On Saturday night, The Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series gathered for their awards banquet at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Here are some highlights from the banquet:
Xfinity Series
Tyler Reddick was crowned the Xfinity driver champion with Stewart-Haas Racing taking the owners championship.
Cole Custer finished second, Daniel Hemric was third and Christopher Bell finished fourth.
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Prior to tonight's #NASCARAwards, relive how @TylerReddick outlasted the competition to score his first #XfinitySeries title! pic.twitter.com/idDEWe1Qfv
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) December 8, 2018
Had a great time celebrating our owners championship with all our guys tonight! Hungry to get that drivers championship next year! pic.twitter.com/HDjcJsNfzg
— Cole Custer (@ColeCuster) December 9, 2018
Best trophy of the night ?? pic.twitter.com/fbL4YoNwH3
— Daniel Hemric (@DanielHemric) December 9, 2018
Camping World Truck Series
Brett Moffitt and owner Hattori Racing Enterprises grabbed the top spot in the Truck series.
Noah Gragson finished second with Justin Haley third and Johnny Sauter fourth.
.@NoahGragson has a message for you! #NASCARAwardspic.twitter.com/xkOJB8ftz3
— NASCAR Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) December 9, 2018
Nice evening out to the @NASCARHall with my handsome hubby to celebrate the truck/xfinity banquet! Now time for some jammies and Netflix! Thanks for all your suggestions! pic.twitter.com/dNK75lZ1Iz
— Samantha Busch (@SamanthaBusch) December 9, 2018
At the @NASCAR_Trucks Banquet celebrating our 3rd place championship run. Congrats, @Brett_Moffitt & @SZipadelli on the ?! pic.twitter.com/DIAB8BC239
— Justin Haley (@Justin_Haley_) December 9, 2018
.@JohnnySauter and his wife Cortney at the @NASCAR_Trucks banquet celebrating a solid year for the No. 21 team. #WeAreGMSpic.twitter.com/Nb3GcOvmLk
— GMS Racing (@GMSRacingLLC) December 9, 2018
The following is a list of female NASCAR drivers who have participated in a national or regional touring series race since the organization's inception in 1949, along with statistical totals for their NASCAR careers. While some female NASCAR drivers have transitioned or attempted to transition from open-wheel racing and sports car racing (Sarah Fisher, Janet Guthrie, Danica Patrick), most have climbed the stock-car racing ladder (Tammy Jo Kirk, Johanna Long, Shawna Robinson), beginning to race full-sized stock cars in their teenage years. A handful of women have raced with the help of the Drive for Diversity program, created in 2004, with Mackena Bell achieving limited success at the K&N Pro Series level and Kenzie Ruston doing the same in her final season in the K&N Pro Series East.
At least 109 women have qualified for and started a race in one of NASCAR's touring series, including 16 at the premier level. As of October 1, 2018, Shawna Robinson and Hailie Deegan remain the only women to have won a race in one of NASCAR's touring series, Robinson winning three times between 1988 and 1989 in the now-defunct Dash Series and Deegan winning in the K&N Pro Series West between 2018 and 2019.[1] Five female drivers: Deegan, Robinson, Danica Patrick, Tammy Jo Kirk, and Mara Reyes have won poles. Relatively few women have contested a full season in any of NASCAR's touring series, although this is increasingly common.
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History[edit]
20th century[edit]
NASCAR has seen varying levels of participation by female drivers throughout its ranks since the sanctioning body's inception in 1949. Sara Christian competed in the inaugural NASCAR race at Charlotte Speedway (she had Bob Flock finish the race).[2] In the second official race, at Daytona Beach and Road Course, Christian was joined by Ethel Mobley and Louise Smith, with Mobley finishing first out of the 3, in 11th.[3] Through the 1950s and 1960s, female racers made only a handful of starts in NASCAR's touring series. Betty Skelton Erde wasn't technically a NASCAR driver, but she drove the pace car at Daytona in 1954, and was clocked at a speed of 105.88 mph (170.40 km/h) on the sand, setting a stock car speed record for women.[4]
No woman had raced NASCAR in a decade when Janet Guthrie started the 1976 World 600,[5] finishing 15th, ahead of Dale Earnhardt.[6] In 1977, Janet Guthrie, would become the first woman to lead a Winston Cup Series race under caution, at Ontario Speedway. In 1986, Patty Moise would become the first woman to lead in a Busch Series race.[7]
In 1988, Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series (later the Goody's Dash Series) driver Shawna Robinson became the first woman to win a NASCAR Touring Series event, also earning 'Rookie of the Year' and 'Most Popular Driver' honors.[8] In her sophomore Dash Series run, Robinson became the first woman to earn the pole position for a NASCAR touring series race. Robinson would later become the first female driver to clinch the pole in any of the three major series, winning qualifying for the March 12, 1994 Xfinity Series Busch Light 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Women began to compete more frequently throughout NASCAR's lower series over the course of the 1990s. Patty Moise made a record 133 Xfinity Series starts between 1986 and 1998 and Tammy Jo Kirk scored 37 top-10 finishes and two poles in what was then known as the All Pro Series, before making the first starts for a woman in the Camping World Truck Series.
21st century[edit]
After a hiatus to start a family, Shawna Robinson returned to stock car racing in 1999, contesting a full ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series season in 2000 before returning to sporadic NASCAR-sanctioned competition over the following several seasons. In 2001, Robinson would be the first woman to finish a race in the Winston Cup Series since Janet Guthrie in 1980.[8] In 2003, Robinson would also have the first all-female pit crew for a Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.[10]
In 2004, NASCAR inaugurated the Drive for Diversity program, hoping to develop a more diverse driver base.[11] While the program has succeeded in launching the careers of minority drivers including Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race-winner Kyle Larson, Camping World Truck Series race-winner Darrell Wallace, Jr., and 2016 Xfinity Series Champion Daniel Suárez, no woman member of the program has gone on to make more than one start in NASCAR's three major divisions.
In 2010, IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick joined NASCAR, racing part-time in the K&N Pro Series East and the Nationwide Series. Patrick would record a major milestone by clinching the pole position in the 2012 DRIVE4COPD 300, being the first female driver to clinch it since Shawna Robinson.[9] However, Patrick would finish 38th after a crash.[12] In 2012, Patrick would eventually race part-time in the Sprint Cup Series.[13]
In 2011, Snowball Derby winner Johanna Long entered the Camping World Truck Series at 19 years of age, being the youngest female driver to race in the series.[14][15] Long would eventually race in the Nationwide Series, making her debut in the 2012 DRIVE4COPD 300.[12][16]
In 2012, Danica Patrick was voted NASCAR's Most Popular Nationwide Driver, becoming the first woman to receive that award in NASCAR's top three divisions.[17]
In 2013, Patrick became the first woman in Sprint Cup history to have a full-time ride in the series (with Stewart-Haas Racing),[17] and eventually the first female driver to clinch the pole position and lead a green flag lap, both occurring at the 2013 Daytona 500, becoming the first woman to lead both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500. Patrick later finished the race in 8th, the highest finish for a woman in the Daytona 500. She also became the first woman to race at every racetrack on the circuit.[18] In 2014, Patrick became the first woman to race in the 2014 Sprint Unlimited. At Talladega she became the first woman to lead laps there. That year she had three top 10 finishes with her best finish of sixth at Atlanta. In 2015, Patrick tied Janet Guthrie for most top ten finishes for a woman with a 7th-place finish at Martinsville. A few weeks later she passed Guthrie for the most top ten finishes for a woman in Sprint Cup history at Bristol. At Michigan she became the first woman to lead under green on a non-restrictor plate track. At Kentucky, Patrick became the first woman to make 100 starts in NASCAR's Cup Series. In 2016, Patrick led a career high 30 laps and completed more circuits than all but three other drivers.[19] Patrick opened 2017 season with a fourth place finish in the Advance Auto Parts Clash (an exhibition race for previous pole winners). She retired from full-time stock car racing after the 2018 Daytona 500.[20]
The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series formed the Lady Cup, a championship system for female drivers in 2014.[21] In 2016, a record 18 different women started a race in one of NASCAR's touring series. Julia Landauer was the most successful within her respective series, finishing 4th in points in the K&N Pro Series West with seven top-five finishes in fourteen races.
In 2018, Hailie Deegan became the first woman to win a NASCAR touring series race in roughly three decades, winning in the K&N Pro Series West.[22] She followed this up by winning the first race of the 2019 K&N West season.[23]
Summary[edit]
Series | Most Starts | Most Wins | Most Top 5s | Most Top 10s | Most Poles | Most Laps Led | Highest Points Finish |
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Monster Energy Cup Series | D. Patrick (191) | S. Christian (1) | D. Patrick (7) | D. Patrick (1) | D. Patrick (64) | S. Christian (13th) (1949) | |
Xfinity Series | P. Moise (133) | D. Patrick (1) | D. Patrick (7) | S. Robinson & D. Patrick (1) | D. Patrick (64) | D. Patrick (10th) (2012) | |
Gander Outdoors Truck Series | J. Cobb (173) | J. Cobb & A. Ruch (1) | J. Cobb (7) | J. Cobb (16th) (2014) | |||
K&N Pro Series East | K. Ruston (44) | K. Ruston (7) | K. Ruston (17) | D. Van Wieringen (140) | K. Ruston (6th) (2013) | ||
K&N Pro Series West | N. Behar (34) | H. Deegan (2) | J. Landauer (8) | N. Behar (23) | H. Deegan (2) | H. Deegan (41) | J. Landauer (4th) (2016) |
Pinty's Series | I. Tremblay (22) | I. Tremblay (3) | I. Tremblay (12th) (2011) | ||||
PEAK Mexico Series | M. Reyes (28) | M. Reyes (8) | M. Reyes (20) | M. Reyes (1) | M. Reyes (4) | M. Reyes (6th) (2005) | |
Whelen Modified Tour | R. Dupuis (115) | R. Dupuis (2) | M. Fifield (15th) (2017) | ||||
Whelen Euro Series Elite 1 Division | N. Maillet (22) | C. Perrin (2) | C. Perrin (5) | N. Maillet (12th) (2012 & 2013) | |||
Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 Division | A. Casoli (35) | F. Linossi (9) | F. Linossi (9th) (2015) | ||||
Whelen Euro Series Elite Club Division | J. Maas (2) | J. Maas (1) | J. Maas (2) | ||||
Dash Series (1975–2003) | K. Schulz (48) | S. Robinson (3) | S. Robinson (18) | K. Schulz (27) | ? | S. Robinson (152) | S. Robinson (3rd) (1988 & 1989) |
Midwest Series (1998–2006) | M. Rhoads (1) | M. Rhoads (52nd) (2004) | |||||
Northwest Series (1985–2006) | K. Schmitt (3) | K. Schmitt (36th) (2001) | |||||
Southeast Series (1991–2006) | T. Kirk (109) | T. Kirk (10) | T. Kirk (37) | T. Kirk (2) | T. Kirk (119) | T. Kirk (7th) (1996) | |
Southwest Series (1986–2006) | M. Leonard (6) | M. Leonard (19th) (1986) | |||||
Southern Modified Tour (2005–2016) | R. Dupuis (11) | R. Dupuis (5) | R. Dupuis (14th) (2011) |
Drivers[edit]
Monster Energy Cup Series[edit]
Formerly Strictly Stock Series (1949), Grand National Series (1950–70), Winston Cup Series (1971–2003), Nextel Cup Series (2004–07) and Sprint Cup Series (2008–16)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top5s | Top10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christine Beckers[24] | 93 | 1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Ann Bunselmeyer[24] | 105 | 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126th (1950) |
Ann Chester[24] | 72 | 1950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Sara Christian | 71 | 1949–1950 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13th (1949) |
Janet Guthrie[25] | 68 | 1976–1980 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23rd (1977) |
Arlene Hiss | 38 | (1976) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Laura Lane | 82 | (1994) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Marta Leonard | 46 | (1986–1989) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Lella Lombardi[24] | 05 | 1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Robin McCall[24] | 5 | 1982 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74th (1982) |
Ethel Mobley[26] | 92 | 1949 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd (1949) |
Patty Moise[27][28] | 45 | 1987–1989 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59th (1988) |
Marian Pagan[24] | 52 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Goldie Parsons[29] | 89 | 1965 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Danica Patrick[30][31] | 10 | 2012–2018 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24th (2015 & 16) |
Shawna Robinson[32][33] | 49 | 2001–2002 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd (2002) |
FiFi Scott[24] | 278 | 1955 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216th (1955) |
Dorothy Shull | (1950) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Ann Slaasted[34] | 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Louise Smith[35][36][37] | 94 | 1949–1952 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63rd (1949) |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danica Patrick | 10 | 2014–2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet Guthrie | 68 | 1977–1980 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Danica Patrick | 10 | 2012–2018 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Shawna Robinson | 49 | 1995–2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patty Moise | 45 | 1988–1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danica Patrick | 10 | 2013–2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danica Patrick | 10 | 2013–2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Xfinity Series[edit]
Formerly Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series (1982–83), Busch Grand National Series (1984–94), Busch Grand National Division (1995–2003), Busch Series (2004–07) and Nationwide Series (2008–14)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mackena Bell | 23 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69th (2014) |
Sherry Blakley | 83 | (1994) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Jennifer Jo Cobb[38] | 13 | 2004–2018 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th (2011) |
Amber Cope[39] | 24 | 2011–2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82nd (2011) |
Angela Cope-Ruch[40] | 78 | 2011–2018 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55th (2011) |
Erin Crocker[41] | 98 | 2005–2006 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67th (2006) |
Kim Crosby[42] | 51 | 2004–2006 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72nd (2004) |
Claire Decker | 77 | (2016) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126th (2016) |
Paige Decker | 97 | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66th (2016) |
Maryeve Dufault[43] | 79 | 2011–2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77th (2011) |
Milka Duno | 87 | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74th (2014) |
Tina Gordon[44] | 39 | 2001–2004 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51st (2004) |
Lisa Jackson | 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135th (1982) | |
Tammy Jo Kirk[45][46] | 49 | 2003 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45th (2003) |
Katherine Legge | 15 | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51st (2018) |
Johanna Long[47][48] | 70 | 2012–2015 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th (2012) |
Debbie Lunsford | 49 | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85th (1989) |
Patty Moise[27][28] | 14 | 1986–1998 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22nd (1990) |
Alli Owens | 97 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79th (2016) |
Danica Patrick | 7 | 2010–2014 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10th (2012) |
Mara Reyes[49] | 49 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131st (2005) |
Shawna Robinson | 35 | 1991–2005 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23rd (1993) |
Kat Teasdale | 54 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109th (1998) |
Diane Teel | 19 | 1982–1986 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40th (1983) |
Chrissy Wallace | 0 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106th (2010) |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patty Moise | 14 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gander Outdoors Truck Series[edit]
Formerly SuperTruck Series by Craftsman (1995), Craftsman Truck Series (1996–2008) and Camping World Truck Series (2009–2018)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Jo Cobb | 10 | 2008–2019 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16th (2014) |
Amber Cope | 6 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104th (2010) |
Angela Cope-Ruch | 8 | 2010–2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111th (2010) |
Madeline Crane | 80 | (2015) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111th (2015) |
Erin Crocker | 98 | 2005–2008 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th (2006) |
Claire Decker | 10 | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105th (2016) |
Natalie Decker | 54 | 2016–2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118th (2016) |
Paige Decker | 74 | 2015–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76th (2015) |
Gabi DiCarlo[50][51] | 90 | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th (2009) |
Milka Duno | 1 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103rd (2014) |
Cassie Gannis | 49 | (2015) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116th (2015) |
Tina Gordon | 31 | 2003–2004 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th (2003) |
Tammy Jo Kirk | 7 | 1997–1998 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th (1997) |
Johanna Long | 20 | 2010–2011 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st (2011) |
Teri MacDonald | 72 | 2002–2004 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55th (2002) |
Alli Owens[52] | 76 | (2011) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119th (2011) |
Cindy Peterson | 63 | (1996–1998) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113th (1998) |
Deborah Renshaw[53][54] | 8 | 2004–2005 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th (2005) |
Shawna Robinson | 49 | 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72nd (2003) |
Natalie Sather[55] | 50 | (2012) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107th (2012) |
Caitlin Shaw | 72 | 2009–2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88th (2009) |
Kelly Sutton | 02 | 2003–2007 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th (2004) |
Michelle Theriault[56][57] | 72 | 2008–2010 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68th (2009) |
Dominique Van Wieringen | 02 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76th (2016) |
Chrissy Wallace | 03 | 2008–2009 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd (2008) |
Angie Wilson[58][59] | 81 | 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51st (2002) |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Jo Cobb | 10 | 2014–2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Madeline Crane | 80 | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Jo Cobb | 10 | 2014–2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Madeline Crane | 80 | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K&N Pro Series[edit]
Formerly Busch North Series (1987–2005), Busch East Series (2006–07), and Camping World East Series (2008–09)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amber Balcaen | 39 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68th (2017) |
Mackena Bell | 21 | 2010–2014 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13th (2013) |
Kristin Bumbera[60] | 94 | 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th (2009) |
Sarah Cornett-Ching | 02 | 2015–2016 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th (2016) |
Tiffany Daniels | 94 | 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd (2009) |
Hailie Deegan | 19 | 2018–2019 | 7[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th (2018) |
Milka Duno | 18 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61st (2014) |
Ali Kern | 4 | 2010–2016 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12th (2016) |
Julia Landauer | 88 | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30th (2017) |
Liane Lombardi | 5 | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70th (2002) |
Candace Muzny | 92 | 2011–2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55th (2011) |
Danica Patrick | 83 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45th (2010) |
Shawna Robinson | 35 | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75th (1993) |
Kenzie Ruston | 96 | 2013–2015 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 6th (2013) |
Karen Schulz | 2 | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65th (1989) |
Kat Teasdale | 94 | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73rd (1997) |
Michelle Theriault | 37 | 2007–2011 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13th (2007) |
Dominique Van Wieringen | 30 | 2016–2017 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9th (2016) |
Brittney Zamora | 99 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Hanna Zellers | 55 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56th (2017) |
Formerly Pacific Coast Late Model Division (1954–69), Grand National West (1970), Winston West Series (1971–93), Winston Transcontinental Series (1994), Winston West Series (1995–2003), West Series (2004–05), AutoZone West Series (2006), West Series (2007), and Camping World West Series (2008–09)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicole Behar | 33 | 2014–2017 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 8th (2017) |
Sharon Bishop | 96 | 1978–1981 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9th (1979) |
Jessica Brunelli | 88 | 2011–2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29th (2012) |
Kristin Bumbera[61] | 00 | 2008–2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th (2008) |
Melissa Davis | 79 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51st (2005) |
Hailie Deegan | 19 | 2018–2019 | 15[a] | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5th (2018) |
Sarah Fisher | 20 | 2004–2005 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12th (2005) |
Cassie Gannis | 07 | 2011–2018 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd (2012) |
Janet Guthrie | 26 | 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Arlene Hiss | 38 | (1976) | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Julia Landauer | 54 | 2016-2017 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4th (2016) |
Marta Leonard | 46 | 1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th (1988) |
Toni Marie McCray[62] | 90 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48th (2010) |
Candace Muzny | 01 | (2007) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Hannah Newhouse | 46 | 2012–2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29th (2015) |
Marian Pagan | 52 | 1954 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Hila Paulson | 54 | 1956–1957 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Mara Reyes | 82 | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58th (2004) |
Shawna Robinson | 48 | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd (2001) |
Vanessa Robinson | 55 | 2016–2018 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36th (2016) |
Kristi Schmitt | 10 | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th (2004) |
FiFi Scott | 278 | 1954–1955 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Michelle Theriault | 77 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50th (2005) |
Brittney Zamora | 99 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Whelen Modified Tour[edit]
Formerly Winston Modified Tour (1985–93) and Featherlite Modified Series (1994–2004)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eileen Campbell | 51 | 1995–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Renee Dupuis | 90 | 1998–2013 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18th (2005 & 2010) |
Lauren Edgerton | 72 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63rd (2017) |
Melissa Fifield[63] | 01 | 2014–2018 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th (2017) |
Kelly McDougall[64] | 19 | (1995) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Renee Dupuis | 59 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lauren Edgerton | 72 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
International series[edit]
Formerly Desafío Corona (2004–06), Corona Series (2007–11), Toyota Series (2012–14), Mexico Series (2015)
Note: Only partial statistics available prior to 2008 season
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leslie González | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50th (2005) | |
Estefanía Reyes | 28 | 2007–2011 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th (2008) |
Mara Reyes | 2004–2005 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 6th (2004) |
Formerly Canadian Tire Series (2007–15)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah Cornett-Ching | 25 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th (2016) |
Maryeve Dufault | 10 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th (2010) |
Shannon Harding | 36 | 2010–2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd (2010 & 2011) |
Caitlin Johnston | 01 | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th (2010) |
Shantel Kalika | 43 | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th (2018) |
Destiny Klym | 55 | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th (2017) |
Shania LaForce | 01 | 2014–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51st (2016) |
Julia Landauer | 28 | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th (2018) |
Ashley Taws | 72 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th (2008) |
Erica Thiering | 87 | 2014–2015 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17th (2015) |
Isabelle Tremblay | 07 | 2010–2013 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12th (2011) |
Formerly Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series Elite Division (2012) and Whelen Euro Series Elite Division (2013)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michela Cerruti | 9 | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th (2015) |
Nathalie Maillet | 46 | 2012–2013 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12th (2012 & 2013) |
Carole Perrin | 42 | 2012–2014 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16th (2012) |
Formerly Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series Open Division (2012) and Whelen Euro Series Open Division (2013)
Note: Full statistics only available beginning with 2014 season
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jessica Amendola[65] | 92 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th (2013) |
Gabriela Arantes Prado[66] | 21 | 2015 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th (2015) |
Carmen Boix | 1 | 2017–2018 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11th (2017) |
Caty Caly[67] | 42 | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35th (2013) |
Arianna Casoli[68] | 54 | 2016–2018 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15th (2017) |
Jennifer Jo Cobb[69] | 10 | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th (2018) |
Zihara Esteban[70][71][72] | 9 | 2012–2013 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19th (2012) |
Michelle de Jesus[73] | 92 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46th (2013) |
Francesca Linossi[74] | 99 | 2014–2015 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9th (2015) |
Nathalie Maillet[75] | 46 | 2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12th (2014) |
Erika Monforte[76] | 88 | 2014–2016 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10th (2014) |
Carole Perrin[71][77] | 54 | 2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10th (2015) |
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Maas | 10 | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Defunct series[edit]
AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series (2004–06)
Formerly RE/MAX Challenge Series (1998–2002) and International Truck and Engine Corporation Midwest Series (2003)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Molly Rhoads | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd (2004) |
AutoZone Elite Division, Northwest Series (2004–06)
Formerly Northwest Tour (1985–86), Winston Northwest Tour (1987–94), REB-CO Northwest Tour (1995–97), and Raybestos Northwest Series (1998–2003)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharon Bishop | 96 | 1985–1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65th (1986) |
Kristi Schmitt | 10 | 2001–2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th (2001) |
LeAnne Tanner | 32 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55th (1998) |
AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series (2004–06)
Formerly Winston All Pro Series (1991–93), Slim Jim All-Pro Series (1994–2000), Gatorade All Pro Series (2001), Hills Bros. All Pro Series (2002), and Kodak Southeast Series (2003)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tina Gordon | 66 | 1999–2000 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20th (1999 & 2000) |
Tammy Jo Kirk | 52 | 1991–1996 | 109 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 7th (1996) |
Kristal Loescher | 0 | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Noreen Mears | 2 | 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72nd (1992) |
Leilani Münter | 32 | (2004) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57th (2004) |
AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series (2003–06)
Formerly Featherlite Southwest Tour (1986–2002)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tara Beattie | 22 | (1999–2000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149th (2000) |
Cathy Howard | 13 | 1988–1989 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd (1988) |
Marta Leonard | 46 | 1986–1987 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th (1986) |
Michelle Nagai[78] | (2002–2003) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118th (2003) | |
Kristi Schmitt | 20 | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99th (2001) |
Goody's Dash Series (1992–2003)
Formerly Baby Grand Division (1975–79), International Sedan Series (1980–82), Darlington Dash Series (1983–84), Daytona Dash Series (1985), Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series (1986–89) and Dash Series (1990–91)
Note: Only partial statistics available for the late 1970s
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sherry Blakley | 1991–1994 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ? | 8th (1993) | |
Wendy Hicks[79] | (2002) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74th (2002) | |
Stacy Holewiak[80] | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Renee Kopstein[81] | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72nd (2001) | |
Arlene Pittman | 7 | 2002–2003 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th (2002) |
Shawna Robinson | 21 | 1988–1990 | 32 | 3 | 18 | 22 | ? | 3rd (1988 & 1989) |
Karen Schulz | 78 | 1985–1988 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 27 | ? | 5th (1988) |
Kelly Sutton | 02 | 2000–2003 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8th (2003) |
Lillian Vandiver | 8 | 1976–1978 | 10+ | 0 | 1? | 4? | ? | 28th (1978) |
Angie Wilson | 06 | 1999–2003 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12th (1999) |
Whelen Southern Modified Tour (2005–2016)
Driver | No. | Active | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Renee Dupuis | 59 | 2011–2013 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14th (2011) |
Lauren Edgerton | 7 | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th (2016) |
Notes[edit]
- a1 Pagan's one NASCAR start came at a combination race between NASCAR's premier national touring series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) and its west coast series (now K&N Pro Series West). It is listed in both sections.
- a2 Hiss failed in her attempt to qualify for the Winston Cup Series and Winston West Series (now K&N Pro Series West) companion race at Ontario Motor Speedway in 1976. 81 drivers entered and only 40 made the race. She is listed in both sections.
- a3 Deegan's participation in the 2018 K&N East and K&N West companion races at Iowa Speedway and Gateway Motorsports Park are counted for both series per the source, to which the NASCAR website itself links. N.b.: other drivers to have competed in the companion race in previous years are not so double-counted, per the same source.
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Inaugural season | 1982 |
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The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's 'minor league' circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's top level circuit, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a Cup Series event scheduled for that weekend.
The series was previously called the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in 1982 and 1983, the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series from 1984 through 2002, the NASCAR Busch Series from 2003 through 2007, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series from 2008 through 2014. It is currently sponsored by Comcast via its consumer cable brand Xfinity.[1][2]
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- 4Television broadcasting
- 6Xfinity Series cars
- 7Manufacturer representation
- 11Most wins at each track
History[edit]
The series emerged from NASCAR's Sportsman division, which had been formed in 1950 as NASCAR's short track race division. It was NASCAR's fourth series (after the Modified and Roadster series in 1948 and Strictly Stock in 1949). The sportsman cars were not current model cars and could be modified more, but not as much as Modified series cars.[3] It became the Late Model Sportsman Series in 1968, and soon featured races on larger tracks such as Daytona International Speedway. Drivers used obsolete Grand National (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) cars on larger tracks but by the inception of the touring format in 1982, the series used older compact cars. Short track cars with relatively small 300 cubic inch V-8 motors were used. Drivers used smaller current year models featuring V6 motors.
The modern-day Xfinity Series was formed in 1982, when Anheuser-Busch sponsored a newly reformed late-model sportsman series with its Budweiser brand. The series switched sponsorship to Busch in 1984. It was renamed in 1986 to the Busch Grand National Series.
Grand National was dropped from the series' title in 2003 as part of NASCAR's brand identity (the Grand National name was now used for the Busch East and Winston West series as part of a nationwide standardization of rules for NASCAR's regional racing). Anheuser-Busch dropped the sponsorship in 2007; Nationwide Insurance took over the sponsorship for the 2008 season, renaming it the Nationwide Series.[4] The Nationwide sponsorship was a seven-year contract, and did not include the banking and mortgage departments of Nationwide. The sponsorship reportedly carried a $10 million commitment for 2008, with 6% annual escalations thereafter.[5]
On September 3, 2014, it was announced that Comcast would become the new title sponsor of the series via its cable television and internet brand Xfinity, renaming it the Xfinity Series.[6] In 2016, NASCAR implemented a seven-race Chase system similar to the one used in the NASCAR Cup Series.[7]
On August 23, 2018 NASCAR announced that the field size of the NXS will be cut from 40 to 38.
Races held outside the U.S.[edit]
On March 6, 2005, the series held its first race outside the United States, the Telcel-Motorola 200. The race was held in Mexico City, Mexico at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, a track that has held Formula One and Champ Car races in the past. It was won by Martin Truex Jr. On August 4, 2007, the series held its second race outside the United States, at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, another road course. It was won by Kevin Harvick, while Quebec native Patrick Carpentier finished second. In July 2008, NASCAR announced that the Nationwide Series would not return to Mexico City in 2009, and in 2012 they announced that it would not be returning to Montreal in 2013.
Chase for the championship[edit]
In 2016, the NXS and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series adopted a playoff format similar to the NASCAR Cup Series Chase for the Championship. Unlike the NASCAR Cup Series, whose Chase consists of four rounds, the Xfinity Series and Truck Series both use a three-round format. After each of the first two rounds, the four Chase grid drivers with the fewest season points are eliminated from the grid and Chase contention. The best-placed driver overall from the four Dash 4 Cash races advances to the Chase.
- Round of 12 (races 27–29)
- Begins with 12 drivers who qualify for the Chase grid with 2,000 points
- Round of 8 (races 30–32)
- Begins with 8 drivers, each with 3,000 points
- Championship 4 (final race)
- The last four drivers in contention for the season title will have their points reset to 4,000 points, with the highest finisher in the race winning the NXS title.
Television broadcasting[edit]
United States[edit]
In the 1980s, races were sparsely shown, mainly by ESPN if they were covering the cup race at the same track. Starting in 1990, more races began to be shown. By the mid-1990s, all races were shown. Most standalone races were aired on TNN, which helped grow coverage of the series, while races that were companion races with Winston Cup dates aired on the network airing the Cup race. TNN aired some of these races, which also aired on CBS, NBC, ESPN, ABC and TBS.
From 2001 until 2006, Fox Sports covered the entire first half of the Busch Grand National season, while NBC and TNT both aired races during the second half, with Turner Sports producing all the coverage for both networks. However, in even numbered years, coverage was changed, with the opening race at Daytona airing on NBC in 2004, on TNT in 2002 and 2006 (due to NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics) and the track's July race airing on FX. Large portions of Fox's coverage aired on sister network FX, with a few marquee events on the network itself.
From 2007 until 2014, ESPN was the home of the renamed Nationwide Series. Generally four races per season aired on ABC, with the remainder on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNews. Early in ESPN's run, ESPN Classic was used for NNS overflow, however with less carriage of that network, this practice ended. Fox Sports did make a return to the series, airing the 2011 Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond on Speed Channel, due to ESPN giving up its exclusive rights to the race because of programming conflicts.
In 2015, the NXS returned to FOX Sports during the first half of the season. Like the previous time Fox held rights to the series, most of the coverage aired on cable, though this time it aired on Fox Sports 1. Four races will air on Fox itself. The second half of the NXS season will be televised by NBC Sports. Four races will air on NBC itself, while the others will air on NBCSN.
Latin America[edit]
The NXS is available in most Latin American countries on cable and satellite TV. Since 2006, Fox Sports 3 (formerly called SPEED until 2013) carries live coverage of all events. The races are also shown on Fox Sports Latin America, some of them live and some tape-delayed depending on the network's schedule. Televisa Deportes also broadcast a 30-minute recap every Sunday morning on national television in Mexico. In Brazil Fox Sports 2 carries all three series.
Australia[edit]
Network Ten's additional high-definition service, ONE, began broadcasting races from the NXS live or near live during the 2008 season. ONE continued to air highlights packages of each race until the end of 2014. Broadcasts of the series are now exclusively shown on the Fox Sports pay TV channels.
Canada[edit]
All races are live on TSN channels using FOX's or NBC's coverage. Also, races are broadcast on RDS or RDS2 in French using the world feed produced by NASCAR.
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Europe[edit]
In 2012, Motors TV broadcasts all Xfinity races live, delayed and highlights, until 2018 when the channel ceased operations.
The Portuguese channel, Sport TV broadcasts every Xfinity races live.
Asia[edit]
All races are live on Sports Illustrated Television channels[8] using FOX's or NBC's coverage with highlights on Fox Sports Asia.
NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the Xfinity Series[edit]
Since the early days of the Xfinity Series, many NASCAR Cup Series drivers have used their days off to drive in the NXS. This can be for any number of reasons, most prominent or often claimed is to gain more 'seat time', or to familiarize themselves with the track. Examples of this would be Dale Earnhardt, who won the very first NXS race, and Kyle Busch, who has won the most races in NXS history.
In recent years, this practice had been dubbed 'Buschwhacking' by its detractors. The colloquialism originated when Anheuser-Busch was the main sponsor of the series by combining the name 'Busch' with the term 'bushwhacker,' but it has gradually fallen out of use since Anheuser-Busch's sponsorship ended. Other nicknames, such as Claim Jumper (for when Nationwide was the series sponsor), and Signal Pirate (for the current sponsor Xfinity) have never really caught on.
Critics claim that NASCAR Cup Series drivers racing in the NXS take away opportunities from the NXS regulars, usually younger and less experienced drivers. On the other hand, many fans claim that without the NASCAR Cup Series stars and the large amount of fan interest they attract on their own races, the NXS would be inadequate as a high-tier division. In addition, many NXS drivers have welcomed the Cup drivers because it gives them the opportunity to drive with more seasoned veterans.[9]
In 2007, the NASCAR Cup Series began racing with the Car of Tomorrow, a radically new specification different from the NXS. NASCAR Cup Series drivers have admitted that driving the Xfinity car the day before the race does little to help with the NASCAR Cup Series race, as the cars differ greatly. This loosely resulted in the new Nationwide Series car making its debut in the 2010 Subway Jalapeño 250 at Daytona International Speedway. This car has a set-up closer to the current Cup car and some Cup drivers who have tested the car say it has similar handling characteristics. The new car has gone full-time since the 2011 season. In 2007, six out of the top ten drivers in the final point standings were Cup regulars, with Jason Leffler being the only non-Cup driver in that group to win a race in 2007. This number decreased from 2006 when 8 out of 10 drivers were Cup regulars. The decreased number is attributed to Cup regulars running only partial schedules, allowing for more NXS regulars to reach the top ten in points. However, the champions from 2006 to 2010 were all Cup regulars driving the full series schedule (Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, and Brad Keselowski). As a result, beginning with the 2011 season, NASCAR implemented a rule stating that drivers could only compete for the drivers' championship in one of three national series (Cup Series, Xfinity, and Truck) of the drivers' choosing.
On October 26, 2016, NASCAR announced plans to limit Cup participation in the lower series starting in 2017. Cup drivers who were competing for points in the Cup Series with at least five years of experience in the series would be allowed to compete in up to ten NXS races, but are banned from racing in the series' regular season finale, Chase, and Dash 4 Cash races.[10]
Xfinity Series cars[edit]
Comparison with a NASCAR Cup Series Car[edit]
With the advent of NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow, NXS cars have become very different from their NASCAR Cup Series counterparts, the main differences being a slightly shorter wheelbase (105' instead of 110'), 100 pounds less weight, and a less powerful engine. In the past, NXS competitors could use makes of cars not used in the Cup series, as well as V-6 engines instead of Cup's V-8s.
In the early 1980s, teams were switching from the General Motors 1971–77 X-Body compact cars with 311-cubic inch engines. Later, teams were using General Motors 1982–87 G-body cars. Ford teams have used the Thunderbird cars consistently.
In 1989, NASCAR changed rules requiring cars to use current body styles, similar to the Cup cars. However, the cars still used V6 engines. The cars gradually became similar to Cup cars.
In 1995, changes were made. The series switched to V-8s with a compression ratio of 9:1 (as opposed to 14:1 for Cup at the time). The vehicle weight with driver was set at 3,300 pounds (as opposed to 3,400 for Cup). The body style changes, as well as the introduction of V-8s, made the two series' cars increasingly similar.
The suspensions, brake systems, transmissions, were identical between the two series, but The Car of Tomorrow eliminates some of these commonalities. The Car of Tomorrow is taller and wider than the current generation vehicles in the Nationwide Series, and it utilizes a front 'splitter', opposed to a front valance. The Car of Tomorrow has also been setting pole speeds slower than the NXS cars at companion races.[11]
Previously, Busch Series cars used fuel that contained lead. NASCAR conducted a three-race test of unleaded gasoline in this series that began on July 29, 2006, with a race at Gateway International Raceway. The fuel, Sunoco GT 260 Unleaded, became mandatory in all series starting with the second weekend of the 2007 series, with Daytona being the last race weekend using leaded gasoline.
Another distinction between the cars started in 2008: Goodyear had developed a rain tire for NASCAR road course racing in both series but NASCAR never used them under race conditions. The program was abandoned by the NASCAR Cup Series in 2005, but the Busch Series continued to use rain tires in races at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, since the races could not be planned with rain dates. When rain started to fall at the 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200, the tires were used in the rain for the first time.[12]
Another distinction was added in 2012, when NASCAR changed the fuel delivery system in the Cup cars from carburetion to fuel injection. NXS cars continue to use carburetors.
Specifications[edit]
- Chassis: Steel tube frame with integral safety roll cage – must meet NASCAR standards
- Engine displacement: 5,860 cc (358 cu in) PushrodV8
- Transmission: 4-speed manual
- Weight: 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) minimum (without driver); 3,400 lb (1,542 kg) minimum (with driver)
- Power output: 650–700 hp (485–522 kW) unrestricted, ≈450 hp (335 kW) restricted
- Torque: 700 N⋅m (520 ft⋅lb)
- Fuel: 90 MON, 98 RON, 94 AKI unleaded gasoline provided by Sunoco 85% + Sunoco Green Ethanol E15
- Fuel capacity: 18 US gal (68 L)
- Fuel delivery: Carburetion
- Compression ratio: 12:1
- Aspiration: Naturally aspirated
- Carburetor size: 390 ft³/min (184 L/s) 4 barrel
- Wheelbase: 110 in (2,794 mm)
- Steering: Power, recirculating ball
- Tires: Slick tires and rain tires provided by Goodyear
- Length: 203.75 in (5,175 mm)
- Width: 75 in (1,905 mm)
- Height: 51 in (1,295 mm)
- Safety equipment: HANS device, seat belt 6-point supplied by Willans
Xfinity 'Car of Tomorrow' (CoT)[edit]
The then Nationwide Series unveiled its 'Car of Tomorrow' (CoT) at the July 2010 race at Daytona International Speedway. Before being fully integrated in the 2011 season, it was also used in 2010 races at Michigan International Speedway, Richmond International Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.[13] The Xfinity CoT has important differences from the NASCAR Cup Series CoT, and the now-retired Generation 4 style car. The body and aerodynamic package differs from the NASCAR Cup Series cars, marketing American pony cars from the 1960s such as the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, and Chevrolet Camaro.[14] The Xfinity CoT shares its chassis with the NASCAR Cup Series CoT, but has an extended wheelbase of 110 inches (2794 millimeters).
Each manufacturer uses a distinct body design (similar to 1960s muscle cars), built within strict aerodynamic guidelines provided by NASCAR. The Chevrolet car body currently resembles the Camaro SS, after initially running the Impala. Ford uses the Mustang GT. Toyota runs the Camry, reconfigured in 2015 to resemble the current production model. Toyota announced they would be running the Supra starting in 2019, replacing the Camry, which had been run in the series since Toyota joined the Xfinity Series in 2007.[15]Dodge teams used the Challenger R/T model, despite the manufacturer pulling all factory support after 2012 (thus earning the nickname 'Zombie Dodges').[16][17] Following the 2018 season, Dodge completely pulled out of the Xfinity Series as a manufacturer, as the Challenger's welded steel bodies are not compatible with the flange-fit composite body rules starting in 2019.[18]
Manufacturer representation[edit]
Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series (1982–1983)[edit]
- Chrysler
- Dodge Challenger: 1982
- Ford
- Ford Fairmont: 1982–1983
- General Motors
- Chevrolet Malibu: 1982–1983
- Oldsmobile Omega: 1982–1983
- Pontiac Ventura: 1982–1983
Busch Grand National Series (1984–2003)[edit]
- Chrysler
- Dodge Intrepid: 2002–2003
- Ford
- Ford Fairmont: 1984–1986
- Ford Thunderbird: 1987–1997
- Ford Taurus: 1998–2003
- Mercury Cougar: 1984
- General Motors
- Buick Regal: 1985, 1988–1995 (no factory support after 1991)
- Buick LeSabre: 1986–1989
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo: 1986–1988, 1995–2003
- Chevrolet Nova: 1984–1988
- Chevrolet Lumina: 1989–1995
- Oldsmobile Omega: 1984–1987
- Oldsmobile Delta 88: 1986–1995 (no factory support after 1992)
- Pontiac Ventura: 1984–1987
- Pontiac Grand Prix: 1988–2003
Busch Series (2004–2007)[edit]
- Chrysler
- Dodge Intrepid: 2004
- Dodge Charger: 2005–2007
- Ford
- Ford Taurus: 2004–2005
- Ford Fusion: 2006–2007
- General Motors
- Pontiac Grand Prix: 2004–2005 (no factory support)
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo: 2004–2005
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS: 2006–2007
- Toyota
- Toyota Camry: 2007
Nationwide Series (2008–2014)[edit]
- Chrysler
- Dodge Charger: 2008–2010
- Dodge Challenger R/T: 2010–2014 (no factory support after 2012)
- Ford
- Ford Fusion: 2008–2010
- Ford Mustang GT: 2010–2014
- General Motors
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS: 2008–2009
- Chevrolet Impala SS: 2008–2009
- Chevrolet Impala: 2010–2013
- Chevrolet Camaro SS: 2013–2014
- Toyota
- Toyota Camry: 2008–2014
Xfinity Series (2015–present)[edit]
- FCA US (Chrysler)
- Dodge Challenger R/T: 2015–2018 (no factory support)
- Ford
- Ford Mustang GT: 2015–Present
- General Motors
- Chevrolet Camaro SS: 2015–Present
- Toyota
- Toyota Camry: 2015–2019
- Toyota Supra: 2019–Present
Champions[edit]
- Xfinity Series
- 2018 Tyler Reddick (Owners Championship – No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste)
- 2017 William Byron (Owners Championship – No. 22 Team Penske)
- 2016 Daniel Suárez (Owners Championship – No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing)
- 2015 Chris Buescher (Owners Championship – No. 22 Team Penske)
- Nationwide Series
- 2014 Chase Elliott (Owners Championship – No. 22 Team Penske)
- 2013 Austin Dillon (Owners Championship – No. 22 Penske Racing)
- 2012 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Owners championship – No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing)
- 2011 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Owners Championship – No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing)
- 2010 Brad Keselowski (Owners Championship – No. 22 Penske Racing)
- 2009 Kyle Busch (Owners Championship – No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing)
- 2008 Clint Bowyer (Owners Championship – No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing)
- Busch Series
- 2007 Carl Edwards (Owners Championship – No. 29 Richard Childress Racing)
- 2006 Kevin Harvick (Owners Championship – No. 21 Richard Childress Racing)
- 2005 Martin Truex Jr. (Owners Championship – No. 8 Chance 2 Motorsports)
- 2004 Martin Truex Jr. (Owners Championship – No. 8 Chance 2 Motorsports)
- Busch Series Grand National Division
- 2003 Brian Vickers (Owners Championship – No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports)
- 2002 Greg Biffle (Owner's Championship – No. 60 Roush Racing)
- 2001 Kevin Harvick (Owner's Championship – No. 2 Richard Childress Racing
- 2000 Jeff Green (Owner's Championship – No. 10 Ppc Racing)
- 1999 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Owner's Championship – No. 3 Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)
- 1998 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Owner's Championship – No. 3 Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)
- 1997 Randy LaJoie (Owner's Championship – No. 74 BACE Motorsports)
- 1996 Randy LaJoie (Owner's Championship – No. 74 BACE Motorsports)
- 1995 Johnny Benson Jr. (Owner's Championship – No. 74 BACE Motorsports)
- Busch Grand National Series
- 1994 David Green (Owner's Championship – No. 44 Labonte Motorsports)
- 1993 Steve Grissom (Owner's Championship – No. 31 Grissom Racing Enterprises)
- 1992 Joe Nemechek (Owner's Championship – No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports)
- 1991 Bobby Labonte (Owner's Championship – No. 44 Labonte Motorsports)
- 1990 Chuck Bown (Owner's Championship – No. 63 HVP Motorsports)
- 1989 Rob Moroso (Owner's Championship – No. 25 Moroso Racing)
- 1988 Tommy Ellis (Owner's Championship – No. 99 J&J Racing)
- 1987 Larry Pearson (Owner's Championship – No. 21 Pearson Racing)
- 1986 Larry Pearson ( Owner's Championship – No. 21 Pearson Racing)
- 1985 Jack Ingram (Owner's Championship – No. 11 Ingram Racing)
- 1984 Sam Ard (Owner's Championship – No. 00 Thomas Brothers Racing)
- Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series
- 1983 Sam Ard (Owner's Championship – No. 00 Thomas Brothers Racing)
- 1982 Jack Ingram (Owner's Championship – No. 11 Ingram Racing)
- Late Model Sportsman Division
- 1981 Tommy Ellis
- 1980 Morgan Shepherd
- 1979 Gene Glover
- 1978 Butch Lindley
- 1977 Butch Lindley
- 1976 L. D. Ottinger
- 1975 L. D. Ottinger
- 1974 Jack Ingram
- 1973 Jack Ingram
- 1972 Jack Ingram
- 1971 Red Farmer
- 1970 Red Farmer
- 1969 Red Farmer
- 1968 Joe Thurman
- Sportsman Division
- 1967 Pete Hamilton
- 1966 Don MacTavish
- 1965 Rene Charland
- 1964 Rene Charland
- 1963 Rene Charland
- 1962 Rene Charland
- 1961 Dick Nephew
- 1960 Bill Wimble
- 1959 Rick Henderson
- 1958 Ned Jarrett
- 1957 Ned Jarrett
- 1956 Ralph Earnhardt
- 1955 Billy Myers
- 1954 Danny L. Graves
- 1953 Johnny Roberts
- 1952 Mike Klapak
- 1951 Mike Klapak
- 1950 Mike Klapak
Rookie of the Year Award winners[edit]
- 2018 Tyler Reddick
- 2017 William Byron
- 2016 Erik Jones
- 2015 Daniel Suárez
- 2014 Chase Elliott
- 2013 Kyle Larson
- 2012 Austin Dillon
- 2011 Timmy Hill
- 2010 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- 2009 Justin Allgaier
- 2008 Landon Cassill
- 2007 David Ragan
- 2006 Danny O'Quinn Jr.
- 2005 Carl Edwards
- 2004 Kyle Busch
- 2003 David Stremme
- 2002 Scott Riggs
- 2001 Greg Biffle
- 2000 Kevin Harvick
- 1999 Tony Raines
- 1998 Andy Santerre
- 1997 Steve Park
- 1996 Glenn Allen Jr.
- 1995 Jeff Fuller
- 1994 Johnny Benson
- 1993 Hermie Sadler
- 1992 Ricky Craven
- 1991 Jeff Gordon
- 1990 Joe Nemechek
- 1989 Kenny Wallace
All-time win table[edit]
All figures correct as of the 2019Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 25, 2019).[19]
- Indicates driver that competed full-time in the 2019 season.
- Indicates driver that competed part-time in the 2019 season.
- Indicates driver has been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
2018 Xfinity Race Car Drivers
Driver | Wins |
---|---|
Kyle Busch | 95 |
Mark Martin | 49 |
Kevin Harvick | 47 |
Brad Keselowski | 39 |
Carl Edwards | 38 |
Jack Ingram | 31 |
Joey Logano | 30 |
Matt Kenseth | 29 |
Jeff Burton | 27 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 24 |
Tommy Houston | 24 |
Sam Ard | 22 |
Tommy Ellis | 22 |
Dale Earnhardt | 21 |
Harry Gant | 21 |
Greg Biffle | 20 |
Denny Hamlin | 17 |
Jeff Green | 16 |
Joe Nemechek | 16 |
Todd Bodine | 15 |
Randy Lajoie | 15 |
Larry Pearson | 15 |
Morgan Shepherd | 15 |
Elliott Sadler | 13 |
Martin Truex Jr. | 13 |
Darrell Waltrip | 13 |
Kyle Larson | 12 |
Jimmy Spencer | 12 |
Chuck Bown | 11 |
Steve Grissom | 11 |
Dale Jarrett | 11 |
Terry Labonte | 11 |
Tony Stewart | 11 |
Michael Waltrip | 11 |
Justin Allgaier | 10 |
Christopher Bell | 10 |
Jason Keller | 10 |
Bobby Labonte | 10 |
Robert Pressley | 10 |
Austin Dillon | 9 |
David Green | 9 |
Jimmy Hensley | 9 |
Erik Jones | 9 |
Rick Mast | 9 |
Kenny Wallace | 9 |
Clint Bowyer | 8 |
Kasey Kahne | 8 |
Jamie McMurray | 8 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 8 |
Ryan Blaney | 7 |
Ryan Newman | 7 |
Geoff Bodine | 6 |
Butch Lindley | 6 |
Chad Little | 6 |
Mike McLaughlin | 6 |
Rob Moroso | 6 |
Regan Smith | 6 |
Scott Wimmer | 6 |
Marcos Ambrose | 5 |
Brett Bodine | 5 |
Kurt Busch | 5 |
Chase Elliott | 5 |
Jeff Gordon | 5 |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 5 |
Tyler Reddick | 5 |
Ward Burton | 4 |
William Byron | 4 |
Ricky Craven | 4 |
Cole Custer | 4 |
Tim Fedewa | 4 |
Ron Fellows | 4 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. | 4 |
Sam Hornish Jr. | 4 |
Jeff Purvis | 4 |
Scott Riggs | 4 |
Reed Sorenson | 4 |
Mike Wallace | 4 |
Aric Almirola | 3 |
Johnny Benson | 3 |
Chris Buescher | 3 |
Ernie Irvan | 3 |
Paul Menard | 3 |
L. D. Ottinger | 3 |
Steve Park | 3 |
Johnny Sauter | 3 |
Daniel Suárez | 3 |
Brian Vickers | 3 |
Mike Alexander | 2 |
Bobby Allison | 2 |
A. J. Allmendinger | 2 |
Casey Atwood | 2 |
Trevor Bayne | 2 |
Mike Bliss | 2 |
Ron Bouchard | 2 |
Brendan Gaughan | 2 |
Bobby Hillin | 2 |
Buckshot Jones | 2 |
Jason Leffler | 2 |
Kevin Lepage | 2 |
Sterling Marlin | 2 |
Butch Miller | 2 |
Hank Parker Jr. | 2 |
Phil Parsons | 2 |
Ryan Preece | 2 |
David Ragan | 2 |
Ryan Reed | 2 |
Tim Richmond | 2 |
Johnny Rumley | 2 |
Hermie Sadler | 2 |
Elton Sawyer | 2 |
Ken Schrader | 2 |
Dennis Setzer | 2 |
Ronnie Silver | 2 |
Dick Trickle | 2 |
Rick Wilson | 2 |
Michael Annett | 1 |
Jamie Aube | 1 |
Ed Berrier | 1 |
Joe Bessey | 1 |
Dave Blaney | 1 |
Neil Bonnett | 1 |
Alex Bowman | 1 |
Chase Briscoe | 1 |
James Buescher | 1 |
Ross Chastain | 1 |
Jeremy Clements | 1 |
Ronald Cooper | 1 |
Derrike Cope | 1 |
Ty Dillon | 1 |
Bobby Dotter | 1 |
Bill Elliott | 1 |
Jeff Fuller | 1 |
Spencer Gallagher | 1 |
David Gilliland | 1 |
Robby Gordon | 1 |
Bobby Hamilton | 1 |
John Hunter Nemechek | 1 |
Jimmie Johnson | 1 |
Justin Labonte | 1 |
Stephen Leicht | 1 |
Tracy Leslie | 1 |
Justin Marks | 1 |
Dick McCabe | 1 |
Michael McDowell | 1 |
Casey Mears | 1 |
Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 |
David Pearson | 1 |
Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 |
Larry Pollard | 1 |
David Reutimann | 1 |
Ricky Rudd | 1 |
Joe Ruttman | 1 |
Greg Sacks | 1 |
Boris Said | 1 |
Andy Santerre | 1 |
John Settlemyre | 1 |
Mike Skinner | 1 |
Jack Sprague | 1 |
Brad Teague | 1 |
Most wins at each track[edit]
Current tracks[edit]
Track | Driver(s) | Wins |
---|---|---|
Atlanta Motor Speedway | Kevin Harvick | 5 |
Auto Club Speedway | Kyle Busch | 6 |
Bristol Motor Speedway | Kyle Busch | 8 |
Charlotte Motor Speedway | Kyle Busch | 8 |
Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
Chicagoland Speedway | Kyle Busch | 4 |
Darlington Raceway | Mark Martin | 8 |
Daytona International Speedway | Dale Earnhardt & Tony Stewart | 7 |
Dover International Speedway | Kyle Busch | 5 |
Homestead-Miami Speedway | Joe Nemechek | 3 |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Kyle Busch | 3 |
Iowa Speedway | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & Brad Keselowski | 3 |
Kansas Speedway | Kyle Busch | 4 |
Kentucky Speedway | Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski & Kyle Busch | 3 |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Mark Martin | 4 |
Michigan International Speedway | Mark Martin, Todd Bodine, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, & Denny Hamlin | 2 |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Kyle Busch | 5 |
Phoenix International Raceway | Kyle Busch | 10 |
Pocono Raceway | Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, & Kyle Busch | 1 |
Richmond International Raceway | Kevin Harvick | 7 |
Talladega Superspeedway | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 |
Texas Motor Speedway | Kyle Busch | 8 |
Watkins Glen International | Terry Labonte & Marcos Ambrose | 4 |
Former tracks[edit]
Track | Driver | Wins |
---|---|---|
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Four Drivers | 1 |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Six Drivers | 1 |
Caraway Speedway | Dale Earnhardt , Jack Ingram & Butch Lindley | 1 |
Fairgrounds Speedway | Nine Drivers | 1 |
Gateway Motorsports Park | Carl Edwards | 3 |
Greenville-Pickens Speedway | Jack Ingram & Butch Lindley | 1 |
Gresham Motorsports Park | Larry Pearson | 2 |
Hickory Motor Speedway | Jack Ingram & Tommy Houston | 8 |
Langley Speedway | Tommy Ellis | 5 |
Lanier National Speedway | Five Drivers | 1 |
Louisville Motor Speedway | Tommy Ellis & Tommy Houston | 1 |
Lucas Oil Raceway | Morgan Shepherd & Kyle Busch | 3 |
Martinsville Speedway | Sam Ard | 5 |
Memphis Motorsports Park | Kevin Harvick | 2 |
Milwaukee Mile | Greg Biffle & Carl Edwards | 2 |
Motor Mile Speedway | Four Drivers | 1 |
Myrtle Beach Speedway | Jimmy Spencer & Jeff Green | 2 |
Nashville Superspeedway | Carl Edwards | 5 |
Nazareth Speedway | Tim Fedewa & Ron Hornaday Jr. | 2 |
North Wilkesboro Speedway | Sam Ard | 2 |
Orange County Speedway | Jack Ingram | 5 |
Oxford Plains Speedway | Chuck Bown | 2 |
Pikes Peak International Raceway | Eight Drivers | 1 |
Road Atlanta | Darrell Waltrip & Morgan Shepherd | 1 |
Rockingham Speedway | Mark Martin | 11 |
South Boston Speedway | Tommy Ellis | 7 |
Volusia County Speedway | Four Drivers | 1 |
List of manufacturers' championship winners[edit]
Year | Manufacturer |
---|---|
1982 | Pontiac |
1983 | Oldsmobile |
1984 | Pontiac |
1985 | |
1986 | |
1987 | Chevrolet |
1988 | Buick |
1989 | |
1990 | |
1991 | Oldsmobile |
1992 | Chevrolet |
1993 | |
1994 | |
1995 | Ford |
1996 | Chevrolet |
1997 | |
1998 | |
1999 | |
2000 | |
2001 | |
2002 | Ford |
2003 | Chevrolet |
2004 | |
2005 | |
2006 | |
2007 | |
2008 | Toyota |
2009 | |
2010 | |
2011 | Ford |
2012 | Chevrolet |
2013 | Ford |
2014 | Chevrolet |
2015 | |
2016 | Toyota |
2017 | Chevrolet |
2018 |
See also[edit]
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External links[edit]
2019NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Previous: | 2018 | Next: | 2020 |
The 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series is the 38th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Tyler Reddick enters as the defending champion.
The season marks the debut of the Toyota Supra, which replaces the Camry.[1]
- 1Teams and drivers
- 2Changes
- 5Results and standings
Teams and drivers[edit]
Complete schedule[edit]
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief |
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Chevrolet | ||||
Brandonbilt Motorsports | 86 | Brandon Brown(R)9 | Adam Brenner | |
Mason Diaz2 | ||||
TBA 22 | ||||
DGM Racing | 36 | Josh Williams32 | Mario Gosselin | |
Donald Theetge1 | ||||
90 | Caesar Bacarella2 | Shannon Rursch 7 Nathan Kennedy 4 | ||
Alex Labbé3 | ||||
Donald Theetge1 | ||||
Ronnie Bassett Jr.3 | ||||
Dillon Bassett2 | ||||
TBA 22 | ||||
GMS Racing | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek(R) | Chad Norris | |
JD Motorsports | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Bryan Berry | |
01 | Stephen Leicht | Mark Setzer | ||
4 | Scott Lagasse Jr.1 | Paul Clapprood | ||
Ross Chastain28 | ||||
Landon Cassill1 | ||||
TBA 3 | ||||
15 | B. J. McLeod10 | Ron Drake 1 Wayne Carroll 10 | ||
Tyler Matthews1 | ||||
TBA 22 | ||||
Jeremy Clements Racing | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Tony Clements 2 Danny Gill 1 Andrew Abbott 8 | |
Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | David Starr | Tim Brown | |
JR Motorsports | 1 | Michael Annett | Travis Mack | |
7 | Justin Allgaier | Jason Burdett | ||
8 | Chase Elliott1 | Taylor Moyer | ||
Ryan Preece4 | ||||
Zane Smith8 | ||||
Ryan Truex5 | ||||
Jeb Burton7 | ||||
Brett Moffitt1 | ||||
Sheldon Creed1 | ||||
Dale Earnhardt Jr.1 | ||||
TBA 5 | ||||
9 | Noah Gragson(R) | Dave Elenz | ||
Kaulig Racing | 11 | Justin Haley(R) | Nick Harrison | |
Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Mike Harmon32 | Alan Collins Jr. 3 Timothy Goulet 8 | |
Camden Murphy1 | ||||
Richard Childress Racing | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Randall Burnett | |
Rick Ware Racing | 17 | Chris Cockrum2 | Jeff Spraker 2 | |
Bayley Currey7 | R. B. Bracken 31 | |||
Kyle Weatherman2 | ||||
TBA 22 | ||||
RSS Racing | 38 | Josh Bilicki2 | Kevin Starland 3 Clifford Turner 8 | |
Jeff Green31 | ||||
39 | Ryan Sieg | Shane Wilson | ||
93 | Jeff Green2 | Clifford Turner 2 Tony Wilson 7 Kevin Starland 1 Kevin Johnson 1 | ||
Josh Bilicki30 | ||||
Brandon Brown(R)1 | ||||
SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | Jason Miller | |
08 | Gray Gaulding | Patrick Donahue | ||
Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | 00 | Cole Custer | Mike Shiplett |
98 | Chase Briscoe(R) | Richard Boswell | ||
Team Penske | 22 | Austin Cindric | Brian Wilson | |
Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt9 | Ben Beshore |
Kyle Busch7 | ||||
Harrison Burton8 | ||||
Riley Herbst8 | ||||
Denny Hamlin1 | ||||
19 | Brandon Jones | Jeff Meendering | ||
20 | Christopher Bell | Jason Ratcliff | ||
MBM Motorsports | 13 | Max Tullman1 | Doug Richert1 Sebastian Laforge 9 Brian Keselowski1 | |
John Jackson4 | ||||
Stan Mullis2 | ||||
Timmy Hill2 | ||||
Chad Finchum1 | ||||
Joe Nemechek1 | ||||
TBA 22 | ||||
35 | Joey Gase | Ryan Bell 5 Clinton Cram 1 Doug Richert5 | ||
42 | John Jackson1 | Brian Keselowski10 Doug Richert1 | ||
Chad Finchum31 | ||||
Max Tullman1 | ||||
66 | Timmy Hill9 | Clinton Cram 8 Mark Labretone 1 Ryan Bell 2 | ||
Tyler Hill2 | ||||
Colin Garrett1 | ||||
TBA 22 | ||||
Chevrolet9 Toyota2 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 5 | Matt Mills | David Ingram Jr. |
Chevrolet9 Toyota2 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | Keith Wolfe | |
Chevrolet2 Toyota9 | 99 | D. J. Kennington1 | Kevyn Rebolledo | |
Tommy Joe Martins7 | ||||
Jairo Avila Jr.2 | ||||
B. J. McLeod1 | ||||
Cody Ware1 | ||||
Ryan Ellis2 | ||||
TBA 20 |
Limited schedule[edit]
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet | Brandonbilt Motorsports | 68 | Brandon Brown(R) | Jeff Stankiewicz | 1 |
DGM Racing | 92 | Josh Williams | Shannon Rursch 1 Nathan Kennedy 1 | 1 | |
Ronnie Bassett Jr. | 1 | ||||
Kaulig Racing | 10 | Ross Chastain | Alex Yontz | 5 | |
Austin Dillon | 3 | ||||
Elliott Sadler | 2 | ||||
A. J. Allmendinger | TBA | ||||
TBA | 9 | ||||
Richard Childress Racing | 21 | Kaz Grala | Justin Alexander | 5 | |
Joe Graf Jr. | 5 | ||||
Shepherd Racing Ventures | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Nick Hoechst 7 Kase Kallenbach 2 | 8 | |
Landon Cassill | 1 | ||||
Ford | Team Penske | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Matt Swiderski | 2 |
Joey Logano | TBA | ||||
Paul Menard | 1 | ||||
Ryan Blaney | TBA | ||||
Toyota | H2 Motorsports | 28 | Shane Lee | Pete Rondeau | 20 |
XCI Racing | 81 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Matthew Lucas | 5 |
Changes[edit]
Teams[edit]
- On September 21, 2018, Brandonbilt Motorsports announced they would run the No. 86 car full-time for three part-time drivers. The only one announced at the time was Brandon Brown.[2]
- On October 15, 2018, it was announced that longtime sponsor Lilly Diabetes will be pulling out of NASCAR, leaving the Roush Fenway Racing No. 16 car unsponsored for 2019.[3] On December 2, 2018, Ty Majeski said that RFR will not have an Xfinity program in 2019.[4]
- On November 17, 2018, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that they would run a second full time car in 2019. On November 27, 2018, Chase Briscoe was announced as the driver of the No. 98 Ford.[5]
- On December 21, 2018, Rick Ware Racing announced that they will field the No. 25 car full-time in 2019, beginning at Daytona in February. However, they showed up to Daytona with No. 17 and used that number instead.[6][7]
- On January 4, 2019, Chip Ganassi Racing suspended operations in the Xfinity Series due to a lack of sponsorship.[8] The shutdown was announced after the home of the CEO of DC Solar, the team's primary sponsor, was raided by the FBI on December 18, 2018.[9][10]
- On January 10, 2019, B. J. McLeod Motorsports announced they will field the Nos. 5, 78, and 99 full-time in 2019.[11][12]
- On January 25, 2019, JR Motorsports announced that for the 2019 season, Michael Annett would transfer from the No. 5 to the No. 1 while Noah Gragson would drive the No. 9 car full-time and the No. 8 car would be driven by Zane Smith, Brett Moffitt, Ryan Preece, Ryan Truex, Jeb Burton, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Sheldon Creed.[12]
- On February 14, 2019, Xtreme Concepts Inc. announced that it has formed XCI Racing and will field the No. 81 Toyota at Chicagoland, Daytona, Bristol, and Darlington. The team has a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing.[13]
- On May 23, 2019, Matt Hurley created H2 Motorsports, fielding the No. 28 Toyota starting at Iowa in June for Shane Lee, with the intention of running the remainder of the Xfinity schedule.[14]
Drivers[edit]
- On August 15, 2018, Elliott Sadler announced his retirement from full-time competition, thus leaving the JR Motorsports No. 1 team open.[15] It was announced on September 25 that Noah Gragson would replace Sadler, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro SS full time in 2019.[16][17] On January 25, 2019, it was announced that Gragson would be driving the No. 9 car full-time in 2019.[12]
- On September 22, 2018, B. J. McLeod Motorsports announced that Vinnie Miller would run the No. 78 with them full-time in 2019, and also run the final six races of the 2018 season with the team after securing his release from JD Motorsports.[18][17]
- On October 15, 2018, Ryan Reed announced that, due to his sponsor Lilly Diabetes leaving the team, he would not return to the No. 16 Roush Fenway RacingFord Mustang GT in 2019, leaving him a free agent.[4]
- On October 19, 2018, Spencer Gallagher announced that he would be retiring from racing at the end of the 2018 season and would take on a managerial role at GMS Racing. On December 6, 2018, it was announced that John Hunter Nemechek would replace Gallagher in the No. 23 Chevrolet.[19][20]
- On October 29, 2018, it was announced that Gray Gaulding will drive for SS-Green Light Racing full-time in the No. 08 car.[17]
- On October 31, 2018, it was announced that 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Tyler Reddick will move from JR Motorsports to Richard Childress Racing in the 2019 season.[21][17] During RCR's 50th anniversary press conference on December 14, 2018, it was announced that Reddick will be the organization's only full-time Xfinity Series driver in 2019.[22]
- On October 31, 2018, Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted, saying that he is working towards running the Darlington race in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series. He had also tweeted a partial photo of a car a few weeks prior.[23] *On February 1, 2019, Earnhardt Jr. confirmed that he will race at the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 31.[24]
- On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Austin Cindric would drive the No. 22 Team Penske Ford for the entire 2019 season. The No. 12 Team Penske Ford will run on a part-time basis with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Paul Menard.[25][17]
- On November 9, 2018, it was announced that Ross Chastain would join Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 42 Chevrolet full-time in 2019.[26][17][8] However, following an FBI raid on DC Solar's headquarters in December 2018, it was announced on January 4, 2019, that Chip Ganassi Racing would withdraw from the Xfinity series before the start of the 2019 season. Chastain solidified his plans on January 31, 2019, when he joined Kaulig Racing for three races in the organization's No. 10 car and went back to his old ride at JD Motorsports for the other 30 races on the schedule.[27]
- On November 10, 2018, it was announced that Jeffrey Earnhardt would join Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the No. 18 Toyota Supra for nine races in 2019, including the season opener at Daytona.[28] On February 14, 2019, XCI Racing announced that Earnhardt will drive the No. 81 Toyota for four races in 2019.[13]
- On November 25, 2018, Morgan Shepherd announced that he will be back in 2019.[29]
- On November 29, 2018, it was announced that Chase Briscoe would join Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste to drive the No. 98 Ford full-time in 2019, while also competing for Rookie of the Year honors. In 2018, Briscoe drove a part-time schedule in the Xfinity Series, splitting time between the No. 98 and the No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.[30][17]
- On December 1, 2018, it was announced that Justin Haley would join Kaulig Racing to replace Ryan Truex in the No. 11 Chevrolet. Haley will also compete for Rookie of the Year Honors. Truex has since moved to a part time ride in the No. 8 for JR Motorsports. In 2018, Haley drove the No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series while also making a few starts in the Xfinity series.[31][17]
- On December 2, 2018, Ty Majeski announced that he will be returning to Super Late Model racing in 2019 after it was revealed that Roush Fenway Racing will shut down its Xfinity program.[4]
- On December 4, 2018, it was announced that Blake Koch would make his Xfinity series return by driving the JD Motorsports No. 4 Chevrolet full-time in 2019.[32] On January 31, 2019, Koch announced that he would step away from racing to focus on his business Filter Time. Koch's seat was filled by Ross Chastain for the majority of the schedule.[27]
- On December 18, 2018, it was announced that Zane Smith would join JR Motorsports for eight races in the organization's No. 9 car with additional drivers to be announced at a later date. Smith drove in the ARCA Racing Series in 2018, finishing 2nd in final points.[33] On January 25, 2019, it was announced that Smith would share the new No. 8 Chevrolet with Brett Moffitt, Ryan Preece, Ryan Truex, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Sheldon Creed and Jeb Burton.[12][34]
- On December 27, 2018, it was announced that Jeff Green and Ryan Sieg will return to RSS Racing full-time in 2019.[35]
- On January 10, 2019, it was announced that Matt Mills will run the No. 8 for B. J. McLeod Motorsports on a full-time basis. In addition to that announcement, B. J. McLeod, Tommy Joe Martins and Jairo Avila Jr. will share the No. 99 entry that will run full-time in 2019.[36] On February 1, 2019, it was announced that after the No. 8 would be part of JR Motorsports, Mills would be driving the No. 5 car.
- On January 16, 2019, MBM Motorsports announced that Joey Gase will run the No. 35 Toyota full-time in the 2019 season.[37]
- On February 4, 2019, it was announced that Josh Bilicki would move to RSS Racing in 2019 to drive the organization's No. 38 entry full-time. Bilicki drove full-time in 2018 for JP Motorsports.[38]
- On February 28, 2019, it was announced that Elliott Sadler will return to the Xfinity Series part-time, driving the Kaulig Racing No. 10 Chevrolet at Richmond and Las Vegas.[39]
- On March 21, 2019, it was announced that A. J. Allmendinger would return to NASCAR competition by driving the No. 10 Kaulig Racing entry in an unspecified number of races.[40]
Crew chiefs[edit]
- On October 10, 2018, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Kevin Meendering from the No. 1 JR Motorsports team will replace Chad Knaus as Jimmie Johnson's crew chief in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) in 2019.[41]
- On November 17, 2018, it was announced that two-time defending series champion crew chief Dave Elenz will move to the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet with rookie Noah Gragson in 2019. On January 7, 2019, it was announced that his replacement for the No. 9 team will be Taylor Moyer.[42] On January 25th, 2019, it was announced that Dave Elenz will be the crew chief for the No. 9 Chevrolet with Noah Gragson while Taylor Moyer will be the crew chief for the No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet.
- On December 6, 2018, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Jeff Meendering will replace Chris Gabehart as crew chief of the No. 19 Toyota, as Gabehart has been promoted to Denny Hamlin's crew chief in the MENCS. Ben Beshore replaces Eric Phillips as crew chief of the No. 18 team, as Phillips moves to the MENCS as the No. 11 car chief.[43]
- On December 14, 2018, Richard Childress Racing announced that Randall Burnett will be Tyler Reddick's crew chief in the No. 2 Chevrolet.[22]
Manufacturers[edit]
- For the 2019 season, Toyota will replace the Camry with the Supra.[1][44][17]
- Before the 2018 Homestead race week, MBM Motorsports announced that they were selling their Chevrolet and Dodge Xfinity cars and intends to use Toyota bodies only for the 2019 season. They previously ran cars from all four manufacturers at some point throughout the 2018 season. It is unknown how many cars they will field, although Chad Finchum is expected to stay with the team for 2019.[45]
- With the new flange-fit composite bodies being made mandatory in the 2019 season, Dodge left the Xfinity Series after the 2018 season, as the former Team PenskeChallengers (nicknamed 'Zombie Dodges' due to their lack of factory support since 2013) used by smaller teams were deemed ineligible due to their steel bodies. This also means that Dodge would have no representation in NASCAR's three major series for the first time since 1994.[46][45]
Rule changes[edit]
- On August 23, 2018, NASCAR announced that Cup drivers competing in Xfinity Series events would no longer be eligible to earn playoff bonus points for the cars that they were driving.[47]
- On the same day, a change in the number of cars in the field was changed, downgrading the field size from 40 cars to 38 cars.[47]
- The flange-fit composite bodies, first introduced in 2018, will be made mandatory for all races in the 2019 season.[45][46]
- On February 4, 2019, NASCAR announced a new post-race inspection rule in all three series, where race-winning teams found to be in violation of the rule book will automatically be disqualified. Following a race, the first-place and second-place teams, along with at least one randomly selected car, will undergo post-race inspection. The inspection should take between 90 minutes and two hours to complete before the race winner is officially declared. The car that fails the inspection will receive last-place points and will be stripped of playoff and stage points.[48]
- On February 4, 2019, NASCAR announced a change in the qualifying schedule procedures for the majority of its tracks. For short tracks and intermediate speedways, the first round will be shortened from 15 minutes to 10 minutes, while the second and third rounds will remain at 10 and five minutes, respectively. The downtime intervals at all tracks will be reduced from seven minutes to five minutes. Superspeedway qualifications will retain their untimed two-round intervals of single-lap qualifying while road courses will continue to use two qualifying rounds: 25 minutes for the first round and 10 minutes for the final round.[49]
- On May 1, 2019, following continued gamesmanship and other actions causing multi-car qualifying to become 'untenable,' NASCAR formally returned to single-car qualifying at all oval tracks. Knockout-Style qualifying would be kept at Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Road America, and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. [50]
- At oval tracks 1.25 miles and larger, each car will get a single timed lap.
- At oval tracks 1.25 miles and smaller, each car will get two timed laps with the faster lap counting as their official time.
- The qualifying order draw will be determined in part by the previous race's starting lineup. The top 20 starters from the previous race will draw to take their qualifying lap in positions 21–40 (the second half of qualifying). The remainder of cars will draw to qualify in positions 1–20.
- The next car will be sent once the preceding car takes the white flag. This should ensure qualifying is completed in roughly 40 minutes baring any interruptions for crashes, debris, or weather.
- There will be two-minute TV breaks built into qualifying to ensure every car gets covered live during the session.
- Broadcasters FOX and NBC have committed to using ghost car graphics and impose other technologies to make the session more exciting to TV viewers.
- Each car must complete their lap for the session to be counted, otherwise all times will be erased and cars will start by owner points.
Schedule[edit]
The schedule, consisting of 33 races, was announced on June 13, 2018.[51] Similar to the Monster Energy Cup Schedule, there are no changes from 2018 to 2019;[52] However, both the regular-season finale at Las Vegas and the playoff race at Texas will be night races.[53]
Bonus money Dash 4 Cash races indicated in BOLD. Qualifying race for first Dash 4 Cash race in Italics.
No. | Race title | Track | Date | Start Time (et) | TV |
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1 | NASCAR Racing Experience 300 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | February 16 | 2:30 p.m. | FS1 |
2 | Rinnai 250 | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton | February 23 | 2:00 p.m. | FS1 |
3 | Boyd Gaming 300 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | March 2 | 4:00 p.m. | FS1 |
4 | iK9 Service Dog 200 | ISM Raceway, Avondale | March 9 | 4:00 p.m. | FS1 |
5 | Production Alliance Group 300 | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana | March 16 | 5:00 p.m. | FS1 |
6 | My Bariatric Solutions 300 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | March 30 | 1:00 p.m. | FS1 |
7 | Alsco 300 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | April 6 | 1:00 p.m. | FS1 |
8 | ToyotaCare 250 | Richmond Raceway, Richmond | April 12 | 7:00 p.m. | FS1 |
9 | MoneyLion 300 | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln | April 27 | 1:00 p.m. | FS1 |
10 | Allied Steel Buildings 200 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | May 4 | 1:30 p.m. | FS1 |
11 | Alsco 300 | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | May 25 | 1:00 p.m. | FS1 |
12 | Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J. P. Mascaro & Sons | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | June 1 | 1:00 p.m. | FS1 |
13 | LTi Printing 250 | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | June 8 | 1:30 p.m. | FS1 |
14 | Iowa 250 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | June 16 | 5:30 p.m. | FS1 |
15 | Camping World 300 | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet | June 29 | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
16 | Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | July 5 | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
17 | Alsco 300 | Kentucky Speedway, Sparta | July 12 | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
18 | Lakes Region 200 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 20 | 4:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
19 | U.S. Cellular 250 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | July 27 | 5:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
20 | Zippo 200 at The Glen | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 3 | 3:00 p.m. | NBC |
21 | B&L Transport 170 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | August 10 | 3:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
22 | Food City 300 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 16 | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
23 | Johnsonville 180 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | August 24 | 3:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
24 | Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 | Darlington Raceway, Darlington | August 31 | 4:00 p.m. | NBC |
25 | Lilly Diabetes 250 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway | September 7 | 4:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
26 | Las Vegas 300 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | September 14 | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs | |||||
Round of 12 | |||||
27 | Go Bowling 250 | Richmond Raceway, Richmond | September 20 | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
28 | Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
29 | Bar Harbor 200 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | NBCSN |
Round of 8 | |||||
30 | Kansas Lottery 300 | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City | October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | NBC |
31 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | November 2 | 8:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
32 | Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 | ISM Raceway, Avondale | November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | NBC |
Championship 4 | |||||
33 | Ford EcoBoost 300 | Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead | November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
Results and standings[edit]
Race results[edit]
No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer | No. | Winning team | Report |
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1 | NASCAR Racing Experience 300 | Tyler Reddick | Michael Annett | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 1 | JR Motorsports | Report |
2 | Rinnai 250 | Cole Custer | Christopher Bell | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
3 | Boyd Gaming 300 | Cole Custer | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
4 | iK9 Service Dog 200 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
5 | Production Alliance Group 300 | Tyler Reddick | Kyle Busch | Cole Custer | Ford | 00 | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Report |
6 | My Bariatric Solutions 300 | Christopher Bell | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
7 | Alsco 300 | Cole Custer | Justin Allgaier | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
8 | ToyotaCare 250 | Riley Herbst | Cole Custer | Cole Custer | Ford | 00 | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Report |
9 | MoneyLion 300 | Michael Annett | Tyler Reddick | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 2 | Richard Childress Racing | Report |
10 | Allied Steel Buildings 200 | Cole Custer | Cole Custer | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Report |
11 | Alsco 300 | Christopher Bell | Tyler Reddick | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 2 | Richard Childress Racing | Report |
12 | Pocono Green 250 | Report |
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.
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 | 9 | 5 | 142 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1*1 | 3 | 1*2 | 520 | 153 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Christopher Bell | 6 | 1*12 | 13 | 302 | 3 | 3*1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 311 | 455 | 144 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Cole Custer | 14 | 2 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 1*2 | 32 | 4*12 | 24 | 417 | 150 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Austin Cindric | 5 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 414 | 94 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Justin Allgaier | 2 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 30*12 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 394 | 122 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Chase Briscoe(R) | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 369 | 52 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | John Hunter Nemechek(R) | 8 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 358 | 65 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Noah Gragson(R) | 11 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 112 | 19 | 4 | 349 | 66 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Ryan Sieg | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 102 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 346 | 43 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Michael Annett | 1* | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 334 | 37 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Justin Haley(R) | 171 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 326 | 29 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Brandon Jones | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 319 | 76 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Ross Chastain | 132 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 270 | 45 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Gray Gaulding | 34 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 230 | 6 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Brandon Brown(R) | 18 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 221 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Garrett Smithley | 24 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 183 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Jeremy Clements | 36 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 179 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Ray Black Jr. | 30 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 162 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Josh Williams | 22 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 19 | DNQ | 8 | 22 | 27 | 159 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | David Starr | 20 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 155 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 15 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 151 | 24 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | B. J. McLeod | 27 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 144 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Stephen Leicht | 38 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 129 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Vinnie Miller | 25 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 32 | 23 | 126 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Matt Mills | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 31 | 26 | 121 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Zane Smith | 24 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 119 | 21 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Joey Gase | 16 | 29 | 38 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 115 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Timmy Hill | 19 | 28 | 23 | 34 | 37 | 17 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 35 | 97 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Chad Finchum | 26 | 21 | 19 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 38 | 93 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Mike Harmon | 35 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 33 | 76 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Tommy Joe Martins | 31 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 70 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Jeb Burton | 5 | 7 | 66 | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Kaz Grala | 18 | 14 | 14 | 65 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | 32 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 51 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Josh Bilicki | 23 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 36 | 51 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Jeff Green | 7 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 50 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Riley Herbst | 9 | 15 | 50 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Ryan Truex | 2 | 40 | 5 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Alex Labbé | 19 | 31 | 25 | 36 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Chris Cockrum | 31 | 10 | 33 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Landon Cassill | 9 | 34 | 31 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Max Tullman | 28 | 20 | 26 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Elliott Sadler | 12 | 25 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Dillon Bassett | 15 | DNQ | 22 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Morgan Shepherd | 35 | 33 | 34 | 31 | DNQ | 35 | Wth | 35 | 19 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | 21 | 16 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Cody Ware | 21 | 16 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | John Jackson | 32 | 37 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 15 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Tyler Matthews | 24 | 13 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Donald Theetge | 37 | 25 | 13 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Jairo Avila Jr. | 25 | DNQ | 12 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Colin Garrett | 26 | 11 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Caesar Bacarella | 29 | 37 | 9 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Mason Diaz(R) | 36 | 30 | 8 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Kyle Weatherman | 28† | 32 | 5 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | D. J. Kennington | 33 | 4 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Stan Mullis | 35 | 36 | 3 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Busch | 1* | 1* | 2*12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Dillon | 4 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Preece | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chase Elliott | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harrison Burton | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brett Moffitt | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tyler Hill | 20 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bayley Currey | 22 | 34 | 37 | 35 | DNQ | 34 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Camden Murphy | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Nemechek | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brad Keselowski | 37 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Weatherman started receiving points at Richmond 1. |
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.
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Manufacturers' Championship[edit]
After 11 of 33 races
Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
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1 | Chevrolet | 3 | 406 |
2 | Toyota | 6 | 405 |
3 | Ford | 2 | 370 |
See also[edit]
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