2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series

2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series
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The 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 38th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by the NASCAR in the United States.

Tyler Reddick won the series. He was also the 2018 champion.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Race driver	Crew chief
Chevrolet	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	8	Matt Mills	TBA
		78	Vinnie Miller	TBA
		99	B. J. McLeod	TBA
			Tommy Joe Martins
			Jairo Avila Jr.
	Brandonbilt Motorsports	86	Brandon Brown TBA	TBA
			TBA TBA
			TBA TBA
	JR Motorsports	1	Michael Annett	Travis Mack
		7	Justin Allgaier	Jason Burdett
		8	Various drivers	Dave Elenz
		9	Noah Gragson (R)	TBA
	Richard Childress Racing	2	Tyler Reddick	Randall Burnett
Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	00	Cole Custer	TBA
	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	98	Chase Briscoe	TBA
	Team Penske	22	Austin Cindric	TBA
	Rick Ware Racing	25	TBA	TBA
Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Jeffrey Earnhardt	TBA
		19	Brandon Jones	TBA
		20	Christopher Bell	Jason Ratcliff

Changes

On August 15, 2018, Elliott Sadler announced his retirement from full-time competition, thus leaving the JR Motorsports No. 1 team open. It was announced on September 25 that Noah Gragson would replace Sadler, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet full-time in 2019.
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.
On September 22, 2018, B. J. McLeod Motorsports announced that Vinnie Miller would run the No. 78 with them full-time in 2019 and 2020, and also run the final six races of the 2018 season with the team after securing his release from JD Motorsports.
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.
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. It is currently unknown who will replace him in the No. 23 Chevrolet Camaro.
On October 31, 2018, it was announced that Tyler Reddick will move from JR Motorsports to Richard Childress Racing in the 2019 season.

Teams

Toyota Supra will replacing the Camry in 2019 season.

Schedule

The schedule, comprising of 33 races, was announced on June 13, 2018.

No.	Race title	Track	Date
1	PowerShares QQQ 300	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 16
2	Rinnai 250	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	February 23
3	Boyd Gaming 300	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas	March 2
4	DC Solar 200	ISM Raceway, Avondale	March 9
5	Roseanne 300	Auto Club Speedway, Fontana	March 16
6	My Bariatric Solutions 300	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	March 30
7	Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	April 13
8	ToyotaCare 250	Richmond Raceway, Richmond	April 19
9	Sparks Energy 300	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln	April 27
10	OneMain Financial 200	Dover International Speedway, Dover	May 4
11	Alsco 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 25
12	Pocono Green 250	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	June 1
13	LTi Printing 250	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 8
14	Iowa 250	Iowa Speedway, Newton	June 16
15	Overton's 300	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet	June 29
16	Coca-Cola Firecracker 250	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 5
17	Alsco 300	Kentucky Speedway, Sparta	July 12
18	Drive Sober 200	Dover International Speedway, Dover	July 20
19	U.S. Cellular 250	Iowa Speedway, Newton	July 27
20	Zippo 200 at The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 3
21	Rock N Roll Tequila 170	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	August 10
22	Food City 300	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	August 16
23	Johnsonville 180	Road America, Elkhart Lake	August 24
24	Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	August 31
25	Lilly Diabetes 250	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	September 7
26	DC Solar 300	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas	September 14
NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs
Round of 12
27	Go Bowling 250	Richmond Raceway, Richmond	September 20
28	Drive for the Cure 200	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	September 28
29	Lakes Region 200	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	October 5
Round of 8
30	Kansas Lottery 300	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	October 19
31	O'Reilly Auto Parts 300	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	November 2
32	Ticket Galaxy 200	ISM Raceway, Avondale	November 9
Championship 4
33	Ford EcoBoost 300	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	November 16

Results and standings

Race results

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer	No.	Winning team	Report
1	NASCAR Racing Experience 300	Tyler Reddick	Michael Annett	Michael Annett	Chevrolet	1	JR Motorsports	Report
2	Rinnai 250	Cole Custer	Christopher Bell	Christopher Bell	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
3	Boyd Gaming 300	Cole Custer	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch		18		Report
4	iK9 Service Dog 200	Christopher Bell	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch		18		Report
5	Production Alliance Group 300	Tyler Reddick	Kyle Busch	Cole Custer	Ford	00	Stewart-Haas Racing with Fred Biagi	Report
6	My Bariatric Solutions 300	Christopher Bell	Christopher Bell	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
7	Alsco 300	Cole Custer	Justin Allgaier	Christopher Bell	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
8	ToyotaCare 250	Riley Herbst	Cole Custer	Cole Custer	Ford	00	Stewart-Haas Racing with Fred Biagi	Report
9	MoneyLion 300	Michael Annett	Tyler Reddick	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	2	Richard Childress Racing	Report
10	Allied Steel Buildings 200	Cole Custer	Cole Custer	Christopher Bell	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
11	Alsco 300	Christopher Bell	Tyler Reddick	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	2	Richard Childress Racing	Report
12	Pocono Green 250	Cole Custer	Cole Custer	Cole Custer	Ford	00	Stewart-Haas Racing with Fred Biagi	Report
13	LTi Printing 250	Paul Menard	Paul Menard	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	2	Richard Childress Racing	Report
14	CircuitCity.com 250	Cole Custer	Christopher Bell	Christopher Bell	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
15	Camping World 300	Joey Logano	Cole Custer	Cole Custer	Ford	00	Stewart-Haas Racing with Fred Biagi	Report
16	Circle K Firecracker 250	Tyler Reddick	Ross Chastain	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	16	Kaulig Racing	Report
17	Alsco 300	Austin Cindric	Cole Custer	Cole Custer	Ford	00	Stewart-Haas Racing with Fred Biagi	Report
18	ROXOR 200	Cole Custer	Christopher Bell	Christopher Bell	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
19	U.S. Cellular 250	Christopher Bell	Christopher Bell	Chase Briscoe	Ford	98	Stewart-Haas Racing with Fred Biagi	Report
20	Zippo 200 at The Glen	Kyle Busch	A. J. Allmendinger	Austin Cindric		22	Team Penske	Report
21	B&L Transport 170	Austin Cindric	Austin Cindric	Austin Cindric		22	Team Penske	Report
22	Food City 300	Austin Cindric	Kyle Busch	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	2	Richard Childress Racing	Report
23	CTECH Manufacturing 180	A. J. Allmendinger	Matt DiBenedetto	Christopher Bell	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
24	Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200	Ryan Blaney	Tyler Reddick	Cole Custer	Ford	00	Stewart-Haas Racing with Fred Biagi	Report
25	Indiana 250	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
26	Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300	Cole Custer	Christopher Bell	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	2	Richard Childress Racing	Report
NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs
Round of 12
27	Go Bowling 250	Austin Cindric	Christopher Bell	Christopher Bell	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
28	Drive for the Cure 250	Chase Briscoe	Chase Briscoe	A. J. Allmendinger	Chevrolet	10	Kaulig Racing	Report
29	Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200	Chase Briscoe	Chase Briscoe	Cole Custer	Ford	00	Stewart-Haas Racing with Fred Biagi	Report
Round of 8
30	Kansas Lottery 300	Christopher Bell	Cole Custer	Brandon Jones	Toyota	19	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
31	O'Reilly Auto Parts 300	Tyler Reddick	Christopher Bell	Christopher Bell	Toyota	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
32	Desert Diamond West Valley Casino 200	Christopher Bell	Christopher Bell	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	7	JR Motorsports	Report
Championship 4
33	Ford EcoBoost 300	Tyler Reddick	Tyler Reddick	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	2	Richard Childress Racing	Report

↑ Custer initially finished second in the race behind Denny Hamlin, but was awarded the victory after Hamlin's car failed post-race inspection which stripped him of the win.

References

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[13] Custer initially finished second in the race behind Denny Hamlin, but was awarded the victory after Hamlin's car failed post-race inspection which stripped him of the win.

[1] Fryer, Jenna. "Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler are latest NASCAR drivers to announce retirement". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[2] Albert, Zack. "JR Motorsports taps Noah Gragson for No. 1 ride in Xfinity Series". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[3] Albino, Dustin. "Brandonbilt Motorsports Going Full-Time Xfinity Racing in 2019". www.frontstretch.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[4] "Vinnie Miller joining BJ McLeod Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[5] DeCola, Pat (October 19, 2018). "Spencer Gallagher to retire from NASCAR competition". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2018.

[6] McFadin, Daniel (October 31, 2018). "Tyler Reddick to join Richard Childress Racing in Xfinity in 2019". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 1, 2018.

[7] Ruffin, Jessica (2018-06-13). "NASCAR releases 2019 Xfinity, Truck Series schedules | NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2018-06-13.

[8] "Alsco Makes History as Entitlement Sponsor for the Alsco 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series Race on May 26". www.charlottemotorspeedway.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[9] "LTi Printing 250 - Michigan International Speedway". www.mispeedway.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[10] "OVERTON'S TO SERVE AS ENTITLEMENT SPONSOR FOR CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY'S 2018 NASCAR NATIONAL SERIES RACES - Chicagoland Speedway". www.chicagolandspeedway.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[11] "Home". lvms.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[12] "Richmond Raceway Strikes with Go Bowling as Fall NASCAR Xfinity Series Entitlement Sponsor for the Go Bowling 250 - Richmond Raceway". www.richmondraceway.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.