NASCAR Xfinity Series

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 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.

Xfinity Series
CategoryStock cars
CountryUnited States
Inaugural season1982
ManufacturersChevrolet · Ford · Toyota
Tire suppliersGoodyear
Drivers' championAustin Cindric
Teams' championTeam Penske
Makes' championChevrolet
Official websiteXfinity Series
Current season

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 and wireless brand Xfinity.[1][2]

History

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 Series 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 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]

Xfinity race fields have varied in the number of drivers. Prior to 2013, the grid size resembled its Cup counterpart with 43 cars per race; that year, it shrank to 40 maximum cars.[8] The field was further reduced in 2019 and 2020 to 38 and 36, respectively.[9][10] During the 2020 season, fields were temporarily increased to 40 cars to accommodate part-time teams that were otherwise unable to qualify due to such sessions being canceled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Races held outside the U.S.

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

In 2016, the NXS and the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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.

  • Round of 12 (races 27–29)
    • Begins with 12 drivers who qualify for the Chase grid with 2,000 points, plus the bonus Playoffs' points acquired in regular season.
  • 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

United States

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 mostly 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 aired on Fox itself until 2019, when all races moved to FS1. The second half of the NXS season will be televised by NBC Sports. Four races (five in 2020) will air on NBC itself, while the others will air on NBCSN, or during the Olympics, CNBC or USA Network.

Latin America

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

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

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

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

All races are live on Sports Illustrated Television channels[12] using FOX's or NBC's coverage with highlights on Fox Sports Asia.

NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the Xfinity Series

2009 Nationwide Series car of Cup Series regular Kyle Busch, who won the Nationwide Series championship that year. Busch has won a total of 97 Xfinity series races in his career the most all time.

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, although the generic term "Cup leech" is often used after the end of Busch sponsorship.

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.[13]

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.[14]

Xfinity Series cars

Comparison with a NASCAR Cup Series car

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.[15]

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 (the Cup Series eventually used rain tires at the 2020 Bank of America Roval 400), 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.[16]

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

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) Pushrod V8
  • 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 gallons (68 litres)
  • 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 (all tracks) and rain tires (road courses only if in case of rainy conditions) provided by Goodyear Eagle
  • 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)

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.[17] 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.[18] 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 and then the Zeta-based Camaro (which coincided with GM's Cup car being its four-door Zeta counterpart, the Holden VF Commodore based Chevrolet SS, being used in Cup at the time). 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.[19] Dodge teams used the Challenger R/T model, despite the manufacturer pulling all factory support after 2012 (though it continued in Canada as FCA Canada still supports the Pinty's Series). Following Dodge's exit, smaller underfunded teams continued to run second-hand Challenger chassis without factory support (thus earning the nickname "Zombie Dodges").[20][21] As a result of a rules change after the 2018 season, all Challenger chassis were rendered ineligible for competition, as the series made the switch to composite body panels. Since FCA had pulled factory support years earlier, no new body was submitted for competition, ending the possibility of running a Challenger chassis in the series.[22]

Manufacturer representation

Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series (1982–1983)

Chrysler
Ford
General Motors

Busch Grand National Series (1984–2003)

Chrysler
Ford
General Motors

Busch Series (2004–2007)

Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Toyota

Nationwide Series (2008–2014)

Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Toyota

Xfinity Series (2015–present)

FCA US (Chrysler)
Ford
General Motors
Toyota

Champions

The Nationwide Series championship trophy of 2010 champion Brad Keselowski
Xfinity Series
Nationwide Series
Busch Series
Busch Series Grand National Division
Busch Grand National Series
Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series
Late Model Sportsman Division
Sportsman Division

Drivers highlighted in Bold would eventually go on to win at least one NASCAR Cup Series Championship.

Rookie of the Year Award winners

Drivers highlighted in Bold would eventually go on to win at least one NASCAR Cup Series Championship.

Drivers highlighted in Italics would eventually go on to win at least one Xfinity Championship.

Drivers highlighted in both Italics and Bold would eventually win at least 1 Xfinity & Cup Championship.

^ = Indicates the driver has won at least 1 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Championship.

All-time win table

All figures correct as of the 2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 at Phoenix Raceway (November 8, 2020).[23]

Key
Driver is competing full-time in the 2020 season
Driver is competing part-time in the 2020 season
Driver has been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame
* NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion
Rank
Driver
Wins
1 Kyle Busch *97
2 Mark Martin49
3 Kevin Harvick *47
4 Brad Keselowski *39
5 Carl Edwards *38
6 Jack Ingram *31
7 Joey Logano30
8 Matt Kenseth29
9 Jeff Burton27
10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. *24
11 Tommy Houston24
12 Sam Ard *22
13 Tommy Ellis *22
14 Dale Earnhardt21
15 Harry Gant21
16 Greg Biffle *20
17 Denny Hamlin17
18 Christopher Bell16
19 Jeff Green *16
20 Joe Nemechek *16
21 Todd Bodine15
22 Randy LaJoie *15
23 Larry Pearson *15
24 Morgan Shepherd15
25 Justin Allgaier14
26 Elliott Sadler13
27 Martin Truex Jr. *13
28 Darrell Waltrip13
29 Kyle Larson12
30 Jimmy Spencer12
31 Chase Briscoe11
32 Chuck Bown *11
33 Steve Grissom *11
34 Dale Jarrett11
35 Terry Labonte11
36 Tony Stewart11
37 Michael Waltrip11
38 Jason Keller10
39 Bobby Labonte *10
40 Robert Pressley10
41 Cole Custer9
42 Austin Dillon *9
43 David Green *9
44 Jimmy Hensley9
45 Erik Jones9
46 Rick Mast9
47 Tyler Reddick *9
48 Kenny Wallace9
49 Clint Bowyer *8
50 Austin Cindric *8
51 Kasey Kahne8
52 Jamie McMurray8
53 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. *8
54 Ryan Blaney7
55 Ryan Newman7
56 Geoff Bodine6
57 Butch Lindley6
58 Chad Little6
59 Mike McLaughlin6
60 Rob Moroso *6
61 Regan Smith6
62 Scott Wimmer6
63 A. J. Allmendinger5
64 Marcos Ambrose5
65 Brett Bodine5
66 Kurt Busch5
67 Chase Elliott *5
68 Jeff Gordon5
69 Bobby Hamilton Jr.5
70 Harrison Burton4
71 Ward Burton4
72 William Byron *4
73 Ricky Craven4
74 Tim Fedewa4
75 Ron Fellows4
76 Ron Hornaday Jr.4
77 Sam Hornish Jr.4
78 Brandon Jones4
79 Jeff Purvis4
80 Scott Riggs4
81 Reed Sorenson4
82 Mike Wallace4
83 Aric Almirola3
84 Johnny Benson *3
85 Chris Buescher *3
86 Justin Haley3
87 Ernie Irvan3
88 Paul Menard3
89 L. D. Ottinger3
90 Steve Park3
91 Johnny Sauter3
92 Daniel Suárez *3
93 Brian Vickers *3
94 Mike Alexander2
95 Bobby Allison2
96 Casey Atwood2
97 Trevor Bayne2
98 Mike Bliss2
99 Ron Bouchard2
100 Ross Chastain2
101 Brendan Gaughan2
102 Noah Gragson2
103 Bobby Hillin2
104 Buckshot Jones2
105 Jason Leffler2
106 Kevin Lepage2
107 Sterling Marlin2
108 Butch Miller2
109 Hank Parker Jr.2
110 Phil Parsons2
111 Ryan Preece2
112 David Ragan2
113 Ryan Reed2
114 Tim Richmond2
115 Johnny Rumley2
116 Hermie Sadler2
117 Elton Sawyer2
118 Ken Schrader2
119 Dennis Setzer2
120 Ronnie Silver2
121 Dick Trickle2
122 Rick Wilson2
123 Michael Annett1
124 Jamie Aube1
125 Ed Berrier1
126 Joe Bessey1
127 Dave Blaney1
128 Neil Bonnett1
129 Alex Bowman1
130 James Buescher1
131 Jeremy Clements1
132 Ronald Cooper1
133 Derrike Cope1
134 Ty Dillon1
135 Bobby Dotter1
136 Bill Elliott1
137 Jeff Fuller1
138 Spencer Gallagher1
139 David Gilliland1
140 Robby Gordon1
141 Bobby Hamilton1
142 John Hunter Nemechek1
143 Jimmie Johnson1
144 Justin Labonte1
145 Stephen Leicht1
146 Tracy Leslie1
147 Justin Marks1
148 Dick McCabe1
149 Michael McDowell1
150 Casey Mears1
151 Juan Pablo Montoya1
152 David Pearson1
153 Nelson Piquet Jr.1
154 Larry Pollard1
155 David Reutimann1
156 Ricky Rudd1
157 Joe Ruttman1
158 Greg Sacks1
159 Boris Said1
160 Andy Santerre1
161 John Settlemyre1
162 Mike Skinner1
163 Jack Sprague1
164 Brad Teague1

Most wins at each track

Current tracks

TrackDriver(s)WinsRace Name
Atlanta Motor SpeedwayKevin Harvick5EchoPark 250
Auto Club SpeedwayKyle Busch6Active: Production Alliance Group 300
Defunct: CampingWorld.com 300
Bristol Motor SpeedwayKyle Busch9Spring: Alsco 300 (Bristol)
Fall: Food City 300
Charlotte Motor SpeedwayKyle Busch8Active: Alsco 300 (Charlotte)
Defunct: Drive for the Cure 250
Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval)A.J. Allmendinger2Drive for the Cure 250
Chicagoland SpeedwayKyle Busch4Active: Chicagoland 300
Defunct: Owens Corning AttiCat 300
Darlington RacewayMark Martin8Active: Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
Defunct: BI-LO 200
Daytona International SpeedwayDale Earnhardt & Tony Stewart7Late Winter: NASCAR Racing Experience 300
Fall: Coca-Cola 250
Dover International SpeedwayKyle Busch5Spring: Allied Steel Buildings 200
Late Summer: Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200
Homestead-Miami SpeedwayJoe Nemechek32020Census.gov 300
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayKyle Busch4Pennzoil 150
Iowa SpeedwayRicky Stenhouse Jr. & Brad Keselowski3Early Summer: CircuitCity.com 250
Late Summer: U.S. Cellular 250
Kansas SpeedwayKyle Busch4Kansas Lottery 300
Kentucky SpeedwayJoey Logano, Brad Keselowski & Kyle Busch3Active: Alsco 300 (Kentucky)
Defunct: VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300
Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayMark Martin4Spring: Boyd Gaming 300
Fall: Alsco 300 (Las Vegas)
Martinsville Speedway^Sam Ard5Active: NASCAR Xfinity Series 300
Defunct: Miller 500 (Busch race)
Defunct: Zerex 150
Michigan International SpeedwayMark Martin, Todd Bodine, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, & Denny Hamlin
2LTi Printing 250
New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayKyle Busch6ROXOR 200
Phoenix International RacewayKyle Busch11Spring: LS Tractor 200
Fall: Desert Diamond West Valley Casino 200
Pocono RacewayKyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, and Cole Custer1Pocono Green 225
Richmond RacewayKevin Harvick7Active: Go Bowling 250
Defunct: ToyotaCare 250
Talladega SuperspeedwayMartin Truex Jr.3MoneyLion 300
Texas Motor SpeedwayKyle Busch9Spring: My Bariatric Solutions 300
Fall: O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Watkins Glen InternationalTerry Labonte & Marcos Ambrose4Zippo 200 at The Glen

^ - Martinsville was added to the 2020 Xfinity Series schedule on April 3, 2019

Former tracks

TrackDriverWinsRace Name
Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezMartin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kyle Busch1Corona México 200
Circuit Gilles VilleneuveKevin Harvick, Ron Fellows, Carl Edwards,
Boris Said, Marcos Ambrose, Justin Allgaier
1NAPA Auto Parts 200
Caraway SpeedwayDale Earnhardt, Jack Ingram & Butch Lindley1Goody's 200
Fairgrounds SpeedwayJack Ingram, Darrell Waltrip, Rick Mast, David Green, Bobby Labonte,
Steve Park, Mike McLaughlin, Jeff Green, Randy LaJoie
1BellSouth Mobility 320
Gateway Motorsports ParkCarl Edwards35-Hour Energy 250
Greenville-Pickens SpeedwayJack Ingram & Butch Lindley1DAPCO 200
Gresham Motorsports ParkLarry Pearson2World Crown 200
Hickory Motor SpeedwayJack Ingram & Tommy Houston8Galaxy Food Centers 300 & The Pantry 300
Langley SpeedwayTommy Ellis5Busch 200
Lanier National SpeedwayFive Drivers1Nestle 300
Louisville Motor SpeedwayTommy Ellis & Tommy Houston1Granger Select 200 (Louisville)
Lucas Oil RacewayMorgan Shepherd & Kyle Busch3Kroger 200 (Nationwide)
Memphis Motorsports ParkKevin Harvick2Kroger On Track for the Cure 250
Milwaukee MileGreg Biffle & Carl Edwards2NorthernTool.com 250
Motor Mile SpeedwayFour Drivers1Granger Select 200
Myrtle Beach SpeedwayJimmy Spencer & Jeff Green2Myrtle Beach 250
Nashville SuperspeedwayCarl Edwards5Spring: Nashville 300
Summer: Federated Auto Parts 300
Nazareth SpeedwayTim Fedewa & Ron Hornaday Jr.2Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200
North Wilkesboro SpeedwaySam Ard2Coca-Cola 300
Orange County SpeedwayJack Ingram5Spring: Roses Stores 300
Fall: Pantry Stores 300
Oxford Plains SpeedwayChuck Bown2True Value 250
Pikes Peak International RacewayEight Drivers1ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250
Road AtlantaDarrell Waltrip & Morgan Shepherd1Amoco 300
Rockingham SpeedwayMark Martin11Late Winter: Goody's Headache Powder 200
Late Fall: Target House 200
South Boston SpeedwayTommy Ellis7Spring: Carquest 300
Summer: Textilease/Medique 300
Volusia County SpeedwayFour Drivers1X-1R Firecracker 200

List of manufacturers' championship winners

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
2016 Toyota
2017 Chevrolet
2018
2019
2020

See also

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