2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series

Last updated September 28, 2023

The 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 35th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started at Daytona International Speedway on February 20 and ended at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19.^[1] Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing won the championship, becoming the first non-American to win a title in NASCAR's top 3 divisions.

This was the first year that the Xfinity Series (and the Truck Series) had a playoff system. Just like in the Cup Series, four drivers competed for the title in the final race at Homestead, also the final round of the playoffs. Those drivers are shown below.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Race driver	Crew chief
Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	42	Kyle Larson 16	Mike Shiplett
		42	Justin Marks 17	Mike Shiplett
		48	Brennan Poole (R)	Chad Norris
	Derrike Cope Racing with JP Motorsports	70	Derrike Cope 28	Carlos Contreras 1 Danny Ketterman Jr. 32
			Timmy Hill 2
			Dexter Stacey 3
	JD Motorsports	0	Eric McClure 1^[2]	Matthew Lewis 5 Danny Gill 28
		0	Garrett Smithley (R)32	Matthew Lewis 5 Danny Gill 28
		01	Ryan Preece (R)	Zach McGowan 13 Ryan Bell 20
		4	Ross Chastain	Brian Berry
	Jeremy Clements Racing	51	Jeremy Clements	Tony Clements
	Jimmy Means Racing	52	Joey Gase	Tim Brown
	JR Motorsports	1	Elliott Sadler ^[3]	Kevin Meendering 32 Mike Bumgarner1
		7	Justin Allgaier ^[3]	Jason Burdett
		88	Chase Elliott 5	Dave Elenz
			Kevin Harvick 7
			Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2
			Alex Bowman 9^[4]
			Cole Custer 2
			Josh Berry 2
			Kenny Habul 3
			Regan Smith 2
			Clint Bowyer 1
	Kaulig Racing	11	Blake Koch	Chris Rice
	Obaika Racing	97	Harrison Rhodes 6	Todd Myers 6 David Jones 1 Bobby Burrell 10 Kevyn Rebolledo 16
			Ryan Ellis 8
			Alex Guenette 3
			T. J. Bell 4
			Paige Decker 2
			Matt Waltz 3
			Josh Berry 1
			Alli Owens 1
			Jordan Anderson 3
			Josh Bilicki 2
	Richard Childress Racing	2	Austin Dillon 19	Danny Stockman Jr. 19 Gil Martin 2 Justin Alexander 12
			Paul Menard 8
			Ben Kennedy 1
			Sam Hornish Jr. 3
			Michael McDowell 1
			Regan Smith 1^{[N 1]}
		3	Ty Dillon	Danny Efland 2 Nick Harrison 30 Mike Hillman Jr. 1
		33	Brandon Jones (R)^[5]	Mike Hillman Jr. 32 Nick Harrison 1
		62	Brendan Gaughan ^[6]	Shane Wilson
	RSS Racing	39	Ryan Sieg	Kevin Starland
	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Ray Black Jr. (R)	Jason Miller
Dodge	Mike Harmon Racing	74	Mike Harmon 30	Carl Brown 1 Alan Collins Jr. 4 R. B. Bracken 28
			Nicolas Hammann 2
			Roger Reuse 1
Ford	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	78	B. J. McLeod (R)	George Ingram 31 David Ingram 2
	Roush Fenway Racing	6	Bubba Wallace	Seth Barbour
	Roush Fenway Racing	16	Ryan Reed	Phil Gould
	Team Penske	22	Joey Logano 11	Brian Wilson 22 Greg Erwin 11
			Brad Keselowski 15
			Ryan Blaney 6^{[N 2]}
			Alex Tagliani 1
Toyota	JGL Racing	28	Dakoda Armstrong 32	Steven Lane 27 Wayne Setterington Jr. 6
	JGL Racing	28	Drew Herring 1	Steven Lane 27 Wayne Setterington Jr. 6
	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Bobby Labonte 1	Chris Gayle
			Kyle Busch 17
			Matt Tifft 7
			Denny Hamlin 2
			Sam Hornish Jr. 1
			David Ragan 1
			Dakoda Armstrong 1
			Owen Kelly 2
			Drew Herring 1^{[N 3]}
		19	Daniel Suárez	Scott Graves
		20	Erik Jones (R)	Chris Gabehart
	TriStar Motorsports	14	Benny Gordon 3	Eddie Pardue
			J. J. Yeley 6
			Jeff Green 15
			Tomy Drissi 2
			Mike Bliss 1
			Hermie Sadler 2
			Matt DiBenedetto 2
			Cole Whitt 2
		44	David Starr 7	Frank Kerr 32 Bryan Smith 1
		44	J. J. Yeley 26	Frank Kerr 32 Bryan Smith 1
Chevrolet	King Autosport	90	Martin Roy 8	Guy Caron 20 Michael Rutland 2 Mario Gosselin 9
			Mario Gosselin 18
			Alex Guenette 1
			Andy Lally 1
			James Davison 1
			Dexter Bean 1
			Alex Labbé 1
	SS-Green Light Racing		Todd Bodine 1
Ford	B. J. McLeod Motorsports		Todd Peck 1	Keith Wolfe
		15	Todd Peck 5^{[N 4]}	Paul Andrews 1 Joe Lax 1 George Church 1 Keith Wolfe 2 Jason Houghtaling 10 Jeff Spraker 1 Shannon Rursch James Brooks
			Travis Kvapil 7
			Cody Ware (R)1
			Timmy Hill 1
			Scott Heckert 3
			Michael Lira 1
			Stanton Barrett 1
			Clint King 3
			Blake Jones 1
			Josh Wise 1
			Josh Reaume 1
			D. J. Kennington 1
Chevrolet 2 Dodge 1 Ford 5	Rick Ware Racing		Stanton Barrett 2
			Cody Ware (R)1
			Ryan Ellis 2
			Todd Peck 2
			Jeff Green 1
Chevrolet 17 Ford 3		25
			Cody Ware (R)3^[7]	Jeff Spraker 6 Joe Lax 9 George Church 2
			Harrison Rhodes 2
			Ryan Ellis 6
			Travis Kvapil 1
			Scott Lagasse Jr. 1
			Stanton Barrett 1
			Spencer Boyd 1
			Camden Murphy 1
			Todd Peck 1^{[N 5]}
			Jennifer Jo Cobb 1
			Austin Theriault 1
			Josh Reaume 1
Chevrolet	Chris Cockrum Racing		Chris Cockrum 7
	Obaika Racing		Austin Theriault 1^{[N 6]}
	Team Kapusta Racing		Timmy Hill 2
			Cody Ware (R)1
			Alex Kennedy 1
			Austin Theriault 1
Ford	B. J. McLeod Motorsports		Todd Peck 1
Dodge 19 Toyota 8 Chevrolet 5 Ford 1	MBM Motorsports	13	Mark Thompson 3	Carl Long 1 Robbie May 1 George Lee II 3 Michael Rathje 8 George Church 3 David Jones 1
			Josh Reaume 1
			Derek White 1
			D. J. Kennington 1
			Carl Long 4
			Matt DiBenedetto 1
			Timmy Hill 6^{[N 7]}
			John Jackson 2
			T. J. Bell 1
			Harrison Rhodes 5
			Stanton Barrett 1
			Tim Cowen 1
			Alon Day 1
			Brandon Hightower 7
Dodge 13 Toyota 18 Chevrolet 2		40	Derek White 1	Robbie May 1 Sebastian Laforge 31 Carl Long 1
			Carl Long 12
			Josh Reaume 1
			Josh Wise 1
			T. J. Bell 1
			John Jackson 5
			Timmy Hill 11
			Chris Cook 1
			Alon Day 1

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Race driver	Crew chief	Rounds
Chevrolet	Athenian Motorsports	05	John Wes Townley	Michael Shelton	2
	Bobby Gerhart Racing	85	Bobby Gerhart	Billy Gerhart 1 Brian Keselowski 1 Mark Skibo 1	3
	Brandonbilt Motorsports	86	Brandon Brown ^[8]	Joey Cohen 1 Adam Brenner 2	3
	GMS Racing	21	Spencer Gallagher	Joey Cohen	7
	Jimmy Means Racing	79	Josh Williams	Garrett Hinson	1
	JR Motorsports	5	Kasey Kahne	Ryan Pemberton 4 Matt Goslant 1 Richard Boswell 1	1
			Chase Elliott		1
			Cole Custer		4
	King Autosport	92	Mario Gosselin	Michael Rutland 6 Mario Gosselin 2 Kevin Boykin 1 Guy Caron 1	3
			Dexter Bean		5
			Josh Williams		2
	Precision Performance Motorsports	46	Anthony Kumpen	Mark Setzer	1
			Brandon Gdovic		5
			Jordan Anderson		1
	Obaika Racing	77	Claire Decker	Carlos Contreras	1
			T. J. Bell	Bobby Burrell	4
			Jordan Anderson		1
			Josh Bilicki		1
			Austin Theriault		1
			Spencer Boyd		1
			Matt Waltz		3
			Ryan Ellis		4
	RSS Racing	93	Scott Lagasse Jr.	Mark Gibson 3 Harry McMullen 18 Bruce Cook 11	1
			Josh Reaume		4
			Dylan Lupton		2
			Josh Wise		6
			David Starr		19
	Shepherd Racing Ventures	89	Morgan Shepherd	Tony Furr 5 Nick Hoechst 19	30
Ford	Biagi-DenBeste Racing	98	Aric Almirola	Jon Hanson	10
			Jeb Burton		3
			Nelson Piquet Jr. ^[9]		1
	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	99	Chris Fontaine	Jason Houghtaling 2 Keith Wolfe 2 Adam Brooks 1 Kevyn Rebolledo 3	1
			Todd Peck		3
			Stanton Barrett		1
			Jeff Green		3
	Richard Petty Motorsports	43	Jeb Burton	Drew Blickensderfer	11
	Roush Fenway Racing	60	Trevor Bayne	Drew Blickensderfer 3 Michael Tam 1	1
			Gray Gaulding		2
			Ricky Stenhouse Jr.		1
	Team Penske	12	Ryan Blaney	Greg Erwin 3 Brian Wilson 1	2
	Team Penske	12	Joey Logano	Greg Erwin 3 Brian Wilson 1	2
Toyota	JGL Racing	24	Matt Tifft	Steven Gray 8 Ken Evans 4 Wayne Setterington 1 Steven Lane 6	3
			Corey LaJoie		10
			T. J. Bell		1
			Brandon McReynolds		2
			Drew Herring		3
	NEMCO Motorsports	87	Joe Nemechek	Jim Mazza 1 Gere Kennon Jr. 1	2
	TriStar Motorsports	10	Jeff Green	Ricky Viers 2 Robbie May 8 Doug Miller 3 John Mays 5	9
			Matt DiBenedetto		17
			Tyler Young		1
			Mike Bliss		2
			Josh Wise		1
Chevrolet	MBM Motorsports	72	John Jackson	Todd Marcy	1
Dodge	MBM Motorsports	72	Timmy Hill	Steven Muchie	1
Chevrolet 1 Toyota 1	Rick Ware Racing	17	Jeff Green	George Church 1 Ricky Viers 1	2

Notes

↑ Austin Dillon was originally scheduled to drive the No. 2 for the Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200. Due to the race being rescheduled on Sunday, RCR tabbed Smith to substitute for Dillon.
↑ Joey Logano was originally scheduled to drive in the Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 at Dover on Saturday. However, with the race rained out until Sunday, Team Penske opted to replace Logano with Ryan Blaney.
↑ Kyle Busch was originally scheduled to drive the No. 18 in the Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200. However, due to the race being held on Sunday, Joe Gibbs Racing opted to replace Busch with Drew Herring
↑ Todd Peck drove in the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 with car number 15. Ryan Ellis crashed in Qualifying and his team could not fix the car in time for the race. Peck, who did not qualify for the race, took over the number 15 and was able to start with his (previously 99) B. J. McLeod Motorsports entered Ford.
↑ Todd Peck drove in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 with car number 25. Chris Cockrum crashed his Chevrolet in First Practice and his team could not fix the car in time for the race and Cockrum WD. So, they called Peck to drive the 25 backup's car entered Ford in the race.
↑ Austin Theriault drove in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 with car number 25. Chris Cockrum crashed in Qualifying and his team could not fix the car in time for the race. Theriault, who did not qualify for the race, took over the number 25 and was able to start with his (previously 77) Obaika Racing entered Chevrolet.
↑ Timmy Hill drove in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 with car number 13 MBM Motorsports Toyota. Mark Thompson who was initially scheduled to drive the car let Timmy to drive in the race. Hill, initially did not qualify for the race with his MBM Motorsports 72 Dodge.

Changes

Teams

The Roush Fenway Racing No. 1 and No. 60 cars, driven by Elliott Sadler and Chris Buescher respectively in 2015, would shut down, and Roush would downsize to two full-time teams. Sadler moved full-time to JR Motorsports, while Buescher moved up to the Sprint Cup Series full-time for Front Row Motorsports. The No. 60 team would field part-time with Trevor Bayne, Gray Gaulding and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. driving.
Chip Ganassi Racing would field a full-time team for Brennan Poole in the No. 48 DC Solar Chevrolet. Poole ran about half the races in the HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi No. 42 in 2015. Chad Norris would be the crew chief, after being the crew chief for Bubba Wallace and Ryan Reed for Roush Fenway Racing in 2015.
SS-Green Light Racing would move up from the Camping World Truck Series to the Xfinity Series with driver Ray Black Jr., crew chief Jason Miller and sponsorship from Scubalife in the No. 07.
TriStar Motorsports would downsize to two full-time teams, shutting down the No. 8, No. 19 and No. 24. David Starr would remain in the No. 44 with the No. 14 to be announced.
Kaulig Racing would start a full-time team. Blake Koch would drive the No. 11 LeafFilter Chevrolet with crew chief Chris Rice. Koch drove the No. 8 LeafFilter car for TriStar Motorsports in 2015.
Rick Ware Racing would field the No. 25 Chevrolet as a second team in celebration of the organization's 25th anniversary.
B. J. McLeod Motorsports would field two full-time Ford cars: the No. 78, which McLeod would drive, and the No. 99, which various drivers would drive. The cars were purchased from Roush Fenway Racing. The No. 99 team shut down earlier this season, due to points being low, and partnered with Rick Ware Racing to share the No. 15 team points.

Drivers

2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Erik Jones moved to the Xfinity Series full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the No. 20. Jones also drove this car part-time in 2015.
Joe Gibbs Racing renumbered the Daniel Suárez team from the No. 18 to the No. 19.
Kyle Busch, Matt Tifft, Denny Hamlin, and Bobby Labonte would run the No. 18 for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2016, renumbered from No. 54.
Justin Allgaier replaced Regan Smith in the JR Motorsports No. 7 with sponsorship from Brandt. Allgaier ran the HScott Motorsports No. 51 in the Sprint Cup Series in 2015.^[3] Smith moved back to the Cup Series full-time, driving the No. 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet.
Elliott Sadler replaced Chase Elliott, who moved up to the Sprint Cup Series, in the JR Motorsports No. 1 (renumbered from No. 9). Sadler ran in the Roush Fenway Racing No. 1 in 2015.^[3]
Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Cole Custer, and Kenny Habul joined Kevin Harvick, Josh Berry, and team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. as drivers of the JR Motorsports No. 88, replacing Kasey Kahne, who drove 6 races in 2015, and Ben Rhodes, who drove 10 races in 2015. Habul drove 3 races for the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 in 2015.
Austin Dillon, Paul Menard, Ben Kennedy, Sam Hornish Jr., A. J. Allmendinger and Michael McDowell replaced Brian Scott in the Richard Childress Racing No. 2. Dillon and Menard both ran part-time in the Childress No. 33 in 2015, while other drivers haven't. Scott moved up to the Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 44 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford, renumbered from No. 9.
Brandon Jones will move to the Xfinity Series full-time for Richard Childress Racing in the No. 33. Jones also drove this car part-time with Austin Dillon and Paul Menard in 2015.^[5]
Jeb Burton replaced Dakoda Armstrong in the No. 43 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports. Burton drove for BK Racing in the Sprint Cup Series in 2015. Burton's season came short due to team's lack of sponsorship.
Dakoda Armstrong replaced J. J. Yeley in the JGL Racing No. 28 with sponsorship from WinField. Armstrong drove the No. 43 WinField car for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2015.
Ryan Preece replaced Landon Cassill in the JD Motorsports No. 01. Preece drove five races in the Premium Motorsports No. 98 in the Sprint Cup Series in 2015. Cassill moves to the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford in the Cup Series.
Harrison Rhodes replaced various drivers in the Obaika Racing No. 97. Rhodes drove the JD Motorsports No. 0 for most of the races in 2015.

Crew chiefs

Brian Wilson replaced Greg Erwin as the crew chief for Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano in the Team Penske No. 22. He was the race engineer for Brad Keselowski's No. 2 Sprint Cup Series car in 2015. Wilson was replaced by Erwin after Watkins Glen, and later became the No. 12 team crew chief.
Chris Gabehart replaced Mike Wheeler as crew chief for Erik Jones in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20. Gabehart was the race engineer for Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Cup Series car in 2015.
Scott Graves replaced Eric Phillips as crew chief for Daniel Suárez in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19 (renumbered from No. 18). He was the crew chief for the 2015 champion Chris Buescher in the Roush Fenway Racing No. 60 the prior season.
Kevin Meendering replaced Ernie Cope as crew chief for Elliott Sadler in the JR Motorsports No. 1 (renumbered from No. 9). He was the chief engineer for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 Cup Series car in 2015.
Richard Childress Racing crew chiefs, Mike Hillman Jr. and Danny Stockman Jr., swapped cars. Hillman Jr. was the crew chief of Brandon Jones in the No. 33 after working with Brian Scott in the No. 2 in 2015. Stockman Jr. moved with Austin Dillon and Paul Menard from the No. 33 to the No. 2.
Phil Gould replaced Chad Norris as crew chief for Ryan Reed in the Roush Fenway Racing No. 16. He was the crew chief for Roush's Elliott Sadler No. 1 car in 2015.
Drew Blickensderfer replaced Frank Kerr for Jeb Burton in the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43. Blickensderfer was the crew chief for 10 races for the Petty No. 9 Sprint Cup team in 2015.
Frank Kerr replaced Greg Conner as crew chief for David Starr in the TriStar Motorsports No. 44. Kerr was the crew chief for the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 in 2015.
Zach McGowan replaced Wayne Setterington as crew chief for Ryan Preece in the JD Motorsports No. 01. McGowan was the crew chief for Preece in his 5 races for Premium Motorsports in the Sprint Cup series in 2015.
Brian Berry replaced Gary Cogswell as crew chief for Ross Chastain in the JD Motorsports No. 4.

Rule changes

On January 19, NASCAR announced the introduction of a playoff format similar to the Chase for the Sprint Cup for the Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series.^[10] After the 26-race regular season, the top-12 drivers will enter the Round of 12 (Kentucky, Dover and Charlotte), with championship points reset. The top-eight drivers will advance to the Round of 8 (Kansas, Texas and Phoenix). The top-four drivers will qualify to the Championship 4 at Homestead. Race winners will automatically advance to the next round. Additionally, the 16 drivers who qualified for the 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup are ineligible to race at Homestead.

NASCAR also announced that Dash 4 Cash races would feature two heat races that determine the starting grid for the main event. If a driver is the highest finishing eligible driver in two of the races, they become eligible for the Xfinity Chase.^[11]

Schedule

No	Race title	Track	Date
1	PowerShares QQQ 300	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 20
2	Heads Up Georgia 250	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	February 27
3	Boyd Gaming 300	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas	March 5
4	Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale	March 12
5	TreatMyClot.com 300	Auto Club Speedway, Fontana	March 19
6	O'Reilly Auto Parts 300	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	April 8
7	Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	April 16
8	ToyotaCare 250	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	April 23
9	Sparks Energy 300	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln	April 30
10	Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200	Dover International Speedway, Dover	May 14
11	Hisense 4K TV 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 28
12	Pocono Green 250	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	June 4
13	Menards 250	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 11
14	American Ethanol E15 250	Iowa Speedway, Newton	June 19
15	Subway Firecracker 250	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 1
16	Alsco 300	Kentucky Speedway, Sparta	July 8
17	AutoLotto 200	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	July 16
18	Lilly Diabetes 250	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	July 23
19	U.S. Cellular 250	Iowa Speedway, Newton	July 30
20	Zippo 200 at The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 6
21	Mid-Ohio Challenge	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	August 13
22	Food City 300	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	August 19
23	Road America 180	Road America, Elkhart Lake	August 27
24	VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 3
25	Virginia 529 College Savings 250	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 9
26	Drive for Safety 300	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet	September 17
Chase for the NASCAR Xfinity Series
Round of 12
27	VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300	Kentucky Speedway, Sparta	September 24
28	Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200	Dover International Speedway, Dover	October 2¹
29	Drive for the Cure 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 9²
Round of 8
30	Kansas Lottery 300	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	October 15
31	O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	November 5
32	Ticket Galaxy 200	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale	November 12
Championship 4
33	Ford EcoBoost 300	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	November 19

Dash 4 Cash races

Schedule changes and notes

Pocono Raceway will host the Xfinity Series for the first time on June 4, 2016. The race will be 250 mi (400 km) in length and will replace the standalone June race held by Chicagoland Speedway.^[12]
The four Dash4Cash races—Bristol, Richmond, Dover (all spring) and Indianapolis—will have reduced race distances in order to add additional heat races. The Bristol format is two 50-lap heat races and a 200-lap feature, Richmond will have 35-lap heat races and a 140-lap feature, Dover will have 40-lap heat races and a 120-lap feature and Indianapolis will have 20-lap heat races and a 60-lap feature.
Due to NBCSN's coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Zippo 200 at The Glen was moved to CNBC and the Mid-Ohio 200 and Food City 300 to USA Network. The start of the Mid-Ohio race was moved to NBC Sports Live Extra due to USA's Olympic coverage overrunning.

Results and standings

Races

No.	Race	Pole position	Most Laps Led	Winning Driver	Manufacturer	No.	Winning team
1	PowerShares QQQ 300	Ty Dillon	Joey Logano	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	88	JR Motorsports
2	Heads Up Georgia 250	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
3	Boyd Gaming 300	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
4	Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200	Erik Jones	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
5	TreatMyClot.com 300	Daniel Suárez	Kyle Busch	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	2	Richard Childress Racing
6	O'Reilly Auto Parts 300	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
7	Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300	Erik Jones	Kyle Larson	Erik Jones	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing
8	ToyotaCare 250	Matt Tifft	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	88	JR Motorsports
9	Sparks Energy 300	Matt Tifft	Brandon Jones	Elliott Sadler	Chevrolet	1	JR Motorsports
10	Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200	Erik Jones	Erik Jones	Erik Jones	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing
11	Hisense 4K TV 300	Erik Jones	Denny Hamlin	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
12	Pocono Green 250	Erik Jones	Kyle Larson	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	42	Chip Ganassi Racing
13	Menards 250	Alex Bowman	Kyle Busch	Daniel Suárez	Toyota	19	Joe Gibbs Racing
14	American Ethanol E15 250	Erik Jones	Sam Hornish Jr.	Sam Hornish Jr.	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
15	Subway Firecracker 250	David Ragan	Joey Logano	Aric Almirola	Ford	98	Biagi-DenBeste Racing
16	Alsco 300	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
17	AutoLotto 200	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
18	Lilly Diabetes 250	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
19	U.S. Cellular 250	Daniel Suárez	Erik Jones	Erik Jones	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing
20	Zippo 200 at The Glen	Joey Logano	Joey Logano	Joey Logano	Ford	12	Team Penske
21	Mid-Ohio Challenge	Sam Hornish Jr.	Justin Marks	Justin Marks	Chevrolet	42	Chip Ganassi Racing
22	Food City 300	Erik Jones	Kyle Larson	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	2	Richard Childress Racing
23	Road America 180	Alex Tagliani	Michael McDowell	Michael McDowell	Chevrolet	2	Richard Childress Racing
24	VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200	Paul Menard	Elliott Sadler	Elliott Sadler	Chevrolet	1	JR Motorsports
25	Virginia 529 College Savings 250	Austin Dillon	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
26	Drive for Safety 300	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Erik Jones	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing
Chase for the NASCAR Xfinity Series
Round of 12
27	VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300	Erik Jones	Erik Jones	Elliott Sadler	Chevrolet	1	JR Motorsports
28	Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200	Erik Jones	Daniel Suárez	Daniel Suárez	Toyota	19	Joe Gibbs Racing
29	Drive for the Cure 300	Kyle Larson	Kyle Larson	Joey Logano	Ford	12	Team Penske
Round of 8
30	Kansas Lottery 300	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
31	O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge	Brad Keselowski	Brad Keselowski	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	42	Chip Ganassi Racing
32	Ticket Galaxy 200	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
Championship 4
33	Ford EcoBoost 300	Daniel Suárez	Daniel Suárez	Daniel Suárez	Toyota	19	Joe Gibbs Racing

Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led.
. – Eliminated after Round of 12 . – Eliminated after Round of 8

Pos	Driver	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI		KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	Pts
1	Daniel Suárez	8	7	2	3	4	16	6	4	7	9	12	9	1	4	32	3	4	7	30	4	23	30	4	3	8	4		2	1*	3	3	5	5	1*	4040
2	Elliott Sadler	4	9	8	8	5	7	15	3	1	6	28	6	5	6	18	6	10	6	3	6	9	4	8	1*	4	3		1	7	2	2	6	13	3	4038
3	Justin Allgaier	12	8	9	4	10	6	5	35	2	4	5	39	8	7	2	31	7	5	7	7	5	2	6	11	5	5		9	3	6	14	10	4	6	4035
4	Erik Jones (R)	31	3	3	2	15	2	1	34	21	1*	31	2	4	27	10	4	2	22	1*	12	6	33	21	6	2	1		28*	16	5	15	4	10	9	4032
Chase for the NASCAR Xfinity Series cut-off
Pos	Driver	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI		KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	Pts
5	Ty Dillon	13	5	7	6	17	13	7	2	19	5	8	3	15	2	14	7	33	9	2	11	4	25	12	12	6	11		27	2	11	12	16	7	2	2214
6	Ryan Reed	16	15	13	14	14	14	21	11	31	18	19	33	14	11	6	29	14	13	10	9	11	35	5	13	11	32		7	10	15	16	12	6	16	2205
7	Blake Koch	9	20	26	16	12	34	37	8	24	12	14	15	13	13	22	14	32	15	13	35	12	8	18	19	15	15		11	14	12	9	14	8	20	2200
8	Brennan Poole (R)	27	14	11	10	13	19	13	10	3	10	9	12	11	8	26	9	6	11	4	10	10	28	3	5	10	21		10	15	18	7	8	11	27	2192
9	Ryan Sieg	20	16	14	27	29	10	14	21	20	16	13	29	12	21	3	20	15	18	15	23	22	37	14	15	14	12		16	19	10	34	13	14	12	2171
10	Brandon Jones (R)	7	11	6	11	9	9	11	15	18*	25	7	8	10	12	29	11	11	10	16	13	19	9	16	9	23	10		26	17	16	8	19	18	15	2168
11	Bubba Wallace	6	18	33	12	3	15	25	16	13	2	27	16	9	9	20	5	12	14	24	29	15	7	9	17	12	20		8	11	20	33	11	32	11	2163
12	Brendan Gaughan	10	13	10	13	7	12	16	7	5	15	10	14	18	15	5	13	9	16	11	8	8	5	2	16	18	8		6	9	13	31	15	35	8	2161
13	Dakoda Armstrong	14	21	22	18	22	26	30	14	34	21	21	18	24	17	12	18	17	20	5	18	21	18	13	18	16	22		18	20	19	20	20	19	19	718
14	J. J. Yeley		19	21	20	27	38	38	12	22	11	23	13	20	20	17	17	16	19	14	15	35	27	10	14	20	14		14	8	27	10	17	17	13	706
15	Jeremy Clements	15	17	20	28	21	24	33	22	4	22	20	31	21	16	16	16	13	17	17	25	34	6	25	8	17	16		12	22	22	28	18	31	24	693
16	Ross Chastain	22	28	16	24	19	21	22	18	16	20	17	19	16	14	11	22	31	21	18	14	14	32	33	29	24	39		19	12	21	13	21	20	22	670
17	Ryan Preece (R)	40	22	18	21	25	28	19	23	15	39	22	17	19	32	34	15	19	25	34	27	17	15	11	10	26	17		30	18	23	32	22	22	21	597
18	Garrett Smithley (R)		24	24	31	23	23	29	20	12	24	15	27	17	22	13	22	23	23	22	39	24	23	40	22	31	19		17	26	25	18	25	34	29	544
19	Ray Black Jr. (R)	33	33	25	25	37	22	20	24	29	17	37	21	23	30	39	19	21	33	20	20	30	14	15	21	25	28		20	24	28	19	27	36	28	515
20	B. J. McLeod (R)	24	26	27	29	33	29	28	28	36	19	25	22	34	19	40	23	20	26	23	26	27	19	28	37	32	24		21	33	30	22	28	25	31	459
21	Joey Gase	32	32	28	33	28	27	31	26	38	23	36	23	25	25	19	27	25	28	24	32	28	22	22	24	27	26		31	27	32	23	31	24	37	437
22	David Starr	18	39	23	22	38	18	17								27	21	36	24	21	DNQ	25	16	24	23	21	18		33	28	29	24	24	DNQ	DNQ	374
23	Justin Marks			34	15				13	11	40			22	18	37	12	18		19		1*		32		22			15	31				15		347
24	Jeb Burton	25	10	17	17	16	35	12	19	17	13	11	Wth						12							19					17					335
25	Alex Bowman										3		10	7	5			8								9				5				38	14	273
26	Mario Gosselin	DNQ	25	29	35	26		24		28	28		20	35	24	33		24	29	25		39¹	17		26	33				23					38	257
27	Mike Harmon	DNQ	30	31	38	32	33	36	36	DNQ	32	35	30	29	28	DNQ	30	30	35	28			36		31	38	30		24	30	38	30	32	29	DNQ	235
28	Jeff Green	37	40	40	40		DNQ	27	37	40	33	34	34	33	33	7	33	34	36	31	33	40		39	30		31		32	32	37	21	40	37	32	219
29	Derrike Cope	DNQ	27	DNQ	34	34	31	34	30	DNQ	35	32	37	31	34	DNQ	35	35	32	33	31		29		25	34	37		29	29	36	38				202
30	Ryan Ellis			QL	QL		30	35	29	35	31		25			15			30		30	18			33		27		22	36	DNQ	36	33	DNQ	DNQ	191
31	Corey LaJoie		23	19		18										30		37					10							6			23	33	35	177
32	Sam Hornish Jr.														1*					6		2							4							157
33	Harrison Rhodes	DNQ	35	32	30	35		26	27			24		26	26		38		34				38													121
34	Drew Herring										14	18			29					12										21						111
35	Martin Roy	38					25					26		27													23				31	26	30			102
36	Morgan Shepherd	36	37	39	39	DNQ	Wth	DNQ	39	39	36	DNQ	35	36	37	35	37	39	37	35	Wth	Wth	39	37	34	DNQ	34		38	34	39	DNQ	39	DNQ	DNQ	94
37	Brandon Gdovic							18					26						27				21											21		92
38	Todd Peck		38	DNQ	37	30	37		32				28	30			34		40						28				25							92
39	T. J. Bell				26							DNQ	32	28			28	27	DNQ	38	38	32	31													89
40	Stanton Barrett	DNQ		30															31		19	20		27												78
41	Josh Berry																			9					27				13							74
42	Carl Long		36	37		DNQ	39	DNQ	38	30	34	30	38		38	DNQ		38							32		38									64
43	Brandon Hightower																									35				25	34	39	35	26	30	63
44	Chris Cockrum	28	29							37				32				29								QL			QL		35					56
45	Cody Ware (R)		31	35		31	36					38									21															54
46	Scott Heckert																	26			16			29												52
47	Benny Gordon	35								14						23																				51
48	Owen Kelly																					16		17												50
49	Alex Guenette										27		24			38	26																			49
50	Clint King																									30					26		26			41
51	Matt Waltz																	28		35									36	35		37	34			41
52	Josh Reaume		34	38	DNQ					DNQ	37				40																	27			33	37
53	Kenny Habul																				17	36		34												36
54	Dexter Bean														36		36		Wth	DNQ				Wth	38		36		23	Wth	Wth					36
55	Andy Lally																					7														35
56	Alex Tagliani																							7												35
57	Scott Lagasse Jr.	29	Wth													25																				28
58	Dylan Lupton				19	36																														27
59	Brandon McReynolds									23										32																27
60	Bobby Gerhart	39								33						24																				27
61	John Jackson									32				37	Wth		39			40				35	39¹				39							24
62	Josh Bilicki																							38										28	34	23
63	James Davison																							19												22
64	Tomy Drissi																				36			26												20
65	Hermie Sadler																						34			28										20
66	Paige Decker														31									31												20
67	Alex Labbé																																	23		18
68	Nicolas Hammann																				28			36											18
69	D. J. Kennington				36																												30		16
70	Anthony Kumpen	26																																	15
71	Michael Lira																			26															15
72	Camden Murphy																						26												15
73	Eric McClure	30																																	11
74	Mark Thompson	DNQ														31												QL							11
75	Roger Reuse																					33													8
76	Todd Bodine																				34														7
77	Blake Jones																											35							6
78	Derek White	DNQ		36																															5
79	Alli Owens																									36									5
80	Josh Williams													38¹				DNQ										37							4
81	Dexter Stacey																															37	DNQ	DNQ	4
82	Tim Cowen																					37													4
83	Nelson Piquet Jr.																					38													3
84	Chris Cook																				40														1
	Claire Decker														DNQ																				0
Ineligible for Xfinity Series driver points
Pos.	Driver	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI		KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	Pts
	Kyle Busch		1*	1*	1*	2*	1*	2					4	2*			1*	1*	1*		37		24			1*	13*			QL		1*		1*
	Austin Dillon	5		5	7	1	8	4	5	6		2				28	2	5					1			7				QL	14	17	7	2	5
	Kyle Larson	34	2			8	11	3*				6	1*						4		3		3*		4		2				4*	5	1		7
	Joey Logano	2*						9		27	7	3	5	6		4*			8		1*						7			QL	1	4
	Denny Hamlin											1*													2
	Chase Elliott	1		4	5		4			9						9
	Dale Earnhardt Jr.						5		1*
	Aric Almirola	11		12		11	17	10		10			11			1																		12	10
	Michael McDowell																							1*
	Brad Keselowski		6	15	9		3		9						3		10	3		8	24		12			3					9		2*	9
	Paul Menard		4								29		7	3					3		2				20		9
	Kevin Harvick		12			6		8											2						35						7		3
	Ryan Blaney					20						16					8					3			7				3	4					4
	Kasey Kahne	3
	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.																																	3
	Cole Custer								6			4					32														DNQ	35			17
	Matt Tifft	21					20	23	33	8	8																		5		8		9		25
	Trevor Bayne																				5
	Regan Smith																						11							13		6
	Clint Bowyer																										6
	Spencer Gallagher				23	24			17			29				8					22										24
	Ben Kennedy														10
	Matt DiBenedetto					40	32	40	Wth		38	40	40	40			40	40	38				40		40	40	40			40	DNQ	11	36	40	40
	Gray Gaulding																						13			13
	Alon Day																					13		30
	Cole Whitt																																	16	18
	John Wes Townley	17								26						Wth
	Joe Nemechek	19														36
	Travis Kvapil								25	25	30				23		25		Wth				20				33								26
	Alex Kennedy																							20
	David Ragan															21
	Timmy Hill				32			32	31		26	33			35			22	39	37		29	DNQ	23	36	39	25		34	38	40	40	38	39	39
	Brandon Brown																									29					Wth	25			23
	Bobby Labonte	23
	Mike Bliss																			39		26							40
	Austin Theriault																									37							29	27
	Jordan Anderson																					31					29			37	33				36
	Spencer Boyd																			29							35
	Jennifer Jo Cobb																															29
	Josh Wise					39	40	39	40			39	36	39																39		DNQ
	Tyler Young														39
	Chris Fontaine	DNQ
Pos.	Driver	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI		KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	Pts
¹ Post entry, driver and owner did not score points.

Owners' championship (Top 15)

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
. – Eliminated after Round of 12 . – Eliminated after Round of 8

Pos.	No.	Car Owner	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	Points
1	19	Joe Gibbs	8	7	2	3	4	16	6	5	7	9	12	9	1	4	32	3	4	7	30	4	23	30	4	3	8	4	2	1*	3	3	5	5	1*	4040
2	1	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	4	9	8	8	5	7	15	3	1*	6	28	6	5	6	18	6	10	6	3	6	9	4	8	1*	4	3	1	7	2	2	6	13	3	4038
3	22	Roger Penske	2*	6	15	9	20	3	9	9	27	7	3	5	6	3	4*	10	3	8	8	24	3	11	7	7	3	7	3	4	9	4	2*	9	4	4037
4	18	J. D. Gibbs	23	1*	1*	1*	2*	1*	2	33	8	8	1*	4	2*	1*	21	1*	1*	1*	5	37	16	24	17	2	1*	13*	5	21	8	1*	9	1*	25	4016
Chase for the NASCAR Xfinity Series cut-off
5	7	Kelley Earnhardt-Miller	12	8	9	4	10	6	5	35	2	4	5	39	8	7	2	31	7	5	7	7	5	2	6	11	5	5	9	3	6	14	10	4	6	2239
6	2	Richard Childress	5	4	5	7	1	8	4	5	6	29	2	7	3	10	28	2	5	3	6	2	2	1	1*	20	7	9	4	13	14	17	7	2	5	2234
7	42	Chip Ganassi	34	2	34	15	8	11	3*	15	11	40	6	1*	22	18	37	12	18	4	19	3	1*	3*	32	4	22	2	15	31	4*	5	1	15	7	2222
8	20	Joe Gibbs	31	3	3	2	15	2	1	34	21	1*	34	2	4	27	10	4	2	22	1*	12	6	33	21	6	2	1	28*	16	5	15	4	10	9	2220
9	3	Richard Childress	13	5	7	6	17	13	7	2	19	5	8	3	15	2	14	7	33	9	2	11	4	25	12	12	6	11	27	2	11	12	16	7	2	2214
10	88	Rick Hendrick	1	12	4	5	6	5	8	1	9	3	4	10	7	5	9	32	8	2	9	17	36	11	34	35	9	6	13	6	7	6	3	38	14	2198
11	48	Chip Ganassi	27	14	11	10	13	19	13	10	3	10	9	12	11	8	26	9	6	11	4	10	10	28	3	5	10	21	10	15	18	7	8	11	27	2192
12	62	Richard Childress	10	13	10	13	7	12	16	7	5	15	10	14	18	15	5	13	9	16	11	8	8	5	2	16	18	8	6	9	13	31	15	35	8	2161
13	33	Richard Childress	7	11	6	11	9	9	11	15	18	25	7	8	10	12	29	11	11	10	16	13	19	9	16	9	23	10	26	17	16	8	19	18	15	901
14	6	Jack Roush	6	18	33	12	3	15	25	16	13	2	27	16	9	9	20	5	12	14	24	29	15	7	9	17	12	20	8	11	20	33	11	32	11	843
15	16	Jack Roush	16	15	13	14	14	14	21	11	31	18	19	33	14	11	6	29	14	13	10	9	11	35	5	13	11	32	7	10	15	16	12	6	16	840
Pos.	No.	Car Owner	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	Points

Manufacturers' championship

Pos	Manufacturer	Wins	Points
1	Toyota	19	1362
2	Chevrolet	11	1341
3	Ford	3	1219
4	Dodge	0	361

Notes

^1 The Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway was postponed from October 1 to 2 because of inclement weather.^[13]
^2 The Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway was postponed from October 7 to 9 because of Hurricane Matthew.^[14]

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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 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.

Founded in 1988, the NASCAR program is built around having multiple cars and providing engine, engineering and race car build services to other NASCAR teams fielding Ford branded vehicles. The multi-team aspect of the company allows for information and resources to be shared across the enterprise, improving the performance of all of the teams. Since the 2004 season, engines for the cars have been provided by Roush-Yates Engines, a partnership between Roush Fenway Racing and now-closed rival Yates Racing, with Doug Yates as head engine builder. Roush-Yates also provides engines, cars and parts to other Cup teams, including Wood Brothers Racing, Team Penske, Stewart-Haas Racing, and Front Row Motorsports.

Roush Fenway Racing's Xfinity Series operation began in 1992 with the No. 60 driven by Mark Martin. The No. 60 team has been dominant throughout its history, amassing many wins with Martin; three driver's championships with Greg Biffle in 2002, Carl Edwards in 2007, and Chris Buescher in 2015; and an owner's championship with Edwards in 2011. The No. 6 team won back-to-back driver's championships in 2011 & 2012 with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Following the departures of Ryan Reed, Chase Briscoe, and Austin Cindric, Roush's Xfinity program was closed following the 2018 season.

The 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series is the 42nd season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started with the Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway and will end with the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race on November 4 at Phoenix Raceway.

References

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↑ DeGroot, Nick (January 26, 2016). "JD Motorsports announces 2016 driver lineup". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network, LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "BRANDT® and Justin Allgaier Joining JR Motorsports in 2016". jrmracing.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: JR Motorsports. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
↑ "Alex Bowman to Drive Nine Races for JR Motorsports in 2016". jrmracing.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: JR Motorsports. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
1 2 "Brandon Jones Becomes a Full-Time Driver at RCR in 2016". rcrracing.com. Welcome, North Carolina: Richard Childress Racing. September 25, 2015. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
↑ "BRENDAN GAUGHAN 2016 SOUTH POINT CASINO 1:64 ARC DIECAST". Lionelracing.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
↑ "Rick Ware Racing To Celebrate 25th Year in 2016". Catchfence.com. Thomasville, North Carolina: Citizen Journalist Media Corps. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
↑ "Brandon Brown will make Xfinity Series debut". brandonbrownracing.com. Fredericksburg, Virginia: Brandonbilt Motorsports. August 9, 2016. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
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[ReganSmith-5] Austin Dillon was originally scheduled to drive the No. 2 for the Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200. Due to the race being rescheduled on Sunday, RCR tabbed Smith to substitute for Dillon.

[Ryan_Blaney-8] Joey Logano was originally scheduled to drive in the Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 at Dover on Saturday. However, with the race rained out until Sunday, Team Penske opted to replace Logano with Ryan Blaney.

[KyleBusch-9] Kyle Busch was originally scheduled to drive the No. 18 in the Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200. However, due to the race being held on Sunday, Joe Gibbs Racing opted to replace Busch with Drew Herring

[ToddPeck-10] Todd Peck drove in the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 with car number 15. Ryan Ellis crashed in Qualifying and his team could not fix the car in time for the race. Peck, who did not qualify for the race, took over the number 15 and was able to start with his (previously 99) B. J. McLeod Motorsports entered Ford.

[ToddPeck2-12] Todd Peck drove in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 with car number 25. Chris Cockrum crashed his Chevrolet in First Practice and his team could not fix the car in time for the race and Cockrum WD. So, they called Peck to drive the 25 backup's car entered Ford in the race.

[AustinTheriault-13] Austin Theriault drove in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 with car number 25. Chris Cockrum crashed in Qualifying and his team could not fix the car in time for the race. Theriault, who did not qualify for the race, took over the number 25 and was able to start with his (previously 77) Obaika Racing entered Chevrolet.

[TimmyHill-14] Timmy Hill drove in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 with car number 13 MBM Motorsports Toyota. Mark Thompson who was initially scheduled to drive the car let Timmy to drive in the race. Hill, initially did not qualify for the race with his MBM Motorsports 72 Dodge.

[1] "NASCAR reaches five-year sanction agreements with national series tracks". NASCAR.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 26, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

[2] DeGroot, Nick (January 26, 2016). "JD Motorsports announces 2016 driver lineup". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network, LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

[AllgaierSadler-3] 1 2 3 4 "BRANDT® and Justin Allgaier Joining JR Motorsports in 2016". jrmracing.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: JR Motorsports. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

[4] "Alex Bowman to Drive Nine Races for JR Motorsports in 2016". jrmracing.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: JR Motorsports. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

[BJones-6] 1 2 "Brandon Jones Becomes a Full-Time Driver at RCR in 2016". rcrracing.com. Welcome, North Carolina: Richard Childress Racing. September 25, 2015. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

[7] "BRENDAN GAUGHAN 2016 SOUTH POINT CASINO 1:64 ARC DIECAST". Lionelracing.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

[11] "Rick Ware Racing To Celebrate 25th Year in 2016". Catchfence.com. Thomasville, North Carolina: Citizen Journalist Media Corps. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

[15] "Brandon Brown will make Xfinity Series debut". brandonbrownracing.com. Fredericksburg, Virginia: Brandonbilt Motorsports. August 9, 2016. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[16] DeGroot, Nick (July 8, 2016). "Nelson Piquet Jr. to make NASCAR return at Mid-Ohio". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network, LLC. Archived from the original on July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

[17] "Chase format extended to XFINITY, Camping World Truck Series". NASCAR.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 19, 2016. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[18] "NASCAR announces innovations for XFINITY, Camping World Truck Series". NASCAR.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[19] "XFINITY Series headed to Pocono & 2016 NASCAR dates announced". poconoraceway.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Pocono Raceway. September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

[20] Jensen, Tom (October 1, 2016). "XFINITY Series Chase race No. 2 at Dover postponed". Foxsports.com . Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[21] Menzer, Joe (October 7, 2016). "Rain washes out XFINITY race, all Friday activities at Charlotte". Foxsports.com . Retrieved October 8, 2016.

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