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No. 19 Starkey/SoundGear Toyota GR Supra News and Notes:

• XFINITY SERIES DEBUT: William Sawalich will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) debut this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway behind the wheel of the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra. He will also be driving the No. 19 at Martinsville and Phoenix to round out the 2024 season.
• DOUBLE-DUTY: Sawalich will attempt a total of 334 laps (501 miles) at Homestead on Saturday as he will climb behind the wheel of the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for TRICON Garage in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) race just a few hours before making his Xfinity debut. The NCTS race will mark Sawalich’s first race on a mile-and-a-half track. This will be Sawalich’s eighth NCTS race of 2024 with the No. 1 team. He won the pole for the NCTS race at Talladega Superspeedway earlier this month, one day after his 18^th birthday.
• FULLTIME IN 2025: On Wednesday, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Sawalich will compete full-time in the Xfinity Series next year driving the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra.
• MEDIA AVAILABILITY AT MIAMI: Sawalich will be available to the media at 1:30 PM ET on Friday afternoon at the Homestead-Miami media center.
• ARCA EAST CHAMPION: Sawalich claimed his second-consecutive ARCA Menards Series East (AMSE) championship at Bristol Motor Speedway last month. Sawalich has won seven AMSE races in the past two years with 15 top-five finishes. In 2023, he became the first Minnesotan to win the series championship. 
• JGR AT HOMESTEAD: Joe Gibbs Racing has earned five Xfinity Series wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In 65 combined starts at the 1.5-mile track, the organization has recorded 21 top-five finishes, 42 top-10s, five pole awards, and 789 laps led. Harrison Burton, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, and Daniel Suárez have all driven JGR Toyotas to victory lane at Homestead.
• FOLLOW ALONG: Follow along for updates and a behind-the-scenes look at Sawalich’s 2024 season.

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• RACE INFO: Coverage of this weekend’s Xfinity Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, October 26, at 4 p.m. ET on The CW, MRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

From the Driver’s Seat:

William Sawalich: “I’ve been looking forward to this weekend all year. I don’t really have a ton of expectations for myself other than to make sure I learn all I can for next year and have fun racing. I’ve spent a lot of time in the simulator preparing, so I feel confident in our prep for this weekend, but I can’t wait to get out on the track.”

Sawalich’s Career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Stats:

Sawalich’s Career ARCA Menards Series East Stats:

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Sawalich’s Career ARCA Menards Series West Stats:

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