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No. 19 Joe Graf Jr. G-Coin Toyota GR Supra News and Notes:
- GRAF JR. 2024 Third Xfinity Race of Season: The August 31st race at Darlington Raceway will mark Joe Graf Jr.’s 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) third race thus far in the season. With two of the four scheduled starts for Graf Jr. behind him, Joe has returned to the Xfinity series better than ever. With an average finish through the first two races of 14.5, he is on pace to shatter his previous season’s number of 25.3. Graf will look to continue his success thus far at Darlington.
- RETURN TO JGR: Graf Jr. competed in the full, 33-race Xfinity Series season in 2023, where he had three impressive top-10 performances at Daytona, Homestead, and Kansas, highlighted by a best finish of seventh at Daytona.
- DAYTONA RECAP: Joe Graf Jr. started off his weekend strong in Daytona, qualifying in a career-best fourth-place position. The No. 19 Reagan Toyota GR Supra even got to start front row due to the 21 car making an adjustment to their race car. Graf kept it clean and managed to secure a strong finish of 12th for his team.
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- ON THE PITBOX: Seth Chavka will lead the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra team for the 2024 season as he embarks on his rookie season as a crew chief in the Xfinity Series. Chavka is no stranger to JGR, as he has spent time in the Cup Series shop as lead race engineer for the likes of Erik Jones, Kyle Busch, and most recently, Ty Gibbs, since starting his tenure with the team in 2019. Prior to joining JGR, Chavka spent seven years at Richard Childress Racing and one year at Kevin Harvick Inc. as an engineer. In his 13 years spent in NASCAR, Chavka has earned six NASCAR Cup Series victories and four Xfinity Series victories.
- NO. 19 IN 2024: The JGR No. 19 will have a rotating schedule of drivers throughout the 2024 season. Ryan Truex, Aric Almirola, Taylor Gray, Josh Bilicki, Brett Moffitt, Justin Bonsignore, and Ty Gibbs have already made starts behind the wheel. William Sawalich is also slated to run a race later this year.
- JGR AT DARLINGTON: Joe Gibbs Racing has 90 combined starts at Darlington with 12 trips to Victory Lane. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Brandon Jones, Bobby Labonte, Joey Logano, and Tony Stewart have all collected at least one win at the Lady in Black for JGR. Hamlin was the last winner for the team in 2023.
- FOLLOW ALONG: Follow along for updates and a behind-the-scenes look at Graf Jr.’s 2024 Xfinity Series Season.
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- RACE INFO: Coverage of this weekend’s Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway is scheduled for Saturday, August 31st, at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
From the Driver’s Seat:
Joe Graf Jr.: “Darlington is a top three favorite for me. Having started here eight times before, I believe I have a familiarity with this track that a lot of my competitors do not. My team has been on point for me in my past two races with them, and I am excited to see what we can do together this weekend.”
Joe Graf Jr.’s 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 27.5 | 25.3 |
Joe Graf Jr.’s Career NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 128 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 26.1 | 25.6 |
About Joe Gibbs Racing:
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR with four NASCAR Cup Series teams, four NASCAR Xfinity Series teams, an ARCA Series team, and a driver development program. JGR is based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Joe Gibbs, who also earned his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was named as one of the NFL’s top 10 coaches of all-time with a winning career that included three Super Bowl Championships as head coach of the Washington franchise.
JGR has competed in NASCAR since 1992, capturing more than 400 wins over that span. No team has more combined wins across the sport’s three national series in the history of NASCAR. In addition, JGR has won five Cup Series championships along with four Xfinity Series driver championships and six Xfinity Series owner’s championships. The organization also has captured four Daytona 500 titles, considered to be NASCAR’s premier event each season.