Each NASCAR Xfinity Series season, there is plenty of new faces in new places come the first green flag. Sometimes, it’s a move that doesn’t make much sense — while and other times, a young driver has their first consistent chance at victory lane.
Point being, Silly Season, as the free agency market has come to be named, offers endless surprises, and some fly under the radar.
Not here, they don’t. This is a comprehensive guide to what drivers and teams you can expect to see this season on Saturdays.
Full-Time Field
Alpha Prime Racing
Ryan Ellis will pilot the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro with two current sponsors – Heartbeat Hot Sauce and Classic Collision. That’s after Ellis competed part time in the car in 2023 — 31 out of the 33 races in all.
Coming over from JD Motorsports is Brennan Poole to pilot the No. 44 Chevy Camaro. Poole was full time with JDM in all but one race in 2023, scoring a top five.
The No. 45, which was previously full time, is now currently a part-time affair; more on it later.
Big Machine Racing
Parker Kligerman returns to BMR in the No. 48 Chevy Camaro after an impressive run in 2023 that found him deep in the postseason. Kligerman made a name for himself and the single-car BMR team last season and enters this year with lofty goals and arguably higher expectations.
DGM Racing
The No. 91 Chevy Camaro will be driven by Kyle Weatherman in 2024. After some impressive part-time work, Weatherman and DGM decided to pair up for the full schedule this season.
The team has announced Josh Bilicki for its No. 92 in a limited schedule, but it’s not yet made it clear if the car will run full time in 2024 like it has in recent years.
Jeremy Clements Racing
You guessed it. Jeremy Clements will drive the No. 51 Chevrolet Camaro this season yet again with the most impressive list of sponsors in the field.
Jordan Anderson Racing
JAR returns its full bullpen this season with Jeb Burton in the No. 27 State Water Heaters Camaro with Shane Whitbeck as the crew chief and Parker Retzlaff in the No. 31 FunkAway Camaro. Retzlaff will be riding along with new crew chief Chad Kendrick.
JR Motorsports
Sam Mayer, Justin Allgaier and Brandon Jones will all return to the Nos. 1, 7 and 9, respectively. Jones will be getting a new crew chief in the form of Phillip Bell as Jason Burdett leaves for Legacy Motor Club and its transitionary period from Chevrolet to Toyota. Bell joins the…
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