Joe Gibbs Racing unveils 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series lineup
Chandler Smith and Sheldon Creed will officially race full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing, while Aric Almirola will return to the team, in 2024.
JGR made all of this official as they set their lineups for the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
Smith will drive the No. 81 entry while Creed will drive the No. 18. Aric Almirola will drive the No. 20, splitting the ride with John Hunter Nemechek.
JGR will expand to four entries in 2024. The No. 19 entry will feature returning drivers Ryan Truex and Joe Graf Jr., as well as William Sawalich and Taylor Gray.
Ryan Truex earned three top-5 finishes in six starts last season, including a win at Dover. Truex also earned an 11.7 average finish and led 133 of 1002 laps he ran.
Joe Graf Jr. also ran six races, netting two top-10 finishes and just eight laps led.
Taylor Gray ran full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the first time last year.
William Sawalich, still under 18 until October 3, 2024, earned three top-10 finishes in six NCTS starts last year. He also brought home four ARCA Menards Series wins and the ARCA East title.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
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