Gragson, who drives the No. 10 Ford full-time within the Cup Sequence for Stewart-Haas Racing, will compete in a number of Xfinity and ARCA occasions this season with Rette Jones Racing.
RJR, with the assistance of a technical alliance with SHR, will discipline a part-time Xfinity entry for Gragson in 4 races, along with his first within the No. 30 Ford coming on the Could 25 occasion at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Charlotte race might be Gragson’s first Xfinity begin because the 2022 season finale at Phoenix.
Gragson, 25, may even run June 29 at Nashville, Aug. 17 at Michigan and Aug. 31 at Darlington, the place he owns a pair of victories.
Gragson isn’t any stranger to RJR as the 2 have partnered to run a number of Tremendous Late Mannequin occasions, most lately the 2023 Snowball Derby at 5 Flags (Fla.) Speedway.
“Having had sturdy runs of their Tremendous Late Mannequin on the grassroots stage, I’m excited to companion with Rette Jones Racing as we tackle the following problem within the Xfinity Sequence,” stated Gragson. “Terry, Lisa, Kasey, Mackie Jones, Jonathan Aarts and Mark Rette have performed an instrumental function in my racing profession and have grow to be like household.
“I’m extraordinarily grateful for the chance to compete within the Xfinity Sequence once more and hope to select up the place we left off.”
A confirmed NASCAR Xfinity winner
Since 2018, Gragson has made 135 Xfinity begins with two poles, 13 wins and 62 top-five and 96 top-10 finishes. He completed a career-best second within the Xfinity standings in 2022 with JR Motorsports.
Along with the Xfinity races, Gragson will compete for RJR within the ARCA West race at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway in June and the ARCA Menards Sequence race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Worldwide in September.
“This is a vital step for the general long-term plans for Rette Jones Racing,” stated crew co-owner Terry Jones. “Noah has been instrumental in serving to our Late Mannequin program excel, however his presence thrives outdoors of the cockpit as he’s instrumental within the development and improvement of the opposite younger drivers who funnel by means of our different motorsports applications.
“He’s the proper driver to launch our Xfinity Sequence program and we count on him to ship sturdy outcomes instantly.”
RJR will proceed to discipline a full-time ASA STARS Nationwide Tour crew for Canadian Kyle Steckly whereas additionally competing in different choose ARCA Menards Sequence races this season.
Noah Gragson, Stewart-Haas Racing, Overstock.com Ford Mustang
Photograph by: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / Motorsport Photographs
