Joe Gibbs Racing has confirmed that John Hunter Nemechek will race the No. 18 Toyota in three races this season.
Nemechek, who triumphed at Texas Motor Speedway last year in the team’s No. 54 car, will have his official debut with JGR on April 2 at Richmond Raceway, with Safeway as a sponsorship. He’ll also race at Dover Motor Speedway (April 30) and Texas Motor Speedway (May 1). (Sept. 24). At Dover, ACME will support Nemechek, while Texas will promote ROMCO.
As his crew chief, Jason Ratcliff will be in the pit box.
“I am really excited to have this opportunity to race again in JGR’s Xfinity Series program after the success we had last season,” Nemechek said in a team release. “We were able to pick up a win in just three starts and hopefully we can add to that success this season. I am also looking forward to working with crew chief Jason Ratcliff, who has found victory lane with a lot of different drivers over the years. I really appreciate the support of my long-term partners Safeway, ACME, and ROMCO for coming on board to support me and of course Toyota.”
Nemechek has participated in each of the last two Xfinity races for Sam Hunt Racing in the team’s flagship No. 26 Toyota, finishing 12th in Las Vegas and fifth in Phoenix. In September, Nemechek will race the No. 26 car in Las Vegas.
“John Hunter was impressive in his starts with us last year and we’re excited to have him back this season to work with Jason (Ratcliff) and our 18 team for a few races,” said Steve de Souza, Executive Vice President of Xfinity Series and Development for Joe Gibbs Racing. “He really has made the most of every opportunity and we expect he will run up front again in these races.”
After winning the regular-season title with a five-win season in 2021, Nemechek placed third in the Truck Series rankings. Nemechek earned 11 career Truck victories and two Xfinity victories.
Drew Dollar (superspeedways), Trevor Bayne (eight races), and Ryan Truex Jr. are among the other drivers in JGR’s No. 18 Toyota this season (four races).
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