2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series explained
thumb|Chase Briscoe, the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year.thumb|Chevrolet won the manufacturer's championship with 10 wins and 1191 points.The 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 38th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States.
Tyler Reddick entered as the defending champion, and won his second championship over Cole Custer and Christopher Bell, who were known as "the big three" over the course of the season as they dominated the vast majority of the races. Reddick also clinched the 2019 Regular Series Championship following the 2019 Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[1] Reddick became the first back-to-back champion to drive for two different teams (JR Motorsports in 2018 and Richard Childress Racing in 2019).
The season marked the debut of the Toyota Supra, which replaced the Camry.[2]
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Notes
Changes
Teams
- 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.[3]
- 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.[4] On December 2, 2018, Ty Majeski said that RFR will not have an Xfinity program in 2019.[5]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7] [8]
- On January 4, 2019, Chip Ganassi Racing suspended operations in the Xfinity Series due to a lack of sponsorship.[9] 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.[10] [11]
- On January 10, 2019, B. J. McLeod Motorsports announced they will field the Nos. 5, 78, and 99 full-time in 2019.[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., Sheldon Creed and Regan Smith.[13]
- 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.[14]
- In March 2019, it was confirmed that RSS Racing switched from Pro Motor Engines to Richard Childress Racing for their Chevrolet-based engines and chassis at the beginning of the season.[15] [16]
- 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.[17] The team ended up skipping the three road course races of Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, and Road America[18] and then again at Darlington, but ran the remainder of the schedule. Lee was later released as driver and the team withdrew before the race at Darlington.[19]
- On May 30, 2019, it was reported that Hattori Racing Enterprises will field the No. 61 Toyota at the July Daytona race, marking the team's first Xfinity race since 2015.[20] but failed to qualify.
- On August 23, 2019, it was announced that Preston Pardus, the son of former NASCAR driver Dan Pardus, would make his series debut at Road America with his own team, which was formed after purchasing a road course car from the closed Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 team.[21] Jayski.com also says the team plans to run at the Charlotte Roval in September.[22]
Drivers
- On August 15, 2018, Elliott Sadler announced his retirement from full-time competition, thus leaving the JR Motorsports No. 1 team open.[23] It was announced on September 25 that Noah Gragson would replace Sadler, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro SS full time in 2019.[24] On January 25, 2019, it was announced that Gragson would be driving the No. 9 car full-time in 2019.[13]
- 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.[25]
- 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 Racing Ford Mustang GT in 2019, leaving him a free agent.[5]
- 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.[26] [27]
- On October 29, 2018, it was announced that Gray Gaulding will drive for SS-Green Light Racing full-time in the No. 08 car.
- 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.[28] 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.[29]
- 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.[30] *On February 1, 2019, Earnhardt Jr. confirmed that he will race at the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 31.[31]
- 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.[32]
- 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.[33] [9] 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. However, beginning with the race at Michigan International Speedway in June, Chastain would no longer be earning points towards the championship, as he declared over the week to shift to running for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series title instead.
- 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.[34] On February 14, 2019, XCI Racing announced that Earnhardt will drive the No. 81 Toyota for four races in 2019.[14] On August 7, Earnhardt announced that he parted ways with sponsor and XCI affiliate iK9, as well as JGR, after five of the planned nine races.[35] On August 12, 2019, Erik Jones was announced to drive the No. 81 at the Bristol night race.[36]
- On November 25, 2018, Morgan Shepherd announced that he will be back in 2019.[37]
- 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.[38] [39] With Briscoe taking over the 98 it marked the first time since 1998 that Kevin Harvick did not start a Xfinity Series race.
- 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.[40] [39]
- 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.[5]
- 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.[41] 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.[42]
- 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.[43] 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.[13] [44]
- On December 27, 2018, it was announced that Jeff Green and Ryan Sieg will return to RSS Racing full-time in 2019.[45] On June 11, 2019, it was announced that Green will miss the second half of the Xfinity season to undergo rotator cuff surgery. He is expected to return in July as a crew chief for RSS Racing at Iowa.[46]
- 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.[47] 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.[48]
- 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.[49]
- 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.[50]
- On March 21, 2019, it was announced that A. J. Allmendinger would return to NASCAR competition by driving the No. 10 Kaulig Racing entry at Daytona, Road America, Watkins Glen, Mid Ohio, and Charlotte.[51] Allmendinger is set to make his final start at the Charlotte Roval.[52]
- On June 16, 2019, it was announced that Austin Hill will make his Xfinity Series debut at the July Daytona race in the Hattori Racing Enterprises No. 61 Toyota.[53]
- On July 27, 2019, Mark Meunier drove the Rick Ware Racing/Mike Harmon Racing No. 17 Chevrolet at Iowa, but ultimately failed to qualify for the race.[54]
- On August 6, 2019, JD Motorsports announced that Lawson Aschenbach will drive the No. 4 Chevrolet at Mid-Ohio.[55]
- On August 6, 2019, Brandonbilt Motorsports announced that Will Rodgers will drive the No. 86 Chevrolet at Mid-Ohio and the Charlotte Roval. Rodgers made his debut at the July Iowa race.[56]
- On August 7, 2019, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Jack Hawksworth will drive the No. 18 Toyota at Mid-Ohio.[57]
- On August 13, 2019, Matt DiBenedetto announced that he will drive the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota at Road America.[58]
- On August 15, 2019, Bayley Currey was indefinitely suspended for violating NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy. He was set to drive the RWR/Harmon No. 17 at the Bristol Night Race.[59] [60] Hours later, reporter Chris Knight tweeted that Kyle Weatherman would be his substitute replacement for that race, although team co-owner Mike Harmon said on Facebook the next day that Joe Nemechek would be subbing in the No. 17 instead. On September 18, Currey was reinstated by NASCAR after he successfully completed his Road to Recovery Program.[61]
- On August 19, 2019, it was announced that Dexter Bean will drive the DGM Racing No. 90 Chevrolet at Road America.[62]
- On August 28, 2019, RSS Racing announced that Camden Murphy will drive the No. 93 Chevrolet at Darlington.[63]
Crew chiefs
- 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.[64]
- 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.[65] On January 25, 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.[66]
- On December 14, 2018, Richard Childress Racing announced that Randall Burnett will be Tyler Reddick's crew chief in the No. 2 Chevrolet.[29]
- On June 18, 2019, RSS Racing crew chief Clifford Turner was suspended for violating NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy.[67] On September 24, NASCAR reinstated Turner after he completed the Road to Recovery Program.[68]
- On July 11, 2019, Team Penske No. 22 crew chief Brian Wilson was suspended for one race after the car scheduled to race at Kentucky was discovered to have an illegal body modification. The L1-level penalty also resulted in a deduction of 10 points for the team and driver Austin Cindric, and a $10,000 fine.[69]
- On July 21, 2019, Kaulig Racing announced the passing of Nick Harrison who was crew chief of the No. 11 driven by Justin Haley. Harrison, who passed at age 37, led the No. 11 to a 13th place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway the previous day.[70] On July 24, Team President and former No. 11 crew chief Chris Rice was announced as Harrison's interim replacement starting with the Iowa race,[71] although for unknown reasons Alex Yontz is listed on paper as crew chief.
Manufacturers
- For the 2019 season, Toyota will replace the Camry with the Supra.[2] [72] [39]
- 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.[73]
- 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 Penske Challengers (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.[74] [73]
Rule changes
- 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.[75]
- 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.
- The flange-fit composite bodies, first introduced in 2018, will be made mandatory for all races in the 2019 season.[73] [74]
- 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.[76]
- At the 2019 Camping World 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 29, 2019, Christopher Bell became the first NXS driver to be disqualified under this rule after his car was discovered to be too low on the front during post-race inspection. As a result, his finish was demoted from third place to 38th place.[77] Bell became the first NXS driver to be disqualified since Dale Jarrett in 1995.[78]
- At the 2019 Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 5, 2019, A. J. Allmendinger became the second NXS driver to be disqualified after his third-place finishing car failed an engine vacuum check during post-race inspection.[79]
- Allmendinger was once again disqualified at the 2019 Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 3, 2019 when his second-place finishing car was discovered to be too low on both rear corners during post-race inspection.[80]
- At the 2019 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2019, Denny Hamlin was stripped of his win after his car failed to meet height requirements during post-race inspection. As a result, second-place finisher Cole Custer was declared the official race winner.[81] [82]
- At the 2019 Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Ryan Sieg was disqualified after his 14th-place finishing car failed to meet height requirements during post-race inspection. The violation, however, did not affect Sieg's standing as one of the 12 qualifying drivers for the NXS Playoffs.[83]
- 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.[84]
- 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.[85]
- 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
The schedule, consisting of 33 races, was announced on June 13, 2018.[86] Similar to the Monster Energy Cup Schedule, there are no changes from 2018 to 2019;[87] However, both the regular-season finale at Las Vegas and the playoff race at Texas will be night races.[88] The Charlotte Roval round, which was originally 200km (100miles) long, was increased to 250km (160miles) for 2019.[89]
Bonus money Dash 4 Cash races indicated in BOLD. Qualifying race for first Dash 4 Cash race in Italics.
| No. | Race title | Track | Date |
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| 1 | NASCAR Racing Experience 300 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | February 16 |
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| 2 | Rinnai 250 | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton | February 23 |
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| 3 | Boyd Gaming 300 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | March 2 |
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| 4 | iK9 Service Dog 200 | ISM Raceway, Avondale | March 9 |
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| 5 | Production Alliance Group 300 | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana | March 16 |
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| 6 | My Bariatric Solutions 300 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | March 30 |
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| 7 | Alsco 300 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | April 6 |
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| 8 | ToyotaCare 250 | Richmond Raceway, Richmond | April 12 |
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| 9 | MoneyLion 300 | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln | April 27 |
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| 10 | Allied Steel Buildings 200 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | May 4 |
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| 11 | Alsco 300 | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | May 25 |
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| 12 | Pocono Green 250 recycled by J. P. Mascaro & Sons | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | June 1 |
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| 13 | LTi Printing 250 | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | June 8 |
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| 14 | CircuitCity.com 250 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | June 16 |
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| 15 | Camping World 300 | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet | June 29 |
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| 16 | Circle K Firecracker 250 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | July 5 |
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| 17 | Alsco 300 | Kentucky Speedway, Sparta | July 12 |
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| 18 | ROXOR 200 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 20 |
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| 19 | U.S. Cellular 250 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | July 27 |
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| 20 | Zippo 200 at The Glen | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 3 |
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| 21 | B&L Transport 170 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | August 10 |
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| 22 | Food City 300 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 16 |
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| 23 | CTECH Manufacturing 180 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | August 24 |
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| 24 | Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 | Darlington Raceway, Darlington | August 31 |
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| 25 | Indiana 250 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway | September 7 |
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| 26 | Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | September 14 |
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs |
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| Round of 12 |
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| 27 | Go Bowling 250 | Richmond Raceway, Richmond | September 20 |
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| 28 | Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval), Concord | September 28 |
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| 29 | Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | October 5 |
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| Round of 8 |
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| 30 | Kansas Lottery 300 | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City | October 19 |
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| 31 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | November 2 |
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| 32 | Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 | ISM Raceway, Avondale | November 9 |
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| Championship 4 |
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| 33 | Ford EcoBoost 300 | Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead | November 16 | |
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Results and standings
Race results
Drivers' Championship
See also: List of NASCAR points scoring systems.
(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 8Owners' championship (Top 15)
(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 8Manufacturers' Championship
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Reddick manages fuel, wins regular-season finale at Las Vegas . Holly . Cain . NASCAR.com . Digital Media LLC . September 14, 2019 . September 15, 2019.
- Web site: Revival of the Fittest: Toyota Supra Coming to NASCAR Xfinity Series . Zack . Albert . NASCAR.com . Digital Media LLC . July 5, 2018 . November 23, 2018.
- Web site: Albino . Dustin . Brandonbilt Motorsports Going Full-Time Xfinity Racing in 2019 . www.frontstretch.com . 21 September 2018 . 12 October 2018.
- Web site: Lilly Diabetes to end Roush sponsorship . Kelly . Crandall . Racer.com . October 15, 2018 . December 3, 2018.
- Web site: Sounds Like Roush Fenway Will Close Their Xfinity Program . Matt . Niehaus . Apex Off . December 2, 2018 . December 3, 2018 . December 3, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181203152141/https://www.apexoff.com/2018/12/02/sounds-like-roush-fenway-will-close-xfinity-program/ . dead .
- Web site: Nutri Chomps Backing Chase Briscoe for Start of 2019 . . November 27, 2018 . November 28, 2018.
- Web site: Rick Ware Racing expands program ahead of 2019 NASCAR season . Amanda . Brooks . . . December 21, 2018 . December 23, 2018.
- Web site: Rick Ware Racing expands with second Cup car, Xfinity entry . . January 6, 2019 . January 26, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190126000849/http://wareracing.com/2019/01/rick-ware-racing-expands-with-second-cup-car-xfinity-entry/ . January 26, 2019 . dead .
- Web site: Chip Ganassi won't run No. 42 Xfinity Series car in 2019 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . January 4, 2019 . January 5, 2019.
- News: Chip Ganassi Racing shuts down No. 42 Xfinity team in wake of FBI raid of DC Solar . Nick . Bromberg . . January 5, 2019 . January 5, 2019.
- News: CEO of DC Solar, a Chip Ganassi Racing sponsor, has home raided by FBI . Nick . Bromberg . . January 5, 2019 . January 5, 2019.
- Web site: BJ MCLEOD MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES IT IS EXPANDING TO THREE FULL-TIME CARS IN 2019 . . January 10, 2019 . January 10, 2019 . January 26, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190126113718/https://www.bjmcleodmotorsports.com/news-details/74/bj-mcleod-motorsports-announces-it-is-expanding-to-three-3 . dead .
- Web site: JR Motorsports shuffles team car numbers for 2019 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . January 25, 2019 . January 26, 2019.
- Web site: Jeffrey Earnhardt to drive seven races for new Cup, Xfinity team in 2019 . . February 14, 2019. February 14, 2019.
- Web site: RSS Racing impresses at Daytona, looks to carry momentum to home track . Marissa . Fuller . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . February 20, 2019 . August 7, 2019.
- Web site: Another Top-10 at Texas is "huge accomplishment" for Ryan Sieg . Jim . Utter . . March 30, 2019 . August 7, 2019.
- Web site: Knight. Chris. Shane Lee to drive for newly formed H2 Motorsports in NASCAR Xfinity Series. Catchfence. May 23, 2019. May 23, 2019.
- Web site: H2 Motorsports to skip road course races . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . July 30, 2019 . August 28, 2019.
- Web site: Shane Lee released from H2 Motorsports . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 28, 2019 . August 28, 2019.
- Web site: Hattori Racing to Run July Daytona Xfinity Series Race? . Toby . Christie . TobyChristie.com . May 30, 2019 . June 9, 2019.
- Web site: Volusia's Pardus Racing seeks to make NASCAR debut in in[sic] Xfinity race ]. Godwin . Kelly . The Daytona Beach News Journal . GateHouse Media, LLC. . August 23, 2019 . August 28, 2019.
- Web site: 2019 XFINITY Series Team/Driver Chart . August 28, 2019.
- Web site: Fryer . Jenna . Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler are latest NASCAR drivers to announce retirement . . 17 August 2018 . 12 October 2018.
- Web site: Albert . Zack . JR Motorsports taps Noah Gragson for No. 1 ride in Xfinity Series . . 12 October 2018 . 12 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214629/https://sports.yahoo.com/jr-motorsports-taps-noah-gragson-150105553.html . dead .
- Web site: Vinnie Miller joining BJ McLeod Motorsports . . 24 September 2018 . . October 12, 2018.
- Web site: Spencer Gallagher to retire from NASCAR competition . Pat . DeCola . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . October 19, 2018 . October 21, 2018.
- Web site: John Hunter Nemechek joins GMS Racing full time in Xfinity Series . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . December 6, 2018 . December 7, 2018.
- Web site: Tyler Reddick to join Richard Childress Racing in Xfinity in 2019 . Daniel . McFadin . . October 31, 2018 . November 1, 2018.
- Web site: Richard Childress Racing reveals Daytona 500 cars, sponsors and Xfinity details . Daniel . McFadin . . December 14, 2018 . December 15, 2018.
- Web site: I'm working toward @TooToughToTame throwback weekend. Will update when I can. . . . October 31, 2018 . December 23, 2018.
- Web site: Dale Jr. confirms he will drive in Darlington Xfinity race . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . February 1, 2019 . February 2, 2019.
- Web site: Team Penske tabs Austin Cindric full time in No. 22 Ford with MoneyLion partnership . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . November 8, 2018 . November 9, 2018.
- Web site: Ross Chastain to join Chip Ganassi Racing Xfinity program full time . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . November 9, 2018 . November 9, 2018.
- Web site: Jeffrey Earnhardt gets Xfinity Series ride with Joe Gibbs Racing . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . November 10, 2018 . November 11, 2018.
- Web site: Earnhardt splits with sponsor iK9 . Kelly . Crandall . Racer.com . August 7, 2019 . August 8, 2019.
- Web site: Preliminary entry lists for Bristol Motor Speedway . Daniel . McFadin . . August 12, 2019 . August 16, 2019.
- Web site: Morgan Shepherd plans to be back in 2019 . Scott . Page . . . November 25, 2018 . November 25, 2018.
- Web site: Chase Briscoe to run full NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule in 2019 . Jim . Utter . Motorsport.com . November 29, 2018 . December 2, 2018.
- Web site: On the Move: 2019 changes . RJ . Kraft . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . December 3, 2018 . December 4, 2018.
- Web site: Justin Haley signs multi-year Xfinity Series deal with Kaulig Racing . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . December 1, 2018 . December 2, 2018.
- Web site: Blake Koch joins JD Motorsports for full Xfinity campaign in 2019 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . December 4, 2018 . December 6, 2018.
- Web site: McFadin . Daniel . Ross Chastain joins Kaulig Racing for three-race Xfinity deal; returns to JD Motorsports . . January 31, 2019 . January 31, 2019 . February 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013540/https://sports.yahoo.com/ross-chastain-joins-kaulig-racing-140138670.html . dead .
- Web site: Zane Smith joins JR Motorsports for eight races in 2019 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . December 18, 2018 . December 18, 2018.
- Web site: Chase Elliott to compete in No. 8 JR Motorsports car at Daytona . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . February 7, 2019 . February 8, 2019.
- Web site: Jeff Green, Ryan Sieg Returning to RSS Racing in 2019, Hoping to Find Funding for 3rd Car . Dustin . Albino . Frontstretch.com . December 27, 2018 . December 31, 2018.
- Web site: Jeff Green to miss second half of XFINITY season for rotator cuff surgery . Toby . Christie . TobyChristie.com . June 11, 2019 . June 14, 2019.
- Web site: McLeod Motorsports Expand to Three Full-Time Entries . Luis . Torres . Motorsports Tribune . January 10, 2019 . January 10, 2019.
- Web site: Joey Gase joins MBM Motorsports, helps unveil No. 35 Supra . Zack . Albert . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . January 16, 2019 . January 17, 2019.
- Web site: Catanzareti . Zach . Josh bIlicki Ready For Step Up With RSS Racing . Kickin The Tires . 4 February 2019 . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020036/http://kickinthetires.net/index.php/2019/02/04/josh-bilicki-ready-for-step-up-with-rss-racing/ . dead .
- Web site: Elliott Sadler returns to Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . February 28, 2019 . March 1, 2019.
- Web site: KAULIG RACING CONTINUES TO STACK THE DECK . . March 21, 2019 . March 21, 2019.
- Web site: Digital Ally joins Allmendinger this weekend for driver's last race in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet . Amanda . Brooks . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . September 25, 2019 . September 26, 2019.
- Web site: Austin Hill to make NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Daytona . Jim . Utter . . June 16, 2019 . June 16, 2019.
- Web site: Mark Meunier To Drive Rick Ware/ Mike Harmon Racing No. 17 at Iowa . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . July 27, 2019 . July 28, 2019.
- Web site: Lawson Aschenbach returning to JD Motorsports at Mid-Ohio . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 6, 2019 . August 7, 2019.
- Web site: Will Rodgers to run two additional races for Brandonbilt Motorsports . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 6, 2019 . August 7, 2019.
- Web site: Jack Hawksworth joins Joe Gibbs Racing for Mid-Ohio Xfinity race . Daniel . McFadin . . August 7, 2019 . August 8, 2019.
- Web site: Matt DiBenedetto driving for Joe Gibbs at Road America . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 13, 2019 . August 14, 2019.
- Web site: NASCAR officials suspend Bayley Currey for violation of Substance Abuse Policy . Zack . Albert . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 15, 2019 . August 16, 2019.
- Web site: Bayley Currey suspended for violation of NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 15, 2019 . August 16, 2019.
- Web site: Bayley Currey reinstated by NASCAR . Amanda . Brooks . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . September 18, 2019 . September 19, 2019.
- Web site: Dexter Bean Returns to Xfinity Series Competition at Road America . Toby . Christie . TobyChristie.com . August 19, 2019 . August 23, 2019.
- Web site: Camden Murphy driving for RSS Racing at Darlington . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 28, 2019 . August 29, 2019.
- Web site: Chad Knaus to serve as crew chief for Byron, No. 24 team in 2019 . Zack . Albert . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . October 10, 2018 . October 11, 2018.
- News: Dave Elenz among small group of Xfinity crew chiefs to win multiple titles . Daniel . McFadin . . November 22, 2018 . November 23, 2018 . November 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123143528/https://sports.yahoo.com/dave-elenz-among-small-group-173240688.html . dead .
- Web site: Joe Gibbs Racing sets crew chief lineup, Gabehart to lead No. 11 team . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . December 6, 2018 . December 7, 2018.
- Web site: Iowa post-race penalties announced; Johnny Sauter suspended one race . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . June 18, 2019 . September 25, 2019.
- Web site: NASCAR reinstates Matt Borland and Clifford Turner . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . September 24, 2019 . September 25, 2019.
- Web site: No. 22 Xfinity Series team issued L1 penalty; crew chief escorted from garage . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . July 11, 2019 . July 12, 2019.
- Web site: Nick Harrison, longtime NASCAR crew chief, dies at 37 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . July 21, 2019 . July 21, 2019.
- Web site: Haley Commemorating Late Crew Chief at Iowa Speedway . . July 24, 2019 . July 28, 2019 . July 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728091519/https://www.kauligracing.com/news/haley-commemorating-late-crew-chief-at-iowa-speedway/ . dead .
- Here's the New Toyota Supra as a NASCAR Racer . Fink, Greg . . July 5, 2018 . November 23, 2018.
- Web site: Nguyen . Justin . NASCAR Bids Farewell to Dodge after 2018. www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk . November 16, 2018 . November 20, 2018.
- Web site: The Era of NASCAR's Zombie Dodge Ends This Weekend . Alanis . King . Jalopnik . . November 15, 2018 . November 24, 2018.
- Web site: Weaver . Matt . NASCAR trims Xfinity Series field size for 2019 . . 23 August 2018 . 12 October 2018.
- Web site: Competition model for 2019 adds disqualifications, alters post-race inspection . Zack . Albert . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . February 4, 2019 . February 5, 2019.
- Web site: Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 fails Xfinity post-race inspection; Bell disqualified . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . June 29, 2019 . June 30, 2019.
- News: Upon Review, Martin Wins When Jarrett Is Disqualified . . . August 20, 1995 . June 30, 2019.
- Web site: Allmendinger disqualified after post-race inspection at Daytona . Zack . Albert . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . July 5, 2019 . July 6, 2019.
- Web site: Kaulig Racing No. 10, Allmendinger disqualified from second place at Watkins Glen . Zack . Albert . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 3, 2019 . August 4, 2019.
- Web site: No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota fails post-race inspection in Xfinity . Zack . Albert . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 31, 2019 . September 1, 2019.
- Web site: Cole Custer wins Darlington Xfinity race after Denny Hamlin DQ'd . Amanda . Brooks . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 31, 2019 . September 1, 2019.
- Web site: Ryan Sieg fails Las Vegas post-race inspection . Scott . Page . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . August 31, 2019 . September 1, 2019.
- Web site: Quaifying tweaks among several competition updates . Zack . Albert . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . February 4, 2019 . February 6, 2019.
- Web site: NASCAR returns to single-car qualifying at all oval tracks . Zack . Albert. NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . May 1, 2019 . May 3, 2019.
- Web site: NASCAR releases 2019 Xfinity, Truck Series schedules . Ruffin . Jessica . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . June 13, 2018 . June 13, 2018.
- Web site: 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . January 1, 2019 . March 27, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327183855/https://www.nascar.com/nascar-xfinity-series/2019/schedule/ . dead .
- Web site: 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . January 31, 2019 . January 31, 2019.
- Web site: Charlotte Motor Speedway Rnhances ROVAL with Expanded Backstretch Chicane. Charlotte Motor Speedway. June 23, 2019. June 23, 2019.
