 MENCS team to the No. 20 Xfinity Series team to be the crew chief for Christopher Bell. Chris Gabehardt, who was the previous crew chief for the No. 20, will move over to the No. 19 team to be Brandon Jones' crew chief, replacing Matt Beckham.
- Chad Norris will take over as Crew Chief at GMS Racing for the No. 23 for Spencer Gallagher. Norris was the Crew Chief for Brennan Poole in the No. 48 at Chip Ganassi Racing in 2017.
- Shane Wilson will take over as Crew Chief at JGL Racing for the No. 24 for Kaz Grala. Wilson was the Crew Chief for Brendan Gaughan in the No. 62 at Richard Childress Racing in 2017.
- Jason Houghtaling will move from MBM Motorsports to JP Motorsports to crew chief the startup team's No. 55 entry.
Manufacturers[edit]
- JGL Racing would switch from Toyota to Ford this season. JGL Racing had been running Toyota cars from 2015 to 2017.
- This was the final season of the Toyota Camry, which was replaced by the Supra in 2019.
- This was also the final season of Dodge as a manufacturer. In the 2013 season, Dodge stopped factory support after Penske Racing switched to Ford because of this, the former Penske Challengers used by smaller teams were nicknamed 'Zombie Dodges'. The new flange-fit composite body rules have made the welded steel-bodied Challengers ineligible to compete in 2019.[4][5]
Rule changes[edit]
- On July 31, 2017, NASCAR announced that drivers with more than five years of full-time racing on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup level and registered as Monster Energy NASCAR Cup drivers for the 2018 season for points purposes may drive a maximum of seven Xfinity Series races. In addition, all full-time registered Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers were ineligible to drive in the Dash 4 Cash races as well as the final eight races of the season (the final race before the playoffs and the playoffs). Drivers who have declared eligibility for Xfinity Series points, regardless of Cup experience, can compete in those races.
- On November 1, 2017, NASCAR announced a series of Xfinity Series rule changes for 2018.
- The 7/8 inch restrictor plate and aero ducts used at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Lilly Diabetes 250 will also be used at Pocono and Michigan.
- Teams may use the flange-fit composite body at 30 races—all except Daytona and Talladega.
- Teams must use a NASCAR-specification flat splitter.
- Teams must use a specification radiator.
- Brake cooling hoses and fans will be reduced.
- Teams must use a single transmission for the entire race meeting, however, this rule does not apply at the road course races. The standard splitter height is four inches.
- The 'black box' will be powered by the vehicle, not separate batteries.
- As part of an investigation into the 2015 Alert Today Florida 300 Xfinity race crash that injured Kyle Busch, NASCAR imposed new chassis specifications (Enhanced Vehicle Chassis) for safety reasons that will be implemented in two phases.
- Starting with the conclusion of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, all new chassis must be certified to the new specification.
- Currently constructed and certified chassis that had been certified as of the 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 will have a one-year grace period until they must be certified.
- Starting from this season, drivers that declared eligibility to the Xfinity Series will have their last name featured in the front windshield of the car, with the Xfinity logo being reduced into two smaller logos in the upper corner area of the front windshield between the driver's name. Those who didn't declared eligibility to the series will only feature the Xfinity logo in the front windshield of their car.
Schedule[edit]
The final schedule – comprising 33 races – was released on May 23, 2017.[9] Key changes from 2017 include:
- The PowerShares QQQ 300 was held one week earlier. As a result of this, all races from Atlanta until Talladega (spring), moved one week earlier than 2017.
- The ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway moved from Saturday afternoon to Friday night due to attendance issues.
- The OneMain Financial 200 moved between Talladega and Charlotte. Due to Daytona moving a week earlier, Dover was forced to move to May, similar to 2016.
- The new date that Las Vegas Motor Speedway acquired from Kentucky Speedway was moved to the final race of the regular season to replace Overton's 300 at Chicagoland Speedway which move back to July before the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250. That means the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250, Alsco 300 and Lakes Region 200 will move one week earlier than 2017.
- The Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway moved to September between Darlington and Las Vegas.
- The Drive for the Cure 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway moved one week earlier to become the second race of the Round of 12 and will utilize the track's road course layout instead of its quad-oval. That means the Bar Harbor 200 at Dover International Speedway moved one week later to become the elimination race of the Round of 12.
No. | Race title | Track | Date | Start Time (et)[10] | TV |
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1 | PowerShares QQQ 300 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | February 17 | 2:30 p.m. | FS1 |
2 | Rinnai 250 | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton | February 24 | 2:00 p.m. | FS1 |
3 | Boyd Gaming 300 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | March 3 | 4:00 p.m. | FS1 |
4 | DC Solar 200 | ISM Raceway, Avondale | March 10 | 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. | Fox FS1 |
5 | Roseanne 300 | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana | March 17 | 5:00 p.m. | FS1 |
6 | My Bariatric Solutions 300 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | April 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Fox |
7 | Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | April 14 | 1:00 p.m. | FS1 |
8 | ToyotaCare 250 | Richmond Raceway, Richmond | April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | FS1 |
9 | Sparks Energy 300 | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln | April 28 | 3:15 p.m. | Fox |
10 | OneMain Financial 200 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | May 5 | 12:30 p.m. | FS1 |
11 | Alsco 300[11] | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | May 26 | 1:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. | FS1 FS2 |
12 | Pocono Green 250 | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | June 2 | 1:00 p.m. | FS1 |
13 | LTi Printing 250[12] | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | June 9 | 1:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. | Fox FS2 |
14 | Iowa 250 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | June 17 | 5:00 p.m. | FS1 |
15 | Overton's 300[13] | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet | June 30 | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
16 | Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | July 6 | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
17 | Alsco 300 | Kentucky Speedway, Sparta | July 13 | 8:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
18 | Lakes Region 200 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 21 | 4:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
19 | U.S. Cellular 250 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | July 28 | 5:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
20 | Zippo 200 at The Glen | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 4 | 3:30 p.m. | NBC |
21 | Rock N Roll Tequila 170 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | August 11 | 3:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
22 | Food City 300 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 17 | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
23 | Johnsonville 180 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | August 25 | 3:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
24 | Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 | Darlington Raceway, Darlington | September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | NBC |
25 | Lilly Diabetes 250 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway | September 10[14] | 10:00 a.m. | NBCSN |
26 | DC Solar 300[15] | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | September 15 | 5:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs | |||||
Round of 12 | |||||
27 | Go Bowling 250[16] | Richmond Raceway, Richmond | September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
28 | Drive for the Cure 200 | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
29 | Bar Harbor 200 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
Round of 8 | |||||
30 | Kansas Lottery 300 | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City | October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | NBC |
31 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
32 | Whelen Trusted to Perform 200[17] | ISM Raceway, Avondale | November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | NBC |
Championship 4 | |||||
33 | Ford EcoBoost 300 | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead | November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
Schedule changes[edit]
In 2015, NASCAR and 24 Xfinity Series tracks agreed on a five-year contract that guarantees each track would continue to host races through 2020.[18] Despite the agreement, Speedway Motorsports decided to transfer one of its Xfinity Series races at Kentucky Speedway to Las Vegas Motor Speedway to form a race weekend involving each of the three national series in the fall.[19] With the official release of the schedule, NASCAR announced that the race Las Vegas Motor Speedway acquired from Kentucky Speedway will become the final race before the Xfinity Series playoffs, while the Go Bowling 250 at Richmond Raceway will be held as the first race of the playoffs. Furthermore, the Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will move from July to September. Chicagoland Speedway's race, the Overton's 300, will move from September to June to become the 15th race of the season instead of the 26th.[9][20]
A few other minor schedule changes were also announced with the release of the schedule. Unlike the 2017 season, the OneMain Financial 200 at Dover International Speedway will precede the Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, while the Bar Harbor 200, also at Dover International Speedway, will move one week later to follow the Drive for the Cure 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Drive for the Cure 200 will also utilize Charlotte Motor Speedway's 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course instead of its oval. Road America will also move back to a Saturday afternoon.[9][20]
On August 25, NASCAR announced the tracks that will compose the Dash 4 Cash incentive program: The four Dash 4 Cash races will be run consecutively on the overall series schedule, starting at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 14. From there, the bonus program rolls on to Richmond Raceway (April 20) and Talladega (April 28) before concluding at Dover International Speedway on May 5. Drivers eligible for driver championship points in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series are ineligible to participate in either Dash 4 Cash, the second Las Vegas race, or the playoff races. Drivers such as Elliott Sadler (13 years) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (18 years), who are expected to register as Xfinity drivers, will be eligible since they are registering as Xfinity drivers.
Results and standings[edit]
Race results[edit]
No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer | No. | Winning team | |
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1 | PowerShares QQQ 300 | Daniel Hemric | Kyle Larson | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 9 | JR Motorsports | |
2 | Rinnai 250 | Christopher Bell | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 98 | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | |
3 | Boyd Gaming 300 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Larson | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
4 | DC Solar 200 | Justin Allgaier | Justin Allgaier | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 22 | Team Penske | |
5 | Roseanne 300 | Christopher Bell | Joey Logano | Joey Logano | Ford | 22 | Team Penske | |
6 | My Bariatric Solutions 300 | Ryan Blaney | Ryan Blaney | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 22 | Team Penske | |
7 | Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 | Cole Custer | Brandon Jones | Ryan Preece | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
8 | ToyotaCare 250 | Cole Custer | Christopher Bell | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
9 | Sparks Energy 300 | Daniel Hemric | Daniel Hemric | Spencer Gallagher | Chevrolet | 23 | GMS Racing | |
10 | OneMain Financial 200 | Brandon Jones | Justin Allgaier | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 7 | JR Motorsports | |
11 | Alsco 300 | Brad Keselowski | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 22 | Team Penske | |
12 | Pocono Green 250 | Cole Custer | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
13 | LTi Printing 250 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 3 | Richard Childress Racing | |
14 | Iowa 250 | Austin Cindric | Justin Allgaier | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 7 | JR Motorsports | |
15 | Overton's 300 | Kyle Larson | Kyle Larson | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
16 | Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 | Ryan Preece | Kyle Larson | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
17 | Alsco 300 | Cole Custer | Kyle Busch | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
18 | Lakes Region 200 | Brad Keselowski | Christopher Bell | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
19 | U.S. Cellular 250 | Elliott Sadler | Cole Custer | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
20 | Zippo 200 at The Glen | Joey Logano | Joey Logano | Joey Logano | Ford | 22 | Team Penske | |
21 | Rock N Roll Tequila 170 | Austin Cindric | Austin Cindric | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 7 | JR Motorsports | |
22 | Food City 300 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Larson | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
23 | Johnsonville 180 | Matt Tifft | Justin Allgaier | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 7 | JR Motorsports | |
24 | Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 | Ross Chastain | Ross Chastain | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 22 | Team Penske | |
25 | Lilly Diabetes 250 | Ryan Blaney | Justin Allgaier | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 7 | JR Motorsports | |
26 | DC Solar 300 | Cole Custer | Ross Chastain | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs | ||||||||
Round of 12 | ||||||||
27 | Go Bowling 250 | Christopher Bell | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
28 | Drive for the Cure 200 | Austin Cindric | Chase Briscoe | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 98 | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | |
29 | Bar Harbor 200 | Daniel Hemric | Christopher Bell | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Round of 8 | ||||||||
30 | Kansas Lottery 300 | Daniel Hemric | Daniel Hemric | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
31 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 | Christopher Bell | Tyler Reddick | Cole Custer | Ford | 00 | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | |
32 | Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 | John Hunter Nemechek | Christopher Bell | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Championship 4 | ||||||||
33 | Ford EcoBoost 300 | Cole Custer | Cole Custer | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 9 | JR Motorsports |
Drivers' Championship[edit]
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 1–10 – Regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 12. – Eliminated after Round of 8
Pos | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
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1 | Tyler Reddick(R) | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 331 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 31 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2* | 6 | 1 | 4040 | – | 157 | |||
2 | Cole Custer | 14 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 9*1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2*12 | 4035 | – | 132 | |||
3 | Daniel Hemric | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 291 | 23*1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 52 | 29 | 31 | 101 | 72 | 2*1 | 101 | 2 | 4 | 4033 | – | 135 | |||
4 | Christopher Bell(R) | 39 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 291 | 1* | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1*1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 1*1 | 37 | 32 | 1* | 11 | 4026 | – | 443 | |||
NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs cut-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
5 | Elliott Sadler | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 52 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 302 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 2255 | 28 | 114 | |||
6 | Matt Tifft | 19 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2254 | 26 | 39 | |||
7 | Justin Allgaier | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2*1 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1*2 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 1*12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1* | 7 | 1* | 2 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 2412 | 7 | 2251 | 45 | 391 | |||
8 | Austin Cindric(R) | 40 | 7 | 34 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 2*2 | 14 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2231 | 25 | 1 | |||
9 | Brandon Jones | 10 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 332 | 6* | 10 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2186 | 14 | 66 | |||
10 | Ross Chastain | 9 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 25*12 | 12 | 1*12 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 2184 | 9 | 1010 | |||
11 | Ryan Reed | 3 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 2170 | 8 | – | |||
12 | Ryan Truex | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 2160 | 7 | 38 | |||
13 | John Hunter Nemechek | 4 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 4 | 5 | 251 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 643 | 165 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Michael Annett | 37 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 632 | 17 | – | |||
15 | Jeremy Clements | 16 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 35 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 619 | 9 | – | |||
16 | Ryan Sieg | 21 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 589 | 12 | – | |||
17 | Alex Labbé(R) | 24 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 540 | – | – | |||
18 | Spencer Gallagher | 6 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 524 | 48 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Garrett Smithley | 5 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 32 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 496 | 4 | – | |||
20 | Joey Gase | 33 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 39 | 21 | 22 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 495 | – | – | |||
21 | Ryan Preece | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 483 | 106 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Kaz Grala(R) | 4 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 30 | 20 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 439 | 24 | – | ||||||||||||||
23 | David Starr | 17 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 352 | – | – | |||
24 | Chase Briscoe | 15 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 31 | 1* | 19 | 30 | 13 | 334 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shane Lee | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 315 | 25 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Spencer Boyd(R) | 25 | 29 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 302 | – | – | |||
27 | Vinnie Miller(R) | 20 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 37 | 17 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 40 | 279 | – | – | |||
28 | J. J. Yeley | 18 | 37 | 38 | 21 | 34 | 31 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 276 | 7 | – | |||||
29 | B. J. McLeod | 30 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 40 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 36 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 32 | 276 | – | – | ||||||||||
30 | Chad Finchum(R) | 28 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 25 | DNQ | 30 | 29 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 31 | 253 | – | – | |||
31 | Tommy Joe Martins | 33 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 40 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 216 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Josh Williams | 22 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 24 | DNQ | 208 | – | – | |||||||||||||||
33 | Josh Bilicki(R) | DNQ | DNQ | 28 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 32 | 20 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 20 | Wth | 34 | DNQ | 202 | – | – | |||
34 | Ty Majeski | 34 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 155 | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Ray Black Jr. | DNQ | 27 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 131 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Timmy Hill | DNQ | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 38 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 39 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 35 | DNQ | 34 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 119 | – | – | ||||||
37 | Jeff Green | 11 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 39 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 108 | – | – | |||
38 | Mike Harmon | DNQ | DNQ | 31 | 35 | 40 | DNQ | 36 | 33 | DNQ | DNQ | 33 | 38 | DNQ | 21 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 105 | – | – | |||||||||||
39 | Dylan Lupton | 27 | 21 | 40 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 103 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Kyle Benjamin | 8 | 3 | 13 | 102 | 15 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Justin Marks | 22 | 6 | 2 | 99 | 18 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Brandon Brown | 36 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 94 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Stephen Leicht | 15 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 39 | DNQ | 37 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 32 | 37 | 38 | DNQ | 81 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
44 | Brendan Gaughan | 12 | 24 | 17 | 71 | 13 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Brandon Hightower | 27 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 37 | 64 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Andy Lally | 15 | 10 | 37 | 60 | 10 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Jeb Burton | 12 | 12 | 34 | 60 | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Landon Cassill | 14 | 14 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 59 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Quin Houff | 31 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 56 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4*2 | 51 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Katherine Legge | 30 | 14 | 28 | 33 | 46 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Caesar Bacarella | 13 | 34 | 38 | 23 | 34 | 45 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Matt Mills(R) | 36 | 27 | 38 | 37 | DNQ | 27 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 43 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Jairo Avila Jr. | 20 | 18 | 36 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Brian Henderson | 21 | 18 | 35 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | James Davison | 8 | 29 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Ryan Ellis | 30 | 17 | 27 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Max Tullman | 30† | 23 | DNQ | 25 | 26 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Scott Heckert | 28 | 30 | 29 | 24 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Morgan Shepherd | DNQ | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | DNQ | 39 | DNQ | 38 | DNQ | DNQ | 38 | 39 | DNQ | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 40 | 38 | DNQ | 39 | 39 | 24 | – | – | |||||||||
61 | Casey Roderick | 15 | 22 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Carl Long | 39 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 21 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Mason Diaz | 19 | 18 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Bill Elliott | 20 | 17 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Lawson Aschenbach | 21 | 17 | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Cole Rouse | 21 | 16 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Donald Theetge | 33 | 25 | 16 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Angela Ruch | 30 | 29 | 37 | 16 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Tony Mrakovich | EX | 24 | 13 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Bobby Dale Earnhardt | 27 | 34 | 13 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Tim Cowen | 26 | 11 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Mike Skeen | 28 | 9 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Stan Mullis | 33 | 33 | 37 | 9 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Dylan Murcott | 40 | 30 | 8 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Peter Shepherd III | 31 | 6 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 31 | 6 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Conor Daly | 31 | 6 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Tyler Hill | 31 | 6 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Akinori Ogata | 33 | 4 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | John Jackson | 36 | 35 | 38 | 4 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Dexter Bean | 36 | 1 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | James French | 38 | 1 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Cockrum | DNQ | 0 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanner Berryhill | DNQ | 0 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tim Viens | DNQ | 0 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cody Lane | Wth | 0 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ineligible for Xfinity Series driver points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
Kyle Larson | 29*1 | 1*2 | 1*2 | 1*12 | 27 | 1*12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brad Keselowski | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joey Logano | 34 | 2 | 1*12 | 1*1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Harvick | 1*12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Blaney | 4 | 1*1 | 4* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kyle Busch | 14 | 32 | 8*12 | 1*1 | 6*1 | 3*1 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Dillon | 32 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chase Elliott | 122 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noah Gragson | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. J. Allmendinger | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Suárez | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ty Dillon | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denny Hamlin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jamie McMurray | 5 | 7 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Menard | 82 | 5 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aric Almirola | 35 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Sauter | 6 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riley Herbst | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Justin Haley | 12 | 18 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Nemechek | 23 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bayley Currey | 22 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 29 | DNQ | 21 | 30 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Bowman | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blake Jones | 27 | 24 | 37 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cody Ware | 30 | 33 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jennifer Jo Cobb | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gray Gaulding | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Josh Reaume | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
† – Max Tullman started receiving points at Las Vegas 2. |
Owners' championship (Top 15)[edit]
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 1–10 – Owners' regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 12. – Eliminated after Round of 8
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Manufacturers' Championship[edit]
Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
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1 | Chevrolet | 15 | 1214 |
2 | Ford | 9 | 1138 |
3 | Toyota | 9 | 1110 |
4 | Dodge | 0 | 85 |
Current Nascar Drivers And Car Numbers
See also[edit]
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Owner(s) | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Rick Hendrick Kelley Earnhardt Miller |
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Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
Series | NASCAR Xfinity Series NASCAR Whelen All-American Series |
Race drivers | Xfinity Series: 1. Michael Annett 7. Justin Allgaier 8. Chase Elliott, Ryan Preece, Zane Smith, Ryan Truex, Jeb Burton, Brett Moffitt, Sheldon Creed, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 9. Noah Gragson(R) Whelen All-American Series: 88. Josh Berry 98. Adam Lemke TBA. Sam Mayer (part-time) |
Sponsors | Xfinity Series: 1. Pilot Flying J, American Heart Association, TMC Transportation, Allstate Parts & Service Group, Baby Ruth 7. BRANDT, Cessna/Beechcraft, Armour Vienna Sausage, Hellmann's, Klondike Bar, Textron, Suave Men 8. Aftershokz, Louisiana Hot Sauce, Velveeta, Planters, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, PatientPop, MTJ Foundation, State Water Heaters, LS Tractors, ISM Connect, Hellmann's 9. Switch, Armour Vienna Sausage, Cessna/Beechcraft Whelen All-American Series: TBA. Menards 88. All Things Automotive, H&L Logging, Method Race Wheels 98. Slick Product |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
Opened | 2005 |
Career | |
Debut | Xfinity Series: 2005Ford 300 (Homestead) Camping World Truck Series: 2015Kroger 250 (Martinsville) |
Latest race | Xfinity Series: 2019Alsco 300 (Charlotte) Camping World Truck Series: 2016Ford EcoBoost 200 |
Races competed | Total: 1099 Xfinity Series: 1062 Camping World Truck Series: 38 |
Drivers' Championships | Total: 3 Xfinity Series: 3 2014, 2017, 2018 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
Race victories | Total: 47 Xfinity Series: 45 Camping World Truck Series: 2 |
Pole positions | Total: 22 Xfinity Series: 18 Camping World Truck Series: 4 |
JR Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, and the owner of his former Cup Series team, Rick Hendrick. As of the end of 2018, the team fields four full-time entries and one part-time entry in the Xfinity Series: the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Michael Annett, the No. 7 Camaro full-time for Justin Allgaier, the No. 8 Camaro full-time for part-time drivers such as Zane Smith, Brett Moffitt, Ryan Preece, Jeb Burton, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Truex, and the No. 9 Camaro full-time for Noah Gragson.
- 2Xfinity Series
- 3Camping World Truck Series
History[edit]
JR Motorsports began in a shed on the property of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in 1998 with just one employee, as the marketing division of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s race team. The original intent of the business was to help Earnhardt Jr. sell T-shirts and negotiate sponsorship deals.[citation needed] It wasn't until 2002 that Earnhardt Jr. turned the business into a race team, when T. J. Majors drove street stock division at Concord Motorsport Park, in North Carolina. Upon Earnhardt Jr.'s signing with Hendrick Motorsports the Hendrick and JR Nationwide Series teams were merged.
The first win for the team came at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA, in 2004. (At the time, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was co-owner of another racing venture, Chance 2 Motorsports.) JR Motorsports in its current form, competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series started in 2006, when sponsorship from the United States Navy funded the team. The team originally wanted to open in 2007, but the Navy sponsorship accelerated the operations.[1]
Today, the team operates out of a 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) race shop near Mooresville, North Carolina.
In early 2019 it was announced that JR Motorsports had formed a driver development program with GMS Racing, Drivers Edge Development, to train young drivers. Drivers in the program would race in JR Motorpsorts's Late Model and NASCAR Xfinity Series teams, as well as GMS Racing's NASCAR K&N Pro Series, ARCA Menards Series, and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series teams. JR Motorsports drivers Noah Gragson, Zane Smith, Sam Mayer and Adam Lemke were among the inaugural members of the program.[2]
Xfinity Series[edit]
Car No. 1 history[edit]
It was announced in late 2015 that Elliott Sadler would drive the new No. 1 OneMain Financial Chevy, replacing Chase Elliott as he moved up to take over the No. 24 replacing Jeff Gordon.[3] Sadler started the season with a fourth-place finish in the season opener at Daytona. He would win three races in 2016 and ended up finishing second in the overall standings after a controversial restart with less than ten laps remaining at Homestead that cost Sadler and his teammate, Justin Allgaier, a shot to win the title. In 2017, Sadler didn't win a race but ended up finishing 2nd in points behind only teammate William Byron.
On September 25, 2018, Noah Gragson was announced as the new driver of the No. 1 after Sadler announced his retirement earlier that year; However, on January 25, 2019, it was announced that Michael Annett would drive the No. 1 car with the points from the 5 car going over to the 1 car while Gragson would drive the No. 9 car.[4]
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Car No. 5 history[edit]
The No. 5 team started in 2006 as the No. 83 team, a part-time second car for JR Motorsports. The car was driven by Shane Huffman with sponsorship from the Make a Wish Foundation. The car returned in 2008 driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with the US Navy sponsoring. In 2010, JR Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing announced that the number would switch from No. 83 to No. 3 with Dale Earnhardt Jr. driving the car at Daytona in July with Wrangler sponsoring the car. This was a tribute to Dale Earnhardt, being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in May. Earnhardt Jr. won the race in the No. 3 car.
In 2011, the team changed numbers from 3 to 5 which was JR Motorsports' 3rd entry, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ron Fellows running a handful of races part-time. The car returned in 2012 once more with Dale Jr. and Fellows driving, and Regan Smith would win the Ford 300 after announcing his addition to the team. The car was originally slated for Smith in 2013, but he was moved to the No. 7 when Jr's Cup teammate Kasey Kahne and USAC driver Brad Sweet signed to drive the No. 5 with sponsorship from Great Clips. On Monday October 14, 2013, JR Motorsports announced that Kevin Harvick would begin driving the No. 5 car in at least 12 races for the 2014 season. Four of the races the car was sponsored by Hunt Brothers Pizza.[5] Super Late Model driver Austin Theriault drove the car in a three races for the team starting at Iowa. JR development driver Josh Berry drove two races starting at Iowa in August. For 2015, the No. 5 was driven by Kahne in a single race at Charlotte as a 4th team car, where he finished 3rd.
Michael Annett drove the car full-time in 2017 with Pilot Flying J as the sponsor en route to a 9th-place finish in the standings as well as earning a career-best 2nd-place finish at Road America.[6]
On January 25, 2019, it was announced that Annett would be piloting the No. 1 car with the points from the 5 car going over to the 1 car with the 5 car being shut down.[4]
Car No. 7 history[edit]
The No. 7 car joined in 2008 as the No. 5 as part of the merger with Hendrick Motorsports' Nationwide teams. It was driven by Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Mark Martin, Landon Cassill, Ron Fellows and Adrian Fernandez,[7] with sponsorship from Lowe's (Johnson and Fernandez), National Guard (Truex, Earnhardt Jr and Cassill), Delphi, (Martin) and Godaddy.com (Earnhardt and Fellows). The No. 5 car won two races in 2008, with Martin at Las Vegas and Ron Fellows in Montreal, the first NASCAR race run in the rain.
2008 driver rotation | ||
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Driver | no. | rounds |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 83 | 1 |
5 | 8 | |
Mark Martin | 5 | |
Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | |
Landon Cassill | 16 | |
Adrian Fernandez | 1 | |
Ron Fellows | 1 | |
Jimmie Johnson | 3 | |
48 | 1 |
The 5 car returned in 2009 with sponsorship from Fastenal, GoDaddy.com, Unilever and Delphi.[needs update] The team's best finish was a third with Earnhardt at Atlanta. The team changed numbers from No. 5 to No. 7 with Danica Patrick driving about 12 races with JR Motorsports in with GoDaddy.com sponsorship in 2010, The schedule was filled out with Scott Wimmer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Landon Cassill, Steve Arpin, Josh Wise and J. R. Fitzpatrick. Patrick ran 12 races with GoDaddy, with her best finish of 4th at Las Vegas. Wise returned to the team for a few races, recording a few top tens. Earnhardt Jr. drove the No. 7 at Talladega, and Cup drivers Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Jamie McMurray drove the car too. Danica Patrick drove the No. 7 full-time in 2012 while contesting a limited Cup schedule with Stewart-Haas Racing. Patrick departed the team for the Cup Series after the season.
Regan Smith, a former teammate to Dale Earnhardt Jr. at DEI who served as his substitute driver in the Cup Series late in 2012, was signed to drive for the team in 2013. Initially announced to drive the No. 5 car, he would be moved to the No. 7. Smith won twice at Talladega and Michigan, but suffered a run of bad luck in the summer and finished third in points. In 2014, Regan Smith returned to drive the No. 7 car, starting the season with a win in the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona. From there, he would go on to help JRM complete a one-two points finish behind Chase Elliott. In 2015, Regan Smith returned to the No. 7 full-time. He also gained two victories including Mid-Ohio and Dover. Following the Kansas race, Smith stated that he will not return for JR Motorsports in 2016. Justin Allgaier would be later announced to be the new driver of the No. 7 Chevy, bringing sponsorship from BRANDT. After finishing the 2016 season 3rd in the final standings while going winless, he picked up two wins at Phoenix and Chicagoland in 2017 en route to another 3rd-place finish in the standings. In 2018, Allgaier had a career-best season winning 5 races at Dover, Iowa, Road America, Mid-Ohio and Indianapolis while also clinching the regular-season championship, but he ended up finishing 7th in the final standings after being eliminated in the round of 8.
Car No. 8 history[edit]
The No. 8, long driven by Earnhardt Jr. during his early Cup career with Dale Earnhardt, Inc., became a JRM number in 2019 after acquiring it from B. J. McLeod Motorsports.[4][8] The team inherited the No. 1 car points and it is being shared by Zane Smith, Brett Moffitt, Jeb Burton, Ryan Truex, Ryan Preece, and Sheldon Creed.[4][9] Elliott and Earnhardt returned to the car for one-off races at Daytona and Darlington, respectively.[10][11]
Car No. 9 history[edit]
The No. 9 car began as the No. 48 car, which made its debut in the Busch Series in 2004 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (then called Lowe's Motor Speedway), running a one-race deal with sponsorship from Lowe's and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Jimmie Johnson drove it to a third-place finish. He drove the car for five races in 2005, winning a pole at Lowe's. During 2006, he started three races, both Lowe's races and the Ameriquest 300 at California.[110] His best finish was seventh in the first Lowe's race. Johnson drove the 48 car in the same three Busch races for the 2007 races, with a best finish of fourth at California. In 2008 Johnson drove the 48 at Watkins Glen and finished 29th. The car did not run again until 2014, when an 18-year-old Hendrick development driver named Chase Elliott was signed to drive a fourth entry for JR Motorsports. The car was renumbered to 9, the longtime number of Chase's father Bill Elliott. In a surprise move, NAPA Auto Parts, which recently left Michael Waltrip Racing and was rumored to depart from the sport, signed on to sponsor the full season.[12] After the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the team was revealed to have violated Sections 12–4.2 (P2 penalty) and 20A–12.8.1B (car exceeded minimum front height) of the NASCAR rulebook. As a result, crew chief Greg Ives was placed on probation until December 31.[13] At the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Elliott passed teammate Kevin Harvick for his first Nationwide Series win.[14] Elliott's second win came in the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway, where he led 52 laps. A late race caution and a slow pit stop would find Elliott restarting in 6th with just 2 laps to go. Elliott managed an outstanding feat of passing the 5 cars in front of him en route to his second win of the season. Elliott would win his third race of the season in the EnjoyIllinois.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway after holding off Trevor Bayne.[15] Elliott won the 2014 Nationwide Series championship, the first rookie to win a NASCAR national series championship.
In 2015, Elliott returned to the No. 9 full-time to defend his championship, but only won one race at Richmond and finished 2nd in the final standings. Elliott's 2014 crew chief Greg Ives would move up to Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Cup Series team, replaced by longtime Xfinity crew chief Ernie Cope. The No. 9 team did not race in 2016.[16]
On August 18, 2016, William Byron and Hendrick Motorsports announced a multi-year driver development agreement, with Byron running full-time in the Xfinity Series driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports in 2017. It was the first time since 2014 that the No. 9 was driven by a rookie driver.[17] At the 2017 Ford Eco Boost 300, as William Byron and Elliott Sadler were battling late, Byron took advantage of Sadler's mistake of trying to pass Ryan Preece when he was too far back, slowing Sadler and allowing Byron to pass both drivers. When Sadler tried to follow, he made contact with Preece, sending Preece sideways and Sadler into the wall. After that Byron pulled away and finished 3rd, ultimately winning the championship and Rookie of the Year honors while winning four races at Iowa, Daytona, Indianapolis and Phoenix.
Tyler Reddick was signed to a full-time schedule for the 2018 Xfinity season, replacing William Byron, who was promoted to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. On February 17, 2018, Reddick beat teammate Elliott Sadler in a photo finish to win the season-opening race at Daytona. At a margin of .0004 seconds, it is the closest finish in NASCAR history. At the Ford EcoBoost 300, Reddick took advantage of pitting while leader Cole Custer stayed longer than him and won the race while also winning the championship, joining Chase Elliott and William Byron as the third different driver to win the championship and Rookie of the Year honors in the 9 car.
On December 18, 2018, it was announced that the No. 9 car will be driven by Zane Smith for 8 races while other drivers fill out the other 25 races; however, on January 25, 2019, it was announced that Noah Gragson would drive the No. 9 car full-time while Smith will run 8 races in the new No. 8 entry.[4]
Car No. 88 history[edit]
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The No. 88 debuted in 2005 at the Ford 300 with Mark McFarland driving with sponsorship from the United States Navy, qualifying eighteenth and finishing twentieth. McFarland was named the full-time driver and had a seventh-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway, but was replaced by Shane Huffman after twenty-one races,[18][19] with Martin Truex Jr. and Robby Gordon filling-in for certain races. Huffman was hired as the full-time driver in 2007, and had two top-ten finishes before he was released from the ride as well.[20]
Brad Keselowski, son of former Craftsman Truck Series driver Bob Keselowski, was hired to replace Huffman for three races,[21] with SCCA driver Andy Pilgrim to be in the car for the road course races in Montreal and Watkins Glen.[22] Keselowski then returned at his hometown track Michigan.[23] He was involved in a hard crash at Fontana, in which he was tagged by a spinning car, collided head first and then driver side with the turn 1 wall, temporarily was airborne, and then rode the guardrail while his car was on fire before coming to a stop. Keselowski was taken to a local hospital,[24] and was later cleared to race at Richmond the next week. Keselowski finished the season with five top-ten finishes[25]Keselowski signed a two-year contract with JR Motorsports with the Navy returning as sponsor in 2008.[26] He won his first race at Nashville Superspeedway and later picked up another win at Bristol Motor Speedway, finishing third in points but lost the Navy sponsorship for 2009.[27]GoDaddy.com and Delphi Corporation sponsored the No. 88 for a total of 24 races in 2009, with Unilever brands sponsoring 11 races on the No. 88 car. Keselowski won four races and finished third in points for the second consecutive season before leaving for Penske Racing.
At the end of the 2009 season, Kelly Bires signed a two-year contract to drive for JR Motorsports in the No. 88 Chevy through 2011, with Earnhardt eager to see what Bires could do in his equipment.[28] Bires drove the No. 5 Ragu Chevy for Junior at Homestead in preparation for running full-time in 2010.[29] Due to sponsorship obligations with Unilever and their Hellmann's Mayonnaise brand, owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran the No. 88 car at the 2010 season opener at Daytona and Danica Patrick ran the No. 7 car with her sponsor GoDaddy.com, forcing Bires to sit out.[30] In his debut at Fontana, Bires scored a seventh-place finish. Even more curious than his missing Daytona was when Bires was removed from the No. 88 car in favor of Cup driver Jamie McMurray after only five races run, with only one finish below 17th (a crash at Las Vegas).[31] Earnhardt Jr. cited chemistry issues between Bires, JR Motorsports management, and the team including Tony Eury Sr. and Jr., and implied that Bires was taking a seat from 'the next Brad [Keselowski], the next Jeff Gordon.' Bires was the third young driver to be hastily removed from the 88 car.[32]Elliott Sadler, Greg Sacks, Aric Almirola, Steve Arpin, Coleman Pressley, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ron Fellows all ran races in the car to finish out the season. The No. 88 team took home one win in 2010, with driver McMurray in Atlanta. They also came close to winning the inaugural race at Road America with Ron Fellows.
Former DEI development driver Aric Almirola moved up from the Truck Series to drive the car full-time in 2011 as a part of a 2-year deal. With sponsorship from Unilever, Grand Touring Vodka, and TaxSlayer, Almirola ended up fourth in points in his first full-time season. Almirola then left JRM after 2011 to join Richard Petty Motorsports in the Cup Series, while the No. 88 was taken by former Red Bull development driver Cole Whitt in 2012 for his rookie season. Whitt had a consistent rookie season despite switching crew chiefs from Tony Eury Sr. to Bruce Cook. Whitt recorded a best finish of 4th at Daytona, Talladega, and Michigan, finishing 7th in the point standings but lost the Rookie of the Year battle to Austin Dillon. With the team unable to find sponsorship for Whitt for 2013, the No. 88 was used by Dale Jr. in his limited Nationwide Series schedule (to keep consistency with his Cup Series number). Dale Jr. Download the national anthem. and Kevin Harvick drove the car for the first two races of the 2014 season before switching the owners points to the No. 5. In 2015 the No. 5 team became the No. 88 team, and was driven by Dale Jr. in 4 races, Kevin Harvick in 12 races, Kasey Kahne in 7 races and Ben Rhodes in 10 races. On April 23, 2016, Dale Earnhardt Jr. piloted the No. 88 to victory at Richmond International Raceway, his first Xfinity win in six years and first with JR Motorsports.
It was announced in late-2016 that the No. 88 would be downgraded to a part-time ride for 2017 for Earnhardt Jr. and Kahne.[6]
Chase Elliott drove the No. 88 in the 2018 season opening race at Daytona. Despite being black flagged after losing a window, he still managed to finish 12th.[33] Earnhardt Jr. raced the car at the Federated Auto Parts 250 in Richmond, where he led a race-high 96 laps before finishing in fourth place.[34][35] Impressed by his finish, Earnhardt Jr. said he will try to run another race in the 2019 season.[36] On January 25, 2019, it was announced that the No. 88 car would become the No. 8 car with it being shared by Zane Smith, Spencer Gallagher, Jeb Burton, Ryan Truex, and Ryan Preece.[4] Elliott and Earnhardt returned to the car for one-off races at Daytona and Darlington, respectively.[37][38]
Camping World Truck Series[edit]
Truck No. 00 history[edit]
On January 12, 2015, JR Motorsports announced that Haas Racing Development driver Cole Custer would drive a truck for the team in 10 races in 2015, marking the team's first foray into the Camping World Truck Series. Trucks were acquired from former Hendrick development partner Turner Scott Motorsports, after that team ceased operations. The team operates out of a satellite facility in Mooresville, North Carolina.[39][40] The truck's number (No. 00) and sponsor (Haas Automation) both came with the team from Haas Racing.
Under NASCAR's age requirement rules for the Truck Series, the 17-year-old Custer ran 10 races, all at tracks under 1.1 miles (1,800 m) in length (and Gateway Motorsports Park), with the team planning a full-time run in 2016 for the championship. Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, and Jeb Burton also ran races in the No. 00 truck.[41] The No. 00 ran 15 races, winning twice: with Kahne at Charlotte in May, and with Custer at Gateway in June. In 2016, Custer won the pole at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, and looked to be the car to beat. After leading the most laps, it seemed as though Custer would score his first win of the season and a spot in the inaugural chase, until John Hunter Nemechek put Custer into the grass and into the fence to win the race. After the race, Custer tackled Nemechek to the ground and was soon separated by NASCAR officials. No fines or penalties would be handed out to either driver.
In early January, 2017, JRM announced the end of their participation in truck racing - as to focus fully on their Xfinity Series entries.
Truck No. 49 history[edit]
In 2016, the team fielded a second truck numbered 49 for Nick Drake, like Cole Custer a Haas Racing Development driver, beginning at Dover. The entry was fielded in a collaboration with Premium Motorsports, a fellow Truck Series team which normally runs the No. 49. Drake's paint scheme is similar to Cole Custer's, with the same Haas Automation sponsorship.[42][43] In Drake's first career start at Dover, he finished a solid 16th.[44] Drake made his second start at Iowa Speedway.[44] The truck did not make any other starts with JR Motorsports equipment. Like the No. 00, the No. 49 was shut down due to sponsor Haas Automation leaving the team.
Truck No. 71 history[edit]
In 2016, JR Motorsports entered a second truck in collaboration with Contreras Motorsports for Chase Elliott at Martinsville Speedwaywith NAPA as sponsor.
Cup Series speculation[edit]
During a press conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 16, 2008, Earnhardt stated that once the Nationwide (now Xfinity) Series started using the Car of Tomorrow chassis, which debuted in July 2010 at the Daytona International Speedway, his Nationwide teams would possibly leave the series, due to the costs of switching cars. When asked if he would move JR Motorsports to the Sprint Cup Series, Earnhardt said that due to the Xfinity Series and Sprint Cup Series almost having the same expensive costs, he might move the team to the Sprint Cup Series as early as 2009 'if the right opportunity comes along with the right sponsorship and driver..'.[45] However, JR Motorsports did not end up moving their team to Sprint Cup and has remained in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series, partially due to NASCAR's Cup Series limit of four cars per team owner. Because Rick Hendrick has an ownership stake in JR Motorsports and already fields the maximum of four cars with Hendrick Motorsports, JR Motorsports cannot field an entry in the Cup Series without Hendrick releasing his interest in the team.
Other racing series[edit]
JR Motorsports has fielded a regional late model program since 2002.[46]
JR Motorsports fields the No. 88 Speedco Chevrolet driven by Josh Berry and various other drivers in Late Models. Berry, who has driven for JRM since 2010, captured the 2012 Motor Mile Speedway championship in the Whelen All-American Series, the first championship for JRM at any level, running 18 races while collecting 6 poles and 15 top 5 finishes.[46][47] Berry scored a second track championship at Hickory Motor Speedway in 2014.[47] William Byron scored a single victory to finish runner up to Berry for the NASCAR-sanctioned track championship at Hickory.[48] Pierce, who finished second in his Camping World Truck Series debut in the Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway during the 2015 season, made his debut with JRM that year at Hickory Motor Speedway.[49] Berry clinched the 2017 CARS Tour Late Model championship. Sharetv. On January 18, 2018, JRM announced the replacement of Anthony Alfredo, who announced the same day that he was moving to the K&N Series with MDM Motorsports, with 14 year-old Sam Mayer, which later on that year made his K&N Series debut and drove for MDM in his third race in the K&N Series. On August 4, 2018, Mayer will drive the 28 and Berry will drive the 73 for the throwback weekend at Hickory Motor Speedway.
JRM's late model program has fielded rides for current NASCAR spotter T. J. Majors and Jeremy McGrath. It is currently overseen by Kelley Earnhardt Miller's husband, L. W. Miller.[50][47]
Speed 1[edit]
In 2007, JR Motorsports supplied cars for Speed Channel's NASCAR coverage. The Speed 1 fleet for NASCAR RaceDay included a superspeedway car, and car for intermediate tracks, and a Car of Tomorrow. Speed 1 was driven by Hermie Sadler.[51]
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External links[edit]
- JR Motorsports owner statistics at Racing-Reference