Nascar Xfinity Series

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Nov 10, 2018 - Full-time NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers who have declared for points in the series will compete for four positions in Dash 4 Cash events,. 3 days ago - The 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season is about to commence, and two-time defending series champion JR Motorsports will reset, reshuffle.

Xfinity Series
Category	Stock cars
Country	United States
Inaugural season	1982
Manufacturers	Chevrolet·Ford·Toyota
Tire suppliers	Goodyear
Drivers' champion	Tyler Reddick
Teams' champion	JR Motorsports
Makes' champion	Chevrolet
Official website	Xfinity Series
Current season

The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's 'minor league' circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's top level circuit, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a Cup Series event scheduled for that weekend.

The series was previously called the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in 1982 and 1983, the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series from 1984 through 2002, the NASCAR Busch Series from 2003 through 2007, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series from 2008 through 2014. It is currently sponsored by Comcast via its consumer cable brand Xfinity.^[1]^[2]

4Television broadcasting
6Xfinity Series cars
7Manufacturer representation
11Most wins at each track

History[edit]

The Busch Series field following the pace car at Texas in April 2007.

The series emerged from NASCAR's Sportsman division, which had been formed in 1950 as NASCAR's short track race division. It was NASCAR's fourth series (after the Modified and Roadster series in 1948 and Strictly Stock in 1949). The sportsman cars were not current model cars and could be modified more, but not as much as Modified series cars.^[3] It became the Late Model Sportsman Series in 1968, and soon featured races on larger tracks such as Daytona International Speedway. Drivers used obsolete Grand National (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) cars on larger tracks but by the inception of the touring format in 1982, the series used older compact cars. Short track cars with relatively small 300 cubic inch V-8 motors were used. Drivers used smaller current year models featuring V6 motors.

The modern-day Xfinity Series was formed in 1982, when Anheuser-Busch sponsored a newly reformed late-model sportsman series with its Budweiser brand. The series switched sponsorship to Busch in 1984. It was renamed in 1986 to the Busch Grand National Series.

Grand National was dropped from the series' title in 2003 as part of NASCAR's brand identity (the Grand National name was now used for the Busch East and Winston West series as part of a nationwide standardization of rules for NASCAR's regional racing). Anheuser-Busch dropped the sponsorship in 2007; Nationwide Insurance took over the sponsorship for the 2008 season, renaming it the Nationwide Series.^[4] The Nationwide sponsorship was a seven-year contract, and did not include the banking and mortgage departments of Nationwide. The sponsorship reportedly carried a $10 million commitment for 2008, with 6% annual escalations thereafter.^[5]

On September 3, 2014, it was announced that Comcast would become the new title sponsor of the series via its cable television and internet brand Xfinity, renaming it the Xfinity Series.^[6] In 2016, NASCAR implemented a seven-race Chase system similar to the one used in the NASCAR Cup Series.^[7]

On August 23, 2018 NASCAR announced that the field size of the NXS will be cut from 40 to 38.

Races held outside the U.S.[edit]

On March 6, 2005, the series held its first race outside the United States, the Telcel-Motorola 200. The race was held in Mexico City, Mexico at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, a track that has held Formula One and Champ Car races in the past. It was won by Martin Truex Jr. On August 4, 2007, the series held its second race outside the United States, at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, another road course. It was won by Kevin Harvick, while Quebec native Patrick Carpentier finished second. In July 2008, NASCAR announced that the Nationwide Series would not return to Mexico City in 2009, and in 2012 they announced that it would not be returning to Montreal in 2013.

Chase for the championship[edit]

In 2016, the NXS and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series adopted a playoff format similar to the NASCAR Cup Series Chase for the Championship. Unlike the NASCAR Cup Series, whose Chase consists of four rounds, the Xfinity Series and Truck Series both use a three-round format. After each of the first two rounds, the four Chase grid drivers with the fewest season points are eliminated from the grid and Chase contention. The best-placed driver overall from the four Dash 4 Cash races advances to the Chase.

Round of 12 (races 27–29)
- Begins with 12 drivers who qualify for the Chase grid with 2,000 points
Round of 8 (races 30–32)
- Begins with 8 drivers, each with 3,000 points
Championship 4 (final race)
- The last four drivers in contention for the season title will have their points reset to 4,000 points, with the highest finisher in the race winning the NXS title.

Television broadcasting[edit]

United States[edit]

In the 1980s, races were sparsely shown, mainly by ESPN if they were covering the cup race at the same track. Starting in 1990, more races began to be shown. By the mid-1990s, all races were shown. Most standalone races were aired on TNN, which helped grow coverage of the series, while races that were companion races with Winston Cup dates aired on the network airing the Cup race. TNN aired some of these races, which also aired on CBS, NBC, ESPN, ABC and TBS.

From 2001 until 2006, Fox Sports covered the entire first half of the Busch Grand National season, while NBC and TNT both aired races during the second half, with Turner Sports producing all the coverage for both networks. However, in even numbered years, coverage was changed, with the opening race at Daytona airing on NBC in 2004, on TNT in 2002 and 2006 (due to NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics) and the track's July race airing on FX. Large portions of Fox's coverage aired on sister network FX, with a few marquee events on the network itself.

From 2007 until 2014, ESPN was the home of the renamed Nationwide Series. Generally four races per season aired on ABC, with the remainder on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNews. Early in ESPN's run, ESPN Classic was used for NNS overflow, however with less carriage of that network, this practice ended. Fox Sports did make a return to the series, airing the 2011 Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond on Speed Channel, due to ESPN giving up its exclusive rights to the race because of programming conflicts.

In 2015, the NXS returned to FOX Sports during the first half of the season. Like the previous time Fox held rights to the series, most of the coverage aired on cable, though this time it aired on Fox Sports 1. Four races will air on Fox itself. The second half of the NXS season will be televised by NBC Sports. Four races will air on NBC itself, while the others will air on NBCSN.

Latin America[edit]

The NXS is available in most Latin American countries on cable and satellite TV. Since 2006, Fox Sports 3 (formerly called SPEED until 2013) carries live coverage of all events. The races are also shown on Fox Sports Latin America, some of them live and some tape-delayed depending on the network's schedule. Televisa Deportes also broadcast a 30-minute recap every Sunday morning on national television in Mexico. In Brazil Fox Sports 2 carries all three series.

Australia[edit]

Network Ten's additional high-definition service, ONE, began broadcasting races from the NXS live or near live during the 2008 season. ONE continued to air highlights packages of each race until the end of 2014. Broadcasts of the series are now exclusively shown on the Fox Sports pay TV channels.

Canada[edit]

All races are live on TSN channels using FOX's or NBC's coverage. Also, races are broadcast on RDS or RDS2 in French using the world feed produced by NASCAR.

Europe[edit]

In 2012, Motors TV broadcasts all Xfinity races live, delayed and highlights, until 2018 when the channel ceased operations.

The Portuguese channel, Sport TV broadcasts every Xfinity races live.

Asia[edit]

All races are live on Sports Illustrated Television channels^[8] using FOX's or NBC's coverage with highlights on Fox Sports Asia.

NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the Xfinity Series[edit]

2009 Nationwide Series car of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular Kyle Busch, who won the Nationwide Series championship that year

Since the early days of the Xfinity Series, many NASCAR Cup Series drivers have used their days off to drive in the NXS. This can be for any number of reasons, most prominent or often claimed is to gain more 'seat time', or to familiarize themselves with the track. Examples of this would be Dale Earnhardt, who won the very first NXS race, and Kyle Busch, who has won the most races in NXS history.

In recent years, this practice had been dubbed 'Buschwhacking' by its detractors. The colloquialism originated when Anheuser-Busch was the main sponsor of the series by combining the name 'Busch' with the term 'bushwhacker,' but it has gradually fallen out of use since Anheuser-Busch's sponsorship ended. Other nicknames, such as Claim Jumper (for when Nationwide was the series sponsor), and Signal Pirate (for the current sponsor Xfinity) have never really caught on.

Critics claim that NASCAR Cup Series drivers racing in the NXS take away opportunities from the NXS regulars, usually younger and less experienced drivers. On the other hand, many fans claim that without the NASCAR Cup Series stars and the large amount of fan interest they attract on their own races, the NXS would be inadequate as a high-tier division. In addition, many NXS drivers have welcomed the Cup drivers because it gives them the opportunity to drive with more seasoned veterans.^[9]

In 2007, the NASCAR Cup Series began racing with the Car of Tomorrow, a radically new specification different from the NXS. NASCAR Cup Series drivers have admitted that driving the Xfinity car the day before the race does little to help with the NASCAR Cup Series race, as the cars differ greatly. This loosely resulted in the new Nationwide Series car making its debut in the 2010 Subway Jalapeño 250 at Daytona International Speedway. This car has a set-up closer to the current Cup car and some Cup drivers who have tested the car say it has similar handling characteristics. The new car has gone full-time since the 2011 season. In 2007, six out of the top ten drivers in the final point standings were Cup regulars, with Jason Leffler being the only non-Cup driver in that group to win a race in 2007. This number decreased from 2006 when 8 out of 10 drivers were Cup regulars. The decreased number is attributed to Cup regulars running only partial schedules, allowing for more NXS regulars to reach the top ten in points. However, the champions from 2006 to 2010 were all Cup regulars driving the full series schedule (Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, and Brad Keselowski). As a result, beginning with the 2011 season, NASCAR implemented a rule stating that drivers could only compete for the drivers' championship in one of three national series (Cup Series, Xfinity, and Truck) of the drivers' choosing.

On October 26, 2016, NASCAR announced plans to limit Cup participation in the lower series starting in 2017. Cup drivers who were competing for points in the Cup Series with at least five years of experience in the series would be allowed to compete in up to ten NXS races, but are banned from racing in the series' regular season finale, Chase, and Dash 4 Cash races.^[10]

Xfinity Series cars[edit]

Comparison with a NASCAR Cup Series Car[edit]

With the advent of NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow, NXS cars have become very different from their NASCAR Cup Series counterparts, the main differences being a slightly shorter wheelbase (105' instead of 110'), 100 pounds less weight, and a less powerful engine. In the past, NXS competitors could use makes of cars not used in the Cup series, as well as V-6 engines instead of Cup's V-8s.

In the early 1980s, teams were switching from the General Motors 1971–77 X-Body compact cars with 311-cubic inch engines. Later, teams were using General Motors 1982–87 G-body cars. Ford teams have used the Thunderbird cars consistently.

In 1989, NASCAR changed rules requiring cars to use current body styles, similar to the Cup cars. However, the cars still used V6 engines. The cars gradually became similar to Cup cars.

In 1995, changes were made. The series switched to V-8s with a compression ratio of 9:1 (as opposed to 14:1 for Cup at the time). The vehicle weight with driver was set at 3,300 pounds (as opposed to 3,400 for Cup). The body style changes, as well as the introduction of V-8s, made the two series' cars increasingly similar.

The suspensions, brake systems, transmissions, were identical between the two series, but The Car of Tomorrow eliminates some of these commonalities. The Car of Tomorrow is taller and wider than the current generation vehicles in the Nationwide Series, and it utilizes a front 'splitter', opposed to a front valance. The Car of Tomorrow has also been setting pole speeds slower than the NXS cars at companion races.^[11]

Previously, Busch Series cars used fuel that contained lead. NASCAR conducted a three-race test of unleaded gasoline in this series that began on July 29, 2006, with a race at Gateway International Raceway. The fuel, Sunoco GT 260 Unleaded, became mandatory in all series starting with the second weekend of the 2007 series, with Daytona being the last race weekend using leaded gasoline.

Another distinction between the cars started in 2008: Goodyear had developed a rain tire for NASCAR road course racing in both series but NASCAR never used them under race conditions. The program was abandoned by the NASCAR Cup Series in 2005, but the Busch Series continued to use rain tires in races at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, since the races could not be planned with rain dates. When rain started to fall at the 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200, the tires were used in the rain for the first time.^[12]

Another distinction was added in 2012, when NASCAR changed the fuel delivery system in the Cup cars from carburetion to fuel injection. NXS cars continue to use carburetors.

Specifications[edit]

NASCAR officials are using a template to inspect Casey Atwood's 2004 Busch Series Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Chassis: Steel tube frame with integral safety roll cage – must meet NASCAR standards
Engine displacement: 5,860 cc (358 cu in) PushrodV8
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Weight: 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) minimum (without driver); 3,400 lb (1,542 kg) minimum (with driver)
Power output: 650–700 hp (485–522 kW) unrestricted, ≈450 hp (335 kW) restricted
Torque: 700 N⋅m (520 ft⋅lb)
Fuel: 90 MON, 98 RON, 94 AKI unleaded gasoline provided by Sunoco 85% + Sunoco Green Ethanol E15
Fuel capacity: 18 US gal (68 L)
Fuel delivery: Carburetion
Compression ratio: 12:1
Aspiration: Naturally aspirated
Carburetor size: 390 ft³/min (184 L/s) 4 barrel
Wheelbase: 110 in (2,794 mm)
Steering: Power, recirculating ball
Tires: Slick tires and rain tires provided by Goodyear
Length: 203.75 in (5,175 mm)
Width: 75 in (1,905 mm)
Height: 51 in (1,295 mm)
Safety equipment: HANS device, seat belt 6-point supplied by Willans

Xfinity 'Car of Tomorrow' (CoT)[edit]

2010 Nationwide Car of Tomorrow.

The then Nationwide Series unveiled its 'Car of Tomorrow' (CoT) at the July 2010 race at Daytona International Speedway. Before being fully integrated in the 2011 season, it was also used in 2010 races at Michigan International Speedway, Richmond International Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.^[13] The Xfinity CoT has important differences from the NASCAR Cup Series CoT, and the now-retired Generation 4 style car. The body and aerodynamic package differs from the NASCAR Cup Series cars, marketing American pony cars from the 1960s such as the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, and Chevrolet Camaro.^[14] The Xfinity CoT shares its chassis with the NASCAR Cup Series CoT, but has an extended wheelbase of 110 inches (2794 millimeters).

Each manufacturer uses a distinct body design (similar to 1960s muscle cars), built within strict aerodynamic guidelines provided by NASCAR. The Chevrolet car body currently resembles the Camaro SS, after initially running the Impala. Ford uses the Mustang GT. Toyota runs the Camry, reconfigured in 2015 to resemble the current production model. Toyota announced they would be running the Supra starting in 2019, replacing the Camry, which had been run in the series since Toyota joined the Xfinity Series in 2007.^[15]Dodge teams used the Challenger R/T model, despite the manufacturer pulling all factory support after 2012 (thus earning the nickname 'Zombie Dodges').^[16]^[17] Following the 2018 season, Dodge completely pulled out of the Xfinity Series as a manufacturer, as the Challenger's welded steel bodies are not compatible with the flange-fit composite body rules starting in 2019.^[18]

Manufacturer representation[edit]

Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series (1982–1983)[edit]

Chrysler

Dodge Challenger: 1982

Ford

Ford Fairmont: 1982–1983

General Motors

Chevrolet Malibu: 1982–1983
Oldsmobile Omega: 1982–1983
Pontiac Ventura: 1982–1983

Busch Grand National Series (1984–2003)[edit]

Chrysler

Dodge Intrepid: 2002–2003

Ford

Ford Fairmont: 1984–1986
Ford Thunderbird: 1987–1997
Ford Taurus: 1998–2003
Mercury Cougar: 1984

General Motors

Buick Regal: 1985, 1988–1995 (no factory support after 1991)
Buick LeSabre: 1986–1989
Chevrolet Monte Carlo: 1986–1988, 1995–2003
Chevrolet Nova: 1984–1988
Chevrolet Lumina: 1989–1995
Oldsmobile Omega: 1984–1987
Oldsmobile Delta 88: 1986–1995 (no factory support after 1992)
Pontiac Ventura: 1984–1987
Pontiac Grand Prix: 1988–2003

Busch Series (2004–2007)[edit]

Chrysler

Dodge Intrepid: 2004
Dodge Charger: 2005–2007

Ford

Ford Taurus: 2004–2005
Ford Fusion: 2006–2007

General Motors

Pontiac Grand Prix: 2004–2005 (no factory support)
Chevrolet Monte Carlo: 2004–2005
Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS: 2006–2007

Toyota

Toyota Camry: 2007

Nationwide Series (2008–2014)[edit]

Chrysler

Dodge Charger: 2008–2010
Dodge Challenger R/T: 2010–2014 (no factory support after 2012)

Ford

Ford Fusion: 2008–2010
Ford Mustang GT: 2010–2014

General Motors

Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS: 2008–2009
Chevrolet Impala SS: 2008–2009
Chevrolet Impala: 2010–2013
Chevrolet Camaro SS: 2013–2014

Toyota

Toyota Camry: 2008–2014

Xfinity Series (2015–present)[edit]

FCA US (Chrysler)

Dodge Challenger R/T: 2015–2018 (no factory support)

Ford

Ford Mustang GT: 2015–Present

General Motors

Chevrolet Camaro SS: 2015–Present

Toyota

Toyota Camry: 2015–2019
Toyota Supra: 2019–Present

Champions[edit]

The Nationwide Series championship trophy of 2010 champion Brad Keselowski

Xfinity Series

2018 Tyler Reddick (Owners Championship – No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste)
2017 William Byron (Owners Championship – No. 22 Team Penske)
2016 Daniel Suárez (Owners Championship – No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing)
2015 Chris Buescher (Owners Championship – No. 22 Team Penske)

Nationwide Series

2014 Chase Elliott (Owners Championship – No. 22 Team Penske)
2013 Austin Dillon (Owners Championship – No. 22 Penske Racing)
2012 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Owners championship – No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing)
2011 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Owners Championship – No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing)
2010 Brad Keselowski (Owners Championship – No. 22 Penske Racing)
2009 Kyle Busch (Owners Championship – No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing)
2008 Clint Bowyer (Owners Championship – No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing)

Busch Series

2007 Carl Edwards (Owners Championship – No. 29 Richard Childress Racing)
2006 Kevin Harvick (Owners Championship – No. 21 Richard Childress Racing)
2005 Martin Truex Jr. (Owners Championship – No. 8 Chance 2 Motorsports)
2004 Martin Truex Jr. (Owners Championship – No. 8 Chance 2 Motorsports)

Busch Series Grand National Division

2003 Brian Vickers (Owners Championship – No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports)
2002 Greg Biffle (Owner's Championship – No. 60 Roush Racing)
2001 Kevin Harvick (Owner's Championship – No. 2 Richard Childress Racing
2000 Jeff Green (Owner's Championship – No. 10 Ppc Racing)
1999 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Owner's Championship – No. 3 Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)
1998 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Owner's Championship – No. 3 Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)
1997 Randy LaJoie (Owner's Championship – No. 74 BACE Motorsports)
1996 Randy LaJoie (Owner's Championship – No. 74 BACE Motorsports)
1995 Johnny Benson Jr. (Owner's Championship – No. 74 BACE Motorsports)

Busch Grand National Series

1994 David Green (Owner's Championship – No. 44 Labonte Motorsports)
1993 Steve Grissom (Owner's Championship – No. 31 Grissom Racing Enterprises)
1992 Joe Nemechek (Owner's Championship – No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports)
1991 Bobby Labonte (Owner's Championship – No. 44 Labonte Motorsports)
1990 Chuck Bown (Owner's Championship – No. 63 HVP Motorsports)
1989 Rob Moroso (Owner's Championship – No. 25 Moroso Racing)
1988 Tommy Ellis (Owner's Championship – No. 99 J&J Racing)
1987 Larry Pearson (Owner's Championship – No. 21 Pearson Racing)
1986 Larry Pearson ( Owner's Championship – No. 21 Pearson Racing)
1985 Jack Ingram (Owner's Championship – No. 11 Ingram Racing)
1984 Sam Ard (Owner's Championship – No. 00 Thomas Brothers Racing)

Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series

1983 Sam Ard (Owner's Championship – No. 00 Thomas Brothers Racing)
1982 Jack Ingram (Owner's Championship – No. 11 Ingram Racing)

Late Model Sportsman Division

1981 Tommy Ellis
1980 Morgan Shepherd
1979 Gene Glover
1978 Butch Lindley
1977 Butch Lindley
1976 L. D. Ottinger
1975 L. D. Ottinger
1974 Jack Ingram
1973 Jack Ingram
1972 Jack Ingram
1971 Red Farmer
1970 Red Farmer
1969 Red Farmer
1968 Joe Thurman

Sportsman Division

1967 Pete Hamilton
1966 Don MacTavish
1965 Rene Charland
1964 Rene Charland
1963 Rene Charland
1962 Rene Charland
1961 Dick Nephew
1960 Bill Wimble
1959 Rick Henderson
1958 Ned Jarrett
1957 Ned Jarrett
1956 Ralph Earnhardt
1955 Billy Myers
1954 Danny L. Graves
1953 Johnny Roberts
1952 Mike Klapak
1951 Mike Klapak
1950 Mike Klapak

Rookie of the Year Award winners[edit]

2018 Tyler Reddick
2017 William Byron
2016 Erik Jones
2015 Daniel Suárez
2014 Chase Elliott
2013 Kyle Larson
2012 Austin Dillon
2011 Timmy Hill
2010 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2009 Justin Allgaier
2008 Landon Cassill
2007 David Ragan
2006 Danny O'Quinn Jr.
2005 Carl Edwards
2004 Kyle Busch
2003 David Stremme
2002 Scott Riggs
2001 Greg Biffle
2000 Kevin Harvick
1999 Tony Raines
1998 Andy Santerre
1997 Steve Park
1996 Glenn Allen Jr.
1995 Jeff Fuller
1994 Johnny Benson
1993 Hermie Sadler
1992 Ricky Craven
1991 Jeff Gordon
1990 Joe Nemechek
1989 Kenny Wallace

All-time win table[edit]

All figures correct as of the 2019Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 25, 2019).^[19]

Indicates driver that competed full-time in the 2019 season.

Indicates driver that competed part-time in the 2019 season.

Indicates driver has been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Driver	Wins
Kyle Busch	95
Mark Martin	49
Kevin Harvick	47
Brad Keselowski	39
Carl Edwards	38
Jack Ingram	31
Joey Logano	30
Matt Kenseth	29
Jeff Burton	27
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	24
Tommy Houston	24
Sam Ard	22
Tommy Ellis	22
Dale Earnhardt	21
Harry Gant	21
Greg Biffle	20
Denny Hamlin	17
Jeff Green	16
Joe Nemechek	16
Todd Bodine	15
Randy Lajoie	15
Larry Pearson	15
Morgan Shepherd	15
Elliott Sadler	13
Martin Truex Jr.	13
Darrell Waltrip	13
Kyle Larson	12
Jimmy Spencer	12
Chuck Bown	11
Steve Grissom	11
Dale Jarrett	11
Terry Labonte	11
Tony Stewart	11
Michael Waltrip	11
Justin Allgaier	10
Christopher Bell	10
Jason Keller	10
Bobby Labonte	10
Robert Pressley	10
Austin Dillon	9
David Green	9
Jimmy Hensley	9
Erik Jones	9
Rick Mast	9
Kenny Wallace	9
Clint Bowyer	8
Kasey Kahne	8
Jamie McMurray	8
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	8
Ryan Blaney	7
Ryan Newman	7
Geoff Bodine	6
Butch Lindley	6
Chad Little	6
Mike McLaughlin	6
Rob Moroso	6
Regan Smith	6
Scott Wimmer	6
Marcos Ambrose	5
Brett Bodine	5
Kurt Busch	5
Chase Elliott	5
Jeff Gordon	5
Bobby Hamilton Jr.	5
Tyler Reddick	5
Ward Burton	4
William Byron	4
Ricky Craven	4
Cole Custer	4
Tim Fedewa	4
Ron Fellows	4
Ron Hornaday Jr.	4
Sam Hornish Jr.	4
Jeff Purvis	4
Scott Riggs	4
Reed Sorenson	4
Mike Wallace	4
Aric Almirola	3
Johnny Benson	3
Chris Buescher	3
Ernie Irvan	3
Paul Menard	3
L. D. Ottinger	3
Steve Park	3
Johnny Sauter	3
Daniel Suárez	3
Brian Vickers	3
Mike Alexander	2
Bobby Allison	2
A. J. Allmendinger	2
Casey Atwood	2
Trevor Bayne	2
Mike Bliss	2
Ron Bouchard	2
Brendan Gaughan	2
Bobby Hillin	2
Buckshot Jones	2
Jason Leffler	2
Kevin Lepage	2
Sterling Marlin	2
Butch Miller	2
Hank Parker Jr.	2
Phil Parsons	2
Ryan Preece	2
David Ragan	2
Ryan Reed	2
Tim Richmond	2
Johnny Rumley	2
Hermie Sadler	2
Elton Sawyer	2
Ken Schrader	2
Dennis Setzer	2
Ronnie Silver	2
Dick Trickle	2
Rick Wilson	2
Michael Annett	1
Jamie Aube	1
Ed Berrier	1
Joe Bessey	1
Dave Blaney	1
Neil Bonnett	1
Alex Bowman	1
Chase Briscoe	1
James Buescher	1
Ross Chastain	1
Jeremy Clements	1
Ronald Cooper	1
Derrike Cope	1
Ty Dillon	1
Bobby Dotter	1
Bill Elliott	1
Jeff Fuller	1
Spencer Gallagher	1
David Gilliland	1
Robby Gordon	1
Bobby Hamilton	1
John Hunter Nemechek	1
Jimmie Johnson	1
Justin Labonte	1
Stephen Leicht	1
Tracy Leslie	1
Justin Marks	1
Dick McCabe	1
Michael McDowell	1
Casey Mears	1
Juan Pablo Montoya	1
David Pearson	1
Nelson Piquet Jr.	1
Larry Pollard	1
David Reutimann	1
Ricky Rudd	1
Joe Ruttman	1
Greg Sacks	1
Boris Said	1
Andy Santerre	1
John Settlemyre	1
Mike Skinner	1
Jack Sprague	1
Brad Teague	1

Most wins at each track[edit]

Current tracks[edit]

Track	Driver(s)	Wins
Atlanta Motor Speedway	Kevin Harvick	5
Auto Club Speedway	Kyle Busch	6
Bristol Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch	8
Charlotte Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch	8
Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval)	Chase Briscoe	1
Chicagoland Speedway	Kyle Busch	4
Darlington Raceway	Mark Martin	8
Daytona International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt & Tony Stewart	7
Dover International Speedway	Kyle Busch	5
Homestead-Miami Speedway	Joe Nemechek	3
Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch	3
Iowa Speedway	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & Brad Keselowski	3
Kansas Speedway	Kyle Busch	4
Kentucky Speedway	Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski & Kyle Busch	3
Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Mark Martin	4
Michigan International Speedway	Mark Martin, Todd Bodine, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, & Denny Hamlin	2
New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch	5
Phoenix International Raceway	Kyle Busch	10
Pocono Raceway	Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, & Kyle Busch	1
Richmond International Raceway	Kevin Harvick	7
Talladega Superspeedway	Martin Truex Jr.	3
Texas Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch	8
Watkins Glen International	Terry Labonte & Marcos Ambrose	4

Former tracks[edit]

Track	Driver	Wins
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Four Drivers	1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Six Drivers	1
Caraway Speedway	Dale Earnhardt , Jack Ingram & Butch Lindley	1
Fairgrounds Speedway	Nine Drivers	1
Gateway Motorsports Park	Carl Edwards	3
Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Jack Ingram & Butch Lindley	1
Gresham Motorsports Park	Larry Pearson	2
Hickory Motor Speedway	Jack Ingram & Tommy Houston	8
Langley Speedway	Tommy Ellis	5
Lanier National Speedway	Five Drivers	1
Louisville Motor Speedway	Tommy Ellis & Tommy Houston	1
Lucas Oil Raceway	Morgan Shepherd & Kyle Busch	3
Martinsville Speedway	Sam Ard	5
Memphis Motorsports Park	Kevin Harvick	2
Milwaukee Mile	Greg Biffle & Carl Edwards	2
Motor Mile Speedway	Four Drivers	1
Myrtle Beach Speedway	Jimmy Spencer & Jeff Green	2
Nashville Superspeedway	Carl Edwards	5
Nazareth Speedway	Tim Fedewa & Ron Hornaday Jr.	2
North Wilkesboro Speedway	Sam Ard	2
Orange County Speedway	Jack Ingram	5
Oxford Plains Speedway	Chuck Bown	2
Pikes Peak International Raceway	Eight Drivers	1
Road Atlanta	Darrell Waltrip & Morgan Shepherd	1
Rockingham Speedway	Mark Martin	11
South Boston Speedway	Tommy Ellis	7
Volusia County Speedway	Four Drivers	1

List of manufacturers' championship winners[edit]

Year	Manufacturer
1982	Pontiac
1983	Oldsmobile
1984	Pontiac
1985
1986
1987	Chevrolet
1988	Buick
1989
1990
1991	Oldsmobile
1992	Chevrolet
1993
1994
1995	Ford
1996	Chevrolet
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002	Ford
2003	Chevrolet
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008	Toyota
2009
2010
2011	Ford
2012	Chevrolet
2013	Ford
2014	Chevrolet
2015	Chevrolet
2016	Toyota
2017	Chevrolet
2018	Chevrolet

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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Xfinity Series
Category	Stock cars
Country	United States
Inaugural season	1982
Manufacturers	Chevrolet·Ford·Toyota
Tire suppliers	Goodyear
Drivers' champion	Tyler Reddick
Teams' champion	JR Motorsports
Makes' champion	Chevrolet
Official website	Xfinity Series
Current season

4Television broadcasting
6Xfinity Series cars
7Manufacturer representation
11Most wins at each track

History[edit]

The Busch Series field following the pace car at Texas in April 2007.