Bubba Wallace set to return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series race next week in Austin

Bubba Wallace set to return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series race next week in Austin

Bubba Wallace

NASCAR has announced an official 43 car entry list for the Pit Boss 250 which will be hosted in Circuits of the Americas, Austin, Texas. Out of the 43 cars running for qualification, only 38 will get into the final race which will take place on 26 March, Saturday.

Bubba Wallace will join Joe Gibbs Racing and take over the No. 18 entry alongside Miguel Paludo who will drive the No. 88 JR Motorsports machine in COTA. Ross Chastain will replace Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing for DGM racing alongside Preston Pardus who will replace Mason Massey.

Miguel Paludo, Ross Chastain and Preston Pardus
Miguel Paludo, Ross Chastain and Preston Pardus

Other significant entries include Will Rodgers who will join RSS Racing as he attempts to qualify for his first race of the season and  Cole Custer will return to the No. 07 entry for SS GreenLight Racing following his victorious run in Auto Club, Fontana.

NASCAR Xfinity series find out where your favorite drivers are ranked in terms of Championship points secured as they move to COTA to race alongside Bubba Wallace

AJ Allmendinger, Noah Gragson and Ty Gibbs
AJ Allmendinger, Noah Gragson and Ty Gibbs

Noah Gragson leads the pack with 223 championship points to the name virtue of his continuous run of top 3 finishes which was only got broken last weekend in Atlanta, with a single win in his name. Atlanta race winner Ty Gibbs is hot on Gragson’s heels with 204 points thanks to his two wins. AJ Allmendinger complete the top 3 as he tied up with Ty Gibbs in points scored but is yet to secure a win. Caesar Bacarella is at the bottom of the pack with only 1 point to his name.

RankDriverPoints (Wins)
1.Noah Gragson    223 (1).
2.Ty Gibbs               204 (2)
3.AJ Allmendinger204 (0).
4.Justin Allgaier172 (0).
5.Josh Berry164 (0).
6.Brandon Jones153 (0).
7.Daniel Hemric146 (0).
8.Austin Hill137 (1).
9.Riley Herbst128 (0).
10.Ryan Sieg125 (0)
11.Landon Cassill122 (0).
12.Sheldon Creed122 (0).
13.Sam Mayer120 (0).
14.Brandon Brown   118 (0).
15.Jeb Burton112 (0).
16.Trevor Bayne109 (0)
17.Anthony Alfredo 104 (0).
18.Brett Moffitt96 (0).
19.JJ Yeley94 (0).
20.Kyle Sieg74 (0).
21.Kyle Weatherman  73 (0).
22.Alex Labbe         71 (0)
23.Jeremy Clements  67 (0)
24.Mason Massey      64 (0).
25.Bayley Currey  64 (0)
26.Myatt Snider    62 (0)
27.Ryan Vargas       59 (0).
28.Jeffrey Earnhardt    57 (0).
29.Joe Graf Jr55 (0)
30.Ryan Ellis45 (0).
31.Joey Gase           43 (0).
32.Tommy Joe Martins  43 (0)
33.Jade Buford42 (0).
34.Ryan Truex40 (0)
35.Josh Williams39 (0).
36.Stefan Parsons39 (0).
37.Matt Mills34 (0).
38.Josh Bilicki28 (0).
39.Shane Lee24 (0).
40.Jesse Iwuji,24 (0).
41.Cj McLaughlin15 (0).
42.Nicholas Sanchez11 (0).
43.Sage Karam11 (0).
44.David Starr6 (0).
45.Parker Retzlaff1 (0).
46.Drew Dollar1 (0).
47.Brennan Poole1 (0).
48.Caesar Bacarella1 (0)
credits: NASCAR

The Xfinity Series will hit the Circuits of the Americas, Austin for Pit Boss 250 where Ty Gibbs will be hoping to minimize his point gap between Noah Gragson whereas Gragson will be doing the opposite. AJ Allmendinger will be hoping to secure his first win of 2022.

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