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]

Limited schedule[edit]

Notes

1. ^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.

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]

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

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

Manufacturers' Championship[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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2. ^'Justin Allgaier locks up Regular Season Championship run'. NASCAR. September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
3. ^Albert, Zack (July 5, 2018). 'Revival of the Fittest: Toyota Supra Coming to NASCAR Xfinity Series'. NASCAR.com. Digital Media LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
4. ^ ^abNguyen, Justin (November 16, 2018). 'NASCAR Bids Farewell to Dodge after 2018'. www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
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7. ^'JP Motorsports plans full 2018 XFINITY schedule'. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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12. ^'LTi Printing 250 – Michigan International Speedway'. www.mispeedway.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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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]

• 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.

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. Rock band 1 song list. 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.

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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.

Most wins at each track[edit]

Current tracks[edit]

Former tracks[edit]

List of manufacturers' championship winners[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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