As a 37-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie, Bubba Pollard battled Parker Kligerman during a prolonged segment of last Saturday’s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway.
A Super Late Model racing regular, Pollard started P37 and worked his way through the 38-car field to the lead pack. That’s where he confronted Kligerman, who made contact with Pollard’s machine to move him out of his groove for a pass.
Kligerman appreciated the hard racing. He approached Pollard along pit road after Chandler Smith cruised to victory and congratulated him for placing sixth during his series debut.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., owner for JR Motorsports, is known for giving unsung drivers a chance on the Xfinity Series. Carson Kvapil, a CARS Late Model Stock Tour standout, will pilot the No. 88 Chevrolet during Saturday’s DUDE Wipes 250 at Martinsville Speedway.
With a top-10, how much longer will it be until Pollard lands another Xfinity ride?
Thank you @DaleJr pic.twitter.com/etMk3Q6tjl
— Bubba Pollard (@bubbapollard26) March 31, 2024
NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR national series events this weekend at Martinsville Speedway (All Times ET):
Friday
- 3:05 p.m.: Truck Series practice
- 3:40 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying
- 5:05 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice
- 5:40 p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
- 7:30 p.m.: Truck Series Long John Silver’s 200 race
Saturday
- 4:35 p.m.: Cup Series practice
- 5:20 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 7:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series DUDE Wipes 250 race
Sunday
- 3 p.m.: Cup Series Cook Out 400 race
It’s race week, and we can’t wait to go racing with y’all!
Check out the fan guide 👇
— Martinsville Speedway (@MartinsvilleSwy) April 1, 2024
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ DUDE Wipes 250 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, Sheldon Creed, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 18 Toyota
- 14, Taylor Gray, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota
- 15, Aric Almirola, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota
- 16, Austin Hill, Richard Childress Racing, No. 21 Chevrolet
- 17, Corey Heim, Sam Hunt Racing, No. 26 Toyota
- 18, Jeb Burton, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 27 Chevrolet
- 19, Kyle Sieg, RSS Racing, No. 28 Ford
- 20, Blaine Perkins, RSS Racing, No. 29 Ford
- 21, Parker Retzlaff, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 22, TBA, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 32 Chevrolet
- 23, Akinori Ogata, Joey Gase Motorsports, No. 35 Toyota
- 24, Matt DiBenedetto, RSS Racing, No. 38 Ford
- 25, Ryan Sieg, RSS Racing, No. 39 Ford
- 26, Leland Honeyman Jr., Young’s Motorsports, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 27, Ryan Ellis, Alpha Prime Racing, No. 43 Chevrolet
- 28, Brennan Poole, Alpha Prime Racing, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 29, Parker Kligerman, Big Machine Racing, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 30, Jeremy Clements, Jeremy Clements Racing, No. 51 Chevrolet
- 31, Joey Gase, Joey Gase Racing, No. 53 Ford
- 32, Ryan Vargas, Mike Harmon Racing, No. 74 Chevrolet
- 33, Chandler Smith, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 81 Toyota
- 34, Carson Kvapil, JR Motorsports, No. 88 Chevrolet
- 35, Kyle Weatherman, DGM Racing, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 36, TBA, DGM Racing, No. 92 Chevrolet
- 37, Shane van Gisbergen, Kaulig Racing, No. 97 Chevrolet
- 38, Riley Herbst, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 98 Ford
- 39, TBA, SS-Green Light Racing, No. 107 Chevrolet
- 40, Logan Bearden, SS-Green Light Racing, No. 114 Chevrolet
Dreams do come true ‼️
I made my #NASCAR Xfinity Series debut today @RichmondRaceway.
It wasn’t perfect, but I learned a lot and my @SSGLR0708 team gave me a great car. p22 👍🏻
Thank you will never be enough to everyone who made it possible.
Hope to do more in the future! pic.twitter.com/uv4Hdri6nR
— Logan Bearden (@LoganBearden_) March 31, 2024
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