2023 NASCAR Touring Series

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The 2023 NASCAR eBay Motors Touring Series is the ongoing 26th season of the NASCAR Touring Series, a national touring-level stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began on February 11, 2023 with the Race to Stop Suicide 200 at New Smyrna Speedway, and will conclude on September 15th with the Food City Championship 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Teams and drivers Full-time entries
Manufacturer	Team 	No	Driver 	Races	Age	Contract
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	1 	Douglas Green 	All 	28 	signed through 2024
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	5 	Dennis Stewart, Jr.	All 	33 	signed through 2023
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	8 	Nicole Diaz 	All 	18 	signed through 2024
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	9 	Chris Wood 	All 	30 	signed through 2024
Chevrolet 	Kyle Busch Motorsports	51	Ryan Henderson 	All 	28 	signed through 2023
Chevrolet 	Legacy Motor Club 	26	Russell Ward 	All 	29 	signed through 2023
Chevrolet 	Legacy Motor Club 	43	Thad Moffitt 	All 	22 	signed through 2024
Dodge 	Ramsay-Manley Racing 	37	Dave Ramsay 	All 	43 	signed indefinetly
Dodge 	Ramsay-Manley Racing 	91	Bruce Smith 	All 	29 	signed through 2023
Dodge 	Team Penske Racing 	2 	Earl Richardson 	All 	33 	signed through 2024
Dodge 	Team Penske Racing 	12	Scott Wilson 	All 	28 	signed through 2023
Dodge 	Team Penske Racing 	22	Kyle Little 	All 	20 	signed through 2024
Ford 	Miller Family Racing 	17	Riley Evans 	All 	40 	signed through 2024
Ford 	Six Star Motorsports 	04	Jake Drew (R) 	All 	22 	signed through 2024
Ford 	Six Star Motorsports 	44	Joseph Strickland 	All 	23 	signed through 2024
Ford 	Six Star Motorsports 	45	Rebecca Smith 	All 	27 	signed through 2023
Honda 	Polygon Motorsports 	76	Frank Perry 	All 	21 	signed through 2024
Honda 	Polygon Motorsports 	79	Anthony Rodriguez 	All 	26 	signed through 2025
Honda 	Red Bull Junior Team 	83	Ryan White 	All 	38 	signed through 2023
Honda 	Red Bull Junior Team 	95	Robert Cooper 	All 	26 	signed through 2024
Honda 	BlackStorm Motorsports	3 	Raven Ray 	All 	24 	signed through 2025
Honda 	BlackStorm Motorsports	25	Marie Washington 	All 	37 	signed through 2024
Honda 	BlackStorm Motorsports	28	Brandon Walker 	All 	27 	signed indefinetly
Toyota 	Dillon McKinney Racing	00	Richard Collins 	All 	20 	signed through 2025
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18	James Butler 	All 	46 	signed through 2023
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	19	
Johnathan Powell 	All 	32 	signed through 2023
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	20	Katherine Thompson 	All 	19 	signed through 2024
Toyota 	Venturini Motorsports 	15	Bill Russell 	20 	25 	signed through 2023
Toyota 	Venturini Motorsports 	15	Gracie Trotter (R) 	8 	21 	signed through 2023
Toyota 	Venturini Motorsports 	55	Sean Turner 	14 	23 	signed through 2023
Toyota 	Venturini Motorsports 	55	Steve Watson (R) 	7 	19 	signed through 2023
Toyota 	Venturini Motorsports 	55	Leilani Münter 	4 	49 	signed through 2023
Toyota 	Venturini Motorsports 	55	Mandy Chick (R) 	3 	21 	signed through 2023
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	23	Richard Mason 	All 	31 	signed for 2023 only
===Part-time entries===
Manufacturer	Team 	No	Driver 	Races	Age	Contract 	Races
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	7 	Arthur Washington 	5 	20 	signed through 2023 	Walt Disney; Richmond; Iowa; Elko; Lucas Oil Indy
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	7 	Josh Carter 	5 	17 	signed through 2023 	North Wilksboro; South Boston, Five Flags, Daytona I, Bristol
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	7 	Chase Elliott (i) 	1* 	29 	 	Bristol Dirt
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	7 	Alex Bowman (i) 	1* 	30 	 	Phoenix
Chevrolet 	Kyle Busch Motorsports	54	Craig Rogers (R) 	12 	20 	signed through 2023 	
Chevrolet 	Kyle Busch Motorsports	54	Bridget Burgess (R) 	7 	20 	signed for 2023 only	
Chevrolet 	Kyle Busch Motorsports	54	Kyle Busch (i) 	3 	 	signed indefinetly 	New Smyrna, Vegas, Bristol Dirt
Chevrolet 	Kyle Busch Motorsports	54	William Byron (i) 	1* 	 	 	Lucas Oil Indy
Chevrolet 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	24	Jack Wood 	TBA 	22 	signed through 2025 	
Chevrolet 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	24	Austin Herzog (R) 	7 	20 	signed for 2023 only	West Coast only
Chevrolet 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	24	Kyle Larson (i) 	1* 	30 	TBA 	Bristol Dirt
Dodge 	Dauterive Racing 	64	Robert Dauterive 	TBA 	28 	signed indefinetly 	
Dodge 	Kasey Kahne Racing 	49	Kasey Kahne 	TBA 	43 	signed indefinetly 	
Dodge 	Team Penske Racing 	21	James Bruncati (R) 	3 	41 	signed through 2023 	
Dodge 	Team Penske Racing 	21	Joey Logano (i) 	1* 	 	 	
Ford 	Brittney Zamora Racing	52	Brittney Zamora 	TBA 	24 	signed indefinetly 	
Ford 	Miller Family Racing 	71	Chris Miller, Jr. 	TBA 	45 	signed indefinetly 	
Ford 	Six Star Motorsports 	4 	Hailee Deegan 	19 	21 	signed through 2023 	
Ford 	Six Star Motorsports 	4 	Garrett Overton (R) 	9 	16 	signed through 2023 	
Honda 	Red Bull Junior Team 	84	Atsushi Nishimura (R)	5 	27 	signed for 2023 only	
Honda 	BlackStorm Motorsports	05	Everett Scott 	TBA 	32 	signed through 2023 	
Toyota 	Dillon McKinney Racing	10	Dillon McKinney 	TBA 	35 	signed indefinetly 	
Toyota 	Dillon McKinney Racing	10	Drew Dollar 	14 	22 	signed for 2023 only	
 News and updates Confirmed changes Teams
*On June 18, 2022, Brittney Zamora Racing announced they would scale down to a part-time entry in 2023. The decision to run the No. 52 part-time was made by owner/driver Brittney Zamora in order to put more focus and emphasis on late model racing
*On June 21, 2022, Joe Gibbs Racing announced they would scale down to three full-time teams in 2023, fielding the No. 18, No. 19 and No. 20 cars. The No. 11 car, which was piloted by former champion James Butler, shut down at the end of the season.
*On June 30, 2022, Venturini Motorsports announced they would continue to field two full-time cars in 2023. The Bill Russell was announced as the full-time driver of the No. 15 while the No. 55 will be piloted by a rotating cast of drivers to be announced at a later date. 
*On September 24, 2022, Petty GMS Racing announced they would downsize from four full-time cars to three in 2023, with the No. 23 car being shutdown after Steve Barnes' retirement.
*On October 18, 2022, 23XI Racing announced their intentions to compete in the 2023 NASCAR Touring Series season. They have acquired the assets of the former Petty GMS Racing No. 23 and will run the No. 23 full-time with a driver to be announced at a later date.
*On November 4, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced they would continue to field two full-time cars in 2023. Ryan Henderson was announced as the full-time driver of the No. 51 while the No. 54 will be piloted by a rotating cast of drivers to be announced at a later date.
*On December 30, 2022, Red Bull Junior Team announced that they would expand to three cars for 2023 with the newly-created No. 84 being a part-time entry.
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Drivers 
*On May 14, 2022, Drew Dollar was fired from Venturini Motorsports following comments made by team owner Billy Venturini at the ARCA race in Kansas. He subsequently signed on for five races at Kyle Busch Motorsports.
*On May 18, 2022, Riley Evans signed a two-year contract to drive the No. 71 Ford Mustang for Miller Family Racing, replacing Gary Wilson who will retire at the end of 2022. 
** On November 15, 2022, Miller Family Racing announced Evans would instead drive the team's flagship No. 17 in 2023.
*On May 19, 2022, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Corey Haim would not return to the No. 18 car in 2023, instead graduating to the ARCA Menards Series.
** On June 21, JGR announced that former champion James Butler would move from the No. 11 to the No. 18 for the 2023 season.
* On May 30, 2022, JR Motorsports announced they would not be resigning Ryan Henderson for 2023 with developmental driver Nicole Diaz moving from the No. 7 to the No. 8 car as his replacement.
*On June 15, 2022, Six Star Motorsports announced that Hailee Deegan would move from the No. 4 part-time to the No. 04 on a full-time basis for 2023 only, replacing Riley Evans who moves to Miller Family Racing. 
**This decision was later reversed on September 9, with Hailee Deegan revealing she would once again contest a partial schedule. This was later confirmed by the team on November 28, with the announcement that Jake Drew would move from the ARCA Menards Series West to the Six Star No. 04 full-time in 2023.
* On July 1, 2022, Red Bull Junior Team announced they had resigned Robert Cooper to a two-year extension, keeping him as driver of the No. 95 through the 2024 season. 
*On July 4, 2022, Jonathan Powell announced he had reached an agreement with Joe Gibbs Racing to remain the driver of the No. 19 for the 2023 season. The one-year extension includes an option for the 2024 season.
*On July 15, 2022, Raven Ray signed a two-year extension with BlackStorm Motorsports, keeping her as driver of the No. 3 Honda Accord for 2024 and 2025.
* On October 5, 2022, Dillon McKinley Racing announced that Drew Dollar, who drove the No. 54 car for Kyle Busch Motorsports part-time in 2022, would drive the team's No. 10 car sharing it with team owner Dillon McKinley.
*On November 4, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Ryan Henderson, who drove the No. 8 car for JR Motorsports in 2022, would drive the team's No. 51 car in 2023.
*On November 6, 2022, 23XI Racing announced that Richard Mason, who drove the No. 55 car for Venturini Motorsports part-time in 2022, would drive the team's No. 23 car full-time in 2023.
*On November 9, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Craig Rogers, who drove the No. 54 car part-time for the team in 2022, would return for 12 races in 2023, sharing the ride with team owner Kyle Busch as well as ARCA Menards Series West driver Bridget Burgess.
* On November 15, 2022, Miller Family Racing announced that team co-owner Chris Miller, Jr. would move from the flagship No. 17 full-time to the No. 71 part-time for 2023.
* On December 6, 2022, Petty GMS Racing announced that ARCA Menards Series West driver Austin Herzog would make his NASCAR Touring Series debut sharing the No. 24 car with Jack Wood.
*On December 30, 2022, Red Bull Junior Team announced that Champ Car driver Atsushi Nishimura would make his NASCAR Touring Series debut in 2023, piloting the No. 84 car part-time on road courses only.
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 New sponsorship and sponsorship changes 
*On July 6, 2022, Miller Family Racing announced a multi-year partnership with Coca-Cola as a primary sponsor of both the No. 17 and No. 71 for select races in 2023.
*On July 15, 2022, when BlackStorm Motorsports announced they had resigned Raven Ray to a two-year extension, it was also announced Taco Bell would be the primary sponsor of both the No. 3 and the No. 28 in 2023. The next day, the team announced Hot Topic would serve as a primary sponsor on the No. 3 for ten races in 2023.
*On October 5, 2022, Dillon McKinley Racing announced that Lynx Capital and Dollar Concrete would sponsor Drew Dollar for seven races each in 2023.
*On November 9, 2022 Ramsay-Manley Racing announced that Texas-based fast food chain Whataburger would serve as a primary sponsor on the No. 91 car for five races, the four Florida events and the race at Phoenix Raceway.
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Confirmed returning sponsorship 
* On May 18, 2022, when Riley Evans was announced as the new driver of the No. 71 Ford Mustang for Six Star Motorsports, it was also announced that his primary sponsor Credit One Bank would be moving with him from Six Star Motorsports to Miller Family Racing.
 Rule and regulation changes NASCAR announced in June 2022 that car counts would once again be capped in 2023 after three seasons of larger fields due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For 2023, tracks less than 1.0 miles in length will be limited to 25 cars with the top 20 in points being guaranteed a starting position. All tracks 1.0 mile in length and longer will be limited to 32 cars with the top 25 in points being guaranteed a starting position. ScheduleThe 2023 schedule was released on September 21, 2022, one week after the national NASCAR series schedules were released. It once again features 28 points-paying events plus one exhibition race. The schedule was later amended on January 3, 2023, removing the round at Greenville-Pickens Speedway amidst reports of the track's impending sale and redevelopment. A replacement race will be named at a later date. On January 7, it was announced that a street race at the Miami International Autodrome on May 5 will replace the April 22 event at Greenville-Pickens.
Returning in 2023 will be the General Tire Dash for Cash, the schedule of which was revealed on January 7, 2023. The five events will be held at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (March 3), Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Course (April 8), Portland International Raceway (June 2), Exhibition Place Street Course (July 14) and the Milwaukee Mile (August 26).
No.	Race title 	Track 	Date 	Length
 	SoFi All-Star Shootout at the Coliseum 	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) 	Sat, Feb 4 	125 laps, 31.25-miles
1 	Race to Stop Suicide 200 presented by Place of Hope 	New Smyrna Speedway (New Smyrna Beach, FL) 	Sat, Feb 11 	200 laps, 100 miles
2 	Daytona 250 presented by Lucas Oil 	Daytona Raceway Park (Daytona Beach, FL) 	Fri, Feb 17 	250 laps, 62.5 miles
3 	Magic of Disney 100 	Walt Disney World Speedway (Bay Lake, FL) 	Sat, Feb 25 	100 laps, 100 miles
4 	South Point 250 at the Bullring$ 	The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Paradise, NV)	Fri, Mar 3 	250 laps, 93.75 miles
5 	Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 	Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, AZ) 	Fri, Mar 10 	100 laps, 100 miles
6 	WhosYourDriver.org 250 	South Boston Speedway (South Boston, VA) 	Sat, Mar 18 	250 laps, 100 miles
7 	Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions	Five Flags Speedway (Pensacola, FL) 	Sat, Mar 25 	200 laps, 100 miles
8 	Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 	Richmond Raceway (Richmond, VA) 	Fri, Mar 31 	150 laps, 112.5 miles
9 	Sugarlands Shine Bristol Dirt Race$ 	Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt Course) (Bristol, TN) 	Sat, Apr 8 	150 laps, 79.95 miles
10 	Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 	Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, VA) 	Fri, Apr 14 	200 laps, 106.6 miles
11 	NASCAR GP Miami Powered by Coors Light 	Miami International Autodrome (Miami Gardens, FL) 	Fri, May 5 	30 laps, 100.89 miles
12 	Music City 200 presented by Rackley Roofing 	Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (Nashville, TN) 	Sat, May 13 	200 laps, 119.2 miles
13 	Wilkes County Tourism 150 	North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, NC) 	Sat, May 20 	150 laps, 93.75 miles
14 	Toyota of Portland 100 presented by PacWest Machinery$	Portland International Raceway (Portland, OR) 	Fri, Jun 2 	51 laps, 100.317 miles
15 	General Tire 200 	Sonoma Raceway (Sonoma, CA) 	Fri, Jun 9 	64 laps, 127.36 mi
16 	Power Smart Vancouver 200 powered by BC Hydro 	Vancouver International Speedway (Langley, BC, Canada) 	Sat, Jun 17 	200 laps, 112.2 miles
17 	Menards 250 	Elko Speedway (Elko, MN) 	Sat, Jun 24 	250 laps, 93.75 miles
18 	Windy City 110 	Chicago Street Course (Chicago, IL) 	Fri, Jun 30 	51 laps, 109.14 miles
19 	Clean Harbors 112 at Mid-Ohio 	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Lexington, OH) 	Fri, Jul 7 	50 laps, 112.9 miles
20 	NASCAR GP Toronto Powered by Honda$ 	Exhibition Place (Toronto, ON, Canada) 	Fri, Jul 14 	50 laps, 89.3 miles
21 	IowaCorn.org 125 	Iowa Speedway (Newton, IA) 	Sat, Jul 22 	125 laps, 109.375 miles
22 	King Cadillac Buick GMC Throwback 200 	Thompson Speedway (Thompson, CT) 	Sat, Aug 5 	200 laps, 125 miles
23 	Reese's 200 	Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (Indianapolis, IN) 	Fri, Aug 11 	150 laps, 102.9 miles
24 	General Tire Delivers 100 at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International (Watkins Glen, NY) 	Fri, Aug 18 	41 laps, 100.4 miles
25 	Wisconsin State Fair 100 presented by U.S. Cellular$ 	Milwaukee Mile (West Allis, WI) 	Sat, Aug 26 	100 laps, 100 miles
26 	Colorado 200 presented by Longmont Dairy 	Colorado National Speedway (Dacono, CO) 	Sat, Sept 2 	200 laps, 75 miles
27 	NAPA Auto Parts 150 	Evergreen Speedway (Monroe, WA) 	Sat, Sept 9 	150 laps, 93.75 miles
28 	Bush's Beans 200 	Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, TN) 	Thur, Sept 14	200 laps, 106.6 miles
 Calendar changes
*The NASCAR Dirt Tri-Track Showdown and Little Caesars Grand Prix Challenge will not return in 2023.
**Despite this, three street courses are once again featured on the calendar. The Toronto NASCAR GP returns as the NASCAR GP Toronto, while the St. Petersburg NASCAR GP relocates to Miami as the NASCAR GP Miami, and the Detroit NASCAR GP relocates to Chicago as the Windy City 110.
*The Magic of Disney 100 moves from the opening round to the third round to accommodate New Smyrna Speedway.
* The Jeep Beach Championship 175 moves from the season finale to the opening race. It will be renamed the Race to Stop Suicide 200.
* The St. Petersburg NASCAR GP will not return in 2023.
*The Menards 200 at the Bullring has changed its name to the South Point 250 at the Bullring.
*The Arizona Lottery 100 has changed its name to the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100.
* The General Tire 150 at Sonoma Raceway moves from the spring to the summer.
*The WhosYourDriver.org 250 at South Boston Speedway makes its debut.
*The Pensacola 200 moves from the ARCA Menards Series to the NASCAR Touring Series.
* The Harrison's Workwear 200 will not return in 2023.
** The Wilkes County Tourism 150 will replace this race.
*The Independence Day Showdown 200 will not return in 2023.
**The Windy City 110 replaces this race.
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