Update (1-5-2023): The upcoming season will once again see Hendrick Motorsports field an entry in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for select races. Last season’s Xfinity starts marked the first for the organization in the series since 2009. The No. 17 entry made four starts and earned two runner-up finishes in races at Road America and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
“Right now, we are committed to running four races in 2023,” Andrews said. “We are defining what those are right now. We want to win a Xfinity race in 2023.”
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Original post (11-22-2022): In a press conference earlier this month, Rick Hendrick said Hendrick Motorsports will field an entry into select Xfinity Series races during the 2023 season.
“Some of it but not a lot of it because I’m involved with JRM, and that’s our focus up there,” Hendrick stated. “But we like to run some road courses, and some of our guys want to run some of the ovals.
“We won’t be competing full time at all, just a handful of races. It’s been a lot of fun to watch and bring those colors back. That’s kind of Ricky’s number and colors. That’s really something that I’ve enjoyed, and we’ll do a few more of those.”
This past season, Hendrick Motorsports ran the No. 17 Chevrolet in four races. Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman both finished runner-up at Road America and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.