In a chaotic ending that saw three overtimes, Cole Custer held off JR Motorsports and Trevor Bayne to win the NASCAR Xfinity race at Fontana. It is the first NASCAR victory for Bobby Dotter as a team owner.
Brennan Poole has joined Mike Harmon Racing for his first NASCAR Xfinity race since 2017 at Fontana, while Ryan Truex will make four Xfinity starts for Joe Gibbs Racing at Las Vegas, Martinsville, Darlington, and Texas.
In Austin Hill’s first start as a NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time driver, he already won. However, the win is overshadowed by a massive crash that sent Myatt Snider into the catchfence, though he was able to walk away with an apparent sore leg.
The worst-kept secret in the NASCAR Xfinity Series garage is finally out: Ty Gibbs will run the full 2022 season for Joe Gibbs Racing.
David Starr has rejoined SS-Green Light Racing for a 28-race NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule in 2022, driving the #08 car.
Drew Dollar, an ARCA regular and NASCAR Truck Series part-timer, will begin racing in the Xfinity Series with a superspeedway-only schedule (Daytona and Talladega) for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Alex Labbé will drive the #90 for DGM Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity opener at Daytona, followed by the West Coast Swing in the team’s #36. He currently has 18 races scheduled for the team.
Trevor Bayne will run his first NASCAR Xfinity races since 2016 when he joins Joe Gibbs Racing for seven rounds.
Jesse Iwuji Motorsports’ first NASCAR Xfinity season will come in the #34 Chevrolet Camaro. #34 is significant for Iwuji, one of a handful of active black NASCAR drivers, as it was used by Wendell Scott, the first black Cup race winner.
Super late model ace Derek Griffith will begin racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022 for Sam Hunt Racing. His first race will be at Martinsville and the schedule will include his home track Loudon.
Josh Bilicki will drive the #36 for DGM Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona. His most recent Daytona start (in Cup) ended with his first career top ten.
After contesting the full 2021 season for Mike Harmon Racing, Kyle Weatherman will run the first five races of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season for DGM Racing.
In addition to a part-time Cup Series schedule, Josh Bilicki will run six Xfinity races for Alpha Prime Racing.
The National Motorsports Appeal Board has withdrawn a $50,000 fine and 6-race suspension for Mike Harmon Racing and crew chief Ryan Bell for a testing violation, though a 75-point penalty remains.
Howie DiSavino III has joined Alpha Prime Racing for a six-race Xfinity schedule beginning at Phoenix. It will be his first time racing in the series.
For the first time since Indianapolis in 2021 (pictured), Sam Hunt Racing will run two cars as Jeffrey Earnhardt and Ryan Truex drive the #24 and #26 at Daytona.
Alongside running for the NASCAR Truck Series championship, John Hunter Nemechek’s 2022 schedule will include a pair of Xfinity Series starts at Las Vegas.
