The 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 39th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the NASCAR Racing Experience 300 on February 15. The regular season ended with the Go Bowling 250 at Richmond Raceway on September 11. The NASCAR playoffs ended with the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 at Phoenix Raceway on November 7.
Tyler Reddick won the 2018 and 2019 championship, but did not defend his title as he moved up to the Cup Series in 2020, continuing to drive for Richard Childress Racing.
When the season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, drivers from all NASCAR series, including many Xfinity Series drivers, participated in the inaugural eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series during that time.
Following the 2020 Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250 at Richmond Raceway, Austin Cindric clinched the Regular Season Championship. He went on to become the 2020 Xfinity Series Champion after winning the season-ending race at Phoenix. In addition, Team Penske claimed its sixth Owners' Championship, Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's Championship, and Harrison Burton took the NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors.
Teams and drivers Complete schedule Manufacturer Team Race driver Crew chief Chevrolet Brandonbilt Motorsports 68 Brandon Brown Doug Randolph DGM Racing 90 Caesar Bacarella Mario Gosselin Adam Brenner Nathan Kennedy B. J. Tucker Kevin Boykin Tony Furr Ryan London Chuck Efaw II Shannon Rursch Alex Labbé Labbe ran the full season for DGM Racing split between the Nos. 36 and 90. Dillon Bassett Ronnie Bassett Jr. Dexter Bean Preston Pardus B. J. McLeod Donald Theetge 92 Josh Williams Adam Brenner Mario Gosselin Shannon Rursch B. J. Tucker Ryan London Nathan Kennedy Danny Gill Tony Furr John Holmes Mike Hillman Sr. JD Motorsports 0 B. J. McLeod Wayne Carroll Jr. Jeffrey Earnhardt Kase Kallenbach Mike Wallace Mark Setzer 4 Jesse Little (R) Little ran the full season for JD Motorsports split between the Nos. 4 and 15. Bryan Berry Wayne Carroll Jr. B. J. McLeod 6 David Starr Kase Kallenbach B. J. McLeod Wayne Carroll Jr. Mark Setzer Bryan Berry Jade Buford Ryan Vargas 15 Robby Lyons Mark Setzer Kase Kallenbach Wayne Carroll Jr. Bryan Berry Colby Howard Ryan Vargas Jeffrey Earnhardt Jesse Little (R) Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Jeremy Clements Andrew Abbott Jimmy Means Racing 52 J. J. Yeley Tim Brown Kody Vanderwal (R) JR Motorsports 1 Michael Annett Travis Mack 7 Justin Allgaier Jason Burdett 8 Jeb Burton Taylor Moyer Daniel Hemric Dale Earnhardt Jr. 9 Noah Gragson Dave Elenz Kaulig Racing 10 Ross Chastain Bruce Schlicker 11 Justin Haley Alex Yontz Martins Motorsports 44 Tommy Joe Martins Danny Johnson Kevyn Rebolledo Buddy Sisco Frank Kerr Mike Harmon Racing 47 Joe Nemechek Ed Jewett Michael Akers Bayley Currey (R) Kyle Weatherman Tim Viens Josh Reaume 74 Mike Harmon Teddy Brown Bruce Cook Michael Akers Alan Collins Jr. Bayley Currey Andrew Jones Patrick Drake Kyle Weatherman Bayley Currey Gray Gaulding Our Motorsports 02 Brett Moffitt Joe Williams Jr. Patrick Emerling Jairo Avila Jr. Brett Moffitt was scheduled to run both Homestead-Miami races. However, after Moffitt crashed his only car of the weekend in the first race, the team did not have a backup car and his team cut a deal with B. J. McLeod Motorsports (BJMM) to use one of their backup cars. As part of that deal, Moffitt was replaced by BJMM driver Jairo Avila Jr. in the second race. Andy Lally Richard Childress Racing 21 Myatt Snider (R) Snider ran the full season split between Richard Childress Racing's No. 21 and RSS Racing's No. 93. Andy Street Anthony Alfredo Kaz Grala Earl Bamber RSS RacingNo. 93 entries after Pocono were fielded in a collaboration with Reaume Brothers Racing. 39 Ryan Sieg Kevin Starland 93 C. J. McLaughlin Kevyn Rebolledo Jeff Green Kyle Louchart Kevin Johnson Joey Gase Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Rick Ware Racing. Myatt Snider (R) Jeff Green Josh Reaume SS-Green Light RacingNo. 07 entries after Darlington 1 (Race 5) were fielded in a collaboration with Rick Ware Racing. 07 Ray Black Jr. Jason Miller Garrett Smithley Carson Ware J. J. Yeley Gray Gaulding Jade Buford David Starr R. C. Enerson Joey Gase 08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) Patrick Donahue Ford Stewart–Haas Racing 98 Chase Briscoe Richard Boswell Greg Zipadelli Team Penske 22 Austin Cindric Brian Wilson Toyota Hattori Racing EnterprisesShigeaki Hattori is the listed owner of the No. 61 in each race, although the team only fields the car when Austin Hill is the driver. MBM Motorsports fields it in all other races using Hattori's owner points and car number. 61 Austin Hill Dan Stillman Doug Richert Patrick Magee Ryan Bell Scott Zipadelli Timmy Hill Stephen Leicht Chad Finchum J. J. Yeley Clinton Cram Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Riley Herbst (R) Dave Rogers 19 Brandon Jones Jeff Meendering 20 Harrison Burton (R) Ben Beshore Dustin Zacharyasz MBM Motorsports 13 Chad Finchum Ryan Bell Patrick Magee Timmy Hill Jesse Iwuji Bobby Reuse Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Jordan Anderson Racing. Stephen Leicht 66 Timmy Hill Tim Goulet Patrick Magee Keith Parson Clinton Cram Michael Morawski Ryan Bell Stephen Leicht John Jackson Chad Finchum Harold Crooms Carl Long Stan Mullis Toyota Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports 5 Matt Mills George Ingram Keith Wolfe Vinnie Miller Toyota Chevrolet 78 Vinnie Miller Keith Wolfe Adam Brooks Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Mason Massey Stefan Parsons Josh Bilicki C. J. McLaughlin Toyota Chevrolet 99 Josh Bilicki Adam Brooks George Ingram Keith Wolfe Mason Massey J. J. Yeley Stefan Parsons Jairo Avila Jr. Joey Gase Matt Mills Vinnie Miller C. J. McLaughlin Jesse Iwuji
Limited schedule Manufacturer Team Race driver Crew chief Rounds Chevrolet ACG Motorsports 25 Chris Cockrum Jeff Spraker DGM Racing 36 Alex Labbé Nathan Kennedy Mario Gosselin Shannon Rursch Tony Furr Danny Gill Ronnie Bassett Jr. Dexter Bean Preston Pardus Korbin ForristerEntry was fielded in a collaboration with All Out Motorsports. Kaulig Racing 16 A. J. Allmendinger Lennie Chandler Justin Cox Chris Rice RSS Racing 38 Jeff Green Clifford Turner Ross Chastain Bruce Schlicker Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Landon Cassill Philip Morgan Ford Rick Ware Racing 17 Cody Ware Mike Hillman Sr. J. J. Yeley Ken Evans Team Penske 12 Brad Keselowski Matt Swiderski Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Kyle Busch Jacob Canter Denny Hamlin Sam Hunt Racing 26 Colin Garrett Brian Keselowski Bryan Smith Brandon Gdovic Mason Diaz Eddie Troconis
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Changes Teams On September 9, 2019, it was reported that GMS Racing was considering shutting down their No. 23 Xfinity team in 2020 if additional sponsorship couldn't be found, although the team would continue to compete in the Truck Series. This was officially announced on November 21, 2019. The team's assets and owner points would be purchased by the new Our Motorsports No. 02 team. On October 28, 2019, ARCA Menards Series East team owner Sam Hunt announced that his Sam Hunt Racing team would move up to the Xfinity Series in 2020, with their East Series driver Colin Garrett also racing for the team in Xfinity. The team initially announced that they would run five races, and any additional races they would run depended on how much sponsorship the team's crowdfunding model would generate. On October 30, 2019, it was announced that Our Motorsports, a part-time ARCA Menards Series team which also formerly competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, would compete full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2020 after buying cars and equipment from the GMS Racing No. 23 team, which closed down after the 2019 season. The team's No. 02 car would be driven by multiple drivers, including team co-owner Andy Seuss and later GMS Truck Series driver Brett Moffitt. On December 8, 2019, MBM Motorsports driver Tommy Joe Martins posted a video to his Twitter saying that he would not be back with the team in 2020 because they would likely be reducing from four full-time cars to two. Team owner Carl Long confirmed this news on December 19, 2019. On December 24, 2019, it was announced that Martins Motorsports, owned by driver Tommy Joe Martins and his father Craig, would be re-opening in 2020. They will field a full-time Xfinity Series team in 2020, the No. 44 Chevrolet, with Tommy Joe driving in all races unless other drivers who bring sponsorship are found which would take him out of the driver's seat at any time. Also, unlike when the team last competed, they will have another owner, Rodney Riessen, a longtime friend of the Martins family. On January 15, 2020, DGM Racing announced that their No. 36 team would be renumbered to the No. 92 in 2020, which was previously the number for their third part-time team. Josh Williams will continue as the driver of that car for the second year in a row. In a number swap between DGM cars, the old No. 92 car will now have the No. 36, and Alex Labbé will drive it in at least three races, one of which is the season-opener at Daytona. It could even turn into a full-season effort if sponsorship is found. On January 19, 2020, Mike Harmon Racing announced that they would be renumbering their second car, the No. 17, to the No. 47 (which is the No. 74, the number of their primary car, backwards) for this season. Harmon took over the No. 17 in large part from Rick Ware Racing partway through the 2019 season. On January 21, 2020, RSS Racing revealed that they would only be fielding two cars full-time, the No. 39 and the No. 93, with the No. 38, which was previously for the most part a start and park car, going down to part-time for 2020. The No. 38 will be entered at Daytona and Talladega with Jeff Green, and will only be fielded in other races if sponsorship is found. On February 3, 2020, Bob Pockrass reported the following owner points transfers for 2020: GMS Racing No. 23 to the Our Motorsports No. 02, Stewart–Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste No. 98 to Jimmy Means Racing No. 52, MBM Motorsports No. 61 to the Hattori Racing Enterprises No. 61, Jimmy Means Racing No. 52 to the Mike Harmon Racing No. 74. Internal owners points transfers consist of the following: Stewart–Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste No. 00 to No. 98, DGM Racing No. 92 to No. 36, RSS Racing No. 93 to No. 39, MBM Motorsports No. 35 to No. 66 and No. 66 to No. 13, Brandonbilt Motorsports No. 86 to 68, B. J. McLeod Motorsports No. 99 to No. 78, and JD Motorsports No. 01 to No. 6, No. 0 to No. 4, No. 15 to No. 0, and No. 4 to No. 15. On May 23, 2020, Ray Black Jr. announced that he would no longer be driving the No. 07 for SS-Green Light Racing in order to concentrate on helping his family business, the CDA Technical Institute, recover after it experienced financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After Black's departure, it was announced that Rick Ware Racing had cut a deal with SS-Green Light to field some of their drivers in the No. 07 for the remainder of the season. This began with Garrett Smithley in the car for Charlotte and Carson Ware, Rick's son, making his series debut at Bristol.
Drivers On September 24, 2019, it was announced that Christopher Bell will move up to the NASCAR Cup Series for 2020, driving the No. 95 for Leavine Family Racing and vacating his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in the Xfinity Series. On October 2, 2019, it was confirmed by Richard Childress Racing that Tyler Reddick will be moving up to the Cup Series with them full-time in 2020, replacing Daniel Hemric in the No. 8 Chevrolet. On October 15, 2019, it was announced that Ross Chastain will be driving for Kaulig Racing full-time in 2020 in their No. 10 car after running part-time for the team in 2019. In that announcement, the team also confirmed that Justin Haley would be returning to drive the No. 11.