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The 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series will be the 37th season of the Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by the NASCAR in the United States.

Teams and Drivers

Complete schedule

Manufacturer Team No. Race driver Crew chief
Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports  8 Jeff Green George Ingram
78 B.J. McLeod Keith Wolfe
99 David Starr Ken Evans
Chip Ganassi Racing 42 TBA Mike Shiplett
48 Brennan Poole Chad Norris
GMS Racing 23 Spencer Gallagher Joey Cohen
JD Motorsports 0 Garrett Smithley Wayne Setterington Jr.
01 Harrison Rhodes Tommy MacHek
4 Ross Chastain Evan Snider
Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Jeremy Clements Tony Clements
Jimmy Means Racing 52 Joey Gase Tim Brown
JR Motorsports 1 Elliott Sadler Kevin Meendering
5 Michael Annett Jason Stockert
7 Justin Allgaier Jason Burdett
9 William Byron TBA Dave Elenz
Kaulig Racing 11 Blake Koch Chris Rice
King Autosport 90 TBA Adam Brenner
Obaika Racing 77 TBA Glenn Kania
97 TBA Lauryn Scott
Richard Childress Racing 2 TBA Randall Burnett
3 TBA Matt Swiderski
21 Daniel Hemric Danny Stockman Jr.
33 Brandon Jones Nick Harrison
62 Brendan Gaughan Shane Wilson
RSS Racing 39 Ryan Sieg Kevin Starland
93 TBA Bruce Cook
Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Morgan Shepherd Nick Hoechst
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Ray Black Jr. Jason Miller
Dodge Mike Harmon Racing 74 Mike Harmon R. B. Bracken
MBM Motorsports 13 Carl Long Jason Houghtaling
40 Timmy Hill George Church
Ford Roush Fenway Racing 16 Ryan Reed Phil Gould
Stewart-Haas Racing 00 Cole Custer Jeff Meendering
Team Penske 22 Paul Menard TBA Brian Wilson
Toyota JGL Racing 24 Dylan Lupton Clinton Cram
28 Dakoda Armstrong Steven Lane
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 TBA Eric Phillips
19 Matt Tifft Matt Beckman
20 Ryan Preece Chris Gabehart
TriStar Motorsports 14 J. J. Yeley Wally Rogers

Limited schedule

Manufacturer Team No. Race driver Crew chief Rounds
Chevrolet Chris Cockrum Racing 25 Chris Cockrum  Jeff Spraker TBA
GMS Racing 96 Ben Kennedy Jeff Stankiewicz TBA
King Autosport 92 TBA Kevin Boykin TBA
Martins Motorsports 45 Tommy Joe Martins Kevin Eagle TBA
Precision Performance Motorsports 46 TBA Mark Setzer TBA
Ford Biagi-DenBeste Racing 98 TBA Jon Hanson TBA
Stewart-Haas Racing 41 Kevin Harvick Richard Boswell TBA
Team Penske 12 TBA TBA TBA
Toyota JGL Racing 26 Scott Lagasse Jr. Steven Gray TBA
TriStar Motorsports 44 Benny Gordon  Bryan Smith TBA

Rule Changes

Schedule

The final schedule – comprising 33 races – was released on May 23, 2017.[1]

No. Race title Track Date
1 PowerShares QQQ 300 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 17
2 Rinnai 250 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton February 24
3 Boyd Gaming 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 3
4 DC Solar 200 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale March 10
5 Service King 300 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 17
6 My Bariatric Solutions 300 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 7
7 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol April 14
8 ToyotaCare 250 Richmond Raceway, Richmond April 21
9 Sparks Energy 300 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln April 28
10 OneMain Financial 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover May 5
11 Hisense 4K TV 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 26
12 Pocono Green 250 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 2
13 Irish Hills 250 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 9
14 American Ethanol E15 250 Iowa Speedway, Newton June 17
15 Chicagoland 300 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet June 30
16 Subway Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 6
17 Alsco 300 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta July 13
18 Overton's 200 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 21
19 U.S. Cellular 250 Iowa Speedway, Newton July 28
20 Zippo 200 at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 4
21 Johnsonville 180 Road America, Elkhart Lake August 12
22 Mid-Ohio Challenge Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington August 18
23 Food City 300 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 24
24 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Darlington Raceway, Darlington September 1
25 Lilly Diabetes 250 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway September 8
26 Las Vegas 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas September 15
NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs
Round of 12
27 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Richmond Raceway, Richmond September 21
28 Drive for the Cure 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord September 29
29 Drive Sober 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover October 6
Round of 8
30 Kansas Lottery 300 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 20
31 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 3
32 Ticket Galaxy 200 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 10
Championship 4
33 Ford EcoBoost 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 17

Schedule changes

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.[2] 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.[3] 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 Virginia 529 College Savings 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 Chicagoland 300, will move from September to June to become the 15th race of the season instead of the 26th.[1][4]

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 Hisense 4K TV 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, while the Drive Sober 200, also at Dover International Speedway, will move one week later to follow the Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Drive for the Cure 300 will also utilize Charlotte Motor Speedway's 2.42-mile (3.89 km) road course instead of its oval. Road America will also move back to a Saturday afternoon.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Playoff makeover headlines 2018 NASCAR schedules". NASCAR.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ Scott, David (October 26, 2015). "NASCAR signs 5-year deals with tracks". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 18, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ Long, Dustin (March 8, 2017). "Las Vegas gets second Cup date in 2018; New Hampshire loses a Cup date". NASCAR Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ a b Cain, Holly (May 23, 2017). "Playoff makeover, Daytona's return to history highlight 2018 NASCAR schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)