Hendrick Motorsports will cap off the 2023 season by adding Said and Caruth to its driver lineup of the No. 17 entry for two of the remaining five Xfinity scheduled events.
The 24-year-old Kirkwood from Jupiter, Florida, has inked a multi-year contract extension to remain at Andretti Global amid a breakout 2023 season highlighted with his first two IndyCar career victories.
The 21-year-old Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia, will be spending the final off-weekend period from NASCAR Xfinity Series competition by competing in the upcoming Truck Series Playoff event for Rackley W.A.R.
The 25-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led the final six of 267-scheduled laps and overtook pole-sitter Bubba Wallace during a six-lap shootout to notch his sixth Cup victory of the 2023 season and deliver a milestone victory for Hendrick Motorsports.
The 26-year-old Nemechek from Mooresville, North Carolina, led 38 of 200 laps and benefitted from a late skirmish involving Allgaier and Kligerman to snatch the lead with six laps remaining and secure his spot for the Playoff's Round of 8 by winning at the Lone Star state.
The 29-year-old Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, is primed to achieve a milestone start in his eighth full-time season in NASCAR's premier series.
The 18-year-old Simpson from the Cayman Islands is coming off his second season in the Firestone Indy NXT Series, where he will round out Chip Ganassi Racing's expanded five car lineup for the upcoming IndyCar season.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion led 142 of 500 laps and rallied from a Lap 70 pit road speeding penalty to lead the final 134 laps and win the Playoff's Round of 16 finale under the lights at Thunder Valley.
The reigning NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion from Huntington Beach, California, will pilot a Cup Series entry for Spire Motorsports in alliance with Trackhouse, beginning in 2024.
The 37-year-old Allgaier from Riverton, Illinois, led a race-high 110 of 300 laps and executed during a 44-lap dash to the finish on fresh tires to fend off Daniel Hemric, win at Thunder Valley and become the first Xfinity competitor to transfer to the Playoff's Round of 8.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led a race-high 93 of 200 laps and fended off teammate Justin Allgaier through a 17-lap shootout to notch his second O'Reilly victory of 2026 at the Lone Star state.
Brent Crews was the top-finishing Toyota driver in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, winning the Dash 4 Cash $100,000 bonus with a fourth-place result on Saturday afternoon.
The 23-year-old Hocevar from Portage, Michigan, clocked in a single qualifying lap at 191.340 mph in 28.222 seconds to claim his second consecutive Cup pole at the Lone Star state by 0.003 seconds over teammate Daniel Suarez.
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB driver John Hunter Nemechek was made available to the media on Saturday prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race from Texas Motor Speedway.
