CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 08: Preston Pardus, driver of the #91 Chinchor Electric/Danus Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 08, 2022 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) | Getty Images
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 08: Preston Pardus, driver of the #91 Chinchor Electric/Danus Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 08, 2022 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Preston Pardus competing in Xfinity race at COTA in Pardus Racing’s debut

Preston Pardus will attempt to make his first Xfinity Series start of the season on March 25 at Circuit of The Americas.

Pardus, an established road course racer, is set to drive the No. 50 Chevrolet for Pardus Racing, in what would be the team’s first Xfinity start. Garage Oil is sponsoring Pardus’ effort.

In 19 series starts, Pardus has three top-10 finishes, which includes a personal best of seventh at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval in 2021. In a handful of starts last year, he had a best finish of 11th at Road America.