It’s a new year and that means new rides and fresh opportunities for many in the NASCAR Xfinity and Craftsman Truck series. Here are some notes Frontstretch learned while speaking with some of the smaller teams in the Daytona International Speedway garage.
- David Starr will be the lone entry for Our Motorsports, who’s scaling back from three full-time teams to just one in 2023. Starr is running the No. 02 for a majority of the schedule, the 25th season the 55-year-old’s been a part of NASCAR’s top three series. “Hopefully, we’re going to run all year,” Starr said. “But I’ll be honest with you – we’re going to have to come up with some more funding to do that.”
- Jade Buford is running a second car for Big Machine Racing, the No. 5, after being replaced full time in the No. 48 last year. It’s a one-race deal that’s “something the team wanted to do. In the past, having done the superspeedway races, it’s tough being a single car out there, not having someone to rely on and work with … two cars is better than one.” Buford is hoping to do most of the road courses and a few ovals, running a limited schedule for Big Machine’s second entry throughout the year.
- MBM Motorsports informed Frontstretch they’re only planning on one full-time NXS entry this season with Timmy Hill the top candidate to fill the seat. Hill is in the No. 13 this weekend while Dexter Stacey drives the No. 66
- Bret Holmes is, at 25 years old, the youngest owner in any of NASCAR’s top three series, making him a little extra careful as a driver in order to conserve equipment – and expenses. So why do it? “It’s a different level of pride in it,” Holmes said. “It’s not like you’re coming to another team and driving their stuff… part of it is you know what equipment you’re going to get, too. ” Running for Rookie of the Year this season in his No. 32 Chevrolet, Holmes had a rough start to his campaign: he was wiped out in a wreck around halfway Friday night (Feb. 17) and wound up 31st.
- Clay Greenfield told Frontstretch exclusively he’s planning a limited schedule of races this season, including Talladega Superspeedway. The Cook Racing Technologies team was wiped out in the first major wreck Friday night, winding up…
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