Nascar Xfinity Series Drivers
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Nov 30, 2018 - Reddick became just the third driver in the history of the Xfinity Series to win a title in his rookie year. Elliott did it in 2014, Byron just last year.
Roush Fenway Racing will not field a team in the Xfinity Series for the first time in more than a quarter century, RFR President Steve Newmark confirmed Wednesday night on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Roush Fenway Racing first ran in the Xfinity Series in 1993 with Mark Martin, who won seven of 14 starts that season. The organization has won a record 138 Xfinity races. Roush Fenway Racing also has captured five Xfinity driver titles — Greg Biffle in 2002, Carl Edwards in 2007, in 2011-12 and in 2015.
Newmark told Claire B. Lang on SiriusXM’s “Dialed In” that the focus is on strengthening the Cup program with Stenhouse and, who joins the team to drive the No. 6 car this season. “We’re going to focus exclusively on both of those Cup teams (in 2019) and realized we needed to allocate all of our resources there,” Newmark told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “We’ve fluctuated on the number of the teams in the Xfinity Series and a lot of that has been based on need.
We’ve been four, we’ve been one, and I think (2019) we’ve decided on how we’re positioned we’ll step out of that for a year and see how that goes and just focus all the resources, all the engineering, all the wind tunnel on making sure that we perform to our expectations at the Cup level.” Asked if sponsorship was a key factor in the decision, Newmark said: “There’s no doubt that sponsorship plays a factor in everything that we do. For better or worse that’s the way NASCAR is structured right now and sponsorship is the lifeblood for the teams.
My hope is that at some point in time we continue to evolve to a model that moves a little bit way from that. But that was just a factor. We had a great run with Lilly Diabetes, five full seasons, we handled the Ford driver development program last year and the Xfinity Series is something that Jack (Roush) has always been passionate about. “But when we look at where we are and what we needed to focus on, we just felt like that all the resources should be dedicated to Cup. We’ve always used Xfinity as a feeder series for Cup, and when we look at our drivers, we’ve got those guys locked up and we think that they’re going to be with us for a number of years.
We look at the engineering talent, we look at our crew chiefs, and we kind of felt like we had all the pieces of the puzzle in place and so really what we need to do is go out and execute at the Cup level and we’ll see where we end up in Xfinity in the future.” Last season, Roush Fenway Racing fielded two full-time Xfinity teams: in the No. 16 and, and splitting time in the No. 60 car as Ford development drivers. Reed finished 11th in the points. Oscar Mayer will sponsor ‘s No. 6 ride for Roush Fenway Racing in the Daytona 500 and other races this season, the team announced Thursday. The team stated in a release that Oscar Mayer would be the primary sponsor for Newman’s car at Phoenix in March and “on a number of races throughout the year.” Oscar Mayer also will serve as an associate sponsor on Newman’s car for the entire season.
In each race with Oscar Mayer as the primary sponsor, the car will have a different design to promote Oscar Mayer’s offerings across bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts. “We’re honored to be a season-long sponsor of driver Ryan Newman and Roush Fenway Racing,” said Matt Riezman, Associate Director for Oscar Mayer, in a statement. “We have big plans to support the sport and the No.
6 Oscar Mayer Ford Mustang this year and can’t wait to share our love for tasty Oscar Mayer bacon, cold cuts and hot dogs with NASCAR fans.” Newman, the 2008 Daytona 500 winner, moves to Roush Fenway Racing this season. Oscar Mayer served as an associate sponsor with Roush Fenway Racing in the early 2000s and was on ‘s car and ‘s car when they won back-to-back Cup titles in 2003 and ’04. Oscar Mayer sponsored Kenseth’s car in last year’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. GMS Racing announced Thursday that reigning NASCAR Truck champion will drive the team’s No. 24 ride in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
GMS Racing made the announcement a day after stating that. “I’m excited to be given the chance to defend my 2018 championship,” Moffitt said in a statement from the team. “I have to thank the Gallagher family and everyone at GMS for this opportunity. I can’t wait to start working with Jerry (Baxter, crew chief) and the guys to kick off the season at Daytona in a few weeks.” Moffitt needed a ride after. Despite winning the championship, Hattori Racing struggled to find sponsorship throughout the season. Moffitt said after winning the title in November he didn’t know where he would drive this season.
The 26-year-old Moffitt won six races last year. He has seven career Truck wins in 36 starts. “Brett will be an excellent addition to the GMS organization,” said Mike Beam, team president, in a statement from the team.
“Last year he showed the racing world the amount of talent and determination he has, especially while facing some adversity throughout the season. Re-loader activator 3. We look forward to helping him win his second championship and ours as well. “We have a strong driver lineup in every series we’ll compete in this year. Maury Gallagher has given us the tools and personnel we need to compete for several championships.” The rest of the GMS Racing lineup for 2019 features: Rookie in the No. 2 Truck with Doug Randolph as crew chief.
23 Xfinity car with Chad Norris as crew chief. 21 K&N Pro Series East ride. He’ll also run limited ARCA and Truck races.
GMS Racing also stated that Halmar Friesen Racing renewed its technical alliance with GMS Racing to field the No. GMS stated that its driver lineup is complete for 2019, meaning it will not field a second Truck as it did the No. 21 last year. NASCAR Cup rookie driver was in a celebratory mood Wednesday — and for good reason.
Tifft, who will drive for Front Row Motorsports this season along with and, took to social media to update followers that he has reached a significant milestone in his ongoing recovery from brain tumor removal surgery on July 21, 2016. Tifft told followers his recovery has been so good that he won’t have to undergo another routine followup brain scan and exam for at least a year.
“It’s a huge step,” Tifft said in a Twitter video. “Almost three years out from surgery now. It’s really awesome to see that nothing has come back. Hopefully, I can keep the good health up for many more years to come.” Tifft competed in just 10 races in the 2016 Xfinity Series before undergoing surgery. He came back to run full Xfinity seasons in 2017 (finished 7th) and 2018 (6th, including a career-best six top-5s and 19 top-10s. Check out Tifft’s post and video from Wednesday.
Two weeks after it plays host to the NASCAR Cup Series on Aug. 4, Watkins Glen International will host the 50th anniversary celebration of the Woodstock Music & Arts Festival — also known as Woodstock 50 — from Aug. Yes, it’s been 50 years since Woodstock, whose “3 Days of Peace & Music” in mid-August 1969 captivated the world with musical acts including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Santana, Joe Cocker and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Co-producer and co-founder of the original Woodstock 1969 and now Woodstock 50, Michael Lang, announced Wednesday that the 1,000-acre WGI will host Woodstock 50, the only authorized commemoration of the original fest. Tickets are expected to go on sale first for college students ages 18-25 by the end of January. The Bird of Peace is Back ☮️❤️🎵 — WOODSTOCK (@woodstockfest) “The original festival in ‘69 was a reaction by the youth of the time to the causes we felt compelled to fight for – civil rights, women’s rights, and the antiwar movement, and it gave way to our mission to share peace, love and music,” Lang said in a media release. “Today, we’re experiencing similar disconnects in our country, and one thing we’ve learned is that music has the power to bring people together.
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“So, it’s time to bring the Woodstock spirit back, get involved and make our voices heard.” The musical lineup for Woodstock 50 will be announced in the coming weeks, Lang said. The festival will have three main stages and is expected to host a wide swath of artists of various musical genres from rock, hip hop, pop and country music. In additional to contemporary artists, several tribute performances honoring those who played at the first Woodstock will also be held. WGI has nearly twice the space as the upstate New York farm owned by Max Yasgur, which hosted the original Woodstock Aug. WGI is about 150 miles northwest of the original Woodstock site.
“The original site in Bethel (New York) is wonderful, but much too small for what we’re envisioning,” Lang said. “Watkins Glen International gives us the ability to create something unlike any other commemorative event and something uniquely Woodstock.” Lang added that when he first saw WGI as a potential host site, he felt “an immediate emotional connection to the land.
It’s a beautiful location and an ideal site.”.
By 2 weeks ago. x. There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding Roush Fenway Racing’s NASCAR Xfinity Series team. Is it possible that they will shut down before the 2019 season? Roush Fenway Racing have competed in the Xfinity Series, which was formerly known as the Busch Grand National Series, the Busch Series and the Nationwide Series, on either a full-time or a part-time basis from the 1992 season through the 2018 season.
In every season since the 1997 season except for the 2003 season, the Concord, North Carolina-based team have fielded at least one full-time entry in the series after competing on a part-time basis in the series from the 1992 season through the 1996 season. More from Xfinity Series. It was leaked a few weeks ago that this was a possibility when, the 24-year-old Seymour, North Carolina native who competed in 12 of the 2018 season’s 33 races and three of the 2017 season’s 33 races for the team behind the wheel of the #60 Ford, stated that he had been told by the team that they would not have a team in the Xfinity Series next season and therefore would not field an entry for him. However, ever since, there has been no official word by anyone, much less by Roush Fenway Racing, about the matter, meaning that it has still not yet been confirmed nor denied. This means two things. One, it is still possibility, and two, it hasn’t officially happened yet, meaning that it is still up for discussion. So will Roush Fenway Racing end up shutting down before the 2019 season begins?
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With funding being so important in NASCAR and with the lack of it having prevented several drivers from landing rides and teams from fielding rides, especially in recent seasons, the unfortunate answer is probably yes. Aside of Majeski, three drivers competed for Roush Fenway Racing in the 2018 season. Ryan Reed competed full-time behind the wheel of the #16 Ford while Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric split time with Majeski behind the wheel of the #60 Ford with Briscoe competing in 12 races and Cindric competing in nine. Reed’s primary sponsor, Lilly Diabetes, have withdrawn their sponsorship from Roush Fenway Racing.
As a result, the 25-year-old Bakersfield, California native has., meanwhile, has signed with Stewart-Haas Racing to become the full-time driver of the #98 Ford, an entry that is set to be fielded by a partnership involving both Stewart-Haas Racing and Biagi-DenBeste Racing, in the 2019 season while has signed with Team Penske to become the full-time driver of the #22 Ford in the 2019 season. To bring you the best content on our sites and applications, Meredith partners with third party advertisers to serve digital ads, including personalized digital ads. Those advertisers use tracking technologies to collect information about your activity on our sites and applications and across the Internet and your other apps and devices. You always have the choice to experience our sites without personalized advertising based on your web browsing activity by visiting the, the, and/or the, from each of your browsers or devices. To avoid personalized advertising based on your mobile app activity, you can install the. You can find much more information about your privacy choices in. Even if you choose not to have your activity tracked by third parties for advertising services, you will still see non-personalized ads on our site.
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