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Hemric stands in for Gibbs at 23XI for Phoenix finale
Daniel Hemric will drive the No. 23 Toyota for 23XI Racing at Phoenix Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series season finale.
Hemric replaces newly-crowned Xfinity Series champion Ty Gibbs, who is not competing because of an unspecified family emergency. Hemric arrived in the Cup Series garage after 11 a.m. local time Sunday morning and met with team officials in the No. 23 hauler before being situated in the car.
Before Hemric’s arrival, 23XI Racing also had help from Kaulig Racing’s Chris Rice and driver AJ Allmendinger. Seat inserts and other adjustments have been made to the cockpit of the race car.
Because of the driver change, Hemric will start at the rear of the field. Gibbs had qualified the car 10th.
Sunday will be Hemric’s ninth Cup Series start of the season.
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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