Taylor Gray joins Joe Gibbs Racing for full 2025 Xfinity Series schedule
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Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that Taylor Gray will drive the team‘s No. 54 Toyota GR Supra fulltime in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025. Gray, who currently races in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, has competed part-time for the JGR Xfinity Series team this season.
The 19-year-old New Mexico native has enjoyed success at every stage of his young career. This season, Gray has earned a pair of top-five finishes in the Xfinity Series, including an eye-opening third-place result in his debut at Richmond Raceway in March. In the Truck Series, he qualified for the playoffs in his first full season on the strength of seven top-five finishes and 11 top-10s so far. Gray also enjoyed success in the ARCA Menards Series with nine total victories across the series‘ three platforms — national, east, and west.
"I am very thankful for this opportunity," said Gray. "I feel like I have learned a lot in the races I have ran this year and we can build on that next season. Being able to work with Tyler (Allen, crew chief) and these guys for a few races has been a great headstart on next season and getting that chemistry going, so I‘m really excited about what we can do running together fulltime."
Gray is joining the winningest team in Xfinity Series history. Joe Gibbs Racing owns 214 wins, including 10 this year. Since the team‘s inception, 23 different drivers have taken JGR to victory lane in the Xfinity Series with14 of those drivers claiming their first career victory in the series driving for JGR. The organization has earned four Xfinity Series driver championships and six owner‘s championships.
"We‘re looking forward to adding Taylor to our lineup fulltime next year," said Steve de Souza, Executive Vice President of Xfinity Series and Development for JGR. "Taylor‘s strong season in the Truck Series, along with his performance with us on the Xfinity side have been impressive. With Taylor in the Xfinity car every week in 2025, we expect that trend to continue and we‘re look forward to him competing for wins and the championship."
Gray will be paired with crew chief Tyler Allen. So far this season, Allen has led his team to seven victories and the regular season owner‘s championship.
Gray will be available to the media this Saturday, October 19, at noon local time in the Las Vegas Motor Speedway media center.
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