Brandon Jones
FILE -Chase Elliott during driver introductions before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Chase Elliott will return to the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the April 16, 2023 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway after recovering from a leg injury.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
AUTO RACING: Larson heats up and Elliott gets back in car

By The Associated Press Apr. 18, 2023 11:21 AM EDT

The American flag flies above the pole position sign before the start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Richmond Raceway, Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)
Chandler Smith earns first NASCAR Xfinity Series win

By Hank Kurz Jr. Apr. 01, 2023 04:41 PM EDT

Drivers take the green flag to start during the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona

Feb. 18, 2023 05:29 PM EST

Joe Gibbs, right, speaks during the NASCAR Awards on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Ty Gibbs declines to discuss sudden death of his father

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 01, 2022 03:26 PM EST

Ty Gibbs does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race and the season championship Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Ty Gibbs promoted to replace Kyle Busch in JGR's Cup car

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 15, 2022 02:32 PM EST

Joey Logano celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race and championship Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Column: Bittersweet win for Logano as Gibbs family mourns

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 07, 2022 11:33 AM EST

FILE - Coy Gibbs, right, presents the Hall of Fame ring to his father, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Joe Gibbs, during the induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., on Jan. 31, 2020. Coy, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning, Nov. 6, 2022. He was 49. His death came just hour after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)
JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 06, 2022 03:24 PM EST

Ty Gibbs (54) pits during the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Gibbs wins first NASCAR Xfinity Series title with late pass

By John Marshall Nov. 05, 2022 09:02 PM EDT

Ty Gibbs (54) leads the field on the first lap during the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Phoenix

Nov. 05, 2022 07:21 PM EDT

Ty Gibbs right, and track president Clay Campbell, left, pose with the trophy in Victory Lane after Gibbs won the NASCAR Xfinity series auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Ty Gibbs' aggressiveness may make Xfinity finale interesting

By John Marshall Nov. 04, 2022 12:55 PM EDT

Ty Gibbs right, and track president Clay Campbell, left, pose with the trophy in Victory Lane after Gibbs won the NASCAR Xfinity series auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Gibbs faces consequences for wrecking way into title race

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 03, 2022 03:41 PM EDT

Chase Elliott (9) leads Denny Hamlin (11) and Noah Gragson (48) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR to crown three champions at Phoenix

Nov. 02, 2022 05:13 PM EDT

Ross Chastain walks the track before practice for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Column: Chastain rides the wall into NASCAR's title race

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 31, 2022 02:50 PM EDT

Ty Gibbs celebrates after winning a NASCAR Xfinity series auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Ty Gibbs wrecks teammate to race into Xfinity championship

Oct. 29, 2022 07:54 PM EDT

Brandon Jones (19) races Ty Gibbs (54) out of Turn 4 during the NASCAR Xfinity series auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Martinsville

Oct. 29, 2022 04:29 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, celebrates with the Red Bull team following the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Verstappen won the race and team Red Bull won the constructors' championship. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
AUTO RACING: Last race for NASCAR drivers to make Final Four

By The Associated Press Oct. 25, 2022 10:37 AM EDT

Ty Gibbs, left, and Trevor Bayne, right, talk before a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
NASCAR Xfinity Series At Homestead

Oct. 21, 2022 07:11 PM EDT

Christopher Bell (20) celebrates on top of his car after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
AUTO RACING: Bell tolls at Charlotte; Verstappen king again

By The Associated Press Oct. 11, 2022 11:55 AM EDT

AJ Allmendinger (16) takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Charlotte

Oct. 08, 2022 06:39 PM EDT

AJ Allmendinger (16) and Sam Mayer (1) compete during a NASCAR Xfinity auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Allmendinger remains undefeated on Charlotte road course

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 08, 2022 06:19 PM EDT