Ross Chastain, Shane van Gisbergen to run nine Xfinity races for JR Motorsports
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Trackhouse Racing announced today that drivers Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen will pilot the No. 9 JR Motorsports (JRM) Chevrolet in nine NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) races during the 2025 season.
The pair will team with Trackhouse development driver Connor Zilisch, who is competing as a rookie for the full season in JRM‘ s No. 88 Chevrolet. JRM will also field full-time entries for rookie Carson Kvapil, and returning drivers Sammy Smith and defending NXS champion Justin Allgaier.
Chastain will race five times, beginning March 1 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, followed by April 5 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, May 31 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, July 19 at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway and Aug. 2 at Iowa Speedway.
Van Gisbergen will race four times beginning June 14 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, July 5 at the Chicago Street Race, July 12 at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway and Aug. 9 at Watkins Glen (N.Y) International.
"I think there is a lot of benefit to getting seat time on Saturdays in the Xfinity Series," said Chastain who raced in four NXS events in 2024. "Getting an opportunity to do it with JR Motorsports is too good an opportunity to pass up. I know every time I climb in their Chevrolets, we will have a chance to win."
Chastain is a five-time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series and finished second in points in 2022. He‘s additionally won two NXS races.
Van Gisbergen ran a full NXS season for Kaulig Racing in 2024 winning the Portland, Chicago and Sonoma races. He‘ll compete full-time in the Cup Series in 2025 driving Trackhouse Racing‘s No. 88 Chevrolet. He won the 2023 Chicago Street Race in his Cup Series debut.
"I‘m trying to get as much experience as I can," said the three-time Supercars champion who moved to America and began fulltime racing in NASCAR last year. "JR Motorsports is one of the top teams and won the championship with Justin Allgaier. I can‘t wait to get started."
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