2024 NASCAR Touring Series

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.

## News and updates

###  Teams

* On August 23, 2023, the Touring Series operation of Petty GMS Racing announced it would be ceasing operations at the end of the 2023 racing season.
	+ On November 9, Kyle Busch Motorsports acquired the former assets of Petty GMS Racing with plans to run two full-time cars (No. 43 and No. 51) and a part-time "all-star" car (No. 54) with the former No. 24 and No. 26 being shutdown.
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### Drivers

* On March 9, 2023, Dennis Stewart, Jr. confirmed he would not be resigning with JR Motorsports, leaving him a free agent for the 2024 season.
	+ Three months later on June 9, JR Motorsports announced that Arthur Washington had signed a three-year extension and would take over the No. 5 fulltime in 2024.
* On May 23, 2023, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced they had chosen not to resign Ryan Henderson and would announce his replacement "imminently." This leaves Henderson as a free agent for 2024.
	+ Three days later on May 26, KBM announced they had resigned Craig Rogers to a three-year extension, moving him to the No. 51 car full-time.
* On April 3, 2023, Rebecca Smith announced she would be retiring from NASCAR competition at the conclusion of the 2023 season.
* On November 9, Kyle Busch Motorsports acquired the former assets of Petty GMS Racing and announced they would honor Thad Moffitt's final contract year, fielding the No. 43 full-time for the 23 year old.
* Friday, May 26, 2023
* Thursday, March 9, 2023
* Friday, March 31, 2023
* Thursday, April 6, 2023
* Thursday, April 13, 2023
* Friday, April 21, 2023
* Tuesday, May 23, 2023
* Saturday, June 17, 2023
* Saturday, July 8, 2023
* Friday, July 14, 2023
* Saturday, July 15, 2023
* Friday, July 21, 2023
* Saturday, August 5, 2023
* Monday, August 28, 2023
* Monday, October 9, 2023
* Wednesday, October 18, 2023
* Wednesday, October 25, 2023
* Thursday, October 26, 2023
* Wednesday, November 8, 2023
* Thursday, November 16, 2023
* Saturday, November 18, 2023
* Saturday, November 25, 2023
* Saturday, March 4, 2023
* Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Thursday, March 30, 2023 Thursday, April 13, 2023 Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Saturday, April 29, 2023 Monday, May 1, 2023 Friday, May 5, 2023 Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Monday, June 12, 2023 Saturday, July 1, 2023 Tuesday, August 1, 2023 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Tuesday, October 3, 2023 Thursday, October 5, 2023 Friday, October 27, 2023 Thursday, November 9, 2023 Monday, December 11, 2023 Friday, December 15, 2023
Wednesday, December 20, 2023.

###  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.

### 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.

## Schedule

The 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).

###  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.