Carson Kvapil<\/p>\n
No. 1 \u2013 Jarrett Chevrolet<\/p>\n
Kvapil 2025 NXS Stats<\/p>\n
Starts: 23<\/p>\n
Wins: 0<\/p>\n
Top 5s: 5<\/p>\n
Top 10s: 10<\/p>\n
Laps Led: 64<\/p>\n
Avg. Finish: 13.8<\/p>\n
Points: 6th<\/p>\n
Carson Kvapil will make his second NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Daytona International Speedway ton Friday night. In his first start earlier this year, Kvapil earned his first top-five of the season after finishing fourth in the 2025 season-opening event.<\/p>\n
On tracks two miles and greater in length, Kvapil has made seven starts, earning one top-five and three top-10s in his young NXS career.\\<\/p>\n
In five career NXS starts on the drafting tracks of Daytona, Talladega Superspeedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kvapil has earned a best finish of second, coming at Atlanta in June.<\/p>\n
Kvapil will pilot his Jarrett Chevrolet under the lights on Friday. Jarret, a leading 3PL partner strives to deliver exceptional outcomes by providing world-class service.<\/p>\n
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Carson Kvapil<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was nice to have a weekend off to recharge, but this No. 1 team is ready to go at Daytona this weekend. We had a lot of success there earlier this season and I feel as though we have learned a lot since then, so I know we will unload a fast Chevrolet on Friday. There are only a few more races left in the regular season, so we are putting in the work to make sure our Jarrett Chevrolet is up front at the end when it counts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Justin Allgaier<\/p>\n
No. 7 Hellmann\u2019s \/ Round Canopy Parachuting Team Chevrolet<\/p>\n
Allgaier 2025 NXS Stats<\/p>\n
Starts: 23<\/p>\n
Wins: 3<\/p>\n
Top 5s: 11<\/p>\n
Top 10s: 14<\/p>\n
Laps Led: 689<\/p>\n
Avg. Finish: 12.9<\/p>\n
Points: 2nd<\/p>\n
Justin Allgaier is a previous NXS winner in the summer event at \u201cThe World Center of Racing,\u201d taking the checkered flag in a dramatic photo finish in 2023.<\/p>\n
Overall, in 29 career NXS starts at Daytona, Allgaier has amassed eight top-fives and 14 top-10s to accompany the victory in 2023.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Allgaier has led at least one lap in six consecutive races at Daytona, dating back to this event in 2022.<\/p>\n
This weekend, Allgaier\u2019s familiar Hellmann\u2019s No. 7 will instead carry the logo of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team for the third consecutive year. As part of this year\u2019s scheme, the name of Thomas \u201cTommy\u201d Harvey will be memorialized on the passenger side name rail. Harvey was a pilot for the RCPT-USA and helped train several members of the team prior to his passing.<\/p>\n
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Justin Allgaier<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything can happen at Daytona. It\u2019s such an unpredictable race where you can go from the lead to the back of the pack in a split second. JRM has always built some incredible speedway cars and I know we are going to have another fast one on Friday night. Hopefully we can avoid any potential trouble out there and work well with our teammates to be up front and fighting for the win when it counts. It\u2019s great to also be carrying the Round Canopy Parachuting Team logos once again on board our Hellmann\u2019s Chevrolet. We\u2019ve had great luck with them in the past, and my goal is to replicate that again this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sammy Smith<\/p>\n
No. 8 Pilot Chevrolet<\/p>\n
Smith 2025 NXS Stats<\/p>\n
Starts: 23<\/p>\n
Wins: 1<\/p>\n
Top 5s: 4<\/p>\n
Top 10s: 12<\/p>\n
Laps Led: 44<\/p>\n
Avg. Finish: 14.1<\/p>\n
Points: 10th<\/p>\n
Sammy Smith will take the green flag Friday evening at Daytona for the seventh time in his NXS career at the famed superspeedway.<\/p>\n
Of Smith\u2019s 20 NXS career starts on speedways measuring two miles or greater, he has tallied one win (Talladega, 2024), two top-five and six top-10 finishes.<\/p>\n
As a part of The Martin Truex Jr. Foundation and The NASCAR Foundation, Smith will be honoring two cancer heroes on the name rails of his Pilot Chevrolet this weekend, including Carolyn Barsetti Malsam, his great aunt on the driver\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
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Sammy Smith<\/p>\n
\u201cDaytona is a unique track. You never know what\u2019s going to happen so it really is anyone\u2019s race and with the Playoffs so close, we have to be strategic to stay out of the big wrecks. Having the off-week has been nice to be able to prepare and focus on our Daytona package to get this No. 8 Pilot Chevrolet up front when it counts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connor Zilisch<\/p>\n
No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet<\/p>\n
Zilisch 2025 NXS Stats<\/p>\n
Starts: 22<\/p>\n
Wins: 6<\/p>\n
Top 5s: 12<\/p>\n
Top 10s: 14<\/p>\n
Laps Led: 547<\/p>\n
Avg. Finish: 9.5<\/p>\n
Points: 1st<\/p>\n
Connor Zilisch heads to Daytona for the second time in his NXS career on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Zilisch enters Daytona fresh off his sixth victory of the 2025 season at Watkins Glen International. He led eight times for 60 laps and won his second consecutive NXS race at the New York road course. Zilisch leads all NXS drivers in race wins this season.<\/p>\n
Zilisch\u2019s victory at Watkins Glen broke a tie with Allgaier in the NXS driver standings, as he now leads his teammate by seven points. Additionally, the No. 88 team has a 56-point edge in the owner standings.<\/p>\n
Watkins Glen was the 11th consecutive top-five by Zilisch, an impressive streak that began in May at Charlotte Motor Speedway. His average finish in those nine races is a sizzling 2.18, which includes five victories (Pocono, Sonoma, Dover, Indianapolis, and Watkins Glen).<\/p>\n
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Connor Zilisch<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to getting down to Daytona this weekend with our WeatherTech Chevrolet. Mardy (Lindley, crew chief) and everyone on this JRM team have been working really hard through the off weekend to get us ready to go. We\u2019ve got a good plan in place and I\u2019m ready to get back to the track.\u201d<\/p>\n
JRM Team Updates<\/p>\n
JR Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway: JR Motorsports has competed at Daytona International Speedway a combined 120 times in the NXS since 2006. In those starts at the 2.5-mile superspeedway, the organization has recorded eight wins, 30 top-fives and 47 top-10s. The average finish is 16.2.<\/p>\n
Souvenir Rig: JRM drivers Carson Kvapil, Justin Allgaier and Sammy Smith will be signing autographs at the JR Motorsports \/ HMS-Byron\/Bowman souvenir rig on Friday, Aug. 22 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
Cancer Heroes Honored on JRM Cars by virtue of The Martin Truex Jr. Foundation and The NASCAR Foundation:<\/p>\n
No. 1 \u2013 Carson Kvapil<\/p>\n
Mike Frank<\/p>\n
Ric Bauman<\/p>\n
Stephanie Kearns<\/p>\n
No. 7 \u2013 Justin Allgaier<\/p>\n
Pilot John Hixon<\/p>\n
No. 8 \u2013 Sammy Smith<\/p>\n
Carolyn Barsetti Malsam<\/p>\n
Brandon Malcom<\/p>\n
No. 88 \u2013 Connor Zilisch<\/p>\n
Stephanie Kearns<\/p>\n
JRM PR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carson Kvapil No. 1 \u2013 Jarrett Chevrolet Kvapil 2025 NXS Stats Starts: 23 Wins: 0 Top 5s: 5…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83930,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,717,13751,925,77,720,634,582,721,722,82,723],"class_list":["post-83929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-charlotte","tag-charlotte-motor-speedway","tag-daytona","tag-international","tag-motor","tag-nascar","tag-racing","tag-series","tag-speedway","tag-sports","tag-xfinity-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}