The last 11 NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway have produced 11 different winners, but only three drivers from that group can end that streak in Saturday’s Bet MGM 300 at the 1.5-mile intermediate track. (1 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Kyle Busch, who has won a record nine Xfinity Series races at Charlotte, is making his fifth and final start of the season on Saturday, driving the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. Likewise, Ty Gibbs, the 2021 winner at the track, is moonlighting from the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend.
The only Xfinity Series regular who has a victory during the 11-race stretch and is competing on Saturday is defending race winner Justin Allgaier, who already has qualified for the series Playoffs through his May 11 triumph at Darlington Raceway.
Should he win on Saturday, Allgaier would be the seventh driver to go back-to-back in Xfinity Series events at Charlotte. Austin Dillon was the last to do so in 2015.
“We have had a lot of speed here the last couple of years and were fortunate enough to get to Victory Lane here last year,” said Allgaier, who is running a special Memorial Day paint scheme commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
“So hopefully we can have that same speed once again this weekend and keep this momentum going.”
Busch and Gibbs aren’t the only double-duty drivers trying to steal an Xfinity win this weekend. Chase Elliott is driving the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, and Noah Gragson is making his first start in the series this season in the No. 30 Ford fielded by Rette Jones Racing.
Source: Reid Spencer | NASCAR Wire Service
