Among the 40 NASCAR Xfinity Series teams vying for a starting spot during Saturday’s BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, two Cup circuit regulars and at least one pilot will debut.
Chase Elliott, the 2020 Cup champion, is slated to pilot the No. 17 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. If he qualifies, Elliott will make his fourth series start since 2019. Elliott became the series’ youngest titleholder in 2014 when he recorded 16 top-five finishes, including three wins, in 33 outings.
Two other Cup regulars, Noah Gragson and Kyle Busch, also plan to join the fold.
Dean Thompson will attempt to make his series debut for Sam Hunt Racing. Thompson also is entered to race in Friday’s ARCA Series’ General Tire 150 and the Truck Series’ North Carolina Education Lottery 200.
Two teams will not qualify for the 38-car field.
Running the Triathalon this week ! Looking forward to 650 miles of racing with @VenturiniMotor @TRICONGarage & @Team_SHR26 ! https://t.co/PB9O1kVhdJ
— Dean Thompson (@deanthompsonr) May 20, 2024
NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR National Series events this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway (All Times ET):
Friday
- 11:40 a.m.: ARCA Series practice
- 12:40 p.m.: ARCA Series qualifying
- 1:35 p.m.: Truck Series practice
- 2:05 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying
- 3:35 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice
- 4:05 p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
- 6 p.m.: ARCA Series General Tire 150 race
- 8:30 p.m.: Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 race
Saturday
- 1 p.m.: Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 race
- 5:05 p.m.: Cup Series practice
- 5:50 p.m. Cup Series qualifying
Sunday
- 12:45 p.m.: Indianapolis 500 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- 6 p.m.: Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 race
Looking sharp. 😍#CocaCola600 | #AmericasHomeForRacing pic.twitter.com/T2sPRGC98H
— Charlotte Motor Speedway (@CLTMotorSpdwy) May 20, 2024
NASCAR Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 Entry List
Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.
- 1, Cole Custer, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 00 Ford
- 2, Sam Mayer, JR Motorsports, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 3, Jesse Love, Richard Childress Racing, No. 2 Chevrolet
- 4, Dawson Cram, JD Motorsports, No. 4 Chevrolet
- 5, Anthony Alfredo, Our Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Garrett Smithley, JD Motorsports, No. 6 Chevrolet
- 7, Justin Allgaier, JR Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Sammy Smith, JR Motorsports, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 9, Brandon Jones, JR Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 10, Josh Williams, Kaulig Racing, No. 11 Chevrolet
- 11, Hailie Deegan, AM Racing, No. 15 Ford
- 12, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 13, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 17 Chevrolet
- 14, Sheldon Creed, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 18 Toyota
- 15, Taylor Gray, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota
- 16, Aric Almirola, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota
- 17, Austin Hill, Richard Childress Racing, No. 21 Chevrolet
- 18, Dean Thompson, Sam Hunt Racing, No. 26 Toyota
- 19, Jeb Burton, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 27 Chevrolet
- 20, Kyle Sieg, RSS Racing, No. 28 Ford
- 21, Blaine Perkins, RSS Racing, No. 29 Ford
- 22, Parker Retzlaff, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 23, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, No. 33 Chevrolet
- 24, Akinori Ogata, Joey Gase Motorsports, No. 35 Toyota
- 25, Matt DiBenedetto, RSS Racing, No. 38 Ford
- 26, Ryan Sieg, RSS Racing, No. 39 Ford
- 27, Leland Honeyman Jr., Young’s Motorsports, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 28, Ryan Ellis, Alpha Prime Racing, No. 43 Chevrolet
- 29, Brennan Poole, Alpha Prime Racing, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 30, Parker Kligerman, Big Machine Racing, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 31, Jeremy Clements, Jeremy Clements Racing, No. 51 Chevrolet
- 32, TBA, Mike Harmon Racing, No. 74 Chevrolet
- 33, Chandler Smith, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 81 Toyota
- 34, Kyle Weatherman, DGM Racing, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 35, Josh Bilicki, DGM Racing, No. 92 Chevrolet
- 36, Shane van Gisbergen, Kaulig Racing, No. 97 Chevrolet
- 37, Riley Herbst, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 98 Ford
- 38, Patrick Emerling, SS-Green Light Racing, No. 107 Chevrolet
- 39, JJ Yeley, SS-Green Light Racing, No. 114 Chevrolet
- 40, Noah Gragson, Rette Jones Racing, No. 130 Ford
NEWS: Kyle Busch joins RCR’s NASCAR Xfinity Series program at Charlotte Motor Speedway driving the No. 33 Rebel Bourbon / BetMGM Chevy. @BetMGM | Rebel Bourbon | @KyleBusch pic.twitter.com/myUGW7DYtK
— RCR (@RCRracing) May 20, 2024
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