{"id":1550660,"date":"2023-02-17T12:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T17:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1550660"},"modified":"2023-02-17T12:40:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T17:40:49","slug":"xfinity-series-drivers-to-watch-ty-gibbs-and-noah-gragson-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/xfinity-series-drivers-to-watch-ty-gibbs-and-noah-gragson-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Xfinity Series Preview: Drivers to Watch Now That Ty Gibbs and Noah Gragson Are Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Poof! Just like that, Ty Gibbs<\/a>, Noah Gragson<\/a>, and AJ Allmendinger disappeared from the Xfinity Series<\/a>. But that doesn\u2019t mean the second-tier NASCAR<\/a> series is bereft of talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, the combination of returning standouts and new arrivals eager to grab their shares of the 20 victories that Gibbs, Gragson, and Allmendinger scored last season should result in quite the battle to reach the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Several in particular bear watching in the 2023 Xfinity Series season kicking off at Daytona:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To the surprise of no one, the JR Motorsports lineup is stacked once again. The team run by Dale Earnhardt Jr. has scored 27 victories since 2020, including three apiece last year by Justin Allgaier<\/a> and Josh Berry<\/a>, who made it to the Championship 4 with champion Ty Gibbs and Noah Gragson, their JRM teammate.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJustin Allgaier and Josh Berry lead the JR Motorsports\u2019 Xfinity Series returnees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n