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BIZARRE: The xfinity series - What They Never Told You

NASCAR penalizes two Xfinity teams for bumper cover violation

NASCAR's weekly penalty report is out and while there were no further issues in Cup beyond the Sunday disqualifications of Ryan Preece and Joey Logano (with both RFK Racing and Team Penske deciding against an appeal), there were some issues in the Xfinity Series.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back, running what might be his last NASCAR race ever

UPDATE: CLICK HERE to see how Dale Jr.'s Bristol race went. It involved a broken radio, two helmets, a missing pair of glasses!

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. "really pumped" with Iowa top-five

While Sunday night’s race at the .875-mile short track was the first for the NASCAR Cup Series, Stenhouse had several previous starts – and wins – at Iowa from his days competing in the Xfinity Series.

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Despite SHR closing, Josh Berry would "do it all over again"

The Late Model star secured his first full-time Cup ride with SHR’s No. 4 Ford team this year after showcasing his talent in the Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports and as an occasional fill-in driver in Cup.

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SVG "a long way" from a NASCAR oval win but "getting better"

The three-time Supercars champion captured his first victory in the Xfinity Series last Saturday at Portland International Raceway, passing Justin Allgaier with three of 75 laps remaining and holding on for the win.

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"Going full attack" nets Ed Jones his first top-five in NASCAR

Jones, who lined up a three-race deal this season in the Xfinity Series with Sam Hunt Racing, was helped by a pair of chaotic late-race restarts on Saturday to finish fifth at Portland International Raceway.

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Filling in for Larson at Coke 600 "a lot of fun" for Allgaier

Allgaier, who competes full-time in the Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports, was the designated fill-in driver for Kyle Larson in his well-planned attempt to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.

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NASCAR suspends three crew members, reinstates another

Marten Lindley, crew chief of JR Motorsports’ No. 1 Chevrolet driven by Sam Mayer in the Xfinity Series has been fined $10,000 and suspended next week’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Almirola will make NASCAR Trucks return at North Wilkesboro

Almirola, who currently drives part time in the Xfinity Series and serves as a driver coach at Joe Gibbs Racing, will drive the No. 16 Toyota for Hattori Racing Enterprises in Saturday’s race which is part of NASCAR All-Star Weekend.

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Riley Herbst to run Daytona 500 with Rick Ware Racing

Herbst, who competes full-time in the Xfinity Series with Stewart-Haas Racing, made his Cup debut in last year’s 500 driving for RWR and finished a respectable 10th.

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Kaz Grala to run majority of 2024 NASCAR Cup schedule with RWR

Grala, who ran full-time in the Xfinity Series last year with Sam Hunt Racing, will drive RWR’s No. 15 Ford this season as a teammate to Justin Haley, who will drive the No. 51.

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2023 Chicago Street Race champ Shane van Gisbergen to compete in NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024

On Wednesday, Trackhouse Racing announced that Shane van Gisbergen — winner of the inaugural Chicago Street Race in 2023 — will race full-time in the Xfinity Series. The

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Alfredo secures NASCAR Xfinity ride with Our Motorsports for 2024

Alfredo, who competed for Our Motorsports in 2022, will return to the organization next year and compete full-time in the Xfinity Series driving the No. 5 Chevrolet.

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Beshore joins Nemechek at LMC as Cup crew chief

LMC had previously announced it had signed Nemechek to drive its No. 42 Toyotas beginning next season and on Monday said Beshore – who worked with Nemechek in the Xfinity Series this past season – will join him.

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The ten closest finishes from the 2023 NASCAR season

Once again, drafting tracks dominated this list, making up six of the ten closest finishes. The Xfinity Series is the most consistently featured series and the only one to deliver photo finishes at superspeedways, a road course, and even a short track this year.

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Pair of NASCAR Xfinity regulars to run Talladega Truck race

With the Xfinity Series having its final off-weekend of the season, two of the series’ fulltime drivers – Chandler Smith and Brett Moffitt – will compete in Saturday’s Truck race at Talladega for different teams.

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Austin Hill's new RCR deal includes possibility of move to Cup

RCR announced earlier this week that it had signed Hill to a multi-year contract extension to compete in the Xfinity Series with the organization.

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NASCAR suspends two part-time drivers after DWI arrests

On August 17, NASCAR indefinitely suspended both Jason White, who has competed part time most recently in the Truck Series, and Chris Hacker, who has competed most recently in the Xfinity Series.

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Chicago’s first day in the NASCAR business was far from a smash hit. Will Sunday be better?

The Xfinity Series’ Loop 121 race never really got anywhere before being postponed due to weather. As for the main race — the Grant Park 220 — Cup Series drivers had some gripes after qualifying.

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Berry to replace Harvick at Stewart-Haas Racing in NASCAR for 2024

SHR officials introduced Berry at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Wednesday as the new driver of its No. 4 Ford beginning in 2024, replacing future NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Harvick, who is retiring at the conclusion of the 2023 season.

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Josh Berry to replace Harvick at Stewart-Haas NASCAR Cup team in 2024

SHR officials on Wednesday introduced Berry at Charlotte Motor Speedway as the new driver of its No. 4 Ford beginning in 2024, replacing future NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Kevin Harvick, who is retiring at the conclusion of the 2023 season.

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Trackhouse owner Justin Marks to run Chicago Xfinity race

Justin Marks, co-owner of Trackhouse Racing, will run the Xfinity Series race in NASCAR's first-ever event on the streets of Chicago.

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NASCAR adds Xfinity as founding partner of Chicago Street Race

As a founding partner, Xfinity will have official presenting, marketing, and promotional rights for the July 1-2 Chicago Street Race Weekend including the NASCAR Cup Series’ Grant Park 220 and the Xfinity Series’ The Loop 121 races.

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Josh Berry returns to Hendrick Cup ride 'one step at a time'

Berry, who competes fulltime in the Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports, most recently drove Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet on oval tracks this season during his recovery from a fractured tibia in his left leg suffered in a snowboarding accident.

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Yeley a true dark-horse on the dirt at Bristol

Yeley is a veteran of the sport with over 350 starts at the Cup level since 2004 and almost 400 starts in the Xfinity Series as well.

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