2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
| 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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Daniel Suárez enters as the defending champion
The 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series will be the 36th season of semi-professional stock-car racing, the season will begin with the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on and end with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Daniel Suárez will be the defending drivers' champion while Toyota will be the defending manufacturer's champion.
During the season, races will continue to be broadcast by Fox Sports and NBC Sports for the third consecutive year.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Kyle Larson[1] | Mike Shiplett |
| Tyler Reddick (R) | ||||
| Justin Marks | ||||
| 48 | Brennan Poole | TBA | ||
| GMS Racing | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | Joey Cohen | |
| JD Motorsports | 0 | TBA | TBA | |
| 01 | Ryan Preece | TBA | ||
| 4 | Ross Chastain | TBA | ||
| JR Motorsports | 1 | Elliott Sadler | TBA | |
| 5 | Michael Annett | TBA | ||
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | TBA | ||
| 9 | William Byron (R) | TBA | ||
| Kaulig Racing | 11 | Blake Koch | Chris Rice | |
| Precision Performance Motorsports | 46 | Brandon Gdovic (R) | TBA | |
| Richard Childress Racing | ||||
| 33 | Brandon Jones | TBA | ||
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | TBA | ||
| TBA | Daniel Hemric (R) | Danny Stockman Jr. | ||
| Ford | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | TBA | TBA | |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | TBA | ||
| Stewart-Haas Racing | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Jeff Meendering | |
| Team Penske | 12 | TBA | TBA | |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney | TBA | ||
| Brad Keselowski | ||||
| Joey Logano | ||||
| Toyota | JGL Racing | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | TBA |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Daniel Suárez | TBA | |
| TBA | Matt Tifft (R) | Matt Beckman | ||
| TBA | TBA | TBA |
Limited schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | TBA | TBA |
| Kasey Kahne | TBA | ||||
| Ford | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | TBA | TBA | TBA | 3 |
Changes
Teams
- Stewart-Haas Racing will field the No. 00 Ford Mustang for the 2017 season. Stewart-Haas Racing formerly competed in the Xfinity Series from 2003 to 2006.
- Team Penske will revive its second Xfinity team for the full 2017 season, the No. 12. The No. 12 team had previously been fielded part-time from 2014 to 2016.
- Precision Performance Motorsports will field the No. 46 Chevrolet Camaro full-time with driver Brandon Gdovic in 2017. The No. 46 was a part-time team in 2016, with drivers Anthony Kumpen, Jordan Anderson, and Gdovic.
- B. J. McLeod Motorsports will field 2 full-time teams and 1 part-time team.
Drivers
- Cole Custer will drive the No. 00 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing full-time in 2017. Custer drove the No. 00 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for JR Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series in 2016.
- William Byron will drive the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro full-time for JR Motorsports in 2017. Byron drove the No. 9 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports full-time in the Camping World Truck Series in 2016.
- Daniel Hemric will drive a Chevrolet Camaro full-time for Richard Childress Racing in 2017. Hemric drove the No. 19 Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing in the Truck Series.
- Michael Annett will drive the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro full-time for JR Motorsports in 2017. Annett drove the No. 46 Chevrolet SS for HScott Motorsports from 2015 to 2016.
- Matt Tifft will drive a Toyota full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2017, replacing Erik Jones. Tifft shared the No. 18 Toyota with Kyle Busch and other drivers in 2016.
- Tyler Reddick will join Chip Ganassi Racing, sharing the No. 42 Chevrolet with Kyle Larson and Justin Marks. Reddick drove for Brad Keselowski Racing in the Camping World Truck Series for the previous three seasons.
- Spencer Gallagher will move up to the Xfinity Series full-time in 2017 with GMS Racing. Gallagher drove a partial Xfinity schedule in 2016, and a full-time Truck schedule in 2016.
Crew chiefs
- Matt Beckman will serve as crew chief of the car driven by Matt Tifft in 2017. Beckman was an engineer of the No. 11 Cup team in 2016.
- Jeff Meendering will arrive as crew chief of the No. 00 car driven by Cole Custer in 2017. Meendering was the car chief of the No. 20 car driven by Matt Kenseth for the Cup Series in 2016.
Rule changes
- On October 26, NASCAR announced that drivers with more than five years of full-time racing on the Cup level may drive a maximum of 10 Xfinity Series races.[2] They are also ineligible to drive in the Xfinity Dash4Cash races as well as the final eight races of the season. Exceptions will be given to drivers with more than five years of full-time racing on the Cup level if they declared to run points in Xfinity Series.[3]
Schedule
The initial schedule, comprising 33 races, was released on May 5, 2016.[4] A final schedule with some modifications made in conjunction with broadcast partners FOX & NBC was released on July 27, 2016.
Changes from 2016 include:
- The May Dover race moves to June, after the Charlotte race weekend.
- The July race at Iowa Speedway will move from night to mid-afternoon.
See also
References
- ↑ Spencer, Lee (November 18, 2016). "Reddick takes the next step in his NASCAR career, joining Ganassi". Motorsport.com. Homestead, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ↑ Albert, Zack (October 26, 2016). "New participation guidelines put limits in place for 2017". NASCAR.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ↑ Fryer, Jenna (October 26, 2016). "NASCAR limits number of lower tier races for veterans". Associated Press. Charlotte, North Carolina: AP Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ↑ "NASCAR announces 2017 national series schedules". NASCAR.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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